Ed Bell - Science & Nature 2

This book presents a novel examination of urban commons which provides a robust base for education initiatives and future public policy guidance on the protection and use of urban commons as invalua……続きを見る

The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity……続きを見る

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural pra……続きを見る

Interaktive technische Systeme sind zunehmend Teil unseres Alltags. Wie aber kann gelingende Mensch-Technik-Interaktion gestaltet werden? Welche Rolle spielen Aspekte sozial angemessenen Umgangs? Fü……続きを見る

Assesses key developments in sensor technology to improve monitoring and management of complex agricultural systems Considers the growing influence of proximal crop sensors in assessing, monitoring……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

Reviews key challenges and advances in maize breeding methods; Discusses the development of varieties with enhanced nutritional and other properties such as improved protein content and abiotic str……続きを見る

Discusses key methods for monitoring soil health Comprehensive review of techniques to manage soil health, such as the use of rotations, intercropping and cover crops Case studies of ways of suppor……続きを見る

Discusses latest research on welfare issues for laying hens such as beak trimming; Summarises advances in optimising hen nutrition and health; Assesses developments in reducing the environmental im……続きを見る

Considers best practices for ensuring seed quality and health, such as phenotyping and non-invasive techniques, including hyper=spectral imaging and x-rays Provides a comprehensive review of our un……続きを見る

Au fil des vingt et quelques chapitres que compte cet ouvrage, les auteurs explorent le passé, le présent et l’avenir de la recherche, de l’enseignement et de l’expérimentation en sciences humaines ……続きを見る

Aphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to many food and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well-received first editio……続きを見る

In Death of Ignorance, Dr Fred Bell successfully distills both the knowledge of the ancients and space-age technology in straightforward common-sense language, making these incredible revelations ac……続きを見る

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world and cat owners want advanced veterinary care. There is a growing interest in purebred cats which requires the highest quality reproductive care fro……続きを見る

How to excel in your doctoral viva offers an accessible guide to approaching and preparing for a PhD viva examination. The book explains what the viva is, how the process works, and what the purpose……続きを見る

THE TRUE STORY OF SPACE VISITORS ON EARTH AND HOW THEY WANT TO HELP HUMANKIND Dr. Fred Bell, engineer and former NASA rocket scientist, describes in exciting detail his wondrous meetings with the pe……続きを見る

Dr. Fred Bell was a direct descendant of Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone, he was quantum physicist, prolific writer, innovator and former NASA rocket scientist. A public figure and ……続きを見る

This open access book is the result of an expert panel convened by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability. The panel tackled the seventeen UN Sustainable Developmen……続きを見る

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for Naval and Maritime Science and Technology. “A compelling and convincing historical analysis of World War I.” ーNavy News While the overriding image of the Fir……続きを見る

A collection of the latest work on the city, presenting contemporary theories, methods and perspectives in an accessible format for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates in geography, cultura……続きを見る

With contributions by leading demographers, environmentalists, and reproductive health advocates, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and ……続きを見る

In the last few years, numerical simulations of QCD on the lattice have reached a new level of accuracy. A wide range of thermodynamic quantities is now available in the continuum limit and for phys……続きを見る

This book explores the phenomenon of animal imagination and its profound power over the human imagination. It examines the structural and ethical role that the human imagination must play to provide……続きを見る

En Europe comme ailleurs, l’écologie a migré de la périphérie vers le centre du débat d’idées, puisqu’elle interroge la possibilité même du modèle politique moderne et de l’invention d’une société p……続きを見る

This book examines the role of the emerging African nations in the new international order of the twenty-first century. Since the end of the Cold War, little significance has been placed on the Afri……続きを見る

The term “Anthropocene”, the era of mankind, is increasingly being used as a scientific designation for the current geological epoch. This is because the human species now dominates ecosystems world……続きを見る

The theory of incompressible multipolar viscous fluids is a non-Newtonian model of fluid flow, which incorporates nonlinear viscosity, as well as higher order velocity gradients, and is based on sci……続きを見る

In the ever-expanding field of heart research the needs of established re searchers, students and general readers can vary considerably, making it difficult therefore to cater for all types of audie……続きを見る

What makes a city? What makes architecture? And, what is to be included in the discussions of architecture and the city? Attempting to answer such ambitious questions, this book starts from a city’s……続きを見る

If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrup……続きを見る