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  • 1
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Abstract: Feeding the increasing global population, which is projected to reach ~10 billion by 2050, there has been increasing demands for more improved/sustainable agricultural management practices that can be followed by farmers to improve productivity without jeopardizing the environment and ecosystem. Indeed, about 95% of our food directly or indirectly comes from soil. It is a precious resource, and sustainable soil management is a critical socio–economic and environmental issue. Maintaining the environmental sustainability while the world is facing resource degradation, increasing climate change and population explosion is the current challenge of every food production sectors. Thus, there is an urgent need to evolve a holistic approach such as conservation agriculture to sustain higher crop productivity in the country without deteriorating soil health. Conservation Agriculture (CA), is a sustainable approach to manage agro–ecosystems in order to improve productivity, increase farm profitabilty and food security and also enhance the resource base and environment. Worldwide, it has been reported various benefits and prospects in adopting CA technologies in different agro-climatic conditions. Yet, CA in arid and semi-arid regions of India and parts of south Asia raises uncertainities due to its extreme climates, large scale residue burning, soil erosion and other constraints such as low water holding capacity, high potential evapotranspiration, etc . Thus, the proposed book has 30 chapters addressing all issues relevant to conservation agriculture/no-till farming system. The book also gives further strengthening existing knowledge in relation to soil physical, chemical and biological processes and health within close proximity of CA as well as machinery requirements. Moreover, the information on carbon (C) sequestration, C credits, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, mitigation of climate change effects and socio-economic view on CA under diverse ecologies namely rainfed, irrigated and hill eco-region is also deliberated. For large scale adoption of CA practices in South Asian region especially in India and other countries need dissemination of best-bet CA technologies for dominant soil types/cropping systems through participatory mode, strong linkages and institutional mechanism and public-private-policy support. We hope this book gives a comprehensive and clear picture about conservation agriculture/no-till farming and its associated problem, challenges, prospects and benefits. This book shall be highly useful reference material to researchers, scientists, students, farmers and land managers for efficient and sustainable management of natural resources.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 632 p. 120 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608278
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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  • 2
    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Soil science. ; Microbiology. ; Water. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: General Guidelines of Laboratory Safety, Calculations Used In Laboratory Experiments, Basic Laboratory Glassware And Instruments -- Chapter 2: Analysis of Quality of Water and Its Nutrient Contents -- Chapter 3: Analysis of Quality of Soil and Its Nutrient Contents -- Chapter 4: Isolation, Culture and Biochemical Characterization of Microbes -- Chapter 5: Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Nutrient Analysis.
    Abstract: This textbook provides practical guidelines on conducting experiments across the entire spectrum of environmental biotechnology. It opens with general information on laboratory safety, rules and regulations, as well as a description of various equipment commonly used in environmental laboratories. It then discusses in detail the major experiments in basic and advanced environmental studies, including the analysis of water and soil samples; the isolation, culture, and biochemical characterization of microbes; and plant tissue culture techniques and nutrient analyses. Each chapter features detailed method sections and easy-to-follow protocols, and offers guidance on calculations and formulas, as well as illustrative flow charts to assist with troubleshooting for each experiment. Given its scope, the book is an invaluable aid for laboratory researchers studying environmental biotechnology, and a rich source of information and advice for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the fields of environmental science and biotechnology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 175 p. 145 illus., 76 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811562525
    Series Statement: Learning Materials in Biosciences,
    DDC: 579
    Language: English
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  • 3
