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Company Profile leap Company Profile Ed-Tech Press is an independent international publisher of science, technology and medicine. The company was founded by a group of publishing professionals who are dedicated to publish the best in various topical areas for the scholarly and professional communities worldwide. We believe in delivering quality content and also in leveraging on the latest publishing technology to deliver quality products and services for the benefit of our business partners. With decades of publishing experience, we understand and anticipate the needs of authors, librarians and book distribution partners, and we continuously challenge ourselves to provide the highest level of products and services. Our Mission To constantly reinvent the creation, distribution and refinement of the best content. Our Values • Passion for Excellence – we challenge ourselves to excel in all aspects of publishing and most importantly, we enjoy in what we are doing. • Customer Oriented – we are committed to provide superior products and services at the highest level of quality and professionalism. • Innovation & Technology – we actively encourage a culture of innovation, which facilitates the development of new technologies and ensures a high quality product. • Partnership – our market is global and we believe in the power of partnership with our customers and suppliers to meet our common objectives. Contents Contents Agricultural Sciences 1 Agricultural Sciences Animal Science Biological Sciences Plant Science Genetic Livestock Management Soil Science Chemistry 6 Engineering Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Communication Studies 9 Communication Studies Computer & Information Technology 10 Computer Science Information Technology Economics 13 Macro Economics Micro Economics Education 15 Education Electronics 20 Electronics Engineering & Technology 22 Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Sciences 24 Climatology Disaster Management Forestry Geography Pollution and Waste Management Water Resource Management Fisheries 27 Aquaculture Ecology Contents Food Science, Health & Nutrition 29 Nanotechnology 66 Food Science Nano Science Health Science Nanotechnology Nutrition Science Philosophy 68 History 33 Religion Ancient History World History Physical Education & Sports 69 Physical Education Hotel Management 35 Sports Education Hotel Management Physics 73 Journalism 36 Mathematical Physics Journalism Physics Broadcasting Print Media Political Science 75 Global Governance Language & Literature 38 International Relations English Language Political Science Global English World Politics Translational Studies Psychology 78 Library Science 41 Child Library Science Educational Environmental Life Sciences 42 Organisational Anatomy & Physiology Biochemistry Research Science 82 Biotechnology Business Botany Historical Cytology Media Evolution Genetics Social Science 83 Microbiology Social Science Zoology Sociology 84 Management 57 Sociology Advertising Management Hospitality Management Travel & Tourism Management 87 Hotel Management Leadership Management Travel & Tourism Management Marketing Management Strategic Management Mathematics 60 Mathematics Statistics Agricultural Sciences Animal Transgenesis and Cloning Keywon Frazier ISBN Transgenic methodologies continue to evolve and have dramatically influenced a cross section of 978-1-78882-131-5 disciplines. They are recognized as instrumental in expanding our understanding of gene expression, regulation and function. This book covers the aspects of gene transfer in animals-from molecular methods £ 135.00 to whole animal considerations across a host of species. The book starts with an introduction of what are transgenic animals. Chapter 1 methods and applications related to transgenic application. Chapter 2 Pub Year: 2018 describes the Use of Transgenic Animals in Biotechnology as Prospects and Problems. Chapter 3 study about Transgenic Animals in Agriculture. Chapter 4 depicts about the Gene Replacement and Transgenic Book Size: 7”×10” Animals. This chapter give insight on Specific Sites in Cloned Genes Can Be Altered in Vitro and DNA Hardback that can be transferred into Eukaryotic Cells in Various Ways. Chapter 5 discuss about basics of cloning. Chapter 6 tells about the Reproductive Cloning. Chapter 7 tells about the Cloning of Domestic Animals. Chapter 8 depicts about the Surface Epigenetic Reprogramming. Chapters 9 devoted to Animal Health Risks. Chapter 10 describes the development of the Risk Assessment Methodology required for cloning. Agricultural Sciences Bret White Biological Control of Insects Pests ISBN The Book “Biological Control of Insects Pests” illustrates how to control biologically the insect’s pests. 