The Mission: Total protection, aesthetics, perfection, maximum functionality not only are the demands imposed on coatings extremely high, but the base products must also meet sustainability considerations. The key? A fusion of silicon chemistry and nanotechnology. This powerful combination unlocks innovative, high-tech coatings formulations that are poised to conquer entirely new application markets in the future.The Audience: Those engaged in the development, production, testing, and marketing of coatings raw materials will benefit from this deep dive into nanostructured coatings, which promise to break new ground in sustainable coatings technology. The Value: This reader-friendly exploration delves into coatings formulated with silicon-based, inorganically and organically modified binder systems, providing practical insights and step-by-step explanations. Whether you are an expert or a practitioner seeking guidance on nanostructured coatings, this overview of various silane-based materials will equip you for the future of coatings.

Pharmaceutical biochemistry is a much-awaited book in the field of Pharmacy. Targeted mainly to B. Pharmacy & Pharm-D students, this book will also be useful for medical, dental, nursing, and other paramedical students. The main objective of this book is to attract undergraduate pharmacy students and make them understand the basic biochemical process which can be applied in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology. Thus, the book is aimed to eliminate the inadequacy in teaching and learning Pharmaceutical Biochemistry by providing detailed information about the biomolecules and their metabolic process.Salient Features: · As per the PCI revised syllabus the coverage is complete with the basics as well as 2nd semester B. Pharm and 1st-year Pharm-D portion. · The content of this book is innovative and presented in 12 chapters with a simple and uniform pattern of explanation along with all biochemical reactions. · To make the learning comfortable and magnetize attention we have used well-labeled diagrams, illustrations, flow charts, simplified and schematic represented biomolecule classification. We have also provided metabolic pathways in an easy-to-understand manner highlighted with chemical structure, type of reaction, energy, and inhibitors, and a detailed and simplified explanation of all biochemical reactions. · Highlighted structural changes in each and every step of biochemical reaction and Metabolic pathway illustration without structure also included for easy revision. · Easy remembrance of enzyme name from the reason behind the naming. · Student-friendly schematic representation of principles for biochemical tests and flow chart representation of a procedure for biochemical tests.Contents:Part I: Basic Biochemistry1. Introduction to Biochemistry2. EnzymesPart II: Biomolecules & its metabolism3. Carbohydrates & Its Metabolism4. Lipids & Its Metabolism5. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism6. Nucleic Acid & Its MetabolismPart III: Clinical Biochemistry7. Introduction to Clinical Chemistry8. Kidney Function Tests or Renal Function Tests9. Liver Function Test10. Lipid Profile Tests11. Immunochemical Techniques12. Water, Electrolytes and Acid-base Balance

In this book, all the chapters adequately cover the basic concepts of Engineering Mechanics with maximum emphasis on solving the problems in a lucid manner so that average student can understand easily. Although the author does not claim complete originality, an attempt is made that the book is self sufficient eliminating the need for reference to other books. S.I. units have been used for numerical problems however in chapters dealing with Centroids and Moment of Inertia some dimensions are in milli meters.Syllabus covered in this book caters not only to the needs of Mechanical, Civil, Production, Automobile, Mechatronics and Aeronautical Engineering students of JNTUH but students of all Universities. The problems solved are useful for students preparing for IES, GATE and all other competitive examinations.Contents:1. Introductory Concepts2. System of Force3. Equilibrium of Force System4. Analysis of Structures5. Friction6. Centroids7. Moment of Inertia8. Virtual Work9. Kinematics of Particle10. General Principles of Dynamics11. Kinetics of Particles12. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies13. Mechanical Vibration14. Work Energy Method15. Impulse and Momentum

