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Combat Simulation

Intelligent Modeling Techniques and Applications

by Zhi Zhu, Tao Wang, Xin Zhou, Xiaobo Li ...

This book introduces a cutting-edge hybrid modeling framework that integrates both knowledge-based and data-driven techniques to tackle the challenges faced by the simulation of intelligent combat systems.Simulation has long been the primary method for evaluating the effectiveness of combat systems, often through the creation of virtual test environments. However, the increasing complexity and ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This book introduces a cutting-edge hybrid modeling framework that integrates both knowledge-based and data-driven techniques to tackle the challenges faced by the simulation of intelligent combat systems.Simulation has long been the primary method for evaluating the effectiveness of combat systems, often through the creation of virtual test environments. However, the increasing complexity and
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Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases

by Angela Records, Dr Jonathan Willow, Professor Guy Smagghe, Dr Imme Gerke, Dr Louise Thatcher, Dr Marta Gallart, Dr Cameron Scott, Dr Zamir K. Punja, Dr Kun Yang, Dr Siqi Niu, Dr Xiaobo LI, Dr Maofeng Jing, Dr V. Altieri, Dr P. Battilani, Dr M. Camardo Leggieri, Dr G. Fedele, Dr T. Ji, Professor Vittorio Rossi, Dr I. Salotti, Dr Sander Schouten, Professor Jianjun Hao, Dr Xiaoyu Zhang, Dr Te Ming Tseng, Dr Varsha Singh, Dr Worlanyo Segbefia, Dr Ncomiwe Maphalala, Dr Tabata D. Oliveira, Dr Ziming Yue ...

Series Book 158 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
The bioprotectants market was estimated to be worth $5.5 billion in 2022, with this figure set to rise to over $11 billion by 2027. With more than 1000 products on the market, a greater understanding of how individual species/strains function as bioprotection agents is required.Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases considers recent advances in techniques used to identify and develop ... Read more

$170.99 USD

The bioprotectants market was estimated to be worth $5.5 billion in 2022, with this figure set to rise to over $11 billion by 2027. With more than 1000 products on the market, a greater understanding of how individual species/strains function as bioprotection agents is required.Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases considers recent advances in techniques used to identify and develop
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Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems

by Pascal Godefroit, Jean-Marc Baele, Yuri L. Bolotsky, Niels Bonde, Gábor Botfalvai, Eric Buffetaut, Eugenia V. Bugdaeva, Pierre Bultynck, José Ignacio Canudo, Patrick Carlier0, Chen Jun1, Vlad A. Codrea2, Clément Coiffard3, Walter Coudyzer4, Gloria Cuenca-Bescós5, Gilles Cuny6, Véronique Daviéro-Gomez7, Jean Dejax8, Christian Dupuis9, François Escuillié0, Peter M. Galton1, Géraldine Garcia2, Emmanuel Gilissen3, Thomas Gillot4, Bernard Gomez5, Péter Gulyás6, Jin Liyong7, Cătălin Jipa8, Olivier Kaufmann9, Pascaline Lauters0, Thierry Leduc1, Jean Le Loeuff2, Li Xiao-Bo3, Luciane Licour4, László Makádi5, Valentina S. Markevich6, Thierry Martin7, Edwige Masure8, Laetitia Nori9, David B. Norman0, Attila Ősi1, Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola2, Stéphane Pirson3, Yves Quinif4, Márton Rabi5, Thomas H. Rich6, Armand de Ricqlès7, Francis Robaszynski8, Christoph Roolf9, José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca0, José Luis Sanz1, Johann Schnyder2, Thierry Smith3, Paul Spagna4, Suravech Suteethorn5, Zoltán Szentes6, Rodolphe Tabuce7, Philippe Taquet8, Fidel Torcida9, Xavier Valentin0, Sara Vandycke1, Martine Vercauteren2, Monique Vianey-Liaud3, Patricia Vickers-Rich4, Wu Wenhao5, Johan Yans6, Ainara Badiola7 ...

Series series Life of the Past
In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar ... Read more

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In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar
... Read more

Plant Defense

Warding off attack by pathogens, herbivores and parasitic plants

by Dale Walters ...

