Download or read book Food Science written by Norman N Potter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water and Sanitation Services written by Jose Esteban Castro and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on how to provide clean water for all - one of the key Millennium Development Goals, this book integrates technical and social perspectives. A broad, international range of case studies are provided, from developed, middle income and developing countries, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

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Download or read book National cyber security framework manual written by Alexander Klimburg and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What, exactly, is 'National Cyber Security'? The rise of cyberspace as a field of human endeavour is probably nothing less than one of the most significant developments in world history. Cyberspace already directly impacts every facet of human existence including economic, social, cultural and political developments, and the rate of change is not likely to stop anytime soon. However, the socio-political answers to the questions posed by the rise of cyberspace often significantly lag behind the rate of technological change. One of the fields most challenged by this development is that of 'national security'. The National Cyber Security Framework Manual provides detailed background information and in-depth theoretical frameworks to help the reader understand the various facets of National Cyber Security, according to different levels of public policy formulation. The four levels of government--political, strategic, operational and tactical/technical--each have their own perspectives on National Cyber Security, and each is addressed in individual sections within the Manual. Additionally, the Manual gives examples of relevant institutions in National Cyber Security, from top-level policy coordination bodies down to cyber crisis management structures and similar institutions."--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Calidad del agua para la agricultura written by R.S. Ayers and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluacion de la calidad del agua; Solucion del problema; Otras consideraciones.

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Download or read book Intrepid Explorer written by J. David Lowell and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When seven-year-old Dave Lowell was camped out at his father’s mine in the hills of southern Arizona in 1935, he knew he had found his calling. “Life couldn’t get any better than this,” he recalls. “I didn’t know what science was, but wisps of scientific thought were already working into my plan.” So began the legendary career of the engineer, geologist, explorer, and international businessman whose life is recounted in his own words in this captivating book. An Arizona native with family roots in territorial times, Lowell grew from modest beginnings on a ranch near Nogales to become a major world figure in the fields of minerals, mining, and economic geology. He has personally discovered more copper than anyone in history and has developed multibillion-dollar gold and copper mines that have changed the economies of nations. And although he has consulted for corporations in the field of mining, he has largely operated as an independent agent and explorer, the architect of his own path and success. His life’s story unfolds in four stages: his early education in his field, on-the-job learning at sites in the United States and Mexico, development of exploration strategies, and finally, the launch of his own enterprises and companies. Recurring themes in Lowell’s life include the strict personal, ethical, and tactical policies he requires of his colleagues; his devotion to his family; and his distaste for being away from the field in a corporate office, even to this day. The magnitude of Lowell’s overall success is evident in his list of mine discoveries, as well as in his scientific achievements and the enormous respect his friends and colleagues have had for him throughout his lengthy career, which he continues to zealously pursue.

Download or read book El riego por aspersi n y su tecnolog a written by J. TARJUELO and published by Mundi-Prensa Libros. This book was released on 2005 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Mechanisms of Adaptation written by J.R. Spkatch and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bacteria: Volume VII: Mechanisms of Adaptation explores the mechanisms of bacterial adaptations and covers topics ranging from bacterial spores, cysts, and stalks to nitrogen fixation, bacterial chemotaxis, bacteriophage growth, and the structure and biosynthesis of bacterial cell walls. The roles of appendages and surface layers in adaptation of bacteria to their environment are also considered, along with cell division in Escherichia coli. This volume is comprised of nine chapters and begins with a discussion on the structure, properties, formation, and regulation of spores, cysts, and stalks in actinomycetes, blue-green bacteria, myxobacteria, Bacillus, Azotobacter, and Caulobacter. The reader is then introduced to the biochemistry, regulation, genetics, and evolution of nitrogen fixing in organisms; the receptors involved in bacterial chemotaxis and the nature of the sensing mechanism; the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria; and bacterial functions involved in nutrient detection and acquisition. The roles played by organelles and surface layers in the adaptation of bacteria to their environment are also examined. The final chapter deals with the regulation of, and coordination between, the multitude of events involved in cell division in Escherichia coli. This monograph will be a useful resource for microbiologists, bacteriologists, biochemists, and biologists.

Download or read book Econom a y pol tica de gesti n del agua en la agricultura written by JOSE MARIA SUMPSI and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En España se da la paradoja que existiendo una larga tradición de política hidráulica, de instituciones para la gestión del agua y de tecnología de regulación, transporte, distribución y aplicación del agua en sus distintos usos, apenas se han desarrollado estudios sobre la economía del agua. Esta circunstancia responde a que en nuestro país la aproximación a la política hidráulica y a la planificación hidrológica se ha producido históricamente desde una perspectiva exclusivamente técnica y no económica. El presente libro desarrolla, a lo largo de los primeros capítulos, los principios básicos de la economía y política de gestión del agua y resume las experiencias internacionales más relevantes sobre políticas de oferta y demanda. La segunda parte, y núcleo central del libro, presenta los resultados de una exhaustiva investigación llevada a cabo en quince zonas regables pertenecientes a las cuencas hidrográficas del Duero, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Júcar y Segura que ha permitido estimar las curvas de demanda de agua de dichas zonas regables y evaluar diversas políticas de gestión del agua en la agricultura española, propuesta desde distintos ámbitos. La investigación se ha llevado a cabo mediante un convenio entre la UPM y el MAPA bajo la dirección de José Ma Sumpsi Viñas, catedrático de dicha universidad. El carácter híbrido del libro, conceptual y teórico por un lado pero empírico y aplicado por otro, hace que su lectura sea interesante tanto para alumnos y estudiosos del tema como para profesionales vinculados a la agricultura del regadío, así como para responsables de la gestión del agua en el sector agrario, sector que en España, al igual que en la mayoría de los países mediterráneos, utiliza la mayor parte de los recursos hídricos disponibles.

