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There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalize scientific facts. Disputes over such facts are often amplified amid political controversies. As we've seen with climate change and even COVID-19, politicians rely on the...
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Oxford University Press
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2021-11-16
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With the objective to collate the enormous amount of information on magnetic susceptibility parameters of a very large number of a variety of skeletons and present it in a form that can readily be retrieved and used, a new pattern is being introduced with the present...
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Springer
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2021-11-16
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This book focuses on the electrochemical and nanostructural properties of new photoanode/electrolyte combinations used in the development of novel surface-modified nanomaterials for environmental applications. As water treatment is rapidly becoming a global challenge...
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Springer
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2021-11-16
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Medicinal flora plays an important role in health care systems across the world. Out of the half million flowering plants, around 50.000 species are valued for their therapeutic properties. During the last few decades, 20% of the world’s population used plants and/or...
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Springer
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2021-11-16
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CLIMATE IMPACTS ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Climate change has emerged as one of the predominant global concerns of the 21st century. Statistics show that the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.18°C since the late 19th...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-11-16
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A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us. "Eye-opening and thought-provoking!” (Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain) We...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Spark
Parution :
2021-11-16
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From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them...
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Workman Publishing Company
Parution :
2021-11-16
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This book is the result of more than 20 years of experience in working with near-infrared spectroscopy for raw milk analysis. The totality of this work presents extensive possibilities for milk spectral measurements that can be carried out in dairy. Moving beyond the...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-15
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This book corresponds to the fourth volume of the series focused on Processes in GeoMedia and their research on the dynamic of natural systems - geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and their interactions-, the human contribution to naturally occurring processes are...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-11-15
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Springer Geology
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Franklin M. Harold's On Life reveals what science can tell us about the living world.
All creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails and humans, belong to a single biochemical family. We all operate by the same principles and are all made up of cells,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-11-15
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Eine natur- und umweltbewusste Bekämpfung von Haus- und Vorratsschädlingen muss artspezifisch erfolgen. Nur so kann man Gifte gezielt einsetzen bzw. vermeiden und durch biologische Bekämpfungs- oder Vorbeugemaßnahmen ersetzen. Anhand dichotomer Schlüssel und...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2021-11-15
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Ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM) is rapidly becoming the default approach in global fisheries management. The clarity of what EBFM means is sharpening each year and there is now a real need to evaluate progress and assess the effectiveness and impacts. By...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-11-15
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This book highlights the need for studying multi-state models analytically for understanding the physics of molecular processes. An intuitive picture about recently solved models of statistical and quantum mechanics is drawn along with presenting the methods developed...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-11-14
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This book provides the latest achievements and original research work in physics of combustion processes and application of the methods developed in combustion physics for astrophysical problems of stars burning, supernovae explosions and a confined thermonuclear...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-14
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This book is a unique overview of insights on the genetic basis of anti-diabetic activity, chemistry, physiology, biotechnology, mode-of-action, as well as cellular mechanisms of anti-diabetic secondary metabolites from medicinal plants. The World Health...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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This book takes a close look at our relationship with the sky, the stars, light and darkness. In particular, it examines how light pollution has interfered with the culture of astronomy and our ability to appreciate this essential facet of our natural world.
The sky...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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This book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modeling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models. Current developments in air pollution...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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This book features selected works presented in the 28th National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, “Condensed Matter Days (CMDAYS) 2020”, which was held from December 11th to 13th December 2020. The conference brought together seasoned experts and upcoming...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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This edited book elucidates the evolution of plant virus, genomic structure, diversity, plant-virus interaction, subcellular movement etc. The book reviews the biological machineries which allow the emergence of virus populations adapted by plant. The main objective of...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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This book provides in-depth guidance on how to use multi-criteria decision analysis methods for risk assessment and risk management. The frontiers of engineering operations management methods for identifying the risks, investigating their roles, analyzing the complex...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-11-13
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