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Book SynopsisExotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry is a practical reference for assessing, handling, and treating small exotic animals in the veterinary clinic. Covering common species such as mice, hamsters, rabbits, and ferrets, the book focuses on nursing care, giving veterinary staff the information they need to work with these less-common patients. With information on basic anatomy, preventative care, and common diseases, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry provides a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of caring for small exotic mammals and communicating with owners.Trade Review"Short of acquiring clinical books featuring only a single species, this book is thorough enough that it would be a valuable addition to the library of any veterinary professional interested in exotic small mammals." (National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America , 2011) "Overall, this book is a great source of information for veterinary technicians and assistants who frequently work with small mammals. The text is very easy to use, and could also be used to provide information to clients who need help with husbandry. It is small, concise, and to the point without a bunch of statistics or unnecessary text to muddle through. This text would be a great addition to any general or exotic practice, or for the veterinary technician's library. Veterinarians and other staff members may also benefit from having this book on their shelf of easy-to-reach reference material." (VSPN, June 2010) "There is certainly something for anyone with an interest in exotics to be found within these pages, and it will be most useful for veterinary nurses and pet owners. It should be judged as an excellent starter guide for exotic veterinarians, with good coverage of basic procedures and disease processes, thus meriting its place on most veterinary practice bookshelves." (Veterinary Record, November 2010) This is a useful book for those in the veterinary field. It provides a great deal of information for various species in a well-organized manner." (Doody's, October 2010) "Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry is a fine basic reference for handling and treating small animals in the vet clinic. It covers everything from mice and hamsters to ferrets and focuses on housing, nutrition and diseases. Basic anatomy and preventative care are included in a fine easy approach many a pet owner will also appreciate." (The Midwest Book Review, June 2010)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii 1 Introduction 3 2 Enrichment 11 3 Preventive Medicine 21 4 Rabbits 49 5 Ferrets 61 6 Mice 73 7 Rats 81 8 Gerbils 93 9 Hamsters 103 10 Guinea pigs 115 11 Chinchillas 125 12 Degus 137 13 Hedgehogs 143 14 Sugar Gliders 157 15 Opossums 169 Index 175 Color plate appears between pages 80 and 81

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Book SynopsisConstruction Project Management: An Integrated Approach is a management approach to leading projects and the effective choice and use of project management tools and techniques. It seeks to push the boundaries of project management to take on board future needs and user issues.Integration of the construction project, meaning closer relations between the project team, the supply chain and the client, is long overdue; however, despite some signs of growth in this area, the industry nonetheless remains fragmented in its approach. The role of the project manager is to integrate diverse interests and unify objectives to achieve a common goal. This has now broadened to include a responsibility, on the parts of both client and team, to ensure that construction addresses current and future societal needs. From an economic perspective, a great deal of waste is connected with conflict, thus a holistic approach that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the task at hand wTable of Contents 0 Introduction 1 Project life cycle and success 2 Building the client business case 3 Project development and evaluation 4 Construction procurement 5 Planning and control 6 Design management and value 7 Project organisation and leadership 8 Engineering the psycho-productive environment 9 Engineering the production process 10 Managing risk and value 11 Project safety, health and the environment 12 Sustainable delivery of construction projects 13 Digital construction 14 Quality and customer care 15 Project close out and systems improvement 16 Conclusion: future construction Glossary

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Book SynopsisOrganised as a dialogue between nature and design, this book explores design ideas, opportunities, visions and practices through relating and uncovering experience of the natural world.Presented as an edited collection of 25 wide-ranging short chapters, the book explores the possibility of new relations between design and nature, beyond human mastery and understandings of nature as resource and by calling into question the longstanding role for design as agent of capitalism. The book puts forward ways in which design can form partnerships with living species and examines designers' capacities for direct experience, awe, integrated relationships and new ways of knowing. It covers: New design ethics of care Indigenous perspectives Prototyping with nature Methods for new design and nature relations A history of design and nature Animist beliefs De-centering human-centered design Understanding nature has power and agencyTable of ContentsIntro SECTION I: Lying: Lying down to receive A Shift of Attention "Towards…. Something More Liveable" A Moth Journey. An Unexpected Rapport: Mushrooms, a Designer + Everyone Else Sitting in Trees Co-creating with a Tick SECTION II: Sitting: Sitting to open dialogue Hybrids. Others/Selfies Poem: ‘Zoology’ Narrating the Impression. Thick Description Through Visualisations – Towards New Representations of Nature Learning from Harakeke — Towards a Network for Textile Design in Aotearoa New Zealand Becoming-with Vegetal: Sympoietic Design Practice with Plant Partners To Name is to Value Design and Nature: A History Part one: Foundation Part two: Ecological Design as Mastery Part three: Bio this...and Bio that Part four: Moving Forward SECTION III: Standing: Standing to achieve a view Short-comings and Vulner-abilities Living Landfill Design and Nature as Seen through Fur: Systems of Manipulation and Care Bully Goes Fishing Dirty design (or A bloody mess) - In celebration of life affirming design SECTION IV: Walking: Walking to move Earthbond Prototyping, a Method for Designers to Deepen Connections to Nature Design Students in Sustainable Systems Design on the Wing: Collaborative Work with Nature We Become Gardeners After All. A Nourishing Dialogue with the Material Environment The Poetics of Cultural Landscapes through Ecological Wisdom Antarctica SE3: a Conversation on Designing with Care Folding In Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme environmental events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century globally. It integrates cutting-edge materials to provide an interdisciplinary approach to environmental hazards and their management, illustrating how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. Part 1 defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster and explores the evolution of hazards theory. Part 2 employs a consistent chapter structure to demonstrate how individual hazards occur, their impacts and how the risks can be assessed and managed.This extensively revised edition includes:Fresh perspectives on the reliability of disaster data, disaster risk reduction, risk and disaster perception and communication, and new technologies available to assist with environmTrade Review"The 7th edition of Environmental Hazards is like having coffee with an old friend - the coffee is just better. This timely update of this classic text brings to the fold the latest in hazard, risk, and disaster risk reduction. I believe this is, and remains, an essential text for students, academics, and policy makers alike." Dewald van Niekerk, African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University, South Africa. "This book provides a clear explanation of hazard and resilience typology in environmental science so that readers can completely understand the terminology and its usage. The updates of the current pandemic and "new" types of disasters are also covered, providing insights and connecting the events with the existing theory on disaster management and environmental issues. Highly recommended for undergraduates and graduates alike to have an excellent understanding on the subject on hazard, resiliency and environmental issues." Elisabeth Rianawati, Director, Resilience Development Initiative (RDI). "This book provides one of the most comprehensive compilations on the important topic of Environmental Hazards with cross cutting relations with disaster risk reduction. The book eloquently describes hazards, risks and its assessment and management. I find this book a great reference for the students, researchers and practitioners in the related field." Professor Rajib Shaw, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan. "This timely new edition of a now classic text forefronts the latest perspectives on hazards and disasters without losing sight of the salient history of ideas and interventions. It is a tremendous learning resource, and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in, or involved with, disaster risk reduction." Clive Oppenheimer, Cambridge University, UK. Table of ContentsForeword by Mami Mizutori Part One: The Nature of Hazard Chapter 1 – Hazard in the Environment Chapter 2 – Dimensions of Disaster Chapter 3 – Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability Chapter 4 – Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 5 – Disaster Risk Reduction Part Two: The Experience and Reduction of Hazard Chapter 6 – Earthquake hazards Chapter 7 – Volcanic hazards Chapter 8 – Tsunami hazards Chapter 9 – Mass Movements Chapter 10 – Storms Chapter 11 – Floods Chapter 12 – Drought Chapter 13 – Extreme Temperatures Chapter 14 – Wildfires Chapter 15 – Epidemic Diseases Part Three: Environmental Hazard and Risk in an Anthropocene Chapter 16 – Anthropocene Changes Chapter 17 – Industrial and Waste Hazards Chapter 18 – Climate and Beyond Chapter 19 – Using Environmental Hazards Knowledge for Action

