Shah: 410 books

A comparative analysis of two contrasting strategies in the implementation of Community Natural Resource Management (CNRM) programmes in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh This book examines whether the introduction of CNRM schemes in rural India made an impact on poverty alleviation. These programmes...

Co-Existing in a Globalized World: Key Themes in Inter-Professional Ethics brings together, and engages with, the scholarly work accomplished individually under the banner of professional ethics in various fields. The overarching theme of the volume is that globalization inevitably pairs professionals...

The Rise of Quality Assurance in Asian Higher Education provides information on the well researched quality assurance frameworks, processes, standards, and internal and external monitoring that have taken place around the globe. However, in Asia, where higher education has witnessed rapid growth,...

This book presents novel algorithms for designing Discrete-Time Sliding Mode Controllers (DSMCs) for Networked Control Systems (NCSs) with both types of fractional delays namely deterministic delay and random delay along with different packet loss conditions such as single packet loss and multiple...

This book has a collection of ten articles written during 1982–2007 and an exhaustive introduction on the structural features of Indian society, that is, the enduring social groups, institutions and processes, such as caste, tribe, sect, rural-urban relations, etc. The book views Indian society...

"The Daily Happiness Multiplier" shows you how multiplying your daily happiness can help you multiply your daily successes. It explores the root source of happiness and shows you how to create happiness in any situation by teaching you how to use easy systems that can be applied in your daily life.

Governments have introduced policies to widen the participation of disadvantaged students in higher education. Widening participation policies are also introduced to ensure that higher education contributes to social and economic outcomes. This book includes important insights from 23 leading scholars...

Infertility is defined as the inability to become pregnant (in a woman) or cause a pregnancy (in a male). The purpose of this book is to provide a stepwise approach to the diagnosis and treatment of an infertile couple. It describes the detailed workup, such as hormonal evaluation and transvaginal sonography,...

The book provides basic knowledge in mycorrhizal ecology, knitted with novel conceptual frameworks and contemporary perspectives, especially in the context of global change. In a fast changing world wherein anthropogenic climate change, biological invasions, deforestation, desertification, and frequent...

With the range of security challenges confronting the United States in the 21st century, characterized by competition by both state and nonstate actors, the importance of working with allies and partners to address common challenges is paramount. Deeper examination of the relative effectiveness of...

It was a glorious day. Farts had signed a peace treaty with the Burps. The celebration included fart bubbles and confartti flying from the gassiest hills on Fartville. Trumpets blasted out of butts. Farts shook hands with Burps. Everybody was happy until a new invader came flying from the...

At Sandy Furlow Middle School, something strange is happening.  Johnny and Alex have realized that every day that passes, another little boy or girl goes missing.  It turns out that the **evil **witch Ms. Eisenstein is back! This time she came with an army to destroy Johnny and his sidekick...

The evil witches are back with their brain-dead monster zombies, ready to feast on all the little brains at Sandy Furlow Middle School. When the Club Zombie Hunters least expect it, Ms. Eisenstein and Hailey surprise attack Johnny and take him to another dimension—a world where there is no hope....

Johnny has a terrible nightmare. He’s soaking wet. It’s only a dream, he thinks. As Johnny gets ready to go to school, there’s a very weird thing going on. There’s no one on the school bus or at school. The only people that are there are Monster Zombies, and they are out to take over the town—and Johnny!