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Book SynopsisBased on an international symposium and workshop to be hosted by the University of Hull International Fisheries Institute, this reference includes expert reviews of the advantages and shortcomings of all current techniques and management strategies used in assessment of freshwater fish stocks, worldwide.Table of ContentsPreface.. I: Survey Methods. 1. Fish population survey methods: a synthesis (P. Hickley). 2. Electric fishing for the assessment of fish stocks in large rivers (J. Harvey and I.G. Cowx). 3. The use of resistivity fish counters in fish stock assessment (M. Aprahamians, S. Nicholson, D. McCubbing and I. Davidson). 4. Evaluation of a low disturbance methods for estimating population densities of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and trout (Salmo trutta L.) juveniles in chalk streams (D.J. Bird, G.W. Lightfoot and A.P. Strevens). 5. Assessment of the deep water trawl fisheries of the South East Arm of Lake Malawi using exploratory surveys and commercial catch data (M. Banda, T. Tomasson and D. Tweddle). 6. Selectivity of Breder traps for sampling fish fry (J. Kubecka). 7. Estimation of migrant yellow eel stock in large rivers through the survey of fish passes: a preliminary investigation in the River Meuse (Belgium) (E. Baras, J-CI, Philippart and B. Salmon). II: Catch Effort Methods. 8. Catch census of coarse anglers in England and Wales (R. Steel, K. O'Hara and P.A. Smith). 9. Log books as a mechanism for assessing long-term trends in the salmonid fisheries, with particular reference to the sea trout stocks of the River Tywi (D.M. Evans). 10. Estimating historical trends of migratory fish runs into rivers without counters (I. Small). 11. Interpreting trends in adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) Populations from angling records: an analysis of catch and effort data from the River Spey (G.W. SMith, R. Laughton and S.J. Dora). 12. Catch and effort data and the management of the commercial fisheries of Itaipu reservoir in the upper Parana river, Brazil (E.D. Okada, A.A. Agostinho and M. Petrere Jr.). III: Hydroacoustic Assessment. 13. Use of horizontal dual-beam sonar for fish surveys in shallow waters (J. Kubecka). 14. Application of a hydroacoustic sampling technique in a large wind-exposed, shallow lake (P.J. Mous, J. Kemper). 15. A hydroacoustic assessment of a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population in a deep oligotrophic lake (M. Cryer). 16. Stock assessment of the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) Population in Loch Ness, UK (C.W. Bean, I.J. Winfield and J.M. Fletcher). 17. Estimating fish production and biomass in the pelagic zone of Lake Malawi?Niassa: a comparison between acoustic observations and predictions based on biomass size-distribution theory (E.H. Allison). IV: Population Models. 18. A length-structured matrix population model used as a fish stock assessment tool (W. Dekker). 19. Uncertainty in fish stock assessment based on bottom trawl surveys in Lake Ijsselmeer (A.D. Buijse and W. Dekker). 20. Technical Interactions in tropical floodplain fisheries of south and south-east Asia (D.D. Hoggarth and G.P. Kirkwood). 21. Estimation of Atlantic salmon (Samo salar L.) and sea trout (Salmo Trutta L.) run size and angling exploitation on the Welsh Dee, using mark-recapture and trap indices (I.C. Davidson, R.J. Cove, N.J. Milner and W.K. Purvis). 22. Population dynamics of steelhead trout in a coastal stream, the Keogh River, British Columbia (B.R. Ward). 23. Mark-recapture experiment in a sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) ranching stream: catch effort and sample size for a confident population estimate through the season (H.Kristiansen). V: Case Studies - Lakes and reservoirs. 24. Stock assessment considerations in large lakes and reservoirs (E. Allison). 25. Stock assessment in Sri Lankan reservoirs: A review (U.S. Amarasinghe). 26. Progress and problems in the stock assessment of Lake Tanganyika sardines (B.E. Marshall). 27. Limitations of catch and effort data collection methods used for inland fisheries in the SADC region, with particular references to Zimbabwe (J.J. Mandima). 28. Trout yield Lake Taupo, New Zealand: anglers' eldorado or just another fishery? (M. Cryer). 29. Assessment and prediction of whitefish stock (Coregonus lavaretus) of Lake Constance (Bodensee) (H. Loffler). 30. The use of depletion fisheries data in fish stock assessment in Lake Wolderwijd, The Netherlands (J.J. G.M. Backx). VI: Case Studies - Rivers. 31. Stock assessment considerations for riverine fisheries (D. C. Jackson). 32. Growth and mortality rates of an endangered species, Synodontis Victoriae, in Sondu/ Miriu River, Kenya (J. Muli and W. OjWang). 33. Stock assessment fisheries population dynamics in Spanish mountain streams (D. Garcia Dejolan, M. Mayo and F. Hervella). 34. Stock assessment of European eel Anguilla anguilla L. (B. Knights, E. Withe and I.A. Naismith). 35. Exploitation of Alosa Pontica in the Danube Delta, Romania (I. Navodaru). 36. Age and growth of Petenia splendida Gunther in the San Pedro River (Southern Mexico) (J-L. Noiset and J-CI. Micha). VII: Fisheries Management. 37. Maximization of yields from African Lakes (G.F. Turner). 38. Community-based management in inland fisheries: case studies from two Malaysian fishing communities (A.B. Ali). 39. The integration of fish stock assessment into fisheries management (I.G. Cowx). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines a diverse range of community food initiatives in light of their everyday practices, innovations, and contestations. While community food initiatives aim to tackle issues like food security, food waste, or food poverty, it is a cause for concern for many when they are framed as the next big solution to the problems of the current industrialised food system. They have been critiqued for being too neoliberal, elitist, and localist; for not challenging structural inequalities (e.g. racism, privilege, exclusion, colonialism, capitalism); and for reproducing these inequalities within their own contexts. This edited volume examines the everyday realities of community food initiatives, focusing on both their hopes and their troubles, their limitations and failures, but also their best intentions, missions, and models, alongside their capacity to create hope in difficult times. The stories presented in this book are grounded in contemporary theoretical debateTrade Review"Now, more than ever, we need to recognise and support just and sustainable community food initiatives. This book brings important issues of maintaining hope while staying with the trouble of enacting community food initiatives in a fair and just manner. It opens up our attention to matters of justice around food including as well as beyond procedural and distributional issues to essential matters of reparation."Anna R. Davies, FTCD, MRIA, Professor of Geography, Environment & Society, Director Environmental Governance Research Group, Department of Geography, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland"How do the stories we tell about community food initiatives highlight or narrow their multiple ways of making culture and transforming political possibilities? This wide-ranging and comprehensively edited volume offers a variety of case studies that demonstrate the transformative work that community food initiatives envision and enact without shying away from acknowledging the ways that racial capitalism, hetero-patriarchy and neoliberalism constrain their approaches. This book reminds us that community food initiatives have much to offer as we combat the intersecting and inextricable social, environmental, and public health crises that shape this precarious moment."Alison Hope Alkon, Professor of Sociology, University of the PacificTable of ContentsChapter 1. A critical reparative approach towards understanding community food initiatives: Acknowledging hopes and troubles Part 1: CFIs addressing social injustices and inequalities in urban food Chapter 2. Caring in unequal worlds: tracing the hopes and troubles of Community Food Initiatives in Sydney Chapter 3. Understanding vulnerability and resilience of urban food initiatives in Morocco Chapter 4. Spaces of hope and realities beyond the fence: Experiences of urban food providers in South Africa Chapter 5. Good Food for All? Navigating tensions between environmental and social justice concerns in urban community food initiatives Part 2: Cooperatives, cooperation, and concerns in CFIs Chapter 6. Constraint and autonomy in the Swiss ‘local contract farming’ movement Chapter 7. Sustainability conventions in a local organic consumer cooperative in Norway: Hope and trouble of participants Chapter 8. The moral economy of community supported agriculture – hopes and troubles of farmers as community makers Part 3: Commensality, social gatherings and food knowledge in CFIs Chapter 9. White natures, colonial roots, walking tours, and the everyday Chapter 10. Eating (with) the other: Staging hope and trouble through culinary conviviality

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This comprehensive guide to agricultural robots is the ideal companion for any student or professional engineer looking to understand and develop autonomous vehicles to use on the modern farm.With world hunger one of the modern era's most pressing issues, autonomous agricultural vehicles are a key tool in tackling this problem. Smart farming can increase total factory productivity through designing autonomous vehicles based on specific needs, in addition to implementing smart systems into day-to-day operations. This book provides step-by-step guidance, from the theory behind autonomous vehicles, through to the design process and manufacture. Detailing all components of an autonomous agricultural vehicle, from sensors, controlling algorithms, communication and controlling units, the book covers topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. It also includes case studies, and a detailed guide to international policymaking in recent years.Suitable fo

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Book SynopsisInternational institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines.Trade Review"Indispensable reading for anyone working at the fraught intersection of extractive industry and indigenous peoples." - Stuart Kirsch, University of Michigan, USA and author of Mining Capitalism "Scrutinizing the intricate and complex politics of resource extraction involving indigenous communities, multinational corporations, and domestic and multilateral government institutions across the globe, this well-crafted edited volume brings together case studies from around the globe. Each narrative of indigenous struggles with extractive industries and state hegemonies featured in this collection tells a common and sad story of indigenous marginalization, disadvantage, and plight. The breadth and scope of this piece of work will not only provoke thought and stimulate insights but will spur indigenous activism. It is indeed a compelling read." - Alberto G. Gomes, La Trobe University, AustraliaTable of ContentsTransnational Governmentality in the Context of Resource Extraction; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez On Indigenous Identity and a Language of Rights; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez State, Capital, Multinational Institutions and Indigenous Peoples; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez Indigenous Rights, Mining Corporations and the Australian State; J.Altman Extracting Justice: Natural Gas, Indigenous Mobilization and the Bolivian State; T.Perreault The Broker State and the 'Inevitability' of Progress: The Camisea Project and Indigenous Peoples in Peru; P.Urteaga-Crovetto Development, Power and Identity Politics in the Philippines; R.D.Rovillos & V.Tauli-Corpuz The Nigerian State, Multinational Oil Corporations and the Indigenous Communities of the Niger Delta; B.Naanen Identity, Power and Development: The Kondhs in Orissa, India; V.Xaxa Public-Private Partnership and Institutional Capture: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples in Chad and Cameroon; K.Horta Identity, Power and Rights: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples in Canada; M.Davis Attending to the Paradox: Public Governance and Inclusive International Platforms; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez Appendix 1: International Conventions and IFI Policies on Indigenous Rights Appendix 2: Cross-Section of Domestic Legislation Pertaining to Indigenous Rights Appendix 3: Legal Institutions and Authorities for the Enforcement of Indigenous Rights

