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People of the Sturgeon
Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
People of the Sturgeon tells the poignant story of an ancient fish. Wanton harvest and habitat loss took a heavy toll on these prehistoric creatures until they teetered on the brink of extinction. But, in Wisconsin, lake sturgeon have flourished because of the dedicated work of Department of Natural...
by Barbara Kass-Annese, R.N., C.N.P.
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2003
This book gives specific instruction on the use of two methods of family planning: Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Method.
These methods give couples natural choices:
To avoid pregnancy, you can determine when you are infertile and have sexual intercourse without conceiving.
To...
by Rui L. Reis, Nuno M. Neves, Joao F. Mano
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Polymers from natural sources are particularly useful as biomaterials and in regenerative medicine, given their similarity to the extracellular matrix and other polymers in the human body. This important book reviews the wealth of research on both tried and promising new natural-based biomedical polymers,...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 2
Breeding, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
by Pál Dömösi, Masami Ito
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
A word is said to be primitive if it cannot be represented as any power of another word. It is a well-known conjecture that the set of all primitive words Q over a non-trivial alphabet is not context-free: this conjecture is still open. In this book, the authors deal with properties of primitive words...
The Earth as a Distant Planet
A Rosetta Stone for the Search of Earth-Like Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
In The Earth as a Distant Planet, the authors become external observers of our solar system from a distance and try to determine how one can understand how Earth, the third in distance to the central star, is essentially unique and capable of sustaining life. The knowledge gained from this original perspective...
by Chris P. Tsokos, Kandethody M. Ramachandran
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2014
Mathematical Statistics with Applications in R, Second Edition, offers a modern calculus-based theoretical introduction to mathematical statistics and applications. The book covers many modern statistical computational and simulation concepts that are not covered in other texts, such as the Jackknife,...
Carbon Responsibility and Embodied Emissions
Theory and Measurement
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Climate change policy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are currently discussed at all scales, ranging from the Kyoto Protocol to the increasingly frequent advertisement of ''carbon neutrality'' in consumer products. However, the only policy option usually considered is the reduction of...
by Vijay Gupta, Themistocles M. Rassias, P. N. Agrawal
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
This book presents an in-depth study on advances in constructive approximation theory with recent problems on linear positive operators. State-of-the-art research in constructive approximation is treated with extensions to approximation results on linear positive operators in a post quantum and bivariate...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
From improved varieties to local applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...
by George M. Hornberger, Patricia L. Wiberg, Jeffrey P. Raffensperger
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Among the many diverse aspects of environmental science, none is more critical to the future of society and nature than water. Understanding the role of water on Earth and making good decisions regarding water conservation and hydrological hazards depends on learning the fundamentals of physical hydrology....
A Team Member’S Guide to Project Management
The Fundaments of Project and Program Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
All projects regardless of their size require planning, communication, and conflict management. This book will help seasoned or new project team members to understand the fundamentals of project management. These fundamentals will be presented in a story about siblings building a fence as an anniversary...
Pregnancy and Childbirth
A Cochrane Pocketbook
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Pregnancy and Childbirth presents the best evidence for the care of pregnant women to doctors, midwives, students and parents. The logical sequence of chapters and the index give quick access to the abstracts of over four hundred Cochrane systematic reviews. The book serves both as a stand-alone reference,...
Superfoods for Life, Cacao
- Improve Heart Health - Boost Your Brain Power - Decrease Stress Hormones and Chronic Fatique - 75 Delicious Recipes -
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Are you craving chocolate? Go ahead, give in! Cacao--raw chocolate--often referred to as "food of the gods" is high in antioxidants. It is also an excellent source of magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, zinc, and copper. A good source of omega-6 fatty acids and rich in heart-healthy oleic...