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The Turkic Peoples in Medieval Arabic Writings
by Yehoshua FrenkelTranslating a collection of the most important descriptions of the Turks found in medieval Arabic texts into English, this book aims at delineating the coming of the Turkic people in the eleventh century, their military successes in Iran and Iraq, and the emergence of the sultanate.The book introduces the reader to the history of the Islamic Caliphate and the Turkic people. This introduction is followed by annotated translated sources which illuminate; the view of the Eurasian steppes in Muslim-Arabic geographical writing from the pre-Saljūq period, the self-image and ideology of the victorious Saljūqs and their fundamental claim to legitimacy, and the conventional narrative of the coming of the Saljūqs in later Arabic historiography.Illustrating the variety of sources available on the history of Turkic tribes in the Eurasian steppes and in central Islamic lands, ranging from geographical writing, to chronicles, to mythological legends, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars with an interest in Turks and image, History, and Middle East Studies.
Pristina Medicamenta: Ancient and Medieval Medical Botany (Variorum Collected Studies)
by Jerry Stannard Katherine E. StannardJerry Stannard assembled a legendary collection of materials on the history of botany from Homer to Linnaeus, and his mastery of the field was acknowledged as incomparable. However, his work was sadly cut short by his death, and so did not result in the ultimate synthesis he envisioned; the present volume, and its companion, Herbs and Herbalism in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, bring together his important output in articles and studies. In this selection of papers on pharmacy and medical botany, from the classical period to 1500, Stannard combined philological expertise with the scientific perspective of modern pharmacology to measure the descriptive accuracy and therapeutic efficacy of Materia Medica from Hippocrates to the Renaissance. His sources included not only the obvious technical treatises but also works of literature and the traditions of folklore especially in Italy. Three studies of the scholastic botany of Albertus Magnus form the centrepiece of the collection, and the detailed indexes cover both common and scientific names of plants.
Kim Schaefer's Wool Appliqué Calendar Quilts: 12 Months of Fast, Fun & Fusible Projects
by Kim SchaeferEnjoy wool appliqué all year long with the 12 whimsical quilt projects in this sequel to Kim Schaefer’s Calendar Quilts.Start a family tradition by hanging a new mini quilt in your home each month! Twelve seasonal wall quilts—one for each month of the year—are perfect for quick projects, gifts, scrap-busting, and block-of-the-month clubs. Cheerful motifs in Kim’s signature style come with full-size appliqué patterns. Each block in this pattern pack measures 10 1/2” x 18 1/2”.Includes links to printable, full-size patterns
William Morris in Appliqué: 6 Stunning Projects and Over 40 Individual Designs
by Michele HillCapture the glory of the historic textile designer’s work in exquisite appliqué quilts, cushions, and wallhangings, featuring an array of motifs.No artist ever captured the beauty of nature in such exquisite detail as William Morris. Now Michele Hill has transformed his graceful birds, flowers, vines, and woodland creatures into appliqué designs any quilter can master.• Turn William Morris' designs into 6 lovely appliqué projects: quilts, cushions, and wallhangings• Mix and match more than 50 appliqué motifs to create your own William Morris-inspired designs• Make your masterpiece quickly with easy fusible appliqué
Polyamory For Dummies
by Jaime M. GrantA clear breakdown of polyamory for beginners and the newly polyamorous Polyamory literally means “more love”. Twenty-first century polyamory is the practice of engaging in multiple intimate relationships at the same time, with the full consent of all partners. Polyamory For Dummies gives you the lowdown on this expansive form of consensual non-monogamy, so you can go forth and prosper in whatever ways you choose. This straightforward, research-backed, and nuanced guidebook helps the poly-curious become poly-fluent. Embark on your non-monogamous journey via a healthy and sustainable path, with answers to all your big questions: Is polyamory is right for you? What does the “ethical” mean in non-monogamy? How do polyamorous people deal with jealousy and conflict among partners? Is it possible to “open up” an existing monogamous relationship? Find out everything you've been wanting to know, with this big-hearted, yet practical Dummies guide. Learn about primary partners, secondary partners, metamours, and polycules Discover how polyamorous relationships function, and how to co-create the right form for you and your partners Understand the universality of jealousy and learn how to deal with it constructively Get insights into centering consent, dating as a poly person, coming out poly, multi-gender and multi-sexuality polycules, parenting while poly, disability, aging, and more! Everyday people curious about or exploring multi-partner, ethically non-monogamous relationships will love the practical advice and broad range of examples in Polyamory For Dummies.
