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Now in its sixth edition, Business Analysis and Valuation: IFRS
Standards edition has successfully taught students how to interpret
IFRS-based financial statements for more than twenty years.
With
the help of international cases, the authors illustrate the use of
financial data in various valuation tasks and motivate students to
build a thorough understanding of theoretical approaches and their
practical application.
Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance provides an
important guide to recognizing, assessing and addressing the broad
range of environmental factors that can inhibit rice yield. As a
staple food for nearly half of the world's population, and in light
of projected population growth, improving and increasing rice yield
is imperative. This book presents current research on abiotic
stresses including extreme temperature variance, drought, hypoxia,
salinity, heavy metal, nutrient deficiency and toxicity stresses.
Going further, it identifies a variety of approaches to alleviate
the damaging effects and improving the stress tolerance of rice.
Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance provides an
important reference for those ensuring optimal yields from this
globally important food crop.
J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964) is widely appreciated as one of the
greatest and most influential British scientists of the 20th
century, making significant contributions to genetics, physiology,
biochemistry, biometry, cosmology, and other sciences. More
remarkable, then, is the fact that Haldane had no formal
qualification in science. He made frequent appearances in the
media, making pronouncements on a variety of poignant topics
including mining disasters, meteorites, politics, and the economy,
and was a popular scientific essay writer. Haldane also was famed
for conducting painful experiments on himself, including several
instances in which he permanently himself. A staunch Marxist and
convert to Hinduism, Haldane lived a diverse, lively and
interesting life that is still revered by today's science
community. A biography of Haldane has not been attempted since
1968, and that book provided an incomplete account of the man's
scientific achievement. "The Life and Works of J.B.S. Haldane"
serves to fix this glaring omission, providing a complete
biographical sketch written by Krishna Dronamraju, one of the last
living men to have worked personally with Haldane. A new genre of
biographies of 20th-century scientists has come into being, and
thus far works have been written about men like Einstein,
Oppenheimer, Bernal, Galton, and many more; the inclusion of
Haldane within this genre is an absolute necessity. Dronamraju
evaluates Haldane's social and political background, as well as his
scientific creativity and accomplishments. Haldane embodies a
generation of intellectuals who believed and promoted knowledge for
its own sake, and that spirit of scientific curiosity and passion
is captured in this biography.
You need to read this book if you have an interest in where new
technology is taking storytelling. "Set the Storyworld to Random"
is about storytelling, media and modern audiences.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Vaccine development is a complex and time consuming process that
differs from the development of conventional pharmaceuticals.
Primarily, vaccines are intended for use in healthy individuals as
a preventative measure, requiring a long and rigorous process of
research and many years of testing and development prior to
clinical trials and regulatory approval. The average time for the
development of vaccines to clinical is 12 to 15 years. Vaccine
Development: From Concept to Clinic is a detailed overview of the
development of new vaccines, covering the entire process and
addresses all classes of vaccines from a processing, development
and regulatory viewpoint. Utilising successful case studies the
book will provide insight to the issues scientists face when
producing a vaccine, the steps involved and will serve as an ideal
reference tool regarding state-of-the-art vaccine development. This
book is an ideal companion for any researchers working in vaccine
discovery and development or with an interest in the field.
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Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Mitigation
Strategies explores concepts, strategies and recent advancements in
the area of abiotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops,
highlighting the latest advances in molecular breeding, genome
sequencing and functional genomics approaches. Further sections
present specific insights on different aspects of abiotic stress
tolerance from classical breeding, hybrid breeding, speed breeding,
epigenetics, gene/quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping,
transgenics, physiological and biochemical approaches to OMICS
approaches, including functional genomics, proteomics and genomics
assisted breeding. Due to constantly changing environmental
conditions, abiotic stress such as high temperature, salinity and
drought are being understood as an imminent threat to horticultural
crops, including their detrimental effects on plant growth,
development, reproduction, and ultimately, on yield. This book
offers a comprehensive resource on new developments that is ideal
for anyone working in the field of abiotic stress management in
horticultural crops, including researchers, students and educators.
The use of the internet has increased with the introduction of
wireless systems and the internet of things (IoT). The growth of
smart devices helps to create a new generation and
knowledge-sharing platforms. Namely, data analytics has a major
role to play in this growth and the success of wireless and IoT
applications. The growth of data has become exponential, and it is
difficult to analyze with respect to complex communication
networks, hence the need for research in the field to understand
both big data and these communication networks. Additionally, there
are many unforeseen challenges that can emerge and disrupt the
normal flow of things, such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, which
produce more stress on current systems and technologies. The study
of IoT, data analytics, and complex communication networks is
essential in current times. The Handbook of Research on Advances in
Data Analytics and Complex Communication Networks discusses and
addresses the issues and challenges of the development of various
systems using data analytics and complex communication networks.
The chapters identify different issues, suggest feasible solutions
to those identified issues, and present comprehensive information
on emerging technologies related to data analytics and complex
communication networks such as cloud computing, big data, and IoT.