    Keywords: Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Biotechnology. ; Therapeutics. ; Medical microbiology. ; Biochemistry. ; Pharmaceutics. ; Biotechnology. ; Therapeutics. ; Medical Microbiology. ; Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1. Traditional And Ethnomedicine -- 1.Traditional Folk Medicine And Drug Discovery: Prospects And Outcome -- 2.Ethnomedicine For Drug Discovery -- 3.Medicinal And Aromatic Plants: Store House To Herbal Antimicrobials -- 4.Ethnomedicinal Plants Of North-East India As A Potential Target For Drug Discovery Against Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus -- 5.Application Of Phytochemicals In Pharmaceuticals -- 6.The Herbal Drugs -- 7.Role Of Natural Products As Alternative Of Synthetic Steroidal Drugs -- 8.Phytochemicals As Therapeutics In Heavy Metal Toxicity -- 9.Phytotherapies For Thyroidism: An Overview -- 10.Phytochemicals As Antidepressants -- 11.Phytochemistry And Medicinal Vaule Of Putranjiva Roxburghii Wall -- 12.Traditional Herbal Practices Of Eastern Ghats, Odisha, India For Treatment Of Bone Fracture -- 13.Screening Of Certain Medicinal Plants Of Manipur For Its Antifungal Activity Against Candida Species -- 14.Phytochemicals And Pharmaceutical: Overview -- 15.Millettia Pachycarpa Benth, A Herbal Medicinal Plant Of Southeast Asia -- 16.Phytochemicals And Their Role In Pharmaceuticals -- Section 2. Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Sciences And Future Medicine -- 17.Plant- Mediated Green Synthesis Of Nanoparticles -- 18.Biomedical Applications Of Green Synthesized Nanoparticles -- 19.Role Of Nanoparticles And Nanomaterials In Drug Delivery: An Overview -- 20.Micelleplexes: A Promising Nanocarriers For The Transport Of Genetic Material And Drugs -- 21.Phytomedicines And Their Prospects In Treatment Of Common Skin Diseases -- 22.Microbes As Natural Products For Drug Discovery -- 23.Natural Products From Actinobacteria For Drug Discovery -- 24.Anti – Leprosy Vaccine (Hansen’s Disease Vaccine) -- 25.Exploitation Of Fibrinolytic Enzymes In Combating Blood Clotting Disorders - Recent Advances And Strategies: A Comprehensive Review -- 26.Recent Development In Chronic Inflammation Research And Mangroves As Potential Source Of Anti-Inflammatory Agents -- Section 3. Clinical Trials And Ipr In Pharmaceuticals -- 27.Tissue Engineering And Regenerative Medicines: An Interdisciplinary Understanding -- 28.Ipr: An Overview -- 29.Intellectual Property Rights And Its Role In Natural Product Research -- 30.Nanotechnology In Preclinical Pharmacokinetics.
    Abstract: This book explains both the basic science and the applications of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals, with special emphasis on their clinical uses. The foundations of pharmaceutical biotechnology lie mainly in the capability of plants, microorganism, and animals to produce low and high molecular weight compounds useful as therapeutics. Pharmaceutical biotechnology has flourished since the advent of recombinant DNA technology and metabolic engineering, supported by the well-developed bioprocess technology. A large number of monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic proteins have been approved, delivering meaningful contributions to patients’ lives, and the techniques of biotechnology are also a driving force in modern drug discovery. Due to this rapid growth in the importance of biopharmaceuticals and the techniques of biotechnologies to modern medicine and the life sciences, the field of pharmaceutical biotechnology has become an increasingly important component in the education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. This book will serve as a complete one-stop source on the subject for undergraduate and graduate pharmacists, pharmaceutical science students, and pharmaceutical scientists in industry and academia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 478 p. 92 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521959
    DDC: 615.19
    Language: English
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  • 4
    Keywords: Plant biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plants Evolution. ; Plants Development. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Evolution. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Biomedical applications of stimuli responsive hydrogels -- Nanosystem for local anesthetics: A review of patents and commercial products -- Application of biosynthesized metal-based nanoparticles -- Topical delivery of drugs for skin diseases treatment -- Challenges in nanobiosensors for bioscience applications -- Anti-cancer nanomaterials -- Evaluation of the safety of nanomaterials in medical applications -- Green Synthesis of nanoparticles by mangrove plant and its biomedical application -- Biological synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications -- Nanoparticles in biomedical applications -- Nanoparticles and its application in DNA technology -- Nanotoxicology in Plants -- Nanoparticles on Phytosynthesis of plants: effects and role -- Carbon nanotubes as plant growth regulators: future prospects -- Index.