Despite the current technological advancement, agriculture being a vital source of livelihood, was essentially dependent on weather and climate, and is adversely affected by the weather and climate related extreme events. Over the past few decades, extreme events such as droughts, floods, storms, tropical cyclones and forest fires have destroyed economic and social infrastructure and at the same time endangered food security. The agricultural sector is affected through the impact on water resources, damage to crops, rangelands and forests due to incidence of droughts, locust plagues and wilde and fires. Given the current recognition of the importance of preparedness to cope with risks and uncertainties associated with climate extremes, it is important to develop suitable and sustainable strategies to alleviate the impact of natural disasters on crop productivity. Improved forecast accuracy and more focused information on the location, intensity and duration of climate extremes could underpin efforts to implement more effective risk management strategies. It is crucial that governments exercise their sovereign responsibility to prepare and issue early warnings of extreme events in a timely and effective manner to reduce their impact on agricultural production. While natural hazards may not be avoided, integration of risk assessment and early warnings, prevention and mitigation measures including community capacity building and livelihood strategies, can prevent them from becoming disasters. There is also a need to develop locally agrometeorological adaptation strategies to reduce the effect of natural disasters especially in vulnerable regions where food and fibre production is most sensitive and vulnerable to climatic fluctuations. This proposed book based on state of the art knowledge on the science and application of agricultural meteorology needed to better cope with extreme climate events, should be of interest to all organizations and agencies engaged in planning disaster reduction strategies and management for prevention and mitigation of extreme events. The publication will also be of equal interest to the agrometeorologists of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the countries throughout the globe as well as to the agricultural planners, meteorologists associated with public weather services, forest fire forecasters, and the various departments of governments concerned with agriculture and food production.Contents:1. Agrometeorology in Extreme Events and Natural Disasters An Overview2. Drought and Desertification3. Irrigation Scheduling to Combat Moisture Deficit in Plants4. Heavy Rains, Floods, Hail and Snow and their Impact on Agriculture5. Tropical Cyclones, Storm Surges, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes and Squalls: Implications for Agriculture6. Agrometeorology Related to Extreme Temperatures, Heat Waves and Frost7. Wind Storms and Sand/Dust Storms and their Effect on Environment and Plants8. Forest- and Bush-Fire and their Impact on the Environment9. Pests and Diseases of Crops and Livestock10. Environmental and Agricultural Implications of Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruptions11. Community Capacity Building and Livelihood Strategies in Disaster Management and Mitigation of Adverse Impacts on Agricultural Sector12. Role of Agricultural Chemicals on Soil, Water and Air Pollution and their Effects on Plants, Livestock and Aquatic Systems13. Climate Change, Extreme Events and Change in Cryosphere: Implications for Agriculture and Environment14. Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Agriculture: Implications for Food Security and Livelihood of the Community

Biochemistry a practical manual has been designed to meet the laboratory syllabus of students pursuing Biochemistry courses at undergraduate levels of various Universities. Features: Preparation of Standard Buffers and pH Chemistry of Carbohydrates, Chemistry of Lipids Identification of Amino Acids Analysis of Drugs, Clinical Biochemistry, Enzymes Analysis of Milk and Food Stuffs Abnormal Constituents of UrineContents 1. Preparation of Standard Buffers and pH 2. Chemistry of Carbohydrates 3. Chemistry of Lipids 4. Identification of Amino acids 5. Analysis of Drugs 6. Clinical Bio-Chemistry 7. Enzymes 8. Analysis of Milk and Food stuffs 9. Abnormal Constituents of UrineAbout the Author N. Sarath Chandra Bose did MSc in Biochemistry and MPhil from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur and has submitted thesis for PhD in the same University. He has 8 years of teaching experience and presently he is a guest faculty in the Department of Biochemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University. He has presented number of papers in International and National Seminars.

This book includes interactive and intentionally designed illustrations that create a framework for association while supporting and promoting the Bahamas.With the use of cartoons and "Concepts Contexts" that are fillable sections of text (that have an answer key at the bottom of the page), we create a guide to understanding and learning high school chemistry in an easily digestible format.The information contained within the book is the exclusive work product of David Ferguson and is not to be reproduced, copied or distributed without the expressed written consent of David Ferguson.

Zunachst geht es um die Grundlagen: Was ist Artenschutz? Was sind seine Rahmenbedingungen und Ziele, auf welchen Richtlinien und Gesetzen baut er auf? Das Buch erlautert die gangigen Konzepte und beschreibt alle wichtigen juristischen und fachlichen Begriffe sowie deren Auslegung durch Behorden und Gerichte. Im Zentrum steht die Frage: Wie ist Artenschutz zu konzipieren, um in der Planungs- und Naturschutzpraxis nachhaltige Erfolge fur die Artenvielfalt zu erzielen. In rund 20 ausfuhrlichen Praxisbeispielen zeigen dazu ausgewiesene Experten, wie wirkungsvoller Artenschutz gelingt.

Professionell Tiere transportieren. Wer Tiere transportiert muss dazu befahigt sein und muss die gesetzlichen Anforderungen kennen. Dieses Buch dient Transporteuren, Landwirten und Studierenden als praktischer Leitfaden. Die Autoren stellen alle wichtigen Regelungen vor. Gleichzeitig dient dieses Buch als Unterlage fur den Erwerb des Befahigungsnachweises Tiertransporte.