978-1-78882-145-2 It is important to know when numbers are great enough to justify artificial control and to evaluate the £ 135.00 effectiveness of control. The text has been organized very systematically to meet the long-felt needs of increasingly large number of readers. Biological control is the use of living organisms to maintain Pub Year: 2018 pest populations below damaging levels. Natural enemies of arthropods fall into three major categories: predators, parasitoids, and pathogens. Predators catch and eat their prey. Some common predatory Book Size: 7”×10” arthropods include ladybird beetles, carabid (ground) beetles, staphylinid (rove) beetles, syrphid (hover) flies, lacewings, minute pirate bugs, nabid bugs, big-eyed bugs, and spiders. Biological control is the Hardback beneficial action of parasites, pathogens and predators in managing pests and their damage. Biocontrol provided by these living organisms, collectively known as natural enemies. It is especially important for reducing the number of pest insects and mites. Biological control is the beneficial action of parasites, Agricultural Sciences pathogens, and predators in managing pests and their damage. Biocontrol provided by these living organisms, collectively called “natural enemies,” is especially important for reducing the numbers of pest insects and mites. Use of natural enemies for biological control of rangeland and wildland weeds is also effective. Plant pathogens, nematodes, and vertebrates also have many natural enemies, but this biological control is often harder to recognize, less well understood, and/or more difficult to manage. Conservation, augmentation, and classical biological control are tactics for harnessing natural enemies’ benefits. The book will be highly useful for general entomologists, students of agricultural entomology, teachers and research scholars of zoology, especially entomology. Biotechnology and Insect Pest Management Daxton Ware ISBN Biotechnology has contribute much to the field of insect pest management so far, from side to side 978-1-78882-150-6 development of transgenic plants and other novel ecofriendly products to manage insects. Recognition of the importance and relevance of biotechnological applications in insect control is gaining momentum. £ 135.00 Techniques have been developed for production by genetic means of new strains of Bt with new combinations of toxin genes. Crop varieties resistant to insects are far less common than disease-resistant Pub Year: 2018 varieties, because plant breeders have traditionally focused more on disease resistance. However, if they are available, resistant varieties can be an effective defense against insect pests. But even when Book Size: 7”×10” insect-resistant cultivars are not available, some varieties may be less attractive to pest species or may Hardback tolerate more damage than others. Plant size, shape, coloration, leaf hair, cuticle thickness, and natural chemicals (attractants and repellents) can all affect pest susceptibility. Farmers can do their own breeding by collecting non-hybrid seed from healthy plants in the field. Plants well adapted to local conditions will be more likely to resist pests. This book throws new light on alternative technologies to control insect Agricultural Sciences pests. Scientists from different institutions from all over world have provided various biotechnology based techniques and other means to manage insect pests. Emerson Benjamin Biotechnology for Fruit Crop Improvement ISBN The present book is a comprehensive, easy-to-use illustrated reference that provides essential facts on 978-1-78882-152-0 the world’s top fruit crops. It attempts to describe the significant features of many of them including £ 135.00 listing important cultivars and plant material together with principal growing concerns. Biotechnology is generally a technique that is used to modify the products of living organisms with the help of cell and Pub Year: 2018 tissue culture, molecular biology, to generate unique organisms with new traits. An overview of advances in biotechnology for fruit crop improvement is presented. Biotechnologies include: in vitro regeneration, Book Size: 7”×10” embryo rescue, somaclonal variation, haploid, protoplast fusion, non-morphological markers, in vitro conservation of germplasm and recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering. Novel strategies Hardback emanating from these new technologies offer tremendous potential to overcome some of the limitations of sexual hybridization. The present study gives us a wonderful panorama about the knowledge of biotechnology being used for the benefit of mankind, not only in India but also the world over, in one Agricultural Sciences way or the other. The feature of this study lies in the balanced