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Book SynopsisThe book is divided into four sections, minerals, crystals, rocks and ores. Section A incorporates nine s, begins with presenting salient features of the earth--its structure and composition. The second Minerals and Mineralogy briefly tells about their diversity and their categorisation and introduces the interesting way they are named. Crystal chemistry the third is the heart and soul of mineralogy and deals in somewhat details about the building blocks of minerals -atoms and ions and the way they form diverse types of minerals are. It tries to tell why every combination of chemical compounds cannot result into a naturally occurring mineral. The fourth and fifth s deal with Properties of Minerals, physical and optical. The s describe various physical properties that are helpful in the identification both in hand specimens and as thin section under the microscope. These two s are adequately aided with a number of illustrations, photographs and photomicrographs to bring home the point. five deals with classification of minerals and their occurrence and forms a prelude to the next two s on descriptive mineralogy. Important silicate and non silicate minerals are described in s eight and nine. A brief description of mineral uses is dealt with in both descriptive mineralogy as well Section D on mineral deposits, however, the last , Mineral uses presents an overall picture and will be interesting as well as educating to students and even general readeSection B is devoted to crystals and crystallography. one introduces the subject while two presents basic crystallographic elements. three deals with the main six crystals systems while also giving a preliminary idea about stereographic projection and x-ray crystallography. Section C covers petrology, beginning with introduction to science of petrology, rock nomenclature. two is devoted to the study of igneous rocks, including their forms, composition, textures, structures, classification and description. Sedimentary rocks is the theme of three while different aspects of metamorphic rocks including kinds and agents of metamorphism and classification and description of metamorphism. The last portion of this also considers metamorphism in the background of global tectonics. five, the rock cycle presents a concise summary of geological events that have shaped the planet earth. The last section D is what geology is all about for a man on the street and its significance in nation building--the Ore minerals. It begins with what ore is and its place in human affairs as a well as presenting the important terminology in economic geology. two deals with ore genesis and presents various hypogene and supergene process that carves out ore deposits from non economic materials. three, mineral deposits and global tectonics is becoming a very popular theme among the earth scientists. A brief introduction of the same will be certainly appreciated by the student community and prompt them for further study in this direction. A general survey of India's mineral resources is the theme of four. It covers almost all of the commonly used ores, metallic, non metallic or fuels. The last of section D and the boom, 'Indian mineral industry: some facts and figures' will present where our country stands in the realm of mineral resources. Latest available data of resources, production, export, import, organisations that matter and other useful facts and figures are presented.Table of ContentsSection I - Minerals: 01: The earth, 02: Minerals and mineralogy, 03: Elements of crystal chemistry, 04: Physical properties of minerals, 05: Optical properties of minerals, 06: Minerals: their classification and occurrence, 07: The silicate minerals, 08: The non-silicate minerals, 09: Mineral uses Section II - Crystals: 01: Introduction, 02: Elements of crystallography, 03: The six crystal systems, 04: Preliminary ideas on stereographic projection and x-ray crystallography Section III - Rocks: 01: Introduction, 02: Igneous rocks, 03: Sedimentary rocks, 04: Metamorphic rocks, 05: The rock cycle. Section IV - Ores: 01: Ore minerals, 02: Genesis of ore deposits, 03: Mineral deposits and global tectonics, 04: Indian mineral deposits, 05: Indian mineral industry: some facts and figures.

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Book SynopsisTransformative Artificial Intelligence provides a comprehensive overview of the latest trends, challenges, applications, and opportunities in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The book covers the state of the art in AI research, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics, and explores how these technologies are transforming various industries and domains, such as healthcare, finance, education, and entertainment.The book also addresses the challenges that come with the widespread adoption of AI, including ethical concerns, bias, and the impact on jobs and society. It provides insights into how to mitigate these challenges and how to design AI systems that are responsible, transparent, and trustworthy.The book offers a forward-looking perspective on the future of AI, exploring the emerging trends and applications that are likely to shape the next decade of AI innovation. It also provides practical guidance for businesses and individuals on how to leverage the power of AI to create new products, services, and opportunities.Overall, the book is an essential read for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence and understand the impact that this transformative technology will have on our lives in the coming years.

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Book SynopsisThis book demystifies how Kubernetes networking actually works by walking through a simple but practical simulation that mirrors reality as closely as possible, while skipping the gory details.Widespread adoption of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes have spawned a whole field of industry products, startups and academic research in the field of container networking, typically termed as cloud-native networking. But, what is cloud-native networking? What are the various pieces and how do they fit together?Over recent years, most applications have been deployed on cloud infrastructure. Kubernetes has been the widely adopted orchestrator for these clouds. Application developers in most cases are unaware of the underlying plumbing in Kubernetes that holds their applications running as containers. Networking is an integral part of any Kubernetes environment and efficiently drives the various abstractions provided by it. Needless to say, it greatly effects the performance of applications, which in general have a humongous amount of inter-microservice communication. The impact is even more profound in multiple cloud environments.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Kubernetes Concepts 2. Workers and Containers 3. Container–Container Networking 4. Services 5. Exposing Services 6. Multi-cluster Networking

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Book SynopsisMultirate Signal processing can improve system performance and reduce costs in applications ranging from laboratory instruments, cable modems, wireless systems, satellites, Radar, Sonar, and consumer entertainment products. This second edition continues to offer a systematic, clear, and intuitive introduction.

