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World’s population is projected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. To meet the food demands of the exponentially increasing population, a massive food production is necessary. Agricultural production on land and aquatic systems pose negative impacts...
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Springer
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2017-11-16
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This volume presents the latest science on all significant geological and paleontological aspects of the Earth during the Late Triassic Period. Rather than presenting a collection of narrowly focused research papers, the volume consists of a series of peer-reviewed...
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Springer
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2017-11-16
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The seemingly unlimited technological potential of nanotechnology brings with it new practices of governance, networking, and exercising power and agency. Focusing on scholars in the Global South, this text covers nanotechnology discourses, imaginaries, and...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2017-11-15
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This book summarizes recent developments in the research area of quantum gravity phenomenology. A series of short and nontechnical essays lays out the prospects of various experimental possibilities and their current status. Finding observational evidence for the...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book sheds new light on the limits of adaptation to anthropogenic climate change. The respective chapters demonstrate the variety of and interconnections between factors that together constitute the constraints on adaptation. The book pays special attention to...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted field of protease in the cellular environment and focuses on the recently elucidated functions of complex proteolytic systems in physiology and pathophysiology. Given the breadth and depth of information...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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?This thesis represents the first double differential measurement of quasi-elastic anti-neutrino scattering in the few GeV range--a region of substantial theoretical and experimental interest as it is the kinematic region where studies of charge-parity (CP) violation in...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society. The book is divided into four parts. Part I deals with some aspects of climatic characteristics ranging from changes in temperature and sunshine hours...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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Mit welchen Folgen des Klimawandels kämpfen Bewohner flacher Inseln sowohl im Pazifik wie auch in der Nordsee? Dieses Sachbuch klärt auf einfühlsame Weise anhand von ganz persönlichen Geschichten über den Klimawandel im Allgemeinen und über die konkreten Auswirkungen...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book presents cases from different countries with a main focus on the perspectives of using precision farming in Europe. Divided into 12 chapters it addresses some of the most recent developments and aspects of precision farming. The intention of this book is to...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This thesis presents a study of the scalar sector in the standard model (SM), as well as various searches for an extended scalar sector in theories beyond the SM (BSM). The first part of the thesis details the search for an SM Higgs boson decaying to taus, and produced...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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Wie es ist ein Vogel zu sein – ein bahnbrechender Blick auf die Sinneswelt der VögelDas Buch des britischen Ornithologen Tim Birkhead hat die englische Leserwelt im Sturm erobert –und begeistert nun auch das deutschsprachige Publikum.Fliegen wie ein Vogel – das ist für...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book uses a novel concept to teach the finite element method, applying it to solid mechanics.This major conceptual shift takes away lengthy theoretical derivations in the face-to-face interactions with students and focuses on the summary of key equations and...
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Springer
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2017-11-15
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This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical rainforests is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical deforestation, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-11-14
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Environmental Policy and Regulation
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Was in den Gesetzeskommentaren nicht zu finden ist, wird mit der Expertise eines ausgewiesenen Fachmanns in diesem Buch erklärt: die praktische Umsetzung jener Gesetze und Verordnungen, die für den täglichen Umgang mit Gefahrstoffen von Bedeutung sind. Alle...
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Wiley-VCH
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2017-11-14
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Der Band fokussiert auf Pflege- und Hilfebedarfe im Alter und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen im Sozialraum. Zum einen werden hierfür ausgewählte Inhalte mit Bedeutung für die Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaften theoretisch fundiert. Zum...
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Springer VS
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2017-11-14
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This book reviews the latest developments in our understanding of microbial endophytes and their potential applications in enhancing productivity and disease protection. It covers all the latest discoveries regarding endophytes, their interactions with plants and...
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Springer
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2017-11-14
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This book summarizes the geological knowledge accumulated on Afar in the last 60 years, demonstrating that it is, and will remain, a real “hot spot” for geological and geophysical research. It provides insights into the Earth processes along diverging plate...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-14
Collection :
Regional Geology Reviews
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This book presents the outcome of the Towards Sustainable Land Use in Asia (SLUAS) project, which was the pilot undertaking for development in a series of projects on land use. Monsoon Asia, with its huge and still increasing population and rapid socioeconomic changes,...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-13
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In view of the current and forthcoming observational data on pulsar wind nebulae, this book offers an assessment of the theoretical state of the art of modelling them. The expert authors also review the observational status of the field and provide an outlook for future...
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Springer
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2017-11-13
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