Dieses Buch beschreibt Ihnen die Planungsgrundsatze und Bauweisen fur Regenwasserversickerungsanlagen und Regenwassernutzungsanlagen. Dazu gehoren Ausfuhrungen zu rechtlichen Aspekten, zur Bestimmung des Wasserdurchlassigkeitsbeiwertes der Boden und zur Berechnung der Starkniederschlagshohen fur jeden Standort. Weiterhin finden Sie Informationen zu Bemessungsgrundlagen und Ausbildungsformen offener Abflussrinnen und zur hydraulischen Bemessung von Rohrleitungen. Viele Beispiele zu Formen von dezentralen Anlagen zur Versickerung, zur Versickerung von Niederschlagswasser sowie zur Planung und zum Bau von Regenwassernutzungsanlagen verdeutlichen die Thematik.

Die Autoren beschreiben in Ihrem Buch 90 Kulturen im Zierpflanzenbau die Kulturmethoden fur eine Auswahl der 90 wichtigsten Zierpflanzenkulturen, sowohl fur Freiland- als auch Zimmerkulturen. Das Buch vermittelt Ihnen die fur Anbau und Pflanzenschutz erforderlichen Informationen anhand von Bildern der jeweiligen Pflanzenart, verstandlichen Texten, grafischen Darstellungen des Anbauverlaufes sowie den notwendigen Hinweisen zum Schutz der Pflanzen vor Krankheiten und Schadlingen. Eingegangen wird auf alle wichtigen Faktoren im Zierpflanzenbau: von der Mutterpflanzen uber die Pflanzenvermehrung bis hin zur Kulturdauer und vielen weiteren Informationen zum Zierpflanzenbau.

WHITE WINE ENOLOGY could also be titled as SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF WHITE WINEMAKING. It is characterized by two particular features: Firstly, it is authored by a practitioner who has worked his whole life in decision-making technical positions in the wine industry. Secondly, it is dedicated exclusively to the enology of white wines, and focuses its attention on flavor preservation rather than strategies that seek to obtain short-lived quality benefits. In doing so, it addresses one of the most important issues of white winemaking, which is the limited shelf life and flavor stability of most such wines, and shows how different white wine enology is from red.Due to the complex chemical process of white wine aging that goes well beyond oxidative aging, this book has a strong focus on sensory analysis throughout. It specifies the flavor-active compounds responsible for aging-related faults, identifies the chemical mechanisms of their formation, and clearly defines the decisive measures to take in order to mitigate them and improve flavor stability.While this book includes a deep treatment of the scientific fundaments of the different kinds of white wine aging, it also examines typical engineering issues common to commercial winemaking. Thus, it provides numerous practical hints and technical details of hands-on winery work and a valuable insight into the inherently cross-disciplinary nature of fine white winemaking. Extensive personal experience was decisive for this purpose.Volker Schneider was founder of the international consulting firm Schneider-Oenologie, which specialized in innovative winery operations, product development, quality control, and research. He has authored more than 450 technical articles and a range of scientific papers on these topics. He was also lecturer of enological chemistry at Geisenheim University.

Stadtbaume - unser Vitamin G(run)- Positive Wirkungen und Nutzen von Stadtbaumen- Auswahlkriterien fur Stadtbaume- Welche Baumarten eignen sich in der Stadt- Die 40 wichtigsten StadtbaumartenStadtbaume sind schon lange fur die Gesundheit, das Wohlbefinden, das Naturerleben, das Stadtklima und die Luftqualitat wichtig. Ihre Bedeutung nimmt in letzter Zeit wegen des Klimawandels, des ansteigenden Anteils der Stadtbevolkerung, der fortschreitenden Naturentfremdung der Stadtmenschen und der steigenden Wertschatzung von Stadtgrun weiter zu. Inzwischen wird Stadtgrun daher sogar schon als Vitamin G bezeichnet. Aber auch die Anspruche an Stadtbaume nehmen zu: sie sollen ihre Funktionen moglichst umfassend, moglichst lange und mit moglichst wenig Aufwand und Kosten erfullen. Dieses Buch vermittelt Praktikern, Planern, Stadtbaum-Verantwortlichen und -Liebhabern den aktuellen Stand des Wissens zu Baumen in der Stadt.

Das Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2022 enthalt die Fachvortrage, die auf den Deutschen Baumpflegetagen 2022 in Augsburg gehalten werden. In dieser Ausgabe sind Fachartikel zu den folgenden Themenschwerpunkten enthalten:- Management und Erhalt von Alleen- Trockenstress und Baumkrankheiten- Wurzelraum und BaumkontrolleAuerdem im Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2022 zu finden sind: - Adressen von Verbanden und Forschungseinrichtungen- Adressverzeichnis Baumpflege- Gesamtregister 1997 bis 2022 mit Autoren- und Stichwortverzeichnis umfasst uber 800 FachartikelDas Jahrbuch der Baumpflege ist Nachschlagewerk und Fachbuch in einem. Hier findet der Leser aktuelles Fachwissen zum Thema Baumpflege wissenschaftlich korrekt und zugleich verstandlich und plausibel aufbereitet. Das Buch wird von erfahrenen Praktikern, Arboristen, Sachverstandigen und Wissenschaftlern gleichermaen als Informationsquelle genutzt. Das Jahrbuch der Baumpflege erscheint 2022 in der 26. Ausgabe.

