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Agents and Artificial Intelligence: 16th International Conference, ICAART 2024, Rome, Italy, February 24–26, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15592)
by Jaap van den Herik Ana Paula Rocha Luc SteelsThis two part-volume LNCS constitutes the refereed post proceedings of 16th International Conference, ICAART 2024, in Rome, Italy in February 2024. The 24 full papers and 13 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. They cover all aspects of formal methods, with a strong emphasis on promoting their industrial applications and integrating them with practical engineering practices.
Agents and Multi-agent Systems: Proceedings of 18th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2024, June 2024 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #406)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Robert J. Howlett Gordan Jezic Roman Šperka Y.-H. Chen-Burger Mario KušekThis book highlights new trends and challenges in research on agents and the new digital and knowledge economy. It includes papers on business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation and anthropic-oriented computing that were originally presented at the 18th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2024), held in Madeira, Portugal, on June 19–21, 2024. The respective papers cover topics such as software agents, multi-agent systems, agent modeling, mobile and cloud computing, big data analysis, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, social systems, computer-embedded systems and nature-inspired manufacturing, all of which contribute to the modern digital economy.
Agents and Robots for reliable Engineered Autonomy: 4th Workshop, AREA 2024, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, October 19, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2230)
by Angelo Ferrando Rafael C. CardosoThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th Workshops on Agents and Robots for Reliable Engineered Autonomy, AREA 2024, which took place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on October 19, 2024, in conjunction with ECAI 2024. The 9 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. They deal with agent-oriented software engineering, robotic applications, formal verification, and artificial intelligence.
Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism
by Adam S. FerzigerThe rise of moderate Orthodox Judaism in Israel and the key role of Americans in its emergenceThe conservative ultra-Orthodox and redemptive "Kook" camps hold sway over religious matters in Israel. Yet from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, a small cadre of American immigrants arrived in Israel and established or led a range of educational institutions that trained thousands of advanced students and laid the ideological foundations for an Israeli moderate religious stream. In Agents of Change, Adam S. Ferziger highlights the parts played by these Americans in promoting the rise of a transnational community of moderate Jewish Orthodoxy.Analyzing the novel outlooks that have found expression in central areas of debates, from women’s engagements in religious and public life and approaches to the gay and lesbian community to interactions with non-Orthodox denominations and attitudes toward academic Jewish studies, Ferziger illuminates both shifting religious dynamics in Israel as a result of this rise in moderate Orthodoxy, as well as the changing relationship between Israeli and American Judaisms, challenging current understandings which see the Jewish communities of the two nations as drifting apart. Though a minority in Israel, this vocal Orthodox community with a more moderate take on key issues is significant in potentially paving the way for social change. Increasingly, their influence is being felt. Shedding light on the impact of American migration in forming a burgeoning moderate religious direction in Israeli life that has challenged the hegemony of the long dominant direction within Religious Zionism, Agents of Change offers a fresh perspective on the multifaceted collaboration of ideas and practices that exists between Israel and America.
Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA
by Christina HillsbergThe timely and revelatory exploration of the pioneering women who changed the insulated world of international espionage—from the barrier-crashing challenges of the 1960s to the present day reckoning—told through the eyes of a former intelligence operative herself. Foreword by Valerie Plame, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Game and former CIA operations officer Years after her successful and impactful career at the CIA, Christina Hillsberg became enthralled with the stories of the trailblazing women who forged new paths within the Agency long before she began her career there in the aughts. These were women who sacrificed their personal lives, risked their safety, defied expectations, and boldly navigated the male-dominated spy organization. Through exclusive interviews with current and former female CIA officers, many of whom have never spoken publicly, Agents of Change tells an enthralling and, at times, disturbing story set against the backdrop of the evolving women&’s movement. It was the 1960s, a &“secretarial&” era, when women first gained a foothold and pushed against the one-dimensional, pop-culture trope of the sexy Cold War Bond Girl. Underestimated but undaunted, they fought their way, decade-by-decade, through adversity to the top of the spy game. Seamlessly weaving together the individual stories of these exceptional women, Hillsberg deftly tackles not just the fight for gender equality at the CIA, but the current dilemma the Agency faces when dealing with the culmination of a decades-long culture of sexual harassment and assault. Each chapter sheds a light on women&’s issues during that decade before bringing to life the stories of female CIA operations officers whose experiences were emblematic of that given era. In this fascinating and empowering chronicle, Hillsberg takes readers inside the Agency in a way that&’s never been done before, paying long overdue tribute to the survