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Raising Goats: An Essential Guide on How to Raise Healthy Goats and Tips on Starting a Goat Farming Business from Scratch

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Report copyright infringementby Dion Rosser (Author)Discover how easy it is to start a goat farm for enjoyment and profit!Goats are wonderful, intelligent, and affectionate animals that enrich our lives. They are raised commercially for their meat, milk, and fiber, and are also kept as pets. If you are considering entering into this world of goat-keeping, then welcome! You are entering into the ranks of people dedicated to the welfare of these wonderful creatures.There are a few things you ne...

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Report copyright infringementby Nurxat Nuraje (Guest Editor)The energy transition is one of the key approaches in the effort to halt climate changes, and it has become even more essential in the light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Fostering the energy efficiency and the energy independence of the building sector is a focal aim to move towards a decarbonized society. In this context, building physics and building energy systems are fundamental disciplines based on applied physics applicatio...

Data Power: Radical Geographies of Control and Resistance

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Report copyright infringementby Jim E. Thatcher (Author), Craig M. Dalton (Author)In recent years, popular media has inundated audiences with sensationalized headlines recounting data breaches, new forms of surveillance and other dangers of our digital age. Despite their regularity, such accounts treat each case as unprecedented and unique. This book proposes a radical rethinking of the history, present and future of our relations with the digital, spatial technologies that increasingly media...

The Warehouse: Workers and Robots at Amazon

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Report copyright infringementby Alessandro Delfanti (Author)'Work hard, have fun, make history' proclaims the slogan on the walls of Amazon's warehouses. This cheerful message hides a reality of digital surveillance, aggressive anti-union tactics and disciplinary layoffs. Reminiscent of the tumult of early industrial capitalism, the hundreds of thousands of workers who help Amazon fulfil consumers' desire are part of an experiment in changing the way we all work. In this book, Alessandro Delf...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Padfield (Author)The battleship reigned supreme at sea from the 1860s to the 1940s, the ultimate symbol of naval power and national pride, queen on the naval chessboard.As a result, strategy and battle tactics changed in response to the mounting of ever larger guns with greater range and penetrative power, and the development of threatening new weapon systems, particularly torpedoes, torpedo boats, mines and submarines.The author also explores the chillin...

Making and Selling Cosmetics - Sweet Orange Lip Balm

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Report copyright infringementby Sara Robb (Author), Simon J. Paterson (Designed by)Dr Sara Robb, renowned formulator, teacher and author, has been making cosmetics for over 15 years. It all started when Sara and her daughter Jasmine made lip balms in their kitchen. Lip balms are great starter products for those who want to make their cosmetics. This edition of Making and Selling Cosmetics provides a formulation for Sweet Orange Lip Balm. The recipe is so easy-to-follow you will want to make y...

Essential Architecture and Principles of Systems Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Dickerson (Author), Siyuan Ji (Author)This book is for everyone interested in systems and the modern practice of engineering. The revolution in engineering and systems that has occurred over the past decade has led to an expansive advancement of systems engineering tools and languages. A new age of information-intensive complex systems has arrived with new challenges in a global business market. Science and information technology must now converge into ...

Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change

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Report copyright infringementby John Dixon (Editor), Dennis P. Garrity (Editor), Jean-Marc Boffa (Editor)Knowledge of Africa's complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security.This book systematically and comprehensively describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Africa's fifteen farming systems and their main...

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook

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Report copyright infringementby Maria Matos Silva (Author)This illustrated notebook highlights the need for a change of paradigm in current flood management practices, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary benefits brought by public space design. Reassessing and improving established flood management methods, public spaces are faced with a new and enhanced role as mediators of flood adaptation able to integrate infrastructure and communities together in the management o...

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Report copyright infringementby Kersti Larsdotter (Editor)Military Strategy in the 21st Century explores military strategy and the new challenges facing Western democracies in the twenty-first century, including strategy in cyber operations and peacekeeping, challenges for civil-military relations, as well as the strategic choices of great powers and small states.Author BiographyKersti Larsdotter is Associate Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. Her research includes th...

Computer Vision-Based Agriculture Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Han Zhongzhi (Author)In recent years, computer vision is a fast-growing technique of agricultural engineering, especially in quality detection of agricultural products and food safety testing. It can provide objective, rapid, non-contact and non-destructive methods by extracting quantitative information from digital images. Significant scientific and technological advances have been made in quality inspection, classification and evaluation of a wide range of fo...

