Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology

Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology

Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology: Integrated Nutrient Management focuses on agricultural techniques and integrated nutrient management of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). Peanuts are the second most important oil crop of India, occupying 5.7 million hectares, with an average production of 0.8 ton/ha, which is 23.5% of the India’s total oil seed production. Worldwide annual production of shelled peanuts was 42 million metric tons in 2014. It is the world’s 4th most important source of edible oil and the 3rd most important source of vegetable protein. The volume includes basic and advanced information on production, agrotechniques, and integrated nutrient management of Arachis hypogaea L. crop plant. It studies the physiology of the peanut, looking at the proper environmental conditions for optimal growth as well as under various subnormal conditions. It explores the methods of nitrogen application as well as the influence of different sowing dates and population densities to harvest its full yield potential. The book covers methods to achieve balanced nutrition, including using organic manures in groundnut farming to enhance yielding ability. The book will be a rich resource for those in agriculture, horticulture, and allied sciences, particularly for agricultural scientists in plant and crop physiology, agronomy, and soil science. Farm owners and managers of peanut crops and production will also benefit from the information provided in this volume.

Algae Based Bioelectrochemical Systems for Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Storage, Bioremediation and Bioproduct Generation

Algae Based Bioelectrochemical Systems for Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Storage, Bioremediation and Bioproduct Generation

Algae Based Bioelectrochemical Systems for Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Storage, Bioremediation and Bioproduct Generation explores the integration of carbon capture, storage and sequestration technologies with bioelectrochemical fuels cells (BEFC), showing how conventional technologies can be renovated to aid in the reduction in GHG emissions and simultaneously optimize BEFC performance. The book focuses on the integration of algal biogas upgradation with electrochemical systems, providing a guide to the renovation of conventional technologies to combine energy production and carbon sequestration. Chapters discuss the latest advancements in carbon sequestration biocatalyst and microbial platforms and integrations for rapid carbon biotransformations. In addition, the book highlights the potential of algae and chemolithotrophs as candidates for carbon delivery, biocatalyst orientation and architecture for optimal BEFC performance. - Addresses the modification of carbon materials in the strengthening and application of bioelectrochemical fuel cells - Highlights the application of bioelectrochemical systems in carbon sequestration and utilization - Discusses the frontiers of carbon storage biocatalysts such as algae and chemlithotrophs - Includes content supported by analytical tools and detailed schematics and process diagrams that outline the integration of carbon sequestration with bioelectrochemical systems

Visions

Visions

Visions, physicist Michio Kaku looks to the future and guides the reader through the science of the next century. Based on many years of research into the pioneering efforts by theoreticians, and groundbreaking research that is taking place in laboratories around the world, Kaku leads us into the next century, predicting an even more far-reaching scientific revolution than the one we have at present.

Biotechnology for Environmental Protection

Biotechnology for Environmental Protection

This book covers broader application of biotechnology for the protection of environment through different bioremediation and biodegradation techniques developed for removal of environmental contaminants including the recently discovered contaminants. The book offers a comprehensive overview of environmental pollutants including their fate, behavior, environmental and associated health risks. It is useful reading material for postgraduate and graduate students of environmental biotechnology, environmental microbiology and ecology. Young researchers also find the chapters useful understanding the latest developments.

Poor Cecco - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Poor Cecco - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Margery Williams Bianco (1881 - 1944) was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen. Poor Cecco is the wonderful story of a wooden dog who was the jolliest toy in the house until he went out to explore the world. Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), Rackham was one of the premier illustrators of the early 20th Century. He illustrated many books, the first of which was published in 1893.

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer discusses recent developments in nanomedicine and nano-based drug delivery systems used in the treatment of cancers affecting the blood, lungs, brain, and kidneys. The research presented in this book includes international collaborations in the area of novel drug delivery for the treatment of cancer. Cancer therapy remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine, as successful treatment requires the elimination of malignant cells that are closely related to normal cells within the body. Advanced drug delivery systems are carriers for a wide range of pharmacotherapies used in many applications, including cancer treatment. The use of such carrier systems in cancer treatment is growing rapidly as they help overcome the limitations associated with conventional drug delivery systems. Some of the conventional limitations that these advanced drug delivery systems help overcome include nonspecific targeting, systemic toxicity, poor oral bioavailability, reduced efficacy, and low therapeutic index. This book begins with a brief introduction to cancer biology. This is followed by an overview of the current landscape in pharmacotherapy for the cancer management. The need for advanced drug delivery systems in oncology and cancer treatment is established, and the systems that can be used for several specific cancers are discussed. Several chapters of the book are devoted to discussing the latest technologies and advances in nanotechnology. These include practical solutions on how to design a more effective nanocarrier for the drugs used in cancer therapeutics. Each chapter is written with the goal of informing readers about the latest advancements in drug delivery system technologies while reinforcing understanding through various detailed tables, figures, and illustrations. Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer is a valuable resource for anyone working in the fields of cancer biology and drug delivery, whether in academia, research, or industry. The book will be especially useful for researchers in drug formulation and drug delivery as well as for biological and translational researchers working in the field of cancer. - Presents an overview of the recent perspectives and challenges within the management and diagnosis of cancer - Provides insights into how advanced drug delivery systems can effectively be used in the management of a wide range of cancers - Includes up-to-date information on diagnostic methods and treatment strategies using controlled drug delivery systems

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbial Biotechnology in Agro-environmental Sustainability describes, in detail, the various roles of microbial resources in the management of crop diseases and how microbes can be used as a source of income for biomass and bioenergy production. In addition, the book covers microbial inoculants as bio-fertilizers to enhance crop productivity, along with degraded land restoration. Users will find the latest information in the field of microbial biotechnology and its further applications in bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, its generation as an alternative source of energy, restoration degraded and marginal lands, the mitigation of global warming gases, and more. Describes microbial biotechnology and its applications in sustainable agriculture Provides information on the use of a variety of microbes for crop production Outlines microbe-based separation techniques for the removal of metal contaminants from soil Describes the role of microbial agents in the generation of alternative sources of energy Includes microbial tools and technologies for the restoration of degraded and marginal lands, the mitigation of global warming gases, and the bioremediation of polluted sites

Fisica dell’Impossibile

Fisica dell’Impossibile

Riusciremo un giorno ad attraversare i muri, costruire astronavi in grado di superare la velocità della luce, leggere nella mente delle altre persone, muovere gli oggetti con la forza del pensiero e spostarci nello spazio e nel tempo? La risposta sembrerebbe scontata, e verrebbe naturale aggiungere che un conto è la scienza e un conto è la fantascienza. Eppure Michio Kaku, abile divulgatore e uomo di scienza, avverte: attenzione a trarre conclusioni affrettate, perché l'impossibile è un concetto relativo. D'altronde un secolo fa nessuno avrebbe scommesso sull'utilizzo dei raggi laser, sulla televisione o sulla capacità dell'uomo di scindere l'atomo e ricavarne energia. Teletrasporto e viaggi nel tempo, telecinesi ed esistenza di civiltà extraterrestri, fino alla possibilità di piegare la luce per nascondere oggetti e persone: Kaku prende spunto dal ricco e affascinante immaginario della fantascienza - Philip Dick e Asimov, letteratura e cinema, Tolkien e "L'uomo invisibile" - per esplorare i concetti fondamentali (e i limiti) delle leggi della fisica come le conosciamo oggi, e dimostrare che magari tra cento anni quelle di Lost potrebbero rivelarsi idee molto meno strampalate di quanto pensiamo ora.

General Systems Theory

General Systems Theory

This book demonstrates the theoretical value and practical significance of systems science and its logic of thinking by presenting a rigorously developed foundation—a tool for intuitive reasoning, which is supported by both theory and empirical evidence, as well as practical applications in business decision making. Following a foundation of general systems theory, the book presents an applied method to intuitively learn system-sciences fundamentals. The third and final part examines applications of the yoyo model and the theoretical results developed earlier within the context of problems facing business decision makers by organically combining methods of traditional science, the first dimension of science, with those of systems science, the second dimension, as argued by George Klir in the 1990s. This text would benefit graduate students, researchers, or practitioners in the areas of mathematics, systems science or engineering, economics, and business decision science.

When the Earth Was Flat

When the Earth Was Flat

"When the Earth Was Flat" exposes the scientific theories that were once widely believed to be true but have since been disproved. Featuring ideas that now seem more crazy than credible, from the human body being made up of only four humours - black and yellow bile, blood and phlegm - to the discovery of the so-called 'missing link' in the evolutionary chain. "When the Earth Was Flat" tells the fascinating story behind those scientific theories we once believed to be true, and shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed completely throughout history.

