Control into conjunctive participle clauses [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Assamese / / by Youssef A. Haddad

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461339403321
• Autore: Haddad Youssef A. <1972->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-16576-7; 9786613165763; 3-11-218799-7; 3-11-023825-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Collana: Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, , 1861-4302 ; ; 233
• Classificazione: EV 256
• Disciplina: 491.4/515
• Soggetti: Assamese language - Syntax; Control (Linguistics); Electronic books.
• 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. [212]-224) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Assamese Adjunct Control: A descriptive overview -- Chapter 3 Forward/Backward Adjunct Control: The analysis -- Chapter 4 Copy Adjunct Control: The analysis -- Chapter 5 Adjunct Control violations as Expletive Control -- Chapter 6 Trigger: Why movement in control? -- Chapter 7 Summary and conclusion. -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The book explores Adjunct Control in Assamese, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in North India by about 15 million people. The author works within the Minimalist Program of syntactic theory. Adjunct Control is a relation of co-referentiality between two subjects, one in the matrix clause and one in the adjunct clause of the same structure. The relevant adjuncts in Assamese are non-finite clauses commonly known as Conjunctive Participle (CNP) clauses. Four types of Adjunct Control are examined: (i) Forward Control, in which only the matrix subject is pronounced; (ii) Backward Control, in which only the subordinate subject is pronounced; (iii) Copy Control, in which both subjects are pronounced; and (iv) Expletive Control, in which case the ; two control elements are expletives. While Forward Control is a cross-linguistically common control pattern, Assamese also allows the other three less common structures. The author analyzes Adjunct Control as movement and provides a detailed account of the conditions that drive and constrain each of the four types of control. The theoretical implications are highlighted. The book is unique both empirically and theoretically. It is the first monograph which deals with Assamese generative syntax. It is also the first book to explore control structures in a single understudied language in such detail. In addition to Assamese, the book provides data from Telugu, Bengali, Konkani, Marathi, Tamil, and Hindi.

Corn : chemistry and technology / / edited by Sergio O. Serna Saldívar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583310703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Duxford, United Kingdom : , : Woodhead Publishing, An imprint Elsevier, , [2019]; ©2019
• ISBN: 0-12-811886-5
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (692 pages)
• Disciplina: 633.15
• Soggetti: Corn; Corn - Composition; Corn products
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Corn: Chemistry and Technology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Corn History and Culture -- Production and Importance -- Corn History and Culture -- Origin and Evolution -- Historical Perspective -- Growth and Development -- Germination -- Vegetative Development -- Pollination and Kernel Development -- Culture and Management -- Climatic Requirements -- Soil Management -- Water and Nutrient Management -- Pest Management -- Storage Management -- General Uses -- ; Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Breeding, Genetics and Seed Corn Production -- Introduction -- Reproduction of the Corn Plant -- Kernel Structure -- Endosperm-Dosage Effect -- Endosperm Variation -- Dent Corn -- Flint Corn -- Floury Corn -- Sweet Corn -- Progress in Corn Improvement -- Early Inbreeding and Hybridization Experiment -- Use of Open-Pollinated Varieties, 1910-36 -- Introduction of Hybrids, 1937-65 -- Single-Cross and Modified Single-Cross Hybrids, 1966 to the Present -- Host-Plant Resistance -- Breeding Techniques for Selection of Improved Genotypes -- Mass