Legumes are very important plants playing a central role in biological research. They are a key component of sustainable agricultural systems because of symbiotic nitrogen fixation and other beneficial symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. Studies on most of the major leguminous crops are hampered by large genome sizes and other disadvantages which have hindered the isolation and characterisation of genes with important roles in legume biology and agriculture. For this reason Lotus japonicus was chosen as a model species for legume research some ten years ago. Since then, many groups around the world have adopted Lotus as a model and have developed numerous resources and protocols to facilitate basic and applied research on this species. This handbook represents the first effort to compile basic descriptions and methods for research in Lotus, including symbiotic processes, cell and molecular biology protocols, functional genomics, mutants, gene tagging and genetic analysis, transformation and reverse genetic analysis, primary and secondary metabolism, and an exhaustive update of the scientific literature available on this plant.

Legumes are very important plants playing a central role in biological research. They are a key component of sustainable agricultural systems because of symbiotic nitrogen fixation and other beneficial symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. Studies on most of the major leguminous crops are hampered by large genome sizes and other disadvantages which have hindered the isolation and characterisation of genes with important roles in legume biology and agriculture. For this reason Lotus japonicus was chosen as a model species for legume research some ten years ago. Since then, many groups around the world have adopted Lotus as a model and have developed numerous resources and protocols to facilitate basic and applied research on this species. This handbook represents the first effort to compile basic descriptions and methods for research in Lotus, including symbiotic processes, cell and molecular biology protocols, functional genomics, mutants, gene tagging and genetic analysis, transformation and reverse genetic analysis, primary and secondary metabolism, and an exhaustive update of the scientific literature available on this plant.

Electrical machines and drives, and their associated power electronics, are a key part of an industrialized society. Reliability is a major challenge in systems design, operation, and maintenance of these technologies. Unreliable systems drive up costs, so diagnostics and fault tolerance become important to help maintain the system and estimate its operational lifetime. Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance of Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives describes techniques for fault analysis, diagnostics, condition monitoring methods, reconfiguration, remedial operating strategies and fault tolerance in electrical machines, power electronics and variable speed drives. It is a must-read for researchers in academia and industry, as well as for manufacturers and advanced students involved with electrical machines.

This selection of essays by Professor Marques Mendes was written for a broad audience. Yet, the author presents some novel ideas on a wide range of topics from why exports are not all the same to the reasons why trade investors may collide to pay CEOs like rock-stars. The essays in economics are organized in four sections: Economics and capitalism, controversies in economics, economic theories and crisis management. The essays in finance cover topics on investment, risk and taxation. These short essays are both enjoyable and thought-provoking.

Nesta colectanea de ensaios o autor analisa temas muito variados sobre a sociedade Portuguesa. No entanto, subjacente a todos os ensaios esta uma critica ao capitalismo de estado que vigora ha mais de 80 anos em Portugal, inicialmente sob um regime de direita e presentemente num regime de esquerda. Uma das sequelas dessa exposicao tao prolongada ao capitalismo de estado foi o enraizamento na populacao de uma forte oposicao a iniciativa privada e ao capitalismo. A intencao do autor nao e criticar esses preconceitos, mas mostrar ao leitor que existe uma alternativa.