Waiting for Jack: Confessions of a Self-Help Junkie: How to Stop Waiting & Start Living Your Life
by Kristen MoellerSharing authentic personal stories and profound life lessons, Kristen Moeller explores our pervasive human tendency to wait for life and to look outside ourselves for answers. What are you waiting for? Do you find yourself waiting for the right moment? The ideal relationship? The perfect job? Are you waiting for your &“real&” life to begin? Do think that the gifts of life are right around the corner? That one day you will arrive and everything will be okay? Do you endlessly search, yet never seem to find? Through the sharing of authentic personal stories and profound life lessons, Kristen Moeller explores our pervasive human tendency to wait for life and to look outside ourselves for answers. Too often we are &“waiting for Jack&”—whatever or whoever &“Jack&” is. So we don&’t try; we give up. We sell out and we forget who we are. We are afraid to succeed, afraid to fail, and afraid to say we are afraid. But as Wayne Gretzky said, &“You&’ll always miss one hundred percent of the shots you don&’t take!&” Waiting for Jack will inspire you to get on the path, move forward and take the shot. And. to remember that you don&’t have to wait for Jack! &“Refreshingly vulnerable, witty and wise. Waiting for Jack feels like a conversation with your best friend over coffee. With an honest approach and take action message, Kristen Moeller motivates readers to make it happen. This book is a special gift!&” —Robyn Spizman, New York Times–bestselling author
We Love to Sew Bedrooms: Cool Stuff for Your Space
by Annabel WrigleyHave your kids crafting up a storm to personalize their bedrooms with these 23 easy-to-sew and no-sew projects.Whip the child in your life into a bedroom decorating frenzy with We Love to Sew—Bedrooms by Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studio. With 23 easy-to-sew and no-sew projects that range from simple to moderately difficult, this inspiring book encourages kids to mix and match a variety of styles, from modern to boho to whimsical. Also included are detailed instructions on creating mood boards to capture their very own unique vision, as well as basic information about sewing, supplies, and sewing machine basics that will lay the foundation for a lifelong love of all things handmade
Go Home!
by Edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and Foreword by Viet Thanh NguyenAn anthology of Asian diasporic writers musing on the notion of &“home.&” &“Bold and devastating . . . the very definition of reclamation.&” —The International Examiner Asian diasporic writers imagine &“home&” in the twenty-first century through an array of fiction, memoir, and poetry. Both urgent and meditative, this anthology moves beyond the model-minority myth and showcases the singular intimacies of individuals figuring out what it means to belong.&“The notion of home has always been elusive. But as evidenced in these stories, poems, and testaments, perhaps home is not so much a place, but a feeling one embodies. I read this book and see my people—see us—and feel, in our collective outsiderhood, at home.&” —Ocean Vuong, New York Times-bestselling author of On Earth We&’re Briefly Gorgeous&“To be from nowhere is the state of Asian diaspora, but there is also a wild humor and imagination that comes from being underestimated, rarely counted, hardly seen. Here, we begin to draw the hopeful outlines of a collective history for those so disparate yet often lumped together.&” —Jenny Zhang, author of My Baby First Birthday&“Language allows for many homes, and perhaps the writers—and readers of the anthology too—will succeed in returning home, or finding a home, through these words.&” —NPR.org&“Effectively dismantling all sorts of stereotypes, Buchanan&’s anthology gives voice to notions of identity, belonging and displacement that are much more vast, complex and textually rich than mere geography.&” —Shelf Awareness&“Revolutionary for all the iterations of &‘home&’ it shows through fiction, poetry, and memoir, sure to provoke a full range of emotions to swoon and clutch in my chest.&” —Literary Hub
AI and Innovation: How to Transform Your Business and Outpace the Competition with Generative AI
by Michael Lewrick Omar HatamlehTransform your organization’s approach to AI with tested frameworks from global leaders AI and Innovation: How to Transform Your Business and Outpace the Competition with Generative AI is an expert blueprint on shaping and scaling the AI ecosystem of the future, revealing frameworks already tested and implemented at leading companies including Siemens, GE, and Microsoft. This book contains insight, use cases, tools, and templates to help readers build a brighter future for their organizations based on a fusion of disciplines, new concepts, and foresight thinking. Written by two transformational business leaders, this AI and Innovation shows readers how to create the future of the innovation engine by connecting the dots between technology, change, and business success. The authors discuss topics including: Understanding the core concepts behind AI, including why it matters and what it actually is Generating a roadmap of change, then applying concrete tools and methods to kick-start and anticipate transformational change Transforming the ways of working, collaborating, and realizing new market opportunities Preparing for the future as AI and related technologies continue to progress at a breathtaking pace AI and Innovation is a timely, essential read for business leaders, innovation and strategy managers, and executives seeking state-of-the-art guidance on AI and proven best practices for implementation.