Selection -- Random Selfed Lines -- S1 and S2 Line Selection -- Recurrent Selection -- Extraction of Inbred Lines from Populations Improved by Recurrent Selection -- Inbred Line Development From Recycling Existing Lines or From Inbred Line Families -- Evaluation of Experimental Material -- Selection Trials -- Experimental Hybrids -- State Hybrid Performance Trials -- Kernel Modification Through Breeding -- Single-Mutant Endosperm Genes -- Starch Modification -- Protein Modification -- Altering Kernel Composition and Integrity by Selection -- Oil -- Protein Quantity -- Kernel Integrity -- Molecular Genetic Tools and Quantitative Traits -- Molecular Markers for Corn Research -- Isozymes -- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Markers.; Simple Sequence Repeat Markers -- Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers -- Genetic Maps for Corn Research -- Classical and Cytological Maps for Corn -- Molecular Maps for Corn -- The Bin Concept -- The Corn Physical Map -- Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis in Corn -- Current Trends in QTL Analysis -- Seed Production -- Crossing Techniques -- Isolation Requirements -- Seed Conditioning -- Harvesting -- Drying -- Shelling -- Cleaning and Sizing -- Seed Treatment -- Germination Tests -- Marketing -- Seed Classification -- Breeder Seed -- Foundation Seed -- Registered Seed -- Certified Seed -- Contract Production -- Special Endosperm Types -- White Corn -- Other Specialty Corns -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Genetic Modifications of Corn -- Introduction -- Radiation -- Chemical -- Tilling -- Plant Tissue Culture as Tool in Mutagenesis -- Somaclonal Variation -- Mutagenesis-Induced Inder In Vitro Selection -- Transposon-Based Tagging as Sources of Mutations -- Production of Double Haploids -- In vivo Production Via Genetic Methods -- Use of In Vitro Culture Techniques -- Genome Editing -- Oligonucleotide-Directed Mutagenesis -- Genome Editing With Engineered Nucleases -- Gene Targeting in Corn Using Zinc Finger Nucleases -- Gene Targeting in Corn Using (TALEN) -- CRISPR/Cas -- Traits Altered by Genome Editing in Corn -- Gene Knockout: Waxy Example -- Gene Edit: Acetolactate Synthase Example -- Promoter Swap: ARGOS8 -- Gene Insertion: Complex Trait Locus -- Genetic Transformation -- Transgenic Plants (GMOs) -- Brief History of Genetic Transformation: First in Bacteria -- Agrobacterium, the Natural Genetic Engineer -- First Tissue Culture Experiments -- Search for the TIP: Era of Molecular Biology Analysis -- Role of Ti-Plasmid.; Genetic Engineering of Plants: Chimaric Plasmids as the First Developed Technology for Genetic Transformation of Plants -- Corn Plant Regeneration Systems: The Second Technology for Genetic Transformation -- Electroporation and Polyethylene Glycol Treatment: Protoplast Transformation -- Particle Bombardment -- Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation -- Alternative Methods -- Other Considerations of Transformation -- Genetic Modification Through Biotechnology -- Input Traits -- Output Traits -- Regulatory Issues -- Concerns About Transgenic Corn -- Ecological Concerns -- Gene Flow -- Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings -- Reduced Fuel Use -- ; Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4: Economics of Production, Marketing and Utilization -- Introduction -- Corn (Maize) as a Crop -- Corn Demand -- Worldwide Corn Utilization -- Utilization per Country and per Capita -- USA Corn Utilization -- Breakfast Cereals -- Corn Price and Trends -- Corn Production -- Global Production -- Productivity, Key Elements for Competitiveness, and Production Costs -- Corn Global Trade -- Markets and Exchanges -- Transport and Logistic -- Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5: Harvesting and Postharvest Management -- Harvesting Systems -- Harvest Systems Defined by End Uses for Corn -- Combine Harvesting Corn for Grain -- What Is Special About Corn Combines? -- Categories of Corn Combines -- Combine Performance Criteria -- Corn Heads or Platforms on Combines and Pickers -- Corn-Head Performance -- Gathering