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A twisted take on a school for magic where the line between curse
and survival is always shifting. Sebastian Wight is cursed. As a
boy with the forbidden ability to traverse the lands of the dead,
he must not only harness his newfound powers to fight the monster
that stalks him, but also to navigate a creepy world of hunting
ghosts and ghouls with his eccentric classmates. And there's also
the tangled on a boy who barely looks at him twice... and the
deadly family history that brought him to the halls of Gallowgate
Academy in the first place. For Sebastian Wight, fighting the dead
might be hard... but it's dealing with the living that may bring
him down.
"The agricultural sky" is a dominant natural entity that has
influenced, interacted with, and guided the evolution of crops,
farming practices, and cropping systems. The sky—and all its
components—above and near agricultural areas is an important
aspect of an agricultural enterprise—as important as soils,
water, and crop species. The blue sky above crops that is seemingly
clear, tranquil or sometimes filled with clouds, is really a
repository of a large number of gases, mineral or organic
particulate matter, dust, mist, turbulent wind, innumerable species
of micro-organisms, tiny biotic flora/fauna, seeds, insects, etc.
The agrarian sky supports complex interactions of biotic and
abiotic aspects with perhaps immediate and/or delayed influence on
crops sown on the ground. This volume helps us to better understand
the importance of the sky above crop fields, with the goal to
encourage revolutionary agronomic procedures that lead to higher
yield. It is a comprehensive treatise on the agriculture sky,
covering basic definitions, limits, and explanations about
atmospheric layers like troposphere, stratosphere, and the
phyllosphere. The volume addresses the nutrient dynamics in the sky
and their relevance to crop productivity. It looks at both natural
biotic and manmade abiotic factors in the sky and how they affect
what goes on below, such as from dust storms, at cloudy and/or
windy locations, and from high-altitude jet streams. The author
discusses wind and solar power generation in the agrarian sky and
explores aeroponics to revolutionize crop production. The volume
delves into several types of aerial robots, employing AI and other
technology, to provide aerial spectral data that are capable of
analyzing procedures, soil conditions, irrigation, insect pests,
weed detection, herbicide application, soil fertility, and much
more. The book includes examples from the North American Great
Plains, Pampas of Argentina, Sahelian production zones of West
Africa, Indo-Gangetic Plains, etc. This eye-opening book, The
Agricultural Sky: A Concept to Revolutionize Farming, will be
useful to students and professors in universities as well as to
researchers in industry dealing with aerial aspects of farming.
This volume provides a selection of chapters on new developments in
various areas of clinical medicine, including dental, surgery, and
general practice. These scientific chapters analyze the diagnostic
processes and inform of new and novel diagnostic techniques. This
book is divided into two sections; the first section contains
review papers and includes an overview of experimental and clinical
medicine, explaining its history to modern times. The second
section presents a selection of original research papers from
respected authors on a variety of topics.
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WESTWORLD meets CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY meets JURASSIC
PARK, as kids win a chance to enter the place of their dreams --
and find that it quickly turns into a nightmare. It's all anyone
talks about, and it's all Cody dreams about. It's the biggest
adventure park in the world, and it's more than mere rides and
rollercoasters: At ESCAPE, you can do anything you want, be anyone
you want, and there are no adults to tell you no. Cody's a nobody,
but for some reason he receives an invitation and the opportunity
of a lifetime. At first, it's the most fun he's ever had. But after
a few days, everything in the park starts to go haywire. One at a
time, rides malfunction. Simulations turn deadly. His fantasy world
glitches, and the games become races for survival. A voice comes
over the intercoms, then-ESCAPE was never a theme park for the rich
and famous. It was a place for punishment. They have less than a
week to escape from the park before it floods. Only five kids will
be allowed to leave. It started out as a fight to get to the
coolest rides. Now, they have to fight to survive.
As well as being Scotland's longest river, the Tay also carries the
largest volume of water of any river in the UK more than the Thames
and Severn combined when it reaches the Firth of Tay. From its
source high up the slopes of Ben Lui near Tyndrum, the Tay makes
its way through Stirlingshire and Perthshire to meet the North Sea
near Dundee. As one of the best salmon rivers in Europe, every year
it lures anglers from around the world and countless more come to
explore the glorious hills and glens it passes. There is no better
way to discover the wildlife, architecture and history of this area
of Scotland than to walk. Whatever your ability walking at high or
low level, following tough terrain or level paths the 25 routes in
this guide offer something for everyone.
