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Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
One of the fundamental goals of earth system science research is to adopt a more holistic view of the earth as a ‘system’ comprising different domains. The Society of Earth Scientists has brought out this multidisciplinary publication to emphasize the need of an integrated approach to understand...
Geobiotechnology I
Metal-related Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
This book review series presents current trends in modern biotechnology. The aim is to cover all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science. Volumes...
Antarctic Terrestrial Microbiology
Physical and Biological Properties of Antarctic Soils
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This book brings together many of the world’s leading experts in the fields of Antarctic terrestrial soil ecology, providing a comprehensive and completely up-to-date analysis of the status of Antarctic soil microbiology.
Antarctic terrestrial soils represent one of the most extreme environments...
Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic
Results of the International Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the IGCP-Project 216 “Global Biological Events in Earth History”
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The existence of rapid and even catastrophic turnovers within the Phanerozoic ecosystems has been discussed controversially for more than 170 years. Since 1980 this discussion has become even more intensive after the hypothesis of Alvarez, explaining the end-Cretaceous mass extinction as the result...
The Right to Be Punished
Modern Doctrinal Sentencing
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Does an offender have the right to be punished? "The right to be punished" may sound like an oxymoron, but it is not necessarily so. With the emergence of modern criminal law, the offender gained the right to be punished by rational criminal law rather than being lynched by an angry mob....
Intellectual Property Theory and Practice
A Critical Examination of China’s TRIPS Compliance and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
This book explains China’s intellectual property perspective in the context of European theories, through a critical examination of intellectual property theory and practice focused on China’s compliance with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The author’s...
Southern Hemisphere Paleo- and Neoclimates
Key Sites, Methods, Data and Models
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Climate models show that climate change is not a uniform process. Areas of increased temperature are situated near areas of decreased temperature, areas with increased precipitation adjoin areas of drought. This is one of the reasons why climate change is so difficult to detect. Any parameter must...
by Yi Kang
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
This book shows how Chinese officials have responded to popular and international pressure, while at the same time seeking to preserve their own careers, in the context of disaster management. Using the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake as a case study, it illustrates how authoritarian regimes are creating...
Chinese Entrepreneurship
A Social Capital Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
Entrepreneurship is hot. China is hot. Combining these two concepts could therefore be a dangerous act, as it may cause overheating. Chinese entrepreneurs are indeed the subject of a rapidly growing body of literature, academic and popular. However, the bulk of it tends to focus on a few aspects....
by Beth Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
This thesis is remarkable for the wide range of the techniques and observations used and for its insights, which cross several disciplines. It begins by solving a famous puzzle of the ancient world, which is what was responsible for the tsunami that destroyed settlements in the eastern Mediterranean...
by Davorin Matanovic, Marin Cikes, Bojan Moslavac
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Produced sand causes a lot of problems. From that reasons sand production must be monitored and kept within acceptable limits. Sand control problems in wells result from improper completion techniques or changes in reservoir properties.
The idea is to provide support to the formation to prevent movement...
by Rajesh Srivastava
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Dykes occur in a wide variety of geological and tectonic settings and their detailed study through space and time is imperative for understanding several geological events. Dykes are believed to be an integral part of continental rifting and when they occur as spatially extensive swarms of adequate...
by Heike Kahlert, Fritz Scholz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Understanding acid-base equilibria made easy for students in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, environmental and earth sciences. Solving chemical problems, be it in education or in real life, often requires the understanding of the acid-base equilibria behind them. Based on many years of teaching...
Sediments and Environmental Geochemistry
Selected Aspects and Case Histories
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Sediments and Environmental Geochemistry is dedicated to Professor German Müller on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The individual articles, written by outstanding scientists, cover a wide range of subjects indicating the broad spectrum of his interests. The main topics are: Carbonate and Evaporite...