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Book SynopsisThis book will take an in-depth look at the technologies, processes, and capabilities to develop and produce next generation energetic materials for both commercial and defense applications, including military, mining operations, oil production and well perforation, and construction demolition. It will serve to highlight the critical technologies, latest developments, and the current capability gaps that serve as barriers to military fielding or transition to the commercial marketplace. It will also explain how the processing technologies can be spun out for use in other non-energetics related industries.Trade Review"This book is an excellent collection of current technical strategies in the field of energetic materials. Its writers and editors are leaders in the EM community. The preface provides good background on the current state and need of the field, while each chapter narrates current strides, goals and difficulties." — Jena McCollum, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA"This book is unique in so far as it does not only describe the synthesis of (new) energetic materials, but also discusses thermodynamic aspects, physical properties and diagnostics of such materials. Another equally important feature that makes this book highly valuable is its inclusion of the discussion of the transition from laboratory scale to industrial production. I am sure this book is going to become a "must" for all researchers in the field of energetic materials – whether they are academic or industrially-based people."— Thomas M. Klapötke, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany "This book is set apart from all others in the related field. It meshes a good bit of technical aspects with the program management of how business is done as it related to the energetic materials enterprise."— Scott Iacono, US Air Force Academy, Chemistry Research Center, USA"Excellent review. This book should find a place in the shelves of researchers in this area, administrators and law makers involved in funding research in this area."— Dabir S. Viswanath, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA and University of Texas at Austin, USA "By expertly discussing long-standing grand challenges to EM research, development, and production -in one text- this book serves as a Rosetta Stone; it enables our researchers, managers, and government officials to clearly understand each other’s language, constraints, and priorities. The broad reaching scope of this book will help make possible the necessary retooling of administrative and EM manufacturing infrastructures including the introduction of science-based principles into the energetic materials enterprise. In short, Energetic Materials: Advanced Processing Technologies for Next-Generation Materials is an essential business and PLM guidebook for modernizing the energetic materials industry."— Joseph M. Zaug, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA"This book (290 pages in total) is unique in so far as it does not only describe the synthesis of (new) energetic materials but also discusses thermodynamic aspects, physical properties, and diagnostics of such materials. Another equally important feature that makes this book highly valuable is that it includes a discussion of the transition from laboratory scale to industrial production.In summary, I am sure this book is going to become a "must" for all researchers in the field of energetic materials – whether they are academic- or industrially-based scientists."—Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics 2018Table of ContentsEnergetic Materials Capabilities in the United States. Science and Research. Prototyping and Development. Production. National Studies and Assessments. Critical Science and Technologies in the Life Cycle of Energetic Materials. Thermodynamic Solubility Modeling of Organic Energetic Materials. Chemical Synthesis and Reaction Schemes. Crystallization of Energetic Particles. Mixing and Coating Operations. Rheological Behavior of Energetic Gels and Suspensions. Continuous Processing and Shaping of Energetic Formulations. Loading, Assembly, and Packout (LAP). New Diagnostic Tools for Characterization of Energetic Materials. Characterizing Energetic Material Reactivity Using Experimental Diagnostics. Printed Energetics: The Path Toward Additive Manufacturing of Munitions. Combined Flame and Solutions Synthesis of Novel Energetic Nanomaterials. The National Technology and Industrial Base of the Future. The Nascent National Energetic Materials Consortium. Integration of U.S. Capabilities and Resources through Public-Private Partnerships. Transition from Laboratory Innovation to Production and Military Fielding. Index.

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Book SynopsisPeasant Politics of the Twenty-First Century illuminates the transnational agrarian movements that are remaking rural society and the world''s food and agriculture systems. Marc Edelman explains how peasant movements are staking their claims from farmers'' fields to massive protests around the world, shaping heated debates over peasants'' rights and the very category of peasant within the agrarian organizations and in the United Nations.Edelman chronicles the rise of these movements, their objectives, and their alliances with environmental, human rights, women''s, and food justice groups. The book scrutinizes high-profile activists and the forgotten genealogies and policy implications of foundational analytical frameworks like moral economy, and concepts, such as food sovereignty and civil society. Peasant Politics of the Twenty-First Century charts the struggle of agrarian movements in the face of land grabbing, counter agrarian reform, and

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Book SynopsisGain state-of-the-art knowledge of new research and developments in transgenic technology! Genetically Modified Crops: Their Development, Uses, and Risks provides groundbreaking information on the integration of foreign DNA into the nucleus of a plant cell to produce a positive transformation. This volume details methods of gene delivery, laboratory tools and techniques to increase success rates, and the benefits, risks, and limitations of these methods. Authors at the forefront of this developing technology provide a comprehensive overview of transgenic crops and vital research on specific plant genera that have undergone transgenic transformation. Agricultural biotechnology has become a national and necessary mainstay of farming and food production, and this book is an important scientific tool to keep you informed of the latest protocols of genetic transformation. This book also outlines the goals that scientists are striving to reach, such as targeted gene expression where the gene only expresses itself at a certain time in the plant’s life cycle, but disappears before human consumption. One of the greatest concerns is maintaining the welfare of the consumer, and in this volume the authors repeatedly discuss their findings in terms of safety for human consumption. With Genetically Modified Crops: Their Development, Uses, and Risks, you’ll explore: the history of crop transformation and the techniques most commonly used for gene delivery, including biolistic bombardment and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation various methods of determining successful gene transfer in putative transgenic plants, such as blotting, functional assaying, and progeny testing the utilization of recombinase-directed plant transformation to improve faithful and consistent gene delivery and transference the successful reproduction of an insecticidal protein from chicken eggs in transgenic cornand its benefits to society the current status of risk assessment and examples of incidents that have raised the level of concern about genetically modified plants outside the lab This book also contains several chapters about current methods of transformation involving specific crops such as: cotton wheat alfalfa sorghum rice and more! Genetically Modified Crops: Their Development, Uses, and Risks is an indispensable guidebook for agronomists, plant and molecular geneticists, and students in agronomy, genetics, entomology, horticulture, and plant pathology. This manual is also useful to concerned consumers who wish to know the latest scientific findings on genetically modified crops. Complete with references, figures, and photographs, this book is a must-read to keep up to date with science and technology.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors,, Contributors,, Preface,, Chapter 1. Transformation: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement (D. Z. Skinner, S. Muthukrishnan, and G. H. Liang),, Introduction,, Incorporation of Transgenes into Crops,, Methodology of Producing Transgenic Plants,, Confirmation of Putative Transgenic Plants and Transformation Efficiency,, Crop Species Amenable to Transformation,, Current and Future Transgenic Crops,, Food Safety and Risk Analysis,, Chapter 2. Mechanism(s) of Transgene Locus Formation (David A. Somers, Paula M. Olhoft, Irina F. Makarevitch, and Sergei K. Svitashev),, Introduction,, Plant Genetic Engineering Systems,, Transgene Loci,, Mechanisms for Transgene Locus Formation,,Chapter 3. Gene Stacking Through Site-Specific Integration (David W. Ow),, Introduction,, Heterologous Site-Specific Recombination Systems,, Targeting via Cre- lox ,, Targeting via FLP- FRT ,, Expression of Targeted Transgenes,, Prospects for Gene Stacking ,, C31 Site-Specific Recombination System,, Concluding Remarks,, Chapter 4. Transgenics of Plant Hormones and Their Potential Application in Horticultural Crops (Yi Li, Hui Duan, Yan H. Wu, Richard J. McAvoy, Yan Pei, Degang Zhao, John Wurst, Qi Li, and Keming Luo),, Introduction,, Auxins,, Cytokinins,, Gibberellins,, Ethylene,, Abscisic Acid,, Concluding Remarks,, Chapter 5. Avidin: An Egg-Citing Insecticidal Protein in Transgenic Corn (Karl J. Kramer),, Introduction,, Mechanism of Action,, History of Commercialization,, Demonstration of H

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Book SynopsisFace the challenge of change in the global agricultural trade market!This insightful book presents a comprehensive overview of the trade situation facing agriculture in the 21st century. This esteemed collection of the field?s foremost researchers evaluates anticipated changes to the agricultural trade market and the competitiveness of commodities and products resulting from existing and potential international policies. Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium provides an in-depth understanding of multilateral trade negotiations (past, present, and future) and the impact of regionalism on agricultural trade. It also analyzes trade issues specific to individual commodities, such as rice, wheat, and cotton.Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium consolidates essential trade research into a one-of-a-kind reference source for economists, academics, and agriculture professionals. The book provides a detailed overview of current and potential trade situations, divided into three concise sections: key issues influencing trade negotiations from the perspective of developed and developing countries and the environment; commodity trade and trade policy issues concerning competitiveness and the international policy environment for coarse grains, cotton, rice, sugar, and wheat; and general issues related to multilateral and regional trade agreements, including policy tools within the World Trade Organization, anti-dumping actions, regionalism, price volatility, and the macroeconomic effects of trade liberalization. Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium examines: key issues influencing trade negotiations commodity trade and trade policy issues issues and concerns related to multilateral and regional trade negotiations challenges facing trade policy prospects for the agricultural sector in the new millennium With international policy issues like the WTO’s Millennium Round and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in negotiation and a new United States farm bill pending, Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium provides much-needed textbook analysis by expert researchers. This vital book will keep you in touch with current trade negotiations and policy decisions that are certain to hold major implications for the agricultural sector.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Issues and Obstacles for Agricultural Trade Policy in the New Millennium , Issues and Perspectives for Future Trade Agreements , Scope of This Volume , Part I: Key Issues Influencing Agricultural Trade Negotiations , Chapter 2. Progress in Agricultural Trade Negotiations , Introduction , Policy Harmonization and Side Agreements , State Trading Enterprises (STEs) and the WTO , Keeping the Borders Open , The Green Box , R&D and Trade , Multinationals and Vertical Market Structures , Gainers and Losers , Future Directions , Conclusion , Chapter 3. Issues in the WTO Agricultural Negotiations: An Overview , Introduction , Building on the Uruguay Round , The Agenda for the Agricultural Negotiations , Market Access , TRQ Expansion , Curbing Export Subsidies , Domestic Support , Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues , The Timing of the Negotiations , Chapter 4. Obstacles to Progress in Multilateral Agricultural Trade Negotiations: The European Viewpoint , EU Agricultural Policy Prior to the Uruguay Round Negotiations , EU Policy and the Uruguay Round Agreement , EU Perspectives on Future Agricultural Policy , Implications for the Trade Negotiations , Conclusion , Chapter 5. One Perspective on U.S. Policy and Agricultural Progress in World Trade Organization Negotiations , General Obstacles to Progress in Current WTO Negotiations in Agriculture , The Negotiating Position of the United States and Progress in the Current WTO Round , Trade and Agricultural Policies of the United States As Obstacles to Progress in the Current WTO Round , Concluding Remarks , Chapter 6. Agricultural Negotiations in the Cont

