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    Translational Neuroscience of Speech and Language Disorders (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Translational Neuroscience of Speech and Language Disorders: State of the Art. -2. Translational Neuroscience of Aphasia and Adult Language Rehabilitation. -3. Treatment and intervention approaches for the improvement of language abilities in neurodegenerative diseases -- 4. Neural and Genetic Mechanisms of Dyslexia -- 5. The role of memory systems in neurodevelopmental disorders of language -- 6. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Language/Speech: Can patients benefit from a combined therapeutic approach? -- 7. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Aphasia Rehabilitation -- 8. The Cerebellum: A Therapeutic Target in Treating Speech and Language Disorders -- 9. Navigated rTMS for Mapping the Language Network in Preoperative Settings: Current Status and Future Prospects -- 10. Presurgical Language fMRI in Epilepsy: An Introduction -- 11. Lesion-symptom mapping in speech and language disorders: a translational perspective.
    Abstract: This edited volume provides the first presentation of the state-of-the-art in the application of modern Neuroscience research in predicting, preventing and alleviating the negative sequelae of neurodevelopmental, acquired, or neurodegenerative conditions on speech and language. It brings together contributions from several leading experts in a markedly broad range of disciplines, including Speech and Language Therapy, Neuropsychology and Neurology, but also Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation, as well as Engineering and Genetics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 290 p. 18 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030356873
    Series Statement: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35687-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35687-3
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    Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka : Volume 1: A Historical Perspective (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Power resources. ; Food science. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Food Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Food systems in Sri Lanka: components, evolution, challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 2. Nutrition transition in Sri Lanka: a meta-analysis of the nutrition profile -- Chapter 3. Cascaded tank-village system: present status and prospects -- Chapter 4. Soil survey, classification and mapping in Sri Lanka – past, present and future -- Chapter 5. Milestones in the history of rice improvement in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 6. Vegetable breeding in Sri Lanka in retrospect -- Chapter 7. Genetic improvement for sustainability of coconut production: the Sri Lankan experience -- Chapter 8. Breaking the mould: pave the way for future cereals -- Chapter 9. Recent developments in vegetable production technologies in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 10. Input intensification in food crops production and food security -- Chapter 11. A cross section of century-long experiences in entomological research in crop sectors: directions for future research -- Chapter 12. Animal feed production in Sri Lanka: past present and future -- Chapter 13. Livestock and poultry to assure sustainability in the food system -- Chapter 14. Fisheries sector contribution for sustainable food system: past, present and future -- Chapter 15. Evolution of agricultural extension system in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 16. Performance and potential of agricultural insurance: global and Sri Lankan perspectives -- Chapter 17. Agricultural research for sustainable food systems – recommendations with special reference to Sri Lanka.
    Abstract: A food system comprises the entire range of actors and interlinked activities related to food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption, and disposal. When a food system operates without compromising the needs of future generations, it is considered to be a “Sustainable Food System.” The present-day food systems in Sri Lanka are diverse, and the natural and physical environment, infrastructure, institutions, society and culture, and policies and regulations within which the food systems operate, as well as the technologies employed, have shaped their outcomes. Agricultural research is a key factor in terms of innovation and technological advances. Innovation has been the main driver of food systems’ transformation over the past few decades and will be critical to addressing the needs of a rapidly growing population in a context of climate change and scarcity of natural resources. In addition, agricultural research must help meet the rising demand for food at affordable prices. Comprising 17 chapters written by specialist(s) in their respective subject-areas, this Contributed Volume on “Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective” shares the scientific knowledge accumulated by the National Agricultural Research System of Sri Lanka, including universities, and offers recommendations on how to make food systems more sustainable in order to address the current needs of Sri Lankan society. It presents perspectives on four key thematic areas, namely: (i) Crop and animal production, management, and improvement, (ii) Agro-product processing technologies, (iii) Natural resource management, and (iv) Socio-economic development and agri-business management.
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    Pages: XIX, 394 p. 63 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521522
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2152-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2152-2
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    Neurosecretion: Secretory Mechanisms (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Anatomy. ; Internal medicine. ; Cytology. ; Biochemistry. ; Neuroscience. ; Anatomy. ; Internal Medicine. ; Cell Biology. ; Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Neurosecretion: A Historical Overview -- Neurosecretion: Hypothalamic Somata versus Neurohypophysial Terminals -- Cyclic ADP-Ribose and Heat Regulate Oxytocin Release via CD38 and TRPM2 in the Hypothalamus -- Somato-Dendritic Secretion of Neuropeptides -- Neurosecretory Vesicles: Structure, Distribution, Release and Breakdown -- Molecular Controls on Regulated Neurotransmitter and Neurohormone Secretion -- Secretory Astrocytes -- Action Potential-Induced Ca2+ Influx for Both Acute and Sustained Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta Cells -- Plasticity in the Morphology of Lactotrophs and Folliculo-Stellate Cells and Prolactin Secretion -- Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Regulation of Plasma Growth Hormone Secretory Profiles -- Role of the TWIK-Related Potassium (TREK)-1 Channels in the Regulation of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Secretion from Pituitary Corticotropes -- How Do Bacterial Neurotoxins Affect Neurosecretion? -- Secretory Mechanisms in Paramecium.
    Abstract: How do electrical activity and calcium signals in neurons influence the secretion of peptide hormones? This volume presents the current state of knowledge regarding the electrical, calcium signaling and synaptic properties of neuroendocrine systems from both vertebrate and invertebrate systems. The contributions span in vivo and in vitro studies that address: state‐dependent plasticity, relevance of firing patterns, membrane properties, calcium flux (including dynamic imaging and homeostasis), and molecular mechanisms of exocytosis, including from non-neuronal secretory cells. The chapters focus not only on research results but also on how experiments are conducted using state-of-the-art techniques, and how the resulting data are interpreted. While there are many books on the secretory properties of neurons, this is the first to focus on the distinctive secretory properties of neuroendocrine neurons. Accordingly, it offers an important text for undergraduate and graduate neuroscience students, and will also appeal to established scientists and postdoctoral fellows. This is the eighth volume in the Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series* - now a co-publication between Springer Nature and the INF (International Neuroendocrine Federation). *Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 307 p. 65 illus., 43 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030229894
    Series Statement: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, 8
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22989-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22989-4
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    Nanopesticides : From Research and Development to Mechanisms of Action and Sustainable Use in Agriculture (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Microtechnology. ; Microelectromechanical systems. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Nanochemistry. ; Environmental policy. ; Agriculture. ; Microsystems and MEMS. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Nanochemistry. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - State of the art of the development of nanopesticides and their potential benefits -- Chapter 2 - Understanding the interaction of nanopesticides with plants -- Chapter 3 - Study of the interaction of nanopesticides with soil microbiota -- Chapter 4 - Methods for understanding the interaction of nanopesticides with soil and water -- Chapter 5 - State of the art in ecotoxicological assays to study the effects of nanopesticides against non-target organisms -- Chapter 6 - Nanoherbicides -- Chapter 7 - Nanoinsecticides -- Chapter 8 - Nanofungicides -- Chapter 9 - Alternative models for initial screening of nanopesticides safety -- Chapter 10 - Methods for the evaluation toxicological effects of nanopesticides in humans -- Chapter 11 - Use of DNA/RNA and nanotechnology aiming pest control -- Chapter 12 - Regulatory issues regarding Nanopesticides Chapter 13 - Nanopesticides: from the bench to the market -- Chapter 14 - Nanopesticides: risk analysis.
    Abstract: This book explores the development of nanopesticides and tests of their biological activity against target organisms. It also covers the effects of nanopesticides in the aquatic and terrestrial environments, along with related subjects including fate, behaviour, mechanisms of action and toxicity. Moreover, the book discusses the potential risks of nanopesticides for non-target organisms, as well as regulatory issues and future perspectives.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 360 p. 56 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030448738
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44873-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-44873-8
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    Aging and Hearing : Causes and Consequences (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Otorhinolaryngology. ; Neuroscience. ; Otorhinolaryngology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Listening to All Voices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Hearing in Aging -- Ch 2: Genetic and Molecular Aspects of the Aging Auditory System -- Ch 3: The Aging Cochlea and Auditory Nerve -- Ch 4: Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Brainstem and Inferior Colliculus -- Ch 5: Age related changes in the primate auditory cortex -- Ch 6: The Aging Auditory System: Electrophysiology -- Ch 7: Age-Related Changes in Segregation of Sound Sources -- Ch 8: Causes and Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss -- Ch 9: Age-Related Changes in Speech Understanding: Peripheral versus Cognitive Influences -- Ch 10: Aging, Hearing Loss, and Listening Effort: Imaging Studies of the Aging Listener -- Ch 11: Functional Consequences of Impaired Hearing in Older Adults and Implications for Intervention -- Ch 12: Emerging Clinical Translational Treatment Strategies for Age-Related Hearing Loss.
    Abstract: This volume provides contemporary discussions on new developments in aging research. It serves as an important update on the current state of research on the aging auditory system. Listening to All Voices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Hearing in Aging Karen S. Helfer and Edward L. Bartlett Genetic and Molecular Aspects of the Aging Auditory System Shinichi Someya and Mi-Jung Kim The Aging Cochlea and Auditory Nerve Kevin K. Ohlemiller and Christopher Spankovich Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Brainstem and Inferior Colliculus Josef Syka Age-Related Changes in the Primate Auditory Cortex Gregg Recanzone The Aging Auditory System: Electrophysiology Kelly C. Harris Age-Related Changes in Segregation of Sound Sources Frederick J. Gallun and Virginia Best Causes and Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss Jennifer A. Deal, Nicholas S. Reed, Emily C. Pedersen, and Frank R. Lin Age-Related Changes in Speech Understanding: Peripheral versus Cognitive Influences Sandra Gordon-Salant, Maureen J. Shader, and Arthur Wingfield Aging, Hearing Loss, and Listening Effort: Imaging Studies of the Aging Listener Stefanie E. Kuchinsky and Kenneth I. Vaden, Jr. Functional Consequences of Impaired Hearing in Older Adults and Implications for Intervention Larry E. Humes, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, and Louise Hickson Emerging Clinical Translational Treatment Strategies for Age-Related Hearing Loss Robert D. Frisina, Carlos J. Cruz, Tanika T. Williamson, Xiaoxia Zhu, and Bo Ding .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 323 p. 62 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030493677
    Series Statement: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 72
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49367-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49367-7
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    Personalized Food Intervention and Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Management (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction Food and Brain -- 2. Food and Behavior -- 3. Food and Psychological Wellbeing -- 4. Food and Cognition -- 5. Autism and Food -- 6. Healthy Brains: Types of Food and their Active Pharmacological Ingredients -- 5. Dieting: Importance of Diet and Diet Types -- 6. Nutrigenomics -- 7. Epigenetics -- 8. Gut Microbiota (microbiome) -- 9. Personalized Nutrition -- 10. Vegetables -- 11. Fruits -- 12. Nuts, Seeds and Spices -- 13. Grains [Oats, Barley & Quinoa] -- 14. Seafood [fish like Salmon, Oyster, Sea vegetables (algae)] -- 15. Other -- 16. Autism Management through Food and Diet -- 17. Personalized Nutrition Therapy.
    Abstract: The book focuses on implications of traditional and processed foods for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention and management. Numerous phytonutrients and pharmacologically active compounds in edible natural products and diet could influence and offer protection to neuronal dysfunction that occurs due to ASD. The neuroprotective effects of various fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds phytochemicals, and other natural bioactive ingredients against ASD and related conditions are discussed. Topics such as the possible neuroprotective mechanism of action of these foods and the therapeutic role of antioxidants in relation to ASD are addressed. This book also highlights the scope of using anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants to promote neurogenesis and improve other symptoms in ASD. It emphasizes personalized nutritional approaches with dietary management of neurodevelopmental disorders/ASD cases. Information in this book is relevant to researchers in the field of complementary and alternative medicine, nutraceuticals, neuroscience, agriculture, nutrition, and food science. This volume is beneficial to students of varying levels, and across multiple disciplines.
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    Pages: XX, 693 p. 111 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030304027
    Series Statement: Advances in Neurobiology, 24
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30402-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30402-7
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    Advances in Agri-Food Biotechnology (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food Microbiology. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Food Microbiology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global Perspective on Agriculture-Food Security and Nutrition -- Chapter 2. Advanced Approaches for Biofortification -- Chapter 3. Biofortification for Nutrient Content and Aroma Enrichment in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) -- Chapter 4. Biofortification in Pulses -- Chapter 5. Biofortification in Vegetables -- Chapter 6. Biofortification in Fruits -- Chapter 7. Transgenic Bio-fortified Crops: Applicability and Challenges -- Chapter 8. Biofortification in Fodder crops -- Chapter 9. Global Scenario of Vitamin Deficiency and Human Health -- Chapter 10. Plant Polyphenols and Gut Bacteria: Role in Obesity-induced Metabolic Endotoxaemia and Inflammation. Chapter 11. Designer Microbes for Nutraceutical Application -- Chapter 12. Nutrigenomics Approaches to Control Metabolic Diseases and Challenges to Personalized Nutritional Intervention -- Chapter 13. Biotechnological Advances for Phytoremediation -- Chapter 14. Diagnostic Tools for Food Safety -- Chapter 15. Nanotechnology for Food: Regulatory Issues and Challenges.Chapter 16. Advances in Edible Fruits Coating Materials -- Chapter 17. Systems Biology Approaches for Food and Health -- Chapter 18. Advances of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies to enhanced the Biofortifications in crops.
    Abstract: This book presents biotechnological advances and approaches to improving the nutritional value of agri-foods. The respective chapters explore how biotechnology is being used to enhance food production, nutritional quality, food safety and food packaging, and to address postharvest issues. Written and prepared by eminent scientists working in the field of food biotechnology, the book offers authentic, reliable and detailed information on technological advances, fundamental principles, and the applications of recent innovations. Accordingly, it offers a valuable guide for researchers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of biotechnology, agriculture and food technology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 450 p. 64 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811528743
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2874-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2874-3
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    Nanoagronomy (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Nanotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plants Development. ; Agriculture. ; Nanotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Nanotechnology: A breakthrough in Agronomy -- 2. Nanotechnology and Plant Tissue Culture -- 3. Nanotechnology and abiotic stresses -- 4. Myconanoparticles in agriculture -- 5. Nanotechnology in pest management -- 6. DNA nanobiotechnology and plant breeding -- 7. Nanotechnology and Plant Disease Diagnosis and Management -- 8. Nanofertilizers -- 9. Nanotechnology and waste water treatment -- 10. Applications of nano-biosensors in agriculture -- 11. Nanomaterials and agriwaste -- 12. Prospects and constraints.
    Abstract: In this age of population explosion and depleting natural resources, this book offers new techniques to produce more from agricultural crops at a lower cost. The field of agronomy addresses this issue and interacts with the fields of agriculture, botany, and economics. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles play a role in agronomy. This book joins techniques from both fields into once comprehensive volume. Students of agriculture, physics, nanotechnology, and plant sciences will benefit equally from this work.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 221 p. 40 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030412753
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41275-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41275-3
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    Pharmacology in Clinical Neurosciences : A Quick Guide (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Pharmacology. ; Anesthesiology. ; Neuroscience. ; Pharmacology. ; Anesthesiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Analgosedation -- Chapter 2. Inhalational Anesthetics -- Chapter 3. Intravenous Anesthetic Agents -- Chapter 4. Local Anesthetics -- Chapter 5. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs (nmbds) -- Chapter 6. Reversal Agents and Antagonists -- Chapter 7. Anticholinergics -- Chapter 8. Anti-epileptic Drugs (aeds) -- Chapter 9. Osmotherapy -- Chapter 10. Antibiotics -- Chapter 11. Anti-viral -- Chapter 12. Antifungal -- Chapter 13. Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets -- Chapter 14. Glucocorticoids -- Chapter 15. Antihypertensives -- Chapter 16. Vasopressors -- Chapter17. Antipsychotics -- Chapter 18. Miscellaneous drugs. .
    Abstract: The pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of several drugs is expected to be known to clinicians and researchers at all times. With advances in sciences and development of newer drugs very frequently, it is very important to keep your knowledge updated at all times. This title is a quick guide to researchers and clinicians for a quick reference. The title is also a vital resource for all streams of neurosciences (neuroanesthesia and neurointensive care) and is much different from a conventional pharmacology titles, being more reader friendly and to the point facilitated with numerous flowcharts and algorithms with each chapter being prepared in a standard structured manner.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 1074 p. 331 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811535918
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3591-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-3591-8
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    Commercial Status of Plant Breeding in India (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plants Development. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Breeding & Indian Agriculture -- Chapter 2. Plant Breeding & Seed Industry in India -- Chapter 3. Role of Education to Strengthen Plant breeding Capacity -- Chapter 4. Strategies to Strengthen Plant Breeding Status in India.
    Abstract: Plant breeding has the potential to improve quality of life for millions of people, and to harmoniously link agriculture, societies and ecosystems. Global efforts have been made to improve awareness and create a better and brighter future for plant breeding worldwide. Though substantial international research funding is available, and tremendous efforts have been made to achieve food security and sustainability in agriculture, their success can only be ensured when they are complemented by counterparts at the national level. India is ideally poised to reap the benefits of plant breeding by integrating various parameters like adaptation, uncertainty, vulnerability and resilience into agriculture research strategies. Priorities include making agriculture more appealing to young talents, formulating farmer-friendly policies, combining advanced technologies with conventional plant breeding practices, and building the competencies needed to address emerging challenges in agriculture. This book provides an essential overview of modern plant breeding, and demonstrates how education, entrepreneurship training and professional approaches can help transform the image of agriculture from a poor and unattractive domain into a lucrative and business-oriented one. In addition, it presents strategies to help achieve sustainable, accessible and affordable outcomes with breeding programs. The book’s primary goal is to encourage policymakers, academics, private institutions and non-profit organizations to combine their efforts in order to achieve a major transition in plant breeding activities in Asia. Accordingly, it highlights the importance of partnerships and collaborations for making breeding programs more comprehensive and meaningful.
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    Pages: XIII, 127 p. 24 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811519062
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1906-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1906-2
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    Sleep: Evolution and Functions (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neurology . ; Evolution (Biology). ; Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Neuroscience. ; Neurology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Behavioral Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sleep: Basic and Historical Aspects -- Sleep: Findings in Invertebrates and Lower Vertebrates -- Sleep: Evolutionary and Adaptive Changes in Birds and Mammals -- Sleep Loss: What Does it do to our Brain and Body -- Sleep: Neural Optimization as An Ultimate Function for Memory Consolidation -- Sleep: Disorders and Clinical Implications.
    Abstract: This book discusses the evolution of sleep and its possible function in the higher invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. It describes the current concept of sleep and its functions, based on research on the mammalian system. To date, electrophysiological recordings of the brain waves, muscle activity, and eye movements are the only tools available for characterizing the sleep architecture in the majority of animals. In mammals and birds, only two distinct types of sleep are found – non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Since the discovery of REM sleep, studies have been performed to understand the purpose of the two distinct sleep states in higher vertebrates (birds and mammals), and how REM sleep was evolved. The book summarizes the role of both REM and NREM sleep in the proper functioning of the brain and body. It covers various aspects of the role of sleep in important physiological processes, including memory consolidation, induction of synaptic plasticity, energy restoration, enhancing immune response, and maturation of neuronal circuitries during early life. Lastly, the book reviews the effects of chronic/acute sleep deprivation on memory consolidation, obesity, and the immune system in animal models and humans.
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    Pages: XIV, 118 p. 30 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811571756
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7175-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7175-6
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    Rice Research for Quality Improvement: Genomics and Genetic Engineering : Volume 1: Breeding Techniques and Abiotic Stress Tolerance (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Cytology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Genetics. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Cellular Stress. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Origin and Evolution of Rice as Domesticated Food Crop -- Chapter 2. Major constraints for global rice production: Changing climate, abiotic and biotic stresses -- Chapter 3. Germplasm and genetic diversity studies in rice for stress response and quality traits -- Chapter 4. Potentiality of wild rice in quality improvement of cultivated rice varieties -- Chapter 5. Improvement of Rice Quality: The New Revolution -- Chapter 6. Sequencing the Rice Genome: Gateway to Agricultural Development -- Chapter 7. Genomics approaches to understand varietal differences in rice species and genotypes with respect to stress response and quality traits -- Chapter 8. Selection and hybridization techniques for stress management and quality improvement in rice -- Chapter 9. Transformation techniques and molecular analysis of transgenic rice -- Chapter 10. New approaches for improving salt stress tolerance in rice -- Chapter 11. Genomics and biotechnological approaches in generating salinity and drought tolerance in rice -- Chapter 12. An integrated approach for drought tolerance improvement in rice -- Chapter 13. Genomics and genetic engineering to develop metal/metalloid stress tolerant rice -- Chapter 14. Potential biotechnological strategies to improve quality and productivity of rice under arsenic stress -- Chapter 15. Genetic engineering: A powerful tool to abrogate the effect of metal/metalloid toxicity in rice -- Chapter 16. Genomics and genetic engineering of rice for tolerance to ozone and anoxia -- Chapter 17. Physiological and genetic basis of submergence tolerance in rice -- Chapter 18. Transgenic rice for survival in nutrient-deficient soil -- Chapter 19. Genetic engineering in rice to survive in nutrient-deficient soil -- Chapter 20. Developing C4 rice for higher photosynthetic efficiency and environmental stress tolerance -- Chapter 21. Rice tolerance to high light intensity and UV radiation: Genomics, breeding and genetic engineering -- Chapter 22. Improving rice tolerance to low and high temperature stress through biotechnological approaches -- Chapter 23. Biotechnological approaches to develop rice tolerance to low and high temperature stress -- Chapter 24. Influence of night temperature on rice yield and quality -- Chapter 25. Rice tolerance to multiple abiotic stress: Genomics and genetic engineering -- Chapter 26. Targeting metabolic pathways for genetic engineering abiotic stress tolerance in rice -- Chapter 27. Targeting phytohormone levels for genetic engineering abiotic stress tolerance in rice -- Chapter 28. The effect of exposure to a combination of stressors on rice productivity and grain yields -- Chapter 29. Rice Grain Quality Traits: Neglected or Less Addressed? -- Chapter 30. Rice grain quality and abiotic stress: Genomics and biotechnological perspectives -- Chapter 31. Increasing rice grain yield under abiotic stresses: mutagenesis, genomics and transgenic approaches.-.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the conventional breeding approach, and on the latest high-throughput genomics tools and genetic engineering / biotechnological interventions used to improve rice quality. It is the first book to exclusively focus on rice as a major food crop and the application of genomics and genetic engineering approaches to achieve enhanced rice quality in terms of tolerance to various abiotic stresses, resistance to biotic stresses, herbicide resistance, nutritional value, photosynthetic performance, nitrogen use efficiency, and grain yield. The range of topics is quite broad and exhaustive, making the book an essential reference guide for researchers and scientists around the globe who are working in the field of rice genomics and biotechnology. In addition, it provides a road map for rice quality improvement that plant breeders and agriculturists can actively consult to achieve better crop production.
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    Pages: XVII, 777 p. 75 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811541209
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4120-9
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    Neural Circuits of Innate Behaviors (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Psychology. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomedical Research. ; Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Fear -- Chapter 2: Neurobiology and Neural Circuits of Aggression -- Chapter 3: Neural Regulation of Feeding Behavior -- Chapter 4: Neural Circuits for Reward -- Chapter 5: Neuronal response and behavioral modulation in social interaction -- Chapter 6: Neural circuit mechanisms that underlie parental care -- Chapter 7: Spatial navigation -- Chapter 8: Neural circuits for sleep-wake regulation.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest research findings in the neurocircuitry of innate behaviors, covering major topics such as innate fear, aggression, feeding, reward, social interaction, parental care, spatial navigation, and sleep-wake regulation. For decades, humans have been fascinated by wild animals’ instincts, like the annual two-thousand-mile migration of the monarch butterfly in North American, and the “imprint” behavior of newborn birds. Since these instincts are always displayed in stereotypical patterns in most individuals of a given species, the neural circuits processing such behaviors must be genetically hard-wired in the brain. Recently, with the development of modern techniques, including optogenetics, retrograde and anterograde virus tracing, and in vivo calcium imaging, researchers have been able to determine and dissect the specific neural circuits for many innate behaviors by selectively manipulating well-defined cell types in the brain. This book discusses recent advances in the investigation of the neural-circuit mechanisms underlying innate behaviors.
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    Pages: IX, 112 p. 13 illus., 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811570865
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1284
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7086-5
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    Brassica Improvement : Molecular, Genetics and Genomic Perspectives (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant genetics. ; Nutrition   . ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Genetics. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Utilization of rapeseed-mustard genetic resources for Brassica improvement -- 2 Recent advances in cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in crop Brassicas -- 3 Ancient and recent Polyploid evolution in Brassicas -- 4 Production and application of doubled haploid in Brassica improvement.-5 Tissue culture-mediated biotechnological advancements in genus Brassica -- 6 Genomics for Brassica quality improvement -- 7 Biofortification of Brassica for quality improvement.-8 Genetics and Genomic Approaches for Disease Resistance in Brassicas.-9 Arsenic toxicity and molecular mechanism of arsenic tolerance in different members of Brassicaceae.-10 Transgenic approaches for Brassica improvement.-11 Genetic diversity studies in Indian mustard using molecular markers.
