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The Vertical Farm
Amid economic uncertainties, fluctuating oil prices, and a rising environmental consciousness, the need for sustainable and efficient food production has become dire. The Vertical Farm: Scientific Advances and Technological Developments systematically navigates the realm of vertical farming (VF), rooted in a robust, scientific foundation. Unveiling the intricate convergence of plant biology, environmental science, and agronomy, it provides a profound understanding of contemporary agriculture. The book spans lighting systems and climate control mechanisms, focusing on sustainability. From small urban initiatives to significant commercial endeavors, real-world case studies showcase VF's adaptability, scalability, and resilience. Addressing multiple challenges, the book explores economic considerations and public perceptions, recognizing their roles in fostering meaningful advancements in agricultural innovation. A volume in the Nextgen Agriculture series, this book is valuable to scientists, practitioners, and students in urban agriculture and planning, horticulture, engineering, landscape architecture, and plant/technology sciences.
THE FOODIE CULTURE
Discover the fascinating world of "Foodie" culture, a culinary odyssey that captures the essence of our collective love of food. On this journey, we delve into the most exquisite corners of food, exploring not only the flavors that excite our palate, but also the deep connection between food, culture, and society. Through detailed and passionate analysis, this book unfolds the layers of a global phenomenon that has transformed the way we experience, enjoy, and value food. From the evolution of food appreciation to the influence of digital media on our gastronomic choices, each page invites you to savor the richness of culinary diversity, the importance of conscious consumption, and the hedonistic pleasure that resides in every bite. "Foodie Culture" is a celebration of food as an art, a science, and a means of human connection, offering an in-depth perspective on how a passion for gastronomy shapes our world.
The Common Gaze
Our political spheres are riven with micro-targeted political advertising that degrades the possibilities and incentive for shared, respectful debate. We are producers as well as consumers of data when we record our physical, and sometimes our spiritual, exercise on smartphone apps. The algorithms which identify us, granting us access to state and corporate provision, are not objective but often deeply discriminatory against people of colour and those lower on socio-economic scales. Offering a ground-breaking new perspective on one of the great concerns of our time, Eric Stoddart examines everyday surveillance in the light of concern for the common good. He reveals the urgent need to challenge data gathering and analysis that weakens the social fabric by dividing people into categories largely based on inferred characteristics, and interprets surveillance in relation to God’s preferential option for those who are poor. The Common Gaze is a call not only for revised surveillance but for better ways of understanding how God sees.
International Food Law
estation, habitat destruction and zoonoses; food naming and labelling; and food risk management. Throughout there is reference to an abundance of legislation, treaties, conventions, and case law at domestic, regional, and international levels, with particular attention to European, US, and World Trade Organization law and the work of the FAO. The book clearly demonstrates the necessity for reform of the global system of food production in the direction of a more sustainable and environment-friendly model. In its authoritative discussion of the relations among fields of law that are rarely discussed together – food law and the environment, food law and human rights, food law and animal welfare – this collection of chapters will prove a valuable resource both for officials working in food governance and security and for lawyers and scholars concerned with environmental management, sustainable development, and human rights around the world.
Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Efficacy Improvement of Healthcare Systems
The goal of medical informatics is to improve life expectancy, disease diagnosis and quality of life. Medical devices have revolutionized healthcare and have led to the modern age of machine learning, deep learning and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) with their proliferation, mobility and agility. This book exposes different dimensions of applications for computational intelligence and explains its use in solving various biomedical and healthcare problems in the real world. This book describes the fundamental concepts of machine learning and deep learning techniques in a healthcare system. The aim of this book is to describe how deep learning methods are used to ensure high-quality data pr...
Political Parties and Campaigning in Australia
Big data and microtargeting steal the headlines about campaigning. But how important are they really to the way that political parties campaign? This book provides a fine-grained account of the campaign practices of three Australian political parties. It explores how prevalent data-driven campaigning is, introduces an original theoretical framework to understand these practices, and demonstrates that there is a disconnect between what Australian voters think about these issues and the way that parties campaign in the 21st century. Drawing on 161 interviews, participant observation and original survey data, it shows that the reality of contemporary campaigning is often different to what we are led to believe.
Risk Management in East Asia
This book is a joint endeavour of the three partner universities to develop a book with in-depth and state-of-art analysis for the academic community of East Asia and the world. Past disasters, like the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake in China and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, saw good efforts of East Asian countries in helping each other. Such a trend has been further strengthened in these countries’ recent cooperation and mutual support in their fight against Covid-19 pandemic. While China, Japan, and South Korea are geographically and culturally contiguous and hence may share some characteristics in their risk management principles and practices, there may also be many significant differences due to their different socioeconomic and political systems. The commonalities and variances in East Asia risk management systems are also reflected by their recent responses to the Covid-19 challenges. While all three countries demonstrated overall success in controlling the epidemic, the measures taken by them were different. This research will be of interest to policymakers, scholars and economists.
Azúcar y especias
Cuando piensas lo impensable, ¿a quién acudes? Azúcar y especias – la innovadora obra psicológica de suspenso del autor de superventas internacionales Mark Williams. Azúcar y especias ha vendido más de medio millón de ejemplares en su versión original en inglés y estuvo entre las más vendidas en Francia y China. Advertencia: ¡No es para gente temerosa! Azúcar y especias es una obra de suspenso que rompe esquemas – al adentrarse en la mente de quienes lastiman a niñas. A veces la lectura no es fácil, pero es imposible dejarla. Para rastrear al asesino de niñas más notorio de Bretaña, únase a una madre angustiada, su compañero periodista, una estudiante de psicología de primer año y un muchacho de catorce años que no va al colegio.
Du gehörst uns!
Die großen Internetunternehmen tun alles, damit wir als Nutzende im Netz versinken. Wir unterschätzen regelmäßig unsere Verweildauer auf den Online-Plattformen und hinterlassen eine Unzahl digitaler Fußabdrücke, die die Tech-Firmen reich machen. Online-Plattformen wie auch Computerspiele haben jedes natürliche Ende abgeschafft, umgekehrt wird unser Lebensalltag durch die digitalen Dauerunterbrechungen zunehmend fragmentiert. Als Psychologe erörtert Christian Montag die Frage, welche Persönlichkeitseigenschaften mit problematischem oder suchtähnlichem Nutzungsverhalten einhergehen. Aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive diskutiert er neueste Entwicklungen wie "Internet der Dinge" oder den Einsatz von Apps, von digitalen Plattformen und KI in der Psychologie und Medizin. Detailliert geht er aber auch auf aktuell besonders dringliche Themen wie Filterblasen und Fake News ein, die eng mit dem Daten-Geschäftsmodell der Tech-Unternehmen verknüpft sind. Seine Vorschläge, wie wir digital unsere Selbstständigkeit wahren können, sind ebenso neu wie praktikabel.
Innovation in Food Ecosystems
This book addresses the intersections of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability in food systems, and presents high-quality research illustrating the central role that food consumption and production play in achieving sustainability goals. Entrepreneurship and innovation have become particularly relevant aspects in the European Union (EU), especially since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were announced in 2015. In many cases, innovations tend to arise from small and medium-sized enterprises, and from completely new entrepreneurial endeavors. This book represents essential reading for researchers and young academics seeking to reduce disparities and inequalities in food production and consumptions patterns. By encouraging sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation, it will also help young scholars find support for their startup ideas.
