Tom can get used to anything. If he feels uncomfortable, he changes things. He changes his routine. He changes where he works. He changes himself. He changes so much of himself that he can’t even tell who he is anymore. And then one day, he’s so uncomfortable that he needs to change everything. Soft is a story about standing out, fitting in, and finding yourself.

Carl is alone. He’s lost connection. He’s drifting.He’s lost his favourite restaurant, his adaptor, his friends.But at least he found a coffee shop.

International experts have contributed key chapters to this major work on groundwater contamination. Section 1: Methodology and Modeling deals with both organic and inorganic contaminants, including those from agricultural operations. Section 2: Case Studies presents contamination scenarios with both inorganic and organic chemicals including agriculturally-related constituents, such as the nitrates. This important new publication is a welcome addition to the literature and will enhance rec...

A collection of short stories and microfiction about the big and small connections we all make as people.

Gelato is not simply the Italian word for ice cream. 'A good gelato should be rich in flavour but you shouldn't feel full even after you've eaten a pint of it. Trust me!' So says Adriano di Petrillo, owner of Dri Dri, the fashionable London-based gelateria. Authentic Italian gelato is made with milk rather than cream, so it's much lighter and significantly lower in fat. Gelato is made by a process called 'mantecazione', where it is frozen and churned very slowly so it doesn't absorb too mu...

This book offers a comprehensive examination of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and their applications in environmental analysis, combining foundational concepts with practical methodologies. It introduces key principles of geoprocessing and GIS, provides an in-depth overview of global DEMs and their limitations, and systematically explores techniques for terrain characterization, flow direction and drainage network extraction, basin delineation, flow path analysis, and inundation mapping ...

Leo doesn't like his job. He works as a software developer on a dysfunctional team where everyone's egos get in the way of making any progress. He wishes his teammates didn't think he was having an affair with their scrum master, Sylvia, and he wishes his teammate, Stephen, still talked to him.But over the course of three days of planning, Leo discovers that it isn't only egos getting in the way of progress: there's also a love triangle he wasn't aware of. And this discovery change...

The study of human-machine interaction as a unique control system has been one of the first research interests in engineering, with nearly a century having passed since the first works in the field. At the same time, it is a crucial aspect of the most recent technological developments in applications of fields such as collaborative robotics and artificial intelligence.The cross-domain nature characterizing this field of study can cause difficulties in finding a guiding line that li...

Starting with some key principles of organic gardening and farming, we move then to some aspects of garden design.Then, the book follows the whole history of gardening, from the Egyptians to the modern days.Finally, it goes through the history of organic gardening from its origins.

Assessment for Learning (AfL) and not "of learning" is a practice that can revolutionise your teaching methodology.This book starts with a research the author carried out when teacher and teacher trainer (AST) at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham London, on questioning.It then presents five INSET lectures (with slides) Bulla gave on the matter:Assessment for Learning - Theory to Classroom PracticeAsse...

The global population is expected to reach 10 billion people in the next 30 years. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, an additional 52 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers and 165 million ha of new agricultural land will be needed to meet the demand for food, feed, fiber, and biofuels by 2050. These variations correspond to a 50% increase in fertilizer use and 6% increase in agricultural land compared to 2012. The simultaneous need for more fertilizer...

This book provides a systematic and integrated approach to construct measures of complex and multidimensional concepts called composite indicators. One of the most pressing needs of scientists and policy makers is to measure phenomena that are important to our lives in society using numbers, to observe their evolution over time, and to analyse the relationships between them in order to understand the complex reality and decide on the right actions to achieve specific goals. Many socio-econ...