    Abstract: Global population is mounting at an alarming stride to surpass 9.3 billion by 2050, whereas simultaneously the agricultural productivity is gravely affected by climate changes resulting in increased biotic and abiotic stresses. The genus Brassica belongs to the mustard family whose members are known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages or mustard plants. Rapeseed-mustard is world’s third most important source of edible oil after soybean and oil palm. It has worldwide acceptance owing to its rare combination of health promoting factors. It has very low levels of saturated fatty acids which make it the healthiest edible oil that is commonly available. Apart from this, it is rich in antioxidants by virtue of tocopherols and phytosterols presence in the oil. The high omega 3 content reduces the risk of atherosclerosis/heart attack. Conventional breeding methods have met with limited success in Brassica because yield and stress resilience are polygenic traits and are greatly influenced by environment. Therefore, it is imperative to accelerate the efforts to unravel the biochemical, physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying yield, quality and tolerance towards biotic and abiotic stresses in Brassica. To exploit its fullest potential, systematic efforts are needed to unlock the genetic information for new germplasms that tolerate initial and terminal state heat coupled with moisture stress. For instance, wild relatives may be exploited in developing introgressed and resynthesized lines with desirable attributes. Exploitation of heterosis is another important area which can be achieved by introducing transgenics to raise stable CMS lines. Doubled haploid breeding and marker assisted selection should be employed along with conventional breeding. Breeding programmes aim at enhancing resource use efficiency, especially nutrient and water as well as adoption to aberrant environmental changes should also be considered. Biotechnological interventions are essential for altering the biosynthetic pathways for developing high oleic and low linolenic lines. Accordingly, tools such as microspore and ovule culture, embryo rescue, isolation of trait specific genes especially for aphid, Sclerotinia and alternaria blight resistance, etc. along with identification of potential lines based on genetic diversity can assist ongoing breeding programmes. In this book, we highlight the recent molecular, genetic and genomic interventions made to achieve crop improvement in terms of yield increase, quality and stress tolerance in Brassica, with a special emphasis in Rapeseed-mustard.
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    ISBN: 9783030346942
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34694-2
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    Soil Analysis: Recent Trends and Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Biology Technique. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Biological Techniques. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Soil Analysis: A Relook and Way Forward -- Chapter 2. Application of Statistical Techniques in Soil Research -- Chapter 3. Monitoring and impact assessment of climate change on agriculture using advanced research techniques -- Chapter 4. Advancement in Soil Testing with New Age Sensors: Indian Perspective -- Chapter 5. Isotopes and Tracer Techniques for Soil Analysis -- Chapter 6. Protocols for determination and evaluation of organic carbon pools in soils developed under contrasting pedogenic processes and subjected to varying management situations -- Chapter 7. Analytical strategies for arsenic estimation -- Chapter 8. Approach to Study Clay-Organic Complexes -- Chapter 9. Recent trends in soil salinity appraisal and management -- Chapter 10. Modern Sample Preparation Techniques for Pesticide Residues Analysis in Soil -- Chapter 11. Characterization of nanomaterials using different techniques -- Chapter 12. Soil Health Assessment -- Chapter 13. Soil health indicators: Methods and applications -- Chapter 14. Indexing methods of soil quality in agroecosystems- An overview of Indian soils and beyond -- Chapter 15. Nanobiosensors: Recent Developments in Soil Health Assessment -- Chapter 16. Forensic Pedology: From Soil Trace Evidence to Courtroom -- Chapter 17. Harnessing soil microbiomes for creating healthy and functional urban landscapes’.
    Abstract: Soil analysis is critically important in the management of soil-based production systems. In the absence of efficient methods of soil analysis our understanding of soil is pure guesswork. Ideally the pro-active use of laboratory analysis leads to more sustainable soil productivity. Unfortunately, most of the world’s agriculture is still reactionary, waiting for obvious yield declines to occur before taking action to identify the reasons. The modern soil laboratory is pivotal to informing soil managers what adaptive practices are needed to address chemical and physical imbalances before they occur, and the intelligent adaptive use of laboratory data not only greatly speeds up and reduces the cost of empirical soil study, but can even render it unnecessary. This book provides a synopsis of the analytical procedures used for soil analysis, discussing the common physical, chemical and biological analytical methods used in agriculture and horticulture. Written by experienced experts from institutions and laboratories around the globe, it provides insights for a range of users, including those with limited laboratory facilities, and helps students, teachers, soil scientists and laboratory technicians increase their knowledge and skills and select appropriate methods for soil analysis.
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    Pages: XV, 338 p. 104 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520396
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2039-6
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    Pulses : Processing and Product Development (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Agriculture. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Adzuki bean -- Bambara groundnut -- Broad bean -- Chickpea -- Common bean -- Cowpea -- Hyacinth bean -- Lentil -- Lima bean -- Lupines -- Moth bean -- Mung bean -- Mungo bean -- Pea -- Pigeon pea -- Rice bean -- Index.
    Abstract: World health authorities recommend people maximize their protein intake through vegetable sources (such as pulses), and reduce protein intake from animal sources. Increasing vegetable protein intake has been shown to be positively associated with the reduction of both cardiovascular-disease-related mortality and all-cause mortality. Pulse consumption has been shown to improve satiety and metabolism of glucose and lipids, due to their high protein and fiber content, which makes their consumption ideal for preventing and managing obesity. In recent years, there has been increasing demand for pulses and pulse-based products in developed countries. Several large-scale collaborative research projects on pulse products have been initiated by government agencies. Similarly, established multinational food companies have developed pulse product units. Pulses: Processing and Product Development fulfills the need for a comprehensive book on processing and products of pulses. The book addresses a specific pulse with each chapter to meet a wide range of audiences from undergraduate students to consumers.
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    Pages: XIII, 342 p. 39 illus., 21 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030413767
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41376-7
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    Neuronal Oscillations of Wakefulness and Sleep : Windows on Spontaneous Activity of the Brain (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART 1: WAKEFULNESS -- Chapter 1. Exploring Oscillations in Expert Sensorimotor Anticipation: the Tennis Return of Serve -- Chapter 2. Theta Rhythm in Hippocampus and Cognition -- Chapter 3. Oscillations and Synchrony in Attention -- Christian Keitel, Gregor Thut, and Joachim Gross -- Chapter 4. Pathological High-Frequency Oscillations in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- PART TWO: SLEEP -- Chapter 5. Cellular Mechanisms of Thalamocortical Oscillations in the Sleeping Brain -- Chapter 6. Neuroimaging of Brain Oscillations During Human Sleep -- Chapter 7. A Role for Neuronal Oscillations of Sleep in Memory and Cognition -- Chapter 8. Sleep Oscillations and Aging -- Chapter 9. Sleep Oscillations and Psychiatric Disorders.
    Abstract: This edited volume reviews recent findings that highlight the mechanisms and functions of the neuronal oscillations that structure brain activity across the sleep-wake cycle. An increasing number of studies conducted in humans and animals use a variety of techniques, ranging from intracellular recording to functional neuroimaging, that provide important insight into the mechanisms and functional properties of these brain rhythms. This book explores how the studies of these rhythms are fundamental not only for basic neuroscience, but also for clinical neuroscience. At the basic science level, neuronal oscillations shape the interactions between different areas of the brain and profoundly impact neural responses to the environment, thereby mediating the processing of information in the brain. At the clinical level, brain oscillations are affected in numerous neurological conditions and might provide useful biomarkers that inform about patients’ evolution and vulnerability. During sleep, these brain rhythms could provide functional support to internal states that govern the basic maintenance of local circuit and systemic interactions. During wake, the rhythmicity of cortical and subcortical circuits have been linked with sensory processing, cognitive operations, and preparation for action.This volume attempts to link together these sleep and wake functional roles at the level of neuroimaging and electroencephalographic measures, local field potentials, and even at the cellular level. .
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    Pages: XXI, 277 p. 40 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9781071606537
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0653-7
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    Organic Waste Composting through Nexus Thinking : Practices, Policies, and Trends (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Agriculture. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Composting as a Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategy: Lessons Learned from Cajicá, Colombia -- 3. Composting: a Sustainable Route for Processing of Biodegradable Wastes in India -- 4. Composting in Sri Lanka: Policies, Practices, Challenges, and Emerging Concerns -- 5. Valuing Wastes – a Multi-Method Analysis of the Use of Household Refuses from Cooking and Sanitation for Soil Fertility Management in Tanzanian Smallholdings -- 6. Urban Waste as a Resource: the Case of the Utilization of Organic Waste to Improve Agriculture Productivity Project in Accra, Ghana -- 7. Organic Waste Composting at Versalles: an Alternative that Contributes to the Economic, Social and Environmental Well-Being of Stakeholders -- 8. Traditional and Adapted Composting Practices Applied in Smallholder Banana-Coffee-Based Farming Systems: Case Studies from Kagera and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania -- 9. Co-composting: an Opportunity to Produce Compost with Designated Tailor-Made Properties -- 10. Biochar-Compost Mixtures as Promising Solution to Organic Waste Management Within a Circular Holistic Approach.
    Abstract: Organic waste composting is another excellent example to demonstrate the power and the benefits of nexus thinking. Even though organic waste composting itself is not a new topic, those who want to start a new project or align an ongoing project with nexus thinking, find it difficult to gather the necessary information. With nine case studies from four continents, this book aims to fill above gap in literature. While current literature on composting is often found to be limited to either soil/agriculture sector or waste management sector, this book presents a combined point of view. This open access book starts with an introductory chapter that describes the need to bring the waste management aspects and soil nutrient management aspects of compost production into one integrated theme. The relevance of nexus thinking and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also presented in this introduction. The first three chapters after the introduction covers composting from the solid waste management and its policy aspects, taking examples from three developing countries. The next three examples are mostly about the benefits composting can provide to the soil and agriculture. These examples are also from three developing countries, but with a mixture of urban as well as rural settings. Last three chapters present more insight into the latest developments taking examples from Europe, as well as new methods adapted from the traditional styles from Africa. .
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    Pages: VIII, 232 p. 64 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030362836
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36283-6
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    Gregory Bateson on Relational Communication: From Octopuses to Nations (2020)
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    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Semiotics. ; Communication. ; Ethnology. ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Semiotics. ; Media and Communication. ; Ethnography. ; Humanities and Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Bateson, Cybernetics, and Nonverbal Communication -- Chapter 2: Analog and Digital Communication, and Similar Contrasts -- Chapter3: The Slash Mark: Gregory Bateson’s Cybernetic Semiotic -- Chapter4: Intention Movements and Peacemaking Ceremonies -- Chapter5: Relational Communication in Octopus -- Chapter6: Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter7: False and True Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter8: A Level too Low.
    Abstract: This book develops Gregory Bateson’s ideas regarding “communication about relationship” in animals and human beings, and even nations. It bases itself on Bateson’s theory of relational communication, as he described it in the zoosemiotics of octopus, mammals, birds, and human beings. This theory includes, for example, the roles of metaphor, play, analog and digital communication, metacommunication, and Laws of Form. It is organized around a letter from Gregory Bateson to his fellow cybernetic thinker Warren McCulloch at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this letter Bateson argued that what we would today call zoosemiotics, including Bateson’s own (previously unpublished) octopus research, should be made a basis for understanding the relationship between the two blocs of the Cold War. Accordingly the book shows how Bateson understood interactive processes in the biosemiotics of conflict and peacemaking, which are analyzed using examples from recent animal studies, from primate studies, and from cultural anthropology. The Missile Crisis itself is described in terms of Bateson’s critique of game theory which he felt should be modified by an understanding of the zoosemiotics of relational communication. The book also includes a previously unpublished piece by Gregory Bateson on wolf behavior and metaphor/ abduction.
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    Pages: XIX, 189 p. 7 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030521011
    Series Statement: Biosemiotics, 20
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52101-1
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    Sugar and Sugar Derivatives: Changing Consumer Preferences (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Food Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Food Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Pioneer Knowledge of Sugarcane and Sugar -- Chapter 2: Sugar Quality and Pricing Pattern for Economic Sustainability of the Indian Sugar Industry -- Chapter 3: Exploiting technologies in the emerging bio-economy -- Chapter 4: Sugar and Sugar Substitutes: Recent Developments and Future Prospects -- Chapter 5: Sugar Quality – Process Options to address Sustainability of Sugar Industry -- Chapter 6: Development and Classification Technique of Indian Sugars -- Chapter 7: Speciality Sugars: Kinds and Specifications -- Chapter 8: Packaging/Labelling and Quality Management System for Indian Sugar Industry to Meet Consumer Demands -- Chapter 9: Sugar Fortification – possibilities and Future Prospects -- Chapter 10: Diversification of sugar and sugarcane industry: Agro-industrial alternatives -- Chapter 11: Sugar Industry: A hub of useful bio-based chemicals -- Chapter 12: Expanding horizon of sugars application: Skin care and cosmetics -- Chapter 13: Sugar Industry and Speciality Sugar Manufacturing -- Chapter 14: Carbonation & Phosphatation Process for Refined Sugar Production: A Comparative Evaluation -- Chapter 15: Sugarcane and Sugar Diversification: Opportunities for small scale entrepreneurship -- Chapter 16: Sugar – Myths and Reality -- Chapter 17: An Insight to DEFCO Melt Crystallization Process -- Chapter 18: Shelf-life of Pineapple and Lime-flavoured, Ascorbic Acid-added and Ready-to-Serve Sugarcane Juice Beverage -- Chapter 19: Jaggery (Gur): The Ancient Indian Non-Centrifugal Sugar.
    Abstract: Sugarcane enjoys a prominent position among agro-industrial crops and is commercially grown in 115 tropical and subtropical countries around the world. However, fluctuations in sugar prices have forced the sugarcane industry worldwide to broaden its revenue base by moving from single-commodity manufacturing to a range of value-added products. Utilizing the by-products in an innovative manner to create value-added products is the new course of action for sugar-producing countries. For many years sugarcane was regarded as a single-product crop, i.e., only useful for producing sugar. Its actual potential is now increasingly being recognised by the industry and there is a growing trend toward the manufacturing of allied products from sugarcane. Therefore, the focus is now on the establishment of sugar-agro-industry complexes, processing not just sugar but a range of other products. This book provides a comprehensive overview of sugarcane not only as a source of sweetening agents but also for many other uses, including as a source of bio-energy. It also explores the trend of sugar consumption and suggests practices to curb the consumption of sugar products in order to tackle obesity and reduce public health costs. The book underscores the need to diversify sugarcane and highlights means of doing so, while also addressing various innovations and technologies being developed in connection with sugar, sugar derivatives, and sugar industry by-products for sustainable utilization in the sugar-agro industry. Accordingly, it offers a valuable resource for professionals and R&D units in the sugar industry, and for students of agronomy and related fields. .
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    Pages: XXIV, 307 p. 67 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811566639
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6663-9
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    Neuroendocrine Clocks and Calendars (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Endocrine glands. ; Neuroscience. ; Endocrine System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Photoperiodism and Circannual Timing: Introduction and Historical Perspective.-The Pars Tuberalis and Seasonal Timing -- Tanycytes and Their Pivotal Role in Seasonal Physiological Adaptations -- Epigenetic Mechanisms in Developmental and Seasonal Programs -- Plasticity of Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Regulating Seasonal Reproduction in Sheep -- Clocks and Calendrars in Birds -- Calendar Timing in Teleost Fish -- Action of Light on the Neuroendocrine Axis -- Seasons, Clocks, and Mood -- Photoperiodic Modulation of Clock Gene Expression in the SCN -- Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Genes, Neurotransmitters, Neurons and Astrocytes. .
    Abstract: This book explores how daily and seasonal rhythmicity is generated, how these rhythms are synchronised by our environment, and how they regulate the neuroendocrine systems that impact our physiology and behaviour. The constraints of surviving in a seasonal environment have shaped human evolution and migration, have shaped our societies and cultures, and continue to influence our everyday lives, health and wellbeing. Identifying the mechanisms whereby seasonal rhythmicity is generated and regulates the brain and body is not only important for understanding the natural world and relevant to animal production, it also offers many insights into the human condition. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field of chronobiology. A historical perspective on how research into photoperiodism and rhythmicity progressed is initially provided, but the main focus of this book is on the remarkable studies in the last few decades that have unravelled the molecular and cellular machinery underpinning circadian and circannual timing. Topics covered include the role of melatonin in communicating seasonal information to the brain and pituitary gland, the neuroanatomical pathways in mammals, birds and fish by which changes in photoperiod reach the hypothalamus, the role of glial cells (tanycytes) and thyroid hormone in seasonal rhythmicity, neuroplasticity across seasons, effects of changing day length on mood, regulation of “clock“ gene expression, and the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. This book will appeal to all students and researchers who wish to learn about current and past research on daily and seasonal rhythmicity. This is the tenth volume in the International Neuroendocrine Federation (INF) Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series (Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley) that aims to illustrate highest standards and encourage the use of the latest technologies in basic and clinical research and hopes to provide inspiration for further exploration into the exciting field of neuroendocrinology. .
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    ISBN: 9783030556433
    Series Statement: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, 10
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55643-3
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    Bioelectrochemical Systems : Vol.2 Current and Emerging Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Materials science. ; Biomaterials. ; Agriculture. ; Biomedical Research. ; Materials Science. ; Biomaterials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Bio-electrochemical systems for biofuels and biochemicals -- 1. Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Potential Applications -- 2. Algal bio-cathodes in aid of bio-energy generation, bio-remediation and nutrient removals -- 3. Hydrogen and methane production in Bio-electrochemical systems -- 4. Hydrogen and methane generation from bio-waste: enhancement and upgrading via bioelectrochemical systems -- 5. Bio-electrochemical systems/technology for Energy and waste treatment -- 6. Bio-electrochemical for Energy and waste treatment via suitable microbial systems -- 7. Bio-electrochemical remediation of organic pollutants -- 8. Electrosynthesis of various chemicals -- Part 2. Recognition of bio-electrochemical systems in real life -- 9. Industrial applications of bio-electrochemical system: wastewater treatment and others -- 10. Applications of bio-electrochemical systems in metal recovery -- 11. Integrating waste management with MFC -- 12. Bio-electrochemical technology: Challenges and Implications -- 13. High value-added compounds (oligomers from hemicellulose) using microwaves pretreatment of electrochemical Processes -- 14. Rice paddy field microbial fuel cells: fundamentals and recent progresses -- 15. Effective Cathode Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Microbial Fuel Cell -- 16. Hydrogen production and contaminants removal using microbial electrochemical cells.
    Abstract: This book is the second in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide. While the first volume explains principles and processes, in this volume established research professionals shed light on how this technology can be used to generate high-value chemicals and energy using organic wastes. Bioelectricity is generated in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) under oxygen-depleted conditions, where microbial bioconversion reactions transform organic wastes into electrons. Dedicated chapters focus on MFCs and state of the art advancements as well as current limitations. In addition, the book covers the use of microbial biofilm- and algae-based bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation and co-generation of valuable chemicals. A thorough review of the performance of this technology and its possible industrial applications is presented. The book is designed for a broad audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates, energy researchers/scientists, policymakers, and anyone else interested in the latest developments in this field.
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    ISBN: 9789811568688
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    Bioelectrochemical Systems : Vol.1 Principles and Processes (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Materials science. ; Biomaterials. ; Agriculture. ; Biomedical Research. ; Materials Science. ; Biomaterials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. The Principle of Bio-electrochemical Systems+61. Bio-electrochemical systems: Principles and Application -- 2. Bioelectrochemically assisted anaerobic digestion: Principles and Perspectives -- 3. An insight into Biological Photovoltaic Cell based Electrochemical System -- 4. Electro-fermentation technology: Emerging platform -- 5. Electrochemical losses and their role in power generation -- 6. Electricity-driven microbial factory for value-added resources recovery from waste streams -- Part 2. Catalysts controlling BES implementation -- 7. Effective cathode catalysts for O2 reduction -- 8. Role of Biocatalysts in Microbial Electrosynthesis for value-added product via CO2 sequestration -- 9. Biocatalysts in electro-fermentation systems: Mixed culture and pure cultures -- 10. Bacterial metabolism coupled energetic -- 11. Electrotrophs and Electricigens; Key players in Microbial Electrophysiology -- 12. Biofilms: Engineering approaches to enhance process efficiency -- 13. The enhanced mechanism of heterotrophic denitrification in bioelectrochemical system -- 14. Nanotechnology approaches: Tunable electrode surfaces for bioelectrocatalytic conversion of greenhouse gases into valuable products.
    Abstract: This book is the first in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide. In this first volume, established research professionals explain the underlying principles and processes of BESs, providing a thorough introduction to these systems before proceeding to address the roles of cathode catalysts and biocatalysts, biofilms, heterotrophic denitrification, and nanotechnology approaches. This volume forms a sound foundation for understanding the potential industrial applications of this technology, which include in particular the generation of high-value chemicals and energy using organic wastes. These applications are the focus of the second volume, where readers will find up-to-date information on microbial fuel cells and the use of microbial biofilm- and algae-based bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation and co-generation of valuable chemicals. The book is designed for a broad audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates, energy researchers/scientists, policymakers, and anyone else interested in the latest developments in this field.
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    ISBN: 9789811568725
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    AgriCultura : Urban Agriculture and the Heritage Potential of Agrarian Landscape (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Cultural property. ; Agriculture. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introductory text (Toward a linkage between Urban Agriculture and Cultural Heritage) -- Part I: Unraveling cultural potential of urban agriculture -- Chapter 1. Agricultural and urban policies in Europe: The co-construction of peri-urban agricultural landscape. Experiences, problems, perspectives (André Fleury) -- Chapter 2. Urban Agriculture as Heritage: methodological issues and perspectives (Lionella Scazzosi) -- Chapter 3. Engagement, participation and governance of Urban Agricultural Heritage (Paola Branduini) -- Part II: Landscape at risk, landscape as opportunity -- Chapter 4. Urban agriculture and territorial heritage: keys to resiliency (María-José Prados, Jesús Santiago Ramos) -- Chapter 5. Urban agriculture and landscape in Mexico City between history and innovation (Saúl Alcántara Onofre) -- Chapter 6. Tangible and intangible heritage in urban agriculture: the Australia experience (Jane Lennon) -- Chapter 7. Sewage farms in Pierrelaye: peri-urban agriculture multifunctionality model (Roland Vidal) -- Chapter 8. Urban agriculture: what about domestic gardens? (Hubert Gulinck, Valerie Dewaelheyns, Frederik Lerouge) -- Chapter 9. Is Urban Agriculture an opportunity to preserve landscape systems? Suggestions from England (Raffaella Laviscio) -- Part III: The co-construction of urban agricultural landscape -- Chapter 10. Agriculture and the city of Geneva: the end of a love affair? (Joëlle Salomon Cavin, Nelly Niwa) -- Chapter 11. Recognizing the multifunctional nature of agriculture: stakes and challenges in Montréal and Ile Bizard (Sabine Courcier, Gérald Domon) -- Chapter 12. Agro-culture in the Metropolitan area of Barcelona: a big issue, multiple landscapes, several solutions (Ana Zazo Moratalla, Valerià Paül, Sònia Callau Berenguer, Josep Montasell i Dorda) -- Chapter 13. Cultivating the Cologne green belt: the Belvedere agricultural park (Axel Timpe). Chapter 14. La Vega de Granada: the defence of a paradigmatic Agrarian Heritage space by local citizens (José Castillo Ruiz, Alberto Matarán Ruiz) -- Chapter 15. AgriCulture in Milan. The mutual benefit between urban agriculture and cultural heritage (Paola Branduini, Raffaella Laviscio, Lionella Scazzosi).
    Abstract: This book explains how cultural heritage can be a tool for enhancing urban agriculture and improving landscape and life quality. It cuts across the existing literature and fills the gaps between urban agriculture, considered as a food, social and environmental opportunity and cultural heritage, considered as resource. It focuses the role of the countryside for urban areas, in the history of the city and today. Its attention is on the quality for all areas, both outstanding, ordinary and degraded, as well as large, little or fragmented (European landscape convention 2000). It considers agricultural landscape as a system of tangible and intangible heritage components and relationships, to be retained, enhanced and transmit, in a process of inevitable but appropriate dynamic conservation and management over time (ICOMOS-IFLA Principles 2017). This book can benefit the collaboration among local players – such as farmers, citizens, associations, public institutions, stakeholders – in conserving and enhancing agrarian heritage and reinforcing the identity of places and people. It can strengthen collective action and generate positive effects on good large and local -scale management. The first part has a methodological character in order to enlighten the integrated approach between cultural heritage and urban agriculture. The second part exemplifies cases where the heritage has been recognised but not yet translated into concrete action. The third Part discloses ongoing process of co-construction, where policies have recognized the cultural, environmental and social meaning of urban agriculture as heritage. This book aims to reach scholars, local administrations, professionals, farmers and citizens. It involves many authors, many of whom are directly engaged with action-research in safeguarding and implementing the mutual interaction between urban agriculture activities and agrarian heritage.
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    Pages: XX, 261 p. 97 illus., 86 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030490126
    Series Statement: Urban Agriculture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
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    Rhizosphere Microbes : Soil and Plant Functions (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant diseases. ; Microbial ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Microbial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Microbial Interactions in the Rhizosphere Contributing Crop Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses -- Chapter 2. Rhizosphere microbes for sustainable maintenance of plant health and soil fertility -- Chapter 3. Dissecting Structure and Function of Plant Rhizomicrobiome: A Genomic Approach -- Chapter 4. Plant Root Exudates as Determinant Of Rhizomicrobiome -- Chapter 5. Rhizospheric Microbial Community: Ecology, Methods and Functions -- Chapter 6. Signaling in the Rhizosphere for Better Plant and Soil Health -- Chapter 7. Microbial Transformation of Nutrients in Soil: An Overview -- Chapter 8. Microbial indicator of soil health: Conventional to Modern Approaches -- Chapter 9. Rhizosphere Microbes – Driver for Soil Health Management -- Chapter 10. Ralstonia solanacearum: - Biology and its Management in Solanaceous Crops -- Chapter 11. Seed Endophytes: The Benevolent Existence in the Plant System -- Chapter 12. Exploitation of plant tissue invading rhizospheric microbes as biofertilizer -- Chapter 13. Contribution of Microbe-Mediated Processes in Nitrogen Cycle to Attain Environmental Equilibrium -- Chapter 14. Contribution of Zinc Solubilizing and Mobilizing Microorganisms (ZSMM) to Enhance Zinc for Better Soil, Plant and Human Health -- Chapter 15. Fungal Siderophore: Biosynthesis, Transport, Regulation, and Potential Applications -- Chapter 16. Status of Silicon in Ecosystem, Silicon Solubilization by Rhizospheric Microorganisms and their Impact on Crop Productivity -- Chapter 17. Diversity and Function of Microbes Associated with Rhizosphere of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) -- Chapter 18. Diversity and community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of salt affected soils -- Chapter 19. Beta-glucanolytic soil actinomycetes- Diversity and applications -- Chapter 20. Microbial Diversity of Chickpea Rhizosphere -- Chapter 21. The rhizosphere microbiome and its role in plant growth in stressed environment -- Chapter 22. Rhizobacteria mediated alleviation of abiotic stresses in crops -- Chapter 23. Rhizospheric Microbes as Potential Tool for Remediation of Carbofuran: An Overview -- Chapter 24. Trichoderma spp.: A Unique Fungal Biofactory for Healthy Plant Growth -- Chapter 25. Management of Sclerotium rolfsii induced Diseases in Crops by Trichoderma species -- Chapter 26. Biotic Stress Management in Horticultural Crops through Microbial Intervention -- Chapter 27. Commercial aspects of biofertilizers and biostimulants development utilizing rhizosphere microbes: global and indian scenario.
