Gary Stephens Knihy

The story unfolds as NASA identifies massive asteroids on a collision course with Earth, prompting the U.S. President to propose a bold nuclear solution. Amidst the chaos of West Coast evacuations, General Jack Harrison, burdened by his past war traumas, is tasked with executing a clandestine contingency plan, adding layers of tension and ethical dilemmas to the impending crisis. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, duty, and the psychological impact of warfare against the backdrop of an impending global disaster.

This book will bring together leading international experts to discuss recent advances in basic scientific knowledge regarding the regulation of presynaptic Ca2+ channels. Importantly, Ca2+ channels represent one of the most widely modulated proteins in the body, being the target of a range of effector pathways and drugs; this range will be fully represented here. A number of therapeutic drugs target the Ca2+ channel complex, including the anti-epileptic gabapentinoid and analgesic ziconotide drugs and the pharmaceutical industry is searching for Ca2+ channel blocking drugs, particularly in the pain, epilepsy, ataxia and migraine areas. Such potential future therapies will be discussed here. Scientific disciplines will focus on electrophysiological studies, but will extend to neuroscience, genetics and biochemical areas. The work described will represent advances at the cutting edge of current neuroscience research and is timely and highly appropriate for the Springer book series.

This publication provides an excellent, easy-to-read introduction to the new Fibre Channel interface standard. Designed as a comprehesive overview for users of the standard, or as a first step for engineers seeking a detailed understanding of the standard, What is Fibre Channel? is a great way to easily learn all the basic information. The book discusses the evolution of the Fibre Channel standard to today's implementation, and discusses where the standard may go in the future.