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Book SynopsisCovering core principles, protective measures, and safety-by-design, Principles and Practices of Electrical Safety Engineering offers in-depth explanations and visual aids.

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Book SynopsisAdvanced Control Systems: Theory and Applications provides an overview of advanced research lines in control systems as well as in design, development and implementation methodologies for perspective control systems and their components in different areas of industrial and special applications.It consists of extended versions of the selected papers presented at the XXV International Conference on Automatic Control “Automatics 2018” (September 18-19, 2018, Lviv, Ukraine) which is the main Ukrainian Control Conference organized by Ukrainian Association on Automatic Control (National member organization of IFAC) and Lviv National University “Lvivska Politechnica”. More than 100 papers were presented at the conference with topics including: mathematical problems of control, optimization and game theory; control and identification under uncertainty; automated control of technical, technological and biotechnical objects; controlling the aerospace craft, marine vessels and other moving objects; intelligent control and information processing; mechatronics and robotics; information measuring technologies in automation; automation and IT training of personnel; the Internet of things and the latest technologies.The book is divided into two main parts, the first concerning theory (7 chapters) and the second concerning applications (7 chapters) of advanced control systems. The first part “Advances in Theoretical Research on Automatic Control” consists of theoretical research results which deal with descriptor control impulsive delay systems, motion control in condition of conflict, inverse dynamic models, invariant relations in optimal control, robust adaptive control, bio-inspired algorithms, optimization of fuzzy control systems, and extremal routing problem with constraints and complicated cost functions. The second part “Advances in Control Systems Applications” is based on the chapters which consider different aspects of practical implementation of advanced control systems, in particular, special cases in determining the spacecraft position and attitude using computer vision system, the spacecraft orientation by information from a system of stellar sensors, control synthesis of rotational and spatial spacecraft motion at approaching stage of docking, intelligent algorithms for the automation of complex biotechnical objects, an automatic control system for the slow pyrolysis of organic substances with variable composition, simulation complex of hierarchical systems based on the foresight and cognitive modelling, and advanced identification of impulse processes in cognitive maps.The chapters have been structured to provide an easy-to-follow introduction to the topics that are addressed, including the most relevant references, so that anyone interested in this field can get started in the area. This book may be useful for researchers and students who are interesting in advanced control systems.Table of Contents Preface List of Contributors Part 1 - Advances in Theoretical Research on Automatic Control (7 chapters) Part 2 - Advances in Control Systems Applications (7 chapters) Index Editor’s biographies.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the key aspects that will define future sustainable energy systems: biofuels, green nanomaterials and the production of bioethanol and bio-hydrogen from bio-waste. Bio-based fuels are the future energy carriers for internal combustion engines as they have lower environmental impact and higher efficiency. The book clearly illustrates the requirement for a unified engineering approach based on solid mathematical and engineering principles. Aside from the ecological advantages, support for sustainable energy can help the socioeconomic situation of developing countries by providing a consistent supply of new energy along with the generation of new job opportunities. The sustainable energy applications and existing contextual investigations provide useful guidance for the broad comprehension of the significance of sustainable energy.Technical topics discussed in the book include: Thermochemical Conversion process; Catalytic conversion process; Rankine cycle; Nanomaterials; Table of ContentsPreface Participants of the reviewing process 1. Current scenario of Renewable Energy in India and its possibilities in the Future 2. Application of green nanomaterials for sustainable energy systems: A review of current status 3. Production of energy from biowaste: An overview of the underlying biological technologies 4. Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon Supported Metal Oxides in Catalytic Cracking Activity 5. Biofuels – Is it a Sustainable Alternative? 6. Current Research Trends on the Utilization of Mono and Hybrid nano-fluids for Solar Energy Applications 7. Modification and application of vegetable oils for Biofuels 8. A Green Automotive Industry for A Sustainable Future 9. Thermochemical conversions of contaminated biomass for sustainable phytoremediation Author Index Keyword Index

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Book SynopsisThe threats to the electricity grid are on the rise at the same time as society is increasing its dependence on electricity for every aspect of our personal, social, and economic lives. We are accelerating that dependence – looking to the electrification of transportation and buildings as a way to stem the threats of climate change. Those threats have now arrived (in the form of more extreme weather, droughts, and wildfire) and they are joined by increasing threats from an aging grid and cyberattacks. The grid we rely on is experiencing increasingly vulnerable external forces.We aren’t helpless. Effective planning around these threats can dramatically reduce the havoc they engender on the electric grid. At every level, from a single building, to a city, to the electric grid and the federal government, steps can be taken to improve our resilience to threats to the electricity system. When those efforts are coordinated, their benefits multiply. This book aims to provide every level of decision-maker with tools and best practices for reducing the risk of and from electricity loss. It is written in non-technical language, with a focus on actionable, easily implemented steps.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Energy Resilience Principles 1. The Energy Resilience Imperative 2. Energy Resilience Concepts Part 2: Energy Resilience Strategies and Tactics 3. The Energy Resilience Planning Process 4. Resilience Metrics and Maturity Model Part 3: Energy Resilience at Every Level 5. Energy Resilience at the Grid Level 6. Energy Resilience at the Local Level 7. Government Resilience: Policy and Programs