    Abstract: Plants create a dynamic micro-biosphere in the soil, around the roots, called as ‘rhizosphere’, which harbors diverse number of microorganisms for sustaining their growth and development. A soil with diverse and multi-traits microbial communities is considered healthy to enhance crop productivity. In the last decades, rhizosphere biology has gained attention due to unraveling of new mechanisms, processes and molecules in the rhizosphere that contributes towards the promotion of plant productivity. The rhizospheric microbes and associated processes are being utilized for harnessing potential of soils in effective and sustainable functioning in the agro-ecosystems. Broadly, the book discusses rhizospheric microbes and their role in modulating functions of soil and crop plant. Specifically, it highlights conventional and modern aspects of rhizosphere microbes such as – microbiome in the rhizosphere, microbes as an indicator and promoter of soil health, rhizosphere microbes as biofertilizer, biostimulator and biofortifyer, microbial signaling in the rhizosphere, recent tools in deciphering rhizobiome, and regulatory mechanisms for commercialization of biofertilizer, biopesticide and biostimulator. The book is useful for agriculture scientist, biotechnologist, plant pathologist, mycologist, and microbiologist, farming community, scientist of R&D organization, as well as teaching community, researcher and student and policy maker.
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    Pages: XX, 682 p. 68 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811591549
    Series Statement: Microorganisms for Sustainability, 23
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9154-9
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    The Potato Crop : Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankind (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Nutrition   . ; Plant biotechnology. ; Food science. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Food Science. ; Agricultural Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems -- The Potato and its Contribution to the Human Diet -- Enhancing Value Chains through Collective Actions: Lessons From the Andes, Africa and Asia -- Ex situ Conservation of Potato [Solanum Section Petota (Solanaceae)] Genetic Resources in Genebanks -- The Genes and Genomes of the Potato -- Potato Breeding -- Genetics and Cytogenetics of Potato -- Insect Pests Affecting Potatoes in Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate Regions -- Fungal, Oomycete and Plasmodiophorid Diseases of Potato -- Bacterial Diseases of Potato -- Viral Diseases in Potato -- Potato Seed Systems -- Participatory Research (PR) at CIP with Potato Farming Systems in the Andes: Evolution and Prospects -- Gender Topics on Potato Research and Development -- Index. .
    Abstract: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security. .
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    Pages: XVII, 518 p. 99 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030286835
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28683-5
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    The Complexity of Bird Behaviour : A Facet Theory Approach (2020)
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    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Animal migration. ; Biology Technique. ; Physiology. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Animal Migration. ; Experimental Organisms. ; Animal Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Studying Birds -- Chapter 2. Mapping Sentences and Facet Theory -- Chapter 3. How to Develop a Mapping Sentence: The Example of Avian Sleep -- Chapter 4. Complex Avian Behaviour and Cognition: A Mapping Sentence Approach -- Chapter 5 -- Studying Avian Cognition in the Wild: Avian Psychometrics -- Chapter 6. Interpreting Avian Play, Murmuration of Starlings and Oology (Classifying Birds' Eggs) -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index.
    Abstract: This book presents the facet theoretical framework as a tool for facilitating the conception of complex animal behaviour research and the design of research procedures through employing mapping sentences. Using the facet theoretical framework, this book takes a holistic view of bird behaviour. Components of bird behavior are identified and then reassembled to facilitate an understanding of the behaviour in the context of its natural occurrence. This provides new insight on both the parts of the behaviour and how these interact as a whole. The multi-faceted approach to designing, evaluating and understanding bird behavior presented offers a template that is adaptable for investigating a wide variety of avian species and different forms of behaviour. Behavioural biologists, animal and comparative psychologists, other natural and behavioural scientists, as well as students of these disciplines will find this book to be an interesting and enlightening read.
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    Pages: XXXVII, 203 p. 29 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030121921
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12192-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12192-1
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    Soil, Plant and Atmosphere : Concepts, Processes and Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Man And The Soil - Plant - Atmosphere System -- Chapter 2: Water, The Universal Solvent For Life -- Chapter 3: The Soil As A Water Reservoir For Plants -- Chapter 4: Plant: The Solar Energy Collector -- Chapter 5: Atmosphere: The Fluid Envelope That Covers The Planet Earth -- Chapter 6: The Equilibrium State Of Water In The Systems -- Chapter 7: The Movement Of Water In The Systems -- Chapter 8: Soil Water As A Nutrient Solution -- Chapter 9: Aspects Of The Soil Atmosphere -- Chapter 10: How Heat Is Propagated In The Soil -- Chapter 11: Water Infiltration Into The Soil -- Chapter 12: Water Redistribution After Infiltration Into The Soil -- Chapter 13: Evaporation And Evapotranspiration: The Vapor Losses To The Atmosphere -- Chapter 14: How Do Plants Absorb Soil Water ? -- Chapter 15: The Water Balance In Agricultural And Natural Systems -- Chapter 16: How Plants Absorb Nutrients From The Soil -- Chapter 17: How Soil, Plant And Atmophere Properties Vary In Space And Time In The Spas: An Approach To Geoestatistics -- Chapter 18: Spatial And Temporal Variability Of Spas Attributes: Analysis Of Spatial And Temporal Series -- Index -- .
    Abstract: This textbook presents the concepts and processes involved in the soil-plant-atmosphere system as well as its applications in the water cycle in agriculture. Although reaching the frontier of our knowledge in several subjects, each chapter starts at the graduation level and proceeds to the post-doctoral level. Its more complicated subjects, as math and physics, are well explained, even to readers not well acquainted with these tools. Therefore, it helps students read, understand, and developing their thoughts on these subjects. Instructors also find it an easy book with the needed depth to be adopted in courses related to Soil Physics, Agricultural Management, Environmental Protection, Irrigation and Agrometeorology. It serves also as “lexicon” to engineers and lawyers involved in agricultural, environmental cases.
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    Pages: XXI, 456 p. 272 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030193225
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19322-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19322-5
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    Bioeconomy for Beginners (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental economics. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Economics. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The origin of biomass -- Chapter 3: Food security and healthy nutrition in the context of the bioeconomy -- Chapter 4: The use of biomass for the production of fuel and chemicals -- Chapter 5: The importance of biotechnology for bioeconomy -- Chapter 6: The bioeconomy from the point of view of the innovation economy -- Chapter 7: Bioeconomy as a circular and integrated system -- Chapter 8: Criteria for the success of the bioeconomy -- Chapter 9: The conditions of a sustainable bioeconomy -- Chapter 10: Bioeconomy – Key to unlimited economic and consumer growth?.
    Abstract: This book provides an interdisciplinary and comprehensible introduction to bioeconomy. It thus offers basic knowledge for understanding a transformation process that will shape the 21st century and requires the integration of many, so far unrelated disciplines and industries. We are talking about the gradual and necessary transition from the age of fossil fuels, which began around 200 years ago, to a global economy based on renewable raw materials (and renewable energies). The success of this transition is key to coping with the challenge of climate change. This book conceives the realization of bioeconomy as a threefold task – a scientific, an economic and an ecological one. · Where does the biomass come from that we need primarily for feeding the growing world population but also for future energy and material use? How can it be processed in biorefineries and what role does biotechnology play in this regard? · Which aspects of innovation economics need to be considered, which economic aspects of value creation, competitiveness and customer acceptance are important? · What conditions must a bioeconomy fulfil in order to enable a sustainable development of life on earth? May it be regarded as a key to further economic growth or shouldn’t it rather orient itself towards the ideal of sufficiency? By dealing with these questions from the not necessarily consistent perspectives of proven experts, this book provides an interdisciplinary overview of a dynamic field of research and practice that raises more questions than answers and thus may nurture the motivation of many more people to seriously engage for the realization of a bioeconomy.
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    Pages: XIII, 214 p. 170 illus., 168 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783662603901
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60390-1
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    Plant Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Industrial microbiology. ; Microbial ecology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Industrial Microbiology. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Diversity, Plant Growth Promotion Attributes and Agricultural Applications of Rhizospheric Microbes (Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam, Amit Kumar, Sosanka Protim Sandilya, Mahananda Chutia, Ajar Nath Yadav) -- Chapter 2 - Culturable Endophytic Fungal Communities Associated with Cereal Crops and their Role in Plant Growth Promotion(Hira Saleem, Hareem Mohsin, Rabia Tanvir, Yasir Rehman) -- Chapter 3 - Current Perspectives on Phosphate Solubilizing Endophytic Fungi: Ecological Significances and Biotechnological Applications (Edla Sujatha, Kuraganti Gunaswetha, Pallaval Veera Bramhachari) -- Chapter 4 - Endophytic Microbes from Medicinal Plants and Their Secondary Metabolites for Agricultural Significances (Chanda V. Parulekar Berde, Prachiti. P. Rawool, Pallaval Veera Bramhachari, Vikrant B. Berde) -- Chapter 5 - Phyllospheric Microbiomes: Diversity, Ecological Significance, and Biotechnological Applications (Natesan Sivakumar, Ramamoorthy Sathish Kumar, Gopal Selvakumar, Rajaram Shyamkumar and Kalimuthu Arjune Kumar) -- Chapter 6 - Biofilms Forming Microbes: Diversity and Potential Application in Plant-Microbe Interaction and Plant Growth (Ajay Kumar and Joginder Singh) -- Chapter 7 - Actinobacteria: Diversity, Plant Interactions and Biotechnology Applications (Monnanda Somaiah Nalini, and Harischandra Sripathy Prakash) -- Chapter 8 - Phylogenetic Diversity of Epiphytic Pink-Pigmented Methylotrophic Bacteria and Role in Alleviation of Abiotic Stress in Plants (Ganapathy Ashok, Guruvu Nambirajan, Krishnan Baskaran, chandran Viswanathan and Xavier Alexander) -- Chapter 9 - Potassium Solubilizing Microbes: Diversity, Ecological Significances and Biotechnological Applications (Dheeraj Pandey, Ifra Zoomi, Harbans Kaur Kehri, Uma Singh, Kanhaiya L. Chaudhri and Ovaid Akhtar) -- Chapter 10 - Alleviation of Stress–Induced Ethylene–Mediated Negative Impact on Crop Plants by Bacterial ACC Deaminase: Perspectives and Applications in Stressed Agriculture Management (Hassan Etesami, Fatemeh Noori, Ali Ebadi, Narges Reiahi Samani) -- Chapter 11 - Halophilic Microbes from Plant Growing Under the Hypersaline Habitats and Their Application for Plant Growth and Mitigation of Salt Stress (Jai Prakash, Enespa , Prem Chandra) -- Chapter 12 - Microbes Mediated Drought Tolerance in Plants: Current Developments and Future Challenges (Iti Gontia-Mishra, Swapnil Sapre, Reena Deshmukh, Sumana Sikdar and Sharad Tiwari) -- Chapter 13 - Microbial Consortium as Biofertilizers for Crops Growing Under the Extreme Habitats (Chuks Kenneth Odoh, Kabari Sam, Nenibarini Zabbey, Chibuzor Nwadibe Eze, Amechi S. Nwankwegu, Charity Laku and Boniface Barinem Dumpe) -- Chapter 14 - Global Scenario of Plant Microbiome for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Advancements and Future Challenges (Simranjeet Singh, Vijay Kumar, Satyender Singh, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Shivika Datta and Joginder Singh) -- Chapter 15 - Current Aspects and Application of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture (Modhurima Misra, Ashish Sachan, Shashwati Ghosh Sachan) -- Chapter 16 - Plant Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture: Conclusion and Future Vision (Ajar Nath Yadav).
    Abstract: This book encompasses the current knowledge of plant microbiomes and their potential biotechnological application for plant growth, crop yield and soil health for sustainable agriculture. The plant microbiomes (rhizospheric, endophytic and epiphytic) play an important role in plant growth, development, and soil health. Plant and rhizospheric soil are a valuable natural resource harbouring hotspots of microbes, and it plays critical roles in the maintenance of global nutrient balance and ecosystem function. The diverse group of microbes is key components of soil–plant systems, where they are engaged in an intense network of interactions in the rhizosphere/endophytic/phyllospheric. The rhizospheric microbial diversity present in rhizospheric zones has a sufficient amount of nutrients release by plant root systems in form of root exudates for growth, development and activities of microbes. The endophytic microbes are referred to those microorganisms, which colonize in the interior of the plant parts, viz root, stem or seeds without causing any harmful effect on host plant. Endophytic microbes enter in host plants mainly through wounds, naturally occurring as a result of plant growth, or through root hairs and at epidermal conjunctions. Endophytes may be transmitted either vertically (directly from parent to offspring) or horizontally (among individuals). The phyllosphere is a common niche for synergism between microbes and plant. The leaf surface has been termed as phyllosphere and zone of leaves inhabited by microorganisms as phyllosphere. The plant part, especially leaves, is exposed to dust and air currents resulting in the establishments of typical flora on their surface aided by the cuticles, waxes and appendages, which help in the anchorage of microorganisms. The phyllospheric microbes may survive or proliferate on leaves depending on extent of influences of material in leaf diffuseness or exudates. The leaf diffuseness contains the principal nutrients factors (amino acids, glucose, fructose and sucrose), and such specialized habitats may provide niche for nitrogen fixation and secretions of substances capable of promoting the growth of plants.
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    Pages: XXIII, 482 p. 57 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030384531
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 25
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38453-1
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    Advances in Seed Production and Management (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plants Development. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Development. ; Plant Pathology. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Role of Quarantine in Management of Transboundary Seed-borne Diseases -- Chapter 2: Application of advanced seed production techniques in sugarcane crop improvement -- Chapter 3: Agroecological management of stem borers' for healthy seed production in sugarcane -- Chapter 4: Sugarcane White Leaf and Grassy Shoot 1 Management For Healthy Seed Production In Vietnam -- Chapter 5: Vegetable seed production: Prospects and Challenges', the case of Ghana -- Chapter 6: Production of High Quality Tropical Forage Legume Seeds -- Chapter 7: Quality seed production of Sugar beet in India -- Chapter 8: Seed Infesting Pests And Its Control Strategies -- Chapter 9: Disease Causing Seed Pathogenic Micro-organisms and Their Management Practices -- Chapter 10: Weed Management in Sugarcane for quality seed production -- Chapter 11: Insect Pest Management for Healthy Seed Production -- Chapter 12: Effect of climate change on Pollination, Fertilization and seed development in agricultural crops -- Chapter 13: Seed Dormancy -- Chapter 14: Seed-borne Mycoflora of Edible Oilseed Crops of India -- Chapter 15: Seed borne Alternaria helianthi leaf blight in Sunflower -- Chapter 16: Interspecific hybridization among Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper (Black gram) and wild Vigna species -- Chapter 17: Technological advances in Agronomic practices of seed processing, storage, and pest management-an update -- Chapter 18: Natural products for the alternative seeds treatment -- Chapter 19: Advances in big data analytics and applications to seed technology -- Chapter 20: Seed micro-morphological characteristics in local landraces of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) -- Chapter 21: Seed Storage and Longevity: MECHANISM, TYPES AND MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 22: Modeling seed germination response to salinity at different accelerated ageing period in canola -- Chapter 23: Methods of seed enhancement -- Chapter 24: Seed biotechnology for improvement of staple crops -- Chapter 25: PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY CANE SEEDLINGS IN THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST -- Chapter 26: Improvement of seed quality; a 1 Biotechnological approach -- Chapter 27: Organic packages for Seed Production -- Chapter 28: EFFECTS OF PROHEXADIONE-CALCIUM APPLICATION ON VEGETATIVE AND GENERATIVE GROWTH OF PEPPER PLANTS -- Chapter 29: BEAN COMMON MOSAIC VIRUS TRANSMISSION BY BEAN SEED cv CHERVONA SHAPOCHKA -- Chapter 30: SEED BIOLOGY -- Chapter 31: SEED BORNE DISEASES AND ITS MANAGEMENT.
    Abstract: High-quality seed is essential for healthy crops and greater agricultural productivity. At the same time, advances in breeding technology require equivalent advances in seed technology. In order to ensure food security, it is crucial to develop seeds that are high yielding, and resistant to drought, heat, cold, and insects. Gathering the latest research in seed sciences, the book includes contributions on seed production in crops such as legumes, sugar, rice, wheat and other cereals. It discusses a range of topics, like the effect of climate change on seed quality, production and storage; seed rouging; seed certification for different crop species; seed biology; and seed pathologies and their effective management. Integrating basic and applied research, this compendium provides valuable insights for researchers and students in agricultural and life sciences; professionals involved in seed certification and those working in quarantine laboratories; as well as plant pathologists. .
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    Pages: XIV, 626 p. 78 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811541988
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4198-8
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    Decision Support Systems for Weed Management (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Computer-aided engineering. ; Bioinformatics. ; Computer simulation. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Computer Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I - MODELLING IN WEED SCIENCE -- Chapter 1 - Mathematical models -- Chapter 2 - Decision Support Systems in Weed Science -- Chapter 3 - Optimization in DSS -- Section II - BIO-ECOLOGICAL MODELS -- Chapter 4 - Population-based models -- Chapter 5 - Weed germination and dormancy models -- Chapter 6 - Field Emergence models -- Chapter 7 - Interference/Competition models -- Chapter 8 - Herbicide resistance modelling -- Section III - ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MODELLING -- Chapter 9 - Theory and practice for environmental risk assessment of weed management systems -- Chapter 10 - Environmental risk indicators for weed management assessment: a case study of ecotoxicity risk using fuzzy logic -- Chapter 11 - DRASTIC GIS-based models: assessing the vulnerability of groundwater resources -- Section IV - WEED MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: STUDY CASES -- Chapter 12 - FLORSYS model: How to use a virtual field to evaluate and design IWM strategies at different spatial and temporal scales -- Chapter 13 - Ryegrass Integrated Management (RIM)-based DSS -- Chapter 14 - CPOweeds: DSS for multispecies weed control in cereals crops -- Chapter 15 - AVENA-NET/LOLIUM-NET: DSS for Avena sterilis and Lolium rigidum control in cereal crops -- Chapter 16 - AVESUD: DSS for Avena fatua control in winter cereal crop rotations -- Chapter 17 - DSS Perspectives, Challenges and Future work.
    Abstract: Weed management Decision Support Systems (DSS) are increasingly important computer-based tools for modern agriculture. Nowadays, extensive agriculture has become highly dependent on external inputs and both economic costs, as well the negative environmental impact of agricultural activities, demands knowledge-based technology for the optimization and protection of non-renewable resources. In this context, weed management strategies should aim to maximize economic profit by preserving and enhancing agricultural systems. Although previous contributions focusing on weed biology and weed management provide valuable insight on many aspects of weed species ecology and practical guides for weed control, no attempts have been made to highlight the forthcoming importance of DSS in weed management. This book is a first attempt to integrate 'concepts and practice' providing a novel guide to the state-of-art of DSS and the future prospects which hopefully would be of interest to higher-level students, academics and professionals in related areas.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030444020
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44402-0
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    Systems Modeling (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Computer science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Computer Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Systems Modeling -- Chapter 2. Crop Phenotyping -- Chapter 3. Statistics and Modeling -- Chapter 4. Dynamic Modeling -- Chapter 5. Models Calibration and Evaluation -- Chapter 6. Wheat crop modeling for higher production -- Chapter 7. Genetic Analysis -- Chapter 8. Sugarcane: Contribution of process-based models for understanding and mitigating impacts of climate variability and change on production -- Chapter 9. Forecasting of rainfed wheat yield in Pothwar using Landsat 8 satellite imagery and DSSAT -- Chapter 10. Methane production in dairy cows, inhibition, measurement and predicting models -- Chapter 11. Sunflower Modeling: A Review -- Chapter 12. Disease Modeling as a Tool to Assess the Impacts of Climate Variability on Plant Diseases and Health -- Chapter 13. Chickpea Modeling under Rainfed Conditions -- Chapter 14. Potato Modeling -- Chapter 15. Application of Generalised Additive Model for Rainfall Forecasting in Rainfed Pothwar Pakistan. .
    Abstract: Achieving food security and economic developmental objectives in the face of climate change and rapid population growth requires systems modelling approaches, for example in the design of sustainable agriculture farming systems. Such approaches increase our understanding of system responses to different soil and climatic conditions, and provide insights into the effects of various variable climate change scenarios, providing valuable information for decision-makers. Further, in the agricultural sector, systems modelling can help optimise crop management and adaptation measures to boost productivity under variable climatic conditions. Presenting key outcomes from crop models used in agricultural systems this book is a valuable resource for professionals interested in using modelling approaches to manage the growth and improve the quality of various crops. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811547287
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4728-7
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    IschemiRs: MicroRNAs in Ischemic Stroke : From Basics to Clinics (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medical genetics. ; Immunology. ; Cell death. ; Cytology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Neuroscience. ; Medical Genetics. ; Immunology. ; Cell Death. ; Cellular Stress.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1: microRNAs in normal brain physiology -- Chapter 2: Ischemic stroke: An imperative need for effective therapy -- Chapter 3: MicroRNAs in ischemic stroke pathophysiology: Special emphasis on early molecular events -- Chapter 4: microRNA regulation of ischemic stroke inflammatory and immune response -- Chapter 5: Regulatory role of microRNAs in ischemic cell death -- Chapter 6: The emerging role of microRNAs in post-ischemic angiogenesis and neurogenesis -- Chapter 7: MicroRNAs as potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic biomarkers in ischemic stroke -- Chapter 8: Interplay between microRNAs and other cerebrovascular diseases -- Chapter 9: New insights into the regulatory role of lncRNA, circRNA, piRNAs, and ceRNAs in ischemic stroke -- Chapter 10: Computational resources for microRNA research -- Chapter 11: MicroRNA-targeted therapeutics for ischemic stroke: Status, gaps and the way forward.
    Abstract: There has been an enormous increase in information relating to microRNA (miRNA) and its strategic role in numerous diseases. This book reviews the emerging role of microRNAs in cerebral ischemia, providing comprehensive details of the links between this small RNA molecule and ischemic stroke, the more prevalent of the two main types of stroke. The chapters address questions relating to microRNA’s function in various pathological features of stroke, like oxidative stress, excitotoxicity and cell death, as well as its role as a biomarker and diagnostic agent, and the current therapeutic interventions. Further, the book highlights the latest research on how miRNAs contribute to neuroregeneration following stroke, discussing the myriad computational tools and databases used in miRNA research, and decsribes how how miRNA modulates other cerebrovascular diseases. The book concludes with fresh insights into the effect of long non-coding RNA in cerebral ischemia.
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    Pages: XVI, 138 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811547980
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4798-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4798-0
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    Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash : A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plants Development. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Development. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. A Brief Overview of Smallholder Farmers' Access To Seed Of Improved Legume Varieties -- Chapter 2. Impact Stories And Testimonies From Diverse Actors In Groundnut Value Chain In Tanzania -- Chapter 3. Common Bean Value Chain Actors Share Their Feeling About TL Projects In Tanzania -- Chapter 4. Enthusiasm Of Actors Within The Groundnut Value Chain Sharing Impact Stories In Uganda -- 5. Empowered Communities Tell Their Own Stories From Common Bean Production In Uganda -- 6. Breakthroughs In Groundnut Production Communities In Nigeria -- 7. Women At The Center Of Cowpea Value Chain Development In Nigeria -- 8. Better-Off Women Boosting Groundnut Business In Ghana -- 9. Concluding Remarks: The Tropical Legumes Projects Empowered Communities In A Wide Variety Of Assets.
    Abstract: This open access book shares impact stories – testimonies from various value chain actors who have been part of the Tropical Legumes (TL) projects, over the past twelve years. The Tropical Legumes projects led by ICRISAT in three parts (TLI, TLII and TLIII), constitute a major international initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and jointly implemented by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners from Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The project developed improved cultivars of common bean, cowpea, chickpea and groundnut (but also soya bean and pigeon pea cultivars in its initial phases) and delivers their seed to smallholders in BMGF-focus areas. It also strengthens the NARS and CGIAR's breeding programs and seed platforms to enhance their ability to deliver high and sustained outputs to smallholder farmers. The book compiles the experiences of a diversity of actors within the grain legume value chains, with a focus on groundnut and common beans in Tanzania and Uganda, groundnut and cowpea in Nigeria, and groundnut in Ghana. All stakeholders involved share their thoughts on being part of a decade-long development project family. National agricultural research institutes, knowledge brokering organizations, NGOs, public and private seed companies, agro-dealers, individual seed entrepreneurs, farm-implement makers, farmer cooperatives, farmer groups, individual men and women farmers, middlemen, processors, traders and consumers were all involved in this project, and as such this book provides valuable insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers.
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    Pages: XVI, 106 p. 106 illus., 78 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811508455
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0845-5
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    Agricultural Ethics - An Invitation (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ethics. ; Soil science. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Ethics. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. From Weed Control To Ethics -- 3. Agriculture- A Brief History -- 4. World Population - Three Views -- 5. Agricultures Moral Dilemmas -- 6. Ethics in Agriculture and Other Disciplines -- 7. Seeking Common Ground -- 8. Ethical Puzzles.
    Abstract: I write because I am concerned that I and my agricultural colleagues have avoided addressing the moral dimension of the environmental and social problems we have contributed to. I hope for an exchange of ideas about agriculture's moral dilemmas. I encourage my readers to engage in a collective conversation about the dilemmas and avoid remaining in what Merton calls "the collective arrogance and despair of his own herd." If those engaged in agriculture continue to ignore and fail to realize our common difficulties they will be addressed and resolved by societal pressure and political action, which may not yield the resolution we favor. The book's goal is not to resolve the moral dilemmas raised. It is to raise them and encourage thought and discussion. It will ask but not answer why nearly all involved in agriculture have not addressed the moral concerns voiced by the general public. The agricultural enterprise is committed to the benefits and future success of the present, very productive, chemical, capital, and energy intensive system, which is, in the minds of many, not sustainable. The internal justification invokes the moral claim that they feed the world's population. The question remains whether or not the prevailing moral justification of feeding the world is adequate given all the issues modern, developed country agriculture faces: pesticides in soil, water, and food, cruelty to animals, Biotech/GMO's, corporate agriculture, pollution by animal factory waste, exploitation of and cruelty to migrant labor.
