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Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
From improved varieties to local applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...
by David E.J. Talbot, James D.R. Talbot
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Twenty years after its first publication, Corrosion Science and Technology continues to be a relevant practical guide for students and professionals interested in material science. This Third Edition thoroughly covers the basic principles of corrosion science in the same reader-friendly manner that...
Natural Hazards, Second Edition
Explanation and Integration
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
What can we learn from the spatial patterns of disasters? What human and structural factors need to be addressed to explain hazard vulnerability? As populations grow and the climate warms, how can natural hazards be mitigated? Thoroughly revised and updated, and now with a more global perspective,...
International Energy Governance
Selected Legal Issues
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In a world that is hungry for energy security, the legal components at the junction of interstate energy cooperation have become increasingly important. International law as it stands today is not equipped to handle international energy governance issues fully, negatively affecting our aim to meet energy...
Profiles in Small Business
A Competitive Strategy Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2002
A new analytical approach to small firms' cases, which
* Uses rich primary source data on modern small businesses
* Combines business strategy and industrial organization
* Presents detailed Profiles on diverse small businesses
* Shows how successful small businesses achieve competitive advantage
*...
by L.W. Newland, M. Zander, E. Merian
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental...
Dialogues across Diasporas
Women Writers, Scholars, and Activists of Africana and Latina Descent in Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Dialogues Across Diasporas focuses on the shared historical legacies of members of the Africana and Latina diasporas, and the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas. This book seeks to emphasize connections rather than divisions among different migratory ethnic communities via a reconfiguration...
by Christopherson, Jon A.; Carino, David R.; Ferson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
Here is a chapter from Portfolio Performance Measurement and Benchmarking which will help you create a system you can use to accurately measure your performance. The authors highlight common mechanical problems involved in building benchmarks and clearly illustrate the resulting fallouts. The failure...
by R. A. E. Linney
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
In this reprint of a book from 1951 nine-year old twins Peter and Pauline go from the city to the farm and learn about the countryside. And they find hidden treasure! However, before the treasure they first encounter two grey Ferguson tractors and all the implements with which they work. They're taught...
Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Hardship
A Critical Reassessment of Posttraumatic Growth
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
Can adversity lead to enduring positive change across the lifespan? Providing a thoughtful and considered exploration of this question, this book presents a critical reassessment of posttraumatic growth, based on correcting prior theoretical and methodological limitations in the current research....
Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)
The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
A proven approach to better teaching and learning.
Hollingsworth and Ybarra have refined and extended their highly successful methods in the second edition of this invaluable bestseller. EDI helps teachers deliver well-designed lessons that significantly improve achievement for all learners.
Written...
Cognitive Psychology and Information Processing
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
First published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Leading Effective Secondary School Reform
Your Guide to Strategies That Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2004
With this easy-to-use leadership resource, you'll find successful strategies with case studies and sample agendas to help the school change process run smoothly.
Basic Gastroenterology
Including Diseases of the Liver
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Basic Gastroenterology: Including Diseases of the Liver, Third Edition presents the major advances in the understanding of the workings of the gastrointestinal tract, both in disease states and normal circumstances. This book discusses the biochemical and radiological methods developed that have become...