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David J. Gibson

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering approximately 40% (52 million km2) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by members of the Poaceae - the fourth largest plant family with over 7,500 species, and also the most widespread. Grasslands constitute a major biome on all continents except Antarctica and also represent the most important food crop on Earth with corn, wheat, maize, rice and millet accounting for the majority of our agricultural output. Grasses and Grassland Ecology provides an ecologically orientated introduction to this influential group of plants, summarizing the most recent scientific research in ecology and agriculture in the context of the older, classic literature. Ten chapters cover the morphology, anatomy, physiology and systematics of grasses, their population, community and ecosystem ecology, their global distribution, and the effects of disturbance and grassland management. This comprehensive and...

Nelson L. Nemerow, Franklin J. Agardy, Joseph A. Salvato

First published in 1958, Salvato's Environmental Engineering has long been the definitive text/reference for generations of sanitation and environmental engineers. Having developed through each edition with the growth of the profession, the current book covers topics as disparate as landfills, water treatment, recreational facilities, and food handling in restaurants. Approaching its 50th year of continual publication in a rapidly changing field, the Sixth Edition has been fully reworked and reorganized into three separate, succinct volumes to adapt to a more complex and scientifically demanding field with dozens of specializations. Completely rewritten by leading experts in the field, this new edition offers succinct new case studies, new process and plant design examples, and added coverage of such subjects as urban and rural systems. Volume 1 covers water and wastewater treatment, water supply, soil and groundwater remediation and protection, and industrial waste management.

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The RBU-6000 Smerch-2 is a 213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher. It is similar in principle to the Royal Navy Hedgehog system used during the Second World War. The system entered service in 1960-61 and is fitted to a wide range of Russian surface vessels. It consists of a horseshoe shaped arrangement of twelve launch barrels, that are remotely directed by the Burya fire control system (that can also control the shorter ranged RBU-1000). It fires RGB-60 unguided depth charges. The rockets are normally fired in salvos of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 12 rounds. Reloading is automatic, with individual rounds being fed into the launcher by the 60UP loading system from a below deck magazine. Typical magazine capacity is either 72 or 96 rounds per launcher. It can also be used as a shore bombardment system.

Linda Levine

Congress has tried to make higher education more affordable by providing favorable tax treatment to savings accumulated in qualified tuition programs (QTPs), also called Section 529 programs after their citation in the Internal Revenue Code. QTPs initially allowed individuals to save for qualified higher education expenses(QHEEs) on a tax-deferred basis. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) made permanent the temporary enhancements to QTPs contained in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.The enhancements include making qualified withdrawals from QTPs tax-free. One type of QTP, prepaid tuition plans, enables account owners to make payments on behalf of student beneficiaries for a specified number of academic periods/course units at current prices thereby providing a hedge against tuition inflation. States were the only sponsors of prepaid plans until Congress extended sponsorship to eligible higher education (private) institutions effective in 2002.States...

Ronald R. Willey

This book deals with the basic fundamentals, understanding, and design of optical thin films, or interference coatings for practical production. It focuses on the design of coatings, an understanding of which allows the practitioner to know the possibilities and limitations involved in reducing, enhancing, or otherwise controlling the reflection, transmission, and absorption of light (visible or otherwise). It provides estimating before designing, and examples of how to design.

Raymond E Paul

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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Volume 50 is a thematic volume featuring interdisciplinary articles on the topic of moral cognition and decision making. The explosion of research on moral cognition emerging from a variety of different fields: social psychology, judgment and decision making, and even philosophy make this volume extremely timely. This book enables the reader to see how disparate intellectual frameworks can all be brought to bear on a common set of problems. This volume will serve cognitive scientists who want to know more about how cognitive processes operate in the social and moral realms, and how moral cognition may be differentiated from other forms of social reasoning.

Lucy Wyatt

Twenty-first century civilization faces economic, ecological and spiritual meltdown. To survive this century as civilized people, we need to refer back to a time when city life was in harmony with nature and the wider environment. We cannot dismiss the ancients as 'primitive' when they had a blueprint for civilization that first appeared over 5,000 years ago. Perhaps we should look at the ancient past for solutions.

Paul Siegel

In today’s crowded banking industry, the key to competitive advantage lies in personalized customer service. Banking On Relationships provides 10 market-proven operating principles for banks to create mutually beneficial relationships with customers at every touch point—marketing, sales, customer service, and field support. As aggressive competition and strict cost-cutting initiatives combine to make customer retention more difficult than ever, the book’s focus on integrating people, process, and technology is both valuable and unique.

Sanford L. Moskowitz

Comprehensive investigation into the emerging advanced materials industry, addressing the ways in which science, technology, business, and markets are converging to produce one of the most dynamic industries of recent years Examines the major groups of advanced materials and discusses the range of markets and industries to which these materials are or, are likely to be applied Organised thematically, with each chapter discussing a particular phase of an advanced material product's life cycle Also includes in-depth interviews and internal documentation