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    ISBN: 9783030489359
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48935-9
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 40 (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental health. ; Nanochemistry. ; Pharmacology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Health. ; Nanochemistry. ; Pharmacology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mycotoxins occurrence, toxicity and detection methods -- Chapter 2. Nanopesticides for pest control -- Chapter 3. Synthesis of nanofertilizers by planetary ball milling -- Chapter 4. Materials and technologies for the removal of chromium from aqueous systems -- Chapter 5. Water quality assessment techniques -- Chapter 6. Effect of Emerging Contaminants on Crops and Mechanism of Toxicity.
    Abstract: This book reviews recent research advances in sustainable agriculture, with focus on crop production, biodiversity and biofuels in Africa and Asia.
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    Pages: X, 241 p. 40 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030332815
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 40
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33281-5
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    New Therapies to Prevent or Cure Auditory Disorders (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Otorhinolaryngology. ; Neuroscience. ; Otorhinolaryngology.
    Abstract: This volume focuses on new molecular therapies that aim to prevent specific pathologies of the ear, like age-related hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss and ototoxicity. The book discusses the regenerative capacity of hair cells in the inner ear, exploring the idea that hair cells’ capacity to regenerate appears “repressed” in adult mammals, but that it will be possible to re-activate regeneration with an appropriate therapeutic approach. The book provides an overview of inflammatory and immune cells in the cochlear lateral wall, the pathways involved in cochlear damage, and their potential as therapeutic targets. It also describes the significant advances in animal models which play an important role in revealing the underlying mechanisms and treatment for tinnitus and hyperacusis. Finally, the book describes two new automatic and robust measures to evaluate hearing loss and tinnitus in preclinical models.
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    ISBN: 9783030404130
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40413-0
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    Neuroscience and the Problem of Dual Use : Neuroethics in the New Brain Research Projects (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Bioethics. ; Security, International. ; Security systems. ; Neuroscience. ; Bioethics. ; International Security Studies. ; Security Science and Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modern Neuroscience -- 2. The Chemical and Biological Non-Proliferation Regime in 2018 -- 3. Neuroethics and the Regulation of Misuse -- 4. Dual-Use Neuroscience? -- 5. The EU Human Brain Project -- 6. The US BRAIN Initiative -- 7. Global Neuroethics in Early 2019 -- 8. Japan’s BRAIN/Minds Project -- 9. China’s Brain Project -- 10. Conclusion.
    Abstract: After COVID-19 ensuring biological security will be a critical necessity. Neuroscience and the Problem of Dual Use focuses on the fact that benignly intended research in the life sciences could be misused for hostile purposes. It details the revolution that is taking place in neuroscience during this period of instability in international security, describes the new major State-funded brain research projects, and suggests ways in which hostile misuse could be prevented in coming decades.
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    Pages: XXV, 210 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030537906
    Series Statement: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53790-6
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    Phytobiomes: Current Insights and Future Vistas (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Microbial ecology. ; Plant physiology. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Phytobiomes: role in nutrient stewardship and soil health -- Chapter 2. Role of a quorum sensing signal, acyl-homoserine lactone in a phytobiome -- Chapter 3. Plant Microbiomes: Understanding the Above Ground Benefits -- Chapter 4. Plant Mycobiome: Current Research and Applications -- Chapter 5. Role of Soil Fauna: en route to Ecosystem Services and its effect on soil health -- Chapter 6. An insight into current trends of pathogen identification in plants -- Chapter 7. Linkages of Microbial Plant Growth Promoters towards the Profitable Farming -- Chapter 8. Wheat microbiome: present status and future perspective -- Chapter 9. Entomopathogenic Fungi: A potential source for biological control of insect pests -- Chapter 10. Role of microbiotic factors against the soil-borne phytopathogens -- Chapter 11. Zinc solubilizing microbes for sustainable crop production: Current understanding, opportunities, and challenges -- Chapter 12. Endophytic phytobiomes as defense elicitors: current insights and future prospectus -- Chapter 13. Role of biotechnology in the exploration of soil and plant microbiomes -- Chapter 14. Plant parasitic nematodes management by phytobiomes and application of fly ash -- Chapter 15. Phytobiome Engineering and its impact on Next Generation Agriculture.-.
    Abstract: To satisfy the food demands of the global population, advanced technology based research is needed, that can extract the information from the plant metabolism and microbial gene pool and use it for improving plant health and productivity. Modern biotechnological tools have the ability to unlock the limitations of agricultural practices. However, the application of these tools is not well equipped. Moreover, eco-friendly agriculture by microbial inoculants is known to have positive influences on soil/plant health. Therefore it is relevant to explore the plant associated microbial niches, especially endophytes, epiphytes, and soil microbes and understand how they are benefitting each other. It can open new insights to develop sustainable agriculture practices by using consortia of microbes as plant helpers that recover the imbalanced agriculture systems and manage pathogenic diseases. This book presents the updates about the plant associated microbiomes and their contemporary uses. It covers the knowledge gap between soil and plant helper microbiomes and their application in the agriculture and allied sectors. Modern insights of phytobiomes are explored in various chapters on a variety of interrelated aspects of the fascinating areas like plant microbial interaction, integrated pest management, soil fertility intensification, sustainable crop production, and disease management. Sections in the book describe how to plant beneficial microbiomes have been utilized for sustainable green farming, with the aim to resolve the global food problem without harming the soil and environment health. This book is intended for everyone who is involved in agriculture, microbial biotechnology, bioinformatics, and all disciplines related to microbial biotechnology. These include academic students, scientists, and researchers at universities, institutes, industries, and government organizations who want to understand microbial linkages in a shorter time. It contains basic information that will be help to the non-specialist readers to understand progressive research.
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    Pages: X, 403 p. 39 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811531514
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3151-4
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    Make Life Visible (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Immunology. ; Cytology. ; Neuroscience. ; Immunology. ; Cell Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Visualizing and Controlling Molecules for Life -- Chapter 1. Photoacoustic Tomography: Deep Tissue Imaging by Ultrasonically Beating Optical Diffusion -- Chapter 2. Regulatory Mechanism of Neural Stem Cells Revealed by Optical Manipulation of Gene Expressions -- Chapter 3. Eavesdropping on Biological Processes with Multi-Dimensional Molecular Imaging -- Chapter 4. Apical microtubules define the function of epithelial cell sheets consisting of non-ciliated or multi-ciliated cells -- Chapter 5. Illuminating the brain -- Chapter 6. Optogenetic assemblies of cortical force-generating complexes during mitosis -- Chapter 7. In vivo Imaging Probes with Tunable Chemical Switches -- Chapter 8. Circuit-dependent striatal PKA and ERK signaling underlying action selection -- Chapter 9. Electrophysiology, Unplugged: New Chemical Tools to Image Voltage -- Chapter 10. Molecular dynamics revealed by single-molecule FRET measurement -- Chapter 11. Comprehensive approaches using luminescence to studies of cellular functions -- Part II: Imaging Disease Mechanisms -- Chapter 12. Make Chronic Pain Visible -- Chapter 13. Cortical plasticity after spinal cord injury using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging -- Chapter 14. Multimodal Label-free imaging to assess compositional and morphological changes in cells during immune activation -- Chapter 15. Investigating in vivo myocardial and coronary molecular pathophysiology in mice with X-ray radiation imaging approaches -- Chapter 16. Visualizing the Immune Response to Infections -- Chapter 17. Imaging Sleep and Wakefulness -- Chapter 18. Abnormal local translation in dendrites impairs cognitive functions in neuropsychiatric disorders -- Chapter 19. Imaging synapse formation and remodeling in vitro and in vivo -- Part III: Imaging-based Diagnosis and Therapy -- Chapter 20. How MRI makes the Brain Visible -- Chapter 21. Intravital multiphoton imaging revealing cellular dynamics in vivo -- Chapter 22. Theranostic Near Infrared Photoimmunotherapy for Cancer -- Chapter 23. Novel and integrated imaging on Chronic Fatigue -- Chapter 24. Novel fluorescent probes for rapid tumor imaging and fast glutathione dynamics -- Chapter 25. Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis: Engineering Triumphs, Economic Barriers -- Chapter 26. Live imaging of the skin immune responses -- Chapter 27. Development of a horizontal CT and its application to musculoskeletal disease -- Chapter 28. The Future of Precision Health & Integrated Diagnostics -- Chapter 29. Imaging and therapy against hypoxic tumors with 64Cu-ATSM.
    Abstract: This open access book describes marked advances in imaging technology that have enabled the visualization of phenomena in ways formerly believed to be completely impossible. These technologies have made major contributions to the elucidation of the pathology of diseases as well as to their diagnosis and therapy. The volume presents various studies from molecular imaging to clinical imaging. It also focuses on innovative, creative, advanced research that gives full play to imaging technology in the broad sense, while exploring cross-disciplinary areas in which individual research fields interact and pursuing the development of new techniques where they fuse together. The book is separated into three parts, the first of which addresses the topic of visualizing and controlling molecules for life. Th e second part is devoted to imaging of disease mechanisms, while the final part comprises studies on the application of imaging technologies to diagnosis and therapy. Th e book contains the proceedings of the 12th Uehara International Symposium 2017, “Make Life Visible” sponsored by the Uehara Memorial Foundation and held from June 12 to 14, 2017. It is written by leading scientists in the field and is an open access publication under a CC BY 4.0 license. .
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    Pages: IX, 292 p. 137 illus., 106 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811379086
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7908-6
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    Brain and Lung Crosstalk (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Human physiology. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Human Physiology. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Neurophysiology and Respiratory system -- Chapter 2. Normal physiology of Respiratory System -- Chapter 3. Brain – Lung crosstalk.
    Abstract: The central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, has a high metabolic demand. The physiology of the brain is such that it is easily affected by alterations in other systems, which in turn can compromise cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. Together the brain and spinal cord control the automatic function of our body systems. While other systems of body controls individual functions, central nervous system at the same time does many different functions, especially, controlling the function of other systems. This interaction between the brain and other systems is important when it comes to understanding how injuries to the brain can, at times, produce complications in remote organs or systems of the body, such as the lungs. This book explains the lesser-known crosstalks between acutely or chronically affected brain and lung, describing the pathophysiology of the lung following brain injury and discussing in detail the conflicts between the brain and lungs in relation to the tidal volumes, positive end-expiratory pressures, arterial carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, recruitment maneuvers and positioning, as well as potential therapeutic targets. .
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    ISBN: 9789811523458
    Series Statement: Physiology in Clinical Neurosciences – Brain and Spinal Cord Crosstalks,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2345-8
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    Plant Phenolics in Sustainable Agriculture : Volume 1 (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Salicylic acid-mediated salt stress tolerance in plants -- Chapter 2. Biotechnology for Extraction of Plant Phenolics -- Chapter 3. Exploitation of Plant Phenolics in Animal Farming -- Chapter 4. FLAVONES AND FLAVONOLS: BIOACTIVITIES AND RESPONSES UNDER LIGHT STRESS IN HERBS -- Chapter 5. Interactive Biology of Auxins and Phenolics in Plant Environment -- Chapter 6. Bioavailability and Nutritional analysis of Flavonoids -- Chapter 7. Newly Identified Phenolic Compounds from Different Plant Families -- Chapter 8. Phenolic alleochemicals from crops and weed management -- Chapter 9. Phenolic Compounds against Fungal and Viral Plant Diseases -- Chapter 10. Phenolic compounds from medicinal herbs: their role in animal health and diseases: A new approach for sustainable welfare and development -- Chapter 11. Phenolics- A game changer in the life cycle of plants -- Chapter 12. Phenolics as plant protective companion against abiotic stress -- Chapter 13. Phenolics: A key defence Secondary Metabolite to Counter Biotic Stress -- Chapter 14. Phenolics From Agro-Industrial By-Products -- Chapter 15. Plant Phenolics and Post Harvesting Technologies -- Chapter 16. Plant Phenolics as Natural Preservatives in Food System -- Chapter 17. Plant phenolics for overcoming multidrug resistance in human fungal pathogen -- Chapter 18. Plant Phenolics: their biosynthesis, regulation, evolutionary significance and role in Senescence -- Chapter 19. Plant phenolics under water deficit conditions: Biosynthesis, accumulation and physiological roles in water stress alleviation -- Chapter 20. Plants as Biofactories for Phenolic Compounds -- Chapter 21. QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND THE GENETIC BASIS FOR POLYPHENOLICS TRAIT IN PLANTS -- Chapter 22. Role of Phenolic Compounds in Plant Defensive Mechanisms -- Chapter 23. Role of Salicylic Acid in Biotic and Aboitic Stress Tolerance in Plants -- Chapter 24. Root Phenolics Profile Modulates Microbial Ecology of Rhizosphere -- Chapter 25. Defensive role of plant phenolics against pathogenic microbes for sustainable agriculture.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research on plant phenolics, offering readers a detailed, yet comprehensive account of their role in sustainable agriculture. It covers a diverse range of topics, including extraction processes; the role of plant phenolics in growth and development; plant physiology; post-harvesting technologies; food preservation; environmental, biotic and abiotic stress; as well as nutrition and health. Further the book provides readers with an up-to-date review of this dynamic field and sets the direction for future research. Based on the authors’ extensive experience and written in an engaging style, this highly readable book will appeal to scholars from various disciplines. Bringing together work from leading international researchers, it is also a valuable reference resource for academics, researchers, students and teachers wanting to gain insights into the role of plant phenolics in sustainable agriculture.
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    ISBN: 9789811548901
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4890-1
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    Neurodevelopmental Disorders : Employing iPSC Technologies to Define and Treat Childhood Brain Diseases (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modeling neurodevelopmental deficits in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex with stem cell-derived neural precursors and neurons -- 2. Advances in human stem cells and genome editing to understand and develop treatment for Fragile X syndrome -- 3. IPSC MODELS OF CHROMOSOME 15Q IMPRINTING DISORDERS: FROM DISEASE MODELING TO THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES -- 4. Creating iPSC based models to understand the signaling and cellular phenotypes in idiopathic autism and 16p11.2 derived neurons -- 5. Dysregulation of Neurite Outgrowth and Cell Migration in Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- 6. Investigation of Schizophrenia with Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- 7. Modeling Inflammation on Neurodevelopmental disorders using pluripotent stem cells -- 8. Astrocyte-derived exosomes in an iPSC model of bipolar disorder -- 9. Two- and there-dimensional stem cell models to define mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders -- 10. Development of a 3-D organoid system using human induced pluripotent stem cells to model idiopathic autism.
    Abstract: This book contains a compendium of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) articles and reviews concerning state of the art technologies and how they are being applied to human neurodevelopmental disorders. With the establishment of effective technologies to produce iPSCs and their derivatives, like neural precursors, neurons, and glia, researchers have new platforms to study neurodevelopmental disorders. iPSC technology enables researchers to study how human neurons develop in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, providing an unparalleled opportunity to investigate their etiology. In turn, researchers have now begun to understand the underlying molecular and cellular pathways that contribute to human diseases. iPSCs technologies also provide an emerging tool for future translational studies and disease classification. The chapters will emphasize how among the diverse idiopathic and genetic disorders, there are common clinical as well as cellular and molecular phenotypes.
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    ISBN: 9783030454937
    Series Statement: Advances in Neurobiology, 25
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    Sustainable Solutions for Elemental Deficiency and Excess in Crop Plants (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant physiology. ; Plants Development. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Development. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 - General aspects -- Chapter 1 - Elemental concentrations in soil, water and air -- Chapter 2 - Deficiency of essential elements in crop plants -- Chapter 3 - The toxicity and accumulation of metals in crop plants -- Chapter 4 - Effect of deficiency of essential elements and toxicity of metals on human health -- Chapter 5 - An overview of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium: Key players of nutrition process in plants -- Chapter 6 - The mechanisms of trace element uptake and transport up to grains of crop plants -- Chapter 7 - Biofortification of crop plants: A practical solution to tackle elemental deficiency -- Chapter 8 - An overview on management of micronutrients deficiency in plants through bio-fortification: a solution of hidden hunger -- Chapter 9 - Biological interventions towards management of essential elements in crop plants -- Chapter 10- Biotechnological approaches to enhance crop quality for iron and zinc nutrition -- Chapter 11- Toxic metals in crops: A burgeoning problem -- Chapter 12 - Heavy metal contamination of environment and crop plants -- Chapter 13 - Mechanism of Toxic Metal Uptake and Transport in Plants -- Chapter 14 - Cadmium: Bioavailability in Soils and Phytotoxicity -- Chapter 15 - Cadmium: Uptake in plants and its alleviation via crosstalk between phytohormones and sulfur -- Chapter 16- Agronomic management practices to tackle toxic metal entry into crop plants -- Chapter 17- Microbial inoculation to alleviate the metal toxicity in crop plants and subsequent growth promotion -- Chapter 18 - Genetic engineering to reduce toxicity and increase accumulation of toxic metals in plants.
    Abstract: This book covers all aspects of deficiency of essential elements and excess of toxic ones in crop plants. The metal deficiency and toxicity are the two sides of same problem that are threatening to sustainable agricultural growth. The book presents prospective strategies for the management of elemental nutrition of crop plants. Chapters are arranged in a manner so as to develop a lucid picture of the topic beginning from basics to advanced research. The content is supplemented with flow charts and figures to make it convenient for readers to holistically grasp the concepts. It will be a value addition for students, research scholars and professionals in understanding the basics as well latest developments in the area of metal deficiency and excess in crop plants.
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    Pages: XV, 501 p. 57 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811586361
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8636-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8636-1
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    A Quest for Quality Wine, Every Time. : A Guide for Root Cause Analysis. (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Agriculture. ; Food Science. ; Industrial and Production Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Quest for Quality Wine, Every Time. Guide to Root Cause Analysis. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Quality Wine: Degree of Excellence and Distinctive Characteristics -- Chapter 3. Root cause analysis applied to grape growing and winemaking -- Chapter 4. Quality Grape Growing and Winemaking, Nurtured with Family, Friends, and Fun -- Chapter 5. Red wine volatile acidity problem solving with cause and effect analysis -- Chapter 6. Red wine imbalance problem solving with cause and effect analysis -- Chapter 7. Red wine color resolution with rational decision-making methods -- Chapter 8: Wine Quality Problem Cause Identification with the Best of the Best and Worst of the Worst (BowWow) Method -- Chapter 9. Quest for Quality Wine, Every Time. Guide to Root Cause Analysis. Summary and Conclusions.
    Abstract: Wine has been around for thousands of years, grape growing and wine production is worldwide, and recipes are prolific. However, this approach to winemaking root cause analysis is original and cannot be found in any other winemaking publications. The book start with the basics, with the authors' own basic winemaking steps. This provides a winemaking process and common language. With this understanding and departure point, they describe Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methods as applied to winemaking. Though winemaking appears to have simple steps, problems or flaws inevitably arise. Instant access to online materials can provide ad-hoc answers to given conditions; however, the applicability of these solutions to one’s own situation ad particular conditions is not always clear. Selective changes may or may not solve the problem and in the winemaking world, it may take years to finish the wine and understand if the quality actually improved or not. A finished wine will have thousands of particular current and historical conditions that played some role in its quality.The root cause analysis (RCA) approach provides a path to sort these out and guide winemakers to the solution. It creates a problem statement and systematically divides the world into six discrete groups. This book tackles each and all of these, one group at a time. The text contains examples that prioritize the contributing factors. Observations are noted, possibilities identified, and likelihoods assessed. Actions and tests are identified to aid in assigning risk, corrective action, and preventive measures. Given limited time and resources, prioritized risks and actions improve the chance of solving the problem. The book provides problems exploring each of their respective six group characteristics. Each RCA step is described and illustrated in detail. The process is revealed and explained through multiple examples. Feature 1: Organized systematic method for solving winemaking quality problems Feature 2: Applicable to amateur or commercial winemakers or any other product or system development activity and organization Feature 3: Unique new application to the wine making world but similar methods historically used in complex aerospace product development Feature 4: Teaching winemakers and producers how to think about uncertainty and error. It’s possible that gold medal wine, or 95-point Wine Spectator score, or 93-point Robert Parker score was deserved for that particular wine and vintage. But it is also possible you were very lucky. It may not be earned again in next year’s vintage. This book teaches approaches and methods to maintain and or improve the quality, every year. Feature 5: Application of a potentially 'dry' rigorous root cause analysis approach in a world that enables the joy of creating and appreciating something very enjoyable. It will help you smile, at least once a year. .
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    Pages: XIV, 243 p. 152 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030340001
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34000-1
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    Agriculture and Air Quality : Investigating, Assessing and Managing (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Biogeography. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Computer simulation. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Biogeosciences. ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation. ; Computer Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Preamble -- Agriculture and air quality: background information -- Agriculture, environment and air quality: a historical perspective and social understanding -- Part I: Compounds, mechanisms and impacts -- Chapter 1. The main pollutants and their impacts on agriculture, ecosystems and health (Jean-François Castell, Juliette Faburé, Valérie Pernelet-Joly, Laurent Huber, Juliette Lathière) -- Chapter 2. Mechanisms of pollutant exchange at soil-vegetation-atmosphere interfaces and atmospheric fate (Sébastien Saint-Jean, Carole Bedos, Raluca Ciuraru, Sophie Génermont, Laurent Huber, Juliette Lathière, Benjamin Loubet, Raia Silvia Massad, Patrick Stella, Andrée Tuzet, Éric Villenave) -- Chapter 3. Necessary integrative approaches (Raia Silvia Massad, Pierre Cellier, Carole Bedos, Juliette Lathière, Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré, Paul Robin) -- Part II: Measurement and modelling methods -- Chapter 4. Measuring air pollutant concentrations and fluxes (Benjamin Loubet, Dominique Baisnée, Mathieu Cazaunau, Audrey Fortems-Cheiney, Raluca Ciuraru, Cathy Clerbaux, Jean-François Doussin, Gaëlle Dufour, Cristian Focsa, Christian George, Valérie Gros, Mélynda Hassouna, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Julien Kammer, Patricia Laville, Abdelwahid Mellouki, Maurice Millet, Denis Petitprez, Etienne Quivet, Nathalie Redon, Roland Sarda-Esteve, Stéphane Sauvage, Gaëlle Uzu, Éric Villenave, Nora Zannoni) -- Chapter 5. Modelling exchanges: from the process scale to the regional scale (Raia Silvia Massad, Andrée Tuzet, Erwan Personne, Carole Bedos, Matthias Beekmann, Isabelle Coll, Jean-Louis Drouet, Audrey Fortems-Cheiney, Sophie Génermont, Benjamin Loubet, Sébastien Saint-Jean) -- Part III: From diagnosis to action -- Chapter 6. Establishing a diagnosis: inventorying, monitoring and assessing (Sophie Génermont, Benoît Gabrielle, Étienne Mathias, Carole Bedos, Christian Bockstaller, Jean-François Castell, Vincent Colomb, Aurélien Gouzy) -- Chapter 7. Reducing the impacts of agriculture on air quality (Pierre Cellier, Sophie Génermont, Antoine Pierart, Sophie Agasse, Jean-Louis Drouet, Nadège Edouard, Thomas Eglin, Laurence Galsomiès, Nadine Guingand, Benjamin Loubet, Isabelle Roussel) -- List of chemical compounds -- List of Acronyms.
    Abstract: This book gives an overview of the relationships between agriculture and air quality, which is an issue of increasing importance for practitioners and policy makers. It provides the keys to understand natural and anthropogenic mechanisms governing emission and deposition of pollutants produced by and/or impacting agricultural activities. It identifies how management practices can help mitigating emissions and how public policies on air pollution progressively addressed the agricultural sector. This book was written for students, researchers and agriculture actors as well as for public decision-makers.
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    Pages: XXI, 330 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789402420586
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2058-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-2058-6
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    Biomass Densification : Systems, Particle Binding, Process Conditions, Quality Attributes, Conversion Performance, and International Standards (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Electric power production. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Biogeography. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Agriculture. ; Electrical Power Engineering. ; Mechanical Power Engineering. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Biogeosciences. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Bioenergy Feedstock Types and Properties -- Chapter 2. Binding Mechanism, Densification Systems, Process Variables, and Quality Attributes -- Chapter 3. Densification Process Models and Optimization -- Chapter 4. Advances in Biomass Densification and Its Impact on Cost and Quality -- Chapter 5. Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion Performance of Densified Products for Biofuels Production -- Chapter 6. International Standards for Densified Products.
    Abstract: This monograph discusses the various biomass feedstocks currently available for biofuels production, as well as the mechanical preprocessing technologies that can be effectively used to reduce feedstock variability for biofuels applications. Variability in the properties of biomass—in terms of moisture, particle size distribution, and low-density—results in storage, transportation, handling, and feeding issues. Currently, biorefineries face serious particle bridging issues, uneven discharge, equipment-jamming, and transportation problems. These issues must be solved to ensure smooth operation. Mechanical preprocessing technologies, such as size reduction, densification, and moisture management using drying and dewatering, can help to overcome these issues. Many densification systems exist that will assist in converting low-density biomass to a high-density commodity type feedstock. In six chapters, the author discusses the various biomass feedstocks for biofuels production, the impact of densification process variables—such as temperature, pressure, moisture, etc.—on biomass particle agglomeration, the quality of the densified products, and the overall energy consumption of the process, as well as the various compression models for powders that can be used for biomass particles, agglomeration behavior, and optimization of the densification process using statistical and evolutionary methods. The book also discusses the novel preprocessing and dewatering technologies that can help to reduce pellet production costs. Finally, the book discusses the suitability of these densified products for biochemical and thermochemical conversion pathways, as well as the various international standards (CEN and ISO) they must adhere to. The author has worked on biomass preprocessing at Idaho National Laboratory for the last ten years. He is the principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office-funded “Biomass Size Reduction and Densification” project. He has developed preprocessing technologies to reduce costs and improve quality. He has published many papers and books focused on biomass preprocessing and pretreatments. Biomass process engineers and biorefinery managers can benefit from this book. Students in chemical, mechanical, biological, and environmental engineering can also use the book to understand preprocessing technologies, which greatly assist in improving biomass critical material attributes. The book can also assist policymakers and energy systems planners with the ability to understand biomass properties limitations.
