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38 books
Most soils are naturally quite fertile, but to maintain this, sometimes fertilizers are needed. Organic and inorganic fertilizers contain a range of nutrients in different proportions. On most soils the nutrients that need to be added regularly are nitrogen for vigorous growth, phosphates to encourage flowering and fruiting, and potassium or potash for strong roots. Organic is a popular alternative to synthetic fertilizers primarily because it’s natural, ...
It is to be emphasized here that different aspects of the same theme are explored in different poems. For example Milton was keenly interested in distinguishing true heroism from spurious heroism. He found the source of a spurious heroism in Mans first Disobedience and of a true heroism in one mans firm obedience fully tried.
India nurtures various cultures in ancient times. Along with literature, fine art, music, dance and drama, architecture too, in all its grandeur, rose to great heights. It is not easy to explain Indian architecture in just one book. Indian civilization begins with the Indus civilization that dates back about 4000 years. Indian history takes years of study to know in-depth. Cave temples typically represent the architecture of ancient times. Cave temples and ...
The fungi are one of the great groups of living organisms, comparable in numbers of species, diversity and ecological significance with animals, plants, protists and bacteria. This book deals with all fundamental and applied aspects of fungal biology illustrated by reference to well studied species from major fungal groups.
This book focuses at the biology, structure, and morphological diversity of these necessary organisms. It sheds light on their ecologically ...
The author has made a modest attempt to organize advances in the theory, practices and processes of creativity. The inspiration behind writing this book is to bring into light some existing but neglected dimensions of creativity i.e. Intuition and spirituality pertaining to the field of consciousness and eastern philosophy. At the two extremes there are two types of creativity representing two different things matter and spirit. They represent two independent ...
Geomorphology is the study of the form and structure of the earth. The size and shape of the earth’s surface, on land and beneath the sea, is constantly changing. This is due to landform evolution and the processes of weathering, which have altered the original geological shape of the rocks. Landform evolution and weathering are controlled by many different processes, the most important being climate and earth movements, or plate tectonics. The book is very ...
Population and Settlement geography focuses on population clusters, why they arose, and what sustains them. Settlement geography is archaeology’s younger sibling. As archaeologists unearthed ancient civilizations, three settlement patterns emerged: dispersed, linear and nuclear. Dispersed settlements had no central point. It is the study of the ways in which spatial variations in the distribution, composition, migration, and growth of populations are ...
The Language is the fundamental tool of communication and experience. The study of language has always been inherently fascinating. Every chapter has been written extensively. In this book, a significant issues of language and communication that represent a perspective-a standpoint form which to view the filed of study.
The disability rights debate is not so much about the enjoyment of specific rights as it is about ensuring the equal effective enjoyment of all human rights, without discrimination, by people with disabilities. The non-discrimination principle helps make human rights in general relevant in the specific context of disability, just as it does in the contexts of age, sex and children.Non-discrimination, and the equal effective enjoyment of all human rights by people ...
Women rights came about because it is generally thought by women's rights groups that women do not have the same entitlements as men, and a cause was needed to bring this to the attention of the public, and bring about change regarding it. One of the most important women rights movements was that of the suffrage - or, the movement designed to bring about voting rights for women. Members of this movement were called 'suffragettes* or 'suffragists'. ...
Nanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices and systems through control of matter on the nanometer length scale (1-100 nanometers), and exploitation of novel phenomena and properties at that length scale. For comparison, 10 nanometers is 1000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. A scientific and technical revolution has just begun based upon the ability to systematically organize and manipulate matter at nanoscale. Nanotechnology ...
Management is the decision making element of the cooperative. Broadly speaking, its role entails formulating and executing operating policies, providing good service, maintaining financial soundness, and implementing operating efficiencies to successfully meet its objects. Management has greatly improved as cooperatives have become larger, more diversified, and integrated to match similar advances in the marketplace and on the farm. In the early years, local ...
Today women are surfacing in every area and taking the challenges. One such area is politics. Still half of the population has not presented in the required percentage. Many countries have passed the bill regarding the women quota in legislation. Initiatives taken by the governments are certainly going to help. This book is trying to look into the real situation and statistics of the women in politics worldwide. This book will be helpful for those who are ...
Present book has been written for teachers and students of professional courses in hotel management. Today hotel industries are the major service sector in the world economy. The industry encompasses an extensive variety of service industries that include food service, tourism and hotels. Hospitality industry can not be thought without food services. Cooking cannot be performed without professionally-trained chefs. This course enable them to let them understand ...
Increasing worldwide concern over the present state of biodiversity has now given a new lease of life for exploratory studies. Neglected in the past, our knowledge about the floristic and faunistic diversity of the world as well as our country is far from complete. The impacts of human activities have led to severe changes in natural ecosystems that have resulted in extinction of many plant and animal species, and are threatening many more.To a large extent the ...