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  • 1
    Description / Table of Contents: After previous meetings in Zuerich in 1959 and in Copenhagen in 1960, the Third General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association was held in Washington, D. C., April 17-20, 1962, sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, and supported financially by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation. The scientific program was arranged by D. Jerome Fisher, A. J. Frueh, Jr., and C. E. Tilley, and the sessions were held at the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution. The chairmen for each of the three sessions were C. E. Tilley, Symposium on Layered Intrusions (April 18), C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., General Session (April 19), and A. J. Frueh, Jr., Symposium on the Mineralogy of the Sulfides (April 20). These three gentlemen also served as editors of the papers of their sessions. The publication of the papers and proceedings of the Third General Meeting has been made possible by the financial support of the National Science Foundation and is here gratefully acknowledged. The Association is also appreciative of the work of E. Wm. Heinrich, Editor of the American Mineralogist, who served as Co-ordinating Editor of this volume, and of Marjorie Hooker, Treasurer of the Mineralogical Society of America, who administered the National Science Foundation grants in support of the meeting and of this publication.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 332 Seiten)
    Language: English
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  • 2
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Environmental health. ; Botany. ; Landscape ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Health. ; Plant Science. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Taming the Land, A Historical Perspective -- Chapter2. The Ecological Connection in Farming, Ranching, and Gardening -- Chapter3. Hydrology and Erosion Processes -- Chapter4. Cover Crop Dynamics on Hydrology and Erosion -- Chapter5. Vegetation Effects on Hydrology and Erosion: Grazinglands -- Chapter6. Organic Matter: The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth -- Chapter7. Soil-Hydrology-Plant Assessment Technologies for Cropland, Rangeland, Pastureland, and Gardens.
    Abstract: This book explores the importance of soil health in croplands, rangelands, pasturelands, and gardens, and presents new methods and technologies for assessing soil dynamics and health in these different land types. Through perspectives of agriculture, soil management, and ecological sustainability, the book provides accurate and up-to-date information on soil health assessment and maintenance that is often missing from current literature on conservation and environmental management and preservation. The book is written in a clear and concise format, and will appeal to non-scientists interested in soil health, as well as professional farmers, ranchers and gardeners. The book begins by discussing soil health from a historical perspective, and in terms of how it is covered in the news currently. Then the author addresses the ecological implications of soil health in farming, ranching and gardening, and comprehensively details the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil as they apply in various land types. The book then examines soil health assessment using new diagnostic and analytic technologies, and how these new innovations will be necessary going forward to maintain and improve soil health. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 370 p. 119 illus., 69 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030403980
    DDC: 333.9516
    Language: English
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  • 3
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Water. ; Water. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: History of freshwater red algae; taxonomic diversity and phylogeny; biogeographic trends; how to collect freshwater red algae; scope and organization of this book -- Subphylum Cyanidiophytina: Class Cyanidiophyceae; Subphylum Proteorhodophytina: Classes Compsopogonophyceae, Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodellophyceae and Stylonematophyceae -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Classes Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Subclasses Corallinophycidae, Hildenbrandiophycidae and Rhodymeniophycidae) -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Orders Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales and Thoreales -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Order Batrachospermales.
    Abstract: This book presents the phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of freshwater red algae. Its content is divided into five chapters. The first chapter provides a brief history of freshwater red algal research, habits and collecting methods, general biogeographic trends and an overview of the taxonomic/phylogenetic placement of freshwater taxa. The other four chapters are taxonomic treatments of non-marine red algae based on taxonomic levels, i.e. classes within the phylum Rhodophyta, orders within each class, families within each order, and genera within each family. Descriptions, phylogenetic data (including numerous trees), geographic range (maps for most species) and dichotomous keys for identification are presented. Comprehensive data are provided for more than 220 species.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 338 p. 113 illus., 112 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030839703
    DDC: 580
    Language: English
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  • 4
    Keywords: Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Pharmacology. ; Clinical biochemistry. ; Pharmaceutics. ; Pharmacology. ; Medical Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Route-Specific Challenges in the Delivery of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs -- Optimizing the Formulation of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs -- Solid-State Techniques for Improving Solubility -- Mechanical Particle-Size Reduction Techniques -- Co-solvent and Complexation Systems -- Injectable Formulations of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs -- Lipid-Based Formulations -- Structured Development Approach for Amorphous Systems -- Melt Extrusion -- Spray-Drying Technology -- Pharmaceutical Cryogenic Technologies -- Precipitation Technologies for Nanoparticle Production -- Emerging Technologies to Increase the Bioavailability of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs -- Scientific and Regulatory Considerations for Development and Commercialization of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs.