Ob Kleinwaldbesitzer oder groer Forstunternehmer - dieses Buch bietet Ihnen eine praktische Anleitung fur die erfolgreiche Waldwirtschaft. Das Spektrum reicht von der Pflanzung der Jungbaume uber den Pflanzenschutz, die Waldpflege bis zur Erstdurchforstung und Wertastung. Lesen Sie hier, was Sie in einem gesunden und ertragreichen Wald unternehmen mussen, damit sich die Waldwirtschaft rechnet.

Das Handbuch fur die Holzernte Fachwissen von Profis fur die tagliche Arbeit im Revier Aktuelle Holzernteverfahren, moderne Forsttechnik und logistische Hintergrunde Arbeitssicherheit, Zertifizierung und Vergaberecht, sowie aktuelle Entlohnungsmodelle werden im Kontext erlautertErwerben Sie notwendige theoretische Grundlagen und lernen Sie anhand von Fallstudien und praktischen Beispielen die moderne Holzernte und Forsttechnik kennen. Im Anhang gibt Ihnen der Autor mit aktuellen Mazahlen, einem detaillierten Holzernteprojekt und Formatvorlagen fur Arbeitsauftrage und Zielvereinbarungen wertvolle Hilfestellungen fur Ihre forstliche Praxis.

Este libro describe y documenta hechos sobresalientes de la historia general de la ciencia en México a partir de 1912; en especial aquellos que ilustran mejor las tres grandes transformaciones ocurridas en ese lapso en la ciencia mexicana: primero su profesionalizacion, crecimiento y diversificacion, luego su ingreso al discurso oficial y a las decisiones oficiales y, finalmente, su matrimonio con la tecnologia. De esa forma, el autor busca dar con las principales razones historicas, sociales, economicas y politicas que explican el subdesarrollo actual de la ciencia mexicana para señalar las ideas que hay que cambiar y los obstaculos que se deben superar.

This work is a philosophical investigation into the argumentative conditions for intercultural dialogue in Latin America. Through a critical discussion of some key theories of argumentation and intercultural dialogue and a thoughtful analysis of the Latin-American context of diversity, this book develops an intercultural model of argumentation based on the criteria of Intercultural Reasonableness and Discursive Interpellation. These criteria, which have a contextual and dialogical character, aim to offer the appropriate normative ground for a polylogical argumentative dialogue, in which the parties can make use of their own types of language and rationality without presupposing a common standard for the rational evaluation of arguments.

This book presents the history, philosophy, and mathematics of the major systems of propositional logic. Classical logic, modal logics, many-valued logics, intuitionism, paraconsistent logics, and dependent implication are examined in separate chapters. Each begins with a motivation in the originators own terms, followed by the standard formal semantics, syntax, and completeness theorem. The chapters on the various logics are largely self-contained so that the book can be used as a reference. An appendix summarizes the formal semantics and axiomatizations of the logics. The view that unifies the exposition is that propositional logics comprise a spectrum: as the aspect of propositions under consideration varies, the logic varies. Each logic is shown to fall naturally within a general framework for semantics. A theory of translations between logics is presented that allows for further comparisons, and necessary conditions are given for a translation to preserve meaning. For this third edition the material has been re-organized to make the text easier to study, and a new section on paraconsistent logics with simple semantics has been added which challenges standard views on the nature of consequence relations. The text includes worked examples and hundreds of exercises, from routine to open problems, making the book with its clear and careful exposition ideal for courses or individual study.

Now in a new edition!--the classic presentation of the theory of computable functions in the context of the foundations of mathematics. Part I motivates the study of computability with discussions and readings about the crisis in the foundations of mathematics in the early 20th century while presenting the basic ideas of whole number, function, proof, and real number. Part II starts with readings from Turing and Post leading to the formal theory of recursive functions. Part III presents sufficient formal logic to give a full development of Godels incompleteness theorems. Part IV considers the significance of the technical work with a discussion of Churchs Thesis and readings on the foundations of mathematics. This new edition contains the timeline "Computability and Undecidability" as well as the essay "On mathematics".

A chegada das novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação (NTICs) às redações jornalísticas, a partir do início da década de 1990, exigiu uma rápida transição das ferramentas analógicas para as dig