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Book SynopsisHeavily updated and expanded, this second edition of Adrian Waygood's textbook provides an indispensable introduction to the science behind electrical engineering. While fully matched to the electrical science requirements of the 2330 levels 2 and 3 Certificates in Electrotechnical Technology from City & Guilds (Electrical Installation), the main purpose of this book is to develop an easy understanding of the how and why within each topic. It is aimed at those starting careers in electricity and electronics, as well as any hobbyists, with an array of new material to reflect changes in the industry. New chapters include: Electrical drawings Practical resistors Measuring instruments Basic motor action Practical capacitors Basic transformer theory The electricity supply industry and more Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction. SI System of Measurements. Electrical Schematic and Wiring Diagrams. The 'Electron Theory' of Electricity. Electric Current. Potential and Potential Difference. Resistance. Resistors. Conductors and Cables. Effect of Temperature-Change upon Resistance. Ohm’s Law of Constant Proportionality. Series, Parallel and Series-Parallel Circuits. Electrical Measurements. Cells and Batteries. Internal Resistance. Energy, Work, Heat and Power. Magnetism. Electromagnetism. Magnetic Circuits. Electromagnetic Induction. Motor Principle. Transformers. Capacitance. Capacitors. Geometry and Trigonometry Revision for A.C. Introduction to Alternating Current. Series Alternating-Current Circuits. Power in Alternating-Current Circuits. Parallel Alternating-Current Circuits. Summary of Equations Derived from Phasor Diagrams. Power Factor Improvement. Balanced Three-Phase A.C. Systems.

