For large-scale agroecosystems, patterns of pest population increases (graded increases or abrupt outbreaks) and declines (graded suppression or abrupt crashes) vary considerably and are influenced by factors within crop fields and across broader landscape scales. Better understanding of pest population dynamics and the implications of spatial interactions on the function and development of pest management approaches are the main themes of this important book. The book builds from a 60+ ye...

This book would be highly useful for graduates who are going to join industry soon and would want to distinguish themselves right from day one, and students aiming to be better software engineers and at par with professionals right from college days. There is a huge gap between how things are taught and learned in college and the way they are applied in industry. For example, one hardly considers aspects like scalability, readability, maintainability, portability, reusability, security con...

This monograph covers uniqueness of micromorphology in resolving many important but enigmatic pedological issues such as clay illuviation, formation of pedogenic and non-pedogenic CaCO3, modification of plasmic fabric, contemporary and relict pedogenic processes, polygenesis of soils in Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols of the tropical Indian environments. Chapters in this title also include identification of paleosols, diagenetic overprinting of the pedofeatures in ...

2020 has proven to be a year of changes. 'Pivot' became the new buzzword and almost everyone went online. 19 writers from across the world came together in a writing group and decided to pen down their own versions of what it felt like to be under lockdown. Locked down not only in our everyday lives but in our heads, in society and within the family.19 unusual essays, short stories and poems which were written in Guatemala, Croatia, Dubai, Belgium, USA, Australia and India. Its an ...

This book focusses on the spacer engineering aspects of novel MOS-based device–circuit co-design in sub-20nm technology node, its process complexity, variability, and reliability issues. It comprehensively explores the FinFET/tri-gate architectures with their circuit/SRAM suitability and tolerance to random statistical variations.

This book presents the innovative ideas and technical expertise for the sustainable solution in the field of water resources. It covers various topics on sustainable water resources management under climate change where researchers and professionals have shared their experience, innovative ideas, issues, recent trends and future directions in field of water resources engineering, science and technology. This book culminates the importance of achieving the ways towards water security and es...

In terms of pioneering and latest technologies, present-day advancements in manufacturing and industrial engineering are required to attend to the accelerated and simultaneous demands of high quality, productivity and sustainability. This book fulfils the aforementioned obligations by offering unique comprehensive chapters on amelioration in manufacturing and industrial engineering technologies, with an emphasis on Industry 4.0.This book sheds light on progress in the field of manu...