Advanced Materials for Wastewater Treatment

Advanced Materials for Wastewater Treatment

This comprehensive book deals with the use of novel materials such as plant-derived agents and advanced nanocomposites for the removal of heavy metals, nitrates, and synthetic dyes.Water is an essential component for living organisms on planet earth and its pollution is one of the critical global environmental issues today. The influx of significant quantities of organic and inorganic waste, sediments, surfactants, synthetic dyes, sewage, and heavy metals into all types of water bodies has been increasing substantially over the past century due to rapid industrialization, population growth, agricultural activities, and other geological and environmental changes. These pollutants are very dangerous and are posing serious threat to us all.Advanced Materials for Wastewater Treatment brings together innovative methodologies and research strategies to remove toxic effluents from wastewaters. With contributions from leading scientists from all around the world, the book provides a comprehensive coverage of the current literature, up-to-date overviews of all aspects of toxic chemical remediation including the role of nanomaterials. Together they showcase in a very lucid manner an array of technologies that complement the traditional as well as advanced treatment practices of textile effluents. In particular, the book provides: Up-to-date overviews of all aspects of toxic chemical remediation The role of plants and abundantly available agro-wastes in the remediation of wastewater The removal of nitrates from wastewater using nanocomposites

Metazoos

Metazoos

Tras el éxito internacional de Otras mentes, el filósofo Peter Godfrey Smith vuelve con un nuevo y apasionante ensayo en el que le sigue la pista a la evolución de las formas de vida para formular una teoría de la conciencia.** Book of the Year según el Times y el Sunday Times ** Book of the Month según la BBC Science Focus **En Metazoos, el filósofo Peter Godfrey-Smith profundiza en la investigación que ya iniciara en su anterior libro, el exitoso Otras mentes. Si en aquella ocasión era la sorprendente inteligencia de los pulpos lo que servía como punto de partida para reflexionar sobre la consciencia, ahora el horizonte se amplía para incluir a todo el reino animal. Tomando como hilo conductor el progreso de la capacidad de experimentar a largo de la evolución, Godfrey-Smith muestra cómo la aparición del primer cuerpo animal, hace unos 500 millones de años, fue una innovación revolucionaria que abrió nuevos caminos al desarrollo de la vida.Siguiendo el rastro evolutivo de las esponjas marinas, el coral, los calamares estriados, pulpos y los peces, y de allí a la tierra firme hogar de insectos, pájaros y primates como nosotros, Metazoos reúne todas esas historias para intentar cerrar la aparentemente insalvable distancia que separa a la materia de la mente, y dar respuesta a una pregunta filosófica esencial: ¿cuál es el origen de la consciencia?Con una narración fascinante en la que se alternan los animales más curiosos con reflexiones filosóficas y los más recientes descubrimientos en biología, Metazoos demuestra que incluso en nuestro mundo ultra-tecnologizado no es posible entender la conciencia sin entender el funcionamiento de los nervios, músculos y cuerpos materiales que la albergan. El resultado de esa mezcla es una historia tan sorprendente como la vida misma.Book of the Year 2020 según el Times y el Sunday Times.Book of the Month según la BBC Science Focus.Best Book of 2020 según Waterstones.

Nano-Dimensional Zinc Oxide for Energy Harvesting, Sensing, and Environmental Remediation

Nano-Dimensional Zinc Oxide for Energy Harvesting, Sensing, and Environmental Remediation

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have gained significant attention in recent years due to their applications in various fields. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in ZnO-based nanostructures for energy harvesting, sensing, and environmental remediation applications. It covers advanced aspects of application-based research on ZnO nanostructures. The book also includes biosynthesized ZnO nanostructures and their role in targeted drug delivery.Features:Explores various synthesis techniques for ZnO nanostructures, detailing their impact on material properties and applications in emerging technologies Discusses the role of ZnO- based nanostructures in solar cells, photocatalysis, and environmental remediation, including heavy metal detection and removal Highlights ZnO nanostructures’ potential in electrochemical sensors for med-ical diagnostics, antimicrobial applications, and gas sensing technologies ZnO’s piezoelectric properties, ultraviolet photodetectors, and its integration into next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices are discussed in depth Provides insights into ZnO nanostructures role in plant growth enhancement, along with discussions on future research directions and technological advancements in the field This is a reference book for academicians and researchers interested in the potential of nano-dimensional zinc oxide.

