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by Vaclav Smil (Author)A comprehensive overview of Earth's biosphere, written with scientific rigor and essay-like flair.In his latest book, Vaclav Smil tells the story of the Earth's biosphere from its origins to its near and long-term future. He explains the workings of its parts and what is known about their interactions. With essay-like flair, he examines the biosphere's physics, chemistry, biology, geology, oceanography, energy, climatology, and ecology, as well as the changes caused by ...
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by Petra Schneider (Guest Editor)Ecological engineering (EE), as the synthesis of ecology and engineering, deals with the sustainable design and operation of ecosystems influenced by humans and uses nature-based solutions (nbS). The overarching goal is to ensure sustainability to allow designed ecosystems to function permanently for the benefit of society and ecology. This Special Issue (SI) uses findings from ecology and ecosystem research, material cycle management in the system with small ...
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by Robert P. Mitchell (Author)The Neanderthal Within: Historical Context Edition invites readers to step into the Ice Age and experience the original novel, The Neanderthal Within, in a unique way-enriched with archaeological insight and evolutionary science.This expanded volume enhances the story with six new Historical Context essays that illuminate the science behind the fiction. Placed between each group of four chapters, these essays reveal what archaeology, genetics, and anthropology no...
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by Karin Bijsterveld (Author)Tracing efforts to control unwanted sound--the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft--from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century.Since the late nineteenth century, the sounds of technology have been the subject of complaints, regulation, and legislation. By the early 1900s, antinoise leagues in Western Europe and North America had formed to fight noise from factories, steam trains, automobiles, and gramophones, with camp...
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by Xiwei Shen Shen (Guest Editor), Mary Padua (Guest Editor), Bo Zhang (Guest Editor)Landscape architecture, traditionally seen as a blend of art and science, is evolving rapidly due to data and technological advancements. This Special Issue reprints 10 groundbreaking articles from Land, underscoring how new technologies transform landscape design, evaluation, and management.The articles explore the following: 1. Expand Landscape Architecture: Advanced tools enable landscape architects to add...
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by Yi Li (Author), Yan Pei (Author)Plant Biotechnology in Ornamental Horticulture presents an in-depth overview of the key scientific and technical advances, issues, and challenges in one of the fastest growing segments of the agriculture industry. This comprehensive book covers 19 different topics related to the use of transgenic plant technology to improve ornamental plants, ranging from metabolic engineering of flower color and scent to improving cold, drought, and disease tolerance in hor...
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by Giuseppe Minervini (Guest Editor), Rocco Franco (Guest Editor)This Special Issue focuses on innovative diagnostic technologies and their role in enhancing the detection of pathologies, dimorphisms, and dysfunctions in the orofacial region. Recent advances such as EMG, CBCT, and MRI are gaining prominence in dental applications, expanding the scope of diagnosis and treatment, particularly in craniofacial and temporomandibular disorders. Telemedicine, including teledentistry, is rapidly evol...
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by Chandra Prakash (Guest Editor), Deepak Sharma (Guest Editor), Pavan Kumar (Guest Editor)Epilepsy is a widespread neurological disorder that affects around 70 million people worldwide. The main characteristic of this neurological disorder is the occurrence of unexpected and recurrent seizures. The cure for and management of epilepsy are confined to treating symptoms but do not modify the development and progression of the disease. Furthermore, among the people who are taking antiseizure med...
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by Bruno del Medico (Author)From cutting-edge neuroscience to artificial intelligence capable of analyzing emotions, habits, and thoughts, today the mind has become the decisive battleground of the new global competition. Yet, despite increasingly invasive technologies, something continues to elude us. An irreducible, unpredictable, unprogrammable core."The Contested Mind" rigorously and clearly examines historical and contemporary attempts to read, predict, and influence human consciousness....
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by Marina Garcia-Macia (Guest Editor), Adrián Santos-Ledo (Guest Editor)Melatonin is an indoleamine that has captured our attention since 1958. It was discovered as one of the main regulators of circadian rhythms. At that time, it was simply defined as the sleep-wake regulator hormone, as melatonin is mainly secreted by the pineal gland during the night. Its role in seasonal reproductive functions was also found very soon after. Later, the extra-pineal synthesis of melatonin was discovered (i...
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by Robert C. H. Heck (Author)The textbook idea and the purpose of class-room use have continually been kept in mind. Mechanical form and manner of working are illustrated by selected, typical examples of construction rational theory is built up, from fundamental concepts to the fully-developed ideal steam engine and actual performance is studied and compared with the ideal, an especial effort being made to set forth clearly and logically the empirical knowledge which must fill the gap between...
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by Giancarlo Genta (Author)The possibility that humans are not alone in the Universe is one of the most intriguing unanswered questions for mankind. Distant Encounters provides a discussion of the scientific and technical implications, including possible faster-than-light space travel and radio communication, as well as the philosophical and religious ones of extraterrestrial intelligent life. It gives a summary of the chemical and biological evolution of the Universe to demonstrate, as a cou...