This book examines the spiritual experiences of the first British
Methodist lay people and the language used to describe those
experiences. It reflects on physical manifestations such as
shouting, weeping, groaning, visions, and out-of-body experiences
and their role in the process of spiritual development. These
experiences offer an intimate perspective on the surprisingly
holistic origins of the evangelical revival. The study features
autobiographical narratives and other first-hand manuscripts in
which ‘ordinary’ lay people recount their first impressions of
Methodism, their conflicted feelings throughout the conversion
process, their approach toward death and dying, and their mixed
attitudes toward the task of writing itself. The book will be
relevant to scholars of Methodism, evangelicalism and religious
history as well as those interested in emotions and religious
experience.
The book titled "Applications of Computational Intelligence
Techniques in Communications" is a one-stop platform for the
researchers, academicians, and people from industry to get a
thorough understanding of the latest research in the field of
communication engineering. Over the past decade, a manyfold
increase in the use of computational intelligence techniques has
been identified for obtaining the most optimal and timely solution
to a problem. The various aspects covering the significant
contribution of numerous computational intelligence techniques have
been discussed in detail in this book. Today’s era of machine
learning and Internet of Things (IoT) is demanding as high as
possible data rate which has resulted into tremendous increased
speed of communication. To match-up the pace, the computational
intelligence is posing to be the most efficient and favourite tool.
The book aims to cover the current technological advancements in
the field of communication engineering and give a detailed prospect
of computational intelligence to its readers. This book will be a
great support to the people working in the field of IoT, machine
learning, healthcare, optimization, filter design, 5G and beyond,
signal processing etc. The chapters included here will expose its
audience to various newly introduced and advanced computational
intelligence techniques applicable in communication domain. The
readers will be exposed multiple interdisciplinary areas of
research in communication and will get the motivation to work in
collaboration with other professionals from both the academia and
industry.
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ASSASSIN
K. R. Meera; Translated by Trans. J. Devika; Commentary by Trans. J. Devika
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The Tweed (Paperback)
K. R. Fergus
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One of the world's great salmon rivers, the Tweed cuts through the
heart of the Scottish Borders and, in part, forms the historic
boundary between Scotland and England. Rising in the rolling hills
near Moffat it weaves through a cherished landscape on its way to
Berwick-upon-Tweed and the North Sea passing through the proud
Border towns of Peebles, Galashiels, Melrose, Kelso and Coldstream
on the way. There is no better way to discover the wildlife,
architecture and history of this area of Scotland than to walk.
Whatever your ability - walking at high or low level, following
tough terrain or level paths - the 25 routes in this guide offer
something for everyone.
Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific
Islanders and how they were affected by European explorers and
colonisers in this unique account of human settlement and cultural
interchange in the Pacific islands. It follows the fortunes of the
seafarers who discovered island after island in the world’s
largest ocean, traces the development of their civilisations and
examines in depth the interaction between them and the newcomers
– European explorers, traders, beachcombers, missionaries,
merchants – who from the sixteenth century came in an increasing
series of waves. The book’s framework enables the author to throw
new light on hitherto isolated events. Novel suggestions are
advanced as to why some islands became ‘kingdoms’ in the
earlier years of European contact and why others did not, and of
how and why missionaries were accepted on some islands but not on
others. Nor does Professor Howe shrink from provocative and at
times controversial arguments concerning the ambitions and
strategies of island leaders and indeed the overall nature and
extent of the initiatives taken by the islanders.
