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This book aims to strengthen the knowledge base dealing with Air Pollution. The book consists of 21 chapters dealing with Air Pollution and its effects in the fields of Health, Environment, Economy and Agricultural Sources. It is divided into four sections. The first one deals with effect of air pollution on health and human body organs. The second section includes the Impact of air pollution on plants and agricultural sources and methods of resistance. The third section includes environmental changes, geographic and climatic conditions due to air pollution. The fourth section includes case studies concerning of the impact of air pollution in the economy and development goals, such as, indoor air pollution in México, indoor air pollution and millennium development goals in Bangladesh, epidemiologic and economic impact of natural gas on indoor air pollution in Colombia and economic growth and air pollution in Iran during development programs. In this book the authors explain the definition of air pollution, the most important pollutants and their different sources and effects on humans and various fields of life. The authors offer different solutions to the problems resulting from air pollution.

Environmental sciences. --- Environmental science --- Science --- Environmental science, engineering & technology

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La société moderne a longtemps entretenu un rapport plus serein au passé qu'à l'avenir. Le récit du passé qui s'accumule dans les livres n'est-il pas cette chose inerte destinée à éclairer le présent ? Pourtant, litiges et controverses quant aux « vérités » que l'histoire prétend fonder ébranlent les certitudes. L'une des conséquences de l'impuissance de l'histoire à asseoir ce qui serait une certaine vérité du passé, c'est d'attirer à elle ceux qui voudraient s'y inscrire rétroactivement en invoquant les injustices mémorielles dont ils auraient été victimes. Si l'histoire s'ouvre ainsi à tout venant, c'est que la société elle-même n'est plus certaine de son identité non plus que du parcours qui l'a conduite jusqu'à elle-même. Dans les sociétés contemporaines où s'achève cet éclatement de la référence collective, on observe ainsi l'encombrement des acteurs se précipitant au cœur de l'histoire espérant y inscrire la mémoire de leur propre parcours.

Political science. --- History. --- Democracy.

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Thermodynamics is one of the most exciting branches of physical chemistry which has greatly contributed to the modern science. Being concentrated on a wide range of applications of thermodynamics, this book gathers a series of contributions by the finest scientists in the world, gathered in an orderly manner. It can be used in post-graduate courses for students and as a reference book, as it is written in a language pleasing to the reader. It can also serve as a reference material for researchers to whom the thermodynamics is one of the area of interest.

Materials science. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Engineering thermodynamics

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The theoretical analysis and modeling of heat and mass transfer rates produced in evaporation and condensation processes are significant issues in a design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book includes 25 advanced and revised contributions, and it covers mainly (1) evaporation and boiling, (2) condensation and cooling, (3) heat transfer and exchanger, and (4) fluid and flow. The readers of this book will appreciate the current issues of modeling on evaporation, water vapor condensation, heat transfer and exchanger, and on fluid flow in different aspects. The approaches would be applicable in various industrial purposes as well. The advanced idea and information described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialized society.

Materials science. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Engineering thermodynamics

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Our dependence on soil, and our curiosity about it, is leading to the investigation of changes within soil processes. Furthermore, the diversity and dynamics of soil are enabling new discoveries and insights, which help us to understand the variations in soil processes. Consequently, this permits us to take the necessary measures for soil protection, thus promoting soil health. This book aims to provide an up-to-date account of the current state of knowledge in recent practices and assessments in soil science. Moreover, it presents a comprehensive evaluation of the effect of residue/waste application on soil properties and, further, on the mechanism of plant adaptation and plant growth. Interesting examples of simulation using various models dealing with carbon sequestration, ecosystem respiration, and soil landscape, etc. are demonstrated. The book also includes chapters on the analysis of areal data and geostatistics using different assessment methods. More recent developments in analytical techniques used to obtain answers to the various physical mechanisms, chemical, and biological processes in soil are also present.

Soil science. --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Soil science, sedimentology