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This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with…
topics related to geologic hazards, such as earthquakes, land subsidence, coastal hazards, and the emergency response. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. The meeting proceedings analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world. The meeting topics and subject areas of the six volumes are: Slope Stability: Case Histories, Landslide Mapping, Emerging Technologies; Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization; Mining, Aggregates, Karst; Dams, Tunnels, Groundwater Resources, Climate Change; Geologic Hazards: Earthquakes, Land Subsidence, Coastal Hazards, and Emergency Response; and Advances in Engineering Geology: Education, Soil and Rock Properties, Modeling.Towards Zero Waste: Circular Economy Boost, Waste To Resources (Greening of Industry Networks Studies #6)
By Hans Bressers, María-Laura Franco-García, Jorge Carlos Carpio-Aguilar. 2019
This book draws on insights that originated from the Circular Economy and Zero Waste initiatives. Together these approaches try to…
boost the shift from “waste” to “resources” management. The content of this book is partially organized from a stakeholder perspective, revealing the managerial implications for public and private actors. Next to public policies, also illustrations come from the private sector. Petstar, Texperium and Walmart generously shared some of their best practices at in this regard. Cases from China, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands and Romania are discussed in this book. In all of these different contexts they show ways to create collaborative schemes in order to “retain” the resources’ values as much as product quality and financial circumstances permit. The reader can thus take advantage of the pragmatic viewpoints that aim to inspire policy makers, researchers, students, organisations and communities to boost the needed changes towards a Zero Waste Economy.Disasters: Core Concepts and Ethical Theories (Advancing Global Bioethics #11)
By Bert Gordijn, Vilius Dranseika, D nal P O Math na. 2018
This Open Access Book is the first to examine disasters from a multidisciplinary perspective. Justification of actions in the face…
of disasters requires recourse both to conceptual analysis and ethical traditions. Part 1 of the book contains chapters on how disasters are conceptualized in different academic disciplines relevant to disasters. Part 2 has chapters on how ethical issues that arise in relation to disasters can be addressed from a number of fundamental normative approaches in moral and political philosophy. This book sets the stage for more focused normative debates given that no one book can be completely comprehensive. Providing analysis of core concepts, and with real-world relevance, this book should be of interest to disaster scholars and researchers, those working in ethics and political philosophy, as well as policy makers, humanitarian actors and intergovernmental organizations..This book discusses how research efforts have established an organic link between pedology and edaphology of five pedogenetically important soil…
orders as Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols of tropical Indian environments. The book highlights how this new knowledge was gained when research efforts were complemented by high resolution mineralogical, micro morphological and age-control tools. This advancement in basic and fundamental knowledge on Indian tropical soils makes it possible to develop several index soil properties as simple methods to study their pedology and edaphology. More than one-third of the world’s soils are tropical soils. Thus the recent advances in developing simple and ingenuous methods to study pedology and edaphology of Indian tropical soils may also be adopted by both graduate students and young soil researchers to aid in the development of a national soil information system to enhance crop productivity and maintain soil health in the 21st century.Step Wise Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis of Important Woody Plants: Volume I (Forestry Sciences Ser. #84)
By Shri Mohan Jain, Pramod Gupta. 2016
World population is increasing at an alarming rate and this has resulted in increasing tremendously the demand for tree products…
such as wood for construction materials, fuel and paper, fruits, oils and medicines etc. This has put immense pressure on the world’s supplies of trees and raw material to industry and will continue to do so as long as human population continues to grow. Also, the quality of human diet, especially nutritional components, is adversely affected due to limited genetic improvement of most of fruit trees. Thus there is an immediate need to increase productivity of trees. Improvement has been made through conventional breeding methods, however, conventional breeding is very slow due to long life cycle of trees. A basic strategy in tree improvement is to capture genetic gain through clonal propagation. Clonal propagation via organogenesis is being used for the production of selected elite individual trees. However, the methods are labour intensive, costly, and produce low volumes. Genetic gain can now be captured through somatic embryogenesis. Formation of embryos from somatic cells by a process resembling zygotic embryogenesis is one of the most important features of plants. In 1958, Reinert in Germany and Steward in USA independently reported somatic embryogenesis in carrot cultures. Since then, tremendous progress in somatic embryogenesis of woody and non-woody plants has taken place. It offers a potentially large-scale propagation system for superior clones.A Parent's Guide to Thanksgiving (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