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Book SynopsisLayer of protection analysis (LOPA) is a simplified method of risk assessment that provides the much-needed middle ground between a qualitative process hazard analysis and a traditional, expensive quantitative risk analysis.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Acronyms and Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Audience. 1.2 History of LOPA. 1.3 Use of LOPA in the Process Life Cycle. 1.4 Linkage to Other CCPS Publications. 1.5 Annotated Outline of the LOPA book. 2. Overview of LOPA. 2.1 Purpose. 2.2 What is LOPA? 2.3 What LOPA Does. 2.4 When to Use LOPA. 2.5 How LOPA Works. 2.6 How to Implement LOPA. 2.7 Limitations of LOPA. 2.8 Benefits of LOPA. 2.9 Introduction of Continuing Examples. 3. Estimating Consequences and Severity. 3.1 Purpose. 3.2 Consequences of Interest. 3.3 Consequences Evaluation Approaches for LOPA. 3.4 Continuing Examples. 3.5 Link Forward. 4. Developing Scenarios. 4.1 Purpose. 4.2 LOPA Scenarios and Components. 4.3 Identifying and Developing Candidate Scenarios. 4.4 Continuing Examples. 4.5 Link Forward. 5. Identifying Initiating Event Frequency. 5.1 Purpose. 5.2 Initiating Events. 5.3 Frequency Estimation. 5.4 Expression of Failure Rates. 5.5 Continuing Examples. 5.6 Limitations (Cautions). 5.7 Link Forward. 6. Identifying Independent Protection Layers. 6.1 Purpose. 6.2 Definition and Purpose of an IPL. 6.3 IPL Rules. 6.4 LOPA IPL Assessment. 6.5 Example of IPLs. 6.6 Preventive IPLs versus Mitigation IPLs. 6.7 Continuing Examples. 6.8 Link Forward. 7. Determining the Frequency of Scenarios. 7.1 Purpose. 7.2 Quantitative Calculation of Risk and Frequency. 7.3 Look-up Table Determination of Risk of Frequency. 7.4 Calculation of Risk of Frequency with Integer Logarithms. 7.5 Continuing Examples. 7.6 Link Forward. 8. Using LOPA to Make Risk Decisions. 8.1 Purpose. 8.2 Introduction. 8.3 Comparing Calculated Risk to Scenario Risk Tolerance Criteria. 8.4 Expert Judgment. 8.5 Using Cost-Benefit to Compare Alternatives. 8.6 Comparison of Approaches, Pros and Cons. 8.7 Cumulative Risk Criteria versus Scenario Criteria. 8.8 Continuing Examples. 8.9 Cautions. 8.10 Link Forward. 9. Implementing LOPA. 9.1 Purpose. 9.2 Is the Company ready for LOPA? 9.3 What Is the Current Foundation for Risk Assessment? 9.4 What Dare Are Required? 9.5 Will the IPLs Remain in Place? 9.6 How Are the Risk Tolerance Criteria Established? 9.7 When IS LOPA Used? 9.8 Typical Implementation Tasks. 10. Using LOPA for Other Applications. 10.1 Purpose. 10.2 Using LOPA in Capital Improvement Planning. 10.3 Using LOPA in Management of Change. 10.4 Using LOPA in Mechanical Integrity Programs or Risk-Based Inspection/Risk-Based Maintenance Programs. 10.5 Using LOPA in Risk-Based Operator Training. 10.6 Using LOPA in emergency Response Planning. 10.7 Using LOPA to Determine a Credible Design Basis for Overpressure Protection. 10.8 Using LOPA in Evaluating Facility Siting Risks. 10.9 Using LOPA to Evaluate the Need for Emergency Isolation Valves. 10.10 Using LOPA to Evaluate Taking a Safety System Out of Service. 10.11 Using LOPA during Incident Investigations. 10.12 Using LOPA in the Determination of SIL for SIF. 11. Advanced LOPA Topics. 11.1 Purpose. 11.2 Counting Multiple Functions in One BPCS as IPLs in the Same Scenario. 11.3 Summation of Risk for Multiple Scenarios. 11.4 Using LOPA to Develop F/N Curves. 11.5 Operator Response Issues. 11.6 Normal Plant Operations as “Tests: of IPL Components. 11.7 Focused Fault Tree/Event Tree Analysis of IPL Components. Appendix A. LOPA Summary Sheets for the Continuing Examples. Appendix B. Worked Examples from CCPS’s Safe Automation Book. Appendix C. Documentation for a LOPA Study. Appendix D. Linkage with Other Publications. Appendix E. Industry Risk Tolerance Criteria Data. Appendix F. High Initiating Event Frequency Scenarios. Appendix G. Additional Reading. References. Glossary of Terms. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis ethnography of a river restoration project in Kathmandu, Nepals capital and one of the fastest-growing cities in Southeast Asia, contributes to the nascent anthropology of urban environments.Trade Review“Anthropologists have just begun to turn their attention to cities in the south and Reigning the River is one of the first detailed ethnographies to effectively grapple with the cultural politics of urban natures. It is an admirable project and will not only be of immense relevance to a wide range of readers interested in questions of urban improvement, development, and livelihood struggles, but it also deserves to be read widely by undergraduate and graduate students of urban studies, environmental studies, anthropology, cultural studies, and South Asian studies. It is a pioneering contribution that is bound to have a lasting impact.” - Shubhra Gururani, American Ethnologist“[A] valuable resource for those with a general interest in urban problems orin Nepal for disciplinary specialists.” - John Whelpton, Asian Anthropology“It certainly does represent a considerable advance in the literature of environmentally conscious humanities research, with powerful general conclusions that can guide both practitioners and academics.” - Paul Brown, Asian Studies Review“Cutting-edge social science has not kept pace with the shift of most of the human population to urban areas. Anne M. Rademacher helps to remedy this deficiency by asking, as one of her informants did of her, ‘What is urban ecology?’ In answer, she shows how urban nature and culture are mutually produced, reinforced, and changed, deftly weaving into her analysis recent political and environmental transformations in Nepal. The result is a pioneering study of the moral and affective dimensions of a twenty-first-century urban environment. It is a model for a new generation of urban studies.”—Michael R. Dove, Yale University“This lucidly written and rigorously argued book is likely to become a major contribution to the anthropology of the Himalayan environment, and to the small but growing literature on urban modernity in Nepal. In the eyes of environmental activists, the sorry state of the Bagmati River is a metaphor for the state of Nepal itself. By elucidating the activists’ critique and their vision for a more ordered and coherent future, Anne M. Rademacher makes a deeply original contribution to political anthropology. This book deserves to be widely read both by students of Himalayan society, culture, and politics and by those who work in the areas of Nepal’s environment, development, and governance. The clarity of the writing makes it especially suitable as an undergraduate text in a range of courses on environment and development, political anthropology, urban anthropology, and South Asian studies.”—Arjun Guneratne, Macalester College“Rademacher provides an engaging ethnographic account of environmental and political transformation in Kathmandu, permeated with abundant historical material and written with a close yet critical understanding of the subject. The book, strong on theoretical references to interdisciplinary debates in social science and in the field of Nepal studies, has made its own important contributions in these fields.” -- Tashi Tsering * Environmental History *“[A] valuable resource for those with a general interest in urban problems or in Nepal for disciplinary specialists.” -- John Whelpton * Asian Anthropology *“Anthropologists have just begun to turn their attention to cities in the south and Reigning the River is one of the first detailed ethnographies to effectively grapple with the cultural politics of urban natures. It is an admirable project and will not only be of immense relevance to a wide range of readers interested in questions of urban improvement, development, and livelihood struggles, but it also deserves to be read widely by undergraduate and graduate students of urban studies, environmental studies, anthropology, cultural studies, and South Asian studies. It is a pioneering contribution that is bound to have a lasting impact.” -- Shubhra Gururani * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAbout the Series viii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. A Riverscape Undone 1 1. Creating Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley 42 2. Knowing the Problem 57 3. War, Emergency, and an Unsettled City 91 4. Emergency Ecology and the Order of Renewal 116 5. Ecologies of Invasion 139 6. Local Rivers, Global Reaches 155 Conclusion. Anticipating Restoration 175 Notes 185 References 211 Index 237

