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This book reviews research into pathogenic fungi in a diverse selection of economically important crops, including fruits and cereals. The establishment and management of fungal plant diseases, using conventional and ecofriendly methods is discussed with an emphasis on the use of microorganisms and biotechnology. Chapters also examine the role of microbes in growth promotion, as bioprotectors and bioremediators and presents practical strategies for using microbes as well as botanicals in sustainable agriculture. Providing knowledge of plant-pathogen interactions, management strategies and techniques, this will be a useful resource for students, researchers and extension workers in biology and plant pathology.
Only those who enjoy meditation will do it regularly and experience its many life-enhancing benefits, from an increased sense of inner calm to a feeling of deep joy in everyday life. In this book, experienced yoga and meditation teacher Dr Samprasad Vinod uses his "9 secrets" approach to guide both newcomers and existing meditation practitioners alike in how to really embrace and get the most from a steady practice. Coming from a rich spiritual heritage (Dr Vinod's father was a respected spiritual master who travelled internationally as a World Peace Ambassador), Dr Vinod has created a work that blends traditional Indian wisdom with his modern scientific knowledge as a doctor.This title is an important contribution to the field of meditation, removing many distortions and misconceptions about the realities of the practice. It helps readers to understand problems that they may encounter along the way and offers reassuring solutions for them to try. A wonderful blend of spiritual and practical wisdom.
The book is written as per requirement of farmers, students of veterinary science and animal husbandry. The book includes updated information on topics highlighted in precise manner, with personal communication touch of authors out of their enriched experience in profession, for considerable long time. This book will serve as handy material for farmers and students as well as to the teachers dealing with undergraduate students in animal science discipline and those appearing for various competitive examinations in animal science, will also find this book equally useful.
Quarterly - 2013 Volume(s) - 10 www.techfootankle.com Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery offers a unique opportunity to master the most innovative and successful surgical techniques for correction of foot and ankle disorders. Featuring contributions from the world's foremost orthopaedic surgeons and podiatrists, this quarterly journal supplies step-by-step details on highlighted techniques. The contributors explain the rationale, indications, and contraindications for each procedure, identify the pitfalls and potential complications, and provide invaluable tips for improving results. Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery is illustrated cover to cover with intraoperative photographs and drawings. Coverage encompasses the entire range of surgical problems, including ankle arthroplasty, reconstructive surgery for fractures, flatfeet, and diabetic feet, neuromuscular and tendon disorders, and general conditions such as bunions and hammertoes. Articles on rehabilitation are also included. Website: www.techfootankle.com Individual and In-Training subscribers receive fully searchable online access to articles from Volume 1 to the present—now available on a powerful new website! This best-in-class website platform uses Web 2.0 functionality to provide an enhanced online experience through such features as: saved searches, personal article collections, easy image downloads to PowerPoint, and more.
Walking Meditation is a lighthearted, refreshing read, full of easy-to-use practices, relatable advice, and down-to-earth observations about the challenges of living as a twenty-first century human being. Japanese Buddhist priest Shionuma Ryojun’s (b. 1968) inspiration for writing Walking Meditation was born of a grinding monastic regimen undertaken deep in an alpine wilderness, but this is actually a book that speaks directly to readers living normal lives in the modern world. To address these challenges, Walking Meditation offers a “step by step” guide to integrating walking meditation into daily life, while also offering poignant tips for cultivating practical wisdom, harmonious relationships, and abiding inner peace. Shionuma Ryojun rose to prominence after completing the “Omine Sennichi Kaihōgyō” in 1999. The Omine Sennichi Kaihōgyō is a 1,000-day circumambulatory hike atop Mt. Omine, a mountain with an elevation of 1,719 meters in Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Initiated in the seventh century by a Buddhist priest in the Tendai sect named En-no-Gyoja, this ascetic tradition is so grueling that Shionuma had to walk 48 kilometers and endure elevation changes of 1,200 meters during each circuit. The circumambulation’s strictures required Shionuma to stop to recite the Heart Sutra at 118 stations each day, and also stipulate that the years-long ritual cannot be interrupted even to recover from illness or injury. Those who break their commitments to the Kaihōgyō are expected to commit ritual suicide on the spot, using either the rope or knife that must be carried at all times for precisely this purpose. While walking the Kaihōgyō, Shionuma began his daily peregrinations