Los Angeles's Bunker Hill: Pulp Fiction's Mean Streets and Film Noir's Ground Zero!
by Jim DawsonAn illustrated history of the iconic Hollywood neighborhood featured in numerous film noir classics—and the shadowy story of how it disappeared. When postwar movie directors went looking for a gritty location to shoot their psychological crime thrillers, they found Bunker Hill, a neighborhood of fading Victorians, flophouses, tough bars, stairways, and dark alleys in downtown Los Angeles. Novelist Raymond Chandler had already used its real-life mean streets to lend authenticity to his hardboiled detective stories featuring Philip Marlowe. But the biggest crime of all was going on behind the scenes, run by the city&’s power elite. And Hollywood just happened to capture it on film. Using nearly eighty photos, writer Jim Dawson sheds new light on Los Angeles history with this grassroots investigation of a vanished place.
An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice
by Ian McGonagleExplore the concept of compassion as it applies to the field of healthcare and improving patient outcomes An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice identifies the core components of being compassionate and self-compassionate, so that we may be in a better position to attend to our health and to engage in helping others. The foundation of this book is that if we have an intention to help, we are best served by understanding what ‘helping’ really means. This is addressed by reviewing compassion in a range of contexts and environments, including through an evolutionary science perspective. In this view, we are ‘programmed’ to be compassionate—but social forces may throw challenges or obstacles in our way. Also covered in this text are the challenges associated with being compassionate to the self, as well as care encounters with individuals in a clinical context and working in a clinical team. Some of the ideas explored in An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice include: Artificial intelligence (AI) and compassion, covering ethical theories for AI alongside considerations surrounding consent and the role of touch The role of mindfulness in self-compassion, the challenges and benefits of self-compassion, perfectionism, our “inner critic”, and shame Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in teamwork, lessons in developing compassionate teams, and the theory of Values-Based Practice Components of compassion-focused leadership and supervision, and the development of self-efficacy and competence Providing a core conceptual framework for compassion in healthcare with guidance on how to explore various topics in greater depth, An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice is an essential reference for undergraduate nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical practitioners, and students in related programs of study.
Sewing the Shadows Together: A Compelling Psychological Suspense Thriller
by Alison BaillieWhen a gruesome cold case is reopened in a coastal Scottish town, dark secrets threaten those closest to the victim in this psychological thriller.It was a little more than three decades ago that thirteen-year-old Shona McIver was raped and murdered in Portobello, Scotland, a quiet seaside town just outside Edinburgh. To this day, the crime casts a shadow over the lives of her brother Tom and best friend Sarah. But when modern DNA evidence reveals that the wrong man was convicted, the case—and its terrible history—are reopened. Soon Sarah and Tom find themselves caught up in the search for the real culprit. And with everyone falling under suspicion, Sarah begins to realize that nothing in her seemingly perfect life is as it appears. But will the killer strike again before the truth is revealed?
Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation: Infrastructures, Intersectionalities, and Sustainable Development
by Ajay Bailey Kei OtsukiThis open access book addresses the problem of global urban development that excludes various groups of people from the benefits of urban growth and sustainable development. Using the intersectionality and agency of urban dwellers and citizens, it outlines possibilities of responsive urban governance that builds on principles of the inclusive city. The book's first section presents various cases of digital, smart, logistical, and green infrastructure that drive a city's growth and sustainable development while excluding various citizens from these benefits. The second and third sections focus on the intersectionality and agency of urban citizens vulnerable to marginalization in different urban contexts—such as the elderly, people with various physical and mental challenges, women, and children. The last section presents the cases of potential forms of responsive governance and possibilities for future inclusive city planning and development. This book appeals to students of urban and development studies and planning and related disciplines, such as human and cultural geography, applied anthropology, sociology, sustainability sciences, architecture, and design. It is also helpful for activists and practitioners as illustrative cases presented in the book show various experiences and possibilities for making a city inclusive.