As joyous as the holiday is supposed to be, it can also be stressful, painful, or pressure-filled. This guide looks…
at the Thanksgiving heritage to help families experience true gratitude this year.A Parent's Guide to Advent (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
Sometimes we forget to take time to reflect on how meaningful and beautiful the Christmas season is. This guide offers…
a look into what Advent is, how to start new Advent traditions, and why it’s so important for our understanding of all God has done for us. (Note: this is not a devotional.)El genio que llevas dentro: Retos y juegos para ejercitar las inteligencias múltiples
By Alejandro Busto, Olga Carmona. 2018
¡El libro perfecto para que padres e hijos trabajen y disfruten potenciando las inteligencias múltiples! ¡Bienvenidos a Creativitrópolis, el país…
de las inteligencias múltiples! En él padres, madres y niños disfrutarán de siete reinos habitados por extraordinarios reyes y reinas, de curiosas rimas y extraordinarios retos. Un viaje fascinante por las inteligencias múltiples en el que todos los miembros de la familia encontraremos al genio que hay dentro de nosotros. Un libro para niños y niñas de 8 años en adelante en la que se combina la explicación didáctica, escrita en forma de relato, y la propuesta de ejercicios planteados como actividades para potenciar estas inteligencias que todos los niños poseen.Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. As parents of teens, we…
know the digital landscape and social media are always changing, and our teens can’t seem to get enough. In this Parent Guide Bundle, we’ve combined three of our most popular guides to help you understand and talk with your teen about these different platforms and how they can be used and enjoyed wisely. In this bundle you’ll get:A Parent’s Guide to Instagram: As a must-have in every teen’s arsenal of social media profiles, we need to understand Instagram’s pros, cons, risks, and impacts. More importantly, we must converse with our teens about these topics in order to help them be healthy, loving followers of Christ, even in the digital world.A Parent’s Guide to YouTube: If you’ve ever wondered how teens can spend hours upon hours watching videos on YouTube, you’re not alone! YouTube is a phenomenon that has bypassed many adults to win over Gen Z. As the social network they “can't live without,” we need to know all about it so we can help them think about it biblically.A Parent’s Guide to Snapchat: Why are teens so obsessed with Snapchat? And what do they even do on it? This guide will help you better understand the app itself, why it’s appealing, and how to have conversations about it with your teens.Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.The romance holiday can be a lot less exciting than movies and our daydreams make it out to be. But…
with our guidance on romance, relationships, sex, and true love, teens don’t have to fall prey to the disappointment, pressure, or sadness.A Parent's Guide to Vaping (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
New statistics show that teens are starting to vape (i.e., use e-cigarettes) at a high rate, despite the lack of…
research into its risks and harms. This guide looks into what vaping is, what can be vaped, how it can be concealed, how risky it is, how easily minors can access it, and more.With rates of suicide and self-harm on the rise, we can’t afford to not talk with our children about these…
difficult topics. Learn what God says about both, how to initiate conversations, and how to get help.A Parent's Guide to Smartphones (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
Good news! It is possible to use smartphones well and to keep them from becoming our kids’ entire world, even…
if they’ve had phones for a while. This guide offers a theology of technology, tips for preparing kids for the first phone, and much more.Stranger Things has undoubtedly made its mark on our culture! This guide will help you understand the show’s themes and,…
more importantly, how to start meaningful conversations with teens about its messages.A Parent's Guide to Spring Break (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
How did spring break become what it is today? What pressure do teens and college students feel to join in?…
How do we talk to them about it? What’s the correct response to the “spring break phenomenon”? What does it mean to actually take a break? All these questions and more are answered in this insightful guide.A Parent's Guide to Teen Slang (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
Opioids and prescription drugs, though legal, are not always safe. And while teen opioid use is declining, teen overdose-related deaths…
are increasing. This guide will help you understand opioids, their risks, conversations to have, and preventative steps to take within your home.A Parent's Guide to Netflix (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
Netflix is here to stay, so how can we approach it with wisdom and discernment and teach our kids to…
do the same? This guide offers practical advice and tips for enjoying the service without letting it take over.This bestselling novel and film appeals to gamers, sci-fi enthusiasts, and kids of the 1980s alike, giving families a chance…
for common enjoyment and deep conversations. If your teens love RPO, this guide can help make sense of the good and the bad and offers lots of discussion questions.A Parent's Guide to iOS (Axis Parent's Guide)
By Axis. 2018
Wondering how to implement parental controls on an Apple device? Or what to do if your teen keeps finding ways…
around them? This guide is for you! With tons of helpful information, you will better understand these devices that are second nature to teens.