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Modeling Crop Production Systems Principles and Application

Modeling Crop Production Systems Principles and Application

The use of simulation models is a necessity and also an aid in the decision-making process in sustainable agricultural systems. Organizing the experimental knowledge of crop production systems without the book keeping and deductive methods of mathematics is very difficult. This book aims to guide readers in the process by which the properties of the systems can be grasped in the framework of mathematical structure with minimal mathematical prerequisites. The objective of this book is to help the undergraduate graduate and post-graduate students in the disciplines of agronomy plant breeding agricultural meteorology crop physiology agricultural economics entomology plant pathology soil science and ecology (environmental science). This book may also be useful for administrators in various agricultural universities in order to direct research extension and teaching activities. Planners at national and state levels may also benefit from this book. | Modeling Crop Production Systems Principles and Application

GBP 180.00
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Discourse Particles in Asian Languages

Discourse Particles in Asian Languages

Within linguistics there has been a great deal of interest in discourse particles for some time now especially within semantics and pragmatics. The term ‘discourse particles’ has been used to cover a broad range of phenomena including such things as ‘sentence final particles ’ ‘discourse adverbs’ and other related phenomena. However most research in the area (particularly within formal semantics and pragmatics) focuses on a restricted set of languages and there is little consensus on the proper formal treatment of particles partly due to the limited range of data available. In recent years there has been extensive development of the formal approach to discourse particles which often treats these words as devices for marking information update. Also important is the extension of data to non-Western languages like Japanese Korean or Chinese. These volumes are the first to give an exclusive focus on particles in non-European languages (in this case Asian languages) from the perspective of formal as well as non-formal semantics and pragmatics. These volumes include papers on Japanese Mandarin Tagalog Kimaragang Dusun Malay Singlish Thai and Vietnamese. The papers are informed by recent theoretical work in formal semantics and pragmatics relating to the meaning of particles. The collection contributes to our theoretical understanding of the meaning of discourse particles and to empirical knowledge of discourse particles in the languages of Asia. | Discourse Particles in Asian Languages

GBP 260.00
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Vector Analysis and Cartesian Tensors Third edition

Vector Analysis and Cartesian Tensors Third edition

This is a comprehensive and self-contained text suitable for use by undergraduate mathematics science and engineering students. Vectors are introduced in terms of cartesian components making the concepts of gradient divergent and curl particularly simple. The text is supported by copious examples and progress can be checked by completing the many problems at the end of each section. Answers are provided at the back of the book. | Vector Analysis and Cartesian Tensors Third edition

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy

The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy

Research on the growth of the precarious economy is of signifi cant interest as the economy increasingly becomes dependent on gig work. However as platform and automated service work has grown there remains a chasm in understanding the key aspects of digital labour. This handbook presents comprehensive theoretical empirical and historical accounts of the political economy of informal work from the late 20th century to the present. It examines the rich and varied analysis and critique of the informalisation of work focusing on its most signifi cant theories intellectual traditions and authors. It highlights the political social cultural and developmental impact of the deterioration of employment in the Global North and Global South as well as the extreme threat posed to the planet by the growth of contingent work poverty and enduring and increasing inequalities produced and reproduced by the reformation of capitalism in the contemporary age of neoliberal capitalism. The period from the 1980s to the present is marked by the expanded extraction of surplus value from workers through the creation of non-standard jobs and the restructuring of work. A central component of the restructuring of work is the extension of gig employment through the development of algorithmic platforms which direct labourers to perform discrete tasks. This is a definitive collection representing the primary reference work contributing to our understanding of the subject. The book is written and presented in a clear manner accessible to scholars and researchers of international political economy labour economics and sociology who are eager for new research examining this phenomenon as well as specialists in the field of labour relations. Chapter 11 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. Funded by the University of Amsterdam. | The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy

GBP 190.00
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Enhancing Business Stability Through Collaboration Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 20

Enhancing Business Stability Through Collaboration Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 20

Business practices in emerging markets are constantly challenged by the dynamic environments that involve stakeholders. This increases the interconnectedness and collaboration as well as spillover effect among business agents that may increase or hold back economic stability. This phenomenon is captured in this proceedings volume a collection of selected papers of the 10th ICBMR 2016 Conference held October 25—27 2016 in Lombok Indonesia. This ICBMR’s theme was Enhancing Business Stability through Collaboration and the contributions discuss theories conceptual frameworks and empirical evidence of current issues in the areas of Business Management Finance Accounting Economics Islamic Economics and competitiveness. All topics include aspects of multidisciplinarity and complexity of safety in research and education. | Enhancing Business Stability Through Collaboration Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 20