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Book SynopsisThe extraordinary growth in the production and use of man-made fibers over the past fewdecades has focused attention on the surface properties of fibers and textiles. This volumecombines surface science and technology in its presentation of the substantial progressthat has been made in the technology related to the surface characteristics of natural,synthetic, and glass fibers and textiles.Adopting an interdisciplinary approach , the coverage places emphasis upon the wetting,soiling, staining, frictional, and adhesive properties of fibers and fabrics, as well asphenomena related to these properties. The book offers critical reviews which describeexperimental facts, theories, and processes. Symbols are clearly defined in each chapter.Among the subjects covered are the surface properties of glass fibers, soil release, stainand water repellance, friction of fabrics, bonding of nonwovens, and the wetting of fibers.Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles, Part II is an outstanding textbook forcourses dealing with surface chemistry, the mechanical properties of textiles, textiletechnology, and polymer chemistry . It is also a valuable reference book designed to makecurrent knowledge on these subjects accessible to industrial and academic researchers.Table of Contents1. The Wetting of Fibers 2. Soil Release by Textile Surfaces 3. Stain and Water Repellency of Textiles 4. Surface Properties of Glass Fibers 5. The Role of Friction in the Mechanical Behavior of Fabrics 6. Surface Properties in Relation to the Bonding of Nonwovens

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1990, The Economics of Salmon Aquaculture was the first book to systematically analyse the salmon aquaculture industry, from both a market and production perspective. Since publication of the first edition of this book, the salmon aquaculture industry has grown at a phenomenal rate, with salmon now being consumed in more than 100 countries worldwide. This second edition of a very popular and successful book brings the reader right up to date with all the major current issues pertaining to salmon aquaculture. Commencing with an overview of the production process in aquaculture, the following chapters provide in-depth coverage of the sources of the world's supply of salmon, the growth in productivity, technological changes, environmental issues, markets, market structure and competitiveness, lessons that can be learnt from the culture of other species, optimal harvesting techniques, production planning, and investment in salmon farms. Written by FrankTrade Review"Nonetheless, the book could be useful as supplementary reading for senior undergraduate- and M.Sc.-level students taking economics and business management electives as part of a degree program in aquaculture or fisheries science. The book should also be of interest to aquaculture consultants and researchers in search of a compact overview of the position of farmed Atlantic salmon in the international seafood market." (Aquacult International, 7 June 2011) Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 The Production Process in Aquaculture 7 2.1 Salmon production 9 2.1.1 Biological system 9 2.1.2 The grow-out phase 12 2.1.3 The physical system 15 Bibliography 16 3 The Supply of Salmon 17 3.1 Farmed salmon production 17 3.1.1 Norway 18 3.1.2 Chile 23 3.1.3 United Kingdom 26 3.1.4 Canada 29 3.1.5 Other farmed salmon producers 30 3.2 Wild salmon production 31 3.3 Regulation of salmon aquaculture 34 3.3.1 Norway 34 3.3.2 Scotland 36 3.3.3 Chile 38 3.4 The growth of large multinational companies 39 Bibliography 41 4 Productivity Growth and Technological Change 43 4.1 Declining costs 43 4.2 Scale 45 4.3 Structure of production costs 48 4.4 Smolt production 51 4.5 Improved feed quality 52 4.6 Diseases and increased survival rates 53 4.7 Breeding 55 4.8 Cycles in profitability 56 4.9 Catching up: regional differences 58 4.10 Productivity development in Norway relative to other producers 59 4.11 Cost reductions in the supply chain 62 Bibliography 63 5 Environmental Issues 65 5.1 The fish meal trap 65 5.1.1 Fisheries management 66 5.1.2 The markets for oil meals 69 5.1.3 Concluding remarks on the fish meal trap 72 5.2 Local issues 73 5.2.1 Organic waste 74 5.2.2 Antibiotics and chemicals 76 5.2.3 Salmon escapees and sea lice 78 5.2.4 Concluding remarks 80 Bibliography 80 6 Markets for Salmon 83 6.1 The European Union markets 84 6.1.1 France 85 6.1.2 Germany 88 6.1.3 United Kingdom 89 6.1.4 Spain 90 6.1.5 Italy 91 6.1.6 Denmark 92 6.1.7 Poland 93 6.2 The Japanese salmon market 94 6.2.1 Japanese salmon supply 97 6.2.2 Outlook for the Japanese salmon market 99 6.3 The United States salmon market 100 6.3.1 US seafood consumption 100 6.3.2 Imported fresh and frozen salmon 103 6.3.3 Market trends 105 6.4 The Russian market 105 6.5 Price development 107 6.5.1 Real versus nominal price 108 6.5.2 Exchange rates 109 6.5.3 Prices in different markets 110 6.5.4 Prices in different weight classes and for different product forms 113 Bibliography 116 7 Competitiveness and Market Structure 119 7.1 What is a market? 119 7.1.1 Market size 121 7.1.2 Market power 122 7.2 The salmon market 123 7.2.1 Pacific salmon 124 7.2.2 The early development of the Atlantic salmon market 125 7.2.3 Early development of the farmed Pacific salmon and salmon trout market 126 7.2.4 Fresh versus frozen 126 7.2.5 Declining prices, new sales outlets and product forms 127 7.2.6 Salmon and supermarket chains: a marriage made in heaven 129 7.3 The size of the market 131 7.4 Salmon marketing 133 7.4.1 Health benefits, food scares and environmental concerns 134 7.5 Trade restrictions 136 7.5.1 Trade restrictions in the salmon market 139 Appendix: a market model 142 Testing for market interactions 147 Bibliography 148 8 Lessons for Other Farmed Species 151 8.1 Other farmed species 151 8.1.1 Shrimp 151 8.1.2 Sea bass and sea bream 153 8.1.3 Turbot 156 8.1.4 Tilapia 157 8.1.5 Other species 160 8.2 Lessons from other farmed species 160 Bibliography 162 9 Optimal Harvesting of Farmed Fish 163 9.1 A biological model 164 9.2 Bioeconomic analysis 165 9.2.1 Zero costs 166 9.2.2 Harvesting costs 168 9.2.3 Feed costs 168 9.3 The rotation problem 169 Appendix: optimal harvesting of farmed fish 171 A biological model 171 Bioeconomic analysis 172 Harvesting costs 175 Feed costs 177 Feed and harvesting costs 179 The rotation problem 179 Optimal harvesting: examples 182 Bibliography 184 10 Production Planning in a Salmon Farm 187 10.1 Cash flow analysis 188 10.2 Smolt release and biomass growth 190 10.3 Sales revenue 193 10.4 Feeding costs 195 10.5 Net present value 197 10.6 Selective harvesting 199 11 Investment in a Salmon Farm 201 11.1 A production plan 201 11.2 A liquidity budget 205 11.3 Cost of production 209 11.4 Investing in a new aquaculture company 211 11.5 Licence value 215 11.6 Buying a fish farming company 217 References 221 Index 231

