1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143263403321

Autore

Mawhinney Mark

Titolo

Sustainable development [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the green debates / / Mark Mawhinney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002

ISBN

1-280-23756-2

9786610237562

0-470-79006-7

0-470-75856-2

1-4051-5094-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

338.9/27

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Développement durable

Desarrollo sostenible

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

An overview -- The 'traditional economist's' view of the debate -- The 'environmental' arguments -- Some of the shades in-between -- Practical interpretations of the debate -- Missing elements in the debate -- Breaking down entrenched positions -- Redefining the debate.

Sommario/riassunto

Can there be a common definition of sustainable development? Views on sustainable development range from those of the mainstream economist to the hardened environmentalist - via many shades of green. This book offers a clear overview of the debates and sets out the various theories, providing an accessible introduction for all who now need to understand how sustainable development affects their working practices. The text is structured around key questions on the concept of sustainable development:Does it define a starting point, a process, or the end-goal? <



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910627296403321

Titolo

Green biosynthesis of nanoparticles : mechanisms and applications / / edited by, Mahendra Rai and Clemens Posten

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire : , : CABI, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78924-406-4

1-78064-224-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RaiMahendra

PostenClemens

Disciplina

610.28

610.28/4

620.5

Soggetti

Nanoparticles

Phenomenological biology

Green algae

Materia medica, Vegetable

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Green technology for nanoparticles on biomedical application -- Multiple strategic approaches for green synthesis and application of silver and gold nanoparticles -- Role of natural products in green synthesis of nanoparticles -- Biological synthesis of nanoparticles using algae -- Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by diatoms : prospect and applications -- Green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles using plant extracts -- Rolls and sandwiches : cages and barrels -- Understanding the involved mechanisms in plant mediated synthesis of nanoparticles -- Synthesis of nanostructured calcite particles in coccolithophores, unicellular algae -- Phytotoxic effects of metal nanoparticles in plants -- Biomineralization, properties and applications of bacterial magnetosomes -- Interactions between plant-produced nanoparticles and antibiotics as a way of coping with bacterial resistance -- Nanostructured particles from coccolithophores : an undiscovered resource for applications -- Applications of



nanoparticles synthesized by yeasts : green and eco-friendly method.

Sommario/riassunto

There are physical and chemical methods of synthesis of nanomaterials. But due to the damage caused by these methods to the environment there is a pressing need of green nanotechnology, which is a clean and eco-friendly technology for the development of nanomaterials. The present book includes green synthesis of nanoparticles by algae, diatoms and plants. The mechanism behind the synthesis of nanoparticles will also be discussed.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910806287203321

Autore

Wogaman J. Philip

Titolo

Surrendering my ordination : standing up for gay and lesbian inclusivity in the United Methodist Church / / J Philip Wogaman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Louisville, Kentucky : , : Westminister John Knox Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-61164-881-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 pages)

Disciplina

262.1476

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The meaning of ordination -- Theological meaning of ordination -- Ethical meaning of ordination -- Pastoral meaning of ordination -- The process of ordination -- Why I gave up ordination -- My sixty years of ordained ministry -- The painful decision -- Theological perspective -- Ethical implications -- A pastoral imperative -- A way forward.



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483843303321

Titolo

Model Checking Software : 15th International SPIN Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 10-12, 2008, Proceedings / / edited by Klaus Havelund, Rupak Majumdar, Jens Palsberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2008

ISBN

3-540-85114-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 343 p.)

Collana

Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, , 2512-2029 ; ; 5156

Disciplina

004

Soggetti

Software engineering

Compilers (Computer programs)

Computer programming

Computer science

Software Engineering

Compilers and Interpreters

Programming Techniques

Computer Science Logic and Foundations of Programming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Invited Contributions -- Residual Checking of Safety Properties -- The Case for Context-Bounded Verification of Concurrent Programs -- Combining Static and Dynamic Reasoning for the Discovery of Program Properties -- Using Dynamic Symbolic Execution to Improve Deductive Verification -- Regular Papers -- Automated Evaluation of Secure Route Discovery in MANET Protocols -- Model Checking Abstract Components within Concrete Software Environments -- Generating Compact MTBDD-Representations from Probmela Specifications -- Dynamic Delayed Duplicate Detection for External Memory Model Checking -- State Focusing: Lazy Abstraction for the Mu-Calculus -- Efficient Modeling of Concurrent Systems in BMC -- Tackling Large Verification Problems with the Swarm Tool -- Formal Verification of a Flash Memory Device Driver – An Experience Report -- Layered Duplicate Detection in External-Memory Model Checking -- Dependency Analysis for Control



Flow Cycles in Reactive Communicating Processes -- Improved On-the-Fly Equivalence Checking Using Boolean Equation Systems -- Resource-Aware Verification Using Randomized Exploration of Large State Spaces -- Incremental Hashing for Spin -- Verifying Compiler Based Refinement of Bluespec TM Specifications Using the SPIN Model Checker -- Symbolic Context-Bounded Analysis of Multithreaded Java Programs -- Efficient Stateful Dynamic Partial Order Reduction -- Symbolic String Verification: An Automata-Based Approach -- Verifying Multi-threaded C Programs with SPIN.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International SPIN workshop on Model Checking Software, SPIN 2008, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2008. The 17 revised full papers presented together with 1 tool paper and 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The main focus of the workshop series is software systems, including models and programs. The papers cover theoretical and algorithmic foundations as well as tools for software model checking and foster interactions and exchanges of ideas with related areas in software engineering, such as static analysis, dynamic analysis, and testing.