    Abstract: The objective of this third edition is to consolidate within a single text the most current knowledge, practical methods, and regulatory considerations pertaining to formulations development with poorly water-soluble molecules. A pharmaceutical scientist’s approach toward solubility enhancement of a poorly water-soluble molecule typically includes detailed characterization of the compound’s physiochemical properties, solid-state modifications, advanced formulation design, non-conventional process technologies, advanced analytical characterization, and specialized product performance analysis techniques. The scientist must also be aware of the unique regulatory considerations pertaining to the non-conventional approaches often utilized for poorly water-soluble drugs. One faced with the challenge of developing a drug product from a poorly soluble compound must possess at a minimum a working knowledge of each of the above mentioned facets and detailed knowledge of most. In light of the magnitude of the growing solubility problem to drug development, this is a significant burden especially when considering that knowledge in most of these areas is relatively new and continues to develop. Highlights the most recent advancements reported in the literature on technologies to improve the dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs Provides a comprehensive discussion of new technologies developed and recently over 40% updated new content Essential read for scientists and researchers in pharmaceutical, chemical, and agricultural industries since over 80% of newly discovered drugs are poorly water soluble.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 693 p. 280 illus., 138 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030887193
    Series Statement: AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, 50
    DDC: 615.19
    Language: English
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  • 5
    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Chemical Bioengineering. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Sustainable technologies for recycling organic solid wastes -- Part II: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Thermo-chemical Conversion Processes -- Chapter 2. Recent advances in the catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and different polymer wastes: from laboratory scale to pilot plant -- Chapter 3. Roadmap to Low-Cost Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes for Production of Liquid Fuels -- Chapter 4. Production of Valuable Compounds from Leaves by Supercritical CO2 Extraction -- Part III: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Biodegradation -- Chapter 5. Recovery of biohydrogen and biomethane by anaerobic fermentation of organic solid waste -- Chapter 6 Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into biogas via anaerobic digestion -- Chapter 7. Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into chemicals via biodegradation -- Part IV Production of Liquid Biofuels with New Technologies -- Chapter 8. Producing value-added products from organic bioresources via Photo-BioCatalytic processes -- Chapter 9. Depolymerisation of fossil fuel and biomass-derived polyesters -- Chapter 10 Producing Value-added Products from Organic Solid Wastes with Mechanochemical Processes -- Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass-Related Molecules for Converting Organic Solid Wastes into Chemical Products -- Chapter 12 Third Generation Biorefineries Using Micro- and Macro-Algae -- Part V. Techno-Economic Analysis -- Chapter 13. Prospects and perspectives for producing biodiesel, bioethanol and bio-chemicals from fruit waste: Case study in Brazil and Serbia -- Chapter 14. Sustainable Recycling and Valorization of Organic Solid Wastes for Fuels and Fertilizers.