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Book SynopsisMagnetic resonance has long demonstrated its tremendous versatility in many areas of science. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in food science, where problems encountered in a variety of situations can be resolved using one of the many techniques available to the magnetic resonance practitioner. From structural studies and investigations of molecules in frozen sugar solutions, to identifying the origins of salmon and detecting free radicals in irradiated food, magnetic resonance techniques can provide useful information. Divided into four sections entitled A View Towards the Next Century; Food Safety and Health; Structure and Dynamics; and Analysis, Monitoring and Authentication, the book consists of top quality contributions from renowned international scientists, and looks at what magnetic resonance techniques can offer both now and in the future. Offering state-of-the-art material, Magnetic Resonance in Food Science: A View to the Future is essential reading for both academiTrade Review"... a valuable addition to the literature. It should be of great use in research, tertiary education and industrial situations and is highly recommended." * Food Australia, 55, (1, 2) January/February 2003, p 53 *Table of ContentsA View Towards The Next Century; Food Safety and Health; Structure and Dynamics; Analysis, Monitoring and Authentication; Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisSuitable for landowners as well as those contemplating a move to the countryside, this title takes the reader right from that all-important Step 1 - finding the perfect smallholding to creating a viable lifestyle.Table of ContentsTaking on a smallholding: pros and cons, commitment needed, financing the move. Finding the perfect place: importance of location, land needed, common pitfalls. Getting ready: learning new skills, planning how you will manage your land. Legal requirements: getting registered, dealing with red tape, livestock regulations. Essential equipment: finding the best kit to make light work of chores, health and safety. Growing fruit and veg: improving soil, extending the growing season, planting an orchard. Your first livestock: buying, caring for and rearing animals for meat. Growing feed for livestock: care of grassland, making silage and haylage. Selling your produce: regulations involved, direct sales, farmers' markets. Wildlife-friendly farming: biodiversity, habitat maintenance and creation. Showing your livestock: getting started, preparation, using shows to promote your stock.

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Book SynopsisAccessible, easy baking for everyoneHow to make a vegan cake in a microwave, in less than 10 minutes, using simple ingredients you don’t even have to weigh out, with no waste, no leftovers and little washing up.Conventional cake making can be tricky as there is an exact science behind them. Failure to follow the recipe can have dramatic consequences. Mug cakes on the other hand are fun, quick fixes that you can enjoy as soon as you decide you want one. They’re also perfect for one. Normally, they are made using an egg, which means they are unsuitable for vegans, but the 40 plant-based recipes here will range from classics such as gooey chocolate brownie mug cake, to a delicious peanut butter and lemon and blueberry mug cakes, all made using vegan-friendly ingredients. 

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Book SynopsisSusan M. Watkins is Professor Emeritus in Apparel Design from Cornell University, USA, and Designer and Manager of Portable Environments, LLC, a consulting company focused on protective clothing design. Lucy E. Dunne is Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA, where she sits on the faculty of Design, Housing, and Apparel and Human Factors and Ergonomics, as well as holding affiliate membership in the graduate faculties of Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Institute for Health Informatics.Trade ReviewI think it is a very good source for technical information and is a good introduction for the start of specific research. I see more cross over between functional and performance based garment design and ready to wear (sportswear apparel ) than ever before. -- Lisa Hayes, Drexel University, USAn excellent resource… The revision follows the logic and rationale of the original. -- Karen L. LaBat, University of Minnesota, USFunctional Clothing Design is a unique ‘must-have’ guideline for industrial, military and civilian clothing designers and engineers. It elevates the design of functional clothing to its rightful place as a complex multi-disciplined engineering process. As those of us in the field can attest, the approach outlined will be useful for developing a broad spectrum of clothing products that support and enhance human performance. * Suzanne M. Reeps *Essential reading…this text is indeed a bible. -- Sandra Tullio-Pow, Ryerson University, CanadaTable of ContentsPreface About the Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. User-Centered Design Chapter 2. Providing Mobility in Clothing Chapter 3. Materials Chapter 4. Smart Clothing and Wearable Technology Chapter 5. Thermal Protection Chapter 6. Impact Protection Chapter 7: Living and Working in Hazardous Environments Chapter 8. Enhancing and Augmenting Body Functions Chapter 9. Commercial product development and production Glossary Reference List Index

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Book SynopsisAccurate facsimile editions of the original Air Ministry Pilot''s Notes originally issued to aircrew for military aircraft types.Each approximately 60 pages, paper cover, with header card, featuring euro-hook cut-out for display

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Book SynopsisAccurate facsimile editions of the original Air Ministry Pilot''s Notes originally issued to aircrew for military aircraft types.Each approximately 60 pages, paper cover, with header card, featuring euro-hook cut-out for display

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Book SynopsisIt’s time to stop thinking in straight lines…Trade Review'This is a wonderfully fascinating book with answers to so many everyday questions you never knew you needed to know. The explanations are lucid and so clear that the one thing it doesn’t do is cause your head to spin.' -- Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters‘More than a few authors have found success with books that look at a broad swath of history, ideas or science through the lens of a single topic… Roland Ennos elevates this approach to dizzying heights in The Science of Spin… The physics are fascinating.’ -- Wall Street Journal'An original and highly engaging insight into how our universe works, encompassing black holes, the cotton mills of the industrial revolution, the biomechanics of walking and more!' -- Paul Sen, author of Einstein's Fridge‘The Science of Spin is a delightful book, equally entertaining and enlightening. Read it and you will come away with a better understanding of our world and how it works.’ -- Ricochet

