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Agroecosystems Soils Climate Crops Nutrient Dynamics and Productivity

Comprised of three sections this covers the nutrient dynamics and productivity of global agroecosystems. It focuses on the major aspects that make up agroecosystems such as soils climate crops nutrient dynamics and productivity. It introduces agroeocsystems and describes global soil types that support vast crop belts then deals with the principles that drive crop growth nutrient dynamics and ecosystematic functions within any agroecosystem. It also details the influence of agronomic practices and factors such as soil microbes organic matter crop genetic nature irrigation weeds and cropping systems that affect productivity of agroecosystems. | Agroecosystems Soils Climate Crops Nutrient Dynamics and Productivity

GBP 82.99

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Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development Applications and Case Studies

Real-world examples and hands-on experience are invaluable resources when learning how to use new methods and tools whether in training or in a classroom. Yet there are very few books on Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) that provide the practical knowledge required to be up and running quickly. Until now. Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development: Applications and Case Studies provides step-by-step analysis and practical guidance on how to apply DFSS in product and service development. The book discusses the DFSS roadmap and how it is linked to methodologies including organizational leadership product development system integration critical parameter management voice of the customer quality function deployment and concept generation. The chapter authors provide real-world case studies that demonstrate how the application of DFSS has significantly improved meeting customer requirements. They follow the Identify-Define-Design-Optimize-Validate (IDDOV) structure for new product or service development. Examples of tools covered include Quality Function Deployment Voice of the Customer Pugh Concept Selection Ideal Function Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Reliability Measurement Systems Analysis Regression Analysis and Capability Studies among others. Clearly outlining the tools and how to integrate them for robust product and service design the case studies can be used by industry professionals and academics to learn how to apply DFSS. The book gives you hands-on experience in a safe environment where experienced Black Belts and Master Black Belts act as mentors and prepare you to touch actual data and make decisions when embarking on real-world projects. Even after you’ve mastered the techniques the breadth and depth of coverage contained in this book will make it a vital part of your toolkit. | Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development Applications and Case Studies

GBP 59.99

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Space Weather Fundamentals

Space weather is one of the most significant natural hazards to human life and health. Conditions of the sun and in the solar wind magnetosphere ionosphere and thermosphere can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems. If conditions in the space environment are adverse they can cause disruption of satellite operations communications navigation and electric power distribution grids leading to a variety of socioeconomic losses. This book provides an overview of our current knowledge and theoretical understanding of space weather formation and covers all major topics of this phenomena from the sun to the Earth’s ionosphere and thermosphere thus providing a fully updated review of this rapidly advancing field. The book brings together an outstanding team of internationally recognised contributors to cover topics such as solar wind the earth's magnetic field radiation belts the aurora spacecraft charging orbital drag and GPS. | Space Weather Fundamentals

GBP 44.99

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The City's Hinterland Dynamism and Divergence in Europe's Peri-Urban Territories

Despite the fact that the rural commuter belts of cities are major loci of population change economic growth and dynamic social change within city regions most research tends to ignore this area while focusing on the built-up city core. However with the current emphasis on the role of rural areas in policy debates it is vital to recognize the importance of the 'commuter belt'. By comparing four major European cities (in England France Germany and Spain) this book offers the first comparative investigation of the dynamism of city rural hinterlands. It assesses whether rural areas will become effectively integrated into quality of life improvements as a result of their inter-dependencies with cities focusing on the critical arenas of employment change housing and service provision. In doing so it investigates how change in these three fields impact on the quality of life and physical environment of rural hinterlands. | The City's Hinterland Dynamism and Divergence in Europe's Peri-Urban Territories

GBP 12.99

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Foundation of Structural Geology

Since the first edition was published in 1983 this highly-regarded introductory textbook has been used by many generations of students worldwide. It is specifically tailored to the requirements of first or second year geology undergraduates. The third edition has been extensively revised and updated to include many new sections and over 50 new or redrawn illustrations. There are now over 220 illustrations many incorporating a second colour to highlight essential features. The format has been changed to enhance the visual attractiveness of the book. The tripartite organization of the first and second editions has been modified by combining the purely descriptive or factual aspects of fault and fold structure in the earlier chapters with a simple treatment of mechanisms leaving the more geometrically complex treatment until after the relevant sections on stress and strain as before. Some subjects are introduced for the first time e. g. inversion and orogen collapse and others have been extensively modified e. g. the chapter on gravity controlled structures now emphasises modern work on salt tectonics. The last third of the book is devoted to the wider context of geological structures and how they relate to plate tectonics. The final two chapters have been considerably expanded and give examples of various types of geological structures in their plate tectonic settings in both modern and ancient orogenic belts. | Foundation of Structural Geology

GBP 175.00

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Narrating Africa in South Asia