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Book SynopsisEcological Management of Mining: Achieving Environmental Compliance is a study and comparison - global in scope - of current practices used by mining firms striving for ecological management. The author takes an integrated and interdisciplinary approach in addressing, analyzing and working towards solutions regarding the complex challenges posed by managing the environmental impacts of mining. The issues addressed range from the ecotoxicological effects of metal residues to the land use effects of mining and from socioeconomic impacts to environmental regulation. The goal of this book is to assist mining companies throughout the world to achieve environmental compliance and improve competitiveness in the context of growing environmental regulation and technological innovation. It is an essential book for the wide variety of professionals working on issues in mining. Like the book and the research itself, the audience is integrated and interdisciplinary including engineers, planners, ecologists, policy makers and economists.FeaturesTable of Contentsis a study and comparison - global in scope - of current practices used by mining firms striving for ecological management. The author takes an integrated and interdisciplinary approach in addressing, analyzing and working towards solutions regarding the complex challenges posed by managing the environmental impacts of mining. The issues addressed range from the ecotoxicological effects of metal residues to the land use effects of mining and from socioeconomic impacts to environmental regulation. The goal of this book is to assist mining companies throughout the world to achieve environmental compliance and improve competitiveness in the context of growing environmental regulation and technological innovation. It is an essential book for the wide variety of professionals working on issues in mining. The book and the research itself are integrated and interdisciplinary.

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Book SynopsisMethods for determining exposure of pesticides to agricultural workers have been developing for over thirty years. You may ask: what more do we need to know? Worker Exposure to Agrochemicals provides the answer. It contains a compilation of research papers that examine this issue from every angle.Even with all the information available, there still remains an intense debate over what method - dermal deposition or biological monitoring - provides better results when measuring worker exposure. Researchers almost never realize the same results in concurrent experiments using both methods. The question is: which process is more accurate?Worker Exposure to Agrochemicals examines the effectiveness of both procedures. Two chapters describe the simultaneous use of both methods and their outcome. The remaining chapters cover risk assessment, protective clothing, Canadian dosimetry, "Jazzercise," a tiered approach to exposure estimation, modeling reentry exposure, performing a dislodgeable residue study, and GLP requirements.Table of ContentsBiological Monitoring Methods for Pesticide Exposure Evaluation. Use of Simultaneous Biological Monitoring and Dermal Dosimetry Techniques to Determine the Exposure of Chlorpyrifos to Applicators and Reentry Workers. Use of Probability and Distributional Analysis of Chlorpyrifos Worker Exposure Data for Assessment of Risks. Human Dose Comparisons Utilizing Biomonitoring and Passive Monitoring of an Exposure Environment Following Surface Treatment with an Insecticide. Determination of the Efficiency for Pesticide Exposure Reduction with Protective Clothing. Operator Exposure Study with Cyromazine 75WP in Water Soluble Bags. Pesticide Exposure Assessment. Uniform Principles for Safeguarding the Health of Workers Reentering Crop Growing Areas after Application of Plant Protection Products. Modeling Re-entry Exposure Estimates. A Foliar Dislodgeable Study of Curalan DF in Turf. Chemistry, GLPs and Worker Safety.

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Book SynopsisWhen your environmental project reaches the point where the amount of data seems overwhelming, you will need a robust tool to help you manage it. Written by a recognized expert and software author with over 25 years of industry experience, Relational Management and Display of Site Environmental Data begins with an overview of site data management concepts, then progresses through relational data management theory, the design of the database tool, and implementing a data management system. It includes detailed information on data output including mapping and GIS applications, practical suggestions about working with laboratories, and concludes with pitfalls, horror stories, and successes in site data management. Current topics such as Internet data delivery and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) are also covered.The text provides you with the skills needed to effectively implement and operate an environmental data management system. The concepts covered can be applied to any system, from stand-alone through client-server to Web-based. Relational Management and Display of Site Environmental Data combines the fundamentals of data management and display with the author's many years of experience to help you create your own data management system or make a better-informed decision when selecting a commercial solution.Table of ContentsOverview and Concepts. System Design and Implementation. Gathering Environmental Data. Maintaining the Data. Using the Data. Problems, Benefits, and Successes. Appendices: Needs Assessment Example. Data Model Example. Data Transfer Standard. The Parameters. Exercises. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe major aim of this work is, to help clarify the interrelationships of catfishes, with major implications on the study of the general evolution of these fishes. A great part of this work, therefore, deals with a cladistic analysis of catfish higher-level phylogeny based on extensive morphological data, in which are included some terminal taxa not included in previous analyses, but principally a large number of characters traditionally excluded from those analyses, with particular attention being given to catfish morphology. This analysis gives particular importance to complex, integrated structures. It will be interest to students, ichthyologists and biologists working in evolution, taxonomy and phylogeny.Table of ContentsCatfishes : Introduction: Phylogenetic Position within Teleostei; Catfish Families; Historical Overview of Higher Level Phylogeny of Catfishes; Catfish, an Exceptional Biological Group Methodology & Material: Phylogenetic Methodology; Delimitation of Terminal Taxa; Material, Techniques and Nomenclature Phylogenetic Analysis: Character Description and Comparison; Cladistic Analysis, Diagnosis for Clades, and Comparison with Previous Hypotheses; Character State Changes for Individual Genera; Results of Phylogenetic Analysis: Major Outlines Higher-level Phylogeny and Macroevolution of Catfishes: A Discussion: Structures Associated with Movements of the Mandibular Barbels; Pectoral Girdle Complex; Adductor Mandibulae Complex; Palatine-maxillary System; Suspensorium and Associated Structures; Elastic Spring Apparatus; A Discussion on the Origin and Biogeographic Distribution of Catfishes Catfishes, Case Study for General Discussions of Phylogenetic and Macroevolutionary Topics: Primary Homologies, Secondary Homologies, and a Priori Versus a Posteriori Explanations in Evolutionary Biology; Homoplasies, Consistency Index, and Complexity of Macroevolution; Functional Uncouplings and Morphological Macroevolution; Myological Versus Osteological Characters in Phylogenetic Reconstructions; Analysis of Distinct Anatomical Regions in Phylogenetic Reconstructions; Aptations, Exaptations and Adaptations in Macroevolutionary Studies; Parallelisms, Convergences and Constraints in Macroevolution; Cordelia‘s Dilemma, Historical Bias, and General Evolutionary Trends; Punctuated Equilibrium, Speciation, Living Fossils and Macroevolution

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Book SynopsisCovers research achievements in the fields of developmental biology, physiology, and pathology. Chapters discuss sericulture techniques, cocoons, dormancy and hormones, clones, the apple biting silkworm, the sable mutation, separation of male and female eggs, and genetic engineering. An appendix explains the technical terminology. Numerous illustrations are included.Table of ContentsProduction of barley doubled haploids by anther and microspore culture: L. Cistue; In vitro techniques and physical mutagens for the improvement of fruit crops: Stefano Predieri; Genetics related to double haploid induction: S.B. Anderson; Stability of novel gene expression in transgenic conifers: An issue of concern: Christian Walter; Generation of transgenic creeping bentgrass (Agrostis pahustris Iluds) plants from mature seed derived highly regenerative tissues: M.J. Chao; Chromosomal and molecular analysis of somaclonal variation in some Allium sp.: Bong Bo Seo; Studies on donor recipient fusion in Citrus for cultivar improvement: Jihong Liu; Microspore and anther culture improvement developments for wheat breeding: Pauk Janos; In vitro plant regeneration and preliminary studies on Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of mungbean: R.H. Sarker; Induced mutations and biotechnology in improving crops: S.M. Jain and M. Maluszynski; Current strategies in molecular breeding to step up production: A.S. Islam and G. Clark; Genetic engineering to develop resistance against potato virus Y.: V.A. Bapat; Direct DNA transfer using particle gun bombardment-a potential tool for crop improvement: Susan Eapen; Comparative assessment of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in salt tolerant and susceptible indica variety: A.B. Mandal; In vitro variability in tissue culture: A fresh look: A. Mujib; Tissue culture studies in Lentil (Lens culanaris Medik): Jacobsen; Development of transgenic chicory (Chicorium intybus L.) through agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation with osmotin gene: M.Z. Abdin; Engineering defense responses in plants for crop improvement and yield: Recent advancement in in vitro gene transfer technology: S. Ali and A. Mujib

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Book SynopsisIn Volume I of Insect Phenotypic Plasticity, the plasticity inherent in insects is documented. Phenotypically plastic traits include morphological, behavioral, and physiological characteristics. These environmentally induced differences can serve as the raw products upon which natural selection acts. Phenotypic plasticity in short deserves increased attention by those involved in studies on biological diversity and is of practical concern for agricultural and medical Entomology.Table of ContentsPerspectives and Dimensions of Phenotypic Plasticity in Insect; Phenotypic Plasticity of Host Selection in Adult Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio glaucus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae); Plasticity in Insect Responses to Variable Chemistry of Host Plants; Fighting, Flight and Fecundity: Behavioural Determinants of Thysanoptera Structural Diversity; Behavioral Diversity and its Apportionment in a Primitively Eusocial Wasp; Clutch Size Plasticity in the Lepidoptera; The Importance of Phenotypic Plasticity in Herbivorous Insect Speciation; Adaptive Allometric Responses of Galling Insects to Availability of Ovipositing Sites

