“…Humor, he finds, helps us deal with difficult subjects, creates social bonds, and affirms positive values. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 1: Invisible Battlegrounds: The COVID-19 Chapter in U.S.-China Relations. By Zheng Wang -- Chapter 2: US-China Health Relations During COVID-19: Insights from Past Collaborations and Future Considerations. …”

“…Popular Names of U.S. Government Reports…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology: Challenges for the 1990s -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Technology Linkages_Definitions and Approaches to Analysis -- 3 Technology Linkages_Scope, Significance, and Trends -- THE ACTORS -- COMPANY-TO-COMPANY LINKAGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN -- CORPORATE STRATEGIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN -- SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN THE U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Characterization and Evaluation -- Documentation -- UTILIZATION -- Colleges, Universities, and the National System -- Private Industry and the NPGS -- PLANT GERMPLASM ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL SYSTEM -- Botanical Gardens and Arboreta -- Nongovernmental Activities and Private Collections -- 3 Administration of the National System -- THE NPGS IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -- The Agricultural Research Service -- System of Personnel Classification and Promotion -- The Cooperative State Research Service -- State Agricultural Experiment Stations -- Other USDA Cooperators -- ADVISERS TO THE SYSTEM -- The National Plant Genetic Resources Board -- The National Plant Germplasm Committee -- The Crop Advisory Committees -- Technical Committees and Technical Advisory Committees -- The Plant Germplasm Operations Committee -- 4 Prescription for Effectiveness -- ACHIEVING A NATIONALLY MANAGED SYSTEM -- Creation of a Reorganized System Outside the ARS -- Elevation of the NPGS within ARS -- CHANGES IN THE ADVISORY STRUCTURE -- GERMPLASM ACQUISITION AND COLLECTIONS -- Plant Exploration -- The Plant Introduction Office -- Quarantine -- National Collections -- Crop Curators -- Base Collections -- A Special Collections -- Genetic Stocks -- Establishing Core Subsets -- Cooperation with Other Collections -- In Situ Conservation -- FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL -- National Seed Storage Laboratory -- External Review -- Location -- New Facilities -- Staffing -- Training -- Classification and Promotion -- THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM -- International Policies and Cooperation -- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -- Completion of the Database -- Passport and Descriptor Data -- Accessibility of Data -- RESEARCH -- Research Agenda -- Program Review -- Promoting Research -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Authors -- Index…”

“…Offering a selection of anthropological examples from Kenya, Wales and Spain to illustrate how water's materiality coproductively generates the way people are able to engage with water, this book uses cross-disciplinary perspectives to provide and promote a new analytic - one that encourages ethical, holistic and sustainable relationships with the world around us. This approach challenges representations that ignore, sidestep or are blind to the fleshy materiality of being human, and aims to encourage a re-imagining of the world that acknowledges humanity as intrinsically active-with and part of the fabric of the collection of materials we call planet Earth…”

Materias: “…Català Ús Països Catalans…”

“…Routledge studies in US foreign policy…”