FORTE - Science & Nature 1

Des êtres vivants capables de vivre à des températures dépassant 100 °C ? Oui, de telles créatures infernales existent, et il s'agit de microbes très particuliers. C'est à la rencontre de ces "micro……続きを見る

This book offers a useful and accessible guide for offshore workers operating in oil production facilities. It explores the unique challenges of the offshore environmentーincluding strong currents, ……続きを見る

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on understanding and tackling Fusarium wilt in global banana production. The first chapter examines the way in which monoculture has affected the banana……続きを見る

Este libro se desarrolló durante un período de más de veinte años, durante los cuales los autores llevaron a cabo cursos cortos sobre tecnología de extrusión en la industria, primero en Australia y ……続きを見る

This book presents the theory behind extrusion technology, as used for food and feed products, in a way which can be readily applied in practice. It provides good fundamental understanding, but pres……続きを見る

Drying is amongst the most commonly utilised operations in food and feed processing, as well as in other process industries. It is also one of the most energy-intensive, therefore making it a signif……続きを見る

Sand, rice, sugar, snow, cement... Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state-of-the-art of the physics ……続きを見る

The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. • "Absorbing.... C……続きを見る

This book presents the theory and methodology used in the design of dies for extruded food and feed products. It is relevant to all types of extruded human foods and animal feeds. In addition to pre……続きを見る

This user manual on Nitrile gloves shows you how to use these synthetic, latex-free protective handwear essentials across various professional settings.Known for their puncture resistance, chemical ……続きを見る

Beneath the Antarctic ice, a world of wonder and mystery awaits.Journey with the team of intrepid explorers as they venture into the towering Mount Erebus, a volcano that spews fire in the heart of ……続きを見る

La erupción del volcán Puyehue-Cordón Caulle en 2011 impactó en la Norpatagonia, afectando a la sociedad y su entorno natural. Este libro recupera la memoria de los habitantes y analiza estrategias ……続きを見る

‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest……続きを見る

A proposta desta obra intitulada de Bioética Ambiental é promover o diálogo interdisciplinar entre os diferentes saberes, crenças, teorias e concepções de nossos tempos, que buscam compreender a rel……続きを見る

Science communication is a rapidly expanding area, and a key component of many final year undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Authored by a highly regarded chemist and science communicator, this……続きを見る

Comprehensive coverage of advances in optimising all the key steps in developing successful new animal feed products, from assessing feed ingredients, product development and processing to maintain……続きを見る

Assesses latest research on how grasslands function Surveys best practice in sustainable grassland management Considers wider aspects of sustainability such as ecosystem services and biodiversity 続きを見る

Focus on key issues in expanding the genetic base for Musa, including, exploiting current collections of germplasm and collecting and evaluating wild Musa species and landraces Covers methods for i……続きを見る

O cenário do setor de energia elétrica demanda das concessionárias o emprego de diversas estratégias para o alcance da eficiência dos serviços prestados aos seus clientes e no cumprimento de importa……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2003. Seven years after Habitat II culminated with the Istanbul agreement on Sustainable Urban Development, this book brings together many of the world's leading ex……続きを見る

¿Qué fue realmente la estrella de Belén? ¿Cuáles son las variables astronómicas que pudieron haber influido en el naufragio del Titanic? ¿Qué relación existió entre el paso de un cometa y la caída d……続きを見る

'What makes this collection unusual and refreshing is that it is not the more common ‘Festschrift’ written by specialists for specialists, but a broad set of topical summaries and analyses addre……続きを見る

This timely and exhaustive study offers a much-needed examination of the scope and consequences of the electronic counterfeit trade. The authors describe a variety of shortcomings and vulnerabilitie……続きを見る

A Feather in the Wind: Poetry for the Mind, Body, Spirt and Soul is a collection of poems to stimulate the mind, open the heart, and make the soul sing. A Feather in the Wind is presented in six sec……続きを見る

La finalità del libro è quella di presentare i concetti di base della Meccanica dei Continui a studenti che frequentano sia corsi di laurea che corsi di dottorato in Matematica, Fisica e Ingegneria.……続きを見る

Sin duda una de las vertientes dentro de la criminología que más interés genera es el Criminal Profiling. Una disciplina que pretende, a partir de la escena del crimen y del modus operandi del agres……続きを見る

'A very well written book about geology and geological history' Sir David Attenborough, The Times 'I travelled to Haverfordwest to get to the past. From Paddington Station a Great Western locomotive……続きを見る

This is a fantastic book written for the general public of the early 20th century. Written to explain the modern word that was wireless Telegraphy. 続きを見る

From the author of Earth: An Intimate History, an exuberant "biography" of four acres of woodland, evoking a cosmos of living and inanimate things and imagining its millennia of existence A few year……続きを見る

'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation' ADAM NICOLSON ‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I l……続きを見る