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Louis Agassiz as a Teacher: Illustrative Extracts on His Method of Instruction
By Lane Cooper. 2019
By a succession of living pictures, as it were, this book shows the eminent naturalist in the very act of…
teaching. Sometimes he himself speaks, sometimes distinguished pupils of his reveal in their own words the process by which they were led to nature through direct and independent observation. The enthusiasm of their accounts is contagious.This collection of illustrative extracts on the ideals and practice of Louis Agassiz is probably unique in giving the actual methods of a great man of science in developing good students who could, in their turn, wisely instruct others. The book should be in the hands of all teachers, and of those who are preparing to teach.The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion: Essential Writings
By Liberty Hyde Bailey. 2019
"Every family can have a garden." -Liberty Hyde BaileyFinally, the best and most accessible garden writings of perhaps the most…
influential literary gardener of the twentieth century have been brought together in one book. Philosopher, poet, naturist, educator, agrarian, scientist, and garden-lover par excellence Liberty Hyde Bailey built a reputation as the Father of Modern Horticulture and evangelist for what he called the "garden-sentiment"—the desire to raise plants from the good earth for the sheer joy of it and for the love of the plants themselves. Bailey's perennial call to all of us to get outside and get our hands dirty, old or young, green thumb or no, is just as fresh and stirring today as then.Full of timeless wit and grace, The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion collects essays and poems from Bailey's many books on gardening, as well as from newspapers and magazines from the era. Whether you've been gardening for decades or are searching for your first inspiration, Bailey's words will make an ideal companion on your journey.Holt Earth Science
By Jay M. Pasachoff, Mead A. Allison, Arthur T. Degatetano. 2006
This text book on Earth Science contains unit lessons on Studying the Earth, Composition of the Earth, History of the…
Earth, The Dynamic Earth, Reshaping the Crust, Oceans, Atmospheric Forces and Space. Chapter Labs, Quick Labs, Maps in Action, Feature Articles are some of the additional features.The Amazing World of Quantum Computing (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
By Rajendra K. Bera. 2020
This book discusses the application of quantum mechanics to computing. It explains the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics and then…
goes on to discuss various elements of mathematics required for quantum computing. Quantum cryptography, waves and Fourier analysis, measuring quantum systems, comparison to classical mechanics, quantum gates, and important algorithms in quantum computing are among the topics covered.The book offers a valuable resource for graduate and senior undergraduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields with an interest in designing quantum algorithms. Readers are expected to have a firm grasp of linear algebra and some familiarity with Fourier analysis.Changing Climate, Changing Worlds: Local Knowledge and the Challenges of Social and Ecological Change (Ethnobiology)
By Meredith Welch-Devine, Anne Sourdril, Brian J. Burke. 2020
This book explores how individuals and communities perceive and understand climate change using their observations of change in the world…
around them. Because processes of climatic change operate at spatial and temporal scales that differ from those of everyday practice, the phenomenon can be difficult to understand. However, flora and fauna, which are important natural and cultural resources for human communities, do respond to the pressures of environmental change. Humans, in turn, observe and adapt to those responses, even when they may not understand their causes. Much of the discussion about human experiences of our changing climate centers on disasters and extreme events, but we argue that a focus on the everyday, on the microexperiences of change, has the advantage of revealing how people see, feel, and make sense of climate change in their own lives. The chapters of this book are drawn from Asia, Europe, Africa, and South and North America. They use ethnographic inquiry to understand local knowledge and perceptions of climate change and the social and ecological changes inextricably intertwined with it. Together, they illustrate the complex process of coming to know climate change, show some of the many ways that climate change and our responses to it inflict violence, and point to promising avenues for moving toward just and authentic collaborative responses.Nutrition and Health
By Gerald Wiseman. 2002
Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and…
preventing disease. Wiseman provides a concise overview of all important aspects of diet and health including:* definitions of food types* energy requirements, exercise, obesity and eating disorders* nutrition in pregnancy, childrenβ-Casomorphins: A1 Milk, Milk Peptides and Human Health
By Mohammad Raies Ul Haq. 2020
This book compiles the latest research on the A1 and A2 forms of cow milk, and attempts to show a correlation…