    Abstract: Nanotechnology is the application of science to control matter at the molecular level. It has become one of the most promising applied technologies in all areas of science. Nanoparticles have multi-functional properties and have created very interesting applications in various fields such as medicine, nutrition, bioenergy, agriculture and the environment. But the biogenic syntheses of monodispersed nanoparticles with specific sizes and shapes have been a challenge in biomaterial science. Nanoparticles are of great interest due to their extremely small size and large surface-to-volume ratio, which lead to both chemical and physical differences in their properties (e.g., mechanical properties, biological and sterical properties, catalytic activity, thermal and electrical conductivity, optical absorption and melting point) compared to bulk of the same chemical composition. Recently, however, synthesizing metal nanoparticles using green technology via microorganisms, plants, viruses, and so on, has been extensively studied and has become recognized as a green and efficient way for further exploiting biological systems as convenient nanofactories. Thus the biological synthesis of nanoparticles is increasingly regarded as a rapid, ecofriendly, and easily scaled-up technology. Today researchers are developing new techniques and materials using nanotechnology that may be suitable for plants to boost their native functions. Recently, biological nanoparticles were found to be more pharmacologically active than physico-chemically synthesized nanoparticles. Various applications of biosynthesized nanoparticles have been discovered, especially in the field of biomedical research, such as applications to specific delivery of drugs, use for tumor detection, angiogenesis, genetic disease and genetic disorder diagnosis, photoimaging, and photothermal therapy. Further, iron oxide nanoparticles have been applied to cancer therapy, hyperthermia, drug delivery, tissue repair, cell labeling, targeting and immunoassays, detoxification of biological fluids, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetically responsive drug delivery therapy. Nanoparticle synthesis for plant byproducts for biomedical applications has vast potential. This book offers researchers in plant science and biomedicine the latest research and opportunity to develop new tools for the synthesis of environmentally friendly and cost-effective nanoparticles for applications in biomedicine as well as other various fields.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 394 p. 72 illus., 64 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030392468
    Series Statement: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences,
    DDC: 631.52
    Language: English
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  • 5
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 An introduction to nanoagriculture, agronanobiotechnology and nanoremediation -- Chapter 1. Nanoagriculture: Advantages and drawbacks -- Chapter 2. Agronanobiotechnology: present and prospect -- Chapter 3. Nanoremediation -- Chapter 4. Cutting-edge technologies in agriculture without hampering sustainable development -- Section 2 Nanoagriculture -- Chapter 5. Controlled Delivery of Elements, Molecules, Genetic Material, or Organisms -- Chapter 6. Nanosensors for crop management -- Chapter 7. Nanotechnology for pest management -- Chapter 8. Nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment -- Chapter 9. The contribution of the nanotechnology to the farmer wellbeing -- Section 3 Agronanobiotechnology -- Chapter 10. Magnetofection for plant breeding -- Chapter 11. Nano and OMICs technologies -- Chapter 12. Interactions between nanomaterials and plant-microbe partnership -- Chapter 13. Nanobiological pest control -- Section 4 Nanoremediation -- Chapter 14 Nanoremediation of heavy metals in agricultural soils -- Chapter 15 Nanoremediation of organic pollutants -- Chapter 16 Phytobial remediation -- Chapter 17 Nanobioremediation -- Section 5 Ecological impacts -- Chapter 18 Nanomaterials in the human food chain -- Chapter 19 Nanotechnological achievements and the environmental degradation -- Chapter 20 Accumulation of engineered nanomaterials in soil, water and air -- Chapter 21 Collateral effects of nanopollution on human and environmental health.