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out to address some of the issues that a smart city needs to overcome to make use of both the data currently available to them and how this can be enhanced by using emerging technology enabling a citizen to share their personal data, adding value.It provides answers for those within a smart city, advising their mayors or leaders on introducing new technology. We will cover the topic so as to enable many different public officials to be able to understand the situation from their own perspective, be they lawyers, financial people, service providers, those looking at governance structures, policy makers, etc.We are contributing to the new model for the European Data Economy. Case studies of existing best practice in the use of data are augmented with examples of embracing a citizen’s personal data in the mix, to enable better services to develop and potential new revenue streams to occur. This will enable new business models and investment opportunities to emerge.We will address the topic of how to put a value on data and will conclude by looking at what new technologies will be emerging in the coming years, to help cities with carbon-neutral targets to have more chance of succeeding.Table of Contents1. Peril on the Road to Utopia – Opportunities and Risks of Infusing Personal Data into the Smart City Ecosystem 2. The Principal Projects Underpinning this Work 3. Best Practice in the General Use of Data in a City 4. Case Studies Involving the Use of Personal Data in a Smart City 5. The Local Data Economy 6. Technical Components 7. Interoperability and the Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms 8. Health Data in a Smart City 9. Personal Data Management and MIM4 10. Standards for Citizens 11. Business Models 12. (Digital) City Financing Platforms 13. The Governance of Personal Data for the Public Interest: Research Insights and Recommendations 14. Data Valuation and its Applications for Smart Cities 15. Does Everything Conform to Legal, Ethical and Data Protection Principles? 16. Data-driven and Citizens’ Inclusive Smart Cities: Top Down and Bottom Up Approaches to Tackle Societal and Climate Challenges 17. What Next?

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Book SynopsisIn the era of propelling traditional energy systems to evolve towards smart energy systems, including power generation, energy storage systems, and electricity consumption have become more dynamic. The quality and reliability of power supply are impacted by the sporadic and rising use of electric vehicles, domestic loads, and industrial loads. Similarly, with the integration of solid state devices, renewable sources, and distributed generation, power generation processes are evolving in a variety of ways. Several cutting-edge technologies are necessary for the safe and secure operation of power systems in such a dynamic setting, including load distribution, automation, energy regulation & control, and energy trading. This book covers the applications of various big data analytics,artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies in smart grids for demand prediction, decision-making processes, policy, and energy management. The book delves into the new technologies for modern power systems such as the Internet of Things, Blockchain for smart home and smart city solutions in depth.Technical topics discussed in the book include:• Hybrid smart energy system technologies• Smart meters• Energy demand forecasting• Use of different protocols and communication in smart energysystems• Power quality and allied issues and mitigation using AI• Intelligent transportation• Virtual power plants• AI based smart energy business models• Smart home solutions• Blockchain solutions for smart grids.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Smart Energy Systems and Recent Trends 2. An Overview of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Internet of Things for Future Energy Systems 3. LoRa: A New Technology for Smart Grid Applications 4. Clustering Hybrid Application for Load Forecasting in Smart Grids 5. Big Data Analytical Techniques for Electrical Energy Forecasting in the Smart Grid Paradigm 6. A Review of Smart Grid Planning Approaches and a New Proposal for operational Planning of a Smart Grid with Smart Homes 7. Smart Meter Data Analytics Case Study: Identification of LV Distribution Network Topology to Design Optimal Planning Solutions 8. Build Smart Grids on Artificial Intelligence: A Real-world Example 9. Artificial Intelligence Enabled Energy-efficient Technologies for Secured Smart Homes 10. A Review of Technologies in Net Zero Energy Building for Islanded Operation

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Book SynopsisThe pharmaceutical industry is on the cusp of a new age, with the need for personalized therapy, more complex production processes, smaller batch sizes and rising manufacturing costs. It is necessary to continuously adapt to the rapidly changing environment using novel technology and improved operational efficiency and flexibility. To achieve this, intelligent manufacturing seems to be a definite answer. Pharma 4.0 is a framework for adapting digital strategies to the unique contexts of pharmaceutical manufacturing. This book provides a deep insight into key technologies that will modernize pharmaceutical manufacturing and facilitate digital transformation. Throughout the book we discuss technologies, application and challenges for applying digital technology in pharmaceutical industry, including: • Focus on an overview of Industry 4.0 and its application in the pharmaceutical field• Most recent advances in the pharmaceutical industry• Understanding the concepts of emerging technology trends for drug discovery.Table of Contents1. Digitalization in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Prioritization Throughout Digital Transformation 2. Applications of Industry 4.0 to the Pharmaceutical Sector 3. Blockchain in Pharmaceutical Industry: Opportunities and Challenges 4.Patient Monitoring using Blockchain 5. Potential of AI in Advancement of the Pharmaceutical Industry 6. Use of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Making the Drug Development Process Easier 7. Pharmaceutical Packaging: New Impulse Through Artificial Intelligence 8. Digital Assistant in Healthcare Systems: Application and Challenges 9. Deep Learning Techniques and Drug Release 10. Tissue Response Study Using Deep Learning Techniques 11. Issues and Challenges in Bioinformatics Tools for Clinical Trials 12. Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: Insights and Future Vision for Pharmacy Profession