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Book SynopsisThe book begins with a chapter on Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny of mycorrhizas. Lucid discussions on cellular physiology, molecular genetics, and molecular regulation of nutrient exchange phenomenon in mycorrhizas form the core of this book. A comparative analysis of the molecular aspects of symbiosis and pathogenesis has been presented in detail. It also includes certain agriculturally useful aspects of disease control via mycorrhizas. Discussions on recent developments in molecular ecology of mycorrhizas, including most recently enunciated concepts such as ?nurse functions?, ?mycoheterotrophy? are provided in the book. Transformation, transgenics and genetic engineering of mycorrhizas is a unique and futuristic chapter. Applications of genetic engineering of mycorrhizas, as well as recently developed techniques of genetic transformation production of viable transgenic mycorrhizal fungi have been delineated. It will be useful to researchers/students involved in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Plant BioTable of ContentsEvolution and Phylogeny of Mycorrhizas: Classical and Molecular Approaches; Physiology and Cell Biology of Mycorrhizas; Genetics of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Classical and Molecular Approaches; Molecular Biology of Nutrient Exchange Phenomena in Mycorrhizas; Plant-Fungal Symbiosis versus Pathogenesis: Molecular Viewpoints; Ecology of Mycorrhizas: Molecular Approaches; Transformation, Transgenics and Genetic Engineering of Mycorrhizas; Epilogue; Index

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Book SynopsisThis monograph introduces the students and specialists of agricultural and food science to the fundamentals of optical spectroscopy, main principles of modern spectroscopic instrumentation, advantages and practical applications of spectroscopic methods to investigation of agricultural objects such as milk and dairy products, eggs, honey, animal hair, and agronomic plants.Table of ContentsFundamentals of Spectroscopy: Optical Radiation; The Interaction of Light and Agricultural Object; Quantum Theory; Atomic Absorption and Emission; Molecular Absorption and Emission; Electronic Energy Levels; Vibrational Energy Levels; Processes of Deactivation; Spectroscopy; Summary Laser: Principals and Mechanisms of Action: Principle of Action; Pumping; Spontaneous Emission; Stimulated Emission; Absorption; Inversion of Population; Components of Laser; Formation of Laser Radiation; Properties of Laser Radiation; Summary Spectroscopic Methods: Absorption/Transmission Spectroscopy; Light Reflection; Luminescence; Scattering; Summary Spectroscopic Analysis of Milk and Dairy Products: Properties of Milk; Infrared Spectrophotometry of Milk and Dairy Products; Instrumentation; The Results of Infrared Spectrophotometry of Milk and Dairy Products; Infrared Spectrophotometer for Milk Analysis; Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Milk and Milk Components; Instrumentation; The Results of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Milk; Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Milk and Milk Components; Instrumentation; The Results of Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Milk; Identification of Milk Fluorophors; Fluorometers for Milk Analysis; Laser Light Scattering by Milk Particles; Instrumentation; The Results of Light Scattering by Milk Particles; Summary Spectroscopic Analysis of Eggs: Properties of Eggs; Current Problems of Eggs Quality Evaluation; Absorption/Transmission Spectroscopy of Eggs in Visible Part of Spectrum; Fluoroscene Spectroscopy of Eggs; Defectoscopy of Eggshell; Instrumentation; The Results of Spectroscopic Analysis of Eggs and Eggshell; Summary Spectroscopic Analysis of Honey: Properties of Honey; Spectroscopic Analysis of Honey; Honey Samples; Instrumentation; The Results of Spectroscopic Analysis of Honey; Summary Spectroscopic Analysis of Animal Hair and Bird Feathering: Properties of Animal Hair-Covering; Hair Samples; Instrumentation; The Results of Spectroscopic Analysis of Animal Hai

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Book SynopsisA practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation "Ben Hartman has revolutionized his methods, cut down his work hours dramatically, and shrunk the size of his farm, all while making a better income."—Civil Eats To many people today, using the words “factory” and “farm” in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether you are producing cars or carrots. Author Ben Hartman and other young farmers are increasingly finding that incorporating the best new ideas from business into their farming can drastically cut their wastes and increase their profits, making their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable. By explaining the lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career option for young people who are interested in growing food for their community. Working smarter, not harder, also prevents the kind of burnout that start-up farmers often encounter in the face of long, hard, backbreaking labor. Lean principles grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, but they are now being followed on progressive farms around the world. Using examples from his own family’s one-acre community-supported farm in Indiana, Hartman clearly instructs other small farmers in how to incorporate lean practices in each step of their production chain, from starting a farm and harvesting crops to training employees and selling goods. Inside The Lean Farm you'll discover how to apply lean practices like: Every Tool In Its Place Ten Types of Farm Waste Establish Pull, Don't Push Limits of Lean Lean for More Profit and much more! While the intended audience for this book is small-scale farmers who are part of the growing local food movement, Hartman’s prescriptions for high-value, low-cost production apply to farms and businesses of almost any size or scale that hope to harness the power of lean in their production processes. Ben Hartman was named a "Grist 50! Fixer" "The Lean Farm should be dissected, digested, and discussed—then applied—on every single farm: big or small, wholesale or retail, livestock or produce. It would make all farms more profitable, productive, and pleasurable.”—Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface FarmTrade ReviewBooklist- "The concept of ‘lean' manufacturing originally began during the 1980s in Japanese auto factories, such as those owned by Toyota, and it embraces a work ethic of eliminating as much waste as possible to give consumers the best value for their purchase. Using his own Clay Bottom Farm in Indiana as a proving ground, Hartman adapted this lean philosophy to support a thriving business, growing and selling enough specialty produce to support himself and his wife by harvesting only a single acre of land. In this lucidly written, well-organized guidebook, Hartman lays out the fundamentals of lean farming for any grower hoping to follow his example, from limiting materials and transportation needs to more efficiently using staff member talents. Along with many useful charts and photos, Hartman includes 10 case studies from his own farm, illustrating how trimming away unneeded practices led to big production gains. Although Hartman’s target audience here is organic, small-scale growers, anyone involved in a larger agribusiness owned operation will find his advice remarkably useful and ultimately very profitable.” “Ben Hartman is diversified farming's Dean of Lean. He walks the talk, sharing insights on how lean principles helped his farm and how they can help yours. ‘Lean’ is the epitome of efficiency, an essential ingredient of any successful farm.”--Richard Wiswall, author of The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook“With lean principles, what’s good for the farm is even better for the farmer. As we invite new farmers back to the land, into vacant lots, and onto rooftops, we have to give them the tools for success and the ability to sustain. ‘Lean farming’ won’t leave you trying to turn a farm into an automotive factory, but you will get a whiff of what it means when the rubber hits the road.”--Philip Ackerman-Leist, author of Rebuilding the Foodshed “Farming is not just a business, but it's still a business, and Hartman's application of Toyota's efficiency principles to the farm is nothing short of profound. As I read this fantastic book, my mind literally skipped from procedure to place on our farm with new ideas on how to create efficiencies. The Lean Farm should be dissected, digested, and discussed--then applied--on every single farm: big or small, wholesale or retail, livestock or produce. It would make all farms more profitable, productive, and pleasurable.”--Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm, author of You Can Farm and Folks, This Ain't Normal“Anyone who thinks lean is only for a factory should read this book. Ben Hartman, with simple but eloquent prose and delightful figures and photos, demonstrates how all aspects of lean can apply to farming, a process of growing and selling living things. The mysterious uniqueness of farming under constantly changing conditions became clear as Ben learned to understand his customers and his value streams to increase value and eliminate waste. And lean reinforced, rather then replaced, the strong social values of the Hartman farm.”--Jeffrey Liker, author of The Toyota Way“Farmers are good at farming—it is what they enjoy doing! At the same time, planning, organizing, and working out everything most efficiently is often not done as easily. The Lean Farm will help us all easily increase flow, production, and income. It is a treasure trove of possibilities without the need for increased investment!”--John Jeavons, author of How to Grow More Vegetables, executive director of Ecology Action, and developer of sustainable, biologically intensive mini-farming“If you want to see, right now, what food farming will look like in the coming years, this is the book for you. Using the kind of super-efficiency that new-age manufacturing has perfected, author Ben Hartman describes, in great detail and with superb illustrations, how he and his wife reduced their farm size from three acres to one and still make a decent living on it.”--Gene Logsdon, author, The Contrary Farmer"We give every new employee a copy of Ben’s writing to study. Adopting lean principles has been critical for bringing organization, focus, and harmony to our 100-acre fully diversified vegetable farm. ‘A place for every thing, and every thing in its place’ is a refrain we repeat over and over."--Pete Johnson, organic farmer and owner of Pete’s Greens, Craftsbury, Vermont“Clay Bottom Farm is a gem of a place in northern Indiana, where we are repeatedly told that you need a thousand acres to make a living as a farmer. Ben Hartman and his wife Rachel disprove this ‘conventional wisdom’ every day by managing a thriving farm business, not on a thousand acres, but on just one. In The Lean Farm, Ben explains how their elegant approach can be applied by anyone. His writing, like his farm, is clean, well organized, and easy to follow—but his ideas are revolutionary. The Lean Farm is one of the most original and innovative books on food and farming to come out in the last decade.”--Steve Hallett, Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University, and author of Life without Oil and The Efficiency Trap

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Book SynopsisThis new volume is a rich and comprehensive resource of the basic information and latest developments and research efforts on tropical and subtropical fruits. It presents an extensive overview of crop production techniques, processing, marketing, breeding efforts, harvesting, postharvest handling, pest and disease management, and more of banana, citrus, durian, grapes, guava, jackfruit, litchi, mango, and papaya.Table of Contents1. Banana 2. Citrus 3. Durian 4. Grapes 5. Guava 6. Jackfruit 7. Litchi 8. Mango 9. Papaya

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Book SynopsisThe fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector. Covering farmers markets, taste tours, agri-entertainment, glamping, restaurants, farm shops and more, food tourism has become both an important part of holidaying and a purpose in itself. With growth occurring in most developed countries and tourists searching out culinary tourism throughout the world, this book provides an overall direction to the development of food tourism and a section on the future of this trend.Table of Contents-: Foreword -: Preface Part I: Food Tourism And The Tourist 1: Introduction 2: The Changing Tourist Part II: Farm Produce And Agritourism 3: On-Farm Marketing and Activities 4: Off-Farm Marketing and Retailing 5: Agri-Entertainment or Agri-Tourism 6: Accommodation Part III: Food Tourism – The Wider Picture 7: Independent Garden Centres and Nurseries 8: The Food Offer Part IV: Marketing And The Future 9: Marketing 10: The Future of Food tourism Appendix 1: Culinary, Retail and Tourism Terms Appendix 2: 51 Ways to Promote Your Culinary Business to the Local Community

