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One Health

The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches

by Esther Schelling, Lisa Crump, Maxine Whittaker, Marcel Tanner, Professor Craig Stephen0, Wiku Adisasmito1, Cécile Aenishaenslin2, Seid Mohamed Ali3, Ian Allen4, Silvia Alonso5, Vilda Amir6, Maurizio Aragrande7, Sara Babo Martins8, Zolzaya Baljinnyam9, William Bazeyo0, Andrea Beetz1, Jeffrey Bender2, Mónica Berger-González3, Benjamin Blair4, Barry Blakley5, Michael Bresalier6, Martin Bunch7, Massimo Canali8, Angela Cassidy9, Nakul Chitnis0, Guéladio Cissé1, Michael Clarke2, Paul Coleman3, Kathryn C. Conlon4, Susan Cork5, Soledad Cuevas6, Solveig Danielsen7, Anna Dean8, Paula Dominguez-Salas9, Colleen Duncan0, Kaylee Errecaborde1, Patricia Farnese2, Thomas Fries3, Samuel Fuhrimann4, Christa A. Gallagher5, Iain J. Gordon6, Ratna B. Gurung7, Felix Hafner8, Jan Hattendorf9, Karin Hediger0, Barbara Jones1, Joldoshbek Kasymbekov2, Julia S. Lankton3, Huong Le Thi4, Henrik Lerner5, Mahamat Bechir6, Michael Mahero7, Stephanie Mauti8, Céline Mbilo9, Hélène Meier0, Mary Elizabeth Miranda1, Hung Nguyen-Viet2, Vi Nguyen-Viet3, Brigit Obrist4, Peter Odermatt5, Anna Okello6, Christopher A.L. Oura7, Katharine Pelican8, Kristina Pelikan9, Phuc Pham-Duc0, Sue Pollock1, Sangay Rinchen2, Karma Rinzin3, Felix Roth4, Johanne Saint-Charles5, Alexandra Shaw6, Jonathan M. Sleeman7, Woutrina Smith8, Keira Spinner9, Katharina D. C. Stärk0, Arlette C. Szelecsenyi1, Tenzin Tenzin2, Jimmy Tickel3, Karin Tschanz-Cooke4, Rea Tschopp5, Dennis C Turner6, Hoang Van Minh7, Alain Vandermissen8, Tu Vu-Van9, Daniel P. Walsh0, David Waltner-Toews1, Sylvia Wanzala2, Susan C Welburn3, Lenke Wettlaufer4, C. LeAnn White5, Andreas F. Widmer6, Abigail Woods7, Hind Yahyaoui8, Christian Zurbrügg9, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky00, Barbara Häsler01 ...

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and ... Read more

$212.99 CAD

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and
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Stellar Sci-Fi

Stories of Space Exploration

by William Bender, Jr, Ray Bradbury, G. Gordon Dewey, Charles E. Fritch, Edward W. Ludwig, James V. McConnell, Stanley Mullen, Robert Silverberg, Jerry Sohl, Henry Slesar, L.J. Stecher Jr, various authors ...

Narrated by Dan Delgado, various narrators, Hedy Parks, Jeremy Frazier, Rebecca H. Lee ...

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6 hours 49 min

An anthology of short stories of spaceships, aliens, and the outer worlds by classic Science Fiction authors, from the Golden Age to the New Wave Era. This compilation includes stories by William Bender, Jr., Ray Bradbury, G. Gordon Dewey, Charles E. Fritch, Edward W. Ludwig, James V. McConnell, Stanley Mullen, Robert Silverberg, Jerry Sohl, Henry Slesar, and L.J. Stecher Jr. ... Read more

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An anthology of short stories of spaceships, aliens, and the outer worlds by classic Science Fiction authors, from the Golden Age to the New Wave Era. This compilation includes stories by William Bender, Jr., Ray Bradbury, G. Gordon Dewey, Charles E. Fritch, Edward W. Ludwig, James V. McConnell, Stanley Mullen, Robert Silverberg, Jerry Sohl, Henry Slesar, and L.J. Stecher Jr.
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Learning to Change the World

The Social Impact of One Laptop Per Child

by Walter Bender, Charles Kane, Jody Cornish, Neal Donahue ...

UNESCO estimates that eleven percent of primary school–age children—seventy-two million worldwide—are not enrolled in or attending school. Children who do attend may find themselves in schools that lack adequate space, facilities, or resources—impossible situations for learning. It is against this backdrop of profound need that One Laptop per Child (OLPC) emerged in 2005. The mission of the ... Read more