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Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to the topic of integrated power management systems. More specifically, it targets the battery powered systems on a chip that provide different functions such as wireless connectivity, sensing (e.g. temperature, pressure, movement), localization, processing, and more. Power management is a crucial part of such systems, as they must provide different power supplies, tailored to the requirements of each sub-block, and must maintain high efficiency in order to allow for a long battery life. The book covers the fundamental principles and guidelines needed to start the design of an integrated power management system, and an overview of practical techniques used in state-of-the-art implementations.Technical topics include: Low-dropout regulators (LDO) Fundamental analysis and design techniques Overview of modern techniques Switching converters Inductive and capacitive DC–DC converters Steady state efficiency optimization Control techniques Low-power techniques Auxiliary circuits and system integration Voltage and current references Clock generators System interface. It is ideal for fresh undergraduate and graduate students starting their careers, but also useful for experienced electronics engineers that are new to the power management domain and power electronics.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Linear Regulators 3. DC–DC Converters 4. Auxiliary Circuits 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisImplantable devices are a unique area for circuit designers. A comprehensive understanding of design trade-offs at the system level is important to ensure device success. Circuit Design Considerations for Implantable Devices provides knowledge to CMOS circuit designers with limited biomedical background to understand design challenges and trade-offs for implantable devices, especially neural interfacing.Technical topics discussed in the book include: Neural interface Neural sensing amplifiers Electrical stimulation Embedded Signal Analysis Wireless Power Transmission to mm-Sized Free-Floating Distributed Implants Next Generation Neural Interface ElectronicsTable of ContentsCircuit Design Considerations for Implantable Devices

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Book SynopsisWhen asked to start teaching a course on engineering fracture mechanics, I realized that a concise textbook, giving a general oversight of the field, did not exist. The explanation is undoubtedly that the subject is still in a stage of early development, and that the methodologies have still a very limited applicability. It is not possible to give rules for general application of fracture mechanics concepts. Yet our comprehension of cracking and fracture beha viour of materials and structures is steadily increasing. Further developments may be expected in the not too distant future, enabling useful prediction of fracture safety and fracture characteristics on the basis of advanced fracture mechanics procedures. The user of such advanced procedures m\lst have a general understanding of the elementary concepts, which are provided by this volume. Emphasis was placed on the practical application of fracture mechanics, but it was aimed to treat the subject in a way that may interest both metallurgists and engineers. For the latter, some general knowledge of fracture mechanisms and fracture criteria is indispensable for an apprecia­ tion of the limita tions of fracture mechanics. Therefore a general discussion is provided on fracture mechanisms, fracture criteria, and other metal­ lurgical aspects, without going into much detail. Numerous references are provided to enable a more detailed study of these subjects which are still in a stage of speculative treatment.Table of ContentsI Principles.- 1 Summary of basic problems and concepts.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 A crack in a structure.- 1.3 The stress at a crack tip.- 1.4 The Griffith criterion.- 1.5 The crack opening displacement criterion.- 1.6 Crack propagation.- 1.7 Closure.- 2 Mechanisms of fracture and crack growth.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Cleavage fracture.- 2.3 Ductile fracture.- 2.4 Fatigue cracking.- 2.5 Environment assisted cracking.- 2.6 Service failure analysis.- 3 The elastic crack-tip stress field.- 3.1 The Airy stress function.- 3.2 Complex stress functions.- 3.3 Solution to crack problems.- 3.4 The effect of finite size.- 3.5 Special cases.- 3.6 Elliptical cracks.- 3.7 Some useful expressions.- 4 The crack tip plastic zone.- 4.1 The Irwin plastic zone correction.- 4.2 The Dugdale approach.- 4.3 The shape of the plastic zone.- 4.4 Plane stress versus plane strain.- 4.5 Plastic constraint factor.- 4.6 The thickness effect.- 5 The energy principle.- 5.1 The energy release rate.- 5.2 The criterion for crack growth.- 5.3 The crack resistance (R curve).- 5.4 Compliance.- 5.5 The J integral.- 5.6 Tearing modulus.- 5.7 Stability.- 6 Dynamics and crack arrest.- 6.1 Crack speed and kinetic energy.- 6.2 The dynamic stress intensity and elastic energy release rate.- 6.3 Crack branching.- 6.4 The principles of crack arrest.- 6.5 Crack arrest in practice.- 6.6 Dynamic fracture toughness.- 7 Plane strain fracture toughness.- 7.1 The standard test.- 7.2 Size requirements.- 7.3 Non-linearity.- 7.4 Applicability.- 8 Plane stress and transitional behaviour.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 An engineering concept of plane stress.- 8.3 The R curve concept.- 8.4 The thickness effect.- 8.5 Plane stress testing.- 8.6 Closure.- 9 Elastic-plastic fracture.- 9.1 Fracture beyond general yield.- 9.2 The crack tip opening displacement.- 9.3 The possible use of the CTOD criterion.- 9.4 Experimental determination of CTOd.- 9.5 Parameters affecting the critical CTOD.- 9.6 Limitations, fracture at general yield.- 9.7 Use of the J integral.- 9.8 Limitations of the J integral.- 9.9 Measurement of JIc and JR.- 9.10 Closure.- 10 Fatigue crack propagation.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Crack growth and the stress intensity factor.- 10.3 Factors affecting crack propagation.- 10.4 Variable amplitude service loading.- 10.5 Retardation models.- 10.6 Similitude.- 10.7 Small cracks.- 10.8 Closure.- 11 Fracture resistance of materials.- 11.1 Fracture criteria.- 11.2 Fatigue cracking criteria.- 11.3 The effect of alloying and second phase particles.- 11.4 Effect of processing, anisotropy.- 11.5 Effect of temperature.- 11.6 Closure.- II Applications.- 12 Fail-safety and damage tolerance.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Means to provide fail-safety.- 12.3 Required information for fracture mechanics approach.- 12.4 Closure.- 13 Determination of stress intensity factors.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Analytical and numerical methods.- 13.3 Finite element methods.- 13.4 Experimental methods.- 14 Practical problems.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Through cracks emanating from holes.- 14.3 Corner cracks at holes.- 14.4 Cracks approaching holes.- 14.5 Combined loading.- 14.6 Fatigue crack growth under mixed mode loading.- 14.7 Biaxial loading.- 14.8 Fracture toughness of weldments.- 14.9 Service failure analysis.- 15 Fracture of structures.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Pressure vessels and pipelines.- 15.3 “Leak-bcfore-break” criterion.- 15.4 Material selection.- 15.5 The use of the J integral for structural analysis.- 15.6 Collapse analysis.- 15.7 Accuracy of fracture calculations.- 16 Stiffened sheet structures.- 16.1 Introduction.- 16.2 Analysis.- 16.3 Fatigue crack propagation.- 16.4 Residual strength.- 16.5 The R curve and the residual strength of stiffened panels.- 16.6 Other analysis methods.- 16.7 Crack arrest.- 16.8 Closure.- 17 Prediction of fatigue crack growth.- 17.1 Introduction.- 17.2 The load spectrum.- 17.3 Approximation of the stress spectrum.- 17.4 Generation of a stress history.- 17.5 Crack growth integration.- 17.6 Accuracy of predictions.- 17.7 Safety factors.- Author index.