    Abstract: This book highlights the best practices regarding nanoscience and nanotechnology for agriculture and environmental sectors to shape sustainable development thought to improve the quality and quantity of the agriculture products and to decrease the collateral effect of nanotechnology in the ecosystems. Besides, leading nanotechnologies are showed and discussed to guarantee their proper management in lands and ecosystems. Therefore, nanotechnologies such as agronanobiotechnology, nanofertilization, pest control, magnetofection for plant breeding, plant molecular farming, OMICs technologies, phytonanotechnology, nanoremediation, etc. are described in five sections and 21 chapters. Undoubtedly it is an ideal and updated book for undergraduate or postgraduate students, and scientists or researchers involved in nanoscience, nanotechnology, crop production, and remediation technologies as well as for those researchers that solving technical problems regarding the crop management and the human and environmental health without hampering the pursuit of sustainable development goals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 674 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954542
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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  • 6
    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. River Health and Ecology: Perspective View and Approach -- Chapter2. Arthropods: an important bioindicator to decipher the health of the water of South Asian Rivers -- Chapter3. Anthropogenic stress on river health: with special reference to Kangsabati river, West Bengal, India -- Chapter4. Role of modern biotechnology in the era of river water pollution -- Chapter5. Assessment of chitinolytic bacteria isolated from zooplankton of freshwater ecosystem -- Chapter6. Microplastics in freshwater riverine systems: brief profile, trophic level transfer and probable remediation -- Chapter7. Assessment of River Health through Water and Biological Characteristics -- Chapter8. Estimating Water Quality of the Sundarban Coastal Zone (India) using Landsat Series Satellite Data and Ground Observations -- Chapter9. Anthropogenic impacts on hydro-morphodynamic behaviour in the middle - lower course of Subarnarekha river, India -- Chapter10. Perturbation of the health of riverine ecosystem and its impact on the biogeochemical, ecological and molecular perspectives -- Chapter11. Assessment of habitat quality in quarried reach of alluvial river -- Chapter12. Physicochemical and microbial indicators for water quality assessment in an industrial catchment of river Damodar, India -- Chapter13. Assessment of heavy metal concentration in selected fish species in Subarnarekha River, India -- Chapter14. Assessment of water pollution and aquatic toxicity of the Churni River, India -- Chapter15. River corridor mapping and monitoring using Geospatial Technology -- Chapter16. Micro-plastic pollution in freshwater systems: A potential environmental threat -- Chapter17. Sand and Gravel Mining and its Consequences on Morphometry of Raidak-II River in Eastern Dooars, India -- Chapter18. Resuscitating the regional rivers: a crusade against cauvery crisis and coloured legislations.
    Abstract: This volume reviews recent hydrological and environmental issues resulting from human-induced water pollution practices while providing case studies on the physical, chemical, and eco-biological techniques used to mitigate the impacts of river ecosystem pollution in South Asian countries. The book demonstrates the key methods of measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of river water quality and how it is impacted by pollution and incorporates contemporary geospatial technological applications for the management and sustainability of future water resources. The major topics that the book addresses are the fundamental concepts of river ecosystem health, riverine ecology and habitats, risk assessment of riverine pollution, and technology-based river pollution control strategies. The book will serve as an interdisciplinary guide for researchers, students, and GIS specialists working in various disciplines, including pollution hazards, river ecosystem restoration, water quality, remote sensing, zoology, natural resources management, and environmental geography. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 420 p. 118 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030835538
    DDC: 551.48
    Language: English
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  • 7
    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: Nanotechnology is a fast-evolving discipline that already produces outstanding basic knowledge and industrial applications for the benefit of society. It is a new emerging and fascinating field of science, that permits advanced research in many areas. The first applications of nanotechnology mainly concerned material sciences; applications in the agriculture and food sectors are still emerging. Food science nanotechnology is an area of rising attention that unties new possibilities for the food industry. Due to the rapid population growth there is a need to produce food and beverages in a more efficient, safe and sustainable way. The application of nanotechnology in food has also gained great importance in recent years in view of its potential application to improve production of food crops, enhance nutrition, packaging and food safety overall. The new materials, products and applications are anticipated to bring lots of improvements to the food and related sectors, impacting agriculture and food production, food processing, distribution, storage, sanitation as well as the development of innovative products and sensors for effective detection of contaminants. Therefore, nanotechnology present with a large potential to provide an opportunity for the researchers of food science, food microbiology and other fields, to develop new tools for incorporation of nanoparticles into food system that could augment existing functions and add new ones. However, the number of relative publications currently available is rather small. The present Research Topic aims to provide with basic information and practical applications regarding all aspects related to the applications of nanotechnology in food science and food microbiology, namely, nanoparticle synthesis, especially through the eco-friendly perspective, potential applications in food processing, biosensor development, alternative strategies for effective pathogenic bacteria monitoring as well as the possible effects on human health and the environment.