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    Pages: XIX, 191 p. 107 illus., 78 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030628888
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62888-8
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    Neural Engineering (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Neurology . ; Radiology. ; Biophysics. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. ; Neurology. ; Radiology. ; Biophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Neurophysiology -- Biopotential Measurements and Electrodes -- EEG Signal Processing: Theory and Applications -- Brain-Computer Interfaces -- Intracortical Brain Machine Interfaces -- Deep Brain Stimulation: Emerging Technologies and Applications -- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Principles and Applications -- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation -- Optogenetics: Novel Brain Interface Technology that Originates in Bioprospecting -- Selective Chronic Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System -- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Photoacoustic Tomography of Neural Systems -- Electrophysiological Mapping and Source Imaging -- Exploring Functional and Causal Connectivity in the Brain -- Deep Learning Models with Applications to Brain Image Analysis -- Neural Modeling -- Linear Dynamics & Control of Brain Networks -- Deciphering the Neuronal Population Code -- Machine Intelligence Based Epileptic Seizure Forecasting -- Retinal Prosthesis -- Retinal Bioengineering -- Neural Tissue Engineering -- Index.
    Abstract: This third edition overviews the essential contemporary topics of neuroengineering, from basic principles to the state-of-the-art, and is written by leading scholars in the field. The book covers neural bioelectrical measurements and sensors, EEG signal processing, brain-computer interfaces, implantable and transcranial neuromodulation, peripheral neural interfacing, neuroimaging, neural modelling, neural circuits and system identification, retinal bioengineering and prosthetics, and neural tissue engineering. Each chapter is followed by homework questions intended for classroom use. This is an ideal textbook for students at the graduate and advanced undergraduate level as well as academics, biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, neurophysiologists, and industry professionals seeking to learn the latest developments in this emerging field. Advance Praise for Neural Engineering, 3rd Edition: “A comprehensive and timely contribution to the ever growing field of neural engineering. Bin He’s edited volume provides chapters that cover both the fundamentals and state-of-the-art developments by the world’s leading neural engineers." Dr. Paul Sajda, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University “Neural Engineering, edited by Prof. He, is an outstanding book for students entering into this fast evolving field as well as experienced researchers. Its didactic and comprehensive style, with each chapter authored by leading scientific authorities, provides the ultimate reference for the field.” Dr. Dario Farina, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK "Neural Engineering has come of age. Major advances have made possible prosthesis for the blind, mind control for quadraplegics and direct intervention to control seizures in epilepsy patients. Neural Engineering brings together reviews by leading researchers in this flourishing field. Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, Salk Institute for Biolgical Studies and UC San Diego.
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    Pages: XVI, 699 p. 407 illus., 299 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030433956
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43395-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43395-6
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    Introduction to Agroecology (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Applied Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agriculture and its anthropocentric sciences -- Chapter 2. Natural ecosystems vs Agroecosystems -- Chapter 3. Soils as the Basis for Cultivated Ecosystems -- Chapter 4. Water as the basis for cultivated ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Linking Agroecosystems to Food Systems -- Chapter 6. Agroecosystem health and services -- Chapter 7. Agroecology and hunger -- Chapter 8. Wastes or resources in agroecosystems? -- Chapter 9. Global climate change and ag-riculture -- Chapter 10. Agrobiodiversity and agroecosystem stability -- Chapter 11. Domestication in agricultural systems -- Chapter 12. Animal welfare: a good life for animals -- Chapter 13. Forage based production systems -- Chapter 14. Cereal based cropping systems -- Chapter 15. Vegetable based production systems -- Chapter 16. Fruit and nut production systems -- Chapter 17. Aquaculture production systems -- Chapter 18. Environmental innovations in urban ecosystems -- Chapter 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): from theory to application -- Chapter 20. Organic agriculture: a model for sustainability -- Chapter 21. Integrated Agroecosystem Management -- Chapter 22. Employing an Agroecological Approach to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals- a Case Study from China.
    Abstract: This textbook applies basic concepts of ecology to address critical issues regarding food and agricultural systems. The intended audience is first year undergraduate students; it may also benefit higher-level undergraduates with an interest in agriculture and ecology. The level of science and general knowledge reflects this target group. The text is divided into five sections with 22 chapters in all. Each chapter has its own student learning objectives. The first two sections, “Context of Agroecology” and “Basics of Agroecosystems,” provide a sound basis for the further study of agriculture from an ecological standpoint. Section 3, “Digging Deeper into Agroecosystems,” explores the related issues of hunger, wastes, climate change, and biodiversity. It is suggested that students study these three sections before proceeding to section 4 or 5. Section 4, “Application of Agroecosystem Concepts,” introduces students to agricultural production and challenges them to use the concepts and ideas from the first three sections to critically evaluate such production systems. Section 5, “Agroecosystem Management,” brings the coverage full circle by examining global solutions and opportunities from both a scientific and social economic standpoint. Particularly these last four chapters offer both food for thought and inspiration for further work. The book’s goal is not to provide a comprehensive literature review; rather, it offers extensive data on and a stimulating analysis of the topic. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 333 p. 111 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811588365
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8836-5
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    GeNeDis 2018 : Geriatrics (2020)
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    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medical genetics. ; Neuroscience. ; Medical Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: A hypothesis of circulated microRnas implication in high incidence of atrial fibrillation and other electrocardiographic abnormalities in cancer patients -- Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Incidence and the role of obesity: a prospective, observational study in Greece -- Number of brain states in an N-body dynamical scenario according to the universal Bekenstein entropy bound -- Burden and sleeping disorders of family caregivers of Hemodialysis patients with Chronic Kidney Disease-End Stage. A cross-sectional study -- Quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with neuropsychological deficits -- A framework for assessing the impact of information seeking behavior on cancer patients’ long-term prognosis -- Sleeping Disorders and Health Related Quality of Life in Hemodialysis patients with Chronic Renal Disease in Greece -- Subjective Quality of Life, Religiousness and Spiritual Experience in Greek Orthodox Christians: Data from Healthy Aging and Patients with Cardiovascular Disease -- Mini-Mental State Examination: Greek normative data stratified by age and education in a large sample of 925 community-dwelling healthy participants -- The role of the family in the care of Alzheimer patients -- Prevalence of Stroke Cases in Warangal, Telangana Region, India: A Hospital-Based Case Study -- Compliance of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome with treatment following their hospitalization from the Cardiac Coronary Unit -- Using a Virtual Reality Serious Game to Assess the Performance of Older Adults with Frailty -- Characteristics and survival rates in ward patients requiring evaluation by Intensivist in Greece.
    Abstract: The 3rd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics, and Neurodegenerative Disease Research (GeNeDis 2018), focuses on recent advances in genetics, geriatrics, and neurodegeneration, ranging from basic science to clinical and pharmaceutical developments. It also provides an international forum for the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and care initiatives. Advanced information technologies are discussed, including the basic research, implementation of medico-social policies, and the European and global issues in the funding of long-term care for elderly people.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326371
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1196
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32637-1
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    Resources Use Efficiency in Agriculture (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant physiology. ; Plants Development. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Waste recycling for the Eco-friendly Input Use Efficiency in Agriculture -- Chapter 2: Earthworms for Eco-friendly Resource Efficient Agriculture -- Chapter 3: Biopesticides for Agriculture and Environment Sustainability -- Chapter 4: Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency -- Chapter 5: Nanomaterials for Agriculture Input Use Efficiency -- Chapter 6: Solar Radiation and Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 7: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Agroecosystems -- Chapter 8: Long-Term Impact of Fertilizers on Soil and Rice Productivity -- Chapter 9: Organic Sources and Tillage Practices for Soil Management -- Chapter 10: Technical Efficiency in Agriculture -- Chapter 11: Agrochemicals Impact on Ecosystem and Bio-monitoring -- Chapter 12: Plant Biotechnology for Agricultural Sustainability -- Chapter 13: Soil and Water Conservation Measures for Mediterranean Fruit Crops in Rainfed Hillslopes -- Chapter 14: Efficient Use of Soil in Silvopastoral Systems of Native Forests -- Chapter 15: Water Resource and Use Efficiency under Changing Climate -- Chapter 16: Recovery of Micronutrients in Alkaline Soils: Recent Challenges and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 17: Biofortification of Cereals with Zn and Fe: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 18: Resources Management for Sustainable Sugarcane Production -- Chapter 19: Linking Sustainability and Competitiveness of Almond Plantations under Water Scarcity and Changing Climate -- Chapter 20: Efficiently Groundcovers in Mediterranean Olive Groves under Changing Climate.
    Abstract: Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs). In an era characterized by high population growth and increasing pressure on agricultural systems, efficiency in the use of natural resources has become central to sustainable agricultural practices. Fundamentally speaking, eco-efficiency is about maximizing agricultural outputs, in terms of quantity and quality, using less land, water, nutrients, energy, labor, or capital. The concept of eco-efficiency involves both the ecological and economic aspects of sustainable agriculture. It is therefore essential to understand the interaction of ecosystem constituents within the extensive agricultural landscape, as well as farmers’ economic needs. This book examines the latest eco-efficient practices used in agro-systems. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, it offers an up-to-date overview, together with insights into directly applicable approaches for poly-cropping systems and landscape-scale management to improve the stability of agricultural production systems, helping achieve food security. The book will be of interest to educators, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders and policymakers alike. It can also be used as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate courses on agriculture, forestry, soil science, and the environmental sciences.
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    Pages: XII, 760 p. 167 illus., 128 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811569531
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6953-1
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    Nanotechnology for Food, Agriculture, and Environment (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant diseases. ; Nanotechnology. ; Food Microbiology. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Pathology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Food Microbiology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1 Nanoparticles from Fungal Resources: Importance and Applications -- 2 Nanoparticles Incorporated Soy Protein Isolate Films -- 3 Formulation, Characterization, and Potential Application of Nanoemulsions in Food and Medicine -- 5 Advances in Agronanotechnology and Future Prospects -- 6 Nanobiotechnology and Its Application in Agriculture and Food Production -- 7 Application of Nanotechnology for Sustainable Crop Production Systems -- 8 Nanoparticles from Endophytic Fungi and Their Efficacy in Biological Control -- 9 Application of Nanotechnology in Polyphagous Destructive Insect Pest Management of Agricultural Crops -- 10 Myconanoparticles as Potential Pest Control Agents -- 11 Nanoparticles and Their Role in Bioenergy Production -- 12 Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions using Nanomaterials Sourced from Wastewaters -- 13 Application of Nanotechnology in the Bioremediation of Heavy metals and Wastewater Management -- 14 Biogenic Nanoparticles for Degradation of Noxious Dyes -- 15 Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials in Aquatic Environment -- 16 Impact of Nanomaterials on Beneficial Insects in Agricultural Ecosystem -- Index.
    Abstract: Nanotechnology progresses its concerts and suitability by improving its effectiveness, security and also reducing the impact and risk. Various chapters in this book are written by eminent scientists and prominent researchers in the field of nanotechnology across the world. This book is focused to put emerging techniques forward using nanoparticles for safe and nutritional food production, protecting crops from pests, increasing nutritional value and providing solutions for various environmental issues. The outcome of this book creates a path for wide usage of nanoparticles in food, agriculture and the environment fields. This book has clear and simple illustrations, tables and case studies to understand the content even by non-experts. This book especially deals with the nanotechnology for controlling plant pathogens, food packaging and preservation, agricultural productivity, waste water treatment and bioenergy production. Hence, this book can be adopted and used by many researchers and academicians in the fields of food, agriculture, environment and nanotechnology for catering the needs of sustainable future. The salient features of this book are • Describes nanotechnology as an interdisciplinary and emerging field in life sciences • Useful for researchers in the cutting edge life science related fields of nanoscience, nanobiology and nanotechnology • Deal with various problems in food, agriculture and environmental sector for sustainable solutions through the application of nanotechnology • Supported with illustrations in color, tables and case studies (wherever applicable), and • Contributed and well written by nanotechnology experts from across various disciplines.
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    Pages: XVI, 405 p. 74 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030319380
    Series Statement: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31938-0
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    Nanobiotechnology in Agriculture : An Approach Towards Sustainability (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Microtechnology. ; Microelectromechanical systems. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Microsystems and MEMS.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Nanotechnology-An Overview -- 2. Nanotechnology: A boost for the urgently needed second green revolution in Indian Agriculture -- 3. Nano-Enabled Agriculture can Sustain “Farm to Forkˮ Chain -- 4. Role of Nanotechnology in Crop Improvement -- 5. Nano-Fertilizers: A Way Forward for Green Economy -- 6. Embodiment of Nano-biotechnology in agriculture-An overview -- 7. Nano-Biosensors: NextGen Diagnostic Tools in Agriculture -- 8. Nanoparticles: The Magic Bullets in Mitigating Drought Stress in Plants -- 9. Nanotechnology: An innovative tool to enhance Crop Production -- 10. Development of Nano-formulations via Green Synthesis Approach -- 11. Nano-Agrochemicals: Economic Potential and Future Trends -- 12. CRISPR/Cas9: A New Revolutionary Science in Agricultural and Horticulture -- 13. Pros and Cons of Nanotechnology.
    Abstract: Agriculture is considered as a backbone of developing nations as it caters the needs of the people, directly or indirectly. The global agriculture currently faces enormous challenges like land degradation and reduced soil fertility, shrinking of land, low production yield, water accessibility and a dearth of labor due to evacuation of individuals from farming. Besides, the global population increases at an exponential rate and it is predicted that the global population will be 9 billion by 2050 that in turn leads to food crisis in near future. Although, green revolution revolutionizes the agriculture sector by enhancing the yield but it was not considered as a sustainable approach. Exorbitant use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to boost the crop yield is definitely not a convenient approach for agriculture sustainability in the light of the fact that these chemical fertilizers are considered as double-edged sword, which on one hand enhance the crop yield but at the same time possess deleterious effect on the soil microflora and thus declines its fertility. Besides, it cause irreversible damage to the soil texture and disrupts the equilibrium in the food chain across ecosystem, which might in turn lead to genetic mutations in future generations of consumers. Thus, the increased dependence on fabricated agricultural additives during and post green revolution has generated serious issues pertaining to sustainability, environmental impact and health hazards. Therefore, nano-biotechnology has emerged as a promising tool to tackle the above problems especially in the agriculture sector. Nano-agribusiness is an emerged field to enhance crop yield, rejuvenate soil health, provide precision farming and stimulate plant growth. Nano-biotechnology is an essential tool in modern agriculture and is considered as a primary economic driver in near future. It is evaluated that joining of cutting edge nanotechnology in agribusiness would push the worldwide monetary development to approximately US$ 3.4 trillion by 2020 which clearly indicates that how agri-nanobiotechnology plays a pivotal role in the agricultural sector, without any negative impact on the environment and other regulatory issues of biosafety. Agri-nanobiotechnology is an innovative green technology, which provides the solution to global food security, sustainability and climate change. The current book is presenting the role of nano-biotechnology in modern agriculture and how it plays a pivotal role to boost the agri-business.
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    Pages: XIV, 229 p. 25 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030399788
    Series Statement: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39978-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39978-8
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    Transformation Processes of Metals in Urban Road Dust : Implications for Stormwater Reuse (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Engineering geology. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Geoengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Metals in urban stormwater environments -- Chapter 2: Research design -- Chapter 3: Metal transformation and stormwater quality -- Chapter 4: Risk evaluation based on the metal transformation and bioavailability -- Chapter 5: Practical implications and recommendation for future research -- Appendices -- Index.
    Abstract: This book discusses the physicochemical changes (transformations) that metals deposited on urban road surfaces undergo during dry weather periods, in order to provide insights into their potential impacts on stormwater quality. Based on extensive field experiments, and laboratory and data analyses, it examines transformation characteristics of metals with respect to the particle size of road dust, antecedent dry days and land uses. Further, it proposes a new risk-assessment methodology, improving the original human health-risk indices based on the transformation characteristics and potential bioavailability of metals in order to evaluate the risks posed by metals in stormwater. This book is of interest to researchers and decision-makers developing appropriate pollution mitigation measures to enhance the quality of stormwater, targeting the effective reuse of stormwater in urban areas.
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    Pages: VI, 50 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520785
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5
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    Empty Buckets and Overflowing Pits : Urban Water and Sanitation Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa – Acknowledging Decline, Preparing for the Unprecedented Wave of Demand (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Economic policy. ; Developmental psychology. ; Medical sciences. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Urban Sociology. ; Economic Policy. ; Developmental Psychology. ; Health Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Urban Water and Sanitation (W+S) - Separating fiction from reality -- Chapter 1. Introduction to urban W+S in the developing world -- Chapter 2. Considerations for general W+S issues -- Chapter 3. Beyond the usual debate -- PART 2: Design and validation of the sector development model -- Chapter 4. An effective orientation and approach for development -- Chapter 5. What sector reforms in four countries teach us? -- Chapter 6. Reasons for the different reform outcomes in the four countries -- Part 3: At least full buckets and clear pits on the way forward -- Chapter 7. Ending the ‘urban W+S divide’ by serving the poor -- Chapter 8. Conclusions: The quintessence of W+S sector reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 9. Recommendations: Guidance to master the coming wave of challenges.
    Abstract: This book provides a multi-level and multi-dimensional insight into urban water and sanitation development by analyzing sector reforms in Africa. With the recent events in mind - water shortages in Cape Town, widespread cholera in Haiti, mass-migration from low-income countries, etc. – it elaborates a pressing topic which is directly linked to the precarious living conditions of the urban poor in the developing countries. It is urgent to acknowledge the proposed findings and recommendations of the book which will help to improve the situation of potential refugees in their home countries with a realistic vision for the development of the most basic of all life supporting services. So many efforts to reverse the negative trend in water and sanitation development have failed or targets have been repeatedly missed by far without notable consequences for decision makers on different levels and institutions. It has unnecessarily consumed many young lives, contributed to keep billions in poverty until today and fostered discrimination of women. The knowledge gap and the confusion in the sector lined out in the book becomes evident when a national leader in a low-income country declares a state of emergency in urban water and sanitation while at the same time global monitoring publishes an access figure for urban water of over 90% for the same country. It is time to change this with an effective sector development concept for our partner countries and a more realistic discourse on global level. The book argues for a sweeping rethinking and combines extended local knowledge, lessons learned from history in advanced countries and thorough research on reforms in Francophone and Anglophone developing countries. This was possible because the writer was working in Sub-Saharan partner countries for almost 30 years as an integrated long term advisor in different sector institutions (ministry, regulator, financing basket and different sizes of utilities) and had the opportunity to cooperate closely with the main development partners. The reader has the opportunity to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how the sector works and sector institutions in low-income countries function and can discover the reasons behind success and failures of reforms. The book also covers issues which have a significant influence on urban water and sanitation development but are hardly the subject of discussions. It helps to make the shortcomings of the water and sanitation discourse more apparent and assist institutions to move beyond their present perceptions and agendas. All of this makes the book different from other literature about urban water and sanitation in the developing world.
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    Pages: XXII, 285 p. 24 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030313838
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31383-8
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    Structural Geometry of Mobile Belts of the Indian Subcontinent (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Timing of South Delhi orogeny: Interpretation from structural fabric and granite geochronology (Beawar-Rupnagar-Babra area, Rajasthan, NW India) -- Deformation in the Aravalli Supergroup, Aravalli-Delhi mobile belt, NW India and tectonic significance. -- Evolution of the “Central Indian Tectonic Zone”: a critique based on the study of the Sausar belt -- Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North -- Structural imprints of Andaman accretionary prism and its tectonic relation with ophiolite belt of Indo-Burma ranges -- Two and Three-Dimensional Structural Modelling of Central Kohat Plateau, Northwestern Himalaya, Pakistan -- The northern margin of the Eastern Ghats Belt : evidence for strike-slip tectonics along a craton-mobile belt boundary -- A preliminary study on Earthquake source properties based on Geochemistry, Shear resistance and Melt pressure of Pseudotachylites, Gangavalli fault, South India -- Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) studies on quartzites of Champaner Group, upper Aravallis: An implication to decode regional tectonics of Southern Aravalli Mountain Belt (SAMB), Gujarat, Western India -- Tectonic implications of small-scale structures in the main central thrust zone of Garhwal Higher Himalaya -- Thrust sheets, tectonic windows, and intermontane basins in the Nepal Himalaya.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest research on the structural geology of the mobile belts of the Indian subcontinent including the Himalayas, NE Himalayas, Bangladesh thrust belt, Andaman subduction zone, the Aravalli‐Delhi, the Central India Tectonic Zone, the Singhbhum, the Eastern Ghats and the Southern granulite terrane. It offers essential information on deformational structures in the mobile belt, such as folding patterns, the character of the shear zone, shear strain analysis, and faults, as well as fault zone rocks. The findings presented here are based on field observations, mapping, sampling and analysis work (e.g. petrographic studies), as well as limited geochemical and geochronological analysis to support the findings. A discussion on the structural evolution of these mobile belts and their connections with other belts rounds out the coverage.
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    Pages: XII, 254 p. 97 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030405939
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40593-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40593-9
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    Technological and Modern Irrigation Environment in Egypt : Best Management Practices & Evaluation (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Overview of Modern Irrigation system in Egypt -- Irrigation: Water Resources, Types and Common Problems in Egypt -- Need for Irrigation System Evaluation -- Evolution of irrigation system, tools and Technologies -- Smart Sensing System for Precision Irrigation -- Development of Recent Information on Irrigation Technology and Management.
    Abstract: This book gathers contributions on modern irrigation environments in Egypt from an environmental and agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts in the field, it discusses a wide variety of modern irrigation problems. In the context of water resources management in Egypt, one fundamental problem is the gap between growing water demand and limited supply. As such, improving irrigation systems and providing farmers with better control over water are crucial to increasing productivity. The book presents state-of-the-art technologies and techniques that can be effectively used to address a range of problems in modern irrigation, as well as the latest research advances. Focusing on water sensing and information technologies, automated irrigation technologies, and improved irrigation efficiency. It brings together a team of experts who share their personal experiences, describe the various applications, present recent advances, and discuss possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration and implementing the techniques covered.
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    Pages: X, 369 p. 66 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030303754
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30375-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30375-4
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    Water Quality Index Prediction Using Multiple Linear Fuzzy Regression Model : Case Study in Perak River, Malaysia (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Computational intelligence. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Computational Intelligence.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Fuzzy Multiple Linear Regression -- Water Quality Index (WQI) -- Data Collection and Study Sites -- Water Quality Index Using Fuzzy Regression.
    Abstract: This book addresses the prediction of the Water Quality Index (WQI) at Perak River, State of Perak, Malaysia, using a fuzzy multiple linear regression model to tackle the uncertainty in the measurements of six key parameters – dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids (SS), pH value (pH) and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-NL). Given its scope, the book is suitable for graduate students, researchers and water quality scientists.
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    Pages: XII, 55 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811534850
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3485-0
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    Natural Electromagnetic Fields in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. General Introduction -- Chapter 2. Electrical Conduction Through Rocks -- Chapter 3. Signal Processing -- Chapter 4. Electrotellurics -- Chapter 5. Magnetotellurics -- Chapter 6. Auxiliary Tools in Magnetotellurics -- Chapter 7. Geomagnetic Depth Sounding (GDS) -- Chapter 8. Marine Electromagnetics -- Chapter 9. Mathematical Modelling -- Chapter 10. Inversion of Geophysical Data.
    Abstract: This research monograph discusses all the branches of geophysics based on natural electromagnetic fields and their associated subjects. Meant for postgraduate and research level courses, it includes research guidance and collection of magnetotelluric data in some parts of Eastern India and their qualitative and quantitative interpretation. Specific topics highlighted include (i) Electrotellurics, (ii) Magnetotellurics, (iii) Geomagnetic Depth Sounding and Magnetometer Array Studies, (iv) Audio Frequency Magnetotellurics and Magnetic Methods, (v) Marine Magnetotelluric and Marine Controlled Source Electromagnetic Methods, (vi) Electrical Conductivity of Rocks and Minerals and (vii) Mathematical Modelling and Some Topics on Inversion needed for Interpretation of Geoelectrical Data.
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    Pages: XXVI, 605 p. 325 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030380977
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38097-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38097-7
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    Thawing Permafrost : Permafrost Carbon in a Warming Arctic (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Landscape ecology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The energy balance of permafrost soils and ecosystems -- Chapter 3. The role of ground ice -- Chapter 4. Permafrost carbon quantities and fluxes -- Chapter 5. Permafrost in transition -- Chapter 6. Vegetation change -- Chapter 7. Methane -- Chapter 8. Models: Forecasting the present and future of permafrost -- References -- Glossary.
    Abstract: This book provides a cross-disciplinary overview of permafrost and the carbon cycle by providing an introduction into the geographical distribution of permafrost, with a focus on the distribution of permafrost and its soil carbon reservoirs. The chapters explain the basic physical properties and processes of permafrost soils: ice, mineral and organic components, and how these interact with climate, vegetation and geomorphological processes. In particular, the book covers the role of the large quantities of ice in many permafrost soils which are crucial to understanding carbon cycle processes. An explanation is given on how permafrost becomes loaded with ice and carbon. Gas hydrates are also introduced. Structures and processes formed by the intense freeze-thaw action in the active layer are considered (e.g. ice wedging, cryoturbation), and the processes that occur as the permafrost thaws, (pond and lake formation, erosion). The book introduces soil carbon accumulation and decomposition mechanisms and how these are modified in a permafrost environment. A separate chapter deals with deep permafrost carbon, gas reservoirs and recently discovered methane emission phenomena from regions such as Northwest Siberia and the Siberian yedoma permafrost.
