Human society's progress has increased the quantity of pollutants emitted into the environment. Water is one of the natural resources most affected by economic activity, with pollutants reaching water bodies without proper treatment. In this context, this book presents the latest advances and developments in statistical approaches for evaluating and forecasting water resources quality. New meth…
This chapter provides an overview of the history of pollination biology, it begins by discussing the basics of pollination and goes on to discuss pollinators and their diversity. Sections also cover the ecology and evolution of floral traits, domestication and its impact on plant-pollinator relationships and how pollinators can impact agriculture. A section on modern agriculture and pollinators…
In this book a novel optical switch is designed, developed, and tested. The switch integrates optical switching, transparent traffic aggregation/grooming, and optical regener-ation. Innovative switch subsystems are developed that enable these functionalities, including all-optical OTDM-to-WDM converters. High capacity ring interconnection between metro-core rings, carrying 130 Gbit/s OTDM traff…
Signifikansi Sistem Informasi Geografis (GIS) dalam lanskap akademik dan profesional saat ini tidak dapat dipandang sebelah mata. Kini, GIS telah menjadi instrumen krusial yang digunakan secara luas oleh perencana kota, insinyur sipil, ahli geografi, ekonom spasial, sosiolog, ilmuwan lingkungan, hingga praktisi hukum dan ilmuwan politik. Oleh karena itu, penguasaan terhadap teori dan aplikasi G…
Sejak penyelesaian urutan genom ayam pada tahun 2004, genetika dan genomik unggas telah berkembang pesat, memberikan wawasan mendalam tentang penentu genetik dari sifat kompleks. Buku ini menawarkan tinjauan komprehensif tentang kemajuan terkini dalam penerapan ilmu genetika dan genomik di industri unggas. Bab-babnya mencakup berbagai topik penting, termasuk deteksi variasi genetik, metode sele…
This book results from a Special Issue related to the latest progress in the thermodynamics of machines systems and processes since the premonitory work of Carnot. Carnot invented his famous cycle and generalized the efficiency concept for thermo-mechanical engines. Since that time, research progressed from the equilibrium approach to the irreversible situation that represents the general case.…
This open access book presents the key aspects of statistics in Wasserstein spaces, i.e. statistics in the space of probability measures when endowed with the geometry of optimal transportation. Further to reviewing state-of-the-art aspects, it also provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of this current topic, as well as an overview that will serve as an invitation and catalyst…
This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researcher…
Buku ini merupakan pengantar yang sangat komprehensif mengenai evolusi teknologi genomik dalam peternakan. Ketersediaan sekuens genom untuk sebagian besar spesies ternak selama 15 tahun terakhir berpotensi merevolusi produksi ternak global. Data genomik ini memberdayakan produsen untuk menyelaraskan genetika hewan individu dengan iklim, sistem produksi, dan permintaan pasar yang berkembang pesa…
Indikator yang dikodekan secara genetik (GEI) telah muncul sebagai alat transformatif untuk perekaman aktivitas populasi neuron yang spesifik terhadap jenis sel dan bersifat kronis. Sejak kemunculan indikator Ca2+ prototipe pertama (Cameleons) pada tahun 1997, bidang ini telah mengalami evolusi yang luar biasa. Kemajuan ini ditandai dengan lompatan signifikan dalam kinerja indikator serta pener…