Best Selling Books by Patrick Ryan

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Iowa"--

Awakened Wisdom blends Buddhist, Native, and collected wisdoms into a beautifully crafted healing message for our modern culture. Patrick Ryan s own life experiences greatly inform this work, and his message to his readers is simple and profound: we are at choice when it comes to how we want to live our lives during our brief time on this planet. In addition to sage teachings about ways of understanding our Selves, he also dedicates an entire half of the book to understanding and embodying the eight states of an awakened life. With exercises, daily practices, and plenty of anecdotes, Awakened Wisdom is sure to resonate with spiritual newcomers and advanced practitioners alike. Patrick Ryan is an executive coach, leadership trainer, author, and founder of Awakened Wisdom Experiences Inc. Ryan died from a drug overdose in his late teens, only to be revived with a new understanding of the Divine. He went on to be a successful entrepreneur, a Buddhist monk in Burma, and now an executive coach, trainer, and author. As a former Buddhist monk in Burma (now Myanmar), he practiced the path of awakened living, according to Buddhist philosophy. Patrick works with executives and entrepreneurs, focusing on questions of personal effectiveness and leadership. He powerfully integrates his rich life experiences with ancient teachings and modern applications to help deepen his clients understandings of their own experiences. Find out more about Patrick Ryan and Awakened Wisdom at www.AwakenedWisdom.com.

Students in economics classrooms are increasingly digital natives, raised in a culture of engagement, expression and learning through online interactions using technological devices. We have turned the concept of a ''selfie'' into an instructional tool for students to demonstrate their understanding of economic concepts, as well as to engage personally with those concepts. A student self-assessment survey supports the expectations of the literature that the EconSelfies assignment leverages the power of visuals and narratives to help students link themselves with introductory economics material for improved learning outcomes.

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Introduce children to Shakespeare with the stories that are at the heart of seven of his masterpieces. Each story opens with fascinating information about its history and its prevalence in other cultures, as well as insights into local traditions and political issues that influenced Shakespeare''s writing. Includes full-color illustrations throughout.

Offer a child a ticket to explore a new world! Each title covers one fascinating nation and vividly portrays its key features--from rugged mountains to tropical beaches, from ancient ruins to bustling streets. Students take a private journey with full-color photo essays, plentiful maps, a native-language word list, and fascinating details about each country''s food, special celebrations, and pastimes. Sources for further research, including Web sites, are especially useful for reports.

Offer a child a ticket to explore a new world! Each title covers one fascinating nation and vividly portrays its key features--from rugged mountains to tropical beaches, from ancient ruins to bustling streets. Students take a private journey with full-color photo essays, plentiful maps, a native-language word list, and fascinating details about each country''s food, special celebrations, and pastimes. Sources for further research, including Web sites, are especially useful for reports.

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that rapidly and reversibly undergo fission and fusion (MFF). MFF is tightly regulated by the phosphoregulation of fission inducing Drp1 at serine 656. Drp1-S656 phosphorelation is mediated by PKA/AKAP1, and it is dephosphorylated by PP2A/B[beta]2. Phosphorylation of Drp1-S656 inactivates this contractile GTPase resulting in inhibition of mitochondrial fission and a shift toward elongated mitochondria. This PKA/AKAP1 dependent Drp1-S656 phosphorylation has proven to be neuroprotective. Likewise, attenuation of PP2A/B[beta]2 signaling enhances neuronal survival during ischemia and excitotoxic insult.

A New York Times author unearths evidence of deceptive search engine optimization tactics linked to JCPenney.com. Google reacts by burying JCPenney''s search ranking as JCPenney denies any knowledge of foul play. Millions will read the The New York Times article detailing the controversy as JCPenney must determine how to protect its reputation and minimize any impact on internet sales.

The application of research-based methods of skill development has enabled people across a variety of fields to reach extraordinary levels of achievement. Among the various fields where superior achievement might be attained, training individuals to recognize the dignity of others and strive for remarkable accomplishment in humanitarian service would be an area that would greatly affect our schools, society and world.

Abstract: Artemisinin (AN), a sesquiterpene, derived from the herb, Artemisia annua is the most widely used anti-malarial compound. Current production is insufficient to meet the growing demand for this important drug. Many experiments have been done to try and deduce what factors may be important to increased yield. Here is is shown that many disparate phenomena known to induce AN production may be linked under the umbrella of reactive oxygen species (ROS). To that end, the metabolite and transcriptional changes associated with the transition from vegetative growth to flowering have been investigated. In addition, the role that exogenous sugars play in modulating these same factors has been explored in young seedlings. Lastly, exposure to DMSO was shown to increase AN production and that it may be linked to ROS. These combined results wered further explored to determine the effects of direct ROS elicitation and subsequent quenching on the production of AN and related metabolites. Information gained here supported a new alternative hypothesis for the role of ROS in AN production, one in which hydrogen peroxide may be controlling the balance of deoxyartemisinin (deoxyAN) and AN.

This article is designed to illustrate the critical importance of utilizing cartographic representations, i.e., maps in aiding in the increase of academic scores in regards to World Geography at the 10th grade level. The issue of using maps to better a student''s comprehension of various world cultures is essential. It is my contention that the relevance of map usage in modern World Geography classes is a must. The most seasoned Geography teachers at the high school level that I have interviewed, state while compiling my data for this article, that there is a distinct correlation between map usage and Geographic educational success, i.e., higher test scores on standardized World Geography exams.