First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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JPEG Series (Hardcover)
K.R. Rao, Humberto Ochoa Dominguez
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While the JPEG image standard was developed more than 25 years ago,
it is still dominant in terms of image formation, manipulation and
transmission over the internet and other media. As technology
advances, new demands have arisen for the efficient transmission
and storage of images causing other formats to emerge. Over the
years, several extensions such as, JPEGLS, JPEG2K, JPEGXT, JPEGXR,
JPEGXS and JPEG Pleno, have been added, constructing a series of
standards for the compression and transmission of images. This book
is the first to bring together most of the series of JPEG standards
in a book. This book covers the descriptions of the JPEG standards
and gives the reader an overview of the latest advances in the
standards of the Joint Photographic Experts Group. Topics discussed
include: * JEPG; * JPEG XR; * JPEG XT; * JPEG 2000; * JPEG XS; *
JPEG Pleno; * JPEG AIC; * JPEG LS; * JPEG XL; * JPSearch; * JPEG
Systems; * JBIG.
This important volume provides a plethora of information on aerial
vehicles and their possible roles in revolutionizing agricultural
procedures through spectral analysis of terrains, soils, crops,
water resources, diseases, floods, drought, and farm activities.
There are several semi-autonomous and autonomous (robotic) aerial
vehicles that are examined for their efficiency in offering
detailed spectral data about agrarian regions and individual farms.
Among them, small drone aircrafts such as fixed-winged and copter
models have already caught the imagination of farmers. They are
spreading fast in every nook and corner of the farm world. However,
there are many more aerial robots that are utilized in greater
detail during farming. In this volume, the focus is on aerial
vehicles such as parafoils, blimps, aerostats, and kites, and how
they are being evaluated for use in experimental farms and fields.
A few aerial vehicles, such as robotic parafoils, have been adopted
to procure aerial spectral data and visual imagery to aid agronomic
procedures. These and other aerial robots are expected to change
and improve the use of the sky in agricultural endeavors and the
way we conduct agronomic procedures in the very near future. This
volume is a timely resource for agricultural researchers,
professors and students, and the general public who are interested
in aerial vehicles.
Agricultural drones are expected to revolutionize the way we
conduct agronomic procedures and maintain natural vegetation on
earth. This book explores the increasing importance of the role of
aerial robots in managing agricultural farms and natural resources.
Agricultural Drones: A Peaceful Pursuit provides a wealth of
information on drone usage in agriculture. The book discusses the
advanced sensors and imaging capabilities of drones that give
farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage. An
introductory chapter provides historical data, with details about
various models of drones as well as the most recent and popular
agricultural drones in usage. The book goes onto look at such
topics as the use of drones for soil fertility, production
agronomy, irrigation, weed control, pest and disease control, grain
yield forecasting, and economic advantages from drone use. This
timely and useful volume will be a valuable resource for faculty,
agricultural extension officers, and farmers and farm consultancy
agencies. This book would also serve as an excellent textbook for
students in agriculture, engineering, geography, etc. Key features:
* outlines the advantages of using drones in agriculture, such as
for the management of soil fertility, the study of natural
resources and vegetation, the maintenance of adequate irrigation,
and the control of weeds and pests * covers the economic advantages
of using drones in agriculture * examines the regulatory aspects of
agricultural drones * provides actual examples of drone usage in
agriculture
This book covers three main types of agricultural systems: the use
of robotics, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), and
satellite-guided precision farming methods. Some of these are well
refined and are currently in use, while others are in need of
refinement and are yet to become popular. The book provides a
valuable source of information on this developing field for those
involved with agriculture and farming and agricultural engineering.
The book is also applicable as a textbook for students and a
reference for faculty.
This volume responds to the growing interest in adopting aerial
robots (UAVs, or drones) for agricultural crop production, which
are revolutionizing farming methods worldwide. The book provides a
detailed review of 250 UAVs that examines their usefulness in
enhancing profitability, yield, and quality of crop production.
Recent trends indicate an increase in agricultural drone production
and use. Millions of dollars have been invested in start-ups that
produce agro-drones in the past several years. North America,
Europe, China, and the Far East have excelled in offering a large
number of UAV models. Some of them are versatile, a few are
specific, and many of them are low cost. With so many drone models
(over 1200) available, how do farmers and agricultural specialists
choose the models best for them? This compendium examines the most
useful drones and provides the pertinent details about each drone,
its producer, cost incurred, and its pros and cons. It covers their
technical specifications, suitability for various purposes,
previous performances in farms, and possible benefits to farmers.