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Book SynopsisFarming is a complex job with many unique challenges, but can also be a rich and rewarding career that is full of opportunities. Following the author's Farm Business Management series, this new textbook takes the core principles and techniques and distils them into an accessible student resource. This book: covers the most important aspects of farm management, such as observation, decision making, budgeting, risk assessment and record keeping; is organized into easy-to-navigate sections such as the farmer's environment, financials, key skills and farm systems; and includes student-focused pedagogy throughout, comprising learning objectives, focus study exercises and review questions. Written by an expert with decades of teaching and research experience around the world, this book also incorporates two brand new chapters on farm accounting and computer systems and software. Providing a hands-on learning experience for students of agriculture, it will continue to be a much-used resource throughout their farming career. This book is enhanced with supplementary resources.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Farmer’s Environment 1: Introduction 2: A Synopsis of Production Economics 3: The Environment Farmers Operate Under Part 2: Financials: Budgeting, Risk and Investment 4: Budgeting Theory: The Core Systems of Farm Systems Analysis 5: Budgeting Practicalities: Costing out the Proposals 6: Introduction to Managing Risk and Uncertainty 7: Investment Analysis: Recognising Input Output Timing 8: Farm Finances, Financial Accounts and Records in General Part 3: The Farmer’s Skills 9: Skills Required 10: Observation Skills 11: Anticipation and Looking Ahead Skills 12: Understanding the Human Factor 13: Decision and Management Processes and their Improvement Part 4: Farm Systems 14: Improving Systems using Survey Data 15: Introducing Further Methods of Farm Systems Analysis 16: Farm Computing and Software Part 5: More on the Human Factor 17: The Last Word: Objectives and the Family

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Book SynopsisGiven the design component it involves, financial engineering should be considered equal to conventional engineering. By adopting this complementary approach, financial models can be used to identify how and why timing is critical in optimizing return on investment and to demonstrate how financial engineering can enhance returns to investors. Metals and Energy Finance capitalizes on this approach, and identifies and examines the investment opportunities offered across the extractive industry's cycle, from exploration through evaluation, pre-production development, development and production. The textbook also addresses the similarities of a range of natural resource projects, whether minerals or petroleum, while at the same time identifying their key differences.This innovative textbook is clear and concise in its approach, and is illustrated throughout with case studies and exercises used at professional training sessions. As the sum of 45 years' international experience in industry and teaching mining geology, mineral exploration and mineral project appraisal, Metals and Energy Finance will be invaluable to both professionals and graduate students working in the field of mineral and petroleum business management.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Management and Business: Cash Flow Modelling and Financial Accounting; Strategic Management; Management of Projects, Markets and Supplies; Mineral and Petroleum Geosciences: Mineral Deposits; Petroleum and Coal; Project Evaluation: Resource Evaluation; Metals and Energy Project Appraisal and Finance; Minerals Engineering; Quantitative Finance and Financial Engineering;

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Book Synopsis"Overall, this new Burleigh Dodds text, Ensuring Safety and Quality in the Production of Beef, is a breath of fresh air. It covers a mountain of factors that can contribute to beef demand. It assembles a truly remarkable set of authors; scientists that have spent a career on their specific topics. This text is a “must read”!!Meat ScienceConsumer expectations of sensory and nutritional quality have never been higher. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this book reviews research in understanding and improving the quality of beef. Part 1 reviews how breeding and growth affect carcass composition. Part 2 discusses aspects of husbandry affecting meat quality such as nutrition, metabolic modifiers and handling of cattle. The book then goes on to discuss factors affecting flavor, color and tenderness, as well as grading, packaging and methods for measuring sensory quality.Ensuring safety and quality in the production of beef Volume 2: Quality will be a standard reference for animal and food scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in beef production. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews safety issues in beef production.Trade Review"Overall, this new Burleigh Dodds text, Ensuring Safety and Quality in the Production of Beef, is a breath of fresh air. It covers a mountain of factors that can contribute to beef demand. It assembles a truly remarkable set of authors; scientists that have spent a career on their specific topics. This text is a “must read”!!Meat ScienceTable of ContentsPart 1 Breeding and growth1.Biological types of cattle: carcass and meat quality: M. A. Price, University of Alberta, Canada; 2.Traditional animal breeding of cattle to improve carcass composition and meat quality: Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska, USA; 3.Muscle fibre types and beef quality: Thierry Astruc and Annie Vénien, INRA, France; 4.Factors affecting fat content and distribution of fat in cattle and carcasses: Stephen B. Smith, Texas A&M University, USA; Part 2 Management of cattle5.Beef cattle nutrition and its effects on beef quality: Christopher J. Richards, Oklahoma State University, USA and and Michael E. Dikeman, Kansas State University, USA; 6.Effects of metabolic modifiers on beef carcass composition and meat quality: John M. Gonzalez, Sara M. Ebarb, Kelsey J. Phelps and Michael E. Dikeman, Kansas State University, USA; 7.Understanding the effects of handling, transportation, lairage and slaughter on cattle welfare and beef quality: Michael S. Cockram, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; 8.The effects of carcass chilling and electrical stimulation on visual beef quality and palatability: Phillip E. Strydom, Agricultural Research Council and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; Part 3 Quality traits9.Beef colour development and variation: Ranjith Ramanathan, Oklahoma State University, USA and Richard A. Mancini, University of Connecticut, USA; 10.Beef carcass grading and classification: Michael E. Dikeman, Kansas State University, USA; 11.Branded beef programmes: B. N. Harsh and D. D. Boler, University of Illinois, USA; 12.Ageing, physical and chemical methods for improving tenderness and palatability of beef: D. L. Hopkins, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Centre for Red Meat and Sheep Development, Australia; 13.Factors affecting flavour development in beef: Chris R. Kerth, Texas A&M University, USA; 14.Packaging systems for beef retailers and their effects on visual quality and palatability: J. W. S. Yancey, University of Arkansas, USA; 15.Measuring and assessing beef quality and sensory traits for retailers and consumers: Derek A. Griffing and Christy L. Bratcher, Auburn University, USA; 16.The role of beef in human nutrition and health: Chunbao Li, Nanjing Agricultural University, China; Part 4 Emerging trends17.The future of DNA technologies for improving beef quality: marbling, fatty acid composition and tenderness: Elly Ana Navajas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Uruguay; 18.The sustainability and ‘carbon footprints’ of conventional and alternative beef production systems: Jude L. Capper, Livestock Sustainability Consultancy, UK; 19.Controversies surrounding the impact of the fat content of beef on human health: Jennifer Fleming and Penny Kris-Etherton, Penn State University, USA;

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Book SynopsisThis book provides industry insights and fresh ideas for the advancement of the most vital global industry - food. Drawing on their industry and academic expertise the authors have identified three controlling aspects of food business operations that can unleash long term success: consumer health and wellbeing; product and process sustainability; and harnessing advances in digitalization.. If developed to their maximum potential these factors have the capability to revolutionize the food sector. Food Industry 4.0 highlights advancement opportunities for the food manufacturing sector, including innovation in products, processes and services, as it seeks to combine productive, efficient and sustainable practices. The contents address: Mapping data, new approaches for food system applications. The perfect meal and making a balanced global diet possible. Industry 4.0 applications in the food sector: robotics and automation, big data, Internet of Things, cybersecurity. Resource utilization in the food manufacturing sector. Resilience and sustainability in food supply chains. Environmental and social governance in our food system. It is of significant benefit to food industry practitioners working in operational and product development roles, academic researchers, policy makers, students, and food sector professionals.Table of Contents1: Our Connected Future and Global Food Markets 2: Mapping Data: New Approaches for Food System Applications 3: The Perfect Meal 4: Food 4.0: Industry 4.0 Applications in the Food Sector 5: Revealing the Value of Resource Efficiency in the Food Manufacturing Sector 6: Sustainability in the Food Supply Chains 7: Transformational Systems and Resilience in Food Manufacturing 8: Corporate Social Responsibility as a Driver for the Advancement of a Productive and Sustainable Food System

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Book SynopsisIn an area of growing interest to veterinarians, this is a rapid reference to the practical clinical aspects of small animal dentistry. The text is arranged to reflect the clinician’s thinking and approach to problems: background information, clinical relevance, key points, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and management. Some 400 top-quality illustrations—color photos, imaging and diagrams—provide a critically important complement to the text.The color handbook, now with revised text and references, offers real-life insights into the progression of oral disease and has been welcomed as a working resource by veterinary practitioners and students, and as a valuable review by more advanced veterinary dentists.Trade ReviewPraise for the Previous Edition:...a very good canine and feline dentistry and oral surgery resource... In general the photographs and images of radiographs are of good quality... The illustrations were excellent, detailed, and informational... the text provides an excellent visual resource and has the opportunity to improve and add photographs in future editions... allows the reader to quickly learn a large amount of information on a particular topic in just a few pages; the arrangement is relatively unique for a veterinary dental textbook and provides the reader with a concise, informative, and clinically relevant synopsis of the condition discussed. The handbook is easy to read and the reader can quickly learn about particular pathologies in the oral cavity. It is a textbook that should be included on reading lists for veterinary students, technicians, and in the library of general practitioners. The US list price of the book is a good value and would be an important resource for any small animal hospital library. It is a quality color and photographic resource for the practicing veterinarian to help identify pathology found in the oral cavity. It offers a quick resource with condensed information for a practitioner challenged with a busy practice schedule.—Kevin S. Stepaniuk, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, June 2010Useful not only for general practitioners, but also for veterinary residents, specialists, and students...This high quality book is a useful addition to the limited number of veterinary dental textbooks currently available. The pictorial guide is a useful tool for those with limited dental background and the information on each lesion is broad. (3 stars)—Mary Buelow, DVM, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Doody's Review ServiceTable of ContentsAnatomy and Physiology. Oral Examination. Veterinary Dental Radiology. Pathology in the Pediatric Patient. Pathologies of the Dental Hard Tissue. Problems with the Gingiva. Pathologies of the Oral Mucosa. Problems with Muscles, Bones and Joints. Malignant Oral Neoplasia. Pathologies of the Salivary System. Appendices. References.

