Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are high, agroforestry is now emerging as a potential tool, not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging, but also for other envi…
This book is an introduction to intellectual property law, the set of private legal rights that allows individuals and corporations to control intangible creations and marks—from logos to novels to drug formulae—and the exceptions and limitations that define those rights. It focuses on the three graphmain forms of US federal intellectual property—trademark, copyright and patent—but many…
The main focus of this book is to survey the current status of research, development and use of agriculturally important microorganisms in Asian countries and develop a strategy for addressing critical issues various policy constraints due to which bio-pesticides have found limited applications. In this book the editors have tried to develop a consensus on issues of such as quality requireme…
Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance is an up-to-date textbook that covers legal issues that students must understand relating to real estate (an especially important business asset), as well as estate planning and insurance. The text is organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. The authors take special care to engage stu…
This book summarizes the results of 3 years of agricultural and forestry reconstructive efforts and applied research conducted directly in the affected areas of Fukushima following the Great East Japan Earthquake. It describes fast and effective revival methods and technologies from tsunami and radiation damages, demonstrated through the collaborative efforts of researchers, students, local far…
This book explores the potential for policy reform as a short-term, low-cost way to sustainably enhance global food security. It argues that reforming policies that distort food prices and trade will promote the openness needed to maximize global food availability and reduce fluctuations in international food prices. Beginning with an examination of historical trends in markets and policies, An…
Elemen ini meninjau bukti untuk tiga kondisi tempat kerja yang penting untuk meningkatkan kualitas dan keselamatan dalam perawatan kesehatan: kepegawaian; keamanan psikologis, kerja tim, dan berbicara; dan kesehatan staf dan kesejahteraan di tempat kerja. Para penulis mengusulkan bahwa ini adalah prasyarat lingkungan untuk perbaikan. Mereka memeriksa bagaimana jumlah staf dan keterampilan terka…
We are constantly bombarded by information, and finding a way to filter that information in an objective way is crucial to surviving this onslaught with your sanity intact. This is what statistics, and logic we use in it, enables us to do. Through the lens of statistics, we learn to find the signal hidden in the noise when it is there and to know when an apparent trend or pattern is really just…
Keajaiban dan keajaiban merupakan tema sentral dalam budaya Yunani kuno. Dalam buku ini, Jessica Lightfoot memberikan pemeriksaan lengkap pertama tentang signifikansinya dari Homer hingga periode Helenistik. Dia menunjukkan bahwa keajaiban adalah istilah penting dari respons estetika dan menempati posisi sentral dalam konsep tentang apa itu filsafat dan sastra. Dia juga berpendapat bahwa itu me…
Elemen ini menganalisis hubungan antara gender dan percetakan letterpress sastra dari awal abad kedua puluh hingga awal abad kedua puluh satu. Mengambil contoh dari penulis/pencetak modernis tahun 1920-an hingga seniman buku sastra di awal abad kedua puluh satu, buku ini menawarkan cara berpikir tentang historiografi feminis percetakan saat kita menghadapi kehadiran dan karakter khusus mesin ce…