Digital Soil Mapping is the creation and the population of a geographically referenced soil database. It is generated at a given resolution by using field and laboratory observation methods coupled with environmental data through quantitative relationships. Digital soil mapping is advancing on different fronts at different rates all across the world. This book presents the state-of-the art and explores strategies for bridging research, production, and environmental application of digital soil mapping.It includes examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The chapters address the following topics: - evaluating and using legacy soil data - exploring new environmental covariates and sampling schemes - using integrated sensors to infer soil properties or status - innovative inference systems predicting soil classes, properties, and estimating their uncertainties - using digital soil mapping and techniques for soil assessment and environmental application - protocol and capacity building for making digital soil mapping operational around the globe. "

This book discusses one of the hottest topics in science today, i.e., the concern over certain problematic practices within the scientific enterprise. It raises questions and, more importantly, begins to supply answers about one particularly widespread phenomenon that sometimes impedes scientific progress: group processes. The book looks at many problematic manifestations of "going along with the crowd" that are adopted at the expense of truth. Closely related is the concept of pathological altruism or altruism bias-the tendency of scientists to bias their research in order to further the ideological or financial interests of an "in-group" at the expense of both the interest of other groups as well as the truth. The book challenges the widespread notion that science is invariably a benevolent, benign process. It defines the scientific enterprise, in practice as opposed to in theory, as a cultural system designed to produce factual knowledge. In effect, the book offers a broad and unique take on an important and incompletely explored subject: research and academic discourse that sacrifices scientific objectivity, and perhaps even the scientist's own ethical standards, in order to further the goals of a particular group of researchers or reinforce their shared belief system or their own interests, whether economic, ideological, or bureaucratic.

First published in 1977. Essentially an economic history with strong emphasis on human factors, this title examines the reasons for the backwardness of much of the farming of Wales and discusses in detail how agricultural resources and organisation directly affected the nature of social relationships within the community. This study will be of central importance to students of the history of Wales. It should appeal equally to those interested in the economic history of late modern Britain; students of nineteenth-century British Agriculture and the rural community; historical geographers; and all those concerned with peasants and peasant societies.

First published in 1977. Essentially an economic history with strong emphasis on human factors, this title examines the reasons for the backwardness of much of the farming of Wales and discusses in detail how agricultural resources and organisation directly affected the nature of social relationships within the community. This study will be of central importance to students of the history of Wales. It should appeal equally to those interested in the economic history of late modern Britain; students of nineteenth-century British Agriculture and the rural community; historical geographers; and all those concerned with peasants and peasant societies.

Digital Soil Mapping is the creation and the population of a geographically referenced soil database. It is generated at a given resolution by using field and laboratory observation methods coupled with environmental data through quantitative relationships. Digital soil mapping is advancing on different fronts at different rates all across the world. This book presents the state-of-the art and explores strategies for bridging research, production, and environmental application of digital soil mapping.It includes examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The chapters address the following topics: - evaluating and using legacy soil data - exploring new environmental covariates and sampling schemes - using integrated sensors to infer soil properties or status - innovative inference systems predicting soil classes, properties, and estimating their uncertainties - using digital soil mapping and techniques for soil assessment and environmental application - protocol and capacity building for making digital soil mapping operational around the globe. "

This book discusses one of the hottest topics in science today, i.e., the concern over certain problematic practices within the scientific enterprise. It raises questions and, more importantly, begins to supply answers about one particularly widespread phenomenon that sometimes impedes scientific progress: group processes. The book looks at many problematic manifestations of "going along with the crowd" that are adopted at the expense of truth. Closely related is the concept of pathological altruism or altruism bias-the tendency of scientists to bias their research in order to further the ideological or financial interests of an "in-group" at the expense of both the interest of other groups as well as the truth. The book challenges the widespread notion that science is invariably a benevolent, benign process. It defines the scientific enterprise, in practice as opposed to in theory, as a cultural system designed to produce factual knowledge. In effect, the book offers a broad and unique take on an important and incompletely explored subject: research and academic discourse that sacrifices scientific objectivity, and perhaps even the scientist's own ethical standards, in order to further the goals of a particular group of researchers or reinforce their shared belief system or their own interests, whether economic, ideological, or bureaucratic.

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This book will give hope and a reason not to succumb to any sickness, disease or bad habit which you now face. Others have experienced the power of prayer and the strength from the support of friends whose encouragement brought sunshine into the room darkened with hopelessness and despair. There is tremendous revitalizing power in knowing that there is someone there who cares for you. Regardless of how alone one feels at times, how afraid when you think that your family is on the verge of collapse because of an addiction, or how close to death one may come on the surgeon's table, the subconscious thought that there is some person depending on your recovery and is praying for it, keeps that heart ticking on and on.That power was experienced by each person in this book. Read it and share it with someone who needs to be encouraged.Pastor Howell was born in Barbados. He has first and higher degrees from Universities in the USA. He is an ordained minister and has served as a church pastor, teacher, church administrator in the USA, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. He is a Certified Family Life Educator, a V.P. of a Palliative Care Organization in Barbados. An outstanding preacher and public speaker. He has a wealth of experience accumulated from his ministry in the Caribbean, The USA and the United Kingdom.He is retired and lives with his wife Audrey.They have two children, Richelle, a nurse, and Siegfried, a science teacher in the USA.Books published: A NEW BEGINNING; NO LONGER AFRAID IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOWS; COPING WITH GRIEF, BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS.Contact Information: [email protected]

Marriage and Family, pushing back the threats, traces many of the unsuccessful attempts throughout human history to undermine, neutralize, ignore or replace the Biblical model given by God, the Author of marriage and family with human contrived alternatives of lesser quality. The author challenges all family members to stand up and push back the oncoming threats and challenges to these institutions and exert a deeper caring effort in nourishing, loving and supporting each family member in personally experiencing the joy, happiness and thrill which comes from a God who creates, redeems and is able to sustain everyone who trusts Him and follows his plan. Pastor Everette W. Howell was born on the beautiful island of Barbados. He is now a retired ordained Pastor and has higher degrees from Universities in the USA. He has served as a church pastor, Teacher, and church Administrator in the USA, UK, and the Caribbean. He is also a certified Family Life Educator, an outstanding preacher and public speaker. He has accumulated a wealth of experience having served on hospital boards, Boards of Education and Palliative Care Board. He lives with his wife Audrey of over fifty years of marriage. Richelle, a nurse and Siegfried a science teacher are their two adult children who enjoy their ministry of improving the lives of fellow human beings. Books authored and published: A New Beginning, No Longer Afraid in the Valley of the Shadows, Coping With Grief, Bereavement and Loss, and Who Then is My Neighbor? Contact Information: [email protected]