    Abstract: This book covers sustainable recycling processes (e.g. physical, biological, chemical, and thermo-chemical) of multiple organic solid wastes, provides methods for material recycle of wastes into value-added products including fuels and commodity chemicals that are able to be directly applied to promote manufacturing processes. Aimed at improving the awareness of effective conversion protocols and for developing innovative biomass conversion processes, this text was conceived as a collection of studies on state-of-art techniques and know-how for production of biofuels and chemicals from sustainable recycling of organic solid wastes. Topics in the text are discussed in terms of addressing recent advances, assessing and highlighting promising new methods or new technological strategies and direct conversion of organic solid wastes to process feeds. Highly-recognized authorities, experts and professionals have contributed individual chapters in selected areas to cover the overall topic in a comprehensive manner. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 506 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811661624
    Series Statement: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 11
    DDC: 660.6
    Language: English
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  • 6
    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Biocultural Landscapes During the Anthropocene -- Chapter 1. Understanding Plant Diversity Dynamics in Biocultural Landscapes During The Anthropocene -- Chapter 2. Building Sustainability in Community-Managed Mangrove Forest using Biocultural Approach to Conservation -- Chapter 3. Plant Diversity in Biocultural landscapes during Anthropocene: The Need For Conservation, Challenges, and Future Prospects in Today’s World -- Chapter 4. Extinction of Medicinal Plants in Anthropocene Epoch: Special Reference to Rauwolfia Serpentina -- Part 2. Keystone and Other Significant Species in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 5. Ethnobotany of Yams (Dioscoreaceae) Used by Local Communities in the Northwest of Luzon Island -- Chapter 6. A Preliminary Survey of The Genus Hoya R.Br. (Apocynaceae) in Papua, Indonesia with Notes on Hoya as Larval Food plant of Euploea netscheri Snellen -- Chapter 7. Species Diversity and Habitat Association of Ferns and Lycophytes in Mts. Palay-Palay Mataas na Gulod Protected Landscape -- Chapter 8. Remaining Subpopulations of Impatiens Manillensis Walp. 1843 (Balsaminaceae) In Mts. Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod Protected Landscape, Luzon Island, Philippines -- Chapter 9. Pteridophytes in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape -- Chapter 10. Morphological Diversity of Kopyor Coconut in Indonesia -- Chapter 11. Ecology of Understory Plants of Forests over Limestone in Samar Island, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Taxo-ethnobotany of Genus Ficus l. In Jammu and Kashmir State (India) -- Part 3. Ecosystem Prcesses in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 13. Food to Medicine: The Impact of Soil and Climatic Factors on the Phytochemical Property of Anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume Shoot -- Chapter 14. Floral and Fruiting Phenology in the Lowland Forests of Palanan, Isabela, Philippines -- Chapter 15. A Survey of Understory Vegetation in the Biocultural Landscape of Mount Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines: Implications for Sustainable Management -- Chapter 16. Floral Diversity and Carbon Stock Assessments of Montane Forests Along the Tri-Boundaries of Benguet, Ifugao and Mountain Province, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The Dynamics of Soil Microbiome Upon Anthropogenic Changes In Plant Diversity and Land Management Practices -- Chapter 18. Plants' anatomical and genetic responses to anthropogenic climate change and human-induced activities -- Chapter 19. Impact of Anthropogenic compounds on biodiversity: A comprehensive analysis -- Part 4. Best Practices in Plant Diversity Conservation -- Chapter 20. Documentation of the Phenocalendar of Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill. (Family Moraceae) to Sustain Its Utilization -- Chapter 21. Analyzing the Spatio-Temporal Changes of the Biocultural Landscape of Banaue, Philippines Using GIS -- Chapter 22. Plant Diversity in Selected Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) in the Cordillera Region, Northern Philippines -- Chapter 23. The Stories of Organic Farming Champions in the Philippines and their Crop Diversity Practices -- Chapter 24. Current status of Seaweed diversity: Anthropogenic interventions -- Part 5. Emerging Frameworks for Conservation -- Chapter 25. Homegarden Agroforestry for Plant Diversity Conservation in an Urban Landscape: Practices and Prospects -- Chapter 26. Comprehending the cultural landscape of Mount Makiling: a road to Community Wellbeing necessary to enhance ecosystem integrity -- Chapter 27. System Dynamic Modelling of Top Harvested Plant Bioresources in Northern Negros Natural Park -- Chapter 28. Heritage Negotiations in Manila and Pampanga: The Use of Toponyms in the Study of Two Biocultural Landscapes in the Philippines -- Chapter 29. Liaforestry-sustainable Forest Management Model Using Multi-Purposes Tree Species for Reforestation and Climate Change Mitigation, Lesson Learned from Meru Betiri National Park -- Chapter 30. Conservation of IUCN Threatened Zingiberaceae Species in Tropical Asia: Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities.