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UNESCO estimates that eleven percent of primary school–age children—seventy-two million worldwide—are not enrolled in or attending school. Children who do attend may find themselves in schools that lack adequate space, facilities, or resources—impossible situations for learning. It is against this backdrop of profound need that One Laptop per Child (OLPC) emerged in 2005. The mission of the
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of tropical fruits

by Dr Muhammad Usman, Dr Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Dr Rashid Al-Yahyai, Dr Bilquees Fatima, Dr José Cuenca, Prof. Luis Navarro, Dr Pablo Aleza, Dr Jayeni Hiti-Bandaralage, Dr Alice Hayward, Dr Patrick Ollitrault, Dr Madeleine Gleeson, Dr William Nak, Dr Neena Mitter, Dr Gary S. Bender, Dr Charles Staver, Dr L. Parera, Dr R. Manimekalai, Dr S. Sudarsono, Dr M. A. Foale, Dr Quang Thien Nguyen, Prof. Marcos David Ferreira, Dr Steve W. Adkins, Dr Pankaj Kumar, Dr K. Usha, Dr Bhupinder Singh, Dr Noosheen Zahid, Dr Mehdi Maqbool, Dr Ajit Singh, Prof Asgar Warsi, Dr S. Shyamalamma, Dr S. Priyanka, Dr John Golding, Dr G. S. K. Swamy, Dr P. M. Sampath, Dr Xuming Huang, Dr Sunday O. S. Akinyemi, Dr Victor Galán Saúco, Dr Sunil Kumar Sharma, Dr Parmeshwar Lal Saran, Dr Ravish Choudhary, Dr Ibrahim Kahramanoglu, Dr Serhat Usanmaz, Dr John Archer, Dr Turgut Alas, Prof. Robert W. Jones, Dr Pablo Liedo, Dr Santiago Vergara-Pineda, Dr Lukasz Stelinski, Dr Chris O’Brien ...

Series Book 65 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Highlights key innovations in citrus cultivation, from genetics to precision agriculture and integrated pest management (IPM).Covers advances in breeding and cultivation of a range of soft tropical fruits, including banana, lychee, papaya and pomegranate.Broad coverage of key stone tropical and subtropical fruits, including avocado, coconut, guava, jackfruit and mangoes. ... Read more

$259.99 CAD

Highlights key innovations in citrus cultivation, from genetics to precision agriculture and integrated pest management (IPM).Covers advances in breeding and cultivation of a range of soft tropical fruits, including banana, lychee, papaya and pomegranate.Broad coverage of key stone tropical and subtropical fruits, including avocado, coconut, guava, jackfruit and mangoes.
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Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology, Volume 3

Perishables

Edited by Debbie Rees, Graham Farrell, John Orchard ...

International trade in high value perishables has grown enormously in the past few decades. In the developed world consumers now expect to be able to eat perishable produce from all parts of the world, and in most cases throughout the year. Perishable plant products are, however, susceptible to physical damage and often have a potential storage life of only a few days.Given their key importance in ... Read more

$279.99 CAD

International trade in high value perishables has grown enormously in the past few decades. In the developed world consumers now expect to be able to eat perishable produce from all parts of the world, and in most cases throughout the year. Perishable plant products are, however, susceptible to physical damage and often have a potential storage life of only a few days.Given their key importance in
... Read more
Introduction to Public Health - E-Book

by Elizabeth Parker ...

This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more. ... Read more

$95.99 CAD

This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more.
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Integrated Pest Management

Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective

Edited by Dharam P. Abrol ...

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop ... Read more

$87.99 CAD

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop
... Read more
Issues In Public Health

by Fiona Sim, Martin McKee ...

This book discusses the core issues of modern public health, its themes, foundations and evolution and the impact of globalisation. ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

This book discusses the core issues of modern public health, its themes, foundations and evolution and the impact of globalisation.
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Handbook of Vanilla Science and Technology

Edited by Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Faith C. Belanger ...

An updated guide to the production, science, and uses of vanillaVanilla is a flavor and fragrance in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and a wealth of other products. Now in its second edition, the Handbook of Vanilla Science and Technology provides a comprehensive and updated review of the science and technology used in these items’ production and supply.Featuring contributions from an ... Read more

$242.99 CAD

An updated guide to the production, science, and uses of vanillaVanilla is a flavor and fragrance in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and a wealth of other products. Now in its second edition, the Handbook of Vanilla Science and Technology provides a comprehensive and updated review of the science and technology used in these items’ production and supply.Featuring contributions from an
... Read more
Planetary Health

Safeguarding Human Health and the Environment in the Anthropocene

by Andy Haines, Howard Frumkin ...

We live in unprecedented times - the Anthropocene - defined by far-reaching human impacts on the natural systems that underpin civilisation. Planetary Health explores the many environmental changes that threaten to undermine progress in human health, and explains how these changes affect health outcomes, from pandemics to infectious diseases to mental health, from chronic diseases to injuries. It ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

We live in unprecedented times - the Anthropocene - defined by far-reaching human impacts on the natural systems that underpin civilisation. Planetary Health explores the many environmental changes that threaten to undermine progress in human health, and explains how these changes affect health outcomes, from pandemics to infectious diseases to mental health, from chronic diseases to injuries. It
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Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

by Shyam Singh Yadav, Jerry L. Hatfield, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Robert J. Redden, Anthony E. Hall ...

A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming, ... Read more

$327.99 CAD

A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming,
... Read more
When People Come First

Critical Studies in Global Health

Edited by João Biehl, Adriana Petryna ...

A people-centered approach to global healthWhen People Come First critically assesses the expanding field of global health. It brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to address the medical, social, political, and economic dimensions of the global health enterprise through vivid case studies and bold conceptual work. The book demonstrates the crucial role of ... Read more

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A people-centered approach to global healthWhen People Come First critically assesses the expanding field of global health. It brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to address the medical, social, political, and economic dimensions of the global health enterprise through vivid case studies and bold conceptual work. The book demonstrates the crucial role of
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