Agricultural development and food security in developing nations / / Wayne G. Ganpat, Ronald Dyer, and Wendy-Ann P. Isaac, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910136087003321
• Autore: Ganpat Wayne G.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hershey, Pennsylvania : , : IGI Global, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 9781522509431; 9781522509424
• Descrizione fisica: PDFs (369 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT) Book Series, , 2326-9170
• Disciplina: 338.1/8091724
• Soggetti: Agricultural development projects - Developing countries; Food security - Developing countries; Food supply - Developing countries; Sustainable development - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Agriculture, trade liberalization and poverty in the ACP countries / Theresa Ann Rajack-Talley -- Social and environmental impacts on agricultural development / Frances Bekele, Isaac Bekele -- Strengthening food security with sustainable practices by smallholder farmers in lesser developed economies / Leighton Naraine, Kevin Meehan -- Appropriate extension methodologies for agricultural development in emerging economies / B. S. Famuyiwa, O. A. Olaniyi, S. A. Adesoji -- ICTs for agricultural development and food security in developing nations / Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta, Raj Saravanan -- The temporal and spatial development of organic agriculture in Turkey / Aylin Yaman Kocadaglı -- Are GM crops the answer to Africa's critical food security status?: learning from the experiences of developing countries / Nira Ramachandran -- Appropriate and sustainable plant biotechnology applications for food security in developing economies / Vidya de Gannes, Carlos G. Borroto -- Strategic approaches to food security in developing countries / Marcus N.A. Ramdwar, Narendra Siew -- Horticulture as a reliable source of livelihood in Andaman and ; Nicobar Islands, India / Shrawan Singh [and 3 others] -- Promoting agricultural productivity and inclusive growth in Uganda / William Amone, Dick Nuwamanya Kamuganga, Godswill Makombe -- Integrating spatial technologies in urban environments for food security: a vision for economic, environmental, and social responsibility in South Bend, Indiana / Edwin Joseph, Elizabeth O'Dea -- Farm security for food security: dealing with farm theft in the Caribbean Region / Wendy-Ann Isaac, Wayne Ganpat, Michael Joseph.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on promoting advancements in agricultural systems and food security in developing economies, highlighting impacts on citizens, as well as on political and social environments of a country"--Provided by publisher.

Carving Interactions: Rock Art in the Nomadic Landscape of the Black Desert, North-Eastern Jordan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910853987503321
• Autore: Brusgaard Nathalie Østerled
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• ISBN: 1-78969-312-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 933/.5
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: The Safaitic rock art of the North Arabian basalt desert is a unique and understudied material, one of the few surviving traces of the elusive herding societies that inhabited this region in antiquity. Yet little is known about this rock art and its role in the desert societies. Why did these peoples make carvings in the desert and what was the significance of this cultural practice? What can the rock art tell us about the relationship between the nomads and their desert landscape? This book investigates these questions through a comprehensive study of ; over 4500 petroglyphs from the Jebel Qurma region of the Black Desert in north-eastern Jordan. It explores the content of the rock art, how it was produced and consumed by its makers and audience, and its relationship with the landscape. This is the first-ever systematic study of the Safaitic petroglyphs from the Black Desert and it is unique for the study of Arabian rock art. It demonstrates the value of a material approach to rock art and the unique insights that rock art can provide into the relationship between nomadic herders and the wild and domestic landscape.

