Reviews advantages and disadvantages of different protected cultivation systems, from greenhouses and net houses to aquaponic and vertical farming systems.Detailed assessment of current research on optimising the two main variables in protected cultivation: the aerial environment and root development.Particular focus on systems control to optimise product quality and environmental impact.

This vital and timely book is the first sustained investigation of the creative strategies employed by two Australian Indigenous nations in re-asserting their sovereign capacities for self-determination. Continuing the remarkable history of Indigenous peoples resisting settler-colonialism, these nations echo the resurgence of collective cultural identity and political capacity evident across Australia.Describing and comparing the governance innovations developed by...

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in agricultural robotics, such as advances in sensing and perception, as well as technologies and actuationAddresses our understanding of the social, ethical and economic aspects of agricultural robotics, including the regulatory frameworks and standards required to authorise their adoptionProvides examples of the practical application of agricultural robotics in an array of agricultural settings, from greenho...

Immanuel Kant is widely considered to be the most important and influential thinker of modern Europe and the late Enlightenment. His philosophy is extraordinarily wide-ranging and his influence has been pervasive throughout eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth-century thought, in particular in the work of the German Idealists, and also in both Analytic and Continental philosophy today.Now available as a new and expanded edition in paperback, this accessible companion to Kant featur...

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

In a world where dietary advice often swings between extremes, ***Eat Dirty, Heal Clean***offers a balanced perspective that harmonizes enjoyment with well-being. This book challenges the notion that indulgence and health are mutually exclusive, presenting a nuanced approach to nutrition that respects both the body's needs and the pleasures of eating.The central premise revolves around the idea that occasional indulgence, or "eating dirty," can coexist with a lifes...

Hope for When the Pain Won't QuitEveryone experiences pain at times. It can manifest physically, emotionally, relationally, or spiritually. It can follow tragic accidents, great loss, sudden betrayal, or unexpected and unwanted change. Often it is temporary. But what do you do when it isn't? When the pain just won't go away, when healing does not come, when the grief and hurt settle in?Drawing on her own experience of chronic pain and her years as a board-c...

In the history of the first-century church, the ministry of Apostle Paul was well-recorded by Dr. Luke in the Book of Acts. If Dr. Luke had not taken the time to write the Book of Acts, we would probably know hardly anything about him today.The Bible tells us that Barnabas, one of Paul’s companions, introduced him to the other apostles. He was responsible for recognizing Paul’s efficiency and the one who brought him to a minister in Antioch. Sadly, Barnabas himself was not well-kno...

The "backyard photos" that are supposedly depicting Lee Harvey Oswald, the framed patsy for the JFK assassination, holding two communist newspapers in one hand and a Manlicher Carcarno rifle in the other hand are doctored photos. Read in this informative report how these photos were manipulated to depict Oswald as holding the Manlicher Carcarno rifle in the back yard of this residence in Dallas, Texas, because the media at the time of the JFK Nov. 22, 1963 assassination were saying that a ...

There is increasing recognition of the diversity and biological importance of lipids. Lipid modifications of other biological molecules are now also the subject of intense research activity. This 'user-friendly' introduction describes the techniques currently in use, with many clear figures and line drawings to illustrate separations.

Employees perform assigned tasks, and the organization pays them for their work productivity. Compensation involves an exchange of labor for pay and benefits, and both the employer and the employee gain value from this transaction. Compensation is comprised of many different types of rewards and recognitions. Reward systems include base pay, incentive, merit, vacation, sick pay, health insurance, and such things as cell phone, housing, or car allowance. Recognizing employee work contributi...

Hope for When the Pain Won't QuitEveryone experiences pain at times. It can manifest physically, emotionally, relationally, or spiritually. It can follow tragic accidents, great loss, sudden betrayal, or unexpected and unwanted change. Often it is temporary. But what do you do when it isn't? When the pain just won't go away, when healing does not come, when the grief and hurt settle in?Drawing on her own experience of chronic pain and her years as a board-c...