Chains -- Stalk-Snapping Rolls and Snapping Plates -- Platform Auger -- Feeder House Feed Chain -- Stalk-Chopping -- Corn-Head Power Demand -- Variable-Speed Heads -- Corn Reels -- Feeder/Head Reverser (Unplugging) -- Threshing -- Separating -- Cleaning -- Materials Transport -- Coordinated Functions -- Combine ``Sweet Spot´´.; Spreading Material Other Than Grain -- The Harvest and Kernel Quality -- Managing Field Operations -- Cleanout and Combine Hygiene, Fires -- Cost Management: Private Ownership Versus Contracting -- How Long Is a Working Life? -- When Should a Combine Be Replaced? -- Contract Versus Private Ownership -- Control and Information Systems -- The Harvester as a Tool in Precision Farming -- Corn Preservation -- Moisture Content -- Equilibrium Moisture Content -- Maximum Moisture Content for Storage as Dry Corn -- Allowable Storage Time for Corn -- Blending -- Loss of Weight in Drying -- Water Factor, Shrink Factor -- Drying Ear Corn in Cribs -- Forced-Air Corn Drying -- Drying Mechanisms -- Heat Sources -- Drying Rates -- Deep-Bed Drying -- Drying Effects on Quality -- Airflow Through Corn -- Effects of Fines on Airflow Resistance -- Fan Characteristics -- Fan Selection -- Corn Drying Practice -- Natural-Air/Low-Temperature Dryers -- High-Temperature Bin Dryers -- Dryeration -- Cross-Flow Column Batch Dryers -- Continuous-Flow Cross-Flow Column Dryers -- Concurrent-Countercurrent Dryers -- High-Moisture Corn Preservation -- Oxygen-Limiting Corn Preservation -- Chemical Treatments for Corn Preservation -- Future Trends in Corn Preservation -- Handling Systems -- Ear Handling -- Shelled Corn Handling -- Hauling Corn From the Field -- Screw Conveyors -- Bucket Elevators -- En-Masse Conveyers -- Belt Conveyors -- Pneumatic Conveying -- Other Handling Components -- Future Trends in Handling Equipment -- Storage and Storage Management -- Ear Corn Storage -- Bin and Silo Designs -- Temporary Outside Corn Storage -- Moisture Migration -- Aeration -- Monitoring Storage Conditions -- Future Trends in Corn Storage Structures -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6: Development and Structure of the Corn Kernel -- Botanical Classification -- Main Kernel Structure.; Physical Properties -- Hardness -- Density -- Kernel Weight -- Color -- Moisture Content -- Thermal Properties -- Kernel Development -- Pollination and Fertilization -- Endosperm Development -- Starchy Endosperm Development -- Protein Synthesis -- Aleurone -- Germ Development -- Pericarp Development -- Structure of the Mature Kernel -- Whole Kernel -- Pericarp -- Endosperm -- Aleurone -- Peripheral Endosperm -- Starchy Endosperm -- Germ -- Embryo -- Scutellum -- Epithelium -- Cementing Layer -- Hilar Layer -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7: Measurement and Maintenance of Corn Quality -- Introduction -- U.S. ; Grades and Standards -- History, Classes, and U.S. Grades -- History -- Classes -- U.S. Grades -- U.S. Grading Factors -- Importance of Grades in Corn Marketing -- Alternative Marketing Channels -- ISO 9000 Certification -- Grades and Standards of Other Countries -- History of Grades and Standards for Export Trade -- Corn-Grading Factors of Other Countries -- Canada -- Argentina -- Brazil -- South Africa -- China -- Sampling -- Accuracy of Sample/Grade Determinations -- Moisture -- Moisture Shrink -- Reference Moisture Methods -- Moisture Meters -- Individual Kernel Moisture Measurement -- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy -- Broken Corn, Foreign Material, and Dust -- Broken Corn, Foreign Material (BCFM) -- Dust -- Density -- True Density -- Bulk Density (Test Weight) -- Maturity -- Feeding Value of Low Test Weight Corn -- Test Weight in Milling -- Porosity -- Hardness -- Significance -- Measurements -- Other Physical Quality Tests -- Pericarp Damage -- Stress Cracks -- Breakage Susceptibility -- 1000-Kernel Weights -- Fungal Invasion -- Damage Grade Factor -- Role of Microorganisms in Quality Deterioration -- Quality in Corn Utilization -- Wet Milling -- Ethanol Processing -- Beverage Alcohol -- Dry Milling.; Alkaline Processing.