On Being

On Being

In this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his own faith in science's capacity to reveal the deepest truths.

Proceedings of The Fifth France's International Conference on Complex Systems (FRCCS 2025)

Proceedings of The Fifth France's International Conference on Complex Systems (FRCCS 2025)

This volume gathers the peer-reviewed proceedings of the Fifth France's International Conference on Complex Systems (FRCCS 2025), held in Bordeaux, France. FRCCS has become a key interdisciplinary venue for researchers and practitioners exploring the theory, modeling, and applications of complex systems.The book covers a broad range of topics, including network science, dynamical systems, data mining, machine learning, computational social science, and complex urban and biological systems. Contributions highlight both theoretical advances and innovative applications across scientific, industrial, and societal contexts.This collection will be a valuable reference for academics, engineers, and professionals working to understand, model, and manage complexity in real-world systems.

Auge y caída de los dinosaurios

Auge y caída de los dinosaurios

Los dinosaurios, como jamás te los habían contado. Tiranosaurios primitivos del tamaño de un ser humano, monstruos carnívoros de dimensiones descomunales, misteriosos reptiles emplumados... Los dinosaurios, las criaturas más formidables de la Tierra, se desvanecieron hace ya sesenta y seis millones de años, pero siguen siendo uno de los misterios más intrigantes de todos los tiempos.En Auge y caída de los dinosaurios, el paleontólogo Steve Brusatte repasa la evolución de estos extraordinarios seres mientras nos hace partícipes de sus apasionantes expediciones alrededor del mundo y sus recientes descubrimientos, que ponen en entredicho todo cuanto creíamos saber sobre la evolución de los dinosaurios.Desde los inicios del Triásico hasta su repentina y catastrófica extinción al final del Cretácico, este electrizante libro redefine la historia de un mundo perdido y desentierra los enigmáticos orígenes, la catastrófica extinción, la enorme diversidad y el apasionante legado de unas criaturas legendarias. Apadrinado por la Scientific American, este no es otro libro más sobre criaturas extinguidos, sino la prueba definitiva de que la saga continúa.Reseñas:«¿Cuál es el mejor libro que he leído el año pasado? Auge y Caída de los Dinosaurios.»Bill Clinton, Time«Brusatte... tiene el talento natural de entretener. Sus historias de dinosaurios y las personas que los aman dan vida a la paleontología. Sabe cómo entretener y educar para que la ciencia cobre vida y quedes absortoen las historias sobre cómo el conocimiento se expande y refina. Te recomiendo encarecidamente que leas Auge y Caída de los Dinosaurios. Será entretenido y educativo a la vez.»Newt Gingrich, FoxNews.com«Una obra maestra de la divulgación científica.»The Washington Post«La biografía definitiva sobre los dinosaurios. Sencillamente fascinante.»Scientific American«Steve Brusatte está liderando algunas de las investigaciones más emocionantes que existen actualmente sobre los dinosaurios y nos sabe transmitir esa emoción en su libro.»Carl Zimmer, The New York Times«Si alguna vez has amado a los dinosaurios debes comprar este libro. [...] Brusattehace con los dinosaurios lo que E.O. Wilson hizo con las hormigas y Carl Sagan con las estrellas.»The Washington Times«Una esclarecedora narración científica, extremadamente visceral, que nos permite caminar junto a estas criaturas por sus albores en el Triásico, su reinado jurásico y su repentina caída.»Nature«Una lectura indispensable para los apasionados de estos antiguos reptiles y su mundo perdido.»Kirkus Reviews«Excelente. A la escritura de Brusatte no le falta brío, vigor ni energía. Los entusiastas de los dinosaurios están de enhorabuena.»Current Biology«Fascinante. Divulgación científica en todo su esplendor.»Booklist«Cautivador. Ciencia de primera clase. [...] Espléndido.»Publishers Weekly«Un estudio apasionante. Sin duda el mejor libro sobre los dinosaurios desde los años ochenta.Brusatte escribe con la autoridad que le confiere ser uno de los expertos más destacados de su campo.»Sunday Times«El entusiasmo que pone en narrar sus historias hace que devoremos el libro, que va provocando en el lector un asombro tras otro.»Ira Flatow, El Cultural

Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Conversion

Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Conversion

Power small devices more efficiently and practically with these essential materials Piezoelectric energy harvesting is an increasingly widely-deployed technique to generate electricity from mechanical energy. Reliability, ease of use, and cleanliness make piezoelectric energy harvesting in small electronic devices a potentially valuable alternative to the practical challenges and waste production of disposable or even reusable batteries. However, piezoelectric materials have their own challenges, advantages, and limitations, and choosing between them is a difficult engineering problem in itself; hybrid piezoelectric materials, which can be used to compensate the weaknesses of individual piezoelectric materials (like ceramic or polymer), are the emerging solution. Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Conversion offers a systematic analysis of these hybrid piezoelectric materials and their applications. Each hybrid piezoelectric material is analyzed for its fundamentals, structural requirements, and applications, and the result is a significant contribution to materials science and electronic engineering. Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Conversion readers will also find: Comprehensive coverage of piezoelectric materials to provide the best fit for any set of engineering needs Detailed discussion of inorganic, organic, and hybrid piezoelectric materials Surface modification of piezoelectric filler in composite based piezoelectric materials Importance of semiconductive and conductive materials in enhancing piezoelectric response of hybrid piezoelectric materials In depth analysis of bio-based hybrid piezoelectric materials Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Conversion is ideal for researchers in materials sciences, polymers, textiles, green and renewable energy, and all related fields.

Jeux de lumière. Quelques clefs pour… aborder la théorie de la relativité

Jeux de lumière. Quelques clefs pour… aborder la théorie de la relativité

La théorie de la relativité d'Albert Einstein vous intrigue et éveille votre curiosité ? Vous avez tenté, sans succès jusqu'ici, d'en comprendre les fondements ? Si vous êtes dans l'une de ces situations, voire les deux, ce livre est fait pour vous. Dans un langage simple et avec une illustration très explicite, cet ouvrage vous aidera à appréhender ce sujet difficile, passionnant et bien sûr déclaré « incompréhensible » par les moins persévérants d'entre nous... Prenez le temps d'un agréable moment de lecture et tout va s'éclaircir.

Le relazioni della vita

Le relazioni della vita

Molti dei materiali qui contenuti non sono mai stati pubblicati in nessuno dei suoi libri precedenti. Sono saggi che combinano e mettono in relazione le due facce della vita professionale di Capra, come scienziato e commentatore scientifico da una parte, e come formatore e attivista ambientalista dall’altra. Riflettono dunque i momenti salienti non solo della sua produzione ma anche della storia dei movimenti sociali: la controcultura degli anni sessanta, il movimento New Age degli anni settanta, la comparsa delle istanze politiche verdi negli anni ottanta, il sorgere della società civile globale tra gli anni novanta e i giorni nostri. La ricerca di Capra sul cambiamento dei paradigmi nella scienza e nella società è culminata con la pubblicazione del saggio Vita e natura: una visione sistemica, scritto insieme a Pier Luigi Luisi. Le relazioni della vita mostra lo sviluppo del pensiero di Fritjof Capra: dalla sua fascinazione per la fisica quantistica e il misticismo orientale, culminato con la stesura del Tao della fisica, al passaggio dalla concezione meccanicistica del mondo di Descartes e Newton a una visione sistemica ed ecologica, alle sue battaglie come attivista ed educatore ambientalista. Capra è, oggi, una delle figure di riferimento essenziali per comprendere il dibattito che accomuna fisica, spiritualità, ambientalismo e teoria dei sistemi, un intellettuale rivoluzionario, uno dei maggiori pensatori del nostro tempo.

L'infiniment grand et l'infiniment petit. La relativité, les quanta, le chaos…

L'infiniment grand et l'infiniment petit. La relativité, les quanta, le chaos…

Les théories majeures de la physique, la théorie de la relativité, la théorie quantique et la théorie du chaos vous intriguent et éveillent votre curiosité ? Vous avez tenté, sans succès jusqu'ici, d'en comprendre les fondements ? Si vous êtes dans l'une de ces situations, voire les deux, ce livre est fait pour vous. Dans un langage simple et avec une illustration très explicite, cet ouvrage vous aidera à appréhender ces sujets difficiles, passionnants et bien sûr déclarés « incompréhensibles » par les moins persévérants d'entre nous... Prenez le temps d'un agréable moment de lecture et tout va s'éclaircir. Ces prolégomènes, notions préliminaires à tout savoir, regroupent en un seul ouvrage trois textes déjà publiés, parmi eux « Jeux de lumière » et « Le discret et le continu ». Ils peuvent être lus dans l’ordre qui vous conviendra le mieux.