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Contestation and Compromise

Reading Against Colonialities, Caste, and Race in the University

Edited by Shaista Aziz Patel, Alexandre E. Da Costa, Paulina R. Johnson ...

Contestation and Compromise explores the (im)possibility of pursuing decolonial, anti-racist, and anti-caste work within universities by revealing the contradictions inherent in undertaking such efforts inside institutions built through colonialism, racism, and casteism. Across thirteen chapters grounded in diverse international research, the contributors develop an intersectional framework rooted ... Read more

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Contestation and Compromise explores the (im)possibility of pursuing decolonial, anti-racist, and anti-caste work within universities by revealing the contradictions inherent in undertaking such efforts inside institutions built through colonialism, racism, and casteism. Across thirteen chapters grounded in diverse international research, the contributors develop an intersectional framework rooted
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Mindful Social Studies

Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizens

by Natalie Keefer, Tori K. Flint, Joanna Batt, Allison M. Bernard, Matthew Bernor, Rosemary Ann Blanchard, Maria I. Bravo-Ruiz, Eric Claravall, Kathleen Cooter0, Elizabeth O. Crawford1, Michelle D. Cude2, Joseph I. Eisman3, Kelsey Evans-Amalu4, Michael Fauteux5, Brian Furgione6, Shaofei Han7, Dana L. Haraway8, Brittany L. Jones9, Patrick Keegan0, Maria Cristina da Costa Leite1, Thomas A. Lucey2, Melanie M. McCormick3, Mohit P. Mehta4, James D. Nunez5, Timothy J. Patterson6, Alexander Pope IV7, Ana Puig8, Sandy Sohcot9, Heather Stone0, Sarah M. Surak1, Elizabeth Yeager Washington2, Nefertari Yancie3 ...

Series series Mindfulness in Education
Mindful Social Studies: Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizens situates the field of social studies education as uniquely poised to integrate anti-racist, equity, and asset-based pedagogies with contemplative, mindfulness-based strategies to promote the knowledge, skills, and dispositions students need to be effective citizens. Students’ Social Emotional Learning ... Read more

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Mindful Social Studies: Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizens situates the field of social studies education as uniquely poised to integrate anti-racist, equity, and asset-based pedagogies with contemplative, mindfulness-based strategies to promote the knowledge, skills, and dispositions students need to be effective citizens. Students’ Social Emotional Learning
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Instant Insights: Soil erosion

by Professor Jane Rickson, Dr Santanu Bakshi, Dr Chumki Banik, Dr Zhenli He, Prof R. J. Rickson, Dr E. Dowdeswell Downey, Dr G. Alegbeleye, Dr S. E. Cooper, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, Dr Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Dr Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa, Dr Otávio dos Anjos Leal, Dr Luan Pierre Pott ...

Series Book 54 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil erosion in agriculture.The first chapter identifies different types of soil degradation, focussing primarily on soil erosion by water. The chapter explores the impact of soil erosion processes on soil properties that relate directly to crop growth, including soil depth, water-holding capacity, carbon content and nutrient ... Read more

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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil erosion in agriculture.The first chapter identifies different types of soil degradation, focussing primarily on soil erosion by water. The chapter explores the impact of soil erosion processes on soil properties that relate directly to crop growth, including soil depth, water-holding capacity, carbon content and nutrient
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Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 2

Practice and Benefits

by Prof Amir Kassam, Dr Angelica Galieni, Dr Theodor Friedrich, Dr Fabio Stagnari, Dr Fernando Teixeira, Dr A. W. Murage, Dr J. O. Pittchar, Dr C. A. O. Midega, Dr Stephane Boulakia, Dr Florent Tivet0, Dr Olivier Husson1, Dr Lucien Séguy2, Prof João Carlos M. Sá3, Prof Rattan Lal4, Dr Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira5, Dr Clever Briedis6, Dr Thiago Massao Inagaki7, Dr Daniel Potma Gonçalves8, Dr Laila Kassam9, Dr Jucimare Romaniw0, Mr Scott Day1, Dr Ademir Calegari2, Dr Alessandra Santos3, Dr Marcus Cremonesi4, Dr Lilianne Maia5, Dr Wilian Demetrio6, Dr Marie L. C. Bartz7, Dr Oscar Veroz-Gonzalez8, Dr Muhammad Farooq9, Dr Manuel Morena-Garcia0, Dr Rafaela Ordoñez-Fernandez1, Dr Jesus A. Gil-Ribes2, Dr Julio Roman-Vazquez3, Dr Antonio Holgado-Cabrera4, Dr Gordon Conway5, Dr Saidi Mkomwa6, Dr Paula Triviño-Tarradas7, Dr Antonio Miranda-Fuentes8, Dr Francisco Marquez-Garcia9, Dr Ahmad Nawaz0, Dr Rosa M. Carbonell-Bojollo1, Dr Patrick C. Wall2, Dr Christian Thierfelder3, Dr Peter Hobbs4, Dr Jon Hellin5, Dr Bram Govaerts6, Prof Rafael Fuentes Llanillo7, Dr Tiago Santos Telles8, Dr Dimas Soares Junior9, Dr Sara Kaweesa0, Dr Yashpal Singh Saharawat1, Dr Anne-Marie B. Mayer2, Dr Tom Goddard3, Dr Hongwen Li4, Dr Ivo Mello5, Dr Francis Shaxson6, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado7, Dr Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol8, Dr Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa9, Dr Otávio dos Anjos Leal0, Dr Luan Pierre Pott1, Dr Timothy Reeves2, Prof Michele Pisante3, Professor Kadambot Siddique4, Professor Gottlieb Basch5, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker6, Professor Emilio J. González-Sánchez7, Dr Zeyaur R. Khan8 ...