between the type of cow milk consumption and reported incidence of certain diseases (type 1 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, sudden infant death syndrome and neurological disorders). Cow milk generally contains two types of β-casein, A1 or A2. The book describes the A1/A2 hypothesis, its foundation and the genetics behind it. It discusses the two forms of milk and why one is considered more harmful than the other. Seeking to provide a balanced view of the milk types, the book’s initial chapters highlight the structure, function and physiological activity of β-casomorphins. Subsequent sections describe the health concerns associated with A1 milk, and the various case studies and research surrounding it. In turn, the arguments against the hypothesis put forward by EFSA, American Nutritionists and Truswell are also highlighted. The book does not make any recommendations for dairy consumers; rather, it is a collection of essential data both in favour and against the hypothesis. Further mechanistic studies involving well-designed animal and human trials at the cellular, molecular, biochemical and immunological levels will be needed in order to draw sound conclusions. Overall, the hypothesis is fascinating, and possibly significant. However, verified and authenticated research with reproducible results is needed to make final consumer recommendations. This timely book offers a valuable resource for researchers and students of dairy science, as well as industry experts.Leitfaden Safety of the Intended Functionality: Verfeinerung der Sicherheit der Sollfunktion auf dem Weg zum autonomen Fahren (essentials)
By Lars Schnieder, René S. Hosse. 2020
Die Herausforderung bei der Entwicklung automatisierter Fahrfunktionen liegt im „Risiko des Unbekannten“. Ausgangspunkt von SOTIF ist daher, den zunächst unübersichtlichen…
Zustandsraum aller möglichen betrieblichen Situationen eines Kraftfahrzeugs systematisch hinsichtlich potenziell unsicherer Systemzustände zu durchleuchten. Erkannte potenziell gefährliche Zustände werden dann – in Analogie zu bestehenden Normen der Funktionalen Sicherheit – einer systematischen Gefährdungsbeherrschung zugeführt. In diesem Leitfaden stellen die Autoren zentrale Konzepte und Potenziale von SOTIF am Beispiel eines realen Unfalluntersuchungsberichts eines hoch automatisierten Fahrzeugs darStructural Characterisation of Natural and Industrial Porous Materials: A Manual
By Sean Patrick Rigby. 2020
This book focuses on structural characterisation techniques for porous materials. Covering a range of techniques, including gas sorption, mercury porosimetry,…
thermoporometry, NMR and imaging methods, this practical guide presents the basic theory behind each characterisation technique, and discusses the practicalities of the experimental and data analysis approaches needed for complex industrial samples. The book shows readers how to approach characterising a particular sort of material for the first time and then how to develop a strategy for more in-depth analysis. It also demonstrates how to determine the best techniques for solving particular problems, and describes methods of obtaining the required information, as well as the limitations of various methods. It particularly highlights a scientific approach involving parameter validation and simple acquisition. Featuring examples taken from case studies of real-world industrial materials, this book is intended for industrial practitioners and researchers. It provides a manual of potential techniques and answers questions concerning porous materials that arise in areas such as the catalyst industry, the oil and gas sector, batteries, fuel cells, tissue engineering scaffolds and drug delivery devices.Time Travelers: Victorian Encounters with Time and History
By Adelene Buckland, Sadiah Qureshi. 2020
The Victorians, perhaps more than any Britons before them, were diggers and sifters of the past. Though they were not…
the first to be fascinated by history, the intensity and range of their preoccupations with the past were unprecedented and of lasting importance. The Victorians paved the way for our modern disciplines, discovered the primeval monsters we now call the dinosaurs, and built many of Britain’s most important national museums and galleries. To a large degree, they created the perceptual frameworks through which we continue to understand the past. Out of their discoveries, new histories emerged, giving rise to fresh debates, while seemingly well-known histories were thrown into confusion by novel tools and methods of scrutiny. If in the eighteenth century the study of the past had been the province of a handful of elites, new technologies and economic development in the nineteenth century meant that the past, in all its brilliant detail, was for the first time the property of the many, not the few. Time Travelers is a book about the myriad ways in which Victorians approached the past, offering a vivid picture of the Victorian world and its historical obsessions.Surroundings: A History of Environments and Environmentalisms
By Etienne S. Benson. 2020
Given the ubiquity of environmental rhetoric in the modern world, it’s easy to think that the meaning of the terms…