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Book SynopsisA systematic arrangement of extracts from Goethe's major scientific works which reveal how fundamentally different his approach was to scientific study of the natural world.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to developing a healthy, balanced and sustainable farm.Trade Review'A short but invaluable book taking the view that a farm is a living organism... This is more than just a book for the farmer, but rather one for anyone who would like to understand and work with Nature.'-- David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review'This beautiful, simple book takes the reader on an intimate journey with the author as he shares some of his experiences of developing and running a Biodynamic farm... A clear, heartfelt understanding is used to explain the causes of the inferior milk quality from an industrial, dehorned cow... As in all the chapters, spiritual aspects run alongside the material with seamless ease... The book is rounded off with some personal experiences which made me realise that what I have read is only the tip of the iceberg of both Karl-Ernst Osthaus' agricultural knowledge and the power and potential of the Biodynamic methods.'--Star & Furrow

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive book on the concepts, principles and practice of the biodynamic method, from the pioneer of biodynamics in North America.Trade Review'A classic text by one of the earliest biodynamic farmers in North America ... A very useful introduction.'-- David Lorimer, Scientific & Medical Network Review

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Book SynopsisManeuver warfare, often controversial and requiring operational and tactical innovation, poses perhaps the most important doctrinal questions currently facing the conventional military forces of the U.S. Its purpose is to defeat the enemy by disrupting the opponent''s ability to react, rather than by physical destruction of forces. This book develops and explains the theory of maneuver warfare and offers specific tactical, operational, and organizational recommendations for improving ground combat forces. The authors translate concepts?too often vaguely stated by manuever warfare advocates?into concrete doctrine. Although the book uses the Marine Corps as a model, the concepts, tactics, and doctrine discussed apply to any ground combat force.Table of ContentsWestview Special Studies -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Theory of Maneuver Warfare -- Tactics and Operations -- Techniques and Organization -- Amphibious Operations -- Education and Training -- Conclusion -- Fundamentals of Tactics