    Abstract: The edited book highlights comprehensive studies on plant diversity dynamics, ecosystem processes, and best conservation practices from the interdisciplinary perspectives such as the botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, geneticists, cell biologists, molecular biotechnologists, and social scientists. The main focus of the book is to address biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse amidst the escalating climate change problems, aggravated by anthropogenic activities in biocultural landscapes. The book describes the biocultural landscape of today, ecology of plant diversity, botany of keystone and other rare species of economic and pharmaceutical significance, ecosystem processes, conservation, and emerging frameworks to sustain biocultural landscapes in the Anthropocene. Biocultural landscapes are tracks of land in many parts of the world, shaped by unique human-nature interactions. Many of these landscapes are populated with indigenous peoples with a unique way of life including their interaction with plants and the environment. The relationship between humans and nature in biocultural landscapes used to be harmonious. However, as the human population surges, much pressure has been experienced by the landscape, hence, the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services that cascade to agricultural systems. The book is of interest to teachers, professors, policymakers, researchers, and advocates in the fields of botany, ecology, taxonomy, biodiversity conservation, environmental science, molecular biology and genomics, molecular ecology, agriculture, and Agri-tourism, forestry, social science, and climate change professionals. Also, the book serves as a good reference and additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 724 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811986499
    DDC: 333.95
    Language: English
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  • 7
    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental education. ; Cultural property. ; Philosophy. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Ecology. ; Philosophy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Field Environmental Philosophy: A New Methodological Approach for Biocultural Education and Conservation -- Part I: FIELD ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY: CONCEPTS AND CASE STUDIES -- Chapter 2. Introduction Part I. Field Environmental Philosophy: Concepts and Case Studies -- Chapter 3. The Multiple Lenses of Ecotourism with a Hand-Lens: Fundamental Concepts and Practices -- Chapter 4. Underwater with a Hand Lens: Ecological Sciences and Environmental Ethics to Value Freshwater Biodiversity -- Chapter 5. Sub-Antarctic High Andean “Gardeners:” Cultivating Caring Relationships -- Chapter 6. “Pay attention, dive with eyes wide open:” a Field Environmental Philosophy activity to foster reciprocity between people and nature -- Chapter 7. The Eyes of The Tree: Applying Field Environmental Philosophy to Tackle Conservation Problems at Long Term Socio-Ecological Research Sites -- Chapter 8. Starfishes and Sky Stars: Field Environmental Philosophy Education and Ecotourism Experiences in Baja California, México -- Chapter 9. Biocitizen’s Approach to Biotic Wonder, Citizenship, and Field Environmental Philosophy -- Chapter 10. Inter-species and Inter-cultural Encounters: The Education and Biocultural Ethics Program of the Omora Ethnobotanical Park -- Chapter 11. Beyond Field Environmental Philosophy: Integrating Science Education and Technology -- Part II: EDUCATION “ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE” -- Chapter 12. Introduction Part II. Education “On the Razor’s Edge” -- Chapter 13. Liberation Philosophy and Biocultural Education. A Latin American Journey -- Chapter 14. Collaborative Action Research for Biocultural Heritage Conservation -- Chapter 15. Education as a Driver of Extinction of Experience or Conservation of Biocultural Heritage -- Chapter 16. Aldo Leopold as Educator: His Legacy for Field Environmental Philosophy -- Chapter 17. Leopold’s Cultural Harvest, Biocultural Tourism and Field Environmental Philosophy -- Chapter 18. A Material Ecological Ethic for Biocultural Education: Relations Between Life on Earth and Humanity -- Chapter 19. Challenging the Dominant Grand Narrative in Global Education and Culture -- Part III: BIOCULTURAL RECONNECTION. RECOVERING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION -- Chapter 20. Introduction Part III. Biocultural Reconnection. Recovering the Sense of Community Through Education -- Chapter 21. Small, Silent and (In)Significant: Childhood as a Minoritarian Experience of Education -- Chapter 22. Communities of Philosophical Inquiry for the Empowerment of Ecological Agency -- Chapter 23. Biocultural Resilience Through Educational Tourism in Cholula, Mexico -- Chapter 24. Collaborative Action Research with the Jotï in Venezuela: Experiences in Autoethnography and TEK Vitality Assessment -- Chapter 25. Hand-Print CARE: Intergenerational and Plural Knowledge in Schools -- Chapter 26. The Enviro-Champs Movement: Co-Researching Transformation Through Training Processes in a Post COVID World -- Part IV: INTRODUCTION TO PLATFORMS FOR INTEGRATING THE SCIENCES, ARTS, AND HUMANITIES INTO PARTICIPATORY EDUCATION -- Chapter 27. Introduction Part IV. Introduction to Platforms for Integrating the Sciences, Arts, and Humanities into Participatory Education -- Chapter 28. Bridge the Channel, Enhance the Inclusivity: A Comparison Between Flagship Species-Centered and Moss-Centered Conservation in Chile and China -- Chapter 29. Biocultural Conservation in Biosphere Reserves in Temperate Regions of Chile, Estonia, Germany, and Sweden -- Chapter 30. Mindfulness and Reconnection with Freshwater Ecosystems at the Meadows Center Education Program -- Chapter 31. Nature, Humans, and Education: Ecohumanism as an Integrative Guiding Paradigm for Values Education and Teacher Training in Israel -- Chapter 32. The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Program, Oregon, USA: A Historical Biocultural Perspective -- Chapter 33. Screens on Trails: Digital Environmental Science, Arts, And Humanities Learning for Biocultural Conservation -- Chapter 34. Reframing Sense of Place: A Goal for Environmental Education and an Indicator Supporting Social-Ecological Resilience.