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Book SynopsisSystems approaches for agricultural development are needed to determine rational strategies for the role of agriculture in national development. Mathematical models and computer simulation provide objective tools for applying science to determine and evaluate options for resource management at field, farm and regional scales. However, these tools would not be fully utilizable without incorporating social and economic dimensions into their application. The second international symposium, Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development (SAAD), held in Los Baños, 6-8 December 1995, fostered this link between the biophysical sciences and the social sciences in the selection of keynote papers and oral presentations, a selection of which are included in these books. The contents further reflect how systems approaches have definitely moved beyond the research mode into the application mode. The large number and high quality of interdisciplinary research projects reported from different parts of the globe, to determine land use options that will meet multiple goals and yet sustain natural resource bases, is a key indicator of this `coming of age'. At the farm level, where trade-off decisions between processes and products (commodities) feature strongly, much progress is also evident in the development of systems-based tools for decision making. At the field level optimization of resource use and minimizing environmental effects has become of major concern for which systems approaches are indispensable. The books, of which Volume I deals with regional and farm studies level and Volume II with field level studies, will be of particular interest to all agricultural scientists and planners, as well as students interested in multidisciplinary and holistic approaches to agricultural development.Table of ContentsPreface. The Challenge of Integrating Systems Approach in Plant Breeding: Opportunities, Accomplishments, and Limitations; P.K. Aggarwal, et al. Using Systems Approaches for Targeting Site Specific Management on Field Level; J. Bouma, et al. New High-Yielding, Weed Competitive Rice Plant Types Drawing from O. sativa and O. glaberrima Genepools; M. Dingkuhn, et al. Improving Rice Tolerance to Barnyardgrass through Early Crop Vigour: Simulations with INTERCOM; J.L. Lindquist, M.J. Kropff. Recent Advances in Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Maize; G.O. Edmeades, et al. Potential Yield of Irrigated Rice in African Arid Environments; M. Dingkuhn, A. Sow. Assessing the Potential Yield of Tropical Crops: Role of Field Experimentation and Simulation; R.C. Muchow, M.J. Kropff. Evaluation of the CROPGRO-Soybean Model over a Wide Range of Experiments; K.J. Boote, et al. Adaptation of the CROPGRO Model to Simulate the Growth of Field-Grown Tomato; J.M.S. Scholberg, et al. A Modified Version of CERES to Predict the Impact of Soil Water Excess on Maize Crop Growth and Development; J.I. Kizaso, J.T. Ritchie. Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Rice Yield; S. Mohandass, T.B. Ranganathan. Competition for Light in Windbreak-Millet Systems in the Sahel; M. Mayus, et al. Crop Models and Precision Agriculture; M.Y.L. Boone, et al. A Conceptual Model for Sodium Uptake and Distribution in Irrigated Rice; F. Asch, et al. Using Decision Support Systems to Optimize Barley Management on Spatial Variable Soil; H.W.G. Booltink, J. Verhagen. Application of SOYGRO in Argentina; S. Meira, E. Guevara. Modeling the Effect of Nitrogen on Rice Growth and Development; T. Hasegawa, T. Horie. Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application to Irrigated Rice; R.N. Dash, et al. Simulating Rice Leaf Area Development and Dry Matter Production in Relation to Plant N and Weather; M. Ohnishi, et al. Influence of Split Application of Nitrogen on Foliar N Content, Photosynthesis, Dry Matter Production and Yield in Short and Medium Duration Rice Cultivars; C. Vijayalakshmi, M. Nagarajan. Systems Approaches to Improve Nitrogen Management in Rice; B. Mishra. Use of Simulation Models to Optimize Fungicide Use for Managing Tropical Rice Blast Disease; S.B. Calvero, P.S. Teng. Yield Gap Analysis of Rainfed Lowland Systems to Guide Rice Crop and Pest Management; H.O. Pinnschmidt, et al. Quantification of the Effects of Bacterial Blight Disease on Rice Crop Growth and Grain Yield; P.R. Reddy. Better Biological Control by a Combination of Experimentation and Modelling; J.C. Van Lenteren, H.W.J. Van Roermund. Quantitative Evaluation of Growth and Yield of Rice Plants Infested with Rice Planthoppers; T. Watanabe, et al. Addressing Sustainability of Rice&endash;Wheat Systems: Analysis of Long-Term Experimentation and Simulation; J. Timsina, et al. Systems Approach in the Design of Soil and Water Conservation Measures; L. Stroosnijder, P. Kiepe. Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Quality; R.S. Kanwar, et al. Harnessing Crop Research Data to Develop Expert Systems; K. Muralidharan, E.A. Siddiq. Comparison of Predictions and Observations to Assess Model Performance: A Method of Empirical Validation; P.L. Mitchell, J.E. Sheehy. Acronyms. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe book is written for policy experts, life scientists, government and business leaders, biotechnology writers and social activists. Few decision-makers realize the unprecedented degree to which transgenic technology is now possible for forests on a commercial scale. Only a handful of the 550 living conifer species is used for commodity value and even fewer species are being developed for transgenic plantations. Transgenic field trials started within the last decade but no transgenic pine plantations exist in 2005. But emergence of transgenic forest trees is still so recent that dialogue about the pros and cons is confined to the scientific community. And dialogue must move out into the public domain. The goal of this volume is to provide content for public deliberations about the genetic composition of future forests. Its Section I is composed of provocative and opposing views on the question of transgenic conifer plantations. Sections II and III follow with research advances on relevant conifer genomics and ecology research, respectively. Section IV forecasts rates of technology adoption for different case studies. Finally, Section V compares the status of regulatory oversight of transgenic forest trees between Canada and the United States. Table of ContentsIntroduction; C.G. Williams. Section I: Pros and Cons for Transgenic Conifer Plantations. 1. Foresters and DNA; J. Ausubel et al. 2. Questioning Commercial Use of Transgenic Conifers; C.G. Williams. 3. It’s Just A Crop: Public Perception and Transgenic Trees; S. Anderson. Section II: Genomics Methods, Resources and Alternative Applications. 4. Genomics Resources for Conifers; J. Dean. 5. A New Direction for Conifer Genomics; K. Ritland et al. 6. Using Genomics to Study Evolutionary Origins of Seeds; E. Brenner, D. Stevenson. 7. Metabolic Profiling for Transgenic Forest Trees; H. Häggmann, R. Julkunen-Tiitto. Section III: Viewing Transgenic Conifer Plantations on A Landscape Scale. 8. Dispersal of Transgenic Conifer Pollen; G. Katul et al. 9. Gene Flow in Conifers; J. Mitton, C.G. Williams. 10. Pines as Invasive Aliens: Outlook for Transgenic Conifers in the Southern Hemisphere; D. Richardson, R. Petit. Section IV: Economics of Transgenic Technology Adoption. 11. Economic Prospects and Policy Framework for Forest Biotechnology for the Southern United States and South America; F. Cubbage et al. 12. Transgenic Forest Trees and Private Forests; M. Megalos. Section V: Government Regulations and Biosafety. 13. Canada’s Regulatory Approach; A.-C. Bonfils. 14. Biosafety of Transgenic Forests in the United States; R. Irwin, P. Jones.

