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    Akira is the girl of Yuuto’s dreams—too bad she’s dating his big brother! Or was, at least. When she gets dumped, Yuuto thinks he has a chance to pick her up on the rebound…But his big bro ended the relationship for a reason. Akira is an obsessive, clingy stalker, a total trash fire of a girl who would happily manipulate Yuuto’s feelings for a chance to get near the man she loves again. Of course, ... Read more

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  • The Biodiversity Observation Network in the Asia-Pacific Region

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    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Biological diversity is important for ecosystem function and services, which in turn is essential for human well-being. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, international efforts have been made to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. The loss continues, however. The Asia-Pacific region includes both developing countries with high biodiversity and ... Read more

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  • Decision Science for Future Earth

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Tetsukazu Yahara ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book provides a theoretical framework and case studies on decision science for regional sustainability by integrating the natural and social sciences. The cases discussed include solution-oriented transdisciplinary studies on the environment, disasters, health, governance and human cooperation. Based on these case studies and comprehensive reviews of relevant works, including ... Read more

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  • Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume examines the topic of local biodiversity conservation in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. With a focus on aquatic systems, this book offers insight on the state of local biodiversity, challenges in management and conservation of biodiversity, and newly developed methods for monitoring biodiversity. In addition, because the service provided ... Read more

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  • Integrative Observations and Assessments

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume focuses on new trends in monitoring biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. It provides reviews of the challenges in studying the spatial variability of biodiversity across various ecosystems. This book also describes newly developed concepts and methods for biodiversity observation including ubiquitous genotyping, systematic ... Read more

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    This stimulating open access volume details the innovative work of the Pan Institution Network for Global Health in creating collaborative research-based answers to large-scale health issues. Equitable partnerships among member universities representing North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe reverse standard cross-national dynamics to develop locally relevant responses to health challenges as ... Read more

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