Discrete Mathematical Models in Population Biology: Ecological, Epidemic, and Evolutionary Dynamics (Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology)
by Jim M. Cushing Saber N. ElaydiThis text lays the foundation for understanding the beauty and power of discrete-time models. It covers rich mathematical modeling landscapes, each offering deep insights into the dynamics of biological systems. A harmonious balance is achieved between theoretical principles, mathematical rigor, and practical applications. Illustrative examples, numerical simulations, and empirical case studies are provided to enhance mastery of the subject and facilitate the translation of discrete-time mathematical biology into real-world challenges. Mainly geared to upper undergraduates, the text may also be used in graduate courses focusing on discrete-time modeling. Chapters 1–4 constitute the core of the text. Instructors will find the dependence chart quite useful when designing their particular course. This invaluable resource begins with an exploration of single-species models where frameworks for discrete-time modeling are established. Competition models and Predator-prey interactions are examined next followed by evolutionary models, structured population models, and models of infectious diseases. The consequences of periodic variations, seasonal changes, and cyclic environmental factors on population dynamics and ecological interactions are investigated within the realm of periodically forced biological models. This indispensable resource is structured to support educational settings: A first course in biomathematics, introducing students to the fundamental mathematical techniques essential for biological research. A modeling course with a concentration on developing and analyzing mathematical models that encapsulate biological phenomena. An advanced mathematical biology course that offers an in-depth exploration of complex models and sophisticated mathematical frameworks designed to tackle advanced problems in biology. With its clear exposition and methodical approach, this text educates and inspires students and professionals to apply mathematical biology to real-world situations. While minimal knowledge of calculus is required, the reader should have a solid mathematical background in linear algebra.
Astronautics: The Physics of Space Flight
by Ulrich WalterThis book covers all the key concepts, relationships, and ideas behind spaceflight and is the perfect companion for students pursuing courses on, or related to, astronautics. As a crew member of the STS-55 Space Shuttle mission and a full professor of astronautics at the Technical University of Munich, Ulrich Walter is an acknowledged expert in the field. This book is based on his extensive teaching and work with students, and the text is backed up by numerous examples drawn from his own experience. With its end-of-chapter examples and problems, this book is suitable for graduate level or even undergraduate courses in spaceflight, as well as for professionals working in the space industry. This fourth edition includes substantial revisions of many sections to extend their coverage. These include an overview of the different approaches to solving Newton’s gravitational equation of motion, a concise and newly structured coverage of orbital maneuvering, an enlarged and improved sectionabout the sphere of influence, a new section about hierarchical three-body systems, major enlargements in space reference frames and orbit geometry, and a new section about the earth reference ellipsoid.
The Extracellular Matrix in Genetic Skeletal Disorders (Biology of Extracellular Matrix #16)
by Antonio Rossi Frank ZauckeThis book explores how defects in extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, their post-translational modifications, and intracellular trafficking impact cartilage and bone integrity. It underscores the ECM's role in providing structural support, establishing morphogenetic gradients, and interacting with cell surface receptors in musculoskeletal tissues. The book delves into the structure and biology of the ECM in the skeleton, discussing skeletal disorders caused by mutations in genes associated with ECM proteins, synthesis, turnover, and signal transduction. Authored by experts who have made significant discoveries in the molecular mechanisms of skeletal disorders and are developing therapeutic strategies, this book is an invaluable research for both scientists and clinicians seeking a comprehensive understanding of this growing and exciting field. The series Biology of Extracellular Matrix is published in collaboration with the American Society for Matrix Biology and the International Society for Matrix Biology.