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Book Synopsis Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world’s prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed by a fusion of new and old forces of production, as the international sugar economy incorporated production areas in Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. Sugar’s global economic importance and its intimate relationship with colonialism offer an important context for probing the nature of colonial societies. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era.Trade Review “The book is an invaluable contribution to the study of the political economies of these regions and offers fresh perspectives on metropolis-colony interactions. It challenges the Euro/US-centric historiography…[it] introduces the reader to a variety of archival sources.” · The Newsletter of the International Institute for Asian StudiesTable of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Sidney W. Mintz Chapter 2. Sugarlandia Revisited: Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800 to 1940, An Introduction Ulbe Bosma, Juan Giusti-Cordero and G. Roger Knight Chapter 3. Technology, Technicians and Bourgeoisie: Thomas Jeoffries Edwards and the Industrial Project in Sugar in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Java G. Roger Knight Chapter 4. An Anatomy of Sugarlandia: Local Dutch Communities and the Colonial Sugar Industry in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Java Arthur van Schaik and G. Roger Knight Chapter 5. Sugar and Dynasty in Yogyakarta Ulbe Bosma Chapter 6. Hybridity, Colonial Capitalism and Indigenous Resistance: The Case of the Paku Alam in Central Java Sri Margana Chapter 7. ‘A Teaspoon of Sugar ...’: Assessing the Sugar Content in Colonial Discourse in the Dutch East Indies, 1880 to 1914 Joost Coté Chapter 8. Sugar, Slavery and Bourgeoisie: The Emergence of the Cuban Sugar Industry Manuel Barcia Chapter 9. The Spanish Immigrants in Cuba and Puerto Rico: Their Role in the Process of National Formation in the Twentieth Century (1898 to 1930) Jorge Ibarra Chapter 10. Compradors or Compadres? ‘Sugar Barons’ in Negros (The Philippines) and Puerto Rico under American Rule Juan Giusti-Cordero Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains papers presented at the fifth International Seminar on the ''Numerical Analysis of Weldability'' which was held in September 1999 at its usual location in Schloss Seggau near Graz, Austria. This biennial meeting was organised by the Institute of Materials Science and Welding Technology of the Technical University of Graz and the working group ''Mathematical Modelling of Weld Phenomena'' of Commission IX of the International Institute of Welding (IIW). The academic aim of these meetings is to publish authorative, well-written, refereed, and edited articles which are written in sufficient depth to enable the ready reproduction of the work and to serve as teaching material.

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Book SynopsisHow do we extend the 'conservation ethic' to include the cultural links between local populations and their physical environments? Can considerations of human capital be incorporated into the definition and measurement of sustainability in managed forests? Can forests be managed in a manner that fulfills traditional goals for ecological integrity while also addressing the well-being of its human residents? In this groundbreaking work, an international team of investigators apply a diverse range of social science methods to focus on the interests of the stakeholders living in the most intimate proximity to managed forests. Using examples from North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they explore the overlapping systems that characterize the management of tropical forests. People Managing Forests builds on criteria and indicators first tested by the editors and their colleagues in the mid-1990s. The researchers address topics such as intergenerational access to resources, gender relations and forest utilization, and equity in both forest-rich and forest-poor contexts. A copublication of Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).Trade Review'Offers fascinating insights into how people who live in and around tropical forests think about and use their systems of resources.' Jeffrey A. McNeely, IUCN - The World Conservation Union 'An impressive piece of research on theinholder problem. An important reference for scientists who are concerned about biodiversity conservation.' Thomas K. Rudel, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: History and Conceptual Framework Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Yvonne Byron, with Ravi Prabhu and Eva Wollenberg Section One: Gender and Diversity in Forest Management 1. Gender and Diversity in Assessing Sustainable Forest Management and Human Well-Being: Reflections on Assessment Methods Tests Conducted in Bulungan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia Cynthia L. McDougall 2. The Place of Rural Women in the Management of Forest Resources: The Case of Mbalmayo and Neighboring Areas in Cameroon Anne Marie Tiani 3. Changing Gender Relationships and Forest Use: A Case Study from Komassi, Cameroon Katrina Brown and Sandrine Lapuyade Section Two: A Conservation Ethic in Forest Management 4. Traditional Knowledge and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation: The Benuaq Dayak Community of East Kalimantan, Indonesia Mustofa Agung Sardjono and Ismayadi Samsoedin 5. Assessing People's Perceptions of Forests: Research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Joseph Woelfel, Reed L. Wadley, and Emily Harwell 6. In Search of a Conservation Ethic Agus Salim, Mary Ann Brocklesby, Anne Marie Tiani, Bertin Tchikangwa, Mustofa Agung Sardjono, Roberto Porro, Joseph Woelfel, and Carol J. Pierce Colfer Section Three: Security of Intergenerational Access to Resources 7. Intergenerational Equity and Sharing of Benefits in a Developing Island State: Research in Trinidad Mario G nter 8. Assessing Intergenerational Access to Resources: Using Criteria and Indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Reed L. Wadley, Emily Harwell, and Ravi Prabhu 9. Sustainability and Security of Intergenerational Access to Resources: Participatory Mapping Studies in Gabon Norbert Gami and Robert Nasi 10. Soil Fertility and the Generation Gap: The B n of Southern Cameroon Diane Russell and Nicod me Tchamou 11. Access to Resources in Forest-Rich and Forest-Poor Contexts Roberto Porro, Anne Marie Tiani, Bertin Tchikangwa, Mustofa Agung Sardjono, Agus Salim, Carol J. Pierce Colfer, and Mary Ann Brocklesby Section Four: Rights and Responsibilities to Manage Cooperatively and Equitably 12. From 'Participation' to 'Rights and Responsibilities' in Forest Management: Workable Methods and Unworkable Assumptions in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Reed L. Wadley 13. Rights and Means to Manage Cooperatively and Equitably: Forest Management among Brazilian Transamazon Colonists Noemi Miyasaka Porro 14. Rights to Manage the Forest Cooperatively and Equitably in Forest-Rich and Forest-Poor Contexts Bertin Tchikangwa, Mary Ann Brocklesby, Anne Marie Tiani, Mustofa Agung Sardjono, Roberto Porro, Agus Salim, and Carol J. Pierce Colfer Section Five: Comparisons: Geograhical and Temporal 15. Sustainable Rural Communities: General Principles and North American Indicators Joseph A. Tainter 16. Forest Cover Change Analysis as a Proxy: Sustainability Assessment Using Remote Sensing and GIS in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Rona A. Dennis, Carol J. Pierce Colfer, and Atie Puntodewo Conclusion: Concluding Remarks and Next Steps References Index

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Book SynopsisVeterinarians, vet techs, dog breeders, trainers, and show judges will greatly benefit from this canine anatomy coloring atlas. Essential anatomic and physiologic concepts are explained and diseases common to each region are discussed. The 195 black and white line drawings allow readers to color the drawings of the anatomical structures: a 'do it yourself' format that maximizes comprehension and retention.Table of ContentsContentsHow to Use this Coloring AtlasSurface of the BodyPlate 1 Regions of the Dog’s BodyPlate 2 Directional TermsPlate 3 Body PlanesPlate 4 Anatomy of Canine SkinPlate 5 Functions of Canine SkinPlate 6 Types of Hair CoatsOrgans of Movement: Bones, Joints, and MusclesPlate 7 Skeleton of the DogPlate 8 Vertebral ColumnPlate 9 Ribs and SternumPlate 10 Anatomy of a Long BonePlate 11 Bone DevelopmentPlate 12 Bones of the Shoulder, Arm, and ForearmPlate 13 Carpal, Metacarpal, and Digital BonesPlate 14 Structure of JointsPlate 15 Joints of the ForelimbPlate 16 FasciaPlate 17 Superficial Muscles of the DogPlate 18 Deeper MusclesPlate 19 Deeper Shoulder and Arm MusclesPlate 20 Forearm and Forefoot MusclesPlate 21 Forelimb NervesPlate 22 Forelimb Blood VesselsPlate 23 The Dog’s Feet (Paws)Plate 24 Types of Feet (Paws)Plate 25 Bones of the PelvisPlate 26 Bones of the Thigh and LegPlate 27 Bones of the TarsusPlate 28 Joints of the HindlimbPlate 29 Hip JointPlate 30 Stifle JointPlate 31 Hindlimb Muscles – Lateral ViewsPlate 32 Hindlimb Muscles – Medial ViewsPlate 33 Hindlimb NervesPlate 34 Hindlimb Blood VesselsPlate 35 Back and Neck MusclesPlate 36 TailsPlate 37 Forelimb ConformationPlate 38 Hindlimb ConformationThe Dog’s HeadPlate 39 The Skull and Associated BonesPlate 40 Cavities and Openings in the SkullPlate 41 Types of SkullsPlate 42 The Eye and Accessory Ocular StructuresPlate 43 The Dog’s NosePlate 44 The Dog’s EarPlate 45 External Ear TypesPlate 46 Lateral Structures of the HeadPlate 47 Ventral Structures of the HeadDigestive SystemPlate 48 The Dog’s TeethPlate 49 Dental Variations in DogsPlate 50 Salivary GlandsPlate 51 Oral Cavity, Tongue, Pharynx, and EsophagusPlate 52 Contents of the Abdominal CavityPlate 53 Stomach and Small IntestinePlate 54 Liver and PancreasPlate 55 Large Intestine, Anus, and Anal SacsBody Cavities and Serous MembranesPlate 56 Body Cavities and Serous MembranesPlate 57 In Place Positions of Internal OrgansCardiovascular SystemPlate 58 Major Circulatory PatternsPlate 59 The Canine HeartPlate 60 Vessels and Related Organs in the Thoracic CavityPlate 61 Vessels of the Abdominal CavityPlate 62 Superficial Vessels of the Head and NeckPlate 63 The Dog’s Pulse. Venipuncture SitesImmune SystemPlate 64 Bone Marrow, Thymus, and SpleenPlate 65 Lymph Nodes and Lymph VesselsPlate 66 TonsilsRespiratory SystemPlate 67 Nasal Cavity and NasopharynxPlate 68 LarynxPlate 69 Trachea and LungsUrinary SystemPlate 70 Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, and UrethraFemale Reproductive SystemPlate 71 Vulva and VaginaPlate 72 Uterus, Uterine Tubes, and OvariesPlate 73 Fetal Membranes. The PlacentaPlate 74 ParturitionPlate 75 Canine Mammary GlandsMale Reproductive SystemPlate 76 Genital Organs of the DogPlate 77 Prostate Gland. PenisPlate 78 Descent of the Canine TestesNervous SystemPlate 79 The Dog’s BrainPlate 80 Cranial NervesPlate 81 Spinal Cord and Spinal NervesPlate 82 Autonomic Nervous SystemPlate 83 Meninges and Cerebrospinal FluidEndocrine SystemPlate 84 Locations of Major Endocrine OrgansIndex