It covers fixed-wing drones, fixed-winged (hybrid) VTOL
helicopters, multi-copters, tilted-wing drones, etc. The book
includes a few drones meant more for military or other purposes
(e.g. recreation/fun) but that could be easily modified and adapted
for the farming sector. The reviews compare activities among the
UAVs, such aerial imagery of crops, ability to provide spectral
analyses to collect useful data about a crop's growth patterns, and
how they can be used to gauge crop canopy temperature (i.e. water
stress index), determine grain maturity, and much more.
Maize is among the most widely spread and widely used crops of the
world, used for cereals for over 4 billion humans, as food for farm
animals, and as a source material for biofuel production. Yet there
are relatively few books on the cropping system of this important
crop. This book, Maize Agroecosystem, is a concise treatise dealing
with agronomy, soil fertility, and productivity of maize. The
information is global in nature and considers recent developments
in all maize cropping belts. The "global maize agroecosystem" is a
conglomerate of several "maize cropping belts" that flourish on
different continents. The impact of nutrient management on the
productivity of maize agroecosystems is the main focus of this
book. The book includes the history of maize growing, the kinds of
soil needed, nutrient dynamics, the use of soil organic matter, the
physiology and genetics of maize, and integrated nutrient
management. It presents comprehensive knowledge regarding the
physicochemical dynamics of the three major nutrients: nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium. Also covered is how fertilizers impinge
on soils of maize farms and their impact on soil and groundwater
quality. The impact of crop genotype on soil nutrient dynamics and
productivity is also highlighted. The information provided here
will be highly useful to students at colleges and universities in
the fields of agricultural sciences and environmental science and
ecology, and the book also functions as valuable resource for
researchers and professors in crop science. Several figures and
tables are included that describe and summarize the impact of
various agronomic/fertilizer management procedures on crop
productivity.
This book is a comprehensive volume that brings together vast
knowledge about agricultural prairies in one place, providing
concise information and providing concise descriptions of natural
resources and their influence on crop productivity. It provides
detailed descriptions about natural settings as well as lucid
discussions on soil fertility and crop production trends for
various agricultural prairies distributed all across the earth.
Chapters one through seven provide detailed descriptions on
geologic aspects; physiography and agroclimate; natural vegetation
and cropping history; human population, migration and development
of settlements; natural resources such as soils, water, and crops;
and environmental concerns. In particular, the first chapters cover
the prairies of North and South America, namely, the Great Plains
of North America, the Cerrado of South America, and the Pampas of
South America. Chapter 4 deals with the steppes of Southern and
Central Europe, Chapter 5 describes the savannahs of West Africa,
Chapter 6 is concerned with Indo-Gangetic and Deccan plainsm, and
Chapter 7 deals with prairies of Northeast China. The last chapter
provides a comparative view of all agricultural prairies.
Specifically, it compares the contrasting natural features, soil
fertility, irrigation, and crop productivity. Agricultural prairies
exist at levels of intensification. A few show subsistence or low
input trends. Discussions pertaining to extent of intensification
are included. Further, it includes interesting discussions on how
the situation has grown into interdependence of man and prairies.
It highlights the way prairies (crops) have influenced, naturally
coaxed, and driven human activities to their own advantage.
Comprised of three sections, this covers the nutrient dynamics and
productivity of global agroecosystems. It focuses on the major
aspects that make up agroecosystems, such as soils, climate, crops,
nutrient dynamics, and productivity. It introduces agroeocsystems
and describes global soil types that support vast crop belts, then
deals with the principles that drive crop growth, nutrient dynamics
and ecosystematic functions within any agroecosystem. It also
details the influence of agronomic practices and factors such as
soil microbes, organic matter, crop genetic nature, irrigation,
weeds, and cropping systems that affect productivity of
agroecosystems.
This volume provides a selection of chapters on new developments in
various areas of clinical medicine, including dental, surgery, and
general practice. These scientific chapters analyze the diagnostic
processes and inform of new and novel diagnostic techniques. This
book is divided into two sections; the first section contains
review papers and includes an overview of experimental and clinical
medicine, explaining its history to modern times. The second
section presents a selection of original research papers from
respected authors on a variety of topics.
