In his youth, S.P. Kumar spent his time hunting wild game in the dense jungles of India, encountering tigers, leopards, small game, and more. As he began to age and read more about wildlife conservation, his focus shifted, and now instead of guns, he shoots with cameras, capturing the wonder of flora and fauna in our natural world. Kumar’s tales of hunting in India are, at times, frightening and humorous, but it is his dedication to conservation where the beauty of the world is brought int...

"S. P. Kumar's first novel, Cave of Mystic Dreams, will impress you in its own right, and even more so when you discover that its author is a 12-year-old middle-school student. Kumar introduces us to a world of adventures as we witness the trio of young protagonists travel to a parallel world to pursue a quest that has been forced upon them.While always aware of certain powers they possessed, Claire, Jason, and Zac did not understand why until they were plucked from their ordinary ...

This book integrates microbiology with soil science, chemistry, and ecology to analyse the functions of microorganisms in the soil environment. It covers the status and application of microbiology in modern agriculture and discusses various fundamental allied concepts.The subject matter in this book also details –Microorganism groupsIndustrial MicrobiologyBiotechnology and Genetic EngineeringEnvironmental MicrobiologyNutritional...

This book presents cutting-edge research in effective machining methods for composite materials, including metals, fiber-reinforced polymers, and alloys.By explaining how to effectively enhance machine life and optimize materials and time costs, Advances in Composite and Advanced Materials Machining enables readers to create the best possible end product. Focusing on common modern materials including novel composites, polymers, lightweight alloys, and advanced mate...

Pericyclic Reactions: A Mechanistic and Problem-Solving Approach provides complete and systematic coverage of pericyclic reactions for researchers and graduate students in organic chemistry and pharmacy programs. Drawing from their cumulative years of teaching in the area, the authors use a clear, problem-solving approach, supplemented with colorful figures and illustrative examples. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this book covers electrocyclic reactions, sigmatropic reactio...

This edited book offers coverage towards SDG 15 in particular, but it provides for all the SDGs in general. The book is an inclusive comprehension on ecosystem restoration and sustainability including agricultural and ecosystem resilience, the role of biodiversity, climate change and water resources, hydrological modelling, extreme events, disaster risk and management, sustainable policy making on disaster management. The world is facing diverse and severe challenges. Millions of people ar...

Burgeoning world population, decreased water supply and land resources, coupled with climate change, result in severe stress conditions and a great threat to the global food supply. To meet these challenges, exploring Omics Technologies could lead to improved yields of cereals, tubers and grasses that may ensure food security. Improvement of yields through crop improvement and biotechnological means are the need-of-the-hour, and the current book “OMICS-Based Approaches in Plant Biotechnolo...

A guide to intelligent decision and pervasive computing paradigms for healthcare analytics systems with a focus on the use of bio-sensorsIntelligent Pervasive Computing Systems for Smarter Healthcare describes the innovations in healthcare made possible by computing through bio-sensors. The pervasive computing paradigm offers tremendous advantages in diversified areas of healthcare research and technology. The authors—noted experts in the field—provide the...

Damping in Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials starts with an introduction to the basic concepts of damping in composite materials. Methods of modeling damping are then covered, along with recent developments in measuring techniques, both local, like polar scanning and global techniques like the Resonalyser method (based on measuring modal damping ratios of composite material plates). The effect of other factors, such as stress, strain-level, stiffness and frequency that need to be consid...

The increasing demand in home and industry for electronic devices has encouraged designers and researchers to investigate new devices and circuits using new materials that can perform several tasks efficiently with low IC (integrated circuit) area and low power consumption. Furthermore, the increasing demand for portable devices intensifies the search to design sensor elements, an efficient storage cell, and large-capacity memory elements. Electrical and Electronic Devices, Circuits an...

This open access book presents the latest Japanese research for the projection of climate change impacts and the evaluation of adaptation policies, with a particular focus on the S-18 Project—a nationwide, interdisciplinary research initiative involving experts from various fields. Readers can get a comprehensive view of the latest knowledge and strategies to combat climate change impacts in Japan. The topics span the research framework and future scenarios for climatic and socio-economic ...

The new edition of the most detailed and comprehensive single-volume reference on major semiconductor devicesThe Fourth Edition of Physics of Semiconductor Devices remains the standard reference work on the fundamental physics and operational characteristics of all major bipolar, unipolar, special microwave, and optoelectronic devices. This fully updated and expanded edition includes approximately 1,000 references to original research papers and review art...