This book will also address different aspects of data analytics and
propose novel strategies based on wireless systems and IoT
including optimization, control, statistics, social computing, and
more. This book is valuable for data scientists, data analysts,
network analysts, researchers, academicians, and students
interested in the latest developments and advancements in data
analytics and complex communication networks.
Indian Geological Sequences: Salient Features and Major Events
focuses on the first ever differentiation of the entire Indian
record into a five tier hierarchical succession of geological
sequences – five giga to 12 mega to 25 1st order to 68 2nd order
to over 100 3rd order ones as its basic skeleton. Using the
developed grid of sequence timelines, the diverse
inter-disciplinary geological manifestations on the broad
tectono-stratigraphically homogeneous supra-region of GTM
(Gondwanian Tethyan Margin from Arabia to Australia) have been
mutually integrated towards chronicling of events with precision
never ever realized earlier. The giga-sequences GS-I to GS-IV
comprising eight mega-sequences MS-I to MS-VIII deal with the
Precambrian in brief. GS-V (¬ 635 ma onward) MS-IX (¬ 635-444 ma)
and MS-XII (¬ 61.6 onward) include orogenies while MS-X (¬
444-259 ma) and MS-XI (¬ 259-61.6 ma) are dominated by
dismemberment tectonics. The prime focus is on the correlation of
events across scores of sedimentary basins from outcrop to
subsurface, onshore to offshore, marine to non-marine, shallow to
deep water, plant to animal, micro to macro-fossils, and
Proto-Paleo-Neotethys to Indian Ocean. Among the major Phanerozoic
events time precised are the ¬ 500 ma Acantha Zone mega MFS
accretion of the then alien TH to the Indian margin, and the ¬ 50
ma P8 Zone mega MFS impingement of India on Asia while the
important dismemberment events include the ¬ 159 ma late Middle
Oxfordian Orientalis Zone Schilli Subzone 1st order MFS initiation
of the Indian Ocean which culminated in steps with oceanic
separation of Sri Lanka from Antarctica at the ¬ 107 ma early
Middle Albian Dentatus Zone mega MFS, ¬ 90 ma 1st order SB
initiation of separation of Madagascar so also of Mascaranes basin,
NER, Central Indian basin, Wharton basin, separation of Greater
Seychelles from India at the ¬ 64.5 ma intra Danian 2nd order
Quadratus Zone MFS and ¬ 24 ma Complanata Zone MFS thrusting due
south of Greater Himalaya upon Lesser Himalaya. Indian Geological
Sequences: Salient Features and Major Events is a valuable
reference for researchers and scientists in the field of Earth
Sciences.
Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable
Agriculture and Nanotechnology explores PGPMs (actinomycetes,
bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria) and their multidimensional roles
in agriculture, including their increasing applications in
sustainable agriculture. In addition to their traditional
understanding and applications in agriculture, PGPMs are
increasingly known as a source of nano-particles production that
are gaining significant interest in their ability to provide more
economically, environmentally friendly and safe technologies to
crop growers. The book considers new concepts and current
developments in plant growth, thus promoting microorganisms
research and evaluating its implications for sustainable
productivity. Users will find this to be an invaluable resource for
researchers in applied microbial biotechnology, soil science,
nano-technology of microbial strains, and industry personnel in
these areas.
Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems explains the causative
factors of climate change related to agriculture, soil and plants,
and discusses the relevant resulting mitigation process.
Agricultural ecosystems include factors from the surrounding areas
where agriculture experiences direct or indirect interaction with
the plants, animals, and microbes present. Changes in climatic
conditions influence all the factors of agricultural ecosystems,
which can potentially adversely affect their productivity. This
book summarizes the different aspects of vulnerability, adaptation,
and amelioration of climate change in respect to plants, crops,
soil, and microbes for the sustainability of the agricultural
sector and, ultimately, food security for the future. It also
focuses on the utilization of information technology for the
sustainability of the agricultural sector along with the capacity
and adaptability of agricultural societies under climate change.
Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems incorporates both
theoretical and practical aspects, and serves as base line
information for future research. This book is a valuable resource
for those working in environmental sciences, soil sciences,
agricultural microbiology, plant pathology, and agronomy.
It is now more important than ever to implement approaches and
methods that can be effective in extracting meaningful information
from large data sets. Although data sets may be available for
different aspects of society, we may not assess the intrinsic
characteristics of their behavior effectively. Additionally,
frameworks are needed that can store, process, and represent the
data in such a manner that can be of practical significance.
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Information Systems and Software
Engineering is an essential reference publication that assesses the
significance of robust information systems in characterizing events
of varying nature and dimensions. Additionally, the book includes
studies on the development and application of decision-making and
prediction modeling frameworks using different approaches such as
agent-based modeling, spatial decision support systems, and spatial
data mining. Covering topics such as management information
systems, knowledge discovery, and mathematical analysis, this book
is ideal for professionals, researchers, and academicians in
various disciplines including computer science, information
technology, geographical information systems, remote sensing, and
earth system sciences.
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