Download or read book The Sudden Disappearance of the Worker Bees written by Serge Quadruppani and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On vacation with her husband in an idyllic Italian valley, Police Inspector Simona Tavianello stops at the local beekeeper’s shop to buy some honey, where she finds a body lying in the entrance. Simona tries to avoid involvement—she is, after all, off-duty. But when she realizes that the murder weapon is her own gun, what can she do but take charge? The victim was an engineer at the controversial agricultural research center for Sacropiano, a biotechnology company accused of developing pesticides that are making the bees in the region disappear. At the same time Simona found the body, the local beekeepers were nearby organizing a militant sit-in to protest the company’s practices. And found on the floor near the corpse was a tract entitled, “The Bee Revolution.” Simona Tavianello’s investigation gets her caught between the radical environmentalists and the powerful industrialists who are allied with the police. That would be complication enough, but she also needs to deal with the wounded ego of Cacabonda, the local police officer, who is officially in charge of the investigation. With her sharp humor and spot-on observations of current events in Italy, can Tavianello not only solve the murder, but also discover the intriguing reason behind the disappearance of the bees?
Download or read book The Sudden Disappearance of the Worker Bees written by Serge Quadruppani and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Score Higher on the UKCAT written by Brian Holmes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One test stands between you and a place at the medical school of your dreams: the UKCAT. Score Higher on the UKCAT offers unrivalled expert preparation with more practice questions than any other book and a unique online exam - this is all you need to succeed and enter medical school.
Download or read book Keeping Bees written by Vivian Head and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bees are an integral part of our environment, and by keeping your own you can contribute to their survival as well as ensuring a constant supply of tasty, nutritious honey. Packed with practical and professional advice, this book is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees. It tells you all you need to know about this richly rewarding hobby, from choosing a breed and positioning your hive, to extracting honey and keeping disease at bay. Topics include: - Understanding bees - Beekeeping equipment - Getting your bees - Pests and diseases - Harvesting honey ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Hobby Editions bring together beautiful hardback guides introducing a variety of hobbies with full-colour illustrations and images.
Download or read book Wild in the Streets written by Marilyn Singer and published by Words & Pictures. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated book pairs poetry with nonfiction, telling the fascinating stories of the animals who have found homes in our city landscapes across the world, from the pythons traveling Singapore's sewers to the monkeys living in India's temples. Humans may have built towns and cities, but we aren't the only ones who live in them. Given the smallest chance--a park, a garden, a window box; a basement, a subway tunnel, a bridge--wildlife manages to survive in the city. Among colorful illustrated pages buzzing with city life and animal activity, you'll discover the host of wild animals who live among humans: butterflies, bats, spiders, honeybees, coyotes, and more. Each animal's story is told through a short poem accompanied by an informational paragraph. Some poems are comical, some poignant, and all make the reader see the world in a different way. After a rousing exploration of animal life, find definitions of the various types of poetry forms used in the book: haiku, cinquain, sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, triolet, reverso, acrostic, and free verse. Look around--you may discover neighbors you didn't know you had!
Download or read book Language is a complex adaptive system Explorations and evidence written by Kristine Lund and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2022-10-22 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ASLAN labex - Advanced studies on language complexity - brings together a unique set of expertise and varied points of view on language. In this volume, we employ three main sections showcasing diverse empirical work to illustrate how language within human interaction is a complex and adaptive system. The first section – epistemological views on complexity – pleads for epistemological plurality, an end to dichotomies, and proposes different ways to connect and translate between frameworks. The second section – complexity, pragmatics and discourse – focuses on discourse practices at different levels of description. Other semiotic systems, in addition to language are mobilized, but also interlocutors’ perception, memory and understanding of culture. The third section – complexity, interaction, and multimodality – employs different disciplinary frameworks to weave between micro, meso, and macro levels of analyses. Our specific contributions include adding elements to and extending the field of application of the models proposed by others through new examples of emergence, interplay of heterogeneous elements, intrinsic diversity, feedback, novelty, self-organization, adaptation, multi-dimensionality, indeterminism, and collective control with distributed emergence. Finally, we argue for a change in vantage point regarding the search for linguistic universals.