Documentary Film and Radical Psychiatry
by Des O'RaweThis book examines how documentary film responded to the methods and controversies associated with radical psychiatry, especially during the long 1960s. Broad in scope and comparative in approach, it discusses a range of films in terms of how their production histories and visual styles were influenced by wider cultural, technological, and autobiographical factors. The book argues that documentary filmmaking offers both an important critical perspective on psychiatric treatments, institutions, and attitudes, as well as contributing to a critique of how normative modes of being are constructed across mainstream media and popular culture. In their negotiations with the politics of psychiatry, such films will often question the ethnographic and observational integrity of the documentary or “non-fiction” form itself, especially when it adopts diaristic, interactive, socially engaged and advocatory strategies to represent mental illness and healthcare provision. The relationship between documentary film and the constellation of insights, arguments, communities, and individuals associated with the moment of radical psychiatry remains a complex but indispensable legacy of the post-war era.
Complex Cases in Clinical Ophthalmology Practice
by Inrava Khasnabish Tapuwa Chikwinya Joseph MuscenteThis book examines challenging and unique clinical cases that present in various modalities of ophthalmic practice including private MD/OD office, private OD office, and in an ophthalmology department within a level 1 trauma center. The chapters will be divided by anatomy from anterior to posterior segment of the eye. Within each chapter, anatomically relevant cases illustrating a unique condition or challenging diagnosis will be presented with ancillary testing and images were present and relevant. Each chapter will also contain clinical pearls that have been highlighted and summarized throughout each presented case to further illustrate the relevance of the case report and the importance of diagnostic ability for the common clinician. Complex Cases in Clinical Ophthalmology Practice intends to illustrate the various iterations of unique cases that are not so uncommon in three unique and common styles of ophthalmic practice and will serve as a resource for all levels of individuals working in ophthalmic care.
Powers of Abjection: Politics and Lacanian Ontology (Psychoanalytic Political Theory)
by Ricardo Laleff IlieffIn this book, Ricardo Laleff Ilieff presents a new ontological understanding of politics through the writings of Julia Kristeva’s notion of “abjection” in dialogue with Sigmund Freud’s concept of “Unheimlich” and Jacques Lacan’s ontology “du rél”.Aimed at those who are interested in the politics-psychoanalytic “praxis”, Laleff Ilieff argues that the abject enables one to critically read conceptual developments that are central to contemporary thought. Examining the abject in sacrifice, war, and the One as articulated by contemporary thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Judith Butler, Carl Schmitt, RenéGirard, Pierre Clastres, Giorgio Agamben, and Jacques Rancièe, Laleff Ilieff argues that abjection does not operate on the margins of the social but is what unveils the failure of all identity.Powers of Abjection provides new questions and insights into the relation between psychoanalysis and politics and is an invaluable resource to students and scholars.
Approaching Social Hierarchies in Byzantium: Dialogues Between Rich and Poor (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)
by Anna C. Kelley Flavia VanniUtilising new methodological approaches to understanding not only the poor as a social and economic group but also of the internal means of stratification which informed social organisation within local communities, this book looks at the place of the poor within the multi-layered hierarchies of Byzantine society using evidence from archaeology, art, architecture, as well as narrative, theological, and legal texts. Rather than treating the different levels of society independently, it looks at the social interactions which replicated and reinforced hierarchies but were also subject to negotiation within local communities. Fifteen leading Byzantine scholars discuss and analyse the topic of social hierarchies in the Byzantine Empire, covering topics such as working lives, the material world, the stratification of space, and philanthropy and social obligation.The book will appeal to scholars and students alike interested in identity formation and expression in the Byzantine provinces, as well as those researching the social history of the poor in Byzantium, and the mechanisms of hierarchies, social marginalisation, and oppression.
Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care
by Nazila Javadi-Pashaki Zahra Taheri-Ezbarami Somaye Pouy Sachin DwivediPalliative care is one of the main rights of children with life-limiting diseases and their families. Despite this importance, many of these children and their families around the world are deprived of this service and do not receive these services. Among the reasons for not providing palliative care in many countries of the world according to literatures, we can mention the lack of knowledge of the health care team about the principles of palliative care and the lack of necessary infrastructure. This book will be written with the aim of improving the knowledge and empowerment of the treatment team in the field of the basics of supportive and palliative care for children, and by increasing their knowledge, it can help in providing these services.