GBP 200.00
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The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

This book provides a conceptual and global overview of the field of Surrealist studies. Methodologically the companion considers Surrealism’s many achievements but also its historical shortcomings to illuminate its connections to the historical and cultural moment(s) from which it originated and to assess both the ways in which it still shapes our world in inspiring ways and the ways in which it might appear problematic as we look back at it from a twenty-first-century vantage point. Contributions from experienced scholars will enable professors to teach the subject more broadly by opening their eyes to aspects of the field that are on the margins of their expertise and it will enable scholars to identify new areas of study in their own work by indicating lines of research at a tangent to their own. The companion will reflect the interdisciplinarity of Surrealism by incorporating discussions pertaining to the visual arts as well as literature film and political and intellectual history. | The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

GBP 190.00
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A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

This two-volume set is a collection of the author’s scholarly articles on Chinese ancient characters and unearthed literature. The first volume focuses on the evolution of Chinese characters analyzing the composition system and its transformation the motivation and mechanisms behind the evolution as well as the methodology of ancient characters studies. It also offers a novel understanding of the core issues related to Shuowen Jiezi a significant work in the tradition of Chinese paleography. The second volume scrutinizes manuscripts unearthed from archaeological findings including silk books and bamboo slips discovered in ancient tombs that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties as well as Turfan manuscripts. Through textual analysis of these newly excavated documents the author reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese paleography. The set will appeal to students and scholars of sinology Chinese philology and paleography and also Chinese characters and unearthed manuscripts. | A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

GBP 260.00
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The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations

The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations

This innovative volume provides a comprehensive overview of improvisation as a pervasive organizational process essential in ever-changing business environments. Exploring theories of organizational action as well as contemporary challenges it highlights improvisation’s rich potential in theory building and practice. The value and relevance of improvisational capabilities and processes in organizations are more apparent than ever: the global pandemic has forced organizations to reinvent themselves and to adapt to dramatic change on a massive scale. This surge in improvised activity starkly illustrates how the capability to improvise is key to organizational resilience: organizations that are able to improvise effectively are better prepared to bounce back and even thrive. From the latest thinking on improvisation in organizations to future avenues for research this volume demonstrates the rich potential for both theory building and practice and provides a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in organizational strategy entrepreneurship product development information systems disaster management and HRM. | The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Properties

The Routledge Handbook of Properties

Philosophical questions regarding both the existence and nature of properties are ubiquitous in ordinary life the sciences and philosophical theorising. In philosophy it is one of the oldest topics discussed in various intellectual traditions – East and West – reaching back to Plato and Aristotle. Today in the analytic tradition properties continue to be a core area of study and research. The Routledge Handbook of Properties is an outstanding reference source to this perennial topic and is the first major volume of its kind. It contains forty specially commissioned chapters written by an international team of expert contributors and is divided into nine clear parts: Methodology and Metaontology Distinctions Realism about Universals Nominalism Trope Theory Properties in Causation Time and Modality Properties in Science Properties in Language and Mind Properties in the Normative Realm the Social World and Aesthetics The Routledge Handbook of Properties is essential reading for anyone studying and researching metaphysics metametaphysics and ontology and will also be of interest to those in closely related areas such as philosophy of science philosophy of language philosophy of mind ethics and aesthetics.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies

The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history that stretches back to the first centuries of the common era. Comprising 42 international and disciplinarily diverse chapters this volume begins by setting up a framework for examining the nature of Buddhist-Christian interreligious dialogue discussing how research in this area has been conducted in the past and considering future theoretical directions. Subsequent chapters delve into: important episodes in the history of Buddhist-Christian dialogue; contemporary conversations such as monastic interreligious dialogue multiple religious identity and dual religious practice; and Buddhist-Christian cooperation in social justice social engagement pastoral care and interreligious education settings. The volume closes with a section devoted to comparative and constructive explorations of different speculative themes that range from the theological to the philosophical or experiential. This handbook explores how the study of Buddhist-Christian relations has been and ought to be done. The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies is essential reading for researchers and students interested in Buddhist-Christian studies Asian religions and interreligious relationships. It will be of interest to those in fields such as anthropology political science theology and history.

