Rural Sociology offers comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and globally relevant introduction to rural life, communities, and development. Designed for students, educators, development professionals, and researchers, the text examines rural societies through sociological, economic, political, and environmental lenses. Through systematic analysis, the material demonstrates how rural areas face unique challenges including population decline, agricultural transformation, resource extraction, an...

Everything and every word about spirituality have already been said but the practical utility of spiritual wisdom in day to day life to achieve success and live a blissful life is lacking. Spiritual wisdom not only shows us the path of salvation and freedom but also helps us to figure out the solutions for every problem in all walks of human life and civilization. Spirituality is a well-defined, scientific way to get any goal in life whether it is for justified worldly desires or to fulfil...

This textbook provides a thorough and systematic understanding of carbon fractions and the laboratory procedures for their estimation. It serves as both a practical lab manual and an educational guide, fostering knowledge dissemination and skill development in soil carbon research. It consolidates all procedures related to soil carbon fractionation, including active-, slow-, and passive-carbon pools into one document, with detailed methodologies. For complete and proper implementation, eac...

What is the mind? What lies beyond it? How the mind shapes reality-and how consciousness transcends it. What if the mind is not the master, but a gateway? What if consciousness is not a product of thought, but the eternal presence behind it? I Know the Human Mind invites readers on a transformative journey into the depths of human awareness. Whether you're a seeker of truth, a student of the mind or simply curious about mind, this book offers compelling reflections and practical insights t...

BlurbShrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran is a special mythological text of Hindu Sanatan Dharma. In this Purana, the path to the ultimate goal of human life and its attainment has been presented through the stories of Lord Krishna and his devotees. Often, we read the stories and tales found in the Puranas or listen to them from someone, but what do these stories want to say? What do they want us to learn? What is their hidden spiritual secret? We are unable to know this and these stories rema...

This new volume explores recent research on advanced technologies and methods in production engineering, emphasizing effective overall process control and enhanced optimization. The authors include real-life case studies on advanced machining methods, traditional manufacturing technologies, advanced composite materials, processing with hybrid manufacturing techniques, various joining processes and their applications, micro-structure analysis, and more.

A practical and in-depth guide to materials selection, welding techniques, and procedures, Applied Welding Engineering: Processes, Codes and Standards, provides expert advice for complying with international codes as well as working them into "day to day" design, construction and inspection activities. New content in this edition covers the standards and codes of the Canadian Welding Society, and the DNV standards in addition to updates to existing coverage of the American Welding Society,...

This book presents an overview of modeling and simulation of environmental systems via diverse research problems and pertinent case studies. It is divided into four parts covering sustainable water resources modeling, air pollution modeling, Internet of Things (IoT) based applications in environmental systems, and future algorithms and conceptual frameworks in environmental systems. Each of the chapters demonstrate how the models, indicators, and ecological processes could be applied direc...

Applied Welding Engineering: Processes, Codes and Standards, Third Edition, provides expert advice on how to comply with international codes and work them into "day-to-day" design, construction and inspection. This new edition covers advances in automation and robotic welding in advanced manufacturing, the applications of friction stir welding, and standards and codes. The science of metallurgy, including Alloys, Physical Metallurgy, Structure of Materials, Non-Ferrous Materials, Mechanica...

This book examines the design and implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in rural areas, based on collaboration between well-known corporates and an international research organization. Researchers used various scientific tools and methods to enhance rural livelihoods and improve sustainable natural resources management. Including three chapters covering the philosophy and practices of CSR, this book covers emerging policies and their implications in India. Eigh...

A variable game changer for those companies operating in hostile, corrosive marine environments, Corrosion Control for Offshore Structures provides critical corrosion control tips and techniques that will prolong structural life while saving millions in cost. In this book, Ramesh Singh explains the ABCs of prolonging structural life of platforms and pipelines while reducing cost and decreasing the risk of failure.Corrosion Control for Offshore Structures places major emphasis on the popula...

Based on over 40 years of experience in the field, Ramesh Singh goes beyond corrosion control, providing techniques for addressing present and future integrity issues. Pipeline Integrity Handbook provides pipeline engineers with the tools to evaluate and inspect pipelines, safeguard the life cycle of their pipeline asset and ensure that they are optimizing delivery and capability. Presented in easy-to-use, step-by-step order, Pipeline Integrity Handbook is a quick reference for day-to-day ...