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Organic Farming for Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries?

The Case of Cotton in India

By: Frank Eyhorn

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Organic Farming for Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries?

The Case of Cotton in India

By: Frank Eyhorn

Organic farming has experienced considerable growth, not only in industrialized countries. Is it primarily an approach to safeguard consumer health and the environment, or can it also contribute to poverty reduction in developing countries? Drawing on 3 years of research on organic cotton farms in the Maikaal bioRe® project in central India, this book assesses the potential and the constraints of organic farming for improving rural livelihoods. It further integrates lessons learnt in other organic cotton projects in Asia and Africa, making it the presently most in-depth and comprehensive work on the socio-economic impact of organic farming in a developing country. The research builds on a conceptual frame that allows investigating rural livelihoods in a holistic and interdisciplinary way. The book not only addresses scientists in the fields of rural development and tropical farming systems, but also provides recommendations for practitioners and policy makers. "Dr. Frank Eyhorn’s research on organic cotton grown in the central state of India is a pioneering work. It paves the way for the possibility of chemical-free, environment- and health-friendly sustainable farming, involving lower costs and yielding higher returns to the farmers. The model is capable of being replicated globally." (Sri Sompal, former Chairman of the National Commission for Farmers and Minister of State for Agriculture and Water Resources, India) "That the organic production of cotton provides benefits not only for the environment and human health, but also for the socio-economic situation of farmers, is the main message of this well-documented comparative study of conventional and organic farming. It is a significant and motivating message for furthering the use of organic production methods in developing countries." (Dr. Joan S. Davis, Environmental Chemist, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences & Technology)

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vdf Hochschulverlag AG

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3728131113

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9783728131119

The Great American Outlaw

A Legacy of Fact and Fiction

By: Frank Richard Prassel

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The Great American Outlaw

A Legacy of Fact and Fiction

By: Frank Richard Prassel

This book explores in depth the origins, development, and prospects of outlawry and of the relationship of outlaws to the social conditions of changing times. Throughout American history you will find larger-than-life brigands in every period and every region. Often, because we hunger for simple justice, we romanticize them to the point of being unable to separate fact from fiction. Frank Richard Prassel brings this home in a thorough and fascinating examination of the concept of outlawry from Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, and Blackbeard through Jean Lafitte, Pancho Villa, and Billy the Kid to more modern personalities such as John Dillinger, Claude Dallas, and D. B. Cooper. A separate chapter on molls, plus equal treatment in the histories of gangs, traces women's involvement in outlaw activities. Prassel covers the folklore as well as the facts, even including an appendix of ballads by and about outlaws. He makes clear how this motley group of bandits, pirates, highwaymen, desperadoes, rebels, hoodlums, renegades, gangsters, and fugitives—who stand tall in myth—wither in the light of truth, but flourish in the movies. As he tells the stories, there is little to confirm that Jesse and Frank James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the Daltons, Pretty Boy Floyd, Ma Barker, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, Belle Starr, the Apache Kid, or any of the so-called good badmen, did anything that did not enrich or otherwise benefit themselves. But there is plenty of evidence, in the form of slain victims and ruined lives, to show how many ways they caused harm. The Great American Outlaw is as much an excellent survey on the phenomenon as it is a brilliant exposition of the larger than-life figures who created it. Above all, it is a tribute to that aspect of humanity that Americans admire most and that Prassel describes as a willingness "to fight, however hopelessly, against exhibitions of privilege.

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436

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806128429

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9780806128429

Vital Democracy

A Theory of Democracy in Action

By: Frank Hendriks

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Vital Democracy

A Theory of Democracy in Action

By: Frank Hendriks

Vital Democracy outlines an innovative new theory of democracy in action.

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256

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Oxford University Press

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019957278X

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9780199572786

MicroRNAs in Development and Cancer

By: Frank J. Slack

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MicroRNAs in Development and Cancer

By: Frank J. Slack

MicroRNAs have recently emerged as key regulators of gene expression during development and are frequently misexpressed in human disease states, in particular cancer. These 22-nucleotide-long transcripts act to promote or repress cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis during development, all of which are processes that go awry in cancer. Thus, microRNAs have the ability to behave like oncogenes or tumor suppressors. In addition, their small size and molecular properties make them amenable as targets and therapeutics in cancer treatment. This book goes into detail on how microRNAs represent a paradigm shift in thinking about gene regulation during development and disease, and provide the oncologist with a potentially powerful new battery of agents to diagnose and treat cancer.

