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How Television Shapes Our Worldview

Media Representations of Social Trends and Change

by Deborah A. Macey, Kathleen M. Ryan, Noah J. Springer, Stylés I. Akira, Lane Clegg, Katherine A. Foss, Charity Fox, Carrie Packwood Freeman0, Jennifer Ellen Good1, Robert D. Gratz2, Chandler Harris3, Tim Karis4, Katherine J. Lehman5, Lauren Lemley6, Joy Chavez Mapaye7, Gretta Moody8, Ariadne Alejandra Gonzalez9, Larry Ossei-Mensah0, Leighton C. Peterson1, Ji Yoon Ru2, Danielle E. Williams3, Glenn G. Sparks4, Jack A. Barwind5, Philip J. Salem6, Michelle Napierski-Prancl7, Edward Janak8, Cindy Conaway9, Susan H. Sarapin0, Margaret Tally1 ...

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives, and cultural forms are not simply entertainment, but powerful socializing agents that show ... Read more

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Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives, and cultural forms are not simply entertainment, but powerful socializing agents that show
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Understanding and utilising soil microbiomes for a more sustainable agriculture

by Dr Mamadou Fall, Emeritus Professor Paolo Nannipieri, Dr Hinsby Cadillo-Quirox, Dr Ian Lidbury, Dr Lucy Rogers, Dr Sophie R. M. Groenhof, Dr Andrew Hitchcock, Dr Lauren S. McKee, Dr Youzhi Feng, Professor Greg Thorn, Dr Gupta Vadakattu, Dr Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Professor Liliane Ruess, Professor Patrick Schafer, Professor Alain Plante, Professor Tim Clough, Dr Vasvi Chaudhry, Professor Kadambot Siddique, Professor Wei Shi, Professor Sui Mui Tsai, Professor Joann Whalen, Dr Lucas William Mendes ...

Series Book 151 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in delivering key ecosystem services such as carbon and nutrient cyclingReviews recent advances in understanding the role of different microbial communities in soilShows how the beneficial role of soil microbiomes can be promoted in achieving a more sustainable agriculture ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in delivering key ecosystem services such as carbon and nutrient cyclingReviews recent advances in understanding the role of different microbial communities in soilShows how the beneficial role of soil microbiomes can be promoted in achieving a more sustainable agriculture
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Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce

Why They Leave and Why They Stay

Edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann, Jo Warin ...

Series series Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood
The role of men in early childhood education and care is crucial for the future of all children growing up in a gender sensitive world. Achieving greater diversity and gender balance in the workforce has proved a challenging goal, despite concerted efforts on the part of individuals, institutions, and governments around the world. Many men remain reluctant to enter the profession, and once they ... Read more

$54.99 USD

The role of men in early childhood education and care is crucial for the future of all children growing up in a gender sensitive world. Achieving greater diversity and gender balance in the workforce has proved a challenging goal, despite concerted efforts on the part of individuals, institutions, and governments around the world. Many men remain reluctant to enter the profession, and once they
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Paratuberculosis

Organism, Disease, Control

by Marcel Behr, David C Alexander, Angelika Agdestein, Christina Ahlstrom, John P. Bannantine, Herman W. Barkema, Raul Barletta, Douglas Begg0, Evan P. Brenner1, Tim Bull2, Ofelia Chacon3, Paul Coussens4, Ross S. Davidson5, Justin L. DeKuiper6, Kumudika de Silva7, Berit Djonne8, Karsten Donat9, Shannon Duffy0, Natalia Elguezabal1, Susanne Eisenberg2, Naomi J. Fox3, Joseba M. Garrido4, Irene R. Grant5, J Frank T Griffin6, Murray Hines II7, Michael R Hutchings8, Jamie Imada9, Ramón A. Juste0, Edward Kabara1, Annette H. Kampen2, David F. Kelton3, Jennifer N. Kiser4, Elise A. Lamont5, Kari R. Lybeck6, Colin Mackintosh7, Glenn Marion8, Ian Marsh9, Holly L Neibergs0, Søren Saxmose Nielsen1, Rory O'Brien2, Karren M. Plain3, Auriol Purdie4, Govardhan Rathnaiah5, Iker A. Sevilla6, Fernanda M. Shoyama7, Lesley A. Smith8, Srinand Sreevatsan9, Judy Stabel0, Jaryd R. Sullivan1, Adel Talaat2, Girum T. Tessema3, Christine Turenne4, Richard Whittington5, Chia-wei Wu6, Denise K. Zinniel7 ...

Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects principally cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the ruminant livestock industries. A timely follow up to the first book on Paratuberculosis, this new edition is still the only comprehensive text providing both historical context and the ... Read more

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Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects principally cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the ruminant livestock industries. A timely follow up to the first book on Paratuberculosis, this new edition is still the only comprehensive text providing both historical context and the
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Biochar Application

Essential Soil Microbial Ecology

by T. Komang Ralebitso-Senior, Caroline H. Orr ...

