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Cosmic ray neutron sensing : estimation of agricultural crop biomass water eq…
This open access book provides methods for the estimation of Biomass Water Equivalent (BEW), an essential step for improving the accuracy of area-wide soil moisture by cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNS). Three techniques are explained in detail: (i) traditional in-situ destructive sampling, (ii) satellite based remote sensing of plant surfaces, and (iii) biomass estimation via the use of the C…
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- 9783319695396
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- x, 33p. : ill.
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- 631.432 WAH c
Indic manuscript cultures through the ages. material, textual, and historical…
This collection of essays explores the history of the book in pre-modern South Asia looking at the production, circulation, fruition and preservation of manuscripts in different areas and across time. Edited by the team of the Cambridge-based Sanskrit Manuscripts Project and including contributions of the researchers who collaborated with it, it covers a wide range of topics related to South As…
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- 9783110543100
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- xviii, 783 p.; 22 cm.
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- Studies in Manuscript Cultures, 14
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- 091 IND i
Cultivating femininity: women and tea culture in Edo and Meiji Japan
The overwhelming majority of tea practitioners in contemporary Japan are women, but there has been little discussion on their historical role in tea culture (chanoyu). In Cultivating Femininity, Rebecca Corbett writes women back into this history and shows how tea practice for women was understood, articulated, and promoted in the Edo (1603–1868) and Meiji (1868–1912) periods. Viewing chano…
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- 9780824872076
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- 394.150952 CAR c
Socioeconomics of agriculture
This open access book applies for the first time emerging concepts of socioeconomics to analyse an economic sector, namely agriculture. It considers the rational choices of all actors in the system (just as agricultural economists do) and their cultural preferences and constraints (just as rural sociologists do). Socioeconomic concepts are subsequently used to structure agricultural issues with…
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- 9783319741413
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- vii, 106p. : ill.
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- 338.1 SOC s
Drones and the creative industry: innovative strategies for European SMEs
This open access, interdisciplinary book presents innovative strategies in the use of civil drones in the cultural and creative industry. Specially aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the book offers valuable insights from the fields of marketing, engineering, arts and management. With contributions from experts representing varied interests throughout the creative industry, inc…
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- 9783319952611
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- 246p.: ill.
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- 658.514 DRO d
Pre-field screening protocols for heat-tolerant mutants in rice
This open access book presents simple, robust pre-field screening protocols that allow plant breeders to screen for enhanced tolerance to heat stress in rice. Two critical heat-sensitive stages in the lifecycle of the rice crop are targeted – the seedling and flowering stages – with screening based on simple phenotypic responses. The protocols are based on the use of a hydroponics system an…
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- 9783319773384
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- xii, 39p. : ill.
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- 633.182 PRE p
Convergence culture reconsidered : media - participation - environments
Taking media scholar Henry Jenkins’s concept of ‘convergence culture’ and the related notions of ‘participatory culture’ and ‘transmedia storytelling’ as points of departure, the essays compiled in the present volume provide terminological clarification, offer exemplary case studies, and discuss the broader implications of such developments for the humanities. Most of the contribu…
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- 9783863952174
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- 224 p.
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- 303.4833 GEO c
Visual texts, ceremonial texts, texts of exploration : collected articles on …
Visual Texts, Ceremonial Texts, Texts of Exploration continues the work begun in Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule, which analyzed the interplay between the symbolic representations of Russian monarchs and the legal and institutional instruments of their rule. The articles in this volume examine the texts that, through various media, revealed the myths and scenarios conveying the goals …
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- 9781618113474
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- XV, 442 p,
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- Imperial Encounters in Russian History
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- 947.05 WOR v
National museums and nation-building in Europe 1750-2010 : mobilization and l…
Europe’s national museums have since their creation been at the centre of on-going nation making processes. National museums negotiate conflicts and contradictions and entrain the community sufficiently to obtain the support of scientists and art connoisseurs, citizens and taxpayers, policy makers, domestic and foreign visitors alike. National Museums and Nation-building in Europe 1750-2010 a…
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- 9780415853965
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- XIII, 212 p.
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- 069.094 NAT n
Development policies and policy processes in Africa : modeling and evaluation
The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively given the political and economic framework conditions of a country. The contributions in this book offer a continuation of …
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- 9783319607146
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- xv, 351p. : ill.
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- 338.96 DEV d
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