at 12:30am, following a routine that allowed him only four and a half hours of sleep per day. This gargantuan undertaking took him to the brink of death, as he experienced such grave malnutrition that he lost his fingernails and toenails, as well as a bout of influenza that caused him to lose consciousness on the trail and nearly abandon his goal, as well as his life. Shionuma experienced remarkable tribulations throughout his spiritual quest, including vivid hallucinations of hellish and heavenly beings, before gradually arriving at a pristine perception of reality. Upon completing the Kaihōgyō, he then undertook a nine-day, sleepless and waterless fast, called the “Four Nothings,” or Shimugyo in Japanese. These accomplishments earned him the title of Dai Ajari (a term derived from the Sanskrit acharya, meaning “senior teacher”) and made him an internationally sought-after Buddhist teacher. Writing in a friendly, conversational tone, Shionuma introduces a form of walking meditation—or “walking Zen”—that can be easily integrated into almost anybody’s daily routine. Walking meditation’s three central pillars are “Walking with Remorse,” “Walking with Gratitude,” and “Sitting in Meditation, Facing Ourselves, Right This Moment.” The first two steps can easily be combined with one’s daily commute to and from work, or with an early morning or evening constitutional. Eschewing complicated terminology, Shionuma uses simple terms to explain how these exercises use of the rhythms of a daily stroll to calm our minds and help us recognize that we have all harmed other beings, as well as been helped by them. This observation is far from negativistic, and Shionuma teaches us how, by quietly reflecting upon our debts as we walk, we can generate life-changing feelings of positivity, gratitude, and responsibility. The final step, performed seated, does not require marathon sessions of cross-legged sitting. Rather, it is a way of concluding sessions of moving meditation with brief intervals of physical and mental stillness, in which we simply look upon who we are in the present moment. Readers of Walking Meditation will be struck by the book’s crisp and unadorned style. It is no wonder that Shionuma Ryojun mentions “danshari,” which became an international sensation after the publication of Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing in 2014. Although Shionuma does mention the mental benefits of actual tidying, his approach to danshari comes with a Buddhist twist—he focuses on how we can use its ethos to clear the clutter from our minds, our relationships, and our lifestyles. Fully aware that no life comes without its frustrations and setbacks, Shionuma devotes much of Walking Meditation to sharing tips on how to face life challenges both big and small. The “mental exercises” he offers can all be integrated with the practice of walking meditation. They help readers to break the habit of reacting to annoyances in excessively complicated ways, when in fact simple, positive reactions (such as offering “one smile a day” to ones nemesis) are often enough to turn over a new leaf in a relationship. Finally, Walking Meditation is not meant to be enjoyed by Buddhist readers alone. Shionuma Ryojun carefully explains that the practices contained in this book do not require any specific religious beliefs, but that they do help generate two things that all religions are based on: wisdom and compassion. Additionally, while walking meditation is something that can be done in the middle of any metropolis, Shionuma emphasizes the benefits of doing this practice in nature whenever possible. Outdoor enthusiasts will be pleased to find that this book’s teachings give them a new way to connect to the natural world, much as the author did each day that he walked the Kaihōgyō deep in the mountains of Japan.
This book to comprehensively present the standard methodologies for studying the impacts of climate change on agriculture, measuring and developing inventories of greenhouse gas emission, and analyzing the vulnerabilities and mitigation options. The book describes the methodology in a simple and lucid way so that a researcher can adopt it in field studies. Individual chapters are dedicated to subjects such as quantification of climate change impacts on crops in controlled and field conditions, impacts of climate change on water resources, soil fertility, erosion and carbon sequestration, insects, pests, weeds, microbes and diseases; greenhouse gas emission assessment, assessment of regional vulnerability to climate change, selection of crop. The book converted its 23 chapters into four sections. The 1st Section deals with recent mitigation strategies developed by the scientists to reduce the effect of climate changes and promote the Sustainable Agriculture by different ways viz., Role of Marker in Development of Climate Resilient Varieties. Section 2 deals with the conservation agriculture and mitigation strategies, Biofertilizers helps in development of sustainable agricultural practices. Section 3 deals with impact of climate change on pest scenario across the crops and has given insight on possible avoidance of pests. Final sections deals with the agroforestry and how they can minimise their affect of climate change. Finally Section 4th deals with Impact of climate change crop and livestock sectors and strategies for mitigation and adaptation. Role of ICT and extension agencies on framing policies and effective dissemination of technologies were discussed.
