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Foreword by Charles Wheelan, author of New York Times bestseller Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data What makes some evidence strong, some evidence weak, and some evidence total nons……続きを見る

The global industrial hemp market is estimated to reach $18.6 billion by 2027, with hemp now recognised as a more sustainable crop due to its ability to absorb and store up to twice as much carbon a……続きを見る

The Essential Guide to Analytical Problem-Solving in Applied Sciences This textbook offers a wealth of analytical solutions to engineering and applied sciences problems, with a primary focus on heat……続きを見る

Polar Electronic Materials examines the complex and diverse manifestations of polar properties in electronic materials, presenting key concepts about their electrical, mechanical, and thermal effect……続きを見る

The Oscillating Universe: Einsteinian Cosmology of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves introduces the concept of cyclic cosmology within the framework of General Relativity. This book unravels the m……続きを見る

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on phosphorus uptake and use in crops. The first chapter summarises the progress in research on root traits associated with phosphorus acquisition……続きを見る

Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in delivering key ecosystem services such as carbon and nutrient cycling Reviews recent advanc……続きを見る

Activity theory -- a conceptual framework originally developed by Aleksei Leontiev -- has its roots in the socio-cultural tradition in Russian psychology. The foundational concept of the theory is h……続きを見る

La Química es la ciencia experimental por excelencia, de modo que su aprendizaje está ligado a las experiencias de laboratorio. Es posible encontrar en Internet muchas prácticas de química con ideas……続きを見る

This volume explores some of the most exciting recent advances in basic research on molecular assembly in natural and engineered systems and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various ……続きを見る

Fernsehserien, Second-Screens, Bücher, Comics, Spiele... transmediale Universen! Indem Fernsehserien in der heutigen Zeit über die Grenzen ihres Ursprungsmediums hinaus im Internet, in Büchern, Comi……続きを見る

Com este livro você vai aprender a teoria e a prática necessárias para consertar celulares de várias marcas e modelos, tanto na parte de hardware (parte física) como de software (sistema), e também ……続きを見る

Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der Daten immer mehr Relevanz besitzen, und zwar sowohl für die Geschäftsmodelle von Unternehmen im Gesamten als auch für einzelne Funktionsbereiche. Insbesondere im Mark……続きを見る

This book serves as an advanced text for a graduate course on stochastic algorithms for the students of probability and statistics, engineering, economics and machine learning. This second edition g……続きを見る

Este libro acerca al estudiante de Ingeniería al mundo de la fabricación por arranque de viruta; particularmente, a los procesos de corte de torneado, fresado, taladrado y rectificado. La fabricació……続きを見る

On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and s……続きを見る

Wastewater Engineering: Issues, Trends, and Solutions explains current treatment scenarios of wastewater in different countries across the globe, the characteristics of wastewater, and rules and reg……続きを見る

This book develops the concepts of fundamental convex analysis and optimization by using advanced calculus and real analysis. Brief accounts of advanced calculus and real analysis are included withi……続きを見る

Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain l……続きを見る

Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits. Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water,……続きを見る

This book investigates human–machine systems through the use of case studies such as crankshaft maintenance, liner piston maintenance, and biodiesel blend performance. Through mathematical modelling……続きを見る

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisition Coverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic v……続きを見る

This book puts forward a new angle of understanding the society of states in the milieu of the contemporary world. The absence of a regulatory mechanism, i.e., anarchy, has been the fundamental issu……続きを見る

Increasing consumer demand for low-input cultivation and minimal processing has significantly increased the risk of microbiological contamination of fresh produce. This both presents a health risk t……続きを見る

Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method used to produce high-quality, high-performance, solid materials. This is the first book to cover CVD growth processes at the atomic lev……続きを見る

How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awareness Since the late eighteenth century, scientists have placed subjectsーhumans, infants, animals, and……続きを見る

Food and agriculture is an important component in the development and survival of civilizations. Around half of the world’s population and their economies are influenced by agricultural farm product……続きを見る

Alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency: Biology, Diagnosis, Clinical Significance, and Emerging Therapies is the authoritative reference on AATD, providing standards for diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and……続きを見る

The vast majority of existing ecocritical studies, even those which espouse the “postcolonial ecocritical” perspective, operate within a first-world sensibility, speaking on behalf of subalternized ……続きを見る

Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drou……続きを見る