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CAROL ERICSON BRINGS HER BROTHERS IN ARMS: FULLY ENGAGED MINISERIES TO A GRIPPING CONCLUSION WITH A MISSING CHILD AND THE UNDERCOVER AGENT WHO NEVER KNEW HE HAD A SON! Beau Slater once enjoyed an unforgettable night with a woman who matched him in brains, passion and black ops skills. Three years later he's gone rogue to help the sexy Prospero agent find top secret weaponry plans—and rescue her kidnapped toddler from a vengeful arms dealer. What Beau doesn't know is that Deb Sinclair's son is his. But for this mission, the freedom-loving bachelor will lay his life on the line for a child in danger and the woman he's never forgotten. Yet how can he trust the cunning spy who's already deceived him?

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The present study aimed to document the spatial and temporal ichthyofaunal diversity of reef associated fishes caught with experimental longlines fitted with different “J” hook sizes (no. 12, no. 9, and no. 6) and shapes (Straight, Kirbed, and Reversed) from the Therespuram and Mundhal fish landing centres of Gulf of Mannar (GoM), Southeast Coast of India. Sampling was done at a fortnightly interval from February 2020 to January 2022. The total of 21,322 fish diversity includes 37 species of fish belonging to 15 genera, 10 families, and seven orders have been recorded during the study period. Order wise and species wise landing revealed the dominance of Perciformes with five families (Haemulidae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae, Nemipteridae, and Serranidae) and 28 species while in the case of order Centrarchiformes it represented with only one species. Fish diversity of GoM was assessed by calculating the various diversity indices such as Shannon–Weiner biodiversity index (H’) ranged from 2.31 to 3.29, Simpson’s Dominance Index (1-λ’) ranged from 1.80 to 4.73, Pielou’s Species Evenness index (J’) ranged from 0.90 to 0.99, and Margalef index (d) of species richness ranged from 2.03 to 4.73. The results of the present study revealed that the experimental longlines caught one endangered (3%), four vulnerable (11%), two not evaluated (5%), one data deficient (3%), and 29 species (78%) of least concern as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature status. The assessment is a prerequisite for understanding the biodiversity and to help fishery managers to evolve new strategies for the sustainable exploitation and conservation of coral reef associated fishes in this region.

As evidenced by advanced and newly industrialized economies, industrial hubs play a vital role in economic catch-up globally. Industrial hubs have played a prominent role in transforming economies and building an innovation-led economy. Globally, over 6000 industrial hubs rose, primarily in Asia, after World War II. Industrial hubs flourish in 147 countries, but their performance and outcomes have been uneven. Industrial hubs underpinned in industrial policy framework and advantages of agglomeration economies. Following this introductory chapter, the second chapter reviews the theory and practice of industrial hubs and economic transformation. The third chapter discusses Asian pioneers and their experience of industrial hubs and productive transformation, focusing on Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the province of China, and the People’s Republic of China. The fourth chapter examines African industrial hubs and their contribution to industrialization, illustrating diversity, unevenness, and strategies. The final chapter presents the learning in Ethiopia, a newcomer to industrial hubs who experimented with a new approach to industrial hubs. The chapters are connected with the industrial policy framework and related issues.

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