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Book Synopsis Strategies and techniques for making a living with intensive food production in small spaces There are 40 million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement. The Urban Farmer is a comprehensive, hands-on, practical manual to help you learn the techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing high-yield, high-value crops right in your own backyard (or someone else''s). Major benefits include: Low capital investment and overhead costs Reduced need for expensive infrastructure Easy access to markets. Growing food in the city means that fresh crops may travel only a few blocks from field to table, making this innovative approach the next logical step in the local food movement. Based on a scalable, easily reproduced business model, The Urban Farmer is your complete guide to minimizing risk and maximizing profit by using intensive production in small leased or borrowed spaces. Table of ContentsForeword, by Diego Footer Preface 1: A Farm in the City Why Urban Farming? Connecting the Dots: An Urban Farmer's Place in the Community Quick Breakdown of Economics 2: A Viable Farming Business On ½ Acre Or Less The Zones of Your Farm and Your Life Crops Better Suited for the City Introdution to Urban Infrastructure Start-Up Farm Models 3: The Business of Urban Farming Starting Small Market Streams Working with Chefs Labor Software and Organization Self-Promotion Finance Options 4: Finding the Right Site Scouting for Land Urban, Suburban and Peri-Urban Land Multiple or Single-Plot Farming Urban Soil Land Agreements and Leases Urban Pests 5: Building Your Farm, One Site at a Time Turning a Lawn Into a Farm Plot Choosing A Site Garden Layout The Perimeter Irrigation 6: Infrastructure and Equipment Base of Operations Tools Special Growing Areas Inexpensive Season Extension Transportation 7: Operations Work Smarter not Harder Harvesting Post-Harvest Processing Portioning and Packing 8: Production Systems Beds for Production Planting Microgreens Extending the Season 9: Basic Crop Planning Determine Your Outcome The Base Plan 10: Crops for the Urban Farmer Parting Words Acknowledgments Glossary Endnotes Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis The first highly illustrated, comprehensive guide to light straw clay - a high performance, low-impact, durable building material Light straw clay - straw mixed with clay slip - is a versatile, easy-to-use wall building material. Also called slip-straw, its durability has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings across Northern Europe and in modern high-performance buildings in North America. Building code compliant in the US and using waste materials with high insulation value and excellent moisture handling qualities, it''s both high-performance and low-impact. Yet until now, there has been no practical guide to using the material in a wide variety of construction and renovation projects. Distilling decades of experience, Essential Light Straw Clay Construction is a fully illustrated step-by-step guide, ideal for both the DIYer and professional designer and builder alike. It covers: Material specifications, performance, and wheTable of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Rationale Chapter 3: Appropriate Use Chapter 4: Building Science Notes Chapter 5 : Material Specifications Chapter 6: Design Options: Framing Systems and Form Options Chapter 7: Design Notes, Details, and Budgeting Chapter 8: Construction Procedures Chapter 9: Finishes Chapter 10: Maintenance and Renovation Chapter 11: Building Codes Chapter 12: Tools Appendix 1: APPENDIX R – Light Straw Clay Construction, from 2015 IRC Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe best person to design the property of your dreams is you. This book gives you the tools to succeed. Building Your Permaculture Property offers a revolutionary holistic method to overcome overwhelm in the complex process of resilient land design. It distills the authors'' decades of experience as engineers, farmers, educators, and consultants into a five-step process complete with principles, practices, templates, and workflow tools to help you: Clarify your vision, values, and resources Diagnose your land and resources for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats Design your land and resources to meet your vision and values Implement the right design to enhance your strengths and improve your weakest resource Establish benchmarks to monitor the sustainability and success of your development. When designing a regenerative permaculture property, too many land stewards Trade Review"As well as being a valuable tool for individuals in their permaculture journeys, Building Your Permaculture Property represents another step towards permaculture being recognized beyond its widespread misconception of being simply a fashionable form of organic gardening. It highlights the need for permaculture design thinking in creating resilient, regenerative, landscapes and communities. Through this work, Rob, Michelle, and Takota make a valuable contribution to the ongoing evolution of permaculture thinking and action." — David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator "A book to take the reader from thinking into action, Building Your Permaculture Property offers an excellent addition to permaculture theory and provides a key resource for all designers. By confronting and working through real, thorny, and often invisible human and landscape problems — a terrain in which they have earned their share of cuts and bruises — the authors slice through the Gordian knot that stops most people from realizing their home and nature visions through a powerful design system. Their vibrant and positive attitude yoked to psychological insight harnesses clean language and a keen focus on process to cut a neat furrow of systematic thinking through the complexity of living systems assessment, design, and management. Offering a window on digital design tools, clever illustrations, and examples from the demanding world of cold prairie farming, the authors have created a well-marked pathway for the advanced learner to reach professional outcomes." — Peter Bane, executive director, Permaculture Institute of North America, author, The Permaculture Handbook "A life well-lived includes leaving the land better than we found it. This fivestep design manual jumpstarts that journey to a foregone conclusion, laying out a thoughtful process for making permaculture principles your own. Every farm, every ranch, and every homestead benefit from thinking deeper about how human intent engages with the places we're blessed to call home. Restoring integrity to degraded ground is our primal mission now as a species. Restoring diversity means planting many more trees. Restoring ecological posterity begins with listening to the heart of the mother... and then reading this book." — Michael Phillips, Holistic Orchard Network, author, The Holistic Orchard "A fresh, integrative, and holistic perspective on how to orientate oneself to the process of establishing your dreams and visions on the land. Designing and managing a farm that can build soil, create amazing food products, and sustain the farmer financially is possible anywhere; and yet it is the clarity of our context and decision-making and our attitudinal responses to design and management that largely underlie success. If you are dreaming of starting out on the land, this book will be a useful companion that will help you clarify your own approach to success, and help you navigate complexity with confidence." — Richard Perkins, author, Regenerative Agriculture, owner, Ridgedale Farm AB and Making Small Farms Work AB "If you are serious about designing a permaculture property, this book has to be in your toolkit. The authors offer an accessible and current guide to the complexity of good design based on years of practical experience." — Morag Gamble, Permaculture Education Institute "Rob, Michelle, and Takota have put a pair of glasses on something that is often blurry in permaculture design: process. Their step-by-step process from beginning to end is exceptionally useful, along with Takota's story which proves the process through a case study of a well-functioning, finely-tuned permaculture farm. Interwoven with a good amount of philosophy and detail, Building Your Permaculture Property is a needed read for anyone who is serious about developing their property through a permaculture design." — Nicholas Burtner, founder and director, The School of PermacultureTable of ContentsForeword by Geoff Lawton Preface Introduction The Problem with Permaculture You Need a Process (Not a Prescription) About This Book and the Companion Website Your Very First Practice: Get an Accountability Partner Step 0: Inspect Your Paradigm The Gorilla in the Room The Upward and Downward Spirals Takota's Story: The Coen Permaculture Farm Upward Spiral Practices for Step 0: Inspect Your Paradigm Step 1: Clarify Your Vision, Values, and Resources What Do You Have? What Is Right? Takota's Story: Two Paths to the Same Cliff What Do You Want? Walking Through a Field of Landmines Blinded by a Scarf Be Careful What You Wish For Practices for Step 1: Clarify Takota's Story: Buckets of Well-being Step 2: Diagnose Your Resources for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Takota's Story: Don't Skip Your Diagnosis! A Watershed of Information Takota's Story: Growing Up a Carpenter Two Stages of Diagnosis Black Swans Takota's Story: Black Swan Dam The Value of Digital Mapping and Open Data Practices for Step 2: Diagnose Step 3: Design Your Resources to Meet Your Vision and Values Why Design? What Design Is Not Takota's Story: To Swale or Subsoil? Form, Timing, Placement, and Scale Takota's Story: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Creating a Permaculture Design Practices for Step 3: Design Step 4: Implement the Right Design That Will Most Improve Your Weakest Resource What Is Your Birdshot? What Is Your Slug? Pull the Trigger Good, Bad, and Ugly Decisions Takota's Story: The Bazooka Approach Practices for Step 4: Implement Takota's Story: My Best Advice for Solving Any Problem Step 5: Monitor Your Resources for Indicators of Well-being or Suffering The Push and Pull of Life Monitoring Your Resources Takota's Story: Monitoring for Mastitis Takota's Story: Building My Own Permaculture Property Takota's Story: An Ecosystem Disguised as a Farm Practices for Step 5: Monitor The Solution to a Sisyphean Task Putting It All Together Your Very Last Practice: Your Permaculture Property Planner Afterword: The Land Needs Us to Live Differently Here Glossary Notes Index About the Authors About New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisPsychodynamic Psychotherapy is the first book designed to teach therapists how to listen and intervene from multiple perspectives. Through study and analysis of session transcripts, the reader learns how to listen and formulate interpretations from four different perspectives: reflection, analysis of conflict, analysis of transference, and analysis of defense. Each listening approach is introduced with a brief chapter illustrating the rules of intervention followed by therapy transcripts, which the reader studies and analyzes. By studying the transcripts, answering the questions in the material, and comparing his answers with those provided by the author, the reader will learn how to reflect, analyze conflict, interpret the transference, and analyze the defenses. Beginning therapists can use this book to acquire listening and intervention skills. Advanced therapists will enjoy studying and comparing listening approaches from a meta-theoretical perspective. Psychodynamic PsychotTable of ContentsIntroduction: What Do We Do When We Listen? Theory or Reflection. Reflection Studies. Theory of the Analysis of Conflict. Conflict Studies. Theory of the Analysis of Transference. Transference Studies. Theory of Defense Analysis. Defense Analysis Studies. Studies in Flexibility of Listening. Harnessing Thinking and Intuition.

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Book SynopsisExplains how to propagate plants using seeds, division, layering, cuttings, grafting and tissue culture, discusses special equipment and materials, and looks at fruits, nuts, shrubs, trees, and vines.

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Book SynopsisInstructs the beginning farmer in evaluating and preserving the soil, acquiring and maintaining machinery, and raising a successful crop through sound farming practices.

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Book SynopsisProvides piping estimating data including installation of pneumatic mechanical instrumentation used in monitoring various process systems. This edition includes installation of pneumatic mechanical instrumentation, which is used in monitoring various process systems.Table of ContentsProduction and composite rate. Shop fabrication of pipe and fittings. Field fabrication and erection. Alloy and non-ferrous fabrication. Pneumatic mechanical instrumentation. Underground piping. Hangers and supports. Painting. Patent scaffolding. Insulation. Sample estimate. Technical information.