Recent Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing: Monograph 12

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Report copyright infringementby John L. Gidley (Author)Recent Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing is a comprehensive reference book reflecting technological advances in hydraulic fracturing. Contents include practical examples and illustrative problems to demonstrate specific applications of advanced technologies for students and experienced engineering professionals alike. Number of Pages: 464 Dimensions: 0.94 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: October 07, 20...

Model-Based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Peter J. Diggle (Author), Emanuele Giorgi (Author)Model-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications provides an introductory account of model-based geostatistics, its implementation in open-source software and its application in public health research. In the public health problems that are the focus of this book, the authors describe and explain the pattern of spatial variation in a health outcome or exposure measurement of interest....

$X-Ray Diffraction Imaging: Technology and Applications$

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Report copyright infringementby Joel Greenberg (Editor)This book explores novel methods for implementing X-ray diffraction technology as an imaging modality, which have been made possible through recent breakthroughs in detector technology, computational power, and data processing algorithms. The ability to perform fast, spatially-resolved X-ray diffraction throughout the volume of a sample opens up entirely new possibilities in areas such as material analysis, cancer diagnosis, and explosive...

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Report copyright infringementby Winston J. Craig (Editor)A discussion is due regarding current attitudes and trends in society on vegetarian diets and how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and various health professional organizations consider plant-based diets. A surge of interest in the sustainability of various diets demands a close look at the environmental issues surrounding a nonmeat-based diAuthor BiographyWinston J Craig is Professor Emeritus of Nutrition at Andrews University in B...

Advances in Agricultural Machinery and Technologies

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Report copyright infringementby Guangnan Chen (Editor)The agricultural industry is dealing with enormous challenges across the globe, including the limited availability of arable lands and fresh water, as well as the effect of climate change. Machinery plays a crucial role in agriculture and farming systems, in order to feed the world's growing population. In the last decade, we have witnessed major advances in agricultural machinery and technologies, particularly as manufacturers and researc...

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Report copyright infringementby Rolf H. J. Schlegel (Author)While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. Since the Neolithic era, the cultivation of plants has progressed in Asia Minor, Asia, Europe, and ancient America, each specific to the locally wild plants as well as the ecological and social conditions. A handy reference for knowing our past, understandin...

Biotechnology to Enhance Sugarcane Productivity and Stress Tolerance

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Report copyright infringementby Kalpana Sengar (Editor)Sugarcane is the most important plant source for sugar and alcohol production and is cultivated in more than 80 countries in tropical and subtropical areas. However, environmental factors negatively influence its yield and jeopardize the prospect to meet the increasing demand for sugar, other sugarcane derived by products and bioethanol. The development of stress tolerant plants is fundamental for the maintenance and increase of crop yiel...

Pharmaceuticals to Nutraceuticals: A Shift in Disease Prevention

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Report copyright infringementby Dilip Ghosh (Author), R. B. Smarta (Author)Recently, there has been a fundamental shift in the global health and wellness industry from disease treatment to preventing chronic diseases. The use of nutraceuticals and functional foods in prevention efforts could lead to a decreased dependency on drugs. The pharmaceutical industry recognizes this shift; however, serious concerns have arisenAuthor BiographyDilip Ghosh, PhD, is an international speaker, facilitator,...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas B. Barker (Author), Andrew Milivojevich (Author)Achieve Technological Advancements in Applied Science and Engineering Using Efficient Experiments That Consume the Least Amount of ResourcesWritten by longtime experimental design guru Thomas B. Barker and experimental development/Six Sigma expert Andrew Milivojevich, Quality by Experimental Design, Fourth Edition shows how to design and analyze experiments statistically, drive process and product innovatio...

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Report copyright infringementby Mohammad Pessarakli (Editor)The Handbook of Cucurbits: Growth, Cultural Practices, and Physiology contains information on cultural practices, nutrition, and physiological processes of cucurbits under both normal and stressful conditions. It presents the history and importance of cucurbit crop production as well as exhaustive information on growth responses of cucurbits to various environmental conditions and nutrients.Unlike numerous other books and articles on...

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Report copyright infringementby Tina Marie Waliczek (Author), Jayne M. Zajicek (Author)In the wake of urbanization and technological advances, public green spaces within cities are disappearing and people are spending more time with electronic devices than with nature. Urban Horticulture explores the importance of horticulture to the lives, health, and well-being of urban populations. It includes contributions from experts in research and practice from across the United States, discussing the...

