We are in crisis over guns in the United States. We’ve had the logic of statistics, the emotions of seeing innocents die, the public health rationales of experts – but nothing has yet swayed the outcome of the gun debate. This is because the gun identity is embedded into the psyche of American culture. Nothing less than a transformation of national character will save lives. Guns Are Not Our God! The NRA Is Not Our Church! explores all facets of this debate, delvi...

The purpose of the book Postharvest Plant Pathology is to provide its readers recent developments and updated comprehensive information on postharvest pathogens & diseases of major crops. This book explicates the fundamental aspects of postharvest diseases of crops and is conveniently divided into ten chapters, providing the latest information on the concept & types of postharvest diseases, economically significant postharvest pathogens & diseases of major crops, factors governing...

The major objective of this book is to highlight the significance of phytonematodes in horticulture. Detailed and latest information on major aspects of phytonematodes associated exclusively with horticultural crops, which is the need of the day, is lacking. Hence, the book has been written mainly with the objective of providing its readers, comprehensive information on the advanced aspects related to phytonematodes associated with horticultural crops. It also provides basic information on...

Microbial technology plays an integral role in the biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine/biopharmaceuticals and agriculture sector. This book provides a detailed compendium of the methods, biotechnological routes, and processes used to investigate different aspects of microbial resources and applications. It covers the fundamental and applied aspects of microorganisms in the health, industry, agriculture and environmental sectors, reviewing subjects as varied and topical as pest contr...

Welcome to a collection of stunning and moving inspirational poetry written throughout National Poetry Writing Month in April 2020.Come on a journey with us as we explore the works of many diverse and talented poets who each know how to write uplifting words to stimulate our senses and make us feel better about ourselves.Contributors to The Auroras & Blossoms NaPoWriMo Anthology: 2020 Edition include: Donna Allard, Chandni Asnani, Maria L. Berg, Jamie Brian, Jimena...

A database management system (DBMS) is a collection of programs that enable users to create and maintain a database; it also consists of a collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access that data. Hence, a DBMS is a general-purpose software system that facilitates the processes of defining, constructing, and manipulating databases for various applications.The primary goal of a DBMS is to provide an environment that is both convenient and efficient to use in retriev...

Cerium is the most abundant metal of rare-earth elements. It can be used to make materials such as phosphors and alloys, that have applications in various applied fields (like electronics, magnetics and heterogeneous catalysis) and devices (like catalytic converters and gas mantles).Cerium-Based Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications presents detailed knowledge about cerium materials. Starting with the history of cerium-based materials, it gives an introduction to the sy...

The application of bioinformatics approaches in drug design involves an interdisciplinary array of sophisticated techniques and software tools to elucidate hidden or complex biological data. This work reviews the latest bioinformatics approaches used for drug discovery. The text covers ligand-based and structure-based approaches for computer-aided drug design, 3D pharmacophore modeling, molecular dynamics simulation, the thermodynamics of ligand−receptor and ligand−enzyme association, ther...

Air pollution has become a major global issue due to rapid industrialization, human population growth and increasing urbanization. The various sources of atmospheric pollutants, both those created by human activity and those from natural physical and biological processes, have become the focus of much scientific research and analysis. An understanding of how these many pollutants are affecting air quality is essential in order to design strategies to mitigate them. Written by a team of int...

This new volume focuses on novel breeding and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement, covering recent advances in molecular breeding and plant breeding, such as pre-breeding, reverse breeding, allele mining, next-generation sequencing, etc. The authors consider the important necessity and development of climate-resilient crops that can withstand hostility or adversities of climate without substantially compromising yield and discuss ways to mitigate plant stress.The recen...

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning, CoCoLe 2022, held in Warangal, India, in October 2022.The 25 full papers and 1 short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The CoCoLe conference focuses on three broad areas of computer science and other allied branches, namely computing, communication, and learning.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning, CoCoLe 2023, held in Warangal, India, in August 29–31, 2023.The 25 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The CoCoLe conference focuses on Application of Supervised Learning in Computing; Application of Unsupervised Learning in Computing; and Computing in Communication Networks.