Rinderpest, one of the great historic plagues, was introduced with devastating effect into Africa towards the end of the 19th century. Its causative agent, rinderpest virus, a morbillivirus very closely related to human measles virus, decimates the cattle population. This title offers the history of Rinderpest, vaccines & vaccination. ...

Fear spreads among the students of a local high school when the news circulates of a mysterious videotape which brings death to those who watch it. TV reporter Reiko (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate, finds a copy of the tape in a deserted cabin & falls victim to its awful curse. With only one week left to live, her only hope is to uncover the story behind the tape, to find out where it came from & why it wields such terrible powers. ...

In this sequel to the original Japanese horror hit, journalist Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani) begins her own investigation into the mysterious haunted videotape which kills all those who see it. Along the way she discovers that Youichi, the son of tape victim Ryiji, has begun to develop many of the same supernatural powers that Sadako had when she was still alive. Now Mai must do her best to protect both herself & Youichi from the evil undead Sadako as the tape's curse continues to exert its terrifying power. ...

Horror remake sequel. Six months after the terrifying events of the first film, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) has taken her son Aidan (David Dorfman) to the peaceful mountain resort of Astoria, where she takes a job on a local newspaper. When she discovers a case of a teenage murder victim, Rachel begins to suspect that the sinister videotape is responsible. Tracking down the tape, Rachel is quick to destroy it. But when her son slips into a coma, Rachel comes to believe that this might be the actions of the vengeful ghost, although for the local community it is beginning to look as if Rachel has been abusing her child. Returning to Seattle, Rachel begins a desperate race against time to uncover the secrets of the ghost's past, before it can use her son to cross over into this reality. ...

Features a collection of research papers & expository/survey articles, many of which were presented at the International Conference on Ring & Module Theory held at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, in August 2008. This title examines the developments in the areas of algebra, including ring theory, module theory, & commutative algebra. ...