Application Security in the ISO27001 Environment demonstrates how to secure software applications using ISO/IEC 27001. It does this in the context of a wider roll out of an information security management system (ISMS) that conforms to ISO/IEC 27001. Over 224 pages, they address a range of essential topics, including an introduction to ISO27001 and ISO27002, secure development lifecycles, threat profiling and security testing, and secure coding guidelines. As well as showing how to use ISO27001 to secure individual applications, the book demonstrates how to tackle this issue as part of the development and roll out of an organisation-wide Information Security Management System conforming to the Standard. Software packages are the conduits to critical business data, thus securing applications adequately is of the utmost importance. Thus you must order a copy of this book today, as it is the de-facto standard on application security in the ISO/IEC 27001 environment. Key Features: De-facto standard on application security in the ISO/IEC 27001 environment. Leads the reader step-by-step through all of the phases of how to secure software applications in the context of rolling out of an ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS. Demonstrates how to secure such mainstream applications as the Microsoft Office suite, SAP, Lotus Notes, Adobe applications, SAGE, Skype, and many other software applications.
Primarily intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science and engineering, this textbook (earlier titled as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), now in its second edition, bridges the gaps in knowledge of the seemingly difficult areas of artificial intelligence. This book promises to provide the most number of case studies and worked-out examples among the books of its genre. The text is written in a highly interactive manner which fulfils the curiosity of any reader. Moreover, the content takes off from the introduction to artificial intelligence, which is followed by explaining about intelligent agents. Various problem-solving strategies, knowledge representation schemes are also included with numerous case studies and applications. Different aspects of learning, nature-inspired learning, along with natural language processing are also explained in depth. The algorithms and pseudo codes for each topic make this book useful for students. Book also throws light into areas like planning, expert system and robotics. Book concludes with futuristic artificial intelligence, which explains the fascinating applications, that the world will witness in coming years. KEY FEATURES Day-to-day examples and practical representations for deeper understanding of the subject. Learners can easily implement the AI applications. Effective and useful case studies and worked-out examples for AI problems Google Preview: https://bit.ly/3BYqloN
The present book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science and engineering, information technology, and electrical and electronics engineering. It bridges the gaps in knowledge of the seemingly difficult areas of machine learning and nature inspired computing. The text is written in a highly interactive manner, which satisfies the learning curiosity of any reader. Content of the text has been diligently organized to offer seamless learning experience. The text begins with introduction to machine learning, which is followed by explanation of different aspects of machine learning. Various supervised, unsupervised, reinforced and nature inspired learning techniques are included in the text book with numerous examples and case studies. Different aspects of new machine learning and nature inspired learning algorithms are explained in-depth. The well-explained algorithms and pseudo codes for each topic make this book useful for students. The book also throws light on areas like prediction and classification systems. Key Features Day to day examples and pictorial representations for deeper understanding of the subject Helps readers easily create programs/applications Research oriented approach Case studies and worked-out examples for each machine learning algorithm than any other book Google Preview: https://bit.ly/3n3WYLy
The objective of this book is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge, and highlight the current developments taking place in biological sciences. The book encompasses topics on prokaryotic cyanobacteria to higher plants, distributed in fourteen chapters for the benefit of graduate and post-graduate students as well as young researchers and scientists. Subjects covered include molecular and biochemical diversity of microbes, stress biology, cyanotoxins, antimicrobial activity of drugs originated from plants, natural bioactive compounds of microbial origin, detection approaches for genetically modified crops, genomics and proteomics. The book provides an insight for future perspectives in particular field with extensive bibliographies at the end of each . With all these, this book becomes highly useful and must-read for students, researchers and professionals in botany, biotechnology, bioinformatics, environmental sciences, agriculture, molecular biology and other streams of biological sciences.
This book contains s written by young enthusiastic scientists, teachers and researchers who are involved in research, teaching and extension of modern scientific agricultural principles and practices in different parts of India. Attempts have been made to cover various aspects of modern agriculture viz. genetic improvement of crop plants, modern methods in plant breeding, seed science, ground water resources management, integrated farming systems, horticultural crops, biological control for sustainable agriculture, underutilized fruit plants health enhancing foods, role of enzymes in food processing, bioinformatics and molecular diagnostics etc., but still many facets lingering due to vast nature of agriculture itself. The major aim of this book is to provide glimpse of important arena to enhance food and nutritional security in a sustainable way.
This book in its 20 chapters elaborates the latest scientific knowledge and technological achievements for development of potato in sub-tropics and also suggests the future strategies for likely adoption. It is our sincere belief that it would act as a compendium of potato research in the country and similar regions and researchers, students and other stakeholders will benefit from the compiled information in a big way.
