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Looking beyond a purely scientific discussion of hydrology, the authors of this volume emphasize that mankind needs to recognize the urgency of the situation in which our water is threatened. Providing a comprehensive overview of the broad and complex field of hydrology, the book explores the water cycle, its various components, and its interactions with the environment in which it develops and interacts. Through this work, the authors endeavor to contribute to the sustainable development of our society and our environment.

A collaboration of over 30 experts, The Biology of Gobies summarizes the systematics, ecology, zoogeography, and general biology of Gobiiformes. It discusses the astounding diversity of gobies, the largest family of marine fishes, examining the more than 200 genera and 2000 species. It highlights their morphology and adaptability, which allows them to live in numerous ecological niches and lends them favorably to laboratory and field study, and looks at the structural and behavioral reproductive diversity of gobies ranging from gonochoric to hermaphrodite, and monogamous to polygamous, and even promiscuous.

"With a focus on the fundamentals and strategies of distillation columns, this book covers the process variables for continuous distillation columns, as well as four basic control strategies and the typical cases in which they are used. The author defines the inlet and outlet streams and process variables for a distillation column and then explains the overall concept of the separation and purification that is performed. Performance and product quality are described in terms of specification requirements, and tools and techniques for the optimization of quality performance are provided. Figures and graphs are included within the reference to illustrate concepts"--

Drawing on a host of scientific studies, this text explores how rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have impacted water in plants and soils. It discusses drought, the soil¿plant¿atmosphere continuum, the soil atmosphere, root growth, and variable oxygen concentration of soil. The book also covers the use of carbon isotope ratios in plant science, stomatal conductance and density, transpiration and evapotranspiration, water use efficiency, C4 photosynthesis, plant anatomy, phenology, and measures of plant growth. More than 200 high quality figures illustrate the concepts discussed.

This book introduces a process called The Exchange that will make ones job easier. It is about the kinds of conflicts that drive a manager or supervisor crazy. The book is intended for the designated problem solvers, whether official or unofficial.

Written by an expert with more than 30 years of experience, Guidance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles contains new analytical results, taken from the author¿s research, that can be used for analysis and design of unmanned aerial vehicles guidance and control systems. This book progresses from a clear elucidation of guidance laws and unmanned aerial vehicle dynamics to the modeling of their guidance and control systems. The author provides an innovative presentation of the theoretical aspects of unmanned aerial vehicles¿ guidance that cannot be found in any other book. It presents new ideas that, once crystallized, can be implemented in the new generation of unmanned aerial systems.

With contributions from international experts, this book presents cutting edge Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) research on information technology, systems, and infrastructures that is theoretically-based and empirically supported. It examines the complexities involved in the establishments of SDIs in the Northern and Southern hemispheres and use of SDIs in a variety of cultural, societal, and institutional contexts. The focus is on urban and regional levels where socio-economic and environmental sustainability is realized.

Written by international experts in the field, this book supplies coherent presentations of recent developments along with a clear understanding of heavy metal dynamics and bioavailability in the soil root zone. It provides a multidisciplinary approach with emphasis on geohydrology, plant and soil science, and environmental chemistry. Evaluating the current state of the art in this field, the text explores innovative experimental and theoretical modeling approaches. Numerous figures, tables and equations are included within the text to further enhance knowledge of the subject.

A valuable resource for the modern synthetic chemist, this broadly applicable book addresses the multidisciplinary field of micro reaction technology¿from novel research techniques to a synthetic approach capable of changing the way chemists perform reactions.

Discusses the principles that determine how plants grow and the essential elements necessary for successful crop production. This title covers such topics as physical and chemical properties of soil, chemical and organic fertilizers, soil acidity and alkalinity, liming and liming materials, and micronutrients essential to plant growth.

The Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy is a reference work on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity. It includes subjects and figures from the dawn of philosophy in Ionia in the 6th century BC to the demise of the Academy in Athens.

Describes the process, motivation, constraints, challenges, opportunities, and specific design data related to the creation of a modern research laboratory. This book presents information which is based on a large pool of experience in the development of laboratory buildings for universities, teaching hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies.

Rev. ed. of: Biomedical transducers and instruments. c1997.