GBP 205.00
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DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

DNA Nanoscience: From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology melds two tales of DNA. One is a look at the first 35 years of DNA nanotechnology to better appreciate what lies ahead in this emerging field. The other story looks back 4 billion years to the possible origins of DNA which are shrouded in mystery. The book is divided into three parts comprised of 15 chapters and two Brief Interludes. Part I includes subjects underpinning the book such as a primer on DNA the broader discipline of nanoscience and experimental tools used by the principals in the narrative. Part II examines the field of structural DNA nanotechnology founded by biochemist/crystallographer Nadrian Seeman that uses DNA as a construction material for nanoscale structures and devices rather than as a genetic material. Part III looks at the work of physicists Noel Clark and Tommaso Bellini who found that short DNA (nanoDNA) forms liquid crystals that act as a structural gatekeeper orchestrating a series of self-assembly processes using nanoDNA. This led to an explanation of the polymeric structure of DNA and of how life may have emerged from the prebiotic clutter. | DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

GBP 180.00
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Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

What should every airline and manufacturer know about comfort?What can we learn from studies in the scientific literature?What do most passengers know about comfort and how can we translate that into interior design?Where can I find the latest knowledge and research useful for designing aircraft seats? Although the answers to these questions are available they have often been hard to find. Until now. Based on studies conducted by the author and the latest knowledge on comfort Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design links scientific research on customer likes and dislikes with technical know-how of aircraft interior design. It contains theoretical information on comfort gathered directly from the voice of the passenger specific tips and photographs on passenger likes and dislikes and an overview of the latest scientific demands for passenger seats. Presenting the results of current research and development in the aircraft interior industry this book provides insight that when applied to the daily work of managing the passenger experience can lead to further improvements. The author makes the case for using improved comfort as a selling tool and identifies new opportunities for comfort improvement in the different phases of the passenger experience. He demonstrates how by optimizing the passengers senses at each phase you can design comfort back into flying.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Development

The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Development

This Handbook inverts the lens on development asking what Indigenous communities across the globe hope and build for themselves. In contrast to earlier writing on development this volume focuses on Indigenous peoples as inspiring theorists and potent political actors who resist the ongoing destruction of their livelihoods. To foster their own visions of development they look from the present back to Indigenous pasts and forward to Indigenous futures. Key questions: How do Indigenous theories of justice sovereignty and relations between humans and non-humans inform their understandings of development? How have Indigenous people used Rights of Nature legal pluralism and global governance systems to push for their visions? How do Indigenous relations with the Earth inform their struggles against natural resource extraction? How have native peoples negotiated the dangers and benefits of capitalism to foster their own life projects? How do Indigenous peoples in diaspora and in cities around the world contribute to Indigenous futures? How can Indigenous intellectuals artists and scientists control their intellectual property and knowledge systems and bring into being meaningful collective life projects? The book is intended for Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists communities scholars and students. It provides a guide to current thinking across the disciplines that converge in the study of development including geography anthropology environmental studies development studies political science and Indigenous studies. | The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Development

GBP 190.00
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Introducing Food Science

Introducing Food Science

Written as an introductory food science textbook that excites students and fosters learning the first edition of Introducing Food Science broke new ground. With an easy-to-read format and innovative sections such as Looking Back Remember This! and Looking Ahead it quickly became popular with students and professors alike. This newly revised second edition keeps the features that made the first edition so well liked while adding updated information as well as new tables figures exercises and problems. See What's New in the Second Edition: New chapter Sustainability and Distribution Approximately 60 new tables and figures New section at the end of each chapter with problems / exercises to test comprehension Now includes a glossary The book consists of four sections with each one building on the previous section to provide a logical structure and cohesiveness. It contains a series of problems at the end of each chapter to help students test their ability to comprehend the material and to provide instructors a reservoir for assignments class discussions and test questions. At least one problem at the end of each chapter involves a calculation so that students can strengthen their quantitative skills. The text introduces the basics of food science and then building on this foundation explores it sub-disciplines. The well-rounded presentation conveys both commercial and scientific perspectives providing a true flavor of food science and preparing students for future studies in this field.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture

The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture

This title was a prize winner at the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) Awards 2023. The link between culture and wine reaches back into the earliest history of humanity. The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture brings together a newly comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of contemporary research and thinking on how wine fits into the cultural frameworks of production intermediation and consumption. Bringing together many leading researchers engaged in studying these phenomena it explores the different ways in which wine is constructed as a social artefact and how its representation and use acquire symbolic meaning. Wine can be analysed in different ways by varying disciplines involved in exploring wine and culture (anthropology economics and business geography history and sociology and as text). The Handbook uses these as lenses to consider how producers intermediaries and consumers use and create cultural significance. Specifically the work addresses the following: how wine relates to place belief systems and accompanying rituals; how it may be used as a marker of the identity and mechanisms of civilising processes (often in conjunction with food and the arts); how its framing intersects with science and nature; the ideologies and power relations which arise around all these activities; and the relation of this to wine markets and public institutions. This is essential reading for researchers and students in education for the wine industry and in the humanities and social sciences engaged in understanding patterns of human ingenuity and interaction such as sociology anthropology economics health geography business tourism cultural studies food studies and history.

