Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the worldHighlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agricultureReviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality)

Political boundaries are often porous to finance, financial intermediation, and financial distress. Yet they are highly impervious to financial regulation. When inhabitants of a country suffering a deficit of purchasing power are able to access and deploy funds flowing in from a country with a surfeit of such power, the inhabitants of both countries may benefit. They may also benefit when institutions undertaking such cross-border financial intermediation experience economies of scale and ...

This new book systematically examines the current process for distressed Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and proposes a different, more appropriate, 'modular' approach to the treatment of such entities when faced with insolvency proceedings. MSMEs play a vital role in virtually all global economies. They are a primary means by which entrepreneurs bring new business propositions to the market, and deliver a range of products and services to local economies. MSMEs tend to be mor...

Whether it’s “Flashback Friday” or “Throwback Thursday,” audiences are hungry for nostalgic film and television, and the streaming giant Netflix serves up shows from the past that satisfy this craving, in addition to producing original contemporary content with nostalgic flavor. As a part of the series “Reboots, Remakes and Adaptations” originated by series editors Dr. Carlen Lavigne and Dr. Paul Booth, this edited volume focuses exclusively on the intersection between the Netflix platform...

Des chats et des hommesSilencieux, altier, soyeux, le pas chaloupé et l’effleurement câlin, le chat est un compagnon d’exception. Depuis l’Égypte ancienne, il partage avec les humains un lien fidèle, ponctué d’orages lorsqu’on lui prête des pouvoirs maléfiques, et d’idylles comme à Istanbul, l’ancienne Constantinople, où le petit fauve est roi. Mais le chat est surtout une muse. Des génies s’y abreuvent, tel Baudelaire qui admire ces « grands sphinx allongés au fond des solitudes »...

Pendant près de deux décennies, Sylvie Granger (1955-2022) a joué un rôle central dans la création et l’enrichissement de la base de données sur les « Musiciens d’église dans la France de l’époque moderne » (Muséfrem). Très active dans le dépouillement des archives et la mise en forme de la documentation recueillie, elle a surtout assuré avec dynamisme l’animation de l’équipe de chercheurs du programme. Ces derniers lui témoignent ici leur gratitude par un bouquet d’articles dédiés aux thé...

Building a vibrant, God-honoring women's ministry is an enormous challenge. There are so many issues to consider and points of view to incorporate. Moody Press offers Leading Women to the Heart of God, a comprehensive compilation of articles by leading Christian women addressing key areas of women's ministry. The topics range from 'Your Own Intimate Life with God,' to 'Building Your Confidence to Lead and Teach,' to 'Developing Leaders within Your Ministry.' Anyone involved in women's mini...

Riparian areas—transitional zones between the aquatic environments of streams, rivers, and lakes and the terrestrial environments on and alongside their banks—are special places. They provide almost two hundred thousand miles of connections through which the waters of Texas flow. Keeping the water flowing, in as natural a way as possible, is key to the careful and wise management of the state’s water resources.Texas Riparian Areas evolved from a report commissioned by the ...

Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England never fails to amaze and fascinate; and has been the subject of speculation, research and investigation for centuries. This is an early look at this enigmatic location. As the author says in the preface: "A few years ago I spent some time every summer in viewing, measuring, and considering the works of the ancient Druids in our Island; I mean those remarkable circles of Stones which we find all over the kingdom, many of which I have seen, but of many more I...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Health literacy addresses a range of social dimensions of health, including knowledge, navigation and communication, as well as individual and organizational skills for accessing, understanding, evaluating and using information. Particularly over the past decade, health literacy has globally become a major public health concern as an asset for promoting health, wellbeing and sustainable development.This comprehensive handbook provides a...

«Dieu aime le pécheur, mais pas le péché», «La foi chrétienne n’est pas une religion, mais une relation», «Dieu seul peut me juger», etc. Ces expressions courantes ressemblent à la Bible, emploient des mots de la Bible, mais… sont-elles en phase avec la vérité biblique? Avons-nous raison de dire à quelqu’un: «Accepte Jésus dans ton cœur»? Quel enseignement implicite véhicule cette façon de penser l’Évangile?Fidèle à son approche collaborative et interdénominationne...

This edited open access book gives a comprehensive overview of small and lightweight electric three- and four-wheel vehicles with an international scope. The present status of small electric vehicle (SEV) technologies, the market situation and main hindering factors for market success as well as options to attain a higher market share including new mobility concepts are highlighted. An increased usage of SEVs can have different impacts which are highlighted in the book in regard to sustain...