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    Pages: XV, 508 p. 202 illus., 169 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030313791
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31379-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31379-1
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    Advances in Modeling and Interpretation in Near Surface Geophysics (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Advances in Modeling, Inversion, Interpretations and New Methods -- Chapter 1. Joint Inversion of Airborne VLF-EM and magnetic data -- Chapter 2. How to deal with uncertainty in Inversion -- Chapter 3. Modeling Streaming potential in Porous Media, Description and Benefits of the effective excess charge approach -- Chapter 4. Integrated interpretation of airborne geophysical data -- Chapter 5. Advances in the electrical resistivity method for environmental and engineering problems -- Chapter 6. Global optimization algorithms for exploration geophysics: a review -- Chapter 7. On the electromagnetic scattering of objects of regular geometry: implications of near surface investigations -- Chapter 8. Application of gravity and self-potential new formula to mineral exploration -- Chapter 9. Role of Euler Deconvolution in near surface gravity and magnetic applications -- Chapter 10. Efficacy of Geophysical Methods to Delineate Thin Aquifers at Greater Depths -- Chapter 11. One and two dimensional problems in direct current resistivity domain -- Part II: Field Studies -- Chapter 12 Geothermal potential and Circulation depth of thermal springs in the Hudai geothermal field of Sandıklı basin (Afyon, Central Turkey) using geothermometry and heat flow data -- Chapter 13. Mineral discrimination by multi-frequency induced polarization: two case histories -- Chapter 14. Geoelectrical characterization of chumathang hot spring area -- Chapter 15. Application of three geophysical methods in sinkholes investigations: A case study of Mărghitaş Karst Plateau, Banat Mountains, Romania -- Chapter 16. Integrated Geoelectrical and Hydrochemical investigation of Shallow Aquifers in Konkan Coastal Area, Maharashtra, India: Advanced Artificial Neural Networks based Simulation Approach -- Chapter 17. Heliborne TDEM (Time Domain Electromagnetic) Methods for Ground Water and Mineral Exploration -- Chapter 18. Ground Penetrating Radar (Under Water) for Condition Assessment of Stilling Basins -- Chapter 19. Geo-electrical imaging for geotechnical investigation: A case study -- Chapter 20. Applications of geophysical techniques in resolving the saline and fresh water interaction in the coastal region of India: A review for the past few decades. .
    Abstract: This book deals primarily with the aspects of advances in near surface geophysical data modeling, different interpretation techniques, new ideas and an integrated study to delineate the subsurface structures. It also involves the practical application of different geophysical methods to delineate the subsurface structures associated with mineral, groundwater exploration, subsurface contamination, hot springs, coal fire etc. This book is specifically aimed with the state-of-art information regarding research advances and new developments in these areas of study, coupled to extensive modeling and field investigations obtained from around the world. It is extremely enlightening for the research workers, scientists, faculty members and students, in Applied Geophysics, Near Surface Geophysics, Potential Field, Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods, Mathematical Modeling Techniques in Earth Sciences, as well as Environmental Geophysics.
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    Pages: XV, 414 p. 204 illus., 142 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030289096
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28909-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28909-6
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    Estuaries and Coastal Zones in Times of Global Change : Proceedings of ICEC-2018 (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Engineering geology. ; Oceanography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Water. ; Geoengineering. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. A 14-year Multi-sites and High-frequency Monitoring of Salinity in the Tidal Garonne River (S-W France) Reveals Marked Inter-annual Variability In Marine Intrusion -- 2. Study on Salinity Intrusion and Mixing Types in a Conceptual Estuary using 3-D Hydrodynamic Simulation: Effects of Length, Width, Depth, and Bathymetry -- 3. Response of Salinity Intrusion to the Fictitious Blockade of the North Branch in the Yangtze Estuary, China -- 4. Influence of the Salinity Intrusion on Island Water Source Safety: A Case Study of the Chongming Island, China -- 5. Law of salt tide intrusion of the Qiantang Estuary and its numerical simulation -- 6. Seasonal salinity variations in a coastal wetland induced by complex interactions between sea, river and evapoconcentration processes -- 7. Water Quality Mitigation Scenarios for Burullus Coastal Lake, Egypt -- 8. Research on the Setting Condition of Tailrace Surge Chambers for Seawater Pumped-storage Power Stations with Long Tailrace Tunnels.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of extended papers based on presentations given during the ICEC 2018 conference, held in Caen, France, in August 2018. It explores both the limitations and advantages of current models, and highlights the latest developments concerning new numerical schemes, high-performance computing, multi-physics and multi-scale methods, and better interaction with field or scale model data. Accordingly, it addresses the interests of practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, and engineers active in this field. .
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    Pages: XX, 843 p. 494 illus., 402 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520815
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2081-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2081-5
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    Microbial Bioremediation & Biodegradation (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Bioremediation Approaches for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater: Recent Advances and Challenges -- Chapter 2. Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 3. Dyes: Effect on the Environment and Biosphere and Their Remediation Constraints -- Chapter 4. Microbial Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, Heavy Metals, and Radioactive Wastes in Solids and Wastewaters -- Chapter 5. Advancement of Omics: Prospects for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils -- Chapter 6. Microbial Biotransformation of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] in Tannery Wastewater -- Chapter 7. Bioremediation: A Low-Cost and Clean-Green Technology for Environmental Management -- Chapter 8. Microbial Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater -- Chapter 9. Extremophiles: A Powerful Choice for Bioremediation of Toxic Oxyanions -- Chapter 10. Conventional and Nonconventional Biodegradation Technologies for Agro-Industrial Liquid Waste Management -- Chapter 11. White Rot Fungi: Nature’s Scavenger -- Chapter 12. Nanobioremediation: An Emerging Approach for a Cleaner Environment -- Chapter 13. Bioelectrochemical System for Bioremediation and Energy Generation -- Chapter 14. Ligninolysis: Roles of Microbes and Their Extracellular Enzymes -- Chapter 15. Biosorption of Heavy Metals by Cyanobacteria: Potential of Live and Dead Cells in Bioremediation -- Chapter 16. Bioremediation of pharmaceuticals in water and wastewater -- Chapter 17. Bioremediation Of Saline Soil by Cyanobacteria -- Chapter 18. Advancement in Treatment Technologies of Biopharmaceutical Industrial Effluents.-Chapter 19. Marine Bacteria: A Storehouse of Novel Compounds for Biodegradation -- Chapter 20. Energy-Efficient Anaerobic Ammonia Removal: From Laboratory to Full-Scale Application -- Chapter 21. Microbial Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Rubbers.-.
    Abstract: Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication of various industries in the last century has significantly increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes. These can be remediated by plants and microbes, either natural origin or adapted for a specific purpose, in a process known as bioremediation. The interest in microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years in an attempt to find sustainable ways to clean contaminated environments. These bioremediation and biotransformation methods take advantage of the tremendous microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or accumulate a variety of compounds, such as hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polaromatic hydrocarbons pharmaceutical substances, radionuclides and metals. Unlike conventional methods, bioremediation does not physically disturb the site. This book describes the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles are related to bioremediation. Authored by leading, international environmental microbiologists, it discusses topics such as aerobic biodegradation, microbial degradation of pollutants, and microbial community dynamics. It provides valuable insights into how biodegration processes work and can be utilised for pollution abatement, and as such appeals to researchers and postgraduate students as well as experts in the field of bioremediation.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811518126
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1812-6
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    Adaptations of Coastal Cities to Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Endemic Hazards (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Urban economics. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Arresting/Controlling Salt Water Contamination Of Coastal Aquifers -- Chapter3. Structures That Protect Sea Coast Populations, Assets, And GDPs: Sea Dikes, Breakwaters, Sea Walls -- Chapter4. Coastal City Flooding -- Chapter5. Physical Care: Lessening Impacts From Other Natural Hazards -- Chapter6. Disease Protection In Sea Coast (And Inland) Cities: Problems in Dense Populations with Shantytowns/Slums -- Chapter7. An Example of Coastal Cities Hazard Exposure and Economics -- Chapter8. Decisions, Costs, Funding To Protect Coastal Cities: Populations And Assets (Personal And Municipal/National).
    Abstract: This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. These include prevention of sea water intrusion of freshwater coastal aquifers, emplacement of barriers that mitigate the threats from sea level rise, and inundation of urban centers plus those from storm surges that cause flooding and salination of inshore terrain. The book assesses mitigation of the effects of extreme weather events such as drought, and major flooding from heavy rainfall on coastal urban centers, or on associated drainage basins. It also considers how coastal cities can counter vulnerabilities from other physical hazards (e.g., earthquakes - building codes) and health hazards (e.g., pollution, public health response - preparedness) that may be related to a city’s geological/geographical location and service as a port of entry for goods and travelers (regional and international). The book also cites the high costs of safeguarding citizen and municipal assets, but notes possible sources of potential funding especially from less developed and developing nations. The book is written to give strong background information to students majoring in environmental sciences or those in other majors with interests in the effects of global warming/climate change, and will be of interest to social scientists, think tank personnel, government planners, and lay persons in environmentally oriented organizations. .
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    ISBN: 9783030226695
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22669-5
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    Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen in China : Emission, Deposition and Environmental Impacts (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Overview of atmospheric reactive nitrogen in China from a global perspective -- Part I Reactive nitrogen emission and deposition in China -- Chapter 2 Anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx and NH3 emissions in China -- Chapter 3 Monitoring nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 4 Modelling nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 5 Reactive nitrogen budgets in China -- Part II Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to China’s air pollution -- Chapter 6 Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to haze pollution in China -- Chapter 7 Contribution of reactive nitrogen to ozone pollution in China -- Chapter 8 Contribution of atmospheric nitrogen to acid deposition in China -- Part III Impacts of nitrogen deposition on China’s ecosystems Chapter 9 Impacts of nitrogen deposition on forest ecosystems in China -- Chapter 10 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s grassland ecosystems -- Chapter 11 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s desert ecosystems -- Chapter 12 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s lake ecosystems: Taking Lake Dianchi as an example -- Part IV Reactive N Regulation Chapter 13 Nitrogen regulation in China’s agricultural systems -- Chapter 14 National regulation of SO2 and NOX emissions in China.
    Abstract: Atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) emissions, as an important component of global N cycle, have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities, and consequently have had a global impact on air pollution and ecosystem services. Due to rapid agricultural, industrial, and urban development, China has been experiencing an increase in reactive N emissions and deposition since the late 1970s. Based on a literature review, this book summarizes recent research on: 1) atmospheric reactive N in China from a global perspective (Chapter 1); 2) atmospheric reactive N emissions, deposition and budget in China (Chapters 2-5); 3) the contribution of atmospheric reactive N to air pollution (e.g., haze, surface O3, and acid deposition) (Chapters 6-8); 4) the impacts of N deposition on sensitive ecosystems (e.g., forests, grasslands, deserts and lakes) (Chapters 9-12); and 5) the regulatory strategies for mitigation of atmospheric reactive N pollution from agricultural and non-agricultural sectors in China (Chapters 13-14). As such it offers graduate students, researchers, educators in agricultural, ecological and environmental sciences, and policy makers a glimpse of the environmental issues related to reactive N in China .
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    Pages: XVII, 331 p. 99 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811385148
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8514-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8514-8
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    Water Availability and Management in Mexico (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Statistics . ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Pollution. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Preface -- 2. Acknowledgment -- 3. Part I: Water Availability 1 Overview of the water condition in México -- 4. 2 Hydrological watersheads in Mexico. Division and legal definition -- 5. 3 The Groundwater condition in Mexico -- 6. 4 Runoff simulation under future climate change and uncertainty -- 7. 5 Hydraulic fracking of not conventional reservoirs in Mexico: The issue of water and waste control -- 8. Part II. Water Quality 6 Pollution in wastewater used for irrigation in the Mezquital Valley, México: case study -- 9. 7 Mining industry in Mexico: Recycling of flotation effluents to the process using anaerobic sulfate-reducing consortia in UASB reactors for the elimination dissolved metals -- 10. 8 Water body trophic state determinations. Case study Tecocomulco lagoon, Hidalgo, Mexico -- 11. 9 Water quality management for a sustainable supply. The diagnosis of the State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico -- 12. 10 The wetland of Cajititlán Lake severely deteriorated and in danger of dying out -- 13. 11 Water quality of the Nexapa River: a diagnosis -- 14. 12 Impacts on the groundwater quality that supplies the Puebla City by the effect of aquifer intensive exploitation -- 15. Part III: Water Allocation 13 Water resources allocation with supply and demand uncertainties -- 16. 14 An overview of aquaculture activity in Hidalgo state -- 17. 15 Drinking Water Services Situation by the Region in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico -- 18. 16 Population and tourism dynamics, its effects on the future demand for water. Case study from Los Cabos, Baja California Sur -- 19/ Part IV: Water Governance 17 Water governance in 16 Mexican National Parks -- 20. 18 Conflict in border condition: the dispute over the use of water in the Mexicali valley -- 21. 19 The institutional challenges of the municipalities of Zacatecas in the wastewater treatment -- 22. Part V: Water Management 20 The institutional challenges of the municipalities of Zacatecas in the wastewater treatment -- 23. 21 Improving environmental services of Candelaria River basin by restoring ecological connectivity -- 24. 22 Transdisciplinary approach to assessing socio-hydrological resilience in urban metropolitan environments: a Mexican perspective -- 25. 23 The 80% paradigm: An appointment with the sewage in Cuernavaca.
    Abstract: This book presents several complex case studies related to water management and planning in the context of pollution, growing demands, and global climate change in Mexico, but which are also relevant for other countries in Latin America. These concerns are of critical importance for policymakers who are coping with multiple conflicting interests. Water availability in Mexico is polarized, with abundant rainfall and large rivers in the south, and desert-like conditions in the north. The central region, which is the most industrialized, is overpopulated. Mexico City pours millions of cubic meters of “blackwater” into the northern valley daily and receives its clean water from the south. To address these unsustainable conditions, the world's 4th biggest water treatment plant went into operation in 2018. The water infrastructure and governance must satisfy the demands of all sectors, including agricultural, urban, and economic activities. At the same time, water resources are affected by drought, and climate change puts constraints on the supply. As such, regulation and monitoring are important when it comes to adherence to agreed plans and priorities. The book is divided into four sections. 1: Water Availability discusses quantitative aspects, such as supply, methods of calculation, and fracking. 2: Water Quality highlights pollution risks and diagnosis of water resources. 3: Water Allocation examines the sectoral demands and vulnerability due to unsustainable irrigation. 4: Water Management and Governance focuses on laws, urban rules, national parks, planning, and integrated water resources management, among other topics. The chapters include illustrative case studies in Mexico, such as basins, cities, reservoirs, and aquifers, water supply demand assessment, planning, and management.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030249625
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 88
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24962-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24962-5
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    Fresh Water Pollution Dynamics and Remediation (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Concerns for Global Sustainability of Freshwater Ecosystems -- Freshwater Pollution: Effects on Aquatic Life and Human Health -- Freshwater contamination: sources and hazards to aquatic biota -- Correlation Between Pollution Trends of Freshwater Bodies and Bacterial Disease of Fish Fauna -- Impact of Pollution on Quality of Freshwater Ecosystems -- Heavy metal intrusion and accumulation in aquatic ecosystems -- Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystem and its sustainable management -- Role of biotools in restoration of freshwater ecosystems Bioremediation -- A Sustainable and Emerging Tool for Restoration of Polluted Aquatic Ecosystems -- Biosorption as Environmentally Friendly Technique for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater -- Biotechnological interventions as an aquatic clean up tool -- Analysis of hydrology, sediment retention, biogenic-calcification and -scavenging as self-remediative lacustrine functions -- Remediation of pesticides through microbial and phytoremediation techniques -- Trends in Phyto-management of Aquatic Ecosystems and Evaluation of Factors Affecting Removal of Inorganic Pollutants from Water Bodies -- Urban Pond Ecosystems: Preservation and Management Through Phytoremediation -- Aquatic Pollution Stress and Role of Biofilms as Environment Cleanup Technology -- Wonders of Nanotechnology for Remediation of Polluted Aquatic Environs.
    Abstract: Freshwater is a finite resource and is being deteriorated directly and indirectly by anthropogenic pressures. Preserving the quality and availability of freshwater resources is becoming one of the most pressing environmental challenges on the international horizon. To ensure the preservation as well as availability of freshwater resources, there is a need to understand the ecology of the freshwater systems, pollution problems, their impacts, restoration techniques to be opted and the conservation measures. In this backdrop the present book on ‘Freshwater Pollution Dynamics and Remediation’ has been compiled. The book provides an understanding about the present state of art, pollution impacts including the changes in the environmental quality as well as the shift in the aquatic biological communities of the fragile freshwater ecosystems. Besides, the impact of deteriorating quality of the freshwater ecosystems on the animal and human health is also discussed in detail. This book provides a comprehensive account of the techniques based on updated research in biotechnology, bio-remediation, phyto-remediation and nano-bioremediation. The role of biosorpers and biofilms as a remediation tool has also been detailed. The book is a ready reference for researchers, scientists and educators who are involved in the freshwater pollution, remediation and management studies. The book editors with an expertise in diverse research fields in freshwater ecosystems have congregated the most inclusive research accounts on the freshwater pollution and remediation and thus developed a repository of diverse knowledge on the subject.
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    Pages: XV, 339 p. 49 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811382772
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8277-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8277-2
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    Observations, Modeling and Systems Analysis in Geomagnetic Data Interpretation (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Earth sciences. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Pattern recognition systems. ; Geophysics. ; Earth Sciences. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Automated Pattern Recognition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Methods -- Syntactic classifications of time series -- Fuzzy logic approach to classification -- Discrete Mathematical Analysis and clustering -- Intellectual Geographic Information Systems.-Fuzzy Logic Algorithmic System for Anomaly Recognition (FLASAR) -- Data and applications -- Aeromagnetic surveys: spatial magnetic anomalies recognition -- GIS data layers: world magnetic atlas -- Electromagnetic data: monitoring of volcanic activities -- Geodynamics -- Seismological data -- INTERMAGNET observations and data processing -- Extreme events (Xevents).
    Abstract: Geomagnetic field penetrates through all shells of the solid Earth, hydrosphere and atmosphere, spreading into space. The Earth Magnetic Field plays a key-role in major natural processes. Geomagnetic field variations in time and space provide important information about the state of the solid Earth, as well as the solar-terrestrial relationships and space weather conditions. The monograph presents a set of fundamental and, at the same time, urgent scientific problems of modern geomagnetic studies, as well as describes the results of the authors’ developments. The new technique introduced in the book can be applied far beyond the limits of Earth sciences. Requirements to corresponding data models are formulated. The conducted experimental investigations are combined with development and implementation of new methods of mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, systems analysis and data science to solve the fundamental problems of geomagnetism. At that, formalism of Big Data and its application to Earth Sciences is presented as essential part of systems analysis. The book is intended for research scientists, tutors, students, postgraduate students and engineers working in geomagnetism and Earth sciences in general, as well as in other relevant scientific disciplines.
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    Pages: XIV, 311 p. 169 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030589691
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58969-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58969-1
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    Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I Reductive Technologies -- Geochemical Principles of Reductive Remediation Processes -- Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Particles for Water Treatment: from Basic Principles to Field-Scale Applications -- Other Chemical Reductive Methods -- Combination of Electrokinetics and nZVI Remediation -- Field Study I: In Situ Chemical Reduction Using Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron Materials to Degrade Chlorinated Hydrocarbons -- Field Study II: Pilot Application of nZVI/DC-combined Methods at Aargau Site -- Part II Oxidative Technologies -- Introduction to Oxidative Technologies for Water Treatment -- Ferrates as Powerful Oxidants in Water Treatment Technologies -- Radical Reactions and Their Application for Water Treatment -- Photo-oxidation Technologies for Advanced Water Treatment -- The Use of Nanomaterials in Electro-Fenton and Photoelectro-Fenton Processes -- Field Study III: Evidence Gained from Site Studies for the Performance of Ferrate(VI) in Water and Wastewater Treatment -- Field Study IV: Arsenic Removal from Groundwater by Ferrate with the Concurrent Disinfecting Effect—Semi-pilot on-site Application -- Field Study V: Combined Oxidation Technology using Ferrates (FeIV–VI) and Hydrogen Peroxide for Rapid and Effective Remediation of Contaminated Water—Comprehensive Practically Focused Study -- Part III Biotechnologies for Water Treatment -- Biotechnologies for Water Treatment -- Enzyme-Based Nanomaterials in Bioremediation -- Bioelectrochemical Processes for the Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Water and Sediments -- Field Study VI: The Effect of Loading Strategies on Removal Efficiencies of a Hybrid Constructed Wetland Treating mixed Domestic and Agro-Industrial Wastewaters -- Field Study VII: Field Study of Three Different Injectable Oxygen Sources to Enhance Mono-Aromatic Solvents in situ Biodegradation -- Field Study VIII: Nano-bioremediation: nZVI for Inorganic and Organic Contamination -- Part IV Biotechnologies for Soil Treatment -- Biotechnologies for Soil Treatment -- Mycoremediation of Contaminated Soils -- Composting Practices for the Remediation of Matrices Contaminated by Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants -- Modern Bioremediation Approaches: Use of Biosurfactants, Emulsifiers, Enzymes, Biopesticides, GMOs -- Field Study IX: Pilot-Scale Composting of PAH-Contaminated Materials—Two Different Approaches -- Field Study X: Oil Waste Processing Using Combination of Physical Pretreatment and Bioremediation -- Part V Ecotoxicology of Both Environmental Pollutants and Nanomaterials Used for Remediation -- Ecotoxicology of Environmental Pollutants -- Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials Used for Remediation -- VI Future Prospects -- Future Prospects for Treating Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water and Soils/Sediments -- Part VII Technical Chapters -- Tool I: Characterization of nZVI Mobility in 1D and Cascade Columns by Ferromagnetic Susceptibility Sensor -- Tool II: Membrane Interface Probe -- Tool III: Fracturing for Enhanced Delivery of In situ Remediation Substances in Contaminated Sediments -- Tool IV: Monitoring of nZVI Migration and Fate in the Groundwater Conditions -- Tool V: Microbiological Methods for Monitoring nZVI Performance in Groundwater Conditions.
    Abstract: This edited work presents a comprehensive treatise on the latest progress in the field of selected innovative nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, and their possible combinations for efficient elimination of a broad range of pollutants from various types of water and soil. It covers the underlying principles of all the key technologies (reductive and oxidative technologies for water treatment and biotechnologies for water and soil treatment). Moreover, it includes toxicological evaluation of emerging pollutants and novel engineered nanoparticles, as well as providing results of field-scale verification and application of the most promising technologies. Central aspects covered in this book include: geochemistry of iron, properties of iron nanoparticles (nZVI) and related materials for water treatment, in situ methods for groundwater treatment, evaluation of various combined nano/bio technologies, mechanisms and efficiencies of degradation/dechlorination of chlorinated hydrocarbons (as well as other organic pollutants like POPs, PAHs, etc.), elimination of arsenic and Cr(VI) from water, advanced oxidation processes with a strong focus on high-valent states of iron (ferrates), radical reactions, photooxidation, Fenton reactions, disinfection, and biodegradation including mycoremediation and composting of a wide range of pollutants from water and soil. In addition, technical details of selected strategies adopted for a pilot/full-scale application of key nano-/biotechnologies, i.e. nZVI injection into groundwater, field-scale contaminant monitoring, nanoparticle migration, and microbiological methods for monitoring nZVI performance in groundwater conditions, are presented. Therefore, this multidisciplinary book will be suitable for a broad readership including environmental scientists, practitioners, policymakers, toxicologists, and, of course, students of diverse fields such as materials science, chemistry, biology, geology, hydrogeology, engineering, etc.
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    Pages: XXV, 657 p. 210 illus., 133 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030298401
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29840-1
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    The Andaman Islands and Adjoining Offshore: Geology, Tectonics and Palaeoclimate (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Andaman Ophiolite: An Overview -- Timing of formation and obduction of the Andaman Ophiolite -- Facies stacking of a deep sea depositional lobe: Case study from Paleogene Andaman Flysch, South Andaman Islands, India -- Spatial variation in the composition of Andaman Flysch across the Andaman Islands in relation to source of sediments and tectonics -- Tracing the sources and depositional pathways for the Oligocene sediments in the Andaman Forearc -- Seismicity, lithospheric structure and mantle deformation in the Andaman Nicobar Subduction Zone -- Lithospheric Framework of Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone - A Review -- Crustal model for the Andaman Outer Arc: Constraints from Earthquake, Gravity and Receiver Function Data -- Geomagnetic Deep Sounding in Andaman Islands -- On the Trail of the Great 2004 Andaman-Sumatra Earthquake: Seismotectonics and Regional Tsunami History from the Andaman-Nicobar Segment -- A glimpse of crustal deformation through earthquake supercycle in the Andaman region using GPS measurements -- Tectonics of the Andaman Backarc Basin – Present Understanding and Some Outstanding Questions -- Miocene to Pleistocene Palaeoceanography of the Andaman Region: Evolution of the Indian Monsoon on a Warmer-Than-Present Earth -- Late Quaternary Chronostratigraphy, Carbonate Mass Accumulation Rates and Paleoceanography of the Andaman Sea -- Mid to Late Holocene reconstruction of the southwest monsoonal shifts based on a marine sediment core off the Landfall Island, Bay of Bengal.
    Abstract: This book gathers peer-reviewed research articles on recent advances concerning the geology, geophysics, tectonics, geochronology, sedimentology, igneous petrology, paleo-climate and paleo-oceanography of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and the adjoining ocean basins. Accordingly, it contributes significantly to readers’ understanding of the origin and evolution of the Andaman subduction zone and its various components. It also provides much-needed information on the evolution of the South Asian monsoon system since the Eocene and its link to Himalayan weathering and erosion.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030398439
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39843-9
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    Quantum Measurement of Gravity for Geodesists and Geophysicists (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Quantum physics. ; Magnetism. ; Geophysics. ; Quantum Physics. ; Magnetism.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Recalls of classical mechanics -- 2 Recalls of the classical theory of the electromagnetic field -- 3 The crisis of classical physics and the dawn of quantum physics -- 4 The principles of quantum mechanics -- 5 First applications of quantum theory -- 6 The quantum measurement of gravity. .
