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Multi-Site Pig Production

D. Harris L.

Multi-Site Pig Production

Multi-site Pig Production is the first comprehensive description of the most profound changes that have occurred in swine production methodology in many years. Dr Harris is singularly qualified to write this book because he has played a pivotal role in the development of multi-site rearing techniques that are being applied throughout the world. This book provides final definition for a variety of terms being used to describe swine production methods. A standardised nomenclature facilitates more...

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D. Harris L.

Wheat

Brett Carver F.

Wheat

Wheat: Science and Trade is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in the wheat trade industry. Covering phylogeny and ontogeny, manipulation of the environment and optimal management, genetic improvement, and utilization and commercialization, the book focuses on the most economically...

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Brett Carver F.

The Oil Palm

R. Corley H.V.

The Oil Palm

The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. With palm oil production increasing by more than 50% in the last decade of the twentieth century and set to double in the next twenty years, it has never before been so important to understand the history, use and cultivation of this fascinating crop. There have been many new developments since the third edition of The Oil Palm in 1988, particularly in the fields of clonal propagation, agronomy, breeding and molecular genetics. This new edition...

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R. Corley H.V.

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 47

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Horticultural Reviews, Volume 47

Contents Contributors ix Dedication: Theodore DeJong xi 1. Molecular Physiology of Fruit Growth in Apple 1 2. Mechanosensing of Plants 43 3. Microgreens: Definitions, Product Types, and Production Practices 85 4. The Durian: Botany, Horticulture, and Utilization 125 5. The genus Cupressus L. : Mythology to Biotechnology with Emphasis on Mediterranean Cypress ( Cupressus sempervirens L. ) 213 6. Taxonomy and Botany of the Caricaceae 289 7. Entomopathogens: Potential to Control Thrips in Avocado,...

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Global Climate Change Demystified

James G. Speight

Global Climate Change Demystified

For too many years climate change (also referred to as global warming) has been assigned predominantly to the emissions of carbon dioxide though the combustion of fossil fuels. It must never be forgotten or ignored, however, that the Earth is constantly changing since its formation and has gone through different eras like glaciations, among others. These changes need thousands of years to be made visible, and the current increase in the average temperature of the Earth since the pre-industrial...

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James G. Speight

Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine

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Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine

A comprehensive resource describing innovative technologies and digital health tools that can revolutionize the delivery of health care in low- to middle-income countries, particularly in remote rural impoverished communities Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine offers an up-to-date guide for healthcare and other professionals working in low-resource countries where access to health care facilities for diagnosis and treatment is challenging. Rather than suggesting the expensive solution of building...

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Water Science, Policy and Managemen...

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Water Science, Policy and Management

Provides an in-depth look at science, policy and management in the water sector across the globe Sustainable water management is an increasingly complex challenge and policy priority facing global society. This book examines how governments, municipalities, corporations, and individuals find sustainable water management pathways across competing priorities of water for ecosystems, food, energy, economic growth and human consumption. It looks at the current politics and economics behind the...

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Medical Management of Wildlife Spec...

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Medical Management of Wildlife Species

This book offers an all-encompassing resource for reliable information on the medical management of wild birds, mammals, amphibians, and turtles. Focusing on the medical information relevant to the wildlife setting, it covers triage, emergency care, and other key considerations in handling, diagnosing, and treating wild animals. The book's population-based approach encourages practitioners to understand individual animal care within the broader context. Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A...

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Navigating an Academic Career: A Br...

Jeffrey J. McDonnell

Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty

Demystifies the academic career path with practical advice With the number of people being awarded PhDs growing far more rapidly than the supply of academic jobs, those at an early-career stage must think strategically in order to be competitive and successful. Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD students, Post docs, and New Faculty is a concise and conversational manual that guides readers through starting their academic journey, surviving the demands of their first academic...

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Jeffrey J. McDonnell

Frontiers in Developmental Biology

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Frontiers in Developmental Biology

This topical volume in the respected Encyclopedia series is the first in many years to bring together all important aspects of developmental biology in one source, from morphogenesis and organogenesis, via epigenetic regulation of gene expression to evolutionary developmental biology. The editor-in-chief has assembled an outstanding team of contributors to review these topics, creating an authoritative work for many years to come. The result is a unique, top-level reference in developmental...

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Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant

Teresa Sonsthagen

Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant

Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant is the definitive, practical guide to the vital skills and techniques used in daily practice—bringing together all the information necessary to succeed as a veterinary assistant in one reader-friendly volume. Now in its fourth edition, this classic text has been completely revised to adopt a concise approach to learning that is ideally suited for modern readers. More and improved images, streamlined chapters, and easily-referenced key topics help readers...

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Teresa Sonsthagen

UNESCO Global Geoparks

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UNESCO Global Geoparks

Recently, UNESCO has gradually started to recognize world geoparks ? territorial spaces with a geological heritage of international importance. This classification presents real challenges. Development strategies must align with the recommendations advocated by various non-governmental organizations. It is also necessary to involve the local actors, both in the preparation of application forms and in the implementation of a management plan that is suitable for sustainable global development....

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Aproximación A Las Neuromatemáticas...

Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

Aproximación A Las Neuromatemáticas: El Cerebro Matemático

Mucho se ha hablado de las matemáticas en los últimos años sobre todo en cuanto a la necesidad de una educación aplicada a edades tempranas, por ejemplo en el caso de la economía, como forma de preparar a los menores para su futuro desempeño como ciudadano. Incluso se han producido mejoras en los procesos de aprendizaje relacionados con la incorporación de nuevas herramientas pedagógicas importadas de otros países. Pero la mayor revolución se ha producido desde las neurociencias y el avance que...

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Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

Gulls

Professor John C. Coulson

Gulls

The gull is a familiar sight by the seaside, and one of the most recognisable bird species, but most people know surprisingly little about the lives and habits of these seafaring birds. John C. Coulson remedies this with a comprehensive overview of the gull.There are more than 50 known species of gulls, and many of these are well-adapted to living in urban areas and in close proximity to humans. But there are also less familiar species to discover, which keep their distance from beachgoers. This...

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Professor John C. Coulson

Symphony in C

Роберт Хейзен

Symphony in C

An enchanting biography of the most resonant – and most necessary – chemical element on Earth.Carbon. It is the building block of every cell that makes up every living thing. It is the essential component of the food we eat, the fuel we burn, the wood we use and the air we breathe. It is worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still mysteries to be solved about the element that can be both diamond and coal. Where does it come from, what does it do, and why,...

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Роберт Хейзен

Garden Birds

Mike Toms

Garden Birds

Gardens make a significant contribution to the amount of urban green space and are the main contributors to urban biodiversity. Birds are one of the most visible components of this urban biodiversity, and many of us enjoy attracting wild birds into our gardens.This timely addition to the New Naturalist Library examines the ways in which birds use gardens, revealing the many new discoveries that are being made and explaining why individual species of bird use gardens in the ways that they do....

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Mike Toms

Offshore Compliant Platforms

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran

Offshore Compliant Platforms

A guide to the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures that highlights a new generation of platforms Offshore Compliant Platforms provides an authoritative guideto the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures and puts the focus on a new generation of platforms such as: triceratops, Buoyant Leg Storage and Regasification platforms. Whilst the authors – noted experts on the topic – include basic information on the conceptual development of conventional platforms, the...

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Srinivasan Chandrasekaran

To Catch a Virus

John Booss

To Catch a Virus

Expert storytellers weave together the science, technological advances, medical urgencies, and human stories that chronicle the development of the field of diagnostic virology. Follows a historical discoveries that defined viruses and their roles in infectious diseases over a century of developments, epidemics, and molecular advances, and continuing into the 21st century with AIDS, HIV, and a future that in no way resembles the past. Features the great names and personalities of diagnostic...

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John Booss

Forgotten People, Forgotten Disease...

Peter J. Hotez

Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases

Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases Second Edition The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of the world's poor, but few people know about these diseases and why they are so important. This second edition of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases provides an overview of the NTDs and how they devastate the poor, essentially trapping them in a vicious cycle of extreme poverty by preventing them from working or attaining their full intellectual and cognitive...

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Peter J. Hotez

The Power of Plagues

Irwin W. Sherman

The Power of Plagues

The Power of Plagues presents a rogues' gallery of epidemic- causing microorganisms placed in the context of world history. Author Irwin W. Sherman introduces the microbes that caused these epidemics and the people who sought (and still seek) to understand how diseases and epidemics are managed. What makes this book especially fascinating are the many threads that Sherman weaves together as he explains how plagues past and present have shaped the outcome of wars and altered the course of...

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Irwin W. Sherman

What is Environmental Politics?

Elizabeth R. DeSombre

What is Environmental Politics?

Why is it so difficult to control, or fix, pollution? How can we justify harvesting the world’s natural resources at unsustainable rates, even though these activities cause known harm to both people and ecosystems? Scientific knowledge and technological advances alone cannot tackle these environmental challenges; they also involve difficult political choices and trade-offs both locally and globally. <br /><br /><i>What is Environmental Politics?</i> introduces students to...

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Elizabeth R. DeSombre

Molecular Biotechnology

Bernard R. Glick

Molecular Biotechnology

Since 1994, Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA has introduced students to the fast-changing world of molecular biotechnology. With each revision, the authors have extensively updated the book to keep pace with the many new techniques in gene isolation and amplification, nucleic acid synthesis and sequencing, gene editing, and their applications to biotechnology. In this edition, authors Bernard R. Glick and Cheryl L. Patten have continued that tradition,...

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Bernard R. Glick

Welcome to the Genome

Michael Yudell

Welcome to the Genome

The popular introduction to the genomic revolution for non-scientists—the revised and updated new edition Welcome to the Genome is an accessible, up-to-date introduction to genomics—the interdisciplinary field of biology focused on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of an organism's complete set of DNA. Written for non-experts, this user-friendly book explains how genomes are sequenced and explores the discoveries and challenges of this revolutionary technology....

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Michael Yudell

Industrial Environmental Management

Tapas K. Das

Industrial Environmental Management

Provides aspiring engineers with pertinent information and technological methodologies on how best to manage industry's modern-day environment concerns This book explains why industrial environmental management is important to human environmental interactions and describes what the physical, economic, social, and technological constraints to achieving the goal of a sustainable environment are. It emphasizes recent progress in life-cycle sustainable design, applying green engineering...

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Tapas K. Das

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