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Technology and Engineering 101 Aviation 101 Construction 102 Electrical Engineering 102 Electronics 103 Contents Vii CONTENTS Agriculture 1 Agricultural Economics and Resource Management 1 Land Management 1 Natural Resources 2 Animal Agriculture 2 Biorenewable Resources 3 Crops 4 Forestry 6 Horticulture 7 Irrigation 8 Pest Control 8 Soil 9 Special Topics 10 Chemistry 12 Analytical Chemistry 12 Biochemistry 14 Chemical Elements 18 Chemical Engineering 18 Food Science and Technology 19 General Chemistry 24 Organic Chemistry 28 Special Topics 30 Computer Science and Internet 34 Artificial Intelligence 34 Computer Science 35 Information Technologies 37 Networking 38 Digital Technology 39 Special Topics 40 Earth Sciences 41 Geography 41 Geology 42 Geophysics 43 Hydrology 44 Mineralogy 45 Special Topics 45 Environmental Sciences 46 Air Pollution and Industrial Hygiene 46 Ecology 47 Environmental Conservation 48 vi Contents Natural Disasters 49 Flooding 50 Special Topics 51 Waste 57 Waste Management 58 Life Sciences 59 Biology 59 Bacteriology 61 Biochemistry 61 Biotechnology 64 Botany 65 Cell Biology 66 Ecology 67 Evolution 67 Fungal Biology 68 Genetics and Genomics 68 Marine Biology 70 Microbiology 72 Special Topics 74 Zoology 75 Mathematics and Statistics 79 Applied Mathematics 79 Data Analysis 80 General Mathematics 81 General Statistics 81 Logic 82 Mathematical Modeling 82 Numerical Analysis 83 Optimization 83 Probability and Mathematical Statistics 85 Special Topics 85 Physics and Astronomy 89 Applied Physics 89 Astronomy and Astrophysics 90 Atomic and Molecular Physics 90 Classical and Fluid Mechanics 91 Electricity 91 General and Introductory Physics 92 Geophysics 93 Mathematical and Computational Physics 94 Particle Physics 94 Quantum Theory 95 Radiation 96 Solid State Physics 96 Special Topics 98 Technology and Engineering 101 Aviation 101 Construction 102 Electrical Engineering 102 Electronics 103 Contents vii Energy 104 Electrical Engineering 107 Renewable Energy 107 Industrial Technology 109 Machinery 110 Manufacturing 110 Materials Science 111 Materials Science 114 Ceramics and Glasses 114 Nanotechnology 115 Materials Technology 116 Clothing and Textiles 116 Steel 117 Military Science 117 Weapons Systems 117 Nanotechnology and MEMS 118 Special Topics 121 Technology Development 126 Transportation 126 Aviation 126 Industrial Health and Safety 127 Railroad Operations 127 Special Topics 128 Index 131 Distributors 137 Agents 139 2020 Journal Subscription Price List 141 AGRICULTURE Agricultural Economics and Resource Management New Developments in Agricultural Research Patrik Blanchard In series: Agriculture Issues and Policies 2019. 179 pp. Softcover: 978-1-53615-363-7. $95.00. e-book: 978-1-53615-364-4. $95.00. New Developments in Agricultural Research provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of portable MMSs applied to agricultural and forestry, to highlight the potentialities and challenges of this novel technology in this specific application field. The application of these systems for dendrometric parameters is presented, as well as a review about their applications. The authors discuss the issue of how to assess the sustainability of farms, one of the most topical for researchers, farmers, investors, administrators, policymakers, interest groups, and the public at large around the globe. A practical and holistic approach is suggested for assessing the sustainability of farms in Bulgaria. The closing chapter examines farm-size and partial food availability relationships as well as modern technology adoption, and provides a detailed account of constraints faced by farmers in producing food from farming operations. Land Management The Farm Bill: Current Law, Budget Issues and Legislative Actions Billie Grant In series: Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures 2019. 333 pp. Hardcover: 978-1-53615-294-4. $230.00. e-book: 978-1-53615-295-1. $230.00. Congress has been active in establishing federal policy for the agricultural sector on an ongoing basis since the 1930s. Over the years, as economic conditions and technology have evolved, Congress has regularly revisited agricultural policy through periodic farm legislation. Over these decades, the breadth of policy areas addressed through such farm bills has expanded beyond providing support for a limited number of agricultural commodities to include establishing programs and policies that address a spectrum of related areas, such as agricultural conservation, credit, rural development, domestic nutrition assistance, trade and international food aid, organic agriculture, and support for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers, among others. Congress sets national food and agriculture policy through periodic omnibus farm bills. The 115th Congress has the opportunity to establish the