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This comparative resource charts the interface between the University of the Third Age (U3A) movement and active ageing, and in doing so, offers a comprehensive and thorough understanding of what U3A means in different geographical and sociocultural contexts. After...
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Springer
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2019-07-01
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Human activity during the Anthropocene has transformed landscapes worldwide on a scale that rivals or exceeds even the largest of natural forces. Landscape ecology has emerged as a science to investigate the interactions between natural and anthropogenic landscapes and...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-07-01
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Fungal growths affect both human and animal well-being. Many natural pathogens of laboratory animals alter host physiology, rendering the host unsuitable for experimental uses. While the number and prevalence of few pathogens have declined considerably, many still turn...
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Springer
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2019-06-29
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This book addresses how skeletons can inform us about behavior by describing skeletal lesions in the Gombe chimpanzees, relating them to known life histories whenever possible, and analyzing demographic patterns in the sample.This is of particular interest to both...
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Springer
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2019-06-29
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Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community. Genomics and associated bioinformatics have revolutionised daily life in just a few decades. At the same time, this...
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Springer
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2019-06-29
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To meet the food security needs of the 21st century, this book focuses on ecofriendly and sustainable production technologies based on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). It is estimated that the global population could increase to 9 billion by 2050. Further,...
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Springer
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2019-06-28
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This non-fiction short-form eBook features content which is adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic – inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name.
Potions have been made for thousands of years – associated with bubbling pots and...
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Pottermore Publishing
Parution :
2019-06-27
epub sans DRM
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Wesentliches Ziel biologiedidaktischer Forschung ist die Gewinnung von Erkenntnissen zur Weiterentwicklung des Biologieunterrichts sowie der Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung von Lehrkräften. In diesem Band werden aktuelle Ergebnisse biologiedidaktischer Forschung von 38...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2019-06-27
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Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than half of its forest cover to agriculture and urbanization, and has the highest rates of deforestation...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-06-27
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Xenobiotic compounds including pesticides, nitrophenols, pyridine, polycyclic aromatic compounds and polychlorinated biphenyls are widely spread in environment due to anthropogenic activities. Most of them are highly toxic to living beings due to their mutagenic and...
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Springer
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2019-06-27
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This book describes advanced studies in cell-free synthetic biology, an emerging biotechnology that focuses on cell-free protein synthesis and cell-free systems for fundamental and industrial research in areas such as genetic circuit design, small-molecule synthesis,...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-06-27
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Most people are familiar with the dodo and the dinosaur, but extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, with the result that nearly all the species that have ever existed are now extinct. Today, species are disappearing at an ever increasing rate, whilst...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-06-27
ePub
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Most people are familiar with the dodo and the dinosaur, but extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, with the result that nearly all the species that have ever existed are now extinct. Today, species are disappearing at an ever increasing rate, whilst...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-06-27
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Sustainable increase in agricultural production while keeping the environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a real challenge in current agricultural practices. Application of PGPR can help in meeting the expected demand for increasing...
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Springer
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2019-06-27
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Questo breve eBook di saggistica include contenuti adattati dall'audiolibro Harry Potter: A History of Magic, ispirato all'omonima mostra della British Library.
Le pozioni si preparano da migliaia di anni: associate a ribollire di pentole e ingredienti misteriosi,...
Editeur :
Pottermore Publishing
Parution :
2019-06-27
epub sans DRM
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The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-06-27
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The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-06-27
ePub
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This book provides a comprehensive, updated syntheses of all the information available on Mar Chiquita, covering various aspects of the geography, geological history, biology and ecology of the site, as well as a detailed analysis of the current land-use patterns,...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-06-26
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This book explores the universe and its subsystems from the three lenses of evolutionary (contingent), developmental (predictable), and complex (adaptive) processes at all scales. It draws from prolific experts within the academic disciplines of complexity science,...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-06-25
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Phytochemistry is the branch of science that deals with the study of plant-derived chemicals or compounds, which are also known as phytochemicals or plant-derived secondary metabolites. Plants are known to produce phytochemicals that are essential for their growth and...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-06-25
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