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This practical book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of all aspects of the commercial production of blackberries and their hybrids, covering plant growth and development, cultivar description and selection, propagation, pruning, soil and water management, postharvest management, econ... More

People who had died once would no longer take things seriously. Even though he had been merciful all the way back after he was reborn, he could only summarize Yi Dong's words: "In my previous life, I was everyone, in this life, I was everyone." In Jin Chengye's eyes, things were much simpler. From s... More

This book is devoted to the new development of zeolitic catalysts with an emphasis on new strategies for the preparation of zeolites, novel techniques for their characterization and emerging applications of zeolites as catalysts for sustainable chemistry, especially in the fields of energy, biomass ... More

Thirty thousand years ago, the once prosperous Divine Martial Empire collapsed in a single night, causing its destiny to collapse. Countless dukes contended, with myriad kingdoms vying for supremacy. It was called the post-Divine Martial Era. 30,000 years later, the youngest Star Lord in the history... More

Thirty thousand years ago, the once prosperous Divine Martial Empire collapsed in a single night, causing its destiny to collapse. Countless dukes contended, with myriad kingdoms vying for supremacy. It was called the post-Divine Martial Era. 30,000 years later, the youngest Star Lord in the history... More

Thirty thousand years ago, the once prosperous Divine Martial Empire collapsed in a single night, causing its destiny to collapse. Countless dukes contended, with myriad kingdoms vying for supremacy. It was called the post-Divine Martial Era. 30,000 years later, the youngest Star Lord in the history... More

Thirty thousand years ago, the once prosperous Divine Martial Empire collapsed in a single night, causing its destiny to collapse. Countless dukes contended, with myriad kingdoms vying for supremacy. It was called the post-Divine Martial Era. 30,000 years later, the youngest Star Lord in the history... More

The contributors to Siting Postcoloniality reevaluate the notion of the postcolonial by focusing on the Sinosphere—the region of East and Southeast Asia that has been significantly shaped by relations with China throughout history. Pointing out that the history of imperialism in China and Southeast ... More

Asian countries are among the largest contributors to climate change. China, India, Japan and South Korea are among the top ten largest carbon emitters in the world, with South Korea, Japan and Taiwan also some of the largest on a per capita basis. At the same time, many Asian countries, notably Ind... More

Focussing on Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Mainland China, the contributors to this book analyse various cases of air pollution within East Asia. Air pollution in East Asia is a major health risk, which also has damaging impacts on the environment leading to impacts on society, economic growth a... More

This book explores the economic development of the northern Chinese city of Qingdao, which was held by Germany as a colony from 1898 to 1914. It focuses especially on the economic polices of the German colonial government and of the provincial government of the neighbouring Chinese province of Shand... More

Previous Chapter Next Chapter AdvertisementWith the death of the Pill Emperor, it was a fortuitous opportunity for him to be reborn.In the Divine Continent, there were hundreds of countries. There were countless sects that killed without end, just for a chance at survival.After encountering the betr... More

Previous Chapter Next Chapter AdvertisementWith the death of the Pill Emperor, it was a fortuitous opportunity for him to be reborn.In the Divine Continent, there were hundreds of countries. There were countless sects that killed without end, just for a chance at survival.After encountering the betr... More

Previous Chapter Next Chapter AdvertisementWith the death of the Pill Emperor, it was a fortuitous opportunity for him to be reborn.In the Divine Continent, there were hundreds of countries. There were countless sects that killed without end, just for a chance at survival.After encountering the betr... More

Previous Chapter Next Chapter AdvertisementWith the death of the Pill Emperor, it was a fortuitous opportunity for him to be reborn.In the Divine Continent, there were hundreds of countries. There were countless sects that killed without end, just for a chance at survival.After encountering the betr... More

The book presents the development of the Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS), Singapore's de facto quality performance measurement system, explains the application of the Quality Management System (QMS) to manage CONQUAS and identifies 33 critical success factors (CSFs) for achieving hi... More

Premodern Ecologies in the Modern Literary Imagination explores how the cognitive and physical landscapes in which scholars conduct research, write, and teach have shaped their understandings of medieval and Renaissance English literary "oecologies." The collection strives to practice what Ursula K... More

"Nan Jun" Jiang Haonan and "Commander of the North" Hong Beifei were the most dazzling constellations in the martial arts world. They shone brightly like the sun and moon in the sky. Duo Xiong's confrontation between the North and the South became the main theme of this flourishing Jianghu. As a dau... More

This book presents the adaptation of lean principles to the precast construction industry to eliminate or minimize construction wastes, by modeling the precast construction process influencing manpower requirements. This is done using the shared mental models theory to understand how the lean princi... More

A comprehensive introduction to the design, synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties of nanoporous catalysts for the biomass conversion With the specter of peak oil demand looming on the horizon, and mounting concerns over the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions, biomass h... More

This SpringerBrief investigates and reviews the development and various applications of mobile crowd sensing (MCS). With the miniaturization of sensors and the popularity of smart mobile devices, MCS becomes a promising solution to efficiently collect different types of information, such as traffic ... More

This book discusses the relationship between construction quality and the state of the Singapore national economy, and describes how construction quality is affected as contracting firms strategically manage issues relating to profitability and survivability during economic boom and bust cycles. Ad... More

Many construction conflicts and disputes are not limited to particular jurisdictions or cultures, but are increasingly becoming common across the industry worldwide. This book is an invaluable guide to international construction law, written by a team of experts and focusing on the following nationa... More

This book provides readers the recent algorithmic advances towards realizing the notion of optinformatics in evolutionary learning and optimization. The book also provides readers a variety of practical applications, including inter-domain learning in vehicle route planning, data-driven techniques f... More

These essays present fresh insights into the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from its founding in 1920 to its assumption of state power in 1949. They draw upon considerable archival resources which have recently become available.... More