Molecular Theory of Capillarity

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006803103321
• Autore: Rowlinson J. S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2013
• ISBN: 9780486317090; 0486317099; 9781621986867; 1621986861
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (595 p.)
• Collana: Dover Books on Chemistry
• Altri autori (Persone): WidomB
• Disciplina: 541.3/3
• Soggetti: Capillarity; Molecular theory; Physics; Physical Sciences & Mathematics; Atomic Physics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Principal Symbols; 1. Mechanical Molecular Models; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Molecular mechanics; 1.3 Capillary phenomena; 1.4 The internal energy of a liquid; 1.5 The continuous surface profile; 1.6 The mean molecular field; 2. Thermodynamics; 2.1 Thermodynamics and kinetic theory; 2.2 The thermodynamics of the surface; 2.3 Surface functions; 2.4 The ; spherical surface; 2.5 Quasi-thermodynamics-a first look; 3. THE THEORY OF VAN DER WAALS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The surface tension; 3.3 Independently variable densities; 3.4 Gibbs adsorption equation in the van der Waals theory3.5 Constraints on the range of fluctuations; 4. Statistical Mechanics of the Liquid-Gas Surface; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Distribution and correlation functions; 4.3 The pressure tensor; 4.4 The virial route to the surface tension; 4.5 Functionals of the distribution functions; 4.6 The surface tension from the direct correlation function; 4.7 Equivalence of the two expressions for the surface tension; 4.8 The spherical surface; 4.9 Density fluctuations and their correlation; 4.10 Local thermodynamic functions; 5. Model Fluids in the Mean-Field Approximation5.1 Introduction: mean-field theory of a homogeneous fluid of attracting hard spheres; 5.2 Liquid-gas interface in the model of attracting hard spheres; 5.3 Lattice-gas model: one component; 5.4 Lattice-gas model: two components; 5.5 Penetrable-sphere model: theory; 5.6 Penetrable-sphere model: applications; 5.7 Penetrable-sphere model: spherical surfaces; 6. Computer Simulation of the Liquid-Gas Surface; 6.1 The experimental background; 6.2 The methods of computer simulation; 6.3 The density profile; 6.4 The surface tension; 6.5 Further work; 7. Calculation of the Density Profile7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Solution of the YBG equation; 7.3 Approximations for the direct correlation function; 7.4 Modified van der Waals theories; 7.5 Perturbation theories; 7.6 Surface tension; 8. Three-Phase Equilibrium; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Contact angles and Neumann's triangle; 8.3 Spreading and Antonow's rule; 8.4 The αα Interface; 8.5 Phase transitions in interfaces. The Cahn transition; 8.6 Three-phase line and line tension; 9. Interfaces Near Critical Points; 9.1 Introduction: mean-field approximation; 9.2 Digression on the Ornstein-Zernike theory of the pair-correlation function9.3 Digression on critical-point exponents; 9.4 Van der Waals theory with non-classical exponents; 9.5 Tricritical points; 9.6 Non-critical interface near a critical endpoint; 9.7 Renormalization-group theory; field-theoretical models; Appendix 1 Thermodynamics; Appendix 2 Dirac's delta-function; Name Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV> <DIV>History of thought on molecular origins of surface phenomena offers a critical and detailed examination and assessment of modern theories, focusing on statistical mechanics and application of results in mean-field approximation to model systems. Emphasis on liquid-gas surface, with a focus on liquid-liquid surfaces in the final chapters. 1989 edition.</DIV></DIV>

Hidden threads : a Christian critique of sociological theory / / Russell Heddendorf and Matthew Vos

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971733603321
• Autore: Heddendorf Russell
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010
• ISBN: 0-7618-8095-X; 0-7618-4902-5; 1-299-13567-6
• Edizione: [[2nd ed.].]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): VosMatthew
• Disciplina: 306.63
• Soggetti: Christianity and the social sciences; Critical theory; Christian sociology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-234) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Hidden Threads; Chapter 2: The Nature of Theory; Chapter 3: The European Heritage; Chapter 4: The American Tradition; Chapter 5: Functionalism; Chapter 6: Conflict Theory; Chapter 7: Social Action Theory; Chapter 8: Exchange Theory; Chapter 9: Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter 10: Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology; Chapter 11: The Sociology of Knowledge; Chapter 12: Postmodern Theories: Calling Meaning into Question; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Heddendorf finds in sociological theories some 'hidden threads' - Christian principles woven into the fabric of society. This book is an examination and Christian critique of sociological theory, demonstrating appreciation for the richness of social life and holding in tension those theories that attempt to explain it.