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Publisher: IICA
Total Pages: 182
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Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Author: Iftikhar Ahmed
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1992-06-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1349128651

Investigates current applications of biotechnology in developing countries and their impact on the rural poor. Can biotechnologies be specifically designed and deliberately released to alleviate rural poverty, or will they accentuate existing inequalities?

Introduction to Biotechnology

Introduction to Biotechnology
Author: William J. Thieman
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2012-02-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0321849744

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Thoroughly updated for currency and with exciting new practical examples throughout, this popular text provides the tools, practice, and basic knowledge for success in the biotech workforce. With its balanced coverage of basic cell and molecular biology, fundamental techniques, historical accounts, new advances and hands-on applications, the Third Edition emphasizes the future of biotechnology and your role in that future. Two new features—Forecasting the Future, and Making a Difference—along with several returning hallmark features support the new focus.

Sustainable Agriculture and Global Environmental Health

Sustainable Agriculture and Global Environmental Health
Author: Mónica Chávez-González
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2024-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1040103103

New technologies have the potential to transform the agri-food industry by improving agricultural productivity. Recent innovations in this sector are making a useful contribution to environmental sustainability as well. This new book presents advanced methods and modern technologies in agri-food sectors to improve environmental health and food security on a global scale. It explores the principles of environmental sustainability and explains how these principles can be applied in practice in agri-food systems. It also provides an accessible framework for the effective management of resources for the reduction of chronic disease in humans and mitigating the degradation of the environment. Key features: Describes the key concepts of sustainable food production for scientists interested in the environmental impacts of agriculture Reviews sustainable options to the industrial production methods used today to adopt healthier foods and lifestyles Reports on sustainable resources for the food industry along with sustainable processes for food scientists of all levels, both in academia and industry Explores technical innovations to connect the gap between a healthy environment and sustainable agriculture using the theories and principles set out in each chapter to address real-world problems Presents case studies related to our growing demand for food from the perspectives of disciplines ranging from environmental science to public health

Romance motion verbs in language change

Romance motion verbs in language change
Author: Katrin Pfadenhauer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2024-07-22
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3111248992

Cross-linguistically, motion verbs are frequently involved in language change and feature a wide array of motion-related constructions. The aim of this volume is to grasp more completely the typological characteristics and the developmental potential of motion verbs and to acknowledge the formal and functional diversity of motion-related constructions in Romance languages. To this end, the contributions in this collection provide synchronic and diachronic as well as typologically oriented studies that focus on motion verbs and single- and multi-verb constructions that have received scant attention to date. These include verbal periphrases, (pseudo-/semi-)copula and pseudo-coordinated constructions in Spanish, Italian, Romanian, French and French-based Creoles. In comparison to previous research on Romance languages, the present volume also adopts a broader perspective on language change, taking into account not only grammaticalization processes but also discursive, lexical and pragmatic phenomena such as the development of discursive, quotative or mirative functions. The studies build on functional, usage-based and constructionist models of language change and rely on corpus-based as well as experimental empirical approaches.

Biodesign in high schools

Biodesign in high schools
Author: Giovanna Danies Turano
Publisher: Universidad de los Andes
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9587982460

Traditional education, which is mainly based on evaluating theoretical content at the end of a course, is not in keeping with the skillset we require in the twenty-first century. Today, we need creative and innovative individuals who can think critically, who are capable of learning to learn, and who have complex problem-solving skills. We need people who can work collaboratively using transdisciplinary communication skills. We need citizens who are aware of local needs but have a global vision. They must make decisions not only based on their own well-being, but also in the best interests of the community and the planet. They must understand that the solution requires a balance. People can acquire these skills through design thinking, which builds the learning process by carrying out projects, and theorizes based on set challenges. Biodesign for High Schools is a pedagogical proposal that combines scientific topics with a creative approach; it offers a plethora of possibilities to prepare future high school graduates to respond to the needs of today's world.

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Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Total Pages: 438
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Alinear para ganar

Alinear para ganar
Author: Cees B.M. Van Riel
Publisher: Editorial Almuzara
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8483566451

La mejor estrategia está condenada al fracaso si no cuenta con el apoyo de los grupos de interés clave de la compañía. Hoy, es imposible abrirse paso en los mercados globales y generar un valor sostenido en el tiempo sin el apoyo de los empleados, inversores, clientes, medios de comunicación y reguladores, entre otros. Este libro explica todo lo necesario para alinear a los grupos de interés clave para las compañías. Mediante el ejemplo de 40 empresas, el autor muestra cómo crear una estrategia y su posterior implantación para brindar a la empresa una influencia clave para abrir mercados, obtener licencias para operar y minimizar numerosos problemas.