environment and environmentalism are and always have been self-evident. But in Surroundings, we learn that the environmental past is much more complex than it seems at first glance. In this wide-ranging history of the concept, Etienne S. Benson uncovers the diversity of forms that environmentalism has taken over the last two centuries and opens our eyes to the promising new varieties of environmentalism that are emerging today. Through a series of richly contextualized case studies, Benson shows us how and why particular groups of people—from naturalists in Napoleonic France in the 1790s to global climate change activists today—adopted the concept of environment and adapted it to their specific needs and challenges. Bold and deeply researched, Surroundings challenges much of what we think we know about what an environment is, why we should care about it, and how we can protect it.Surroundings: A History of Environments and Environmentalisms
By Etienne S. Benson. 2020
Given the ubiquity of environmental rhetoric in the modern world, it’s easy to think that the meaning of the terms…
environment and environmentalism are and always have been self-evident. But in Surroundings, we learn that the environmental past is much more complex than it seems at first glance. In this wide-ranging history of the concept, Etienne S. Benson uncovers the diversity of forms that environmentalism has taken over the last two centuries and opens our eyes to the promising new varieties of environmentalism that are emerging today. Through a series of richly contextualized case studies, Benson shows us how and why particular groups of people—from naturalists in Napoleonic France in the 1790s to global climate change activists today—adopted the concept of environment and adapted it to their specific needs and challenges. Bold and deeply researched, Surroundings challenges much of what we think we know about what an environment is, why we should care about it, and how we can protect it.Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing Using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
By Bob Campbell. 2002
This book addresses the preparation and application of design layout analyses with concurrent engineering teams in six steps that capture…
design intent and add value to design process. It offers tools for eliminating costly trial-and-error approaches and deliver economically viable products. The authors discuss product design techniques that alleviThe Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect
By Rattan Lal, John M. Kimble, Richard Birdsey, Linda S. Heath. 2002
Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature…
forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows. The PotentiUsability Evaluation: A Special Issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
By James R. Lewis. 2002
Volume 14, Number 1, 2002. Contents: J.R. Lewis, Introduction. ARTICLES: D.J. Gillan, R.G. Bias, Usability Science 1: Foundation. H.R. Hartson,…
T.S. Andre, R.C. Williges, Criteria for Evaluating Usability Evaluation Methods. R.E. Cordes, Task Selection Bias: A Case for User-Defined Tasks. M. Hertzum, N.E. Jacobsen, The Evaluator Effect: A Chilling Fact About Usability Evaluation Methods. J.R. Lewis, Evaluation of Procedures for Adjusting Problem-Discovery Rates Estimated From Small Samples. M. Hassenzahl, The Effect of Perceived Hedonic Quality on Product Appealingness.Oxidative Stress in Plants
By Dirk Inze, Marc Van Montagu. 2002
Plants depend on physiological mechanisms to combat adverse environmental conditions, such as pathogen attack, wounding, drought, cold, freezing, salt, UV,…
intense light, heavy metals and SO2. Many of these cause excess production of active oxygen species in plant cells. Plants have evolved complex defense systems against such oxidative stress. TheThyme: The Genus Thymus (Medicinal And Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles Ser. #Vol. 24)
By Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup, Francisco Sáez. 2002
The genus Thymus consists of about 350 species of perennial, aromatic herbs and subshrubs native to Europe and North Africa.…
Various types of thyme are used all over the globe as condiments, ornamentals and sources of essential oil. Thyme oil (distilled from its leaves) is among the world's top ten essential oils, displaying antibacterial, antimycoTea: Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential
By Yong-Su Zhen, Zong-Mao Chen, Shu-Jun Cheng, Miao-Lan Chen. 2002
The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, is of particular importance to humans, and the consumption of tea has a long history…
of over 2000 years. Currently, tea is one of the most popular beverages worldwide. In recent years the subject of tea has attracted a great deal of attention. As well as the use of tea in traditional medicine, modern biochemical reLandscape Ecology in Agroecosystems Management
By Lech Ryszkowski. 2002
Successful management of agricultural landscapes depends on the recognition of the relationships between the processes and the structures that maintain…
the system. The rapidly growing science of Landscape Ecology quantifies the ways these ecosystems interact and establishes a link between the activities in one region and repercussions in another. AImage-Processing Techniques for Tumor Detection
By Robin N. Strickland. 2002
"Provides a current review of computer processing algorithms for the identification of lesions, abnormal masses, cancer, and disease in medical…
images. Presents useful examples from numerous imaging modalities for increased recognition of anomolies in MRI, CT, SPECT and digital/film X-Ray."