Quantification of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and dynamics is required for and applied to different frameworks, situations and scales, ranging from an experimental plot (for evaluating treatment effects) to whole fields (e.g. in SOC-accounting or crediting systems) and inventories of whole countries or continents (Orgiazzi et al., 2018, Saby et al., 2008, Bolinder et al., 2010, Viscar…
Various cellular processes underlying plant development and response to environmental cues rely on a dynamic interplay between membranes and the cytoskeleton, e.g. vesicle and organelle trafficking, endocytosis, exocytosis, and signal transduction. In recent years, significant progress in the understanding of such interplay has been achieved and several critical links between membranes and the …
Kumpulan esai ini mengeksplorasi hubungan kompleks antara Kristen dan Muslim di awal era modern. Ini dimulai dengan memeriksa dua karya seminal oleh Nicholas of Cusa: De pace fidei, sebuah dialog yang mencari perdamaian antara agama-agama dunia yang ditulis setelah penaklukan Konstantinopel pada tahun 1453, dan Cribratio Alkorani (1460-61), sebuah upaya untuk mengonfirmasi kebenaran Injil melal…
This open access book provides a thorough introduction to modeling turbulent, dispersed, two-phase flows. It explains the physical phenomena and governing laws at play, followed by a clear and systematic overview of the statistical tools used to develop simplified or coarse-grained models. With a pedagogical approach, the book uses practical examples to explain complex physical processes and…
Québec’s engagement with the United States is the most significant and consequential point of interaction amongst all its international activities. This new, edited book volume seeks to explore the many ways in which Quebec engages with the United States, including political exchange, border issues, trade, business and investment, transportation, immigration, cultural links and identity, th…
This open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a continent, on the cusp of almost complete colonization at the hands of European pow…
Buku akses terbuka ini mengamati lanskap dinamis penelitian pendidikan seni dan desain profesional, memeriksa konsep dan isu yang penting melalui lensa pedagogi tanda tangan sebagai kerangka analitis. Profesi seni dan desain yang dibahas dalam buku ini adalah: musik, tari, teater, desain fesyen, desain dan media, serta seni rupa. Bab-bab dalam buku ini menyajikan kombinasi catatan reflektif, an…
This open access book compiles a series of chapters written by internationally recognized experts known for their in-depth but critical views on questions of resilience and food security. The book assesses rigorously and critically the contribution of the concept of resilience in advancing our understanding and ability to design and implement development interventions in relation to food securi…
Large-scale land acquisitions, or ‘land grabbing’, has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term ‘land acquisitions’ refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. This book focuses on South-East Asia. A series of thematic and in-depth case studies put ‘…