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The tenth and final volume in the series Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation, this valuable book focuses o......more
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The ways in which enterprises are governed and entrepreneurship policies developed are the focus for the world-leading r......more
This volume addresses three important agricultural aspects of rice: physical characteristics, physico-chemical character......more
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Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and Conservation: Physiological and Molecular Advances presents an abun......more
The increasing use of metal halide perovskites as light harvesters has stunned the photovoltaic community. The book, Per......more
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Down from the Trees: Man’s Amazing Transition from Tree-Dwelling Ape Ancestors covers the evolution of man from tree-dwe......more
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This compendium volume is an indispensable source of information on the ways in which wastewater can impact public healt......more
In this book, new developments based on conceptual density functional theory (CDFT) and its applications in chemistry ar......more
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UN studies show that high-income, developed nations treat about 70 percent of their wastewater. However, in low-income d......more
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Sarcopenia--the loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with ......more
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Inflation Targeting and Policy Rules is an essential book for understanding how Mexico’s monetary policy has been evolvi......more
Applied Natural Science: Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives provides the reader with a complete insight into t......more
This new book, Sustainable Micro Irrigation Design Systems for Agricultural Crops, brings together the best research for......more
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Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology: Integrated Nutrient Management focuses on agricultural techniques and inte......more
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This volume covers a selection of important novel technological interventions in dairy science, from the physical proper......more
Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering sheds light on the area of the natural fiber textile composites with new res......more
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This new volume shows how it is possible to further develop and essentially extend the theory of operators in infinite-d......more
Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects: Methods, Products, Applications, and Perspectives offers hands-......more
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This unique volume aims to promote new models of sustainable management in the field of contemporary mural art. Cultural......more
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Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), a pioneer of 20th-century psychology, had a major influence on the development of cognitive ......more
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