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)

Highlights the potential role organic dairy farming can play in addressing some of the key challenges facing the dairy sectorConsiders how the one-welfare perspective can be utilised to optimise the welfare of calves, adult cows and the humans that care for themShows how pasture-based production can contribute to improved cattle health and welfare, product quality and sustainability

On their weekly walk, an eminently sensible, trustworthy lawyer named Mr. Utterson listens as his friend Enfield tells a gruesome tale of assault. The tale describes a sinister figure named Mr. Hyde who tramples a young girl, disappears into a door on the street, and reemerges to pay off her relatives with a check signed by a respectable gentleman. Since both Utterson and Enfield disapprove of gossip, they agree to speak no further of the matter. It happens, however, that one of Utterson’s...

In this book a leading psychoanalytic clinician and theoretician presents his thoughts on the latest psychodynamic developments and insights related to treatment of severe personality disorders. Dividing his discussions into two sections, one on psychopathology and the other on psychotherapy, Dr. Otto F. Kernberg examines borderline personality disorder, narcissism, sexual inhibition, transference and countertransference, suicidal behavior, and eating disorders. In each chapter he int...

At the beginning of the twenty-first century the term 'privacy' gained new prominence around the world, but in the legal arena it is still a concept in 'disarray'. Enclosing it within legal frameworks seems to be a particularly difficult task in the employment context, where encroachments upon privacy are not only potentially more frequent, but also, and most importantly, qualitatively different from those taking place in other areas of modern society. This book suggests that these problem...

The clever and thrilling debut of literature's first forensic detectiveIn all of London, there are few who know more about science than Dr. John Thorndyke, and fewer still who know more about crime. A "medical jurispractitioner" equally at home in the lab or the courtroom, he has made his name confronting the deadliest criminals in England with irrefutable proof of their guilt. In the case of the red thumb mark, however, Thorndyke must set his singular mind to savin...

Der Mensch ist mit Vernunft begabt wahrscheinlich das einzige Tier, das seinen Tod vorwegnehmen, ihn planen, ja sogar herbeiführen kann.“Leben nehmen“ – im allgemeinen Sprachverständnis wird dabei zunächst an „Leben wegnehmen“, an „Leben beenden“ gedacht – und das möglichst gewaltsam und vor der Zeit. Ich kann mein Leben „wegwerfen“, kann es beenden, kann es auslöschen. Mir kann auch das Leben genommen werden, etwa durch einen Unfall, von einem Totschläger oder vom Staat, sofern ich in ein...

Jusqu'à une date toute récente, la Patagonie et la Terre de Feu étaient demeurées complètement inconnues. Heureusement pour les géographes, des difficultés sont survenues entre la république Argentine et le Chili, à propos de la délimitation de leurs frontières à travers ces immenses territoires, et, afin d'aplanir ce conflit, les gouvernements intéressés ont dû entreprendre la reconnaissance méthodique des régions litigieuses. Dans cette œuvre l'Argentine a eu une part prépondérante; le d...

Combining essential information, professional insights, and lived experiences, this book offers a unique overview of the use of music therapy with active-duty service members, veterans, and other military-connected populations in the United States. Contributors include music therapists specializing with the military, as well as military personnel, veterans, and their families, providing an in-depth review of the impact that music therapy can have within this community.Detailing the...

Heartwarming, numbing, entertaining, and informative. I think everyone can relate to his physical evolution from childhood to adolescents, which Dr. Stallworth describes with humor and self-reflection.By the end of “AreYou”, the reader has a measure of the distance traveled over the years. He shares the good, the bad, and the ugly.You can learn from it, and once you begin reading, it is hard to put down.This is Dr. Stallworth’s first book since retiring in 2017, aft...

Die 1914 im Original veröffentliche Reihe "Deutschland unter Kaiser Wilhelm II. " gehört zu den umfangreichsten historischen Abhandlungen über die Entwicklung und den Aufbau des Kaiserreiches. Hier in einer Wiederauflage von insgesamt acht Bänden vorliegend, umfasst das Werk auf fast 2000 Gesamtseiten Beiträge der wichtigsten Koryphäen ihrer Zeit zu relevanten Themen. Dies ist Band 4, der unter anderem die zeitgenössische Philosophie, Geschichtsforschung, Philologie, Mathematik und die Nat...

Die 1914 im Original veröffentliche Reihe "Deutschland unter Kaiser Wilhelm II. " gehört zu den umfangreichsten historischen Abhandlungen über die Entwicklung und den Aufbau des Kaiserreiches. Hier in einer Wiederauflage von insgesamt acht Bänden vorliegend, umfasst das Werk auf fast 2000 Gesamtseiten Beiträge der wichtigsten Koryphäen ihrer Zeit zu relevanten Themen. Dies ist Band 4, der unter anderem die Entwicklung des auswärtigen und des Binnenhandels, das Bank- und Versicherungswesen ...