The book is divided into four sections, minerals, crystals, rocks and ores. Section A incorporates nine chapterss, begins with presenting salient features of the earth--its structure and composition. The second Minerals and Mineralogy briefly tells about their diversity and their categorisation and introduces the interesting way they are named. Crystal chemistry the third is the heart and soul of mineralogy and deals in somewhat details about the building blocks of minerals -atoms and ions and the way they form diverse types of minerals are. It tries to tell why every combination of chemical compounds cannot result into a naturally occurring mineral. The fourth and fifth s deal with Properties of Minerals, physical and optical. The section describe various physical properties that are helpful in the identification both in hand specimens and as thin section under the microscope. These two s are adequately aided with a number of illustrations, photographs and photomicrographs to bring home the point. five deals with classification of minerals and their occurrence and forms a prelude to the next two s on descriptive mineralogy. Important silicate and non silicate minerals are described in s eight and nine. A brief description of mineral uses is dealt with in both descriptive mineralogy as well Section D on mineral deposits, however, the last , Mineral uses presents an overall picture and will be interesting as well as educating to students and even general reader. Section B is devoted to crystals and crystallography. one introduces the subject while two presents basic crystallographic elements. three deals with the main six crystals systems while also giving a preliminary idea about stereographic projection and x-ray crystallography. Section C covers petrology, beginning with introduction to science of petrology, rock nomenclature. two is devoted to the study of igneous rocks, including their forms, composition, textures, structures, classification and description. Sedimentary rocks is the theme of three while different aspects of metamorphic rocks including kinds and agents of metamorphism and classification and description of metamorphism. The last portion of this also considers metamorphism in the background of global tectonics. five, the rock cycle presents a concise summary of geological events that have shaped the planet earth. The last section D is what geology is all about for a man on the street and its significance in nation building--the Ore minerals. It begins with what ore is and its place in human affairs as a well as presenting the important terminology in economic geology. two deals with ore genesis and presents various hypogene and supergene process that carves out ore deposits from non economic materials. three, mineral deposits and global tectonics is becoming a very popular theme among the earth scientists. A brief introduction of the same will be certainly appreciated by the student community and prompt them for further study in this direction. A general survey of Indias mineral resources is the theme of four. It covers almost all of the commonly used ores, metallic, non metallic or fuels. The last of section D and the boom, Indian mineral industry: some facts and figures will present where our country stands in the realm of mineral resources. Latest available data of resources, production, export, import, organisations that matter and other useful facts and figures are presented.
The current multi-pronged challenges of Indian agriculture demand for searching the viable alternative for restoring farmers and rural youths confidence in the agricultural vocation. Agri-enterprises offer such opportunities to help the agrarian communities to enhance their farm productivity and enhance income from the per unit of land and time. The present book on Agro-enterprises for Rural Development and Livelihoods Security is an excellent synthesis of scholarly concepts, cases and methodologies pertaining to enterprise promotion in agriculture and the related dimensions. For the benefit of the readers, the book has been divided into three segments. The first part deals with need for micro-enterprise promotion in agriculture, resource appraisal for micro-enterprise development, developing the self, characteristics of potential entrepreneurs and related aspects. The major aim of this section is to explore, unfreeze and broaden the cognitive and affective domain of the readers so that a desirable mindset among them may be created at the initial stage so that an effective learning may take place in the subsequent chapteIn the second dimension of the book, readers may find the description of varieties of technological options. These include the appropriate technologies and enterprises related to vegetable cultivation, protected cultivation, seed production, food processing, poultry farming, bee-keeping, dairy production and processing, fishery based enterprise, livestock and piggery based technological options having entrepreneurial potential. The successful experiences of the agri entrepreneurs are also shared in this section. The third and most important part of the book emphasizes on support system required to initiate and sustain the agri-enterprise. These include necessary management related interventions, trade, export, quality standards and other inter-related issues which would definitely enable readers to comprehend how to be successful agri-preneur. Besides, the role of civil society organizations for economic independence in rural India has also been narrated. On-line trading, project monitoring and evaluation and related issue for agricultural commodities are deliberated by the renowned authorities of the above fields.
The book has 21 chapters addressing fundamentals and applied aspects of nanotechnology in soil science and plant nutrition research and written by explorers of a new frontier. The interpretation of subject matter in each is comprehensive, simple and lucid with relevant supporting data. This book would offer a platform for basic, fundamental and advanced learning for students.