Download or read book Antimicrobial Drug Resistance written by L Bryan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antimicrobial Drug Resistance presents information regarding the ability of organisms to resist natural and synthetically derived inhibitors. It presents the view of the authors who made significant contributions to the understanding of resistance. The book focuses on inhibitors classified as antifungal, antiviral, and antimalarial, as well as metal ions. It also covers numerous reactions, which have been genetically and biochemically analyzed in this context. Additionally, some chapters cover resistance plasmids of most of the clinically important bacteria. The book is designed to aid those involved in microbiological and pharmaceutical research on antimicrobial agents, clinical infectious diseases and medical microbiology, teaching microbiology and pharmacology, pharmaceutical marketing, and infection control.

Download or read book Control de la erosi n y uso eficiente del agua en la agricultura written by Carlos Alberto Chávez García and published by Editorial Academica Espanola. This book was released on 2013 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los sistemas de riego por gravedad son los más usados en la agricultura de riego; sin embargo, debido a sus bajas eficiencias de aplicación y uso, requieren de un volumen de agua mayor al necesario para satisfacer la demanda hídrica de los cultivos. Adicionalmente, un problema asociado al que no se le ha dado la debida importancia es la erosión por el flujo concentrado en los surcos. Este fenómeno es responsable del abandono de superficies aptas para la agricultura, como consecuencia del arrastre de sedimentos y la reducción de la productividad del suelo. Ante esta problemática, en este trabajo se muestra la evaluación de la aplicación de yeso agrícola y poliacrilamida (PAM) como una alternativa viable y sostenible a los problemas planteados. Los resultados muestran que la aplicación de PAM reduce la erosión del suelo en un sistema de riego en surcos, y combinada con la aplicación de yeso incrementa el uso eficiente del agua y la producción de los cultivos.

Download or read book New Trends in Databases and Information Systems written by Mirjana Ivanović and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed short papers, workshops and Doctoral Consortium papers of the 20th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, ADBIS 2016, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2016. The 11 short papers and one historical paper were carefully selected and reviewed from 85 submissions. The rest of papers was selected from reviewing processes of 2 workshops and Doctoral Consortium. The papers are organized in topical sections on ADBIS Short Papers, Third International Workshop on Big Data Applications and Principles (BigDap 2016), Second International Workshop on Data Centered Smart Applications (DCSA 2016) and ADBIS Doctoral Consortium.

Download or read book Measuring Landscapes written by Andre Botequilha Leitao and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided. The authors explain specific tools and concepts to measure a landscape's structure, form, and change over time. Metrics studied include patch richness, class area proportion, patch number and density, mean patch size, shape, radius of gyration, contagion, edge contrast, nearest neighbor distance, and proximity. These measures will help planners and conservationists make better land use decisions for the future.

Download or read book Automatizaci n y telecontrol de sistemas de riego written by Antonio Ruiz Canales and published by Marcombo. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "La demanda de recursos hídricos es cada vez mayor a escala local y mundial. A las competencias entre los tradicionales usos agrícolas y los crecientes usos urbanos e industriales se suma el deterioro creciente del medio ambiente. Una gestión adecuada de los recursos hídricos puede ayudar a paliar esta situación y es necesaria para un desarrollo sostenible. Una de las medidas para conseguir una gestión adecuada de los recursos hídricos en la agricultura es la automatización y el telecontrol de los sistemas de riego. Se trata de registrar y repartir de un modo adecuado las cantidades de agua y fertilizantes que se manejan en riego utilizando diversas herramientas tecnológicas proporcionadas por la electrónica digital. La automatización y el telecontrol facilitan la gestión en el uso del agua de riego y la facturación por el volumen de agua consumido. En las redes de agua a presión de zonas regables, la automatización y el telecontrol representan un porcentaje elevado de las inversiones que se realizan. Por otra parte, existe una amplia oferta en el mercado que propone sistemas de telecontrol muy diferentes. En definitiva, la automatización y el telecontrol de los sistemas de riego contribuyen de manera decisiva a la sostenibilidad de los recursos hídricos en un entorno donde las carencias y baja calidad del agua son cada día más crecientes. Este libro ofrece una visión genérica de las posibles aplicaciones de los sistemas de automatización y control en la gestión y manejo de regadíos e instalaciones de riego. A su vez se proporcionan los conocimientos básicos necesarios para que el lector pueda diseñar sistemas de adquisición de datos, supervisión y control (SCADA) y hacer uso del telecontrol para automatizar las instalaciones de riego. Tomando como origen los fundamentos teóricos, esta obra da un enfoque práctico de los temas tratados. Al mismo tiempo se presenta al lector una bibliografía actualizada para poder ampliar conocimientos. Esta edición viene avalada por un equipo de profesores de diferentes universidades españolas (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha) con líneas de investigación relacionadas con la temática del libro. Esta obra, con un enfoque multidisciplinar, va dirigida a los técnicos que trabajan en los diferentes campos del conocimiento que se presentan en cada capítulo. Los técnicos relacionados con el manejo y mantenimiento de las instalaciones de riego a presión, a quienes se hace referencia en los capítulos del 1 al 8. En segundo lugar, los técnicos en sistemas de automatización y control, reflejado en los capítulos del 9 al 19. Por último, se desarrollan entre los capítulos 20 al 22 los aspectos relacionados con las telecomunicaciones empleadas en estos sistemas. Por su contenido, esta obra es una buena herramienta de consulta para diferentes grados de estudios: formación profesional, diplomatura, licenciatura y tercer ciclo."