This book provides an introduction to the forward and inverse modeling, information extraction techniques, and applications of the Short Offset Transient Electromagnetic Method (SOTEM). It highlights the effectiveness of this method in various sectors, including metallic mines, coal mines, and engineering, showcasing its success across multiple mining regions. The book serves as a reference for both professionals and graduate students working at geophysical electromagnetic field and its re...

Ecostacking is a new concept and approach which aims to maximize the benefits of ecosystem service providers in cropping systems to help achieve the goal of long-term sustainable agriculture and food production. The term "ecostacking" means combining synergistically the beneficial services of functional biodiversity from all levels and types. It is a comprehensive approach, where the various ecosystem service providers are fully integrated with the rest of the cropping system including agr...

Most discussion of visitor experiences uses a behavioural or managerial approach where the way the visitor thinks is ignored - it's a black box. Visitor Experience Design is the first book of its kind to examine best practice in creating and delivering exciting and memorable travel and visitation experiences from a cognitive psychological perspective - it opens the black box. The chapters draw on recent findings from cognitive psychology, cognitive science and neuroscience to provide a bas...

Ce premier numéro hors-série de la revue Jentayu offre un panorama unique de la littérature taïwanaise contemporaine, une littérature diverse et largement ouverte sur le monde, puisant à toutes les sources. Dix-neuf auteurs différents, pour la plupart traduits pour la première fois en français. Un recueil richement illustré, publié avec le soutien du Centre culturel de Taïwan à Paris et du ministère de la Culture de Taïwan. Textes (nouvelles, essais et poèmes) en traductio...

This book explores the dynamics of the Chinese labor market, the largest in the world. The sheer scale of rural laborers living in cities is the ultimate engine driving the fastest urbanization the world has ever seen. Today, the country faces a series of new challenges as it tries to address problems of unemployment and under-employment. These include population ageing, automation, the increasing use of AI on the factory floor and other workplaces and Chinese manufacturers’ move up the va...

Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varietiesCoverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storageDiscusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management

This is an open access book. This book presents new theory and methods on compiling lithofacies paleogeographic maps as a key tool for guiding geological survey on shale gas. The fundamental goal of the shale gas geological survey is to find the ‘dessert’ area. It is therefore suggested that the lithofacies paleogeographic study and the technique of mapping should be a solid scientific basis for shale gas exploration. It takes Ordovician Wufeng-Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Sichuan Basin ...