Tag: Characteristics

Zooplankton and Phytoplankton Types, Characteristics and Ecology


Free Download Giri Kattel, "Zooplankton and Phytoplankton: Types, Characteristics and Ecology "
English | ISBN: 1613245084 | 2011 | 228 pages | PDF | 13 MB
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the types, characteristics and ecology of zooplankton and phytoplankton. Topics discussed include the bioaccumulation of cyanobacterial toxins in aquatic organisms and their public health consequences; the use of microalgae for aquaculture; the annual cycle of plankton biomass in the Gulf of Mexico; grazer-periphyton interactions; spatial and temporal distribution patterns of zooplankton in a shallow lowland coastal lake and phytoplankton composition in fish farms..

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Bioluminescence Characteristics, Adaptations and Biotechnology


Free Download David J. Rodgerson, "Bioluminescence: Characteristics, Adaptations and Biotechnology "
English | ISBN: 1612097472 | 2011 | 177 pages | PDF | 9 MB
This book presents current research data in the study of the characteristics, adaptations and biotechnology of bioluminescence. Topics discussed include ATP-Driven bioluminescence; the coupling of luciferases to nanomaterials; the characteristics and adaptations of bioluminescent bacterial biosensors for acyl-HSL signal detection, quantification and tentative identification of acyl-HSLs; using bacterial biosensors to determine the toxicity of nanomaterials and other xenobiotics; and, the visual spectral mechanisms and bioluminescent optical signaling in beetles.

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Photodegradation of Polymers Physical Characteristics and Applications


Free Download Photodegradation of Polymers: Physical Characteristics and Applications By Jan F. Rabek (auth.)
1996 | 212 Pages | ISBN: 3642800920 | PDF | 6 MB
In this book on physical characteristics and practical aspects of polymer photodegradation Rabek emphasizes the experimental work on the subject. The most important feature of the book is the physical interpretation of polymer degradation, e.g. mechanism of UV/light absorption, formation of excited states, energy transfer mechanism, kinetics, dependence on physical properties of macromolecules and polymer matrices, formation of mechanical defects, practics during environmental ageing. He includes also some aspects of polymer photodegradation in environmental and space condition.

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Sanctions with Chinese Characteristics Rhetoric and Restraint in China’s Diplomacy


Free Download Angela Poh, "Sanctions with Chinese Characteristics: Rhetoric and Restraint in China’s Diplomacy "
English | ISBN: 9463722351 | 2020 | 372 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The view that China has become increasingly assertive under President Xi Jinping is now a common trope in academic and media discourse. However, until the end of Xi Jinping’s first term in March 2018, China had been relatively restrained in its use of coercive economic measures. This is puzzling given the conventional belief among scholars and practitioners that sanctions are a middle ground between diplomatic and military/paramilitary action.

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Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils


Free Download P.G. Fookes, R.H.G. Parry, "Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils"
English | 1994 | pages: 452 | ISBN: 9054103655 | PDF | 27,6 mb
Soils formed or now existing under arid climatic conditions cover more than one-third of the world’s land surface. Many have unique characteristics which can pose difficult geotechnical problems. This text considers these problems and suggests ways of overcoming them.

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Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs Global Perspectives in Early Childhood Education


Free Download Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs: Global Perspectives in Early Childhood Education By Sue C. Wortham (auth.), Sue Clark Wortham (eds.)
2013 | 182 Pages | ISBN: 9400749716 | PDF | 3 MB
We live in a world that is transitioning from focus on early childhood education within individual countries into a global perspective that considers how early childhood education is conducted in many diverse cultures and environments. The challenge on a global basis is how to develop programs in countries and environments that are different from a specifically western perspective. Economic, geographic, and cultural influences infuse early childhood programs around the world.In 1999, a group of educators representing 36 countries developed guidelines for establishing minimum standards for preschool programs. A purpose for developing the guidelines was to provide guidance for countries that wished to evaluate and improve their own programs. A second purpose was to help developing countries initiating preschools to have relevant information about quality programs. The later development of an assessment tool based on the Global Guidelines served as a vehicle to use the guidelines to assess a single program or multiple programs. The continuing work with these guidelines in many countries throughout the world since 2000 has resulted in the collection of information that reveals the uniqueness of programs in different countries.

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