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Book SynopsisTitles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with “on the go”, at a highly affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment. Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate & foundation courses: Common investigations (ECG, imaging, etc) Clinical skills (procedures, patient examination, etc) Professional development (ethics, statistics, etc) Clinical specialties that students perceive as too small to merit a textbook (psychiatry, renal medicine) Highly structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the “fear factor” associated with day to day clinical training, and provides “just enough” for a new rotation. Key Points Highly affordable price and convenient pocket size format – fits in back pocket! Logical, sequential content: relevant basic science, then a guide to understanding a normal image and the building blocks of an abnormal image, before describing clinical disorders Clinical disorders illustrated by a high quality abdominal radiograph, ultrasound, barium study, CT scan or MRI, with brief accompanying text on facing page that clearly identifies the defining feature of the image (in other words, what is it that makes this a stomach ulcer?)Table of Contents Chapter 1 First principles Chapter 2 Understanding normal results Chapter 3 Recognising abnormalities Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal system Chapter 5 Genitourinary system Chapter 6 Hepatobiliary system Chapter 7 Paediatrics Chapter 8 Gynaecological disorders Chapter 9 Miscellaneous disorders

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Book SynopsisKey Clinical Topics in Sports and Exercise Medicine offers an indispensable revision guide for Sports and Exercise Medicine trainees. Designed to provide rapid access to over 100 core topics, this book reflects the latest developments in this highly relevant and evolving specialty. Edited by leading Consultants, Sports and Exercise Medicine provides the essential resource for exam revision and quick reference at the point of care. • Over 100 topics presented in alpha order, from abdominal injuries, to urinary injuries • Arranged in a consistent, standardised manner to facilitate ease and speed of use • Includes illustrations to improve understanding of key concepts • Contributions from experienced specialists to ensure authoritative, accurate contentTable of Contents1. Abdominal injuries in sport 2. Achilles tendon and calf 3. Ageing and sport 4. Altitude 5. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: lateral ankle instability 6. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: other injuries 7. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: overview 8. Back pain - discogenic 9. Back pain - lumbar strains and sprains 10. Back pain - overview 11. Back pain - spondylolysis 12. Biomechanics 13. Cervical spine - cervical cord neuropraxia 14. Cervical spine - cervical disc injuries and herniations 15. Cervical spine - cervical ligament and muscle injuries 16. Cervical spine - fracture dislocation 17. Cervical spine - nerve root/brachial plexus injuries 18. Cervical spine injuries – overview 19. Chest injuries (Chest Wall and Intrathoracic) 20. Cold - hypothermia 21. Compartment pressure syndromes 22. Diabetes and exercise 23. Disability and sport - classification 24. Disability and sport - equipment 25. Disability and sport - medical problems 26. Disability and sport - overview 27. Diving, breath-holding and scuba 28. Drugs in sport - anabolics 29. Drugs in sport - blood doping, erythropoietin and altitude training 30. Drugs in sport - overview 31. Drugs in sport - the administrative framework: doping control procedures 32. Ear, nose, throat conditions in athletes 33. Elbow - instability 34. Elbow - lateral and medial epicondylitis (tennis elbow) NOW TWO TOPICS) 35. Elbow - throwing injuries 36. Epilepsy and exercise 37. Event doctor 38. Exercise and health 39. Exercise physiology - circulatory and respiratory systems 40. Exercise promotion 41. Eye injuries in sports 42. Fatigue 43. Female athlete - exercise during pregnancy 44. Female athlete - the triad 45. Fitness Testing 46. Forearm and wrist conditions 47. Gender verification 48. Gene doping 49. Groin pain 50. Hand injuries 51. Head injury 52. Heel pain 53. Imaging of sports injuries - computed tomography (CT) 54. Imaging of sports injuries - isotope bone scan 55. Imaging of sports injuries - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 56. Imaging of sports injuries - plain radiograph (plain X-ray) 57. Imaging of sports injuries - ultrasound (USS) 58. Infection and sport 59. Knee - acute injuries 60. Knee - anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries 61. Knee - cartilage conditions 62. Knee - MCL and LCL injuries 63. Knee - meniscus injuries 64. Knee - multiligament injuries 65. Knee - other injuries 66. Knee - overuse injuries 67. Knee - patello femoral conditions & Anterior Knee pain 68. Knee - posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries 69. Maxillofacial injuries in sport 70. Muscle properties relevant to sports and exercise 71. Nerve entrapment syndromes - lower limb 72. Nerve entrapment syndromes - upper limb 73. Nerve injury - overview of peripheral nerve injuries 74. Osteoarthritis and sport 75. Paediatrics - osteochondrosis (osteochondritis) 76. Paediatrics - sports injuries 77. Paediatrics - sports medicine 78. Physiotherapy - acute injury management 79. Physiotherapy - general principles 80. Physiotherapy - rehabilitation 81. Physiotherapy - the team physiotherapist 82. Prevention of sports injuries 83. Psychology - performance enhancement 84. Psychology - sports injuries 85. Pulmonary disorders and exercise 86. Risk of sudden death in athletes 87. Shin pain 88. Shoulder - acromioclavicular joint injuries 89. Shoulder - acute dislocation 90. Shoulder - impingement syndrome/rotator cuff disease 91. Shoulder - instability 92. Shoulder - long head of biceps lesions 93. Shoulder - SLAP lesions 94. Shoulder and overhead throwing athlete 95. Skin infections in athletes 96. Stress fractures 97. Team physician 98. Tendinopathy 99. Thermoregulation and fluid balance in hot conditions 100. Thigh - muscular contusions and myositis ossificans 101. Thigh pain (anterior) - quadriceps muscle injuries 102. Thigh pain (posterior) - hamstring strains 103. Training 104. Unexplained underperformance syndrome 105. Urinary tract injuries

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Book SynopsisThis book applies an economic and environmental perspective to the history of landscape and the rural economy, highlighting their inter-connections through specific case studies. After explaining how the author made his discoveries and when they started, it analyses relations between documentary and landscape evidence. It is based on exceptional first-hand observation of a dozen sites and close consideration of topics in the ecological and economic history of southern England. They range from reclaiming chalk down-land, occupying low-lying heaths and reconstructing parkland, to wool-stapling and the manufacture of gunstocks for the African slave trade. Additional themes include the tension between ecology and institutions in decisions about the location of economic activity; the decay of communal farming ahead of enclosure; and other interesting puzzles in rural economic history. This book offers an original approach to questions in economic history through its synthesis of different types of evidence. It will be of interest to a diverse range of readers because it addresses how economic change was registered in the landscape, and how that change was influenced by landscape. It is a book with highly original features, contributing simultaneously to economic, agricultural, environmental, and landscape history. Table of ContentsPart 1. Preliminaries.- Chapter 1. Strategic Locations.- Chapter 2. Sources: Artefacts.- Chapter 3. Sources: Documents.- Chapter 4. Post-war Time Shift.- Part Two: Localities.- Chapter 5. Chalk Downs.- Chapter 6. Heathland.- Chapter 7. Lot Meads.- Chapter 8. Drove Roads.- Chapter 9. Colonising the Hill Country.- Chapter 10. Parkland.- Chapter 11. Resources: Fodder.- Chapter 12. Resources: Wool & Wood.- Chapter 13. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis 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 Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 head-on, with respect to the global systems that produce and distribute food. The panel’s rigorous synthesis and analysis of existing research leads compellingly to multiple actionable recommendations that, if adopted, would simultaneously lead to healthy and nutritious diets, equitable and inclusive value chains, resilience to shocks and stressors, and climate and environmental sustainability.Table of Contents1:- Panel Members.- 2:- Socio-technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-food Systems Transformation.- 3;- The State of Agri-food Systems and Agri-food Value Chains in 2020.- 4:- Key External Drivers of Change to 2070.- 5;- Envisioning Four Design Objectives for 2045–70.- 6;- Getting from Here to There.- 7:- A Profuse Pipeline of Promising Options.- 8:- Socio-technical Innovation Bundles Tailored to Distinct Agri-Food Systems.- 9:- Impact Pathways.- 10:- Towards Co-creation of AFS Innovations by AVC Actors.- 11:- Technical Appendix.- References.

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Book SynopsisPart I: Bioeconomy Context, Concepts and Principles.- Chapter 1: Context.- Chapter 2: Bioeconomy Concepts.- Chapter 3: Guiding Principles of a Bioeconomy.- Chapter 4: Biobased Value Chains and webs.- Part II: Biomass Production Systems.- Chapter 5: Biobased Resources.- Chapter 6: Agricultural Production.- Chapter 7: Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 8: Forestry.- Chapter 9: Blue Bioeconomy.- Chapter 10: Microalgae.- Chapter 11: Insects.- Chapter 12: Residual Biomass Origins, Characteristics, Composition.- Chapter 13: Biogenous waste management.- Chapter 14: Biobased fertilizing products – closing nutrient loops by recycling.- Chapter 15: Digitalization in the agricultural production.- Chapter 16: Economics of primary production.- Part III: Processing.- Chapter 17: Biomass use and biorefineries.- Chapter 18: Biotechnological Conversion.- Chapter 19: Thermochemical Conversion.- Chapter 20: Food Processing.- Chapter 21: Milk and meat analogues.- Chapter 22: Transforming biobased side streams and raw materials into food ingredients.- Chapter 23: Extraction of fibres for non food applications.- Chapter 24: Bioenergy Energy derived from Biomass.- Chapter 25: Digitalization in processing.- Chapter 26: Process and Product Cost Assessment.- Part IV: Markets for bio-based products & Economics for a sustainable Bioeconomy.- Chapter 27: Markets of Bio Based Resources and Products.- Chapter 28: Economics for a sustainable Bioeconomy Theory and Policies.- Part V: Stakeholders of the Bioeconomy.- Chapter 29: Governance of the Bioeconomy.- Chapter 30: The Role of Farmers and Farmer Associations.- Chapter 31: Sustainability management at farm level.- Chapter 32: Fostering innovation systems for the transition to a bioeconomy.- Chapter 33: Inclusive and responsible innovation in the bioeconomy.- Chapter 34: Entrepreneurial Ventures and the Bioeconomy.- Chapter 35: Sustainability management at corporate level.- Chapter 36: Consumers in the Bioeconomy.- Chapter 37: Inter and Transdisciplinary Research in Bioeconomy.- Chapter 38: The Bioeconomist.- Part VI: Guiding the Bioeconomy Transition.- Chapter 39: Conditions for a Responsible Bioeconomy.- Chapter 40: Exploring the Biodiversity-Bioeconomy Nexus.- Chapter 41: Sustainability Assessment.- Chapter 42: Modelling to Support the Bioeconomy Transition.- Chapter 43: Bioeconomy Monitoring.