    Keywords: QR1-502 ; QK1-989 ; Q1-390 ; nanotechnology in agriculture ; food additive nanoparticles ; silver nanoparticles ; lipopeptides ; food nanotechnology ; food microbiology ; anti-biofilms ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical)
    Language: English
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    In:  XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
    Publication Date: 2023-07-12
    Description: Wildfire is a catalyst for landcover change that can substantially increase the potential for devastating and destructive debris flow hazards. Debris flows initiate after fires when surface water runoff rapidly erodes sediment on steep slopes. Numerical models of post-fire debris flow bulking and runout are extremely computationally intensive. These models depend on poorly constrained and difficult to measure parameters related to fire-altered soil and vegetation, some of which change in time. Further, the development of debris flows (as opposed to clear flows) also depends on the rainfall intensity of potential storms. To date, modeling-based hazard analysis has focused on “if" a debris flow might be triggered on a given fire scared hillside, and not on the extent or footprint of potential debris flow runouts. We employ statistical emulators of debris flow model output to quantify uncertainties and aid in model-based hazard assessments of post-fire debris flow inundation. As a test case, we apply this methodology to the January 2018 Montecito debris flows which initiated after the Thomas Fire.
    Language: English
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    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Description: The Magnetosphere-Ionosphere (MI) system is primarily driven by solar wind dynamics. The energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth’s magnetosphere is most efficient under southward IMF Bz conditions. Generally, the southward IMF Bz drives the ring current which is measured by the Dst/SYM-H index. The geomagnetic storm during 21-22 January 2005 is considered to be anomalous as growth of the ring current is found to be under northward IMF Bz conditions. The SYM-H continues to grow for more than six hours, reaching a minimum value of -101 nT. The WINDMI model is utilised to estimate the growth of the ring current by using several coupling functions. However, none of these coupling functions could predict this unusual growth of the ring current under the northward IMF Bz conditions. A highly dense plasma sheet was observed during the anomalous period and incorporating this in the WINDMI model led to the successful reproduction of the observed disturbance. This investigation clearly shows the important role of the state of the magnetosphere in energizing the ring current. Therefore, it is suggested that the space weather models need to include both the conditions of solar wind and magnetosphere in order to get a better prediction of the strength of the ring current.
    Language: English
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    In:  XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Description: Forecasting the impact of active or future volcanic eruptions and correctly interpreting the remnants of past eruptions requires access to models of eruptive processes. The volcano modeling community recognizes a need for more equitable access to robust, verified, validated, and easy-to-use models. To answer this need, we are building VICTOR (Volcanology Infrastructure for Collaboration, Tools, and Resources), a new cyberinfrastructure for the volcano modeling community. VICTOR is connected with national efforts including CONVERSE and SZ4D’s Modelling Collaboratory for Subduction (MCS). To ensure continuity of service for our community, during the transition to VICTOR, the existing Vhub.org platform is still available inside a separately supported new ghub.org.We formed a collaboration with a non-profit organization (2i2c, part of Code for Science and Society) that manages VICTOR’s back end in the form of a JupyterHub placed in the cloud. We are now developing jupyter notebooks for the hub, that call existing volcano models such as the lava flow codes MOLASSES, IMEX_lava and pyFLOWGo, the tephra dispersal codes Tephra2 and HYSPLIT, and the mass flow code TITAN2D.VICTOR will not only provide access to the modeling tool themselves, but also to workflows that utilize these forward models for inversion, benchmarking, and uncertainty quantification. For example, we are developing a workflow to validate mass flow models using the Jaccard fit, model sensitivity, and model precision metrics, all related to Bayes’ theorem. Lastly, we taught a graduate, multi-institutional course on volcanic hazard modeling using VICTOR in Spring 2023 and are creating multilingual tutorials for the workflows.
    Language: English
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