Series Book 62 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as ... Read more

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Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as
... Read more
Contos Populares Portugueses de Massachusetts (Guilherme Alexandre da Silveira) / Portuguese Folktales from Massachusetts

by Manuel da Costa Fontes ...

Series Book 16 - Interdisciplinary Studies in Diasporas
Esta é a segunda de duas coleções dedicadas ao conto popular português na América do Norte (Canadá e Massachusetts). O presente volume, que contribui para a preservação de uma tradição imemorial em via de desaparecimento, é composto por 82 contos folclóricos de carácter indo-europeu gravados em Taunton, Massachusetts. A maioria (72) foi contada por Guilherme Alexandre da Silveira, um septuagenário ... Read more

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Esta é a segunda de duas coleções dedicadas ao conto popular português na América do Norte (Canadá e Massachusetts). O presente volume, que contribui para a preservação de uma tradição imemorial em via de desaparecimento, é composto por 82 contos folclóricos de carácter indo-europeu gravados em Taunton, Massachusetts. A maioria (72) foi contada por Guilherme Alexandre da Silveira, um septuagenário
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Soil Nitrogen Uses and Environmental Impacts

Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart ...

Series series Advances in Soil Science
Nitrogen (N) is potentially one of the most complex elements on the Earth. It is necessary for all biological activity, but creates negative impacts on water and air quality. There is a balancing act between deficiency and surplus and the forms of N available further complicate our understanding of the dynamics. Biological fixation provides some plants with N supply while others are totally ... Read more

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Nitrogen (N) is potentially one of the most complex elements on the Earth. It is necessary for all biological activity, but creates negative impacts on water and air quality. There is a balancing act between deficiency and surplus and the forms of N available further complicate our understanding of the dynamics. Biological fixation provides some plants with N supply while others are totally
... Read more
Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems

Edited by Birl Lowery, Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi ...

Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must be revised in order to establish sustainable production. The increased demand for food and fuel exerts tremendous stress on all aspects of natural resources and the environment to satisfy an ever increasing world population, which includes ... Read more

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Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must be revised in order to establish sustainable production. The increased demand for food and fuel exerts tremendous stress on all aspects of natural resources and the environment to satisfy an ever increasing world population, which includes
... Read more
Improving soil health

by Professor William R. Horwath, Dr Songmei Shi, Dr Xin-Hua He, Dr Paula A. Misiewicz, Dr Magdalena Kaczorowska-Dolowy, Dr David R. White, Dr Edward Dickin, Dr Richard J. Godwin, Dr Alison Hamm, Dr Daniel K. Manter0, Dr Carmen M. Ugarte1, Dr Dane W. Hunter2, Dr Hero T. Gollany3, Dr Cristina Lazcano4, Dr Charlotte Decock5, Dr Connie T. F. Wong6, Dr Kamille Garcia-Brucher7, Dr Ashraf M. Tubeileh8, Prof. Michael J. Goss9, Dr Fiona A. Nicholson0, Dr Anne Bhogal1, Dr Alison Rollett2, Dr John R. Williams3, Dr M. J. Salomon4, Dr S. F. Bender5, Dr T. R. Cavagnaro6, Prof Marcel van der Heijden7, Dr Elisa Zampieri8, Dr Iakovos S. Pantelides9, Dr Raffaella Balestrini0, Dr Richard C. Hayes1, Dr Jason R. Condon2, Dr Guangdi D. Li3, Prof David D. Myrold4, Dr Muhammad Adnan5, Dr Fazli Wahid6, Dr Shah Fahad7, Dr Muhammad Arif8, Dr Regina O’Kelley9, Professor Sieglinde Snapp0, Professor Michelle M. Wander1 ...