Download or read book Parasitology written by Eric S. Loker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 1397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition of Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach offers a timely overview of the eukaryotic parasites affecting human health and the health of domestic and wild animals and plants. The book offers a broadly encompassing, integrative view of the phenomenon of parasitism and of the remarkable diversity of the world’s parasites. This second edition has been thoroughly updated on all aspects of parasitism, including expanded sections on parasite biodiversity, parasite genomes, the interface between parasitology and disease ecology, and applications of new techniques like CRISPR and gene drives for parasite control. Key selling features: Emphasis on a distinctive integrative and conceptual approach rather than the taxon-by-taxon approach used in most parasitology books A concise, handy Rogues Gallery section that summarizes the basic biology for the most important eukaryotic parasites of humans and domestic animals, one a reader is repeatedly directed to throughout the chapters Outstanding full-color illustrations and photographs to reinforce key points The use of text boxes to set apart important topics or ideas that deserve special emphasis Provision of end-of-chapter summaries, questions to test understanding and key references for those wishing to seek further information Reference to particular URLs to highlight recent developments that often pose new and distinctive problems awaiting solution Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach is designed for an upper-level undergraduate audience, but its readability and careful explanation of underlying scientific concepts and terminology makes it appropriate for anyone seeking a broader understanding of the impact of infectious organisms on our well-being and the changes underway in the modern world.
Download or read book Why does Evolution Matter The Importance of Understanding Evolution written by Gabriel Trueba and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution is not merely a chapter in biology textbooks; rather, it is the mesh that embraces and connects every biological phenomenon; indeed, as Dobzhansky pointed out, nothing in biology could be understood without the evolutionary logic. The contents of this book highlight the importance of evolution in applied biological sciences such as agricultural, medical, environmental and the social sciences. Evolutionary science provides renewed ideas which can result in practical applications and tools that deal with current problems concerning humanity, such as disease, food production, and environmental destruction. Most of the topics in this book were discussed during the III Summit on Evolution which took place in the Galapagos Islands in June 2013, hosted by the Galapagos Institute for the Arts and Sciences and the Galapagos Science Institute, Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
Download or read book Growing Food in a Hotter Drier Land written by Gary Paul Nabhan and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal," many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such "global weirding." This book draws upon the wisdom and technical knowledge from desert farming traditions all around the world to offer time-tried strategies for: Building greater moisture-holding capacity and nutrients in soils Protecting fields from damaging winds, drought, and floods Harvesting water from uplands to use in rain gardens and terraces filled with perennial crops Delecting fruits, nuts, succulents, and herbaceous perennials that are best suited to warmer, drier climates Gary Paul Nabhan is one of the world's experts on the agricultural traditions of arid lands. For this book he has visited indigenous and traditional farmers in the Gobi Desert, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara Desert, and Andalusia, as well as the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Painted deserts of North America, to learn firsthand their techniques and designs aimed at reducing heat and drought stress on orchards, fields, and dooryard gardens. This practical book also includes colorful "parables from the field" that exemplify how desert farmers think about increasing the carrying capacity and resilience of the lands and waters they steward. It is replete with detailed descriptions and diagrams of how to implement these desert-adapted practices in your own backyard, orchard, or farm. This unique book is useful not only for farmers and permaculturists in the arid reaches of the Southwest or other desert regions. Its techniques and prophetic vision for achieving food security in the face of climate change may well need to be implemented across most of North America over the next half-century, and are already applicable in most of the semiarid West, Great Plains, and the U.S. Southwest and adjacent regions of Mexico.
Download or read book A Practical Manual Of Beekeeping written by David Cramp and published by Spring Hill. This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating hobby; a remunerative business; or a globetrotting career? Which type of beekeeper do you want to be? It is entirely up to you: beekeeping can provide it all.Beekeeping can provide anyone with an interesting and useful hobby or a lucrative and rewarding business. It is recognised as a vital agricultural industry and can therefore also offer you a globe trotting career. The whole subject is, however, often shrouded in mystery and loaded with jargon, leaving many people unaware of its true potential or how to start. This book strips away all the mystery and explains step by step how - from day one - you can start beekeeping as a hobby; how you can progress to running a beekeeping business; or how you can start a career as a beekeeper which can quite easily take you all over the world. No other guide explains in such detail the true potential and accessibility of beekeeping or of being a beekeeper.
Download or read book The Mice Who Sing For Sex written by Lliana Bird and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lliana Bird and Dr Jack Lewis tackle the strange and surreal phenomena from the depths of the oceans to the limits of the far flung universe; the dark corners of your laundry basket to the forgotten compartments of your fridge. Packed with unusual facts and stories of the absurd each of the fascinating insights is told with the Geek Chic team's inimitable humour and wit. An hilarious exploration all things bizarre from the world of science, The Mice Who Sing for Sex takes on weighty issues including heavy metal loving sharks, life-threatening skinny jeans, our impending jellyfish apocalypse and of course, the singing mice of the title.
