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Considers various aspects of Photocatalysts, including an extensive historical overview and related terms. The book includes an introduction to photocatalysts, the characteristics of nanostructured photocatalysts, and advances in photocatalytic materials for CO2 reduction applications.

Examines various aspects of quantum mechanics which are required for the development of applied nano-technology. The book covers the basic concepts of quantum mechanics, radiation, particles and waves, and provides insights into the development of nano-technology and its relationship with quantum mechanics.

This handbook discusses the physiological mechanisms underlying our observation of plants.

Provides an innovative framework for understanding the role of spirituality in people's lives and its relevance. This book will help you know the fundamentals of spiritual leadership. It will point readers toward training and educational resources.

Gives detailed information on various instruments, techniques and experiment protocols of microbiology and soil biology. The beauty of this book as it comprises chapters for the beginner's, viz. basic microbiological techniques and media preparation for biologists, as well as the incorporation of advanced techniques for post graduate and research scholars.

From underlying concepts to practical applications, this book outlines all the necessary information to plan, design, and implements innovative instrumentations effectively and efficiently. This text integrates engineering principles with real applications from a systems perspective, providing a framework for developing electronic instrumentation, from hand-held devices to consoles.

Covers recent developments and a wide range of issues in the field, from multi-layered mark-up and standards to theoretical formalisms to applications. A comprehensive introduction to all research methods in linguistics, this is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Dealing with the principles of economics to the study of how environmental and natural resources are developed and managed; this volume is packed with novel approaches to the formulation of environmental policy by establishing the links between the environment and the economy, such as renewable energy, construction of hydroelectric power plants or transnational pipelines, and pollution control measures.

Water resources and services are integrated measures of social systems that range beyond the technical world and the IWRM requires a balance between competing views of social and political issues. This volume focuses on increased awareness of the human dimension, the role of women, environmental protection, sustainability and food security aspects in achieving sustainable water management.

Water is a key driver of economic and social development while it also has a basic function in maintaining the integrity of the natural environment. Presenting a rationale for Integrated Water Resources Management; this volume brings together both the different environmental problems that affect the very different ecosystems and the main methodologies able to face the problem of IWM.

Wetlands are ecologically as well as economically important systems due to their high productivity, their nutrient (re)cycling capacities, and their prominent contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. This volume contributes to the widespread information on the microbiology of wetlands and discusses the gaps therein to be assessed in future wetland research.

Ecological diversity is the intricate network of different species present in different ecosystems and the dynamic interaction between them. This timely volume examines the impact of the loss of biodiversity and ecotheology. It brings together the latest information on the rapid advances and developments in the field of biological diversity, habitats and climate.

Offers important insights and a unique perspective on ecosystems, and aims to maintain healthy and resilient forest ecosystems by focusing on a reduction of differences between natural and managed landscapes to ensure long-term maintenance of ecosystem functions and thereby retaining biodiversity.

Highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines. This volume presents a variety of scientific ecological issues and uses these to examine a range of environmental problems while considering potential engineering, scientific, and managerial solutions.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the latest work on economic theory and policy from a pluralistic-heterodox perspective. This handbook is ideal for students and scholars of economics, particularly those dedicated to heterodox approaches, as it provides a solid reference for mixed methods not available in mainstream economics.

An essential resource for logging-related information and techniques needed for developing applications in the Java language. This work presents the architecture and the implementation of Logging frameworks, an extensible and a practical tool for Java programmers.

Reviews the history of precision agriculture, covering the background to various processes and applications, and describing the current status and future prospects of farming. It will be important to anyone concerned about the future of agriculture: policymakers, regulators, scientists, farmers, educators, students, and suppliers to the agricultural industry.

Boundaries are ubiquitous across a wide range of ecological systems and spatial scales. However, most research on boundaries has been scale and system specific. This volume nvestigates how management systems and their dynamics can improve the stewardship of selected ecosystems.

Discusses the major lipid types in food, including a chemical, nutritional and biotechnological perspective. The book also discusses the importance and chemistry of lipids in the human diet and includes a comparison of dietary recommendations for lipid intake. This is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in food chemistry and nutrition.

The importance of nutritional status has been increasingly recognized in a variety of morbid conditions including cancer, heart disease, and dementia in persons over the age of 65. This book offers a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.

Examines the issue of accelerated soil erosion, which has become an increasingly serious concern in the twentieth century. This book will be invaluable to advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying soil conservation or soil erosion in earth science, environmental science and physical geography.

Organic fertilizers are an essential source for plant nutrients and a soil conditioner in agriculture. This book explains how to use such organic fertilizers as compost, green sand, mulch, bone meal, and green manure to keep soil healthy with some real examples extending the concepts in organic fertilizers that may stimulate new research ideas and trends in the relevant fields.

Offers a rich blend of theory and practice as well as examining the technology from a practical point of view. A premier resource for those involved in data mining and medical knowledge management, this book tackles ethical issues related to cost-sensitive learning in medicine and produces theoretical contributions concerning general problems of engineering and management.

Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine mammals; this book provides a general introduction to the biology of marine mammals, and an overview of the adaptations that have permitted mammals to succeed in the marine environment. It explores the essential aspects of what makes marine mammals physiologically "different" from terrestrial mammals.

From the mathematical foundations to fluid mechanics and viscoelasticity, this book covers all the fundamentals - plus it also supplies a review of the necessary mathematical tools and results for a self-contained treatment. The book will be invaluable to graduate students of materials science in engineering as well as practitioners and researchers in materials science.

Provides a step-by-step roadmap for profiting from the best elements of Lean and Six Sigma. This book supplies a blueprint on achieving sustainable results from high-quality improvements. The book also presents optimization techniques from operations research methods, design experiments, and engineering process control.

Provides an exhaustive introduction to present-day investigations of algorithms. It presents numerous algorithms, making their outline and examination available to every level of reader. The author has endeavored to keep clarifications rudimentary without giving up numerical meticulousness. Every chapter introduces a calculation, a planning system, an application zone, or a related subject.

Drawing on practical experiences from around the globe, this book explores how to design and implement a human resource strategy within the context of an overall business strategy for global expansion. It presents a detailed treatment of empirical approaches on cross cultural issues, comparative management issues arising out of cross border mergers and HR issues emerging out of globalization.

Biogeography and Biodiversity examines various aspects of biogeography and biodiversity including an extensive historical overview of biogeography distribution patterns and related issues. It includes definitions of Biodiversity and ecosystem services and economic significance of biodiversity and biogeography in a very elaborative manner, to dive readers an in-depth knowledge of the subject. Provides the reader with insights into the development of its history, so as to understand the importance of biodiversity and biogeography in the lives of humans.

Edited by experts, this book includes contributions discussing dimensional organisation of the bacterial cell, various subcellular structures found in bacteria. Providing an integrated collection of contributions from leading researchers and scientists, this book will be of invaluable reference for researchers and of general use to teachers, students, and scientists in bacterial cell biology.