Social Robots: Boundaries, Potential, Challenges

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Nørskov (Author)Social robotics is a cutting edge research area gathering researchers and stakeholders from various disciplines and organizations. This collection contributes to the field of social robotics by exploring its boundaries from a philosophically informed standpoint. It constructively outlines central potentials and challenges and thereby also providesAuthor BiographyMarco Nørskov is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Hi...

The Healthy Indoor Environment: How to Assess Occupants' Wellbeing in Buildings

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Report copyright infringementby Philomena M. Bluyssen (Author)Despite policy directives, standards and guidelines, indoor environmental quality is still poor in many cases. The Healthy Indoor Environment, winner of the 2016 IDEC Book Award, aims to help architects, building engineers and anyone concerned with the wellbeing of building occupants to better understand the effects of spending time in buildings on health and comfort. In three clear parts dedicated to mechanisms, assessment and a...

Plumbing Venting: Decoding Chapter 9 of the Ipc

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Scott (Author)This second edition endorsed by both the ICC and PHCC is an in-depth illustrated manual by Master Plumber Bob Scott that continues to examine various venting methods and includes discussion and application of venting methods in the International Plumbing Code(R) (IPC(R)) and International Residential Code(R) (IRC(R)). This heavily illustrated guide shows correct and incorrect examples of common venting, horizontal and vertical wet-venting, com...

iMAC 2020 User Guide: The Step By Step Instruction Manual For Beginners And Seniors To Effectively Operate And Setup The New 2020 21.5-Inch

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Report copyright infringementby Philips Keith (Author)Apple has released an updated 27-inch iMac software to offer 10th-generation Intel processors, more RAM, more SSD memory, faster AMD GPUs, and support for the True Tone display.In this guide, you'll learn all the mind-blowing features of the new iMac 2020, how to set up your imac, how to change your imac password to a new one and many more.Here is a preview of what this book contains -27 Inch iMac Reviews-Take An iMac Tour-Built-In Feature...

The Big Book of Welding for Beginners: An Instruction Handbook to Weld, Cut, and Shape Metal with 10 Welding Projects Included Plus Tips, Tricks and T

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Report copyright infringementby Luke Wade (Author)Are you fascinated with the making of metallic designs? Are you interested in learning the craft of cutting, shaping, and joining metals together through welds? If so, then read on...The Big Book of Welding for Beginners exposes you to the intricacies of welding, focusing on training you to become a welder in no time.Why Welding?Welding is a highly lucrative field, although it can be hectic. It majorly requires problem-solving skills, critical...

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Ross (Author), John Bird (Author), Andrew Little (Author)Mechanics of Solids provides an introduction to the behaviour of solid materials under various loading conditions, focusing upon the fundamental concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis. As the primary recommended text of the Council of Engineering Institutions for university undergraduates studying mechanics of solids it is essential reading for mechanical engineering undergraduates an...

Infrared Nanophotonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Tadaaki Nagao (Guest Editor)Infrared light radiates from almost all the matter on earth, and its strategic use will be an important issue for the enhancement of human life and the sustainable development of modern industry. Since its frequency is in the same region as phonons or molecular vibrations of materials, measuring its emission or absorption spectra helps us in characterizing and identifying materials in a non-destructive manner. Meanwhile, if we can sp...

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Report copyright infringementby Penberthy L. Jr. W (Author)Formation sand can pose major production problems. This practical guide details a variety of production and completion techniques for controlling sand that are as useful today as when this volume was first published. The comprehensive work represents many years of proven research and field experience within Exxon Corporation and the industry. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.23 x 11 x 8.5 IN Il...

Upscaling of Single- And Two-Phase Flow in Reservoir Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Hans Bruining (Author)This book describes fundamental upscaling aspects of single-phase/two-phase porous media flow for application in petroleum and environmental engineering. Many standard texts have been written about this subject. What distinguishes this work from other available books is that it covers fundamental issues that are frequently ignored but are relevant for developing new directions to extend the traditional approach, but with an eye on applicat...

Biogas: A sustainable approach towards waste to energy

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Report copyright infringementby Darshna Patel (Author), Asma Shaikh (Author)Converting organic waste to soil conditioner is a general practice for waste management. However, how about generation of energy out of waste along with manure production? With this concept, we have tried to convert organic kitchen waste along with cattle dung to biogas, an important biofuel. The optimization of solid to water rations and environmental temperature for enhanced biogas production has been covered. Furth...