J Q : 29 books

Book cover of Improving organic crop cultivation
by Prof. Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Bernhard Freyer, Dr Paul Mäder
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018

Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farming  Discusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop production  Particular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world
Book cover of Mysterion

Mysterion

Rediscovering the Mysteries of the Christian Faith

by Donald S. Crankshaw, Kristin Janz, Daniel Southwell
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016

The Christian faith is filled with mystery, from the Trinity and the Incarnation to the smaller mysteries found in some of the strange and unexplained passages of the Bible: Behemoth and Leviathan, nephilim and seraphim, heroes and giants and more. There is no reason for fiction engaging with Christianity...
Book cover of War & Peace in Our Time: Mormon Perspectives
by Patrick Q. Mason, J. David Pulsipher, Richard L. Bushman
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018

These essays reveal how the scriptures, prophetic teachings, history, culture, rituals, and traditions of Mormonism have been, are, and can be used as warrants for a wide range of activities and attitudes—from radical pacifism to legitimation of the United States’ use of preemptive force against...
Book cover of Wastewater Management for Coastal Cities

Wastewater Management for Coastal Cities

The Ocean Disposal Option

by Q.M. Lu, J.F. Knudsen, S.K. Eskesen
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Protection of coastal waters from direct pollution by coastal cities is a vital task in preserving marine ecosystems and promoting human health. This book, edited by two leading experts on wastewater management for coastal cities, delves deeply into the ecological and oceanographic fundamentals that...
Book cover of The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World
by J. P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2006

This book introduces Proto-Indo-European and explores what the language reveals about the people who spoke it. The Proto-Indo-Europeans lived somewhere in Europe or Asia between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago, and no text of their language survives. J. P. Mallory and Douglas Adams show how over the last...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 1

Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 1

Genetics, breeding and production techniques

by Dr Jeff Dahlberg, Dr D. T. Rosenow, Dr Elizabeth A. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...
Book cover of War, Media, and Propaganda

War, Media, and Propaganda

A Global Perspective

by Naiim Badii, Ben H. Bagdikian, Nicolene Botha
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2004

This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....
Book cover of Awaken

Awaken

Episode 1: Chaos

by J.I. Q.
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014

A young man is awakened from his dreams by the sounds of destruction caused by an apocalyptic war spreading out across galaxies. The small city of El Paso was the first to witness hell first hand. The skies filled with fire and smoke, and the ground was laid to waste by giant fireballs that...
Book cover of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking

A Global Perspective

by Karin Bruckmüller, Brad Bullock, Michael A. Bush
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010

Global estimates of human trafficking range from 600,000 to four million victims each year with the majority being victims of sex trafficking. This strikingly large range belies the difficulty in gathering, defining, and accountability of sex-trafficking data. Victims of sex trafficking may be forced...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2

Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2

Genetics, breeding, pests and diseases

by Dr Michael Abberton, Dr Hernán Ceballos, Prof. P. Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017

Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in...
Book cover of Statistical Intervals

Statistical Intervals

A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers

by William Q. Meeker, Gerald J. Hahn, Luis A. Escobar
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017

Describes statistical intervals to quantify sampling uncertainty,focusing on key application needs and recently developed methodology in an easy-to-apply format Statistical intervals provide invaluable tools for quantifying sampling uncertainty. The widely hailed first edition, published in...
Book cover of Transport Economics
by P.C. Stubbs, W.J. Tyson, M.Q. Dalvi
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017

Practically everybody in the community uses the transport system, and an eighth of personal consumption expenditure in Britain is spent on transport. This book, first published in 1980 and revised in 1984, presents a synthesis of theoretical and empirical material to explain the elements of transport...
Book cover of Structural Performance of Masonry Elements

Structural Performance of Masonry Elements

Mortar Coating Layers Influence

by J. M. P. Q. Delgado, Ana Sofia Guimarães, António C. Azevedo
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018

This book discusses the main mechanical features of masonry buildings and the peculiarities that affect their structural behaviour. It also examines technical information regarding accidents that have occurred in recent years in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, along with the historical records...
Book cover of Transport Processes in Porous Media
by Frank A. Coutelieris, J.M.P.Q. Delgado
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012

The subject of this book is to study the porous media and the transport processes occur there. As a first step, the authors discuss several techniques for artificial representation of porous. Afterwards, they describe the single and multi phase flows in simplistic and complex porous structures in...
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