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Book SynopsisAs the global climate changes, plant disease epidemiology faces important questions: Will climate change render plant diseases more harmful to man-made ecosystems, or less? Can sustainable systems be developed in time to spare and enhance shrinking resources? How will changes in host plant diversity affect genetic disease resistance? This book provides an overview of current research in plant disease epidemiology from researchers at the cutting edge of this important discipline.Table of ContentsForeword; S. Savary and B.M. Cooke. 1. Patterns and Management of Crop Multiple Pathosystems; S. Savary et al. 2. Botanical Epidemiology: Some Key Advances and its Continuing Role in Disease Management; L.V. Madden. 3. Disease Assessment Concepts and the Advancements Made in Improving the Accuracy and Precision of Plant Disease Data; F.W. Nutter Jr. et al. 4. Relation between Soil Health, Wave-like Fluctuations in Microbial Populations, and Soil-borne Plant Disease Management; A.H.C. van Bruggen et al. 5. The Practical Considerations of Scale in Plant Pathology; W.W. Turechek. 6. Trends in Theoretical Plant Epidemiology; H. Scherm et al. 7. Establishing Priorities for Plant Science Research and Developing World Food Security; R.W. Herdt. 8. Ecological Genomics and Epidemiology; K.A. Garrett et al. 9. Framework Development in Plant Disease Risk Assessment and its Application; X.B. Yang.

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon current theoretical debates in social anthropology, development studies and political ecology, and presenting original research from across the Archipelago, this book addresses the changing histories and identities of upland people as they relate in new ways to the natural resource base, to markets and to the state. It is an engaged study, which fills important analytical gaps and addresses real-world concerns, exploring the uplands as components of national and global systems of meaning, power, and production. It offers a significant re-assessment of concepts, processes, histories, relationships and discourses, many of which are not unique to either the uplands or Indonesia, making the book essential and compelling reading for both scholars and practitioners.Trade Review"An important overall theme of the book is the ways in which political, social and economic marginality is constituted, expressed and sustained....Overall the quality of the contributions to the volume is high; Li's editorial introduction and her first chapter on marginality, power and production are especially useful....Several of the chapters...provide excellent historical and ethnographic detail."Table of ContentsMarginality, power and production - analyzing upland transformations; constituting the uplands - economies and traditions; maize and tobacco in upland Indonesia; culturalizing the Indonesian Uplands; "It's Not Economical" - the market roots of a moral economy in highland Sulawesi; representing the Uplands - traditional knowledge and environments reconsidered; forest knowledge, forest transformation - political contingency, historical ecology and the renegotiation of knowledge in central Seram; becoming a tribal elder, and other green development fantasies; representations of the "Other" by others - the ethnographic challenge posed by planters' views of peasants in Indonesia; changing agrarian relations - commodity production and state agendas; nucleus and plasma - contract farming and the exercise of power in upland West Java. (Part contents).