Series Book 109 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Assesses the viability of management strategies implemented to improve soil health, e.g. intercropping and zero tillageProvides a comprehensive coverage of the dimensions of soil healthReviews the role of organic and other amendments in improving soil health ... Read more

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Assesses the viability of management strategies implemented to improve soil health, e.g. intercropping and zero tillageProvides a comprehensive coverage of the dimensions of soil healthReviews the role of organic and other amendments in improving soil health
... Read more
Soil Organic Carbon and Feeding the Future

Basic Soil Processes

Edited by Rattan Lal ...

Series series Advances in Soil Science
Soil organic matter (SOM) is a highly reactive constituent of the soil matrix because of its large surface area, high ion exchange capacity, enormous affinity for water due to hygroscopicity, and capacity to form organo-mineral complexes. It is an important source and sink of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases depending on climate, land use, soil and crop management, and a wide range of ... Read more

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Soil organic matter (SOM) is a highly reactive constituent of the soil matrix because of its large surface area, high ion exchange capacity, enormous affinity for water due to hygroscopicity, and capacity to form organo-mineral complexes. It is an important source and sink of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases depending on climate, land use, soil and crop management, and a wide range of
... Read more
Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2

Monitoring and management

by Dr C. Cogger, Dr Santanu Bakshi, Dr Chumki Banik, Dr Zhenli He, Dr Eleanor E. Campbell, Dr John L. Field, Professor Keith Paustian, Prof. Jeffrey Strock, Dr Howard Ferris, Dr Brian K. Slater, Dr Anil Shrestha, Dr Francis J. Larney, Dr Garrison Sposito, Dr Gilbert G. Sigua, Prof. Bijay Singh, Prof. Robert J. Kremer, Dr David Güereña, Dr A. O. Ogunkunle, Dr Skye Wills, Prof V. O. Chude, Prof. Minggang Xu, Dr Wenju Zhang, Dr Zejiang Cai, Dr Shaoming Huang, Dr Ping Zhu, Dr Ieda C. Mendes, Dr Cássio A. Tormena, Dr Maurício R. Cherubin, Dr Douglas L. Karlen, Dr Stephen Roecker, Dr Pandi Zdruli, Dr Claudio Zucca, Dr Candiss Williams, Dr Brian Murphy, Dr A. Fortuna, Dr A. Bhowmik, Dr A. Bary, Professor Jeffrey Mitchell, Professor Humberto Blanco, Dr Rob Myers ...

Series Book 49 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses key methods for monitoring soil healthComprehensive review of techniques to manage soil health, such as the use of rotations, intercropping and cover cropsCase studies of ways of supporting smallholders in maintaining soil health in regions such as Africa, Asia and South America. ... Read more

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Discusses key methods for monitoring soil healthComprehensive review of techniques to manage soil health, such as the use of rotations, intercropping and cover cropsCase studies of ways of supporting smallholders in maintaining soil health in regions such as Africa, Asia and South America.
... Read more
Crop Ecology, Cultivation and Uses of Cactus Pear

by FAOoftheUN ...

If people are to survive in these ever harsher conditions, their crops need to withstand drought, high temperatures and poor soils.Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to the above mentioned harsh conditions. Cactus pear is able to grow on land where no other ... Read more

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If people are to survive in these ever harsher conditions, their crops need to withstand drought, high temperatures and poor soils.Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to the above mentioned harsh conditions. Cactus pear is able to grow on land where no other
... Read more
Artificial or Constructed Wetlands

A Suitable Technology for Sustainable Water Management

Edited by María del Carmen Durán-Domínguez-de-Bazúa, Amado Enrique Navarro-Frómeta, Josep M. Bayona ...

Artificial or constructed wetlands are an emerging technology particularly for tropical areas with water scarcity. For big cities, the sustainable management of water resources taking into account proper use is always challenging. The book presents case studies illustrating the above. As plants and microorganisms are a fundamental part of the correct functioning of these systems, their ... Read more

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Artificial or constructed wetlands are an emerging technology particularly for tropical areas with water scarcity. For big cities, the sustainable management of water resources taking into account proper use is always challenging. The book presents case studies illustrating the above. As plants and microorganisms are a fundamental part of the correct functioning of these systems, their
... Read more

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