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Book SynopsisThe newest volume of the eclectic biannual anthology from the Greenhorns, a grassroots network for recruiting, promoting and supporting new American farmersThe New Farmer's Almanac, Vol. V is an antidote to the repeating story of helplessness in the face of climo-politico-econo-corona-chaos. In these pages, dozens of contributing writers and artists report from the seas, the borders, the woods, the fields, and the hives. Farmers, poets, grocers, gardeners, architects, activists, agitatorsall join forces to re-vision the future of food systems and land use. This is our Grand Land Plan.The solutions unfurl before us. First, recovery: farmers and food networks reflect on local resiliency and logistics from the time of COVID-19. Next, resistance: we invite readers to consider arguments for land reform, for the localization of food systems, for policy change in the forest and on the farm, for solidarity and sovereignty. We share reporting on restor

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Book SynopsisThe newest volume of the eclectic biannual anthology from Greenhorns, a grassroots network for recruiting, promoting, and supporting new American farmers.The New Farmer''s Almanac Volume VI: Adjustments and Accommodations seeks to recognize our own collective agency in the face of sizable uncertainties. The morphing climate, ongoing culture of land dispossession, continuing global pandemic, shifting and intensifying weather patterns, and migrations of all speciesspurned by political and environmental upheavalare considered within. There is adaptability in each bloom of algae; tiny particles of inspiration can enliven lives and farm systems; the natural currents and connected sentience of the living earth moves genetic material. Dynamic flux and rapid change remain possible.The power of the forcesthe river, the windare summoned and given thanks, like our ancestors did. Here, we tune to the potential of the commons. Contributors from around the Trade Review"If you are not yet addicted to the New Farmer's Almanacs, this edition will do it. Reading it from a deep familiarity with Maine and New Mexico, I learned and enjoyed alot about those places, among many others. A marvelous collection of poetry, essays, and images, it will inspire the agricultural and ecological activism for which the Greenhorns are known."—Lucy Lippard, author of Undermining: A Wild Ride Through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West"The New Farmers Almanac offers a much-needed pulse on the reflections and ruminations of land-based people and projects—our challenges, joys, sorrows, and hopes. I always look forward to the Almanac's yearly compilation of art, poetry, and essays from voices old and new. It is heartening to know that there are so many engaged in good, thoughtful, and creative work in the world."—Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration"I love the Greenhorns and their New Farmer's Almanac. The Almanac is a perennial source of inspiration, featuring diverse perspectives and very eclectic information. I recommend it for anyone involved in or aspiring to agrarian adventures or ecological action."—Sandor Ellix Katz, Fermentation Revivalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Fermentation, Wild Fermentation, and Sandor Katz's Fermentation Journeys"The New Farmer’s Almanac is a revolutionary compendium of the newest and most thoughtful thinking about land and food. Published biennially, this series is essential reading and reference for anyone who shares the idea that food production is due for a shift in power — away from agribusiness and back into the hands of farmers. It is also fascinating lampside reading for anyone who loves poetic literature about the land."—Megan Prelinger, Co-founder of the Prelinger Library and author of Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age "The New Farmer's Almanac points the way forward by contextualizing the past, celebrating resilience and upholding imagination as a powerful force."—Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association"Perhaps the greatest difference between The New Farmer's Almanac and its predecessors is in its multiplicity. Instead of having one voice dictate the forecast for the year, The New Farmer's Almanac grows organically from the voices of the farmers that contribute to it."—Bangor Daily News"The Greenhorns’ Almanac is a glorious gallimaufry of assembled wisdom and agrarian rejoicing. It harkens back to an era of hand-powered platen presses, handwritten letters, and good conversation. A welcome addition to any farmer's or gardener's mantle, or attractively splayed in a beam of sunlight on a summer porch."—Patrick Kiley, Publication Studio

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Book SynopsisExamines real-world implementations of service automation technologies using Robotic Process Automation and Cognitive Automation tools. Using case studies, this newest, detailed research finds that RPA adoptions are accelerating, maturing, & scaling in global enterprise. It covers multiple industries, applications, and shared services.

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this bestselling book provides an overview of the key topics in undergraduate mathematics, allowing beginning graduate students to fill in any gaps in their knowledge. With numerous examples, exercises and suggestions for further reading, it is a must-have for anyone looking to learn some serious mathematics quickly.Trade Review'Reading Garrity is like talking with your favorite uncle - he tells you the essential stories, in a clear and colorful way, and you get just what you need to explore further. The topics are well chosen (and there are more in this new edition). His points of view enrich the reader - not only do you learn what to know, but how to know it. I wish I had had this book when I started graduate school.' John McCleary, Vassar College'I admired one of the intentions behind the first edition of Garrity's All the Math You Missed: to give students the tools to appreciate the applications of mathematics without painting a simplistic picture of 'Applied Mathematics'. In this second edition, he takes this idea to the next level by introducing four additional chapters, dealing primarily with number theory and category theory.' Robert Kotiuga, Boston University'I felt like I was terribly underprepared for graduate school, and Garrity's book helped me fill in some of those gaps. But far more importantly, the welcoming tone made me see that I wasn't alone in feeling anxious, and it made grad school feel less intimidating.' Daniel Erman, University of Wisconsin, Madison'Incoming graduate students would find the book most useful … this book is designed to provide some useful guidance … The writing is clear and easy to read.' Bill Satzer, MAA ReviewsTable of ContentsOn the structure of mathematics; Brief summaries of topics; 1. Linear Algebra; 2. ε and δ real analysis; 3. Calculus for vector-valued functions; 4. Point set topology; 5. Classical Stokes' theorems; 6. Diff erential forms and Stokes' theorem; 7. Curvature for curves and surfaces; 8. Geometry; 9. Countability and the Axiom of Choice; 10. Elementary number theory; 11. Algebra; 12. Algebraic number theory; 13. Complex analysis; 14. Analytic number theory; 15. Lebesgue integration; 16. Fourier analysis; 17. Diff erential equations; 18. Combinatorics and probability theory; 19. Algorithms; 20. Category theory; Appendix A. Equivalence relations; References; Index.

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