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Book SynopsisThis text gives students of explorational geophysics a comprehensive view into the interpretation of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) curves. Civil engineers with an interest in environmental problems and agricultural scientists and engineers interested in irrigation, may find this book useful.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is a compilation of plenary lectures presented at the IOCD/CYTED Symposium held in Panama City, Panama in 1997, and covers different aspects of research into plants from North, South and Central America. The topics treated all revolve around the chemistry, pharmacology, and biology of these plants. The importance of pharmaceuticals derived from plant sources is described, together with the potential of ethnomedicine for providing new leads in the search for bioactive constituents. The biodiversity of the Americas is underlined and an idea is given of the urgency with which the flora must be studied.Table of ContentsLessons from natural medicines; application of LC/MS and LC/NMR in the search for new bioactive compounds from plants of the Americas; the quest for new biologically active natural products; pharmacochemistry of new compounds from South American plant bioassay methods useful for activity-guided isolation of natural product cancer chemopreventive agents; biodiversity conservation and drug development in Suriname; antimicrobial activities of phytochemicals from British Columbian medicinal plants; bioactive compounds from Panamanian plants; bioactive natural products of medicinal and agrochemical interest from selected Mexican medicinal plants; the Brazilian folk medicine programme to validate medicinal plants - a topic in new antihypersensitive drug research; recent developments in the chemistry and pharmacology of boldo and boldine; metabolic engineering - a strategy to improve plant secondary metabolite production.

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Book SynopsisThis publication is a practical reference for investment practitioners on the integration of climate change risks, focusing on vulnerability assessments and project appraisals. It illustrates climate funding opportunities, including the green climate fund and the Global Environment Facility

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Book SynopsisThis book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The language of this book is not only easy to understand, but also uses ancient poetry and humor to make the subject interesting, as it speaks to the history and current situation of Chinese agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that fills an important gap in works on agricultural science and agricultural economics.Table of ContentsChapter 1　Does China Have Enough to Eat.- Chapter 2　The Problem of Food Safety.- Chapter 3　Rural Land System and Rights.- Chapter 4　Can Farming Make Money.- Chapter 5　Who Will Till the Land and How Will They Till It.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book seeks effective strategy to realize a rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa based on more than ten years of research team’s inquiries into determinants and consequences of new technology adoption in rice farming in seven countries in this region. Rigorous statistical analyses are carried out by using valuable household data of rice farmers. The book is actually sequel to the two earlier books on the same subject published by Springer and edited by K. Otsuka and D.F. Larson, An African Green Revolution published in 2013 and In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution in 2016. The main message of the first book was that rice is the most promising cereal crop in SSA because of the high transferability of Asian rice technology, whereas that of the second book was that rice cultivation training programs are effective in significantly increasing rice yield in SSA. This third book has wider coverage in terms of topics, study periods, and study sites. It continues to show the significant impacts of rice cultivation training on productivity and newly demonstrates the high sustainability of the productivity impact of the training and the existence of spillover effects from trainees to other farmers by using panel data. We newly assess the important role of mechanization in intensification of rice farming, high returns to large-scale irrigation schemes, and the critical role of rice millers in improving the quality of milled rice. Based on these studies, this book provides clear pathways toward full-fledged Green Revolution in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa.Table of ContentsPrefacePART I: EXTENSIFICTION, INTENSIFICATION, AND REVOLUTION Chapter 1: Issues of Rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa Keijiro Otsuka, Yukichi Mano, and Kazushi Takahashi 1-1. Failure in the Past 1-2. Prospects in Future 1-3. Structure of the Book Chapter 2: Role of Extension for Green Revolution Kazushi Takahashi and Keijiro Otsuka 2-1. Role of Extension in Dissemination of New Technology 2-2. Impact of Rice Cultivation Training 2-3. Missing Issues Chapter 3: Mechanization and Irrigation for Intensification of Rice Farming Hiroyuki Takeshima and Yukichi Mano 3-1. Role of Mechanization in SSA 3-2. Role of Irrigation in SSA 3-3. Missing Issues PART II: IMAPCT OF RICE CULTIVATION TRAINING Chapter 4: The Case of Tanzania Yuko Nakano 4-1. An Overview 4-2. From Key Farmers to Ordinary Farmers 4-3. Impact of Rice Intensification Program Chapter 5: The Case of Uganda Yoko Kijima 5-1. An Overview 5-2. Sustainability of Rice Cultivation Training Program Chapter 6: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire Kazushi Takahashi, Yukichi Mano, and Keijiro Otsuka 6-1. An Overview 6-2. Extension from Treated to Controlled Farmers Chapter 7: The Case of Mozambique Kei Kajisa 7-1. An Overview 7-2. An Impact Assessment of Rice Cultivation Training PART III: MECHANIZATION AND INTENSIFICATION Chapter 8: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire Yukichi Mano, Kazushi Takahashi, and Keijiro Otsuka Chapter 9: The Case of Tanzania E.F. Magezi, Yuko Nakano, and Takeshi Sakurai PART IV: RETURN TO LARGE-SCALE IRRIGATION INVESTMENT Chapter 10: The Case of Kenya Masao Kikuchi, Yukichi Mano, Timothy Njagi, D. Merrey and K. Otsuka Chapter 11: The Case of Senegal Takeshi Sakurai Part V: RICE MILLERS AND RICE QUALITY Chapter 12: The Case of Kenya Yukichi Mano, Tim Njagi, and Keijiro Otsuka Chapter 13: The Case of Ghana Tetsuya Ogura, Joseph A. Awuni, and Takeshi Sakurai PART VI: CONCLUSION Chapter 14: Towards Full-Fledged Rice Green Revolution in SSA Keijiro Otsuka, Yukichi Mano, and Kazushi Takahashi

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Book SynopsisThis open access book provides a clear holistic conceptual framework of CISS-F (competitiveness, inclusiveness, sustainability, scalability and access to finance) to analyse the efficiency of value chains of high value agricultural commodities in India. It is based on the understanding that agriculture is an integrated system that connects farming with logistics, processing and marketing. Farmer’s welfare being central to any agricultural policy makes it very pertinent to study how a value chain works and can be strengthened further to realize this policy goal. This book adds value to the existing research by studying the value chains end-to-end across a wide spectrum of agricultural commodities with the holistic lens of CISS-F. It is not enough that a value chain is competitive but not inclusive or it is competitive and inclusive but not sustainable. The issue of scalability is very critical to achieve macro gains in terms of greater farmer outreach and sectoral growth. The research undertaken here brings out some very useful insights for policymaking in terms of what needs to be done better to steer the agricultural value chains towards being more competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable. The value chain specific research findings help draw very nuanced policy recommendations as well as present a big picture of the future direction of policy making in agriculture. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Evaluating Agricultural Value Chains on CISS-F Framework.- Chapter 3: Decoding Value Chains of Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes (TOP).- Chapter 4: Towards an Efficient Banana and Mango Value Chains in India.- Chapter 5: Analysis of Grapes and Pomegranates Value Chain.- Chapter 6: Towards Creation of an Efficient Dairy Value Chain.- Chapter 7: Poultry Value Chain in India.- Chapter 8: Pulses in India: A Value Chain Analysis.- Chapter 9: Developing Agricultural Value Chains in India- the Way Forward.

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Book SynopsisIn an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) in collaboration with the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), organized an international symposium on the topic “Innovative Institutions, Public Policies, and Private Strategies for Inclusive Agro-Enterprise Development”, as part of the Triennial Meetings of the IAAE held in Foz do lguaçu, Brazil, in August 2012.This book contains the major papers presented at the symposium, which feature a wide range of country and regional experiences and examine the influence of markets and technology transfer to agro-enterprises on food security, poverty, and economic growth. The contributions also identify alternative market access strategies for sustainable economic development. This volume will enrich existing knowledge of agro-enterprises as a channel for promoting inclusive growth and reducing poverty levels across developing and emerging markets.

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Book SynopsisDescribes the formation of a masculine ideology in the decades prior to the war, and shows how it thrived - on the job, and through union politics. This title provides a context for our ideas of postwar masculinity and whiteness and finally returns the men of the home front to our reckoning of the Greatest Generation and the New Deal era.Trade Review"Matthew L. Basso's evidence and interpretations regarding the significance of masculinity to the values, actions, and concerns of working-class civilian men in Montana's copper industry substantially revise our understandings of the middle decades of the twentieth century." (Karen Anderson, author of Wartime Women)"

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Book SynopsisThe farm crisis of the 1980s was the greatest economic disaster to hit rural America since the Depression. The crisis gave rise to a social trauma that affects farmers in the 21st century. This is a chronicle of the experience.Trade Review"Dudley presents a subtle, insightful, and nuanced treatment of the rural 'community' itself, emphasizing its divisions and contradictions.... [A] very good and enlightening book. With Debt and Dispossession, Kathryn Dudley joins the ranks of such anthropologists as Jane Adams, Deborah Fink, and Sonya Salomon." - David Danbom, Rural History; "Dudley writes with rare skill and passion. This is a mid-stream account of America coming of age. Midwesterners are protagonists who may yet wrest a more satisfactory resolution, thanks to this superb contribution." - Deborah Fink, Annals of Iowa

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Book SynopsisAsks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes.Trade Review"What is it about 'ties to the land' that influences the development of young people? The answers the authors provide are not only analytically compelling, but they reveal invaluable insights for solving many of the problems facing our urban and suburban school communities as they struggle to provide meaningful environments for socializing and educating our adolescents into productive adults." (American Journal of Sociology) "A welcome corrective to the literature on development, which has focused almost exclusively on metropolitan areas.... Through their careful connection of life choices to life chances in historical context, the authors offer a model of sociological inquiry worthy of emulation." (Social Forces)"

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Book SynopsisThe Lysenko affair was perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. For thirty years, until 1965, Soviet genetics was dominated by a fanatical agronomist who achieved dictatorial power over genetics and plant science as well as agronomy. A standard source both for Soviet specialists and for sociologists of science.American Journal of Sociology Joravsky has produced . . . the most detailed and authoritative treatment of Lysenko and his view on genetics.New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisA history of China’s Xinjiang Province that shows how the hunt for natural resources determined how Chinese and Russian authorities viewed and tried to control it over the years.

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