Cardiomyocytes: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2894)
by Dhananjie N. K. Chandrasekera Rajesh KatareThis detailed volume collects diverse experimental approaches essential for researchers exploring the intricacies of cardiomyocyte biology and pathology. The book features basic isolation methods, techniques for studying specific cellular processes and responses, protocols that bridge in vitro studies with in vivo models, all of which are vital for delving into the complexities of cardiomyocyte biology and its implications for cardiovascular health and disease. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Cardiomyocytes: Methods and Protocols serves as a valuable resource for both novice and seasoned researchers in the field of cardiomyocyte research.
Time Series and Wavelet Analysis: Festschrift in Honor of Pedro A. Morettin
by Chang Chiann Aluisio de Souza Pinheiro Clélia Maria Castro ToloiProf. Pedro A. Morettin is a Distinguished Professor of Statistics at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo (IME-USP), where he has built an academic career spanning almost six decades. His work has had a significant impact on Time Series Analysis and Wavelet Statistical Methods, as exemplified by the papers appearing in this Festschrift, which are authored by renowned researchers in both fields. Besides his long-term commitment to research, Prof. Morettin is very active in mentoring and serving the profession. Moreover, he has written several textbooks, which are still a leading source of knowledge and learning for undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners, and researchers. Divided into two parts, the Festschrift presents a collection of papers that illustrate Prof. Morettin’s broad contributions to Time Series and Econometrics, and to Wavelets. The reader will be able to learn state-of-the-art statistical methodologies, from periodic ARMA models, fractional Brownian motion, and generalized Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes to spatial models, passing through complex structures designed for high-dimensional data analysis, such as graph and dynamic models. The topics and data features discussed here include high-frequency sampling, fNRIS, forecasting, portfolio apportionment, volatility assessment, dairy production, and inflation, which are relevant to econometrics, medicine, and the food industry. The volume ends with a discussion of several very powerful tools based on wavelets, spectral analysis, dimensionality reduction, self-similarity, scaling, copulas, and other notions.
Interdisciplinary Technological Advancements in Smart Cities (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Cristina Costa Arij Naser Abougreen Shilpa MehtaThis book explores interdisciplinary technological advancements in smart cities. The book begins with a comprehensive study of smart cities, followed by their benefits and shortcomings. The authors show how, with the help of digital technology, cities are becoming more sustainable and efficient, leading to a better quality of life. The book includes a comprehensive review of literature, research works, and case studies, which are presented to demonstrate how various technologies can be integrated into smart cities. The book includes scenarios in smart agriculture, smart transportation, smart healthcare and more. This book also offers researchers, students, academicians, and professionals working in this field an extensive range of smart city applications.
Plant Responses to Cadmium Toxicity: Insights into Physiology and Defense Mechanisms (Environmental Science and Engineering)
by Tariq AftabThis book offers an exploration of how plants respond to the presence of cadmium, shedding light on both the physiological and molecular mechanisms In an era of growing environmental concern, this edited book serves as an invaluable resource, shedding light on the intricate interplay between plants and cadmium, a menacing environmental pollutant. Cadmium's pervasive presence in the soil poses a significant threat to plant ecosystems, impacting food security and human well-being. This comprehensive book explores the multifaceted responses of plants to cadmium toxicity, offering critical insights into the physiological and molecular mechanisms governing these reactions. The edited book delves into the intricate relationship between plants and cadmium, a highly toxic heavy metal. Cadmium contamination in the environment, largely stemming from industrial processes and agricultural practices, poses a significant threat to plant ecosystems and, by extension, human and environmental health. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of how plants respond to the presence of cadmium, shedding light on both the physiological and molecular mechanisms that govern these responses. Written by leading experts in the field, this book provides a holistic understanding of the challenges posed by cadmium contamination and the innovative strategies plants employ to combat its detrimental effects. It encompasses a wide array of topics, from the physiological changes plants undergo under cadmium stress to the genetic and molecular pathways activated in response. Furthermore, it explores the practical potential of phytoremediation, a sustainable approach that harnesses plants' abilities to detoxify contaminated environments. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, and students in the fields of plant biology, environmental science, and toxicology, offering a deep understanding of the challenges presented by cadmiumcontamination and the innovative strategies that plants employ to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity. With a focus on both fundamental science and practical applications, this edited book offers a comprehensive perspective on a critical issue in modern agriculture, environmental science, and plant biology.