Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycleReviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiencyHighlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

Rachel Peng misses the Army. Her old life in Criminal Investigation Command hadn't been easy, but she had enjoyed it. Now, as the first cyborg liaison to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police, Rachel is usually either bored senseless or is fighting off harassment from her coworkers. When she and her partner, Detective Raul Santino, stumble into a murder investigation with ties to Rachel and the other cyborgs, she realizes their many enemies will not allow them to quietly pick up the piec...

Conspiracies, political cover-ups, acts of terrorism… As one of the first cyborgs employed by the federal government, Agent Rachel Peng thought she had already lived through it all. Then, without warning, fourteen blocks of downtown Washington, D.C. are gone, blown apart by bombs unlike anything Rachel has ever seen. The evidence is even more troubling, with each new clue suggesting their own people might be behind the attack.Rachel and her partner, Detective Raul Santino, might no...

Rachel Peng is reinventing disaster tourism from the ground up. Her boss sent her to New Orleans to check on one of OACET's cyborg assassins, but the assassin's girlfriend is too sexy to resist, and her boss's wife won't stop burning down historic landmarks. Small problems for Rachel, really, but then she kicked a nest of domestic terrorists. Now she's got to save her best friend from a fate worse than death without blowing OACET's last big secret. Oh, and somehow she's acquired a dog....

By tracing the history of Yudahua from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, this study analyzes a successful inland business model among textile companies in modern China. The steady growth of this enterprise relied primarily on its strategy to focus on low-end markets and to locate new mills in underdeveloped interior regions. This strategy further allowed the enterprise to pioneer industrialization in its host localities, demonstrating a major social and ec...

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisitionCoverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic variablesDiscusses the range of techniques to optimize root function, from phenotyping to identify desirable root traits and exploiting the genetics of root traits to the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM)

This volume, edited by Kim Golombisky, applies an intersectional lens to advertising, focusing on gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, age, class, and nationality. Intersectional feminist perspectives on advertising are rare in the advertising industry, even as it faces pressure to reform. This anthology focuses on advertising messaging to follow up the professional practices covered in Feminists, Feminisms, and Advertising, edited by Kim Golombisky and Peggy Kreshel. In this ne...

Den Tod kennt der Moderator und Songwriter Dada Peng gut. Seit 20 Jahren ist Jimmy, wie er den Tod nennt, fester Bestandteil seines Lebens. Als persönlich Betroffener und Hinterbliebener, als Sterbebegleiter, als ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter in einem Hospiz, als Begründer seiner Initiative "Superhelden fliegen vor" für junge Sterbende und ihre Freunde sowie als Aktivist für einen neuen Umgang mit dem Thema "Tod und Sterben" hat er viele Erfahrungen mit dem Tod gemacht. Seine Maxime lautet: D...

"This author subscribes to the principle of check and balance in all human enterprises and endeavours to mitigate the effects of human sin. Therefore he supports a two-party system as the only legitimate democratic process whereby contesting sides in an election to parliament, state legislative assembly or local council may not take their constituents for granted. A two-party system of government can only take effect in a country if and when the parties or party coalitions are able to take...

Suspended between earth and sky, water and fire, lies the spiritual heart of Thailand.Every year, on the night of the twelfth lunar month, millions gather along Thailand's waterways and beneath its night skies to participate in a breathtaking dual spectacle: Loy Krathong and Yi Peng. On the water, a slow-moving galaxy of flickering candles nestled in intricate banana-leaf vessels drifts into the darkness. Above, the ink-black sky i...

Most books exploring the political and socioeconomic landscape of modern Singapore focus on the role played by longtime Prime Minister and now Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. But by Lee's own admission, Singapore would not be what it is without his gifted and capable team of loyal lieutenants. These talented men were brought together in the most extraordinary of circumstances, and were no mere functionaries of Lee. Indeed, each was a leader in his own right but they were prepared to accept L...

This is an authoritative book that acts as a guide to understanding maize kernel development. Written by a team of experts, it covers topics spanning pre- and post-fertilization events, embryo and endosperm development, grain filling and maturation, and factors influencing crop yield. It explores the significance of maize and other cereal grains, existing hypotheses and research, and important gaps in our knowledge and how we might fill them. This is a valuable resource for researchers of ...