Serves as the resource for designing hydraulic systems and for selecting hydraulic fluids used in engineering applications. Featuring fresh illustrations, data tables, as well as practical examples, this book provides essential information on the hydraulic fluids and testing methods.

A manufacturing book that examines time-based break-even analysis. It applies cost analysis to a variety of industrial processes, employing a problem-based approach to manufacturing procedures, materials, and management.

The reason that good interfaces are few and far between is really quite simple: they are extremely difficult to design and build properly. This book elucidates an overarching framework for design that can be applied to the broad spectrum of existing domains.

The need to protect free speech on matters of governing importance--more than any other element of government--is the defining factor of a free society. Nowhere in the law is that prospect more clearly explained than in the opinion in "Times v. Sullivan." This special issue provides an example of the breadth and scope of "Times v. Sullivan" and the ways in which the case continues to impact the jurisprudence of free expression. It is introduced by two essays designed to provide an overview of the case, providing insights into the origins of the dispute the Court was called upon to settle. The next four articles are testimony to breadth the opinion in this case, particularly dealing with aspects not often considered. Combined, they all demonstrate the lasting significance of what may be the most important free expression case the Court has delivered.

In the context of the evolution of education program evaluation and the current emphasis on scientific precision, this special issue presents several of the challenges to program evaluation that scholars are facing today. In addition, it shares recent insights and experiences that will contribute to continued improvement of program evaluation and responds to the call for more exactness without losing sight of the lessons learned from evaluation over the past several decades. The eight papers address five main areas: evaluation design, instrumentation, implementation, politics, and analysis. As a whole, this issue is designed shed light on the five issues, as well as provide information useful for those interested in increasing the rigor of education research to increase the ability to improve schools.

An examination of the story-making processes in K-8 classrooms from a social-semiotic perspective, highlighting how participants' discourse influences story construction and interpretation. It features transcripts of teacher-student-text discourse and advice on putting theory into practice.

This work consists of 13 urban elementary teacher researchers' year-long inquiries around literacy topics - conducted as part of a collaborative school-university action research project. It focuses on attempts to transform teaching practices to meet the needs of students from diverse backgrounds.

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Offers a comprehensive and practical view of assessment-based personnel decisions. This book shows that the field of assessment-based personnel selection (a prototypical personnel decision) seems not to have fully acknowledged changing situations, methods, and theories of measurement.

This volume seeks to chronicle changes in the roles of men and women and the changes that need to occur. It addresses issues relevant to female and male differences in power, dominance, communication, equality, and expectations and beliefs.

This dictionary is intended for readers of French who wish to have an explanation of the terms and acronyms they meet in the course of their study of the contemporary French press. It is addressed to all students of French beyond elementary level.

Fish and shrimp producing industries generate huge amounts of wastes in form of viscera, scales, waste water, etc. Applications of microorganisms and/or microbesbased products have contributed significantly in solving many of these problems associated with aquaculture and waste management. This book addresses strategies for control of bacterial infection in farmed aquatic organism products. It covers: spoilage of fresh fish, microorganisms and processed seafoods, microbiological safety and quality of processed shrimps and fish and molecular detection of seafood borne human pathogenic bacteria.

A well-rounded, accessible exposition of honeypots in wired and wireless networks, this book addresses the topic from a variety of perspectives.

In this volume, world leaders in potato research review historical and contemporary discoveries resulting in a range of advances. Topics include nutritional quality, yield, disease and insect resistance, processing, plant growth and development, and other aspects. The book also examines research yielding significant molecular resources that facilitate breeding, linkage and gene mapping, cytology, functional and structural genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Future research developments that are likely to significantly advance efforts to understand and improve the potato are also explored.

The author of this work was inspired by the need to develop a truly evolutionary vision of human culture and society. The text began as the Terry Lectures, given at Yale University in 1957.

Certain qualitative and approximate methods are needed to solve problems of differential equations with maxima, which depend on the maximum value of a state on past time intervals. One of the few up-to-date references on the topic, this book develops these qualitative and approximate methods of analysis for nonlinear differential equations with maxima. It explains the underlying theory of differential equations and how to accurately model real-world applications, including automatic control systems. It also covers how to solve initial value and boundary value problems of differential equations with maxima.