Precision farming involves soil fertility and crop growth
monitoring, electronic equipment, remote sensing, global
information and positioning systems, computer models, decision
support systems, variable-rate technology, and accurate
recordkeeping. This book on precision techniques provides valuable
information on instrumentation and methodology. It discusses the
impact of precision techniques on soil fertility, nutrient
dynamics, and crop productivity and highlights the application of
GPS techniques to regulate fertilizer supply based on soil nutrient
distribution and yield goals set by farmers. The book considers
advances and examples from different agroecosystems from all
continents.
Das einzige evidenzbasierte Fachbuch zu viralen Lebererkrankungen,
das sich ausschliesslich mit schwierigen Situationen beschaftigt,
mit denen sich klinische Hepatologen und das medizinische Personal
immer wieder auseinandersetzen mussen. Auch wenn die virale
Hepatitis weltweit auf dem Vormarsch ist und eine wachsende
Bedrohung im Gesundheitswesen darstellt, ist fur die
Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) die Ausrottung von
Hepatitisinfektionen mittelfristig ein erreichbares Ziel. Wirksame
Medikamente und Therapien stehen zwar zur Verfugung, das
medizinische Personal, das Patienten mit viraler Hepatitis betreut,
steht aber immer wieder vor der Herausforderung, in der heutigen
medizinischen Literatur Antworten auf spezifische Fragen zu finden.
Die 2. Auflage von Clinical Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease ist ein
evidenzbasierter Leitfaden fur medizinisches Personal in den
Bereichen Diagnose, Behandlung und Management von Patienten mit
viralen Lebererkrankungen. Das komplett uberarbeitete Referenzwerk
zeigt neue Behandlungs- und Diagnoseansatze, die beitragen, die
WHO-Ziele zu erreichen. Die einzelnen Kapitel untersuchen klar
umrissene Themenfelder, gehen auf klinische Fragestellungen und
Schwierigkeiten ein, vor denen Mediziner tagtaglich stehen.
International renommierte Forscher und Kliniker beschaftigen sich
in ihren Beitragen mit klinischen Fragen und Problemen, die anderen
Standardwerken und Online-Datensammlungen vielfach unberucksichtigt
bleiben. Dieses einzigartige Fachbuch bietet praktische
Hilfestellung zu den spezifischen Herausforderungen und Kernfragen
bei der Behandlung von Patienten mit viralen Lebererkrankungen: -
Bietet praxisorientierte, evidenzbasierte Hilfestellung zu
aktuellen und kontroversen Themen. - Beschaftigt sich mit
Fragestellungen, die im Klinikalltag auftreten und bislang wenig
untersucht wurden. - Eroertert die Herausforderungen rund um
globale Programme zur Ausrottung von Hepatitisinfektionen. - Folgt
einem zielgerichteten Ansatz und greift dabei auf aktuelle
Literatur und Expertenmeinungen zuruck. Die 2. Auflage von Clinical
Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease ist ein Muss fur Hepatologen,
Gastroenterologen, Transplantationschirurgen, Virologen und
medizinisches Fachpersonal, das Patienten mit Lebererkrankungen
betreut.
This important volume provides a plethora of information on aerial
vehicles and their possible roles in revolutionizing agricultural
procedures through spectral analysis of terrains, soils, crops,
water resources, diseases, floods, drought, and farm activities.
There are several semi-autonomous and autonomous (robotic) aerial
vehicles that are examined for their efficiency in offering
detailed spectral data about agrarian regions and individual farms.
Among them, small drone aircrafts such as fixed-winged and copter
models have already caught the imagination of farmers. They are
spreading fast in every nook and corner of the farm world. However,
there are many more aerial robots that are utilized in greater
detail during farming. In this volume, the focus is on aerial
vehicles such as parafoils, blimps, aerostats, and kites, and how
they are being evaluated for use in experimental farms and fields.
A few aerial vehicles, such as robotic parafoils, have been adopted
to procure aerial spectral data and visual imagery to aid agronomic
procedures. These and other aerial robots are expected to change
and improve the use of the sky in agricultural endeavors and the
way we conduct agronomic procedures in the very near future. This
volume is a timely resource for agricultural researchers,
professors and students, and the general public who are interested
in aerial vehicles.
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