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299

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World Scientific

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1848163665

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9781848163669

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2015

By: Frank J. Domino,Robert A. Baldor,Jill A. Grimes,Jeremy Golding

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The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2015

By: Frank J. Domino,Robert A. Baldor,Jill A. Grimes,Jeremy Golding

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of more than 700 medical conditions. Organized alphabetically by diagnosis, this best-selling clinical reference continues to present brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent templated format.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469883554

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9781469883557

Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

By: Frank Lees

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Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

By: Frank Lees

Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of life or property is continually highlighted with incidents such as Flixborough, Bhopal, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Phillips 66 incident, and Piper Alpha to name but a few. The field of Loss Prevention is, and continues to, be of supreme importance to countless companies, municipalities and governments around the world, because of the trend for processing plants to become larger and often be situated in or close to densely populated areas, thus increasing the hazard of loss of life or property. This book is a detailed guidebook to defending against these, and many other, hazards. It could without exaggeration be referred to as the "bible" for the process industries. This is THE standard reference work for chemical and process engineering safety professionals. For years, it has been the most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment, regulations and laws covering the field of process safety. An entire library of alternative books (and cross-referencing systems) would be needed to replace or improve upon it, but everything of importance to safety professionals, engineers and managers can be found in this all-encompassing reference instead. Frank Lees' world renowned work has been fully revised and expanded by a team of leading chemical and process engineers working under the guidance of one of the world’s chief experts in this field. Sam Mannan is professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University, and heads the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M. He received his MS and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and joined the chemical engineering department at Texas A&M University as a professor in 1997. He has over 20 years of experience as an engineer, working both in industry and academia. New detail is added to chapters on fire safety, engineering, explosion hazards, analysis and suppression, and new appendices feature more recent disasters. The many thousands of references have been updated along with standards and codes of practice issued by authorities in the US, UK/Europe and internationally. In addition to all this, more regulatory relevance and case studies have been included in this edition. Written in a clear and concise style, Loss Prevention in the Process Industries covers traditional areas of personal safety as well as the more technological aspects and thus provides balanced and in-depth coverage of the whole field of safety and loss prevention. * A must-have standard reference for chemical and process engineering safety professionals * The most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment and laws that pertain to process safety * Only single work to provide everything; principles, practice, codes, standards, data and references needed by those practicing in the field

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Elsevier

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0080489338

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9780080489339

Molecular Oncology

By: Frank Joseph Rauscher (III)

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Molecular Oncology

By: Frank Joseph Rauscher (III)

Reviews the origins of molecular oncology, including technologies for cancer analysis, key pathways in human malignancies, and available pharmacologic therapies.

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985

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Cambridge University Press

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0521876621

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9780521876629

EBOOK: Management Control Systems, 2e

By: Frank Hartmann,Kalle Kraus,Göran Nilsson,Robert Anthony,Vijay Govindarajan

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EBOOK: Management Control Systems, 2e

By: Frank Hartmann,Kalle Kraus,Göran Nilsson,Robert Anthony,Vijay Govindarajan

EBOOK: Management Control Systems, 2e

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McGraw Hill

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1526848325

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9781526848321

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2014

By: Frank J. Domino,Robert A. Baldor,Jeremy Golding

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The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2014

By: Frank J. Domino,Robert A. Baldor,Jeremy Golding

The 5-Minute Clinical Conult 2014 Standard Edition provides rapid-access in a quick-reference format. It delivers diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated factors for a broad range of diseases and conditions. Organized alphabetically by diagnosis, this best-selling clinical reference continues to present brief, bulleted information on disease topics in a consistent and reader-friendly three-column format.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451188501

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9781451188509

EBOOK: Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, International Edition

By: Marc Wouters,Frank Selto,Ronald Hilton,Michael Maher

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EBOOK: Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, International Edition

By: Marc Wouters,Frank Selto,Ronald Hilton,Michael Maher

This book is an adaptation of the successful US text Cost Management by Hilton, Maher and Selto, written specifically for an international audience.Major improvements include:Diverse and truly international examples of organizations - Examples used throughout the book are from all over the world and represent manufacturing, retail, not-for-profit, and service firms in many different countries. Completely restructured and rewritten text - The book has been rewritten, restructured and also shortened significantly to align content closer with international courses. Integral use of spreadsheets - Spreadsheet software is used for explaining techniques and making applications more realistic. In depth research - Summaries of international research studies that address important cost management issues have been updated and more references to recent research findings have been added. Intuitive explanation of accounting - The authors show directly how events impact the balance sheet and profit and loss account.

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0077147286

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Four Crows on a Phone Line

By: David McCoy,Neil Carpathios,Frank Kooistra,Robert Miltner

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Four Crows on a Phone Line

By: David McCoy,Neil Carpathios,Frank Kooistra,Robert Miltner

A collaboration of poetry

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Book's by Frank Kooistra

Organic Farming for Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries?

Organic Farming for Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries?

The Great American Outlaw

The Great American Outlaw

Vital Democracy

Vital Democracy

MicroRNAs in Development and Cancer

MicroRNAs in Development and Cancer

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2015

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2015

Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Molecular Oncology

Molecular Oncology

EBOOK: Management Control Systems, 2e

EBOOK: Management Control Systems, 2e

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2014

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2014

EBOOK: Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, International Edition

EBOOK: Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, International Edition

Four Crows on a Phone Line

Four Crows on a Phone Line

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