    Abstract: During the last thirty years a great advancement in low energy physics, particularly interactions of atoms with the electromagnetic field, has been achieved and the development of electronics and laser techniques has allowed to implement a fine manipulation of atoms with photons. A wealth of important applications has sprung out from the ability of manipulating large samples of cold atoms. Among them, the improvement of atomic clocks and the creation of atomic gyroscopes and of atomic gravity meters, which is obviously of great interest for geodesists and geophysicists, particularly for potential applications in satellite geodesy. This book explains the fundamental concepts necessary to understand atom manipulation by photons, including the principles of quantum mechanics. It is conceived as a road that leads the reader from classical physics (mechanics and electromagnetism, considered as a common scientific background of geodesists and geophysicists), to the basics of quantum mechanics in order to understand the dynamics of atoms falling in the gravity field, while interacting with suitably resonant laser beams. There are different types of measurements of gravity based on the manipulation of ultra-cold atoms; the book presents the principles of the instruments based on stimulated Raman transition, which can be easily worked out analytically. However, the concepts explained in the text can provide a good starting point to understand also the applications based on the so-called Block oscillations or on the Bose–Einstein condensation. .
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    Pages: VIII, 133 p. 18 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428389
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42838-9
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    Prospects of Fresh Market Wastes Management in Developing Countries (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Green chemistry. ; Economic development. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Green Chemistry. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Characterization of fresh market wastewater and solid wastes -- 2. Fresh market wastes Management Practices and Their Impact on Human Health -- 3. Treatment Technologies of fresh market wastewater -- 4. Generation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Microalgae Biomass of fresh Market Wastewater Phycoremediation -- 5. Application of Natural Coagulants for fresh market wastewater Treatment -- 6. Anaerobic Digestion of fresh solid wastes -- 7. Electricity production from fresh solid wastes using microbial fuel cells -- 8. Remediation of xenobiotics in fresh market wastewater using nanotechnoogy -- 9. Biofilter Aquaponic system for nutrients removal from fresh market wastewater -- 10. Reduction of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater pollutants using sequencing batch reactors (SBR) enhanced by composite fibre for safe disposal.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the prospects of fresh market waste management in developing countries. It characterizes fresh market wastewater and solid wastes, and highlights the human health impact of corresponding waste management practices. With regard to treatment technologies, the book discusses the anaerobic digestion of fresh solid wastes; the application of natural coagulants for wastewater treatment; the remediation of xenobiotics in wastewater using nanotechnology; and biofilter aquaponic systems for nutrient removal. All of these technologies are recent innovations, offer several concrete advantages, and can be applied in developing countries as non-central treatment systems. In addition, the book covers electricity production from fresh solid wastes using microbial fuel cells, demonstrating the potential held by recycling fresh market wastewater and solid wastes.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030426415
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 92
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42641-5
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    Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 1 (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Trickling of itinerant nanoparticles in wastewater effluents -- Chapter 2. Microbial ecosystem and its impact on solving the environmental problems: A molecular Approach -- Chapter 3. Microalgae cultivation in wastewater to recycle nutrients as biofertilizer -- Chapter 4. Biochar: A growing sanguinity as a combinatorial tool for remediation of heavy metals from wastewaters and solid waste management -- Chapter 5. Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to the Aquatic Ecosystem -- Chapter 6. Impact of Sustainable Energy Resources on Healthy Environment -- Chapter 7. Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Biopolymer Nanocomposites And Its Application As A Potent Marine Antifouling Agent -- Chapter 8. Environmental Metabolomics: with the perspective of marine toxicology assessment -- Chapter 9. Epiphytism in seaweed farming: Causes, status and implications -- Chapter 10. Microbial fuel cell based process for waste water treatment and power generation.
    Abstract: This book provides the information on the application of nanotechnology in cleaning wastewater and the impact of microbial ecosystem to solve environmental problems has been critically reviewed in the chapters. It also gives detailed reviews about the conversion of wastewater nutrients into a biofertilizer using microalgae, as well as the applications of Biochar for heavy metal remediation from water. Most importantly, this book contains critical review on microbial fuel cells and highlights the emerging risks of bioplastics on the aquatic ecosystem.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030381929
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 44
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38192-9
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    Fiducial Reference Measurements for Altimetry : Proceedings of the International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Altimetry Calibration: The Constituents -- Practical Options for Time Tagging -- Time Reference, Calibration and Time Transfer Techniques for Satellite Altimetry -- Calibrating CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A Sea Surface Heights Along the German Coast -- Performance of Sentinel-3A SAR Altimetry Retrackers: The SAMOSA Coastal Sea Surface Heights for the Baltic Sea -- Sea Level Variability in the Strait of Gibraltar from Along-Track High Spatial Resolution Altimeter Products -- Absolute Calibration of Sentinel-3A and Jason-3 Altimeters with Sea-Surface and Transponder Techniques in West Crete, Greece -- Multi-Mission Cross-Calibration of Satellite Altimeters -- Improvement of the Arctic Ocean Bathymetry and Regional Tide Atlas: First Result on Evaluating Existing Arctic Ocean Bathymetric Models -- Sea Level Trends and Variability in the Adriatic Sea and Around Venice -- Sentinel-3A: Validation of Orbit Products at the Copernicus POD Service -- The DTU17 Global Marine Gravity Field: First Validation Results -- Global and Regional Evaluation of the First Year of Sentinel-3 -- Arctic Freshwater Fluxes from Earth Observation Data -- Scientific and Operational Roadmap for Fiducial Reference Measurements in Satellite Altimetry Calibration & Validation.
    Abstract: These proceedings include selected papers from the International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, on 23-26 April 2018. Organised in the context of the European Space Agency Project “Fiducial Reference Measurements for Altimetry” the workshop was cosponsored by the International Association of Geodesy (in particular by the IAG Commission 2, Gravity Field), the European Space Agency, the European Union (the Copernicus Programme), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Space Geomatica P.C., and the Municipality of Chania. The workshop presented the latest research in the field of satellite altimetry calibration and altimetry applications for monitoring ocean changes and improving Earth observation in an objective, continuous, homogeneous and reliable manner, free of errors and biases. Further, it supported long-term monitoring of climate change by providing a better understanding of environmental changes in the world's oceans, terrestrial surface waters, and Arctic and Antarctic Regions. The outcome was the creation of a scientific roadmap with procedures, protocols, guidelines, and best practices to help international groups working on satellite altimetry to establish SI (Système International d'Unités) traceability of their measurements, results and data products.
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    ISBN: 9783030394387
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 150
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39438-7
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    The Social Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture, 1900–2008 : The Mediterranean Way Towards Industrialization (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; History. ; Environmental economics. ; Economics History. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; History. ; Environmental Economics. ; History of Economic Thought and Methodology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Agrarian Metabolism: the metabolic approach applied to agriculture -- 1.1. Agriculture and Social Metabolism: The metabolism of agroecosystems -- 1.2. Funds and flows in Agrarian Metabolism -- 1.3. The appropriation of biomass and colonization of the territory. Biophysical funds (land and livestock) -- 1.4. Social fund elements (human work and technical means of production) -- 1.5. The organization and dynamics of agrarian metabolism -- 1.6. The forces of change -- 1.7. Sources and methods -- 1.7.1. The specificities of AM -- 1.7.2. Scale and delimitations of the study -- 1.7.3. Sources of information -- 2. Intensification and Specialization: from Agricultureto Livestocking, 1900-2008 -- 2.1. Traditional historiographical accounts of agricultural transformations during the twentieth century -- 2.2. The evolution of land uses -- 2.3. Evolution of real net primary productivity -- 2.4. Evolution of Domestic Extraction -- 2.5. The specialization of Spain’s agricultural production -- 2.6. Spanish livestock in the twentieth century -- 2.7. Livestock production -- 2.8. An overview of Spanish agriculture industrialization -- 3. Agricultural inputs and their energy costs 1900-2010 -- 3.1. Comments on methodology -- 3.2. Traction -- 3.2.1 Mechanical traction -- 3.2.2. Combustibles -- 3.3. Irrigation -- 3.3.1. Irrigation systems -- 3.3.2. Installed mechanical power -- 3.3.3. Combustibles -- 3.3.4. Electricity -- 3.4. Fertilizers -- 3.5. Crop protection -- 3.5.1. Pesticides -- 3.5.2. Greenhouses -- 3.6. Use of inputs in the agricultural sector (Imports) -- 4. Decreasing income and reproductive problems of the agricultural population -- Introduction -- 4.1. The agricultural population during the first half of the twentieth century -- 4.2. An estimate of the agricultural sector’s macromagnitudes (1950-2008) -- 4.3. The agricultural population and changing living standards -- 4.4. The state of the agriculturalpopulation -- 4.5. Changes in farm structures -- 4.6. Breakdown of agricultural income and coverage of household expenditure -- 4.7. Conclusions -- 5. Environmental Impacts of Spanish Agriculture’s Industrialization -- 5.1. Functioning of the agroecosystem -- 5.2. The energy efficiency of agricultural production -- 5.3. State of the components of the land fund element -- 5.4. A diet rich in food of animal origin: the outsourcing of its land costs -- 6. The Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture -- 6.1. The agrarian sector in the metabolism of the Spanish economy -- 6.2. Foreign trade and domestic consumption of biomass -- 6.3. The main indicators of agrarian metabolism -- 6.4. The pace of intensification and specialization (I+S) -- 6.5. The drivers of I+S -- 6.5.1. Supply side drivers of I+S -- 6.5.2. Demand side drivers of I+S -- 6.6. Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Calculation of the physical production series of Spanish agriculture -- A.1.1. Sources and methodological decisions to calculate the Domestic Extraction of Vegetal Biomass -- A.1.2. The reliability of livestock censuses -- A.1.3. Adjusting Spanish livestock in the first third of the twentieth century -- Appendix II. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism and the Spanish Economy Metabolism -- A.2.1. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism -- A.2.2. Historical evolution of Spanish Economy Metabolism -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of Spanish agriculture from 1900 to the present, offering a more diverse picture to the complex and multidimensional reality of agrarian production. With a clear transdisciplinary ambition, the book applies an original and innovative theoretical and methodological tool, termed Agrarian Social Metabolism, combining Social Metabolism with an agroecological perspective. This integrative analysis is especially interesting for environmental scientists and policy makers being the best way to design sustainable agroecosystems and public policies capable of moving us towards a more sustainable food system. Spanish agricultural production has experienced impressive growth during the 20th century which has allowed it to ensure the supply of food to the population and even to transform some crops into important chapters in foreign trade. However, this growth has had its negative side since it was based on the injection of large amounts of external energy, on the destruction of employment and the loss of profitability of agricultural activity. But perhaps the most serious part is the strong impact of the current industrialised agriculture model on Spanish agroecosystems, exposed to the overexploitation of hydric resources, pollution of the water by nitrates and pesticides, high erosion rates and an alarming loss of biodiversity; damage which in the immediate future will end up reducing production capacity.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030209001
    Series Statement: Environmental History, 10
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20900-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20900-1
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    Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues – Volume II: Non-Biological Approaches (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Pretreatment And Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Lignocellulosic Biomass For Reducing Sugar Production -- Chapter 2: Mangosteen Peel Antioxidant Extraction And Its Use To Improve The Stability Of Biodiesel B20 Oxidation -- Chapter 3: Biotechnological Potential Of Cottonseed, A By-Product Of Cotton Production -- Chapter 4: Bioprocessing With Cashew Apple And Its Byproducts -- Chapter 5: Agro-Processing Residues For The Production Of Fungal Bio-Control Agents -- Chapter 6: Production Of Activated Carbon From Agro-Industrial Wastes And Its Potential Use For Removal Of Heavy Metal In Textile Industrial Wastewater -- Chapter 7: Utilization Of Glycerol From Biodiesel Industry By-Product Into Several Higher Value Products -- Chapter 8: Potential Application Of Native Fruits Waste From Argentina As Non-Conventional Sources Of Functional Ingredients -- Chapter 9: Conventional And Alternative Strategies Of Pretreatment Of Chili Post-Harvest Residue For The Production Of Different Value Added Products -- Chapter 10: Valorization Of Sugarcane-Based Bioethanol Industry Waste (Vinasse) To Organic Fertilizer -- Chapter 11: Pyrolytic Products From Oil Palm Biomass And Its Potential Applications.
    Abstract: The world’s population is expected to reach the eight billion mark very soon. As a result, there is a need for increased industrial and agricultural production to ensure human wellbeing. This in turn generates huge amounts of waste. Current waste treatment solutions are effective, but usually require huge capital investment, are labour intensive and potentially lead to hazardous by-products. This book presents the latest non-biological approaches to address issues related to the abundance of waste, offering insights into best practices in various regions around the globe. It highlights techniques such as chemical extraction, pyrolysis and ultrasonics, and a number of chapters include individual case studies to further enhance readers’ understanding. This comprehensive reference resource is intended for graduate students, researchers and scientists, and is also a valuable addition to all agriculture and biotechnology libraries.
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    Pages: X, 236 p. 56 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030392086
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39208-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39208-6
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    Advances in Natural Hazards and Hydrological Risks: Meeting the Challenge : Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), Pico Island—Azores 2019 (2020)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I Hydrological hazards, hydrogeomorphology, groundwater and disasters -- PART II Hazard assessment, spatial planning and climate change -- PART III Natural hazards, hydrodynamics and engineering design -- PART IV Around of Pico island geology: meeting natural hazards.
    Abstract: This book gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), held in Lajes do Pico, Pico Island, Azores in 2019. Natural hazards constitute the threat of a naturally occurring event having a negative effect on human beings. These effects are often called natural disasters. Among the natural hazards and potential disasters to be considered are: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts and coastal erosion. In addition, there are anthropogenic hazards that occur as a result of human interactions with the environment. They include technological hazards, which occur due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. Grasping the behaviour of natural systems requires a comprehensive understanding of climatology, geology and hydrology data and dynamics. Thus, it is important to conduct hazard and risk assessment studies for meaningful hazard mitigation. Further, the book demonstrates that an accurate understanding of natural systems and interactions between engineering and natural resources is of vital significance to the entire socio-economic sector. This volume offers an overview of natural hazards in model regions in Europe, America, and Atlantic islands. Providing new insights on the characterisation, assessment, protection and modelling of geological hazards, water systems, urban areas and coastal zones, it represents a valuable resource for all researchers and practitioners in the fields of Geosciences, Hydrology, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Environments and Engineering. Main topics include: 1. Natural Hazards and Disasters 2. Sustainable Water Systems and Climate Change 3. Technological Hazards and Engineering Design.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 192 p. 112 illus., 100 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030343972
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34397-2
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    Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues – Volume I: Biological Approaches (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Dark fermentation and bioelectrochemical systems for enhanced biohydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent: current progress, potentials, and future perspectives -- Chapter 2: Spent mushroom substrate as biofertilizer for agriculture application -- Chapter 3: Biological treatment of agro-industrial waste -- Chapter 4: Proteomics of lignocellulose substrates bioconversion in anaerobic digesters to increase carbon recovery as methane -- Chapter 5: Circular economy and agroindustrial wastewater: potential of microalgae in bioremediation processes -- Chapter 6: Utilization of agro-waste as carbon source for biohydrogen production: prospect and challenges in Malaysia -- Chapter 7: Agro-industrial waste as substrates for the production of bacterial pigment -- Chapter 8: Analysis of termite microbiome and biodegradation of various phenolic compounds by a bacterium isolated from the termite gut in louisiana, usa -- Chapter 9: Compatible technologies to anaerobic digestion for the integral valorization of organic waste -- Chapter 10: Recycling and reuse of ayurvedic pharma industry wastes -- Chapter 11: Production of unicellular biomass as a food ingredient from agro-industrial waste -- Chapter 12: Cyanobacterial degradation of organophosphorus pesticides -- Chapter 13: Microbial identification and extracellular polymeric substances characterization of aerobic granules developed in treating rubber processing waste water -- Chapter 14: Granulation and biodegradation by microbial species in granular sequencing batch reactor for soy-sauce wastewater treatment.
    Abstract: Agriculture and industry are the two most important economic sectors for various countries around the globe, providing millions of jobs as well as being the main source of income for these countries. Nevertheless, with the increasing demand for agricultural and industrial produce, huge amounts of waste are also being produced. Without proper management, this waste (both liquid and solid) poses a serious threat to overall environmental quality, mainly due to its toxicity and slow degradation processes. Current approaches are effective but would normally require huge capital investments, are labour intensive and generate potential hazardous by-products. As such, there is a need for alternative approaches that are cheaper, easier-to-handle and have a minimum potential impact on environmental quality. This book presents up-to-date approaches using biological techniques to manage the abundance of waste generated from agricultural and industrial activities. It discusses techniques such as bioconversion, biodegradation, biotransformation, and biomonitoring as well as the utilization of these wastes. A number of chapters also include individual case studies to enhance readers’ understanding of the topics. This comprehensive book is a useful resource for anyone involved in agricultural and industrial waste management, green chemistry or biotechnology. It is also recommended as a reference work for graduate students and all agriculture and biotechnology libraries.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030391379
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39137-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39137-9
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    Resilience of Large Water Management Infrastructure : Solutions from Modern Atmospheric Science (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Civil engineering. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Civil Engineering. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Resilience Of Large Water Management Infrastructure -- Chapter 2. Survey Of Water Managers For 21st Century Challenges -- Chapter 3. Current Approaches For Resilience Assessment -- Chapter 4. Application Of Numerical Atmospheric Models -- Chapter 5. Infrastructure-Relevant Storms Of The Last Century -- Chapter 6. Sensitivity Of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) -- Chapter 7. A Recommended Paradigm Shift In The Approach To Risks To Large Water Infrastructure In The Coming Decades -- Chapter 8. Safety Design of Water Infrastructures In A Modern Era.
    Abstract: Infrastructure that manages our water resources (such as, dams and reservoirs, irrigation systems, channels, navigation waterways, water and wastewater treatment facilities, storm drainage systems, urban water distribution and sanitation systems), are critical to all sectors of an economy. Realizing the importance of water infrastructures, efforts have already begun on understanding the sustainability and resilience of such systems under changing conditions expected in the future. The goal of this collected work is to raise awareness among civil engineers of the various implications of landscape change and non-climate drivers on the resilience of water management infrastructure. It identifies the knowledge gaps and then provides effective and complementary approaches to assimilate knowledge discovery on local (mesoscale)-to-regional landscape drivers to improve practices on design, operations and preservation of large water infrastructure systems.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030264321
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26432-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26432-1
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    Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Quantification of Airborne Particulate And Associated Toxic Heavy Metals in Urban Indoor Environment and Allied Health Effects -- In-Situ Measurements of Aerosols from the High-Altitude Location in the Central Himalayas -- Significant Annual Variation in Atmospheric Pollutants during Fireworks Festival, ‘Diwali’ in Capital City of India -- Organic Air Pollutants: Measurement, Properties & Control -- Emissions of Particle-Bound Metals from On-Road Vehicle Emission: An Assessment of Potential Health Risk -- Chemical Composition Analysis of Airborne Coarse Particles and Their Source Apportionment at Kanpur -- Analysis of the Aerosols Environment in an Urban Context and Their Impact On Regional Meteorology -- Calipso Retrieval of Smoke Aerosols Over Upper Indo-Gangetic Plain -- Spatio-Temporal Study of Optical and Microphysical Properties of Atmospheric Brown Clouds Over the Indo-Gangetic Plains -- Spatial Variation of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Spores in the Ambient Pm2.5 — A Study in Rajkot City, Western Part of India -- Bioaerosol Health Effects from Moleculer to Global Scales -- Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Biological Pollutants in Water -- Fundamentals of Measurement, Analysis, and Treatment of Selenium in Water -- Bioleaching of Selected Metals from E-Waste using Pure and Mixed Cultures of Aspergillus Species -- Recent Advances In Micro-Extraction Based Analytical Approaches For Pesticides Analysis In Environmental Samples -- Degradation and Removal of Anticonvulsant Drugs Through Microorganisms: A Review -- Remediation Approaches for Hexavalent Chromium -- Mercury and Its Remediation -- Oxidative Potential of Particulate Matter: A Prospective Measure to Assess Pm Toxicity -- Monitoring and Processing of Data for Effective Wasteload Allocation Modeling: Indian Perspective -- Methane Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills – Estimation and Control -- Low-Cost Adsorptive Removal Techniques for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products -- Measurement, Analysis, and Remediation of Bisphenol-A from Environmental Matrices -- Removal of Chromium Ions from Aqueous Solution using Eco-Friendly Based Adsorbents.
    Abstract: This book discusses contamination of water, air, and soil media. The book covers health effects of such contamination and discusses remedial measures to improve the situation. Contributions by experts provide a comprehensive discussion on the latest developments in the detection and analysis of contaminants, enabling researchers to understand the evolution of these pollutants in real time and develop more accurate source apportionment of these pollutants. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.
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    Pages: XVIII, 474 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811505409
    Series Statement: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0540-9
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    Water Resources Management in Romania (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Management of Surface Water Resources In Romania -- The Vulnerability of Water Resources From Eastern Romania to Anthropic Impact and Climate Changes -- Romanian Danube River Floodplain Functionality Assessment -- Romanian Upper Tisa Watershed, Between Water Resources and Hydrological Hazards -- Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Romania -- Assessment of Some Diurnal Streamwater Profiles in Western and Northern Romania in Relation to Meteorological Data -- Water Resources Management in Razim-Sinoie Lakes Ecosystems -- Particularities of Drain Liquid in the Small Wetland of Braila Natural Park, Romania -- Water Supply Challenges and Achievements in Constanta County -- Drinking Water Supply Systems - Evolution towards Efficiency -- Water Resources Management in Siret Catchment -- Particular Hydrological Manifestations on the Lower Danube in the Current Climate -- Hydrological Impacts of Climate Changes in Romania and Adaptation Strategies -- Implementation of EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) in Romania - European Qualitative Requirements -- Drought and Insolvency: Case study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the period between the year 2011-2012) -- Conclusions and Recomendations. .
    Abstract: This book discusses water resources management in Romania from a hydrological perspective, presenting the latest research developments and state-of-the-art knowledge that can be applied to efficiently solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management. It focuses on a wide range of water resources issues – from hydrology and water quantity, quality and supply to flood protection, hydrological hazards and ecosystems, and includes case studies from various watersheds in Romania. As such, the book appeals to researchers, practitioners and graduates as well as to anybody interested in water resources management.
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    Pages: XII, 591 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030223205
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22320-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22320-5
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    Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Food science. ; Nutrition   . ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Sustainability. ; Food Science. ; Nutrition.
    Abstract: Arsenic contamination poses a major environmental problem, especially in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh and India. Threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic’s toxicity and carcinogenicity, the major routes of arsenic exposure for humans are either through drinking water or crops. Rice is the crop most affected by arsenic owing to its cultivation in major arsenic contaminated areas, biogeochemical factors in the soil during rice growth, and specific features of rice that enable it take up more arsenic than other crop plants. This book addresses the problem of arsenic by pursuing a holistic approach. It presents the status quo in different parts of the world (North and South America, Europe, Asia, etc.) and provides essential information on food-related arsenic exposure risks for humans, and possible preventive and curative measures for tackling arsenic poisoning. It covers the arsenic contamination status of rice, rice-based products, other vegetables, fishes, mushrooms, and other foods, with a special focus on rice-arsenic interactions. The mechanisms of arsenic uptake, translocation and distribution in plants and grains are also explained. In closing, the book reviews a variety of prospective agronomic and biotechnological solutions to the problem of arsenic accumulation in rice grains. The book is intended for a broad audience including researchers, scientists, and readers with diverse backgrounds including agriculture, environmental science, food science, environmental management, and human health. It can also be used as an important reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, university faculties, and environmentalists.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811385872
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8587-2
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    Geodetic Time Series Analysis in Earth Sciences (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Application software. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Statistics . ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computer and Information Systems Applications. ; Environmental Physics. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Art and Science of Trajectory Modelling -- Introduction to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Markov Chain Monte Carlo and The Application to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Introduction to Dynamic Linear Models for Time Series Analysis -- Fast Statistical Approaches to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Least Squares Contribution to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Modelling the GNSS Time Series: Different Approaches to Extract Seasonal Signals -- Stochastic modelling of geophysical signal constituents within a Kalman Filter framework -- Filtering of GPS Time Series Using Geophysical Models and Common Mode Error Analysis -- Comparison of Spacewise and Timewise Methods for GRACE Gravity Field Recovery -- Estimation of the Vertical Land Motion from GNSS Time Series and Application in Quantifying Sea-Level Rise -- Time Series Analysis of Rapid GNSS Measurements for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Bridge Monitoring -- Conclusions and Future challenges in Geodetic Time Series Analysis.
    Abstract: This book provides an essential appraisal of the recent advances in technologies, mathematical models and computational software used by those working with geodetic data. It explains the latest methods in processing and analyzing geodetic time series data from various space missions (i.e. GNSS, GRACE) and other technologies (i.e. tide gauges), using the most recent mathematical models. The book provides practical examples of how to apply these models to estimate seal level rise as well as rapid and evolving land motion changes due to gravity (ice sheet loss) and earthquakes respectively. It also provides a necessary overview of geodetic software and where to obtain them.
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    Pages: XXI, 422 p. 252 illus., 234 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030217181
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1
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    Management of Research Infrastructures: A South African Funding Perspective (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Background -- Classification of RI Investment Areas in South Africa -- Process for Awarding RI Grants -- Condition of Grant Award -- Skills Required for Managing Research Equipment -- Monitoring, Evaluation and Risk Management -- The Sustainable Management of Research Equipment -- Conclusion -- Annexures.
    Abstract: This open access book provides an overview of the building blocks necessary for managing, steering and guiding the establishment of a research infrastructure (RI). It offers valuable insights into RI investment, access and management at the academic, grants management, agency and policy level, and serves as a useful guide for the research community, students, and those in the private sector wishing to understand the approaches and opportunities involved in the establishment, maintenance and management of research infrastructure platforms. Presenting a holistic view of RI investment and granting cycles from a South African perspective, the book’s target audience includes those working in science diplomacy, policymaking and science grants councils (especially in Africa) as well as funders and donors. .
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    Pages: XX, 103 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030372811
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37281-1
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    Fluid Dynamics : Fundamentals and Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Fluid mechanics. ; Geography Mathematics. ; Physical geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Engineering Fluid Dynamics. ; Mathematics of Planet Earth. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Fundamentals 1 -- Chapter 2. Fundamentals 2 -- Chapter 3. Fundamentals 3 -- Chapter 4. Aerodynamics -- Chapter 5. Waves -- Chapter 6. Instabilities -- Chapter 7. Chaos and Turbulence: an introduction -- Chapter 8. Some magneto hydrodynamics.