Plant Defense provides an overview of all major aspects of plant defence, including defence against pathogens, parasites, and invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. The book looks at defense mechanisms including structural and chemical defences, and constitutive and inducible defences. Including details of how plants 'sense' attack and how this is communicated within the plant and also to ... Read more

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Plant Defense provides an overview of all major aspects of plant defence, including defence against pathogens, parasites, and invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. The book looks at defense mechanisms including structural and chemical defences, and constitutive and inducible defences. Including details of how plants 'sense' attack and how this is communicated within the plant and also to
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The Complete Dinosaur

by M. K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., James O. Farlow ...

Series series Life of the Past
A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is "a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" ( Science).What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can ... Read more

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A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is "a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" ( Science).What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Prof Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Prof Ruilian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Dr Paula Bramel, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Prof Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, Dr Kellye Eversole, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Jane Rogers, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Prof Beat Keller, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Rudi Appels, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Professor Gary L. Hein, Professor Hermann Buerstmayr, Professor Stephen Wegulo ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and ... Read more

$220.99 USD

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and
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Forerunners of Mammals

Radiation' Histology, Biology

Edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan ...

Series series Life of the Past
An in-depth look at the origin and evolutionary radiation of the synapsids.About 320 million years ago a group of reptiles known as the synapsids emerged and forever changed Earth's ecological landscapes. This book discusses the origin and radiation of the synapsids from their sail-backed pelycosaur ancestor to their diverse descendants, the therapsids or mammal-like reptiles, that eventually gave ... Read more

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An in-depth look at the origin and evolutionary radiation of the synapsids.About 320 million years ago a group of reptiles known as the synapsids emerged and forever changed Earth's ecological landscapes. This book discusses the origin and radiation of the synapsids from their sail-backed pelycosaur ancestor to their diverse descendants, the therapsids or mammal-like reptiles, that eventually gave
... Read more
Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture

Management to Overcome Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

by Michael J. Goss, Mário Carvalho, Isabel Brito ...

Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture is the first book to present the core concepts of working with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve agricultural crop productivity. Highlighting the use of indigenous AM fungi for agriculture, the book includes details on how to maintain and promote AM fungal diversity to improve sustainability and cost-effectiveness. As the need to ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture is the first book to present the core concepts of working with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve agricultural crop productivity. Highlighting the use of indigenous AM fungi for agriculture, the book includes details on how to maintain and promote AM fungal diversity to improve sustainability and cost-effectiveness. As the need to
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Megafauna

Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

by Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Gerry De Iuliis ...

Series series Life of the Past
"An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended." — ChoiceMore than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ... Read more

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"An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended." — ChoiceMore than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Higher Plants

Fundamentals and Applications

Edited by Golam Jalal Ahammed, Roghieh Hajiboland ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book covers the fundamentals of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and higher plant symbiosis with potential implications in crop production. It provides new insights into our understanding of the mechanisms of AMF-mediated plant growth regulation and stress tolerance covering the most recent biochemical, physiological, molecular, environmental, and ecological studies. Focusing on AMF-induced ... Read more

$215.99 USD

This book covers the fundamentals of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and higher plant symbiosis with potential implications in crop production. It provides new insights into our understanding of the mechanisms of AMF-mediated plant growth regulation and stress tolerance covering the most recent biochemical, physiological, molecular, environmental, and ecological studies. Focusing on AMF-induced
... Read more
Sabertooth

by Mauricio Antón ...

Series series Life of the Past
"A unique review of the many unusual and nearly worldwide occurrences of sabertooths and their relatives over more than 50 million years." — ChoiceWith their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What's more, there were other sabertooths that ... Read more

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"A unique review of the many unusual and nearly worldwide occurrences of sabertooths and their relatives over more than 50 million years." — ChoiceWith their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What's more, there were other sabertooths that
... Read more
Bioformulations: for Sustainable Agriculture

Edited by Naveen Kumar Arora, Samina Mehnaz, Raffaella Balestrini ...

More than a century has passed since the first bioformulations were introduced to the market. But there is still much to be done, explored and developed. Though bioformulations offer green alternatives and are important for sustainable agriculture, they make up only a small fraction of the total additions used to enhance crop yields or protect them from pests. There is a great need to develop ... Read more

$143.99 USD

More than a century has passed since the first bioformulations were introduced to the market. But there is still much to be done, explored and developed. Though bioformulations offer green alternatives and are important for sustainable agriculture, they make up only a small fraction of the total additions used to enhance crop yields or protect them from pests. There is a great need to develop
... Read more

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