    Abstract: This fifth volume in the Ecology and Ethics series integrates key concepts of the previous four volumes by addressing biocultural conservation through novel educational methods. In Field Environmental Philosophy (FEP), the authors undertake two complementary tasks. First, they address a problematic facet of education as an indirect driver of a global change and biocultural homogenization. Second, they contribute to solve the former problems by introducing the FEP method as well as other educational approaches from around the world that value and foster conservation of biological and cultural diversity. A particular emphasis is therefore on the integration of sciences, arts, humanities, and ethics into educational practices that involve the participation of local communities with their diverse forms of ecological knowledge and practices. The book is divided into four parts. Part I introduces FEP concepts and practices that involve a 4-step cycle of transdisciplinary research, poetic communication through composition of metaphors, design of field activities guided with an ecological and ethical orientation, and participation in biocultural conservation activities. Part II exposes problems as well as solutions in formal education (from preschool to higher education) and non-formal education to respect biocultural diversity. Parts III & IV provide case studies developed at long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) sites, botanical gardens, and other platforms for non-formal education that contribute to biocultural conservation. This book supports a paradigm shift addressing still understudied indirect drivers of global change to foster the conservation of biological and cultural diversity. It is a valuable asset for scientists and practitioners in science and humanities education.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 610 p. 123 illus., 102 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031233685
    Series Statement: Ecology and Ethics, 5
    DDC: 333.9516
    Language: English
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  • 8
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Statistics . ; Computer science Mathematics. ; Mathematical statistics. ; Functions of complex variables. ; Algorithms. ; Geographical Information System. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. ; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science. ; Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces. ; Algorithms.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Binary Variable Versus Binary Variable -- Chapter 2: Binary Variable Versus Rank Variable -- Chapter 3: Application of the Total Operating Characteristic -- Chapter 4: Categorical Variable Versus Categorical Variable -- Chapter 5: Application to Categorical Error Assessment with Sampling -- Chapter 6: Multiple Spatial Resolutions for Categorical Variables -- Chapter 7: Application to Categorical Temporal Change -- Chapter 8: Interval Variable Versus Interval Variable -- Chapter 9: Application to Interval Temporal Change -- Chapter 10: Indices of Agreement -- Chapter 11: Vector Variable Versus Vector Variable -- Chapter 12: Commandments to Avoid Deadly Sins.
    Abstract: Your government warns that 10% of your neighbors have a deadly contagious virus. The producer of a diagnostic test advertises that 90% of its tests are correct for any population. The test indicates that you have the virus. This book’s author claims your test has a 50% chance of being false, given your test’s result. Who do you believe? This book gives you insights necessary to interpret metrics that make a difference in life’s decisions. This book gives methods and software that are essential to analyse change and error. Change describes a phenomenon across time points. Error compares diagnoses with the truth. Other texts give insufficient attention to these topics. This book’s novel ideas dispel popular misconceptions and replace previous methods. The author uses carefully designed graphics and high school mathematics to communicate easily with college students and advanced scientists. Applications include but are not limited to Remote Sensing, Land Change Science, and Geographic Information Science. “A wide range of tools to aid understanding of land cover and its change has been used but scientific progress has sometimes been limited through misuse and misunderstanding. Professor Pontius seeks to rectify this situation by providing a book to accompany the researcher’s toolbox. Metrics That Make a Difference addresses basic issues of relevance to a broad community in a mathematically friendly way and should greatly enhance the ability to elicit correct information. I wish this book existed while I was a grad student.” – Giles Foody, Professor of Geographical Information Science, The University of Nottingham “Metrics That Make a Difference provides a comprehensive synthesis of over two decades of work during which Dr. Pontius researched, developed, and applied these metrics. The book meticulously and successfully guides the reader through the conceptual basis, computations, and proper interpretation of the many metrics derived for different types of variables. The book is not just a mathematical treatise but includes practical guidance to good data analysis and good science. Data scientists from many fields of endeavor will benefit substantially from Dr. Pontius’ articulate review of traditionally used metrics and his presentation of the innovative and novel metrics he has developed. While reading this book, I had multiple ‘aha’ moments about metrics that I shouldn't be using and metrics that I should be using instead.” – Stephen Stehman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, State University of New York.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 117 p. 17 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030707651
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
    DDC: 910.285
    Language: English
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  • 9
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Bioclimatology. ; Shipping. ; Environmental management. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Maritime Economics. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Blue Economy and Ocean Science: Introduction -- Coral Reefs -- Mangroves and Seagrasses -- Coastal Fisheries -- Effects of Groundwater Extraction and River Regulation on Coastal Freshwater Resources -- Marine Tourism and the Blue Economy: Perspectives from the Mascarene and Pacific Islands -- Energy Transition to the Blue Economy: the Role of Science and Technology -- Coastal and Nearshore Minerals: Blue Economy Potential and Prospects -- Coastal Pollution -- Harmful Algae.