    Abstract: This introductory book addresses a broad range of classical Fluid Dynamics topics, interesting applications, and related problems in everyday life. The geophysical and astrophysical applications discussed concern e.g. the shape and internal structure of the Earth and stars, the dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, hydrodynamic instabilities, and the different kinds of waves that can be found in the atmosphere, ocean and solid Earth. Non-linear waves (solitons) are also mentioned. In turn, the book explores problems from everyday life, including the motion of golf balls, life at low Reynolds numbers, the physics of sailing, and the aerodynamics of airplanes and Grand Prix cars. No book on this topic would be complete without a look at chaos and turbulence; here the problems span from Gaussian plumes to chaotic dynamos, to stochastic climate modeling. Advances in fluid dynamics have produced a wealth of numerical methods and techniques, which are used in many of the applications. Given its structure, the book can be used both for an introductory course to fluid dynamics and as preparation for more advanced problems typical of graduate-level courses.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030495626
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49562-6
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    Environmental Nanotechnology Volume 3 (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1. Nanotechnology in wastewater and the capacity of nanotechnology for sustainability (Oluranti Agboola) -- 2. Therapeutic use of inorganic nanomaterials in malignant diseases (Andreea-Roxana Lupu) -- 3. Modification of Oligomers and Reinforced Polymeric Composites by Carbon Nanotubes and Ultrasonic (Aleksandr Evhenovych Kolosov) -- 4. Understanding interactions of nanomaterials with soil: Issues and Challenges ahead (Arun Kumar) -- 5. Nanotechnology for Water Treatment (Rashid Ahmad) -- 6. Overview of Nanomaterial-Assisted Technologies for Denitrification Processes (Samad Sabbaghi) -- 7. Nanoencapsulation of Food Carotenoids (Lohith Kumar DH) -- 8. Nanomaterials in Agricultural Research: An Overview (Devendra K Payasi) -- 9. Understanding effect of the interaction of nanoparticles with roots on the uptake in plants (Arun Kumar) -- 10. Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Gas Sensor Applications (Marwa Farouk Elkady).
    Abstract: This third volume on environmental nanotechnology includes chapters dealing with topics such nanoremediation, waste water purification, nanosensors, nanomedicine, and nanofiltration. It also highlights the safety aspects and risk assessment and management related to several toxins, as well as nanotechnology related solutions for these challenges. The book also discusses new nanomaterials from the nexus of environment, water, remediation and total environment. .
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    Pages: XV, 362 p. 60 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030266721
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 27
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26672-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26672-1
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    Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety : Volume II: Biological Agents and Methods for Industrial Waste Management (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Microbiology. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Their Potential in Environmental Management: Constraints, Prospects and Challenges -- Advances in Bioremediation of Toxic Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Contaminated Soil and Aquatic Systems. - Phycoremediation: Algae as Eco-Friendly Tools for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters -- Phytoremediation: An Emerging Green Technology for Environmental Decontamination, Prospects for Future Research and Challenges -- Emerging and Ecofriendly Technologies for Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters -- Constructed Wetlands: A Clean-Green Technology for Degradation and Detoxification of Industrial Wastewaters -- Nano-Bioremediation: An Innovative Remediation Technology for Treatment and Management of Contaminated Sites -- Electro-Bioremediation: An Advanced Remediation Technology for Treatment and Management of Contaminated Soil -- Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC): An Innovative Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Power Generation -- Functional Diversity of Plant Endophytes and their Role in Assisted Phytoremediation -- Toxic Metals in Industrial Wastewaters and Phytoremediation Using Aquatic Macrophytes for Environmental Pollution Control: An Eco-Remedial Approach -- Microalgae: An Ecofriendly Tools for the Treatment of Wastewaters for Environmental Safety -- Phycoremediation: An Integrated and Eco-Friendly Approach for Wastewater Treatment and Value-Added Product Potential -- Pulp Paper Mill Wastewater: Eco-Toxicological Effects and Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Safety. - Cadmium as Environmental Pollutant: Eco-Toxicological Effects, Health Hazards and Bioremediation Approaches for Its Detoxification from Contaminated Sites. - Cyanobacteria: The Eco-friendly Tools for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters. - Plant-Microbe Interactions for Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants and Agro-Ecosystem Development -- Molecular Technologies for Assessment of Bioremediation and Characterization of Microbial Communities at Contaminated Sites. - Biochar: A Sustainable Tool in Soil Pollutants Bioremediation -- Bioremediation of Melanoidins Containing Distillery Waste for Environmental Safety -- Progresses in Bioremediation Technologies for Industrial Waste Treatment and Management: Challenges and Future Prospects.
    Abstract: Achieving environmental sustainability with rapid industrialization is currently a major global challenge. Industries are the key economic drivers, but are also the main polluters as untreated/partially treated effluents from industry are usually discharged into the aquatic environment or dumped. Industrial effluents often contain highly toxic and hazardous pollutants, which cause ecological damage and present and health hazards to living beings. As such, there is a pressing need to find ecofriendly solutions to deal with industrial waste, and to develop sustainable methods for treating/detoxifying waste before it’s released into the environment. As a low cost and eco-friendly clean technology, bioremediation can offer a sustainable alternative to conventional remediation technologies for the treatment and management of industrial wastes. This book (Volume II) describes the role of biological agents in the degradation and detoxification of organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastes, and presents recent bioremediation approaches for waste treatment and management, such as constructed wetlands, electro- bioremediation and nano-bioremediation, as well as microbial fuel cells. It appeals to students, researchers, scientists, industry professionals and experts in the field of microbiology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, eco-toxicology, environmental remediation and waste management and other relevant areas who are interested in biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial wastes for environmental safety.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 538 p. 70 illus., 62 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811334269
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3426-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3426-9
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    Environmental Processes and Management : Tools and Practices (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. HYDRO peaking in nordic rivers/ hydropeaking combined analysis of climate change and energy market -- 2. Annual Variability of Per Capita Renewable Water Resources: Long Term Water Planning Using SWAT Model in the Athi Catchment, Kenya -- 3. Monte Carlo simulation and fuzzy modelling of river water quality for multiple reaches using QUAL2Kw -- 4. Design of Stable Channel Using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Tapi River, Surat City -- 5. Nutrient fluxes from agriculture: reducing environmental impact through optimum application -- 6. Air Quality Monitoring with Special Reference to Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter in an Industrial Area -- 7. The water-energy nexus prespective of hydropower in the context of climate Change -- 8. Biological methodologies for treatment of textile wastewater -- 9. Role of microbes in Environmental Biotechnology and its role in the environment -- 10. Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Review of Adaptive Practices for Environment Management Planning -- 11. Water Optimisation in Thermal Power Plants -- 12. Geoengineering Structures of Crabs and Their Role in Nutrient Cycling in Mangrove Ecosystem of Mahanadi Delta of Odisha, India -- 13. Design Considerations of Sustainable Pervious Concrete Block Pavement -- 14. Analysis of Historical Records of Climate Change and the Calamitous Events in Kasmir Valley -- 15. Possible Remediation of Perils of Water Eminence and Extent -- 16. Optimization methodologies in complex water supply systems for energy saving and a correct management under uncertainty -- 17. Application of a low-cost technology to treat domestic sewage and to improve fertility of a barren lateritic soil -- 18. Parametric evaluation of water quality characteristics varying downstream from Shimla to Solan in Himachal Pradesh region, India -- 19. Partial replacement of fine aggregates with defluoridation sludge in cement mortars manufacturing: A critical review -- 20. Genetically Modified Crops and its impact on Environment -- 21. Degradation of Gemfibrozil (lipid regulating drug) by using Advanced Oxidation and Biological Processes: A Review -- 22. Source Apportionment of particulate matter - A Critical Review for Indian Scenario -- 23. A review on Ionic liquids as novel adsorbents for SO2 removal -- 24. Garden-Landscape Practices in Mughal Kashmir: Design, Planning and Management -- 25. Long Term Performance Evaluation of Permeable Reactive Barrier for Groundwater Remediation using Visual MODFLOW -- 26. Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detection and Delineation of Groundwater Contamination near a Non-engineered Solid Waste Landfill -- 27. Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers: A case of environmental management -- 28. Assessment of groundwater quality around Coal mining regions of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, Central India -- 29. Numerical errors associated with groundwater models and improving the reliability of models in environmental management issues -- 30. Staus of Groundwater Salinity in North West Region of India.-31. Irrigation Water Management under Changing Climate -- 32. Particle Swarm Optimization for identification of unknown groundwater pollution source -- 33. Fluoride Contamination and Abatement Measures: A Geoenvironmental Perspective -- 34. Interaction between Groundwater and surface water and its effect on groundwater quality -- 35. Assessment of an Intrinsic and a Specific vulnerability to identify Groundwater vulnerable zones of Nagpur city, India -- 36. Sustainable water management solutions -- Conclusions .
    Abstract: This book presents an in-depth, science-based approach to applying key project-management and spatial tools and practices in environmental projects. Providing important data for those considering projects that balance social-economic growth against minimizing its ill-effects on planet Earth, the book discusses various aspects of environmental engineering, as well as formula and analytical approaches required for more informed decision-making. Beginning with a broad overview of the factors and features of environmental processes and management, the book then clearly details the general application of fundamental processes, the characteristics of the different systems in which they occur, and the way in which these factors influence process dynamics, environmental systems, and their possible remedies. While primarily intended for professionals responsible for the management of environmental projects or interested in improving the overall efficiency of such projects, it is also useful for managers in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Further, it is a valuable resource for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and an indispensable guide for anyone wanting to develop their skills in modern environmental management and related techniques.
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    Pages: XXIV, 445 p. 105 illus., 71 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030381523
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 91
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38152-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38152-3
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    Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tectonics of the Indian Sub-continent: An Introduction -- Indian Cratons -- Tectonics of Sri Lanka -- Proterozoic Mobile Belts -- Proterozoic ‘Purana’ Basins -- Tectonics of the Himalaya -- Trans-Himalayan and Karakoram ranges -- Deccan Volcanic Province -- Tectonics of Western Margin of India -- Geology and Tectonics of Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This books documents the salient characters of the tectonic evolution of the Indian subcontinent. It showcases the well investigated subcontinent of Gondwana. The book is linked to an updated geological and tectonic map of this region on 1:12,000,000 in scale. The Indian subcontinent displays almost uninterrupted and unique the geological history since about Eo-Archean (~3800 Ma) to recent, with the development of many Proterozoic deformed and metamorphosed fold belts around Archean nuclei, and enormously thick undeformed platform deposits. After their stabilization during late Proterozoic, the subcontinent underwent Paleozoic rifting and deposition of coal-bearing thick sequences, followed by enormously-thick outpouring of Deccan volcanics as a consequence of huge mantle plume. The youngest event in its evolution is the Cenozoic Himalayan Orogenic Mountains, spanning the area between Nanga Parbat and Namcha Barwah; a part of which extends both in Pakistan and Myanmar.
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    Pages: XXIII, 576 p. 205 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428457
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42845-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42845-7
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    Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Human geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. A review of ecosystem services in urban plans -- Chapter3. A review of ecosystem services in urban climate plans -- Chapter4. Developing ecosystem service information for urban planning -- Chapter5. Applying ecosystem services in urban planning: a case study -- Chapter6. Towards equitable distribution of ecosystem services in cities -- Chapter7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban ecosystems, population distribution, and physical infrastructure properties. The book addresses all these issues by: i) investigating to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans, and discussing what is still needed to improve planning practice; ii) illustrating how to develop ecosystem services indicators and information that can be used by urban planners to enhance plan design; iii) demonstrating the application of ES assessments to support urban planning processes through case studies; and iv) reflecting on criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated with the supply of, the access to and demand for ES by citizens. Through fully worked out case studies, from policy questions, to baseline analysis and indicators, and from option comparison to proposed solutions, the book offers readers detailed and accessible coverage of outstanding issues and proposed solutions to better integrate ES in city planning. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a compact reference that can be used by researchers as a key resource offering an updated perspective and overview on the field, as well as by practitioners and planners/decision makers as a source of inspiration for their activity. Additionally, the book will be a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.
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    Pages: IX, 87 p. 26 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030200244
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4
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    Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment I : Function of Particles in Aquatic System (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Radiation dosimetry. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Nuclear chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Radiation Dosimetry and Protection . ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Nuclear Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Microbial ecological function in migration of radionuclides in groundwater -- 2 Microbial diversity and possible activity in nitrate- and radionuclide-contaminated groundwater -- 3 Function of microbes on chemical species transformation of radionuclides -- 4 Direct detection of denitrifying bacteria in groundwater by GeneFISH -- 5 Difference in the solid-water distributions of radiocesium in rivers in Fukushima and Chernobyl -- 6 Function of colloidal and nanoparticles in sorption of radionuclides -- 7 Application of electron microscopy to understanding colloid-facilitated transport of radionuclides at the Mayak Production Association facility, near Lake Karachai, Russia -- 8 Numerical analysis of migration of nitrate ions in the groundwater system of Lake Karachai Area, Southern Ural, Russia -- 9 Commentary on the function of micro- to nano-scale particles in radionuclide migration through groundwater.
    Abstract: The 3-volume set highlights the behavior of radionuclides in the environment and focusing on the development of related fields of study, including microbiology and nanoscience. In this context, it discusses the behavior of radionuclides released in areas of Lake Karachai in Ural, and those released as a result of Chernobyl accident (1986), and in Fukushima (2011). Volume I presents the experiences gained in South Urals (“Mayak” plant, Lake Karachai), providing a scientific basis for more precise understanding of the behavior of radionuclides in complex subsurface environments. On the basis of monitoring data, it examines the pathways of radionuclide migration and the influence of the geological environment and groundwater on the migration, with a particular focus on particles from the nanoscale to microscale. It also discusses the function of microbes and microscale particles, from their direct interaction with radionuclides to their ecological role in changing the physic-chemical condition of a given environment. Lastly, the protective properties of geological media are also characterized, and mathematical modeling of contaminant migration in the area of Lake Karachai is used to provide information regarding the migration of radionuclides.
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    Pages: X, 225 p. 93 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811506796
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0679-6
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    Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida : The View of Coastal Residents (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Political sociology. ; Communication. ; Climatology. ; Political science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Political Sociology. ; Media and Communication. ; Climate Sciences. ; Politics and International Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise -- Chapter 3. A Partisan and Polarized Issue in the United States -- Chapter 4. The South Florida Study Area -- Chapter 5. Study Methods and General Findings -- Chapter 6. Results from South Florida Experiment -- Chapter 7. Denial of Risk -- Chapter 8. Prospects for Mitigation.
    Abstract: South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Several scholarly studies have shown the negative impact of coastal location in Florida on housing values. Are the residents of South Florida concerned? Is susceptibility to sea level rise actually affecting the housing market in terms of demand, the availability of home mortgages, or house prices? Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change? Do they support policies and laws to mitigate the pace and extent of climate change? Answers to these questions are not only of general interest, but they are also key to our understanding of the human dimensions of this problem. This book describes the results of a detailed survey in which respondents viewed a local map displaying flooding to their own community that would result from a Category 3 hurricane in 2033. It discusses political party identification and ideology that has an overwhelming impact in shaping views about sea level rise and climate change. This book has enormous implications for the effectiveness of communicating risk information. The text is important if we, as a nation, are to design communication strategies that will lead to broader policy to combat or mitigate this risk.
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    Pages: XI, 134 p. 57 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326029
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 34
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32602-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32602-9
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    Wave-Forced Sediment Erosion and Resuspension in the Yellow River Delta (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Engineering geology. ; Continuum mechanics. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Geoengineering. ; Continuum Mechanics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Geo-marine Environment and Sediment Properties of the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Erosion Survey of the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Erodibility of Seabed Sediments in the Modern Yellow River Delta. -Sediment Resuspension Process in the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Wave-induced Pore Pressure in Relation to Sediment Erosion and Resuspension in the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Physical Mechanisms of Wave-induced Sediment Resuspension -- Theoretical Prediction of Wave-induced Sediment Resuspension.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the phenomenon of sediment erosion and resuspension in the Yellow River delta, China, which is a vital issue involved in understanding the sediment transport processes in estuarine and coastal environments, and how these contribute to the nature and distribution of geohazards in the subaqueous Yellow River delta and Bohai Sea. The most important sections of this book will be the detailed physical mechanisms and theoretical models of sediment erosion and resuspension problem fully considering the wave-induced seabed dynamic response to waves, which are particularly useful for postgraduate students and junior researchers entering the discipline of estuary and coastal sedimentation, marine geotechnical engineering, estuary and coastal engineering, harbor and waterway engineering and coastal environmental protection. This book can also serve as a textbook for advanced graduate students of Marine Engineering Geology and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811370328
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7032-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7032-8
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    Water Resources Quality and Management in Baltic Sea Countries (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Assessment of Water Resources in Poland -- Surface Water Eutrophication in Poland: Assessment and Prevention -- Hydrogeological Conditions and Management of Groundwater Resources in Poland -- Water Resources in Lithuania -- Assessment of Water Resources Pollution in Lithuania -- Water Supply and Demand in Lithuania -- Wastewater Management in Lithuania -- Urban Rainwater Drainage in Lithuania -- Wastewater Sludge Management in Latvia -- Analysis of Factors Controlling Pathogen Destruction in Municipal Sludge During Handling -- Phosphors Fluxes in the Baltic Sea Region – a Meta Data Analysis -- Regulatory Scenarios to Counteract High Phosphors Inputs into the Baltic Sea -- Water Resources of the Russian Rivers of the Baltic Sea Basin and their Possible Changes under Global Warming -- Schemes of Complex Use and Protection of Water Objects in the Russian Part of the Baltic Sea Basin as a Basis for Water Resources Management -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This unique book shares the knowledge and experience of experts and scientists who apply high-quality findings and input from their research to issues concerning the management of water resources and their quality in Baltic countries including Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany and Russia. It summarizes the latest results of several systematic investigations, and assesses the occurrence and quality of surface and underground waters within the Baltic countries to help decision-makers plan for sustainable development. The book addresses a range of water resources management issues, especially those that are relevant to the water quality in these Baltic countries. It presents cutting-edge information and findings that can be effectively used to solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management. Accordingly, it will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, water scientists, professionals, experts and practitioners working in water resources management.
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    Pages: X, 321 p. 88 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030397012
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39701-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39701-2
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    Management of Water Quality and Quantity (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Natural disasters. ; Pollution. ; Urban Sociology. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Storm Water Management in Urban Areas -- The Green Roofs and Facades as a Tools of Climate Cooling in the Urban Environment -- Infiltration of Rainwater in Urban Areas -- Stream water Quality Modelling Techniques -- Water Quality in Czech Republic -- Xenobiotics in Urban Water Cycle -- Grey water reuse in Urban Areas -- The Necessary Documents for the Design Documentation for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems in Czech Republic -- Biological audits in the System of Water Treatment Control -- Monitoring Changes of Water Content in Soil Pores of Earth Dams -- Monitoring of Levees for Flood Protection Purposes -- Assessment of Flood Damages, Flood Risks and Flood Mitigation Measures -- Flood Protection -- Economy and management of water supply -- Management of drinking water resources in the region of South Moravia -- Small Hydropower Plants -- History and Present of the Laboratory of Water Management Research in Brno -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures. Presenting contributions on water quality and quantity issues from the engineering point of view, it discusses a variety of issues, from storm water management in urban areas and water quantity, to hydraulic structures, hydrodynamic modeling and flood protection. The book also provides state-of-the-art insights, which can be used to effectively solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management, and introduces the latest research advances. Edited and authored by pioneers in the field who have been at the forefront of water management development in the Czech Republic, this book is a valuable resource for environmental professionals, including scientists and policymakers, interested in water-related issues both in the Czech Republic and elsewhere.
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    Pages: X, 409 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030183592
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18359-2
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    Water Resources Management in Balkan Countries (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental management. ; Physical geography. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water Resource in Slovenia -- Management of Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Slovenia -- Water Resources Management in North Macedonia -- Water Resources of Serbia and its Utilization -- Water Resources Management in Croatia -- An overview of Environmental Aspects of Water Resources in Croatia -- Water Management in the Agricultural Sector in Greece -- Water Resource Management in Bulgaria -- River Systems under the Anthropogenic and Climate Change Impacts: Bulgarian Case -- Development of Hydropower in Balkan Region -- Water Resources of Romania – Spatial and Temporal Variability -- Drought and Insolvency: Case study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the period between the year 2011-2012) -- Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve - Long Term Assessment of Water Quality -- Water quality and pollution status of the main rivers in the Republic of Macedonia -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book presents an overview and knowledgeable on water resources management in Balkan countries – Slovenia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Bulgaria. The book shows the state of the art and also the latest research findings of the different aspects of water resources management in Balkan countries with case studies that reveal the best practice in water resources management, development, and protection. Researchers and scientists from the Balkan countries present their experiences and expertise on a wide range of water resources topics. Therefore, the book is of particular interest to decisions planners/makers and stakeholders. Also, the book will be useful to experts, professionals, researchers, scientists, practitioners, academics working in the field of water resources management in Balkan countries and analogous regions.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224684
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22468-4
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    Sensors in Water Pollutants Monitoring: Role of Material (2020)
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Electronic circuits. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Electronic Circuits and Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Materials in electrochemical detection of water pollutants -- Chapter 2: Materials in bio-sensing of water pollutants -- Chapter 3: Computational design of Nucleic acid-based Bioreceptor for Contaminants of Emerging Concern -- Chapter 4: Immunochromatographic Strip Based Sensor for the Detection of Water Pollutants -- Chapter 5: Emerging techniques and materials for water pollutants detection -- Chapter 6: Nanofiber based sensors for Water Pollution Monitoring -- Chapter 7: Introduction: Role of Materials in Sensors for Water Pollutants Monitoring -- Chapter 8: Water Pollutants: Origin and status.
    Abstract: This book discusses the sensitivity, selectivity, and response times of different sensor materials and their potential application in the design of portable sensor systems for monitoring water pollutants and remediation systems. Beginning with an overview on water pollutants and analytical methods for their detection, the book then moves on to describing the advances in sensor materials research, and the scope for their use in different types of sensors. The book lays emphasis on techniques such as colorimetric, fluorescence, electrochemical, and biological sensing of conventional and emerging pollutants. This book will serve as a handy guide for students, researchers, and professional engineers working in the field of sensor systems for monitoring water pollutants to address various challenges.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811506710
    Series Statement: Advanced Functional Materials and Sensors,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0671-0
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    Climate-Drought Resilience in Extreme Environments (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Environmental policy. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: CHAPTER I: Introduction -- CHAPTER II: Socioecological profile of the Rain-fed Regions -- CHAPTER III: Implementation Process: Quality, equity and Sustenance -- CHAPTER IV: Moving Towards Sustainable -- CHAPTER V: Making of Climate Smart Communities: Experiences and Learnings -- CHAPTER VI: Conclusions and Policy Imperatives -- References -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book assesses the effectiveness of changes in watershed interventions in one of the most fragile resource regions of India. Specifically the chapters examine various watershed centred interventions and their implementation process. An evaluation of the livelihood impacts, including crop production on the communities, is discussed and an assessment of the drought and climate resilience of households in the context of watershed and related interventions, including institutions and capacity of the communities is investigated. Lessons are drawn to further identify measures to strengthen and improvise interventions for enhanced climate-drought resilience in harsh environments. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030458898
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45889-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45889-8
    DDC: 630
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    Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability : A Multidimensional Perspective (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental economics. ; Economic development. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART 1 Food security as a global issue -- Chapter 1 Climate change and food security: A glance on principles and strategic road map -- Chapter 2 Commentary on evolution of policy and operationalization of action to make “food security” the first priority -- Chapter 3 Agricultural productivity and food security: Land degradation and changes over time -- Chapter 4 A Comprehensive Overview of Water and Food Security crisis influencing Human Mobility patterns -- PART 2 Climate variability and food security -- Chapter 5 The critical role of Smallholders in Survival food security -- Chapter 6 Climate change and food security in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon -- Chapter 7 Building capacities for agricultural disaster risk reduction in the Western Balkan Countries -- Chapter 8 Commentary on China’s current food security status, future trends and responses under climate variability -- PART 3 Food Security and Livelihoods -- Chapter 9 Leaving No One Behind from farm to fork; Building resilience along smallholder value chain in the context of climate change -- Chapter 10 Establishing Multi-Partnerships in Environmental Governance in Indonesia: Case of “DesaMakmurPerduliApi” (Prosperous and Fire Free Villages) Program -- Chapter 11 From Zero-Acreage Farming to Zero Hunger in African Cities: Some Possibilities and Opportunities -- Chapter 12 Organic Farming Practices can combat Drought and Land Degradation through efficient use of Land and Water -- Part 4 Concluding thoughts and reflections -- Chapter 13 Reality and Consequence for Livestock Production, Human Nutrition, Health and Food Security under the impact of climate change -- Chapter 14 Changes in Agricultural Land Use and Food Security: Challenges -- Chapter 15 Diversification and land use management practices for food and nutritional security under climate change scenario in arid and semi-arid regions -- Chapter 16 Unifying concepts, synthesis and conclusions.
    Abstract: This volume analyzes the global challenges of food security, land use changes, and climate change impacts on food production in order to recommend sustainable development policies, anticipate future food services and demands, and identify the economic benefits and trade-offs of meeting food security demands and achieving climate change mitigation objectives. The key points of analysis that form the conclusions of this book are based on measuring the quantity and quality of land and water resources, and the rate of use of sustainable management of these resources in the context of socio-economic factors, including food security, poverty, and climate change impacts. In six parts, readers will learn about these crucial dimensions of the affects of climate change on food security, and will gain a better understanding of how to assess the trade-offs when combating multiple climate change challenges and how to develop sustainable solutions to these problems. The book presents multidimensional perspectives from expert contributors, offering holistic and strategic approaches to link knowledge on climate change and food security with action in the form of policy recommendations, with a focus on sociological and socio-economic components of climate change impacts. The intended audience of the book includes students and researchers engaged in climate change and food security issues, NGOs, and policy makers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 355 p. 129 illus., 81 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030367626
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36762-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36762-6
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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