GBP 205.00
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Essential German Grammar

Essential German Grammar

Essential German Grammar is a student-friendly grammar and workbook designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written German. The reference grammar section offers clear explanations of key grammar points while a separate exercise section gives students the opportunity to test themselves and put into practice what they have learned. This new edition has been revised and updated throughout. Explanations tables and exercises have been improved and a number of the authentic texts and illustrations have been replaced by new material. Key features of this second edition include: User-friendly layout with updated 2 colour design engaging illustrations and visually appealing tables throughout to aid the learning process Clear and accessible explanations with memorable examples informed by the latest research on the German language and presented in accordance with current teaching methodology Helpful parallels between English and German provided where relevant End-of-chapter extracts taken from contemporary journalistic or authentic literary sources illustrating grammar in context with model translations provided at the back of the book Material to enable better strategic learning and understanding including a Why Grammar? FAQ section a glossary of grammatical terms in both English and German and a complete answer key to exercises Created especially for the new edition a companion website at www. routledge. com/cw/kaiser offering a wealth of additional materials including interactive exercises quizzes and flashcards to test student understanding downloadable PDF sheets for classroom use PowerPoint slides for instructors and audio recordings illustrating the sounds of spoken German. Written by highly e

GBP 180.00
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The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

If you‘ve ever handled live sound you know the recipe for creating quality live sound requires many steps. Your list of ingredients shall we say requires an understanding of sound and how it behaves the know-how to effectively use a sound system) and the knowledge to choose and use your gear well. Add a dash of miking ability stir in a pinch of thinking on your feet for when your system starts to hum or the vocals start to feed back and mix. In practice there really is no recipe for creating a quality performance. Instead musicians and engineers who effectively use sound systems have a wealth of knowledge that informs their every move before and during a live performance. You can slowly gather that knowledge over years of live performance or you can speed up the process with The SOS Guide to Live Sound. With these pages you get practical advice that will allow you to accomplish your live-sound goals in every performance. Learn how to choose set up and use a live-performance sound system. Get the basics of live-sound mixing save money by treating your gear well with a crash course in maintenance and fix issues as they happen with a section on problem-solving full of real-world situations. You‘ll also get information on stage-monitoring both conventional and in-ear along with the fundamentals of radio microphones and wireless mixing solutions. Finally a comprehensive glossary of terminology rounds out this must-have reference. | The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

GBP 180.00
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Equine Clinical Medicine Surgery and Reproduction

Equine Clinical Medicine Surgery and Reproduction

This fully-revised new edition of the best-selling Equine Clinical Medicine Surgery and Reproduction is supported by over 1800 illustrations of the highest quality: colour photographs diagnostic images including MRI and CT and diagrams. System-based the chapters introduce each individual system with precise information on the relevant basic anatomy and physiology standard clinical examination techniques and useful differential diagnostic aids. This is followed by diseases and disorders that are pertinent to that system grouped together either anatomically or based on presenting clinical signs. Each condition is described using consistent headings: definition/overview etiology and pathophysiology clinical presentation diagnosis differential diagnoses management/treatment and prognosis. Additional chapters deal with the foal and wounds. New to the second edition: - All chapters are updated throughout - Additional chapters on the axial musculoskeletal system (neck back and pelvis) and muscle diseases and problems - A whole new section on soft tissue injuries of the foot - More information on diagnostic tests including over-ground endoscopy chest and liver ultrasonography head CT and foot MRI - Material on equine dentistry neurology endocrine system the foal and the liver has been considerably expanded - All illustrations and photographs have been reviewed and many replaced with higher quality images. The focus throughout remains on providing clinically relevant information required for practical case management plus sufficient background on causes and disease processes to enable readers to understand the conditions and the rationale for diagnostic and treatment options. An international group of respected clinicians have come together under the editorship of Dr Graham Munroe to create a textbook that will be of lasting value as a teaching and training resource for equine clinical teachers and their students in veterinary medicine and related equine courses as well as a ready reference for non-specialist mixed or equine clinical practitioners

GBP 205.00
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