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Book SynopsisThis work covers topics such as a water quality management plan for the Dutch portion of the North Sea, estimating discharges under 1980 conditions, and estimating effects of discharges on ambient water quality.

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Book SynopsisThe Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a consequence, it supplements also national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS. At its ninth session (7 December 2018), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the sixth revised edition of the Manual as amended by Amendment 1. This seventh revised edition takes account of these amendments. In addition, noting that the work to facilitate the use of the Manual in the context of the GHS had been completed, the Committee considered that the reference to the “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods” in the title of the Manual was no longer appropriate, and decided that from now on, the Manual should be entitled “Manual of Tests and Criteria"".

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Book SynopsisEn la edición de 2020 de El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura se hace especialmente hincapié en la sostenibilidad. Esto refleja una serie de consideraciones específicas. Primero, en 2020 se celebra el 25.º aniversario del Código de Conducta para la Pesca Responsable (en adelante, “el Código”). En segundo lugar, varios indicadores de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible deben alcanzarse en 2020. Tercero, la FAO acogió el Simposio Internacional sobre la Sostenibilidad de la Pesca a finales de 2019; y, en cuarto lugar, en 2020 se finalizarán las directrices específicas de la FAO sobre el crecimiento sostenible de la acuicultura y sobre la sostenibilidad social a lo largo de las cadenas de valor.Si bien la Parte 1 mantiene el formato de las ediciones anteriores, se ha revisado la estructura del resto de la publicación. La Parte 2 se abre con una sección especial relativa al 25.º aniversario del Código. También se centra en las cuestiones que han pasado a primer plano, en particular aquellas relacionadas con el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 14 y sus indicadores, de los que la FAO es el organismo “responsable”. Además, la Parte 2 abarca diversos aspectos de la sostenibilidad de la pesca y la acuicultura. Los temas tratados son muy variados, desde sistemas de datos e información hasta contaminación de los océanos, la legalidad de los productos, los derechos de los usuarios y la adaptación al cambio climático. La Parte 3 es ahora la última parte de la publicación, y abarca previsiones y cuestiones emergentes como nuevas tecnologías y la bioseguridad de la acuicultura. Se concluye esbozando los pasos hacia una nueva visión de la pesca de captura.La publicación El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura tiene como finalidad proporcionar información objetiva, fiable y actualizada para una amplia variedad de lectores que incluye responsables de la formulación de políticas, administradores, científicos, partes interesadas y todas las personas que tengan interés en el sector de la pesca y la acuicultura.

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Book SynopsisArtificial Insemination and Treatment of Infertility in Dairy Animals by Honnappagol and Tandle is a handy work of 16 well experienced faculties drawn from different departments of higher learning. Most of them are actively engaged in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching with considerable expertise. Adequate care has been exercised by the editors to incorporate all the aspects of artificial insemination and infertility in the chapters form 1 to 20 so that it can serve as a real guide to the students and veterinarians and in turn minimizing the possible economic losses to the dairy animal owners and dairy Industry. Adequate care has been taken to include all spheres of infertility starting from endocrinology of estrous cycle, role of nutrition, feed formulation, breeding strategies, estrus detection aids, recent advances in reproduction controlled breeding, fertility improvement use of ultrasound and laparoscopy, therapeutic management of infertility and reproductive disease control. Practical knowledge and skill in respect of handling, storage and evaluation of frozen semen, safety handling of cryocans and liquid nitrogen, factors affecting success rate in artificial insemination programme and drugs and hormones used in treating reproductive disorders is also provided.Table of Contents01. Estrous cycle and its endocrinology in cows and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R. G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 02. Role of nutrition in animal reproduction by B. Ramchandra, V. Nagabhushana, S. Mallikarjunappa and Sanjay M. Bhalerao. 03. Feed formulation for cattle and buffaloes by V. Nagabhushana, B. Ramchandra, S. Mallikarjunappa and Sanjay M. Bhalerao. 04. Breeding strategies for cattle and buffaloes by M.M. Appannavar and V.B. Shettar. 05. Estrus detection aids in cows and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 06. Recent advances in reproduction in cows and buffaloes by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 07. Estrus synchronization and controlled breeding programmes in cattle by S.S. Honnappagol, M.K.Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R. Bijurkar and M.S. Dodamani. 08. Fertility improvement in buffaloes by R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle and S.D. Sonwane. 09. Utlrasound applications in animal reproduction by Dilipkumar D. and M.K. Tandle. 10. Laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disorders of cows and buffaloes by B.V. Shivaprakash. 11. Endocrine and pharmacological significance in clinical management of post-partum uerine infections by Prakash Nadoor. 12. Infertility and its therapeutic management in buffaloes by M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappoagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane and R.G. Bijurkar. 13. Therapeutic management of infertility in cows by S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar and M.S. Dondamani. 14. Management of repeat breeding syndrome in cattle and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Donamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 15. Reproductive disease control in cattle by Basavraj Awati, D.H. Hugar and Y. Hari Babu. 16. Evaluation of Frozen Semen by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 17. Safety handling of liquid nitrogen and cryo can by R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle and S.D. Sonwane. 18. Handling and storage of Frozen Semen by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 19. Factors affecting conception rate in artificial insemination programme by M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonawane and R.G. Bijurkar. 20.Commercial hormones and drugs in Therapeutic management in infertility and uterine infections by M.K. Tandle, M.S. Dodamani, R.G. Bijurkar, S.D. Sonwane and S.S. Honnappagol.

