Isoflavonoids are a valuable group of natural products & are primarily synthesised in leguminous plants. This book gathers & presents topical research data on isoflavones including bioactive isoflavones & their implications in cancer treatment & prevention, soy protein & isoflavones in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. ...

Isoflavones are naturally occurring molecules present in significant amounts in many leguminous, some of which are edible plants. This book provides in vitro, animal, & clinical data intending to highlight the impact of isoflavones on the physio-cellular features of the hippocampal formation plasticity. ...

Through the centuries, people from all walks of life have heard the siren call of a pilgrimage. But is a pilgrimage even possible these days for city-dwellers enmeshed in the pressures of work & family life? Or is there a way to be a pilgrim without leaving one's life behind? This book answers these questions. ...

An experiment in bovine genetic modification goes horrifically wrong in writer/director Billy O' Brien's debut feature. John Lynch stars as Dan, a cattle farmer in the remote Irish countryside, whose ex, Orla (Essie Davis), a veterinarian, has convinced him to take part in a profit-driven experiment on his cows, run by John (Marcel Iures), an officious scientist who seems very concerned with maintaining secrecy. Orla is conducting a routine check on a pregnant cow, & her hand is inside the animal, checking the unborn calf, when something bites at her. John is called to the farm, & reassures them that the safety checks were all okay. He's more concerned with the presence of a caravan just outside the farm occupied by Jamie (Sean Harris) & Mary (Ruth Negga), a desperate young couple who are apparently hiding out from something. ...

In August 1956, a young shepherd, his wife, two-year-old daughter & ten-day-old son sat huddled in a small boat on Loch Monar in Ross-shire as a storm raged around them. They were bound for a tiny, remote cottage at the western end of the loch which was to be their home for the next four years. This work tells the story of those years. ...

Revolution has broken out in the Forsaken Isles. The islanders have risen up to drive out the Inning Empire, but still they have no one to unite them. Only an Ison can do that
- a leader whose heart has been cleansed by the curing of dhota-nur. The power to create an Ison lies in the hands of three people, & none of them are heroes.
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