Download or read book Please Bee Have written by Braiden Staples and published by Braiden Staples. This book was released on 2023-09-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the delicate tapestry of life on Earth, pollinators are the unsung heroes that orchestrate a symphony of growth, diversity, and sustenance. From the tiniest buzzing insects to the graceful fluttering butterflies and the occasional hummingbird, these remarkable creatures play an indispensable role in both agriculture and the health of our ecosystems. Welcome to “Please Bee-Have: A Critical Look Into Pollinator Decline & Its Negative Impacts On Our Food Security”. We will delve into a multifaceted exploration of the intricate relationship between pollinators, the decline they face, and the imminent threat this decline poses to our global food security, including theoretical scenario's we may face if we do not take steps to preserve the conservation efforts of these indispensable creatures. I'd also like to take the opportunity to present a YouTube video on the subject matter that motivated me to compile this issue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ox1vy_NKo
Download or read book Cognitive Architecture written by Deborah Hauptmann and published by 010 Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noo-politics is most broadly understood as a power exerted over the life of the mind, reconfiguring perception, memory and attention. This volume unites specialists in political and aesthetic philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and architecture, and presents their ideas for re-thinking the city in terms of neurobiology and Noo-politics. The book examines the relationship between information and communication, calling for a new logic of representation, and shows how architecture can merge with urban systems and processes to create new forms of network that empower the imagination and change our cultural landscape.
Download or read book Toxic Legacy written by Stephanie Seneff and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a “Best Book of the Year” by Kirkus Reviews “Urgent and eye-opening, the book serves as a loud-and-clear alarm.”―The Boston Globe Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world’s most commonly used weedkiller is contributing to skyrocketing rates of chronic disease. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Over 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms―and food―every year. Agrochemical companies claim that glyphosate is safe for humans, animals, and the environment. But emerging scientific research on glyphosate’s deadly disruption of the gut microbiome, its crippling effect on protein synthesis, and its impact on the body’s ability to use and transport sulfur―not to mention several landmark legal cases―tells a very different story. In Toxic Legacy, senior research scientist Stephanie Seneff, PhD, delivers compelling evidence based on countless published, peer-reviewed studies―all in frank, illuminating, and always accessible language. As Rachel Carson did with DDT in the 1960’s with Silent Spring, Seneff sounds the alarm on glyphosate, giving you guidance on simple changes you can make right now and essential information you need to protect your health, your family’s health, and the planet on which we all depend. “A game-changer that we would be foolish to ignore.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred) “Toxic Legacy will stand shoulder to shoulder with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. [This is] unquestionably, one of the most important books of our time.”―David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain “Dr. Seneff’s work will change the way we all think about food.”―Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times bestselling author
Download or read book Honeybee Hotel written by Leslie Day and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing narrative unwraps the heart within the glamour of one of the world’s most beloved cities, while assuring us that nature can thrive in the ultimate urban environment when its denizens care enough to foster that connection.
Download or read book IELTS Prep Plus written by Kaplan Test Prep and published by Kaplan Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaplan's IELTS Prep Plus 2021-2022 provides in-depth review, test-taking strategies, and exam-like practice for all four tests on the Academic and General Training IELTS exams. Our comprehensive guide includes audio tracks to help you practice your listening skills, videos of mock interviews so that you can see performance at different score bands, and personalized, data-driven score reports to help you focus your study. The Best Review Eight full-length practice tests: six Academic IELTS and two General Training IELTS so you can prepare for both versions of the test Practice questions with detailed answer explanations In-depth review of the content and abilities tested on each section of the test, along with Kaplan’s proven methods and skill-building strategies CD with audio tracks for test-like Listening practice Exclusive interactive online centre with score reports, mock interviews, and audio tracks Content is updated and revised so you have the most up-to-date test information Expert Guidance We know the test: the Kaplan team ensures our practice questions and study materials are true to the exam Our books and practice questions are written by experts who know students—every explanation is written to help you learn We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in over 140 countries worldwide take the IELTS exam in order to demonstrate English-language proficiency. The exam, which tests listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, is used for entrance into universities, nonacademic business settings, and as a part of immigration applications for permanent residence or citizenship in several English-speaking countries. The IELTS is an approved English-language test for U.S. and UK naturalization and visa applications.
Download or read book Ecological Sustainability written by Robert B. Northrop and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability, and examines the technologies involved to help mitigate human impacts, such as renewable ene