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Book SynopsisPlant diseases are among the important factors that are responsible for causing yield loss in crop production. The loss due to diseases alone is estimated to be around 26 per cent. Diseases may attack at any stage of the standing crop, from seedlings till maturity of the crop. They may affect different parts of the plants, such as foliage, stem, root, flowers or seed and cause various types of symptoms, while the diseases such as wilt affect the entire plant. All these ultimately result in the reduction of yield and poor quality of the produce. Further, many pathogens continue to attack the stored grains and stored produce, and cause spoilage. To save the crops from diseases caused by pathogens and thereby to increase crop production, it is imminent that diseases have to be controlled by any means. To adopt various strategies for the control of pathogens, one should have some basic knowledge about the symptoms produced by the pathogens, their life cycle, mode of survival and spread, and the stage at which the host is most vulnerable to attack by the pathogens. Most of the cultivated varieties of different crops are susceptible to one disease or another, while some others are susceptible to many diseases. Even resistant cultivars of some of the crop species may become susceptible to some specific diseases in course of time as a result of development of new physiologic races of the pathogen by hybridization or natural mutation or when the environmental conditions are highly favorable for the pathogen and not quite favorable for the host. In this book the authors have given a detailed account of the major diseases of important field crops and horticultural crops, and their management. The text is substantiated with many hand-drawn illustrations, which are of excellent quality and in fact it is the highlight of the book. A on important edible mushrooms commonly grown in India, methods of cultivation of different mushrooms, diseases and pests attacking mushroom beds and mushrooms is also included in the book. This may be quite useful to emerging entrepreneuThe book, which has been compiled as per the undergraduate syllabus of agricultural institutions, will also be of use to postgraduate students and to those working in the department of agriculture.Table of ContentsSection I. Diseases of field crops: 1. Cereals. 2. Pulses. 3. Oilseeds. 4. Cash crops. Section II. Diseases of horticultural crops: 1. Fruit crops. 2. Vegetable crops. 3. Tuber and root crops. 4. Spices and condiments. 5. Plantation crops. 6. Ornamental plants. Section III. Edible mushrooms.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a sound scientific knowledge in food science. It has been written to meet the needs of students in Indian Universities perusing courses in foods, nutrition and allied courses; at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The book covers all the necessary topics. The book gives a comprehensive account of foods. It consists of four parts. Part one, constituting (s 1-3), deals mainly with the evaluation of food, colloidal chemistry of the food and sugar cookery. Starch, milk & egg cookery have been discussed in detail in part two (s 4 - 6). Part three (s 7 - 10) throws some light on vegetables, fats, pulses & fortification of foods; whereas the last part ( 11 - 12) deals with meat cookery and food adulteration.Table of Contents01: Sensory and Objective Evaluation of Foods 02: Colloidal Chemistry 03: Sugar Cookery 04: Starch Cookery 05: Milk Cookery 06: Egg Cookery 07: Vegetables and Fruits 08: Fats and Oils 09: Pulses and Legumes 10: Fortification and Enrichment of Foods 11: Meat, Fish and Poultry 12: Food Adulteration

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Book SynopsisThis book attempts to describe applied breeding methods for different domestic animal species as currently implemented. In this book, brief history of population genetics, domestication of livestock species, classification of breeds, economic characteristics of different livestock species & poultry and their importance, basic statistics, qualitative and quantitative inheritance, gene and genotype frequency and factors influencing gene frequency, values and means of population, methods of estimation and uses of heritability and repeatability, correlations, selection, response to selection, basis of selection, progeny testing, open nucleus breeding system, sire evaluation, methods of selection, breeding or mating systems, heterosis or hybrid vigor definitions and current livestock and poultry breeding programmes have been discussed in different s. The subject matter has been dealt with in a logical sequence so that the reader is conveyed from simple to more complex interpretation with relative ease. It is felt that the reader which are likely to comprise mostly of graduate and post graduate student of animal breeding and researcher will be able to get a deeper insight and better perceptions into the realm of the dynamic science of animal breeding.Table of Contents01 Brief History of Population Genetics 02 Domestication of Livestock Species 03 Classification of Livestock Breeds 04 Economic Characters of Livestock and Poultry 05 Basic Statistics 06 Qualitative and Quantitative Inheritance 07 Gene and Genotype Frequency and Factors Influencing Gene Frequency 08 Variation and Measurements 09 Values and Means of Population 10 Heritability - Methods of Estimation and Use 11 Correlations 12 Selection - Natural Vs Artificial Selection 13 Response to Selection 14 Basis of Selection15 Methods of Selection 16 Open Nucleus Breeding System 17 Methods of Sire Evaluation 18 Breeding or Mating Systems 19 Heterosis or Hybrid Vigor 20 Selection of Dairy Cattle & Buffaloes 21 Current Livestock and Poultry Breeding Programmes 22 Conservation of Genetic Resources in India

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