    Abstract: The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world. Economic benefits from the ocean in the long-term depend on its wise science and technology-based management. The intersection of science, technology, and economy are most obvious in nations' coastal zones. This book highlights the need for the application of ocean science and technology for best economic outcomes. It gives examples of ocean resources and the threats to them from climate change and other human interventions, as well as provides information on the available ocean research and observation tools to monitor their impact as well as on the related internationally available opportunities for capacity development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 536 p. 66 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811950650
    DDC: 551.46
    Language: English
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  • 10
    Keywords: Evolution (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Paleontology . ; Microbiology. ; Biology Technique. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Paleontology. ; Microbiology. ; Experimental Organisms.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The controversial Cope’s, Haeckel’s and Dollo’s rules.-3. Impact of the environmental stress on the Late Permian pollen grains from Zechstein deposits of Poland -- 4. Stress-related evolution in Triassic conodonts and the Middle Norian juvenile mortality -- 5. Morphogenesis, reverse evolution and environmental stress: The Case of early Triassic Conodonts -- 6. Developmental plasticity induced by either external or internal environment co-opts ancient regulatory networks -- 7. Extreme Morphological Plasticity within Orbulina-"Praeorbulina-Like" assemblages related to environmental Stress -- 8. Steps of morphogenesis and iterative evolution of Imperforate Larger Foraminifera in shallow carbonate shelves during Mesozoic times – possible relations to symbiotic and abiotic factors -- 9. Morphological deformation of foraminiferal tests caused by intertidal oil spills (black tides) -- 10. Environmental Control on Biotic Development in Siberia (Verkhoyansk Region) and Neighboring Areas During Permian–Triassic Large Igneous Province Activity -- 11. Stress, Development, and Evolution in Coral Reef Communities -- 12. Fossil benthic foraminifera morphologic adaptation (kleptoplastidy) within low oxygen bottom water environments, coupled with geochemical insights from the Upper Cretaceous in the Levant Basin -- 13. Evolution as a Timeless Continuum -- 14. Chronic Disease as Reverse Evolution.
    Abstract: It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary adaptation from unicellular organisms to invertebrates and vertebrates, respectively. This book offers a novel perspective on the mechanisms underlying evolution. Capacities for morphologic alterations and epigenetic adaptations subject to environmental stresses are demonstrated in both unicellular and multicellular organisms. Furthermore, the underlying cellular-molecular mechanisms that mediate stress for adaptation will be elucidated wherever possible. These include examples of ‘reverse evolution’ by Professor Guex for Ammonites and for mammals by Professor Torday and Dr. Miller. This provides empirical evidence that the conventional way of thinking about evolution as unidirectional is incorrect, leaving open the possibility that it is determined by cell-cell interactions, not sexual selection and reproductive strategy. Rather, the process of evolution can be productively traced through the conservation of an identifiable set of First Principles of Physiology that began with the unicellular form and have been consistently maintained, as reflected by the return to the unicellular state over the course of the life cycle.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 322 p. 105 illus., 40 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030472795
    DDC: 576.8
    Language: English
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