The coastal belts and hinterlands of East Africa and South Asia have historically shared a number of cultural traits commodities and cosmologies circulated on the wings of the monsoon winds. The forced and voluntary migrations of Asians and Africans across the Indian Ocean littoral over several centuries have reverberated in the memories literatures travelogues and religious architectural and socio-political imaginations of both the regions. And they continue to do so in various forms and platforms. This book explores nuances of various narratives on these long-term transcultural exchanges with a special focus on India. It explores the ways in which Africa and Africans have been narrated in South Asian history and culture in order to unravel the nuanced layers of reflexive rhetorical stereotypical populist racialist racist and casteist frameworks that informed diverse narratives in vernacular texts songs films and newspaper reports. Emphasizing the interdisciplinary approaches of narratology Afro-Asian studies and Indian Ocean studies the contributors enunciate how the African lives in South Asia have been selectively remembered or systematically forgotten. Through multi-sited ethnographies multilingual archival researches and interdisciplinary frameworks each chapter provides theoretical engagements on the basis of empirical research in such regions as Gujarat Kerala Karnataka Goa Hyderabad and Mumbai as well as in Sri Lanka. This book was originally published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture. | Narrating Africa in South Asia

GBP 130.00

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The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry

Written by Dan MacLeod one of the most experienced practitioners in the field The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry Second Edition contains everything you need to set up or improve your workplace ergonomics process. MacLeod describes the financial benefits of workplace ergonomics and ways to think about these tools that make good business sense. He uses case studies that illustrate positive bottom-line results and the actions that led to these results. Down to earth and practical the information in this book is rooted in what has actually succeeded on the workplace floor. See what's new in the Second Edition:Additional material on the actual process of solving problemsSuccess stories illustrate how the process works under various circumstances and organizational cultures to improve workplace conditions and maximize employee well being and productivityEmphasizes simple low tech and low cost approachesGuidance on how to create change and implement new processesElectronic copies of forms and worksheets PowerPoint presentation and guide for conducting basic training sessions available on the InternetThe book provides practical guidance on the process of identifying good low cost improvements. It describes best practices from major corporations on setting up committees establishing priorities and developing written plans and also covers controversial issues such as job rotation and back belts. The kit includes a multitude of forms: worksheets checklists planning guides employee feedback forms and a program audit as well as training handouts train-the-trainer background and basic PowerPoint presentations. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience the author delineates how to set up an effective and successful ergonomics program.

GBP 56.99

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Transformative Propaganda Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council

What do seat belts life jackets and anti-jack knife technology have in common? They were all the subjects of campaigns run by the British Safety Council since its inception in 1957. James Tye its charismatic founder and leader for nearly 40 years created the British Safety Council to bring about a transformation in how Great Britain viewed safety and health. In 1957 hundreds if not thousands of workers were killed in accidents and James marshalled every conceivable technique to save lives including PR stunts training lobbying for better laws and crucially what he called ‘propaganda’ in the form of posters and other communication tools. In 2014 a long-lost collection of posters papers and letters were found gathering dust in a warehouse. The British Safety Council wanting to mark its 60-year history and its role in reducing deaths at work decided to preserve the collection and commissioned historian Mike Esbester to trace the history of health and safety in Britain from the late 1960s through the posters and photographs of the time. Transformative Propaganda: Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council offers a fascinating and vivid insight into the social and political realities of the 1960s 1970s and 1980s through a wealth of historical documents press cuttings correspondence photographs and posters. It offers a truly extraordinary window onto the evolution of health and safety within the UK and richly deserves a place on the bookshelf of every safety professional. | Transformative Propaganda Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council

GBP 35.99

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More Bear Cookin' Bigger and Better

Make your kitchen more bearable to burly men with big appetites! Loosen your belts and make room for seconds! PJ Gray author of Bear Cookin’: The Original Guide to Bear Comfort Foods is back with More Bear Cookin’: Bigger and Better serving up another helping of mouth-watering recipes handy kitchen tips and tributes to comfort foods. Seasoned with humor and served with a side order of fun this flavorful collection combines favorites like Use Your Tool and More Bearable Meal Suggestions from the original book with new food and information features like Did Ya Know? and Kitchen Tips.  The book also includes a glossary of cooking technology recipe measures and equivalencies and emergency ingredient substitutions. Home-style cooking holds a special place in the hearts (and bellies) of bears who can take comfort in the hearty fare found in the personal and family recipes presented in More Bear Cookin’: Bigger and Better. Find everything you need for three squares a day - and all snacks in between - in sections like Lip Smackin’ Snackin’  Woofy Breakfast  More Hearty Sides  Come-and-Get-It Entrees  More Bear Meat  and Way Beyond the Honey Pot.  The book offers practical tips about food preparation cooking and storage how to cook a holiday turkey how to work with sugar syrup and honey and refrigerator care and maintenance. More Bear Cookin’ also pays loving tribute to the magical powers of peanut butter eggs potatoes cheese mayonnaise meat broth and chocolate dishes on Diner Talk (waiter/waitress lingo) and Leftover Life (general rules for food safety) and gives up The Skinny on Fat (cooking with fats and oils). More Bear Cookin’: Bigger and Better includes such rich satisfying reci | More Bear Cookin' Bigger and Better

GBP 115.00

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