Biochar Application: Essential Soil Microbial Ecology outlines the cutting-edge research on the interactions of complex microbial populations and their functional, structural, and compositional dynamics, as well as the microbial ecology of biochar application to soil, the use of different phyto-chemical analyses, possibilities for future research, and recommendations for climate change policy. ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Biochar Application: Essential Soil Microbial Ecology outlines the cutting-edge research on the interactions of complex microbial populations and their functional, structural, and compositional dynamics, as well as the microbial ecology of biochar application to soil, the use of different phyto-chemical analyses, possibilities for future research, and recommendations for climate change policy.
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Educational Leadership for the 21St Century

Building a Capacity for Change

by Peter J. Zsebik ...

Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate ... Read more

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Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate
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Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production

Edited by Emma L. Tilston, Geoffrey R. Dixon ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Soils into which crop plants root and from which they obtain essential minerals and water contain huge arrays of microbes. Many have highly beneficial effects on crop growth and productivity, others are pathogens causing diseases and losses to yield and quality, a few microbes offer protection from these pathogenic forms and others have little or no effect. These intimate and often complex inter ... Read more

$242.09 USD

Soils into which crop plants root and from which they obtain essential minerals and water contain huge arrays of microbes. Many have highly beneficial effects on crop growth and productivity, others are pathogens causing diseases and losses to yield and quality, a few microbes offer protection from these pathogenic forms and others have little or no effect. These intimate and often complex inter
... Read more
Phytoremediation

Biotechnological Strategies for Promoting Invigorating Environs

Edited by Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Khalid Rehman Hakeem ...

Phytoremediation: Biotechnological Strategies for Promoting Invigorating Environs focuses on phytoremediation's history, present and future potential, discussing mechanisms of remediation, different types of pollutant and polluted environs, cell signaling, biotechnology, and molecular biology, including site-directed DNA and the omics related to plant sciences. Sections focus on phytoremediation ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Phytoremediation: Biotechnological Strategies for Promoting Invigorating Environs focuses on phytoremediation's history, present and future potential, discussing mechanisms of remediation, different types of pollutant and polluted environs, cell signaling, biotechnology, and molecular biology, including site-directed DNA and the omics related to plant sciences. Sections focus on phytoremediation
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Facilitating Practitioner Research

Developing Transformational Partnerships

by Susan Groundwater-Smith, Jane Mitchell, Nicole Mockler, Petra Ponte, Karin Ronnerman ...

Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry. It recognises that facilitating practitioner research is far more than providing advice about method adoption, important as that contribution is; or even modelling research practices and drawing ... Read more

$47.99 USD

Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry. It recognises that facilitating practitioner research is far more than providing advice about method adoption, important as that contribution is; or even modelling research practices and drawing
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Nitrogen Cycle

Ecology, Biotechnological Applications and Environmental Impacts

Edited by Jesus Gonzalez-Lopez, Alejandro Gonzalez-Martinez ...

Anthropogenic activity has clearly altered the N cycle contributing (among other factors) to climate change. This book aims to provide new biotechnological approach representing innovative strategies to solve specific problems related to the imbalance originating in the N cycle. Aspects such as new conceptions in agriculture, wastewater treatment, and greenhouse gas emissions are discussed in this ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Anthropogenic activity has clearly altered the N cycle contributing (among other factors) to climate change. This book aims to provide new biotechnological approach representing innovative strategies to solve specific problems related to the imbalance originating in the N cycle. Aspects such as new conceptions in agriculture, wastewater treatment, and greenhouse gas emissions are discussed in this
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Complexity and Social Work

by Hans Van Ewijk ...

Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these things. By placing social complexity, social vulnerability and social efficacy within a framework of social policy and social practice, Complexity ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these things. By placing social complexity, social vulnerability and social efficacy within a framework of social policy and social practice, Complexity
... Read more
Rhizosphere Biology: Interactions Between Microbes and Plants

Edited by Vadakattu V. S. R. Gupta, Anil K. Sharma ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a detailed discussion on the direct interactions of plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere environment. It includes fifteen chapters, each focusing on a specific component of plant-microbe interactions, such as the influence of plants on the root microbiome, and the downstream effects of rhizosphere microbial dynamics on carbon and nutrient fluxes in the surroundings. As ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book presents a detailed discussion on the direct interactions of plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere environment. It includes fifteen chapters, each focusing on a specific component of plant-microbe interactions, such as the influence of plants on the root microbiome, and the downstream effects of rhizosphere microbial dynamics on carbon and nutrient fluxes in the surroundings. As
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