Springer Singapore: 3660 books
by Manjit Singh Dhooria
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Acarology **- **the study of mites and ticks, is a subdiscipline of Zoology, and is many times considered in the field of Entomology (the study of insects). Mites and ticks are distributed throughout the world and inhabit almost every ecosystem (both terrestrial and aquatic) including grassland...
by Saubhik Das
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
This book serves the larger community of plant researchers working on the taxonomy, species delimitation, phylogeny, and biogeography of pseudo-cereals, with a special emphasis on amaranths. It also provides extensive information on the nutritive value of underutilized pseudo-cereals, the...
Shaping the University of the Future
Using Technology to Catalyse Change in University Learning and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book focuses on developing an understanding of the complex interplay of forces acting on individual universities and higher education systems to enable leaders and practitioners to take purposeful and strategic action. It explores the challenging landscape of higher education and the pressures...
Social Justice Theory and Practice for Social Work
Critical and Philosophical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
This book offers a much-needed critical overview of the concept of social justice and its application in professional social work practice. Social justice has a rich conceptual genealogy in critical theory and political philosophy. For students, teachers and social workers concerned with empowerment,...
by Hisashi Inaba
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
This book is the first one in which basic demographic models are rigorously formulated by using modern age-structured population dynamics, extended to study real-world population problems. Age structure is a crucial factor in understanding population phenomena, and the essential ideas in demography...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
This book provides state-of-the-art reviews, current research on and the prospects of lignin production, biological, thermal and chemical conversion methods, and lignin technoeconomics. Fundamental topics related to lignin chemistry, properties, analysis, characterization, and depolymerization mechanisms,...
Combustible Solid Waste Thermochemical Conversion
A Study of Interactions and Influence Factors
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
This book is written by Dr. Hui Zhou as a Ph.D. dissertation in Tsinghua University, China. It establishes the thermochemical characteristics of model compounds in combustible solid waste (CSW), and delineates the influence of different factors on the thermochemical characteristics and the influence...
by Defan Guan, Xuhui Xu, Zhiming Li
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
This book analyzes hydrocarbon generation and accumulation within space-limited source rocks. The authors draw conclusions based on the principles of basin formation, hydrocarbon generation and accumulation, coupled with the practice of terrigenous basins in eastern China. Hydrocarbon generation and...
Electro-Osmosis of Polymer Solutions
Linear and Nonlinear Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
This thesis focuses on the theoretical description of electro-osmosis of polymer solutions. In particular, it emphasizes the importance of considering non-uniform profiles of the solution viscosity and polymer concentration near a solid surface.
The thesis begins with an introduction to fundamental...
by Mrinal Kaushik, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
This book aims to provide a complete exposure about armaments from their design to launch from the combat aircraft. The book details modern ammunition and their tactical roles in warfare. The proposed book discusses aerodynamics, propulsion, structural as well as navigation, control, and guidance...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
This volume is greatly helpful to micro-machining and laser engineers as it offers obliging guidelines about the micro-channel fabrications through Nd:YAG laser beam micro-milling. The book also demonstrates how the laser beam micro-milling behaves when operating under wet conditions (under water),...
Microorganisms for Green Revolution
Volume 1: Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
This book addresses basic and applied aspects of two nexus points of microorganisms in agro-ecosystems, namely their functional role as bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides. Readers will find detailed information on all of the aspects that are required to make a microbe “agriculturally beneficial.”
A...
Transactions on Engineering Technologies
International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
This volume contains a selection of revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the 25th International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2017) which was held in Hong Kong, 15-17 March, 2017. Topics covered include electrical engineering,...
Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan
With Special Attention to Regional Variations
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
This book provides insightful sociological analyses of Japanese demography and families, paying attention not only to national average data, but also to regional variations and community level analyses. In analyzing Japanese family issues such as demographic changes, courtship and marriage, international...