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…
What do climate models predict for the rainfall where you live? What about evaporation or runoff? Should your local community consider constructing new dams or do the existing water storages appear adequate? What about the availability of water for irrigation farming? Do the predictions differ between different climate models or do all the models basically predict the same changes in water avai…
One of the most common methods to evaluate environmental footprints of farming systems is life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCA itself is suitable for and adopted by a wide range of industries far beyond agriculture, what separates agriculture, and in particular pasture-based ruminant production systems, is the high degree of uncertainties associated with physical, chemical and biological p…
One of the most common methods to evaluate environmental footprints of farming systems is life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCA itself is suitable for and adopted by a wide range of industries far beyond agriculture, what separates agriculture, and in particular pasture-based ruminant production systems, is the high degree of uncertainties associated with physical, chemical and biological p…
This open access book is the first comprehensive guideline for the beryllium-7 (Be-7) technique that can be applied to evaluate short-term patterns and budgets of soil redistribution in agricultural landscapes. While covering the fundamental and basic concepts of the approach, this book distinguishes itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to use this isotopi…
"Material karet digunakan secara luas baik dalam aplikasi rumah tangga maupun industri. Terdapat berbagai jenis karet dengan sifat dan karakteristik yang krusial. Buku ini mengkaji berbagai tipe material karet tersebut dengan menyajikan informasi mendalam mengenai sifat mekanik, optik, akustik, serta kinetiknya. Selain itu, dipaparkan pula metode karakterisasi material melalui teknik spektrosko…
"Buku ini menghimpun artikel ilmiah yang memaparkan kemajuan dalam sintesis nanomaterial serta aplikasinya dalam remediasi air. Publikasi di dalamnya membahas berbagai permasalahan lingkungan, seperti degradasi zat warna, pembersihan ion logam berat, serta penangkapan dan sekuestrasi elemen radioaktif. Terdiri dari sepuluh artikel penelitian orisinal dan satu artikel tinjauan (review), buku ini…
Poverty and inequality remain extremely high for Cameroon despite improvements in poverty figures between 1996 and 2001. To understand the dynamics of poverty and inequality between 1996 and 2001, this book develops a poverty and inequality profile, investigates the sources of inequality along spatial lines and simulates some policies which could be used in the reduction of poverty and inequali…
Melalui analisis mendalam dalam studi hukum Islam, yaitu murtad (al-Riddah), buku ini mengkaji fondasi ajaran Al-Qur'an, Sunnah Nabi, serta tinjauan historis guna mengungkap asal-usul perdebatan mengenai fenomena ini dan membantah berbagai miskonsepsi yang berkembang. Penulis mengkritisi narasi media arus utama dan kritikus Islam yang sering kali menggunakan isu hukuman mati bagi orang murtad s…
Dialysis (clearance of uremic toxins and removal of excess fluids) is a broad term for different modalities of treatment for patients with acute and end-stage kidney disease. These modalities include peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, and continuous renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Dialysis is a lifesaving measure…