future direction of farm and food policy because many of the provisions in the current farm bill expire in 2018. Chapter 1 provides a title-by-title summary of the policies and provisions in H.R. 2 and compares them with current law. The Trump Administration released its first full budget request on May 23, 2017. It proposes specific amounts for the FY2018 Agriculture appropriation as well as legislative changes to various mandatory spending programs, including those in the farm bill. Chapter 2 separates the President’s budget request into proposed changes for agriculture based on congressional jurisdiction. Over time, farm bills have tended to become more complicated and politically sensitive. As a result, the timeline for reauthorization has become less certain. Chapter 3 reports on the budget issues shaping the 2018 farm bill while chapter 4 examines the major legislative milestones for the last 12 farm bills covering 54 years. Three farm bills have contained an energy title: the 2002 farm bill, the 2008 farm bill, and the 2014 farm bill. For all three farm bills, the major energy programs expire and lack baseline funding. Chapter 5 presents data on 2014 farm bill budgetary authority for energy provisions, as well as the original budget authority for Title IX programs under the previous 2008 farm bill. The timing and consequences of expiration vary by program across the breadth of the farm bill. There are two principal expiration dates: September 30 and December 31. Chapter 6 reports on the possible consequences of expiration including minimal disruption (if the program is able to be continued via appropriations), ceasing new activity (if its authorization to use mandatory funding expires), or reverting to permanent laws enacted decades ago (for the farm commodity programs). 2 Science and Technology The Farm Bill: Review, Background, and the WTO Katie M. Harrison In series: Agriculture Issues and Policies 2019. 269 pp. Hardcover: 978-1-53615-272-2. $230.00. e-book: 978-1-53615-273-9. $230.00. The farm bill is an omnibus, multi-year law that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. Although agricultural policies are sometimes created and changed by freestanding legislation or as part of other major laws, the farm bill provides a predictable opportunity for policymakers to comprehensively and periodically address agricultural and food issues. Chapter 1 reviews our current farm programs and discuss solutions for the upcoming 2018 bill. Chapter 2 provides background on each of the major titles of the current farm bill and previews of some of the potential issues that could factor into the debate. Every new farm bill involves some modification or replacement of existing farm programs. A key question likely to be asked of every new program is how it will affect U.S. commitments under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and its Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) as described in chapter 3. Natural Resources Algeria: Agriculture, Water Supply and Vegetation El Hafid Nabti (Laboratoire de Maitrise des Énergies Renouvelables, University A/Mira, Faculty of Natural Science and Life, Department of Mircobiology, Bejaia, Algeria) and Hocine Abbaci (University of Bejaia, Laboratory of Mastery of Renewable Energies, Bejaia, Algeria) In series: Agriculture Issues and Policies 2019. 154 pp. Softcover: 978-1-53615-562-4. $82.00. e-book: 978-1-53615-563-1. $82.00. Specifically, this book features detailed information about tomato production, water supply and cork production compiled in three different chapters. Beside these fundamental topics covered in this book, important insights concerning uses of biological processes i.e. bioremediation are also provided. In total, five chapters are grouped into three sections namely: agriculture, water supply and vegetation as it is reflected in the book title. The first chapter provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the production of one of the most important horticultural crops in the country: tomato. Nowadays and worldwide, there is a trend towards alternative agriculture. To meet the growing demand, many viable options need to be explored, and one of these is the use of seaweed extracts. The second chapter is provided to show the significance of “algae-bacterium” combination in the restoration of plant growth under heavy metal stress. The last chapter, sealing the first section, focuses exclusively on general knowledge highlighting the significance and potential use in the near future of plant extracts as natural fertilizers and for the control of plant diseases. In the second section, the editors included a unique chapter dealing with water resources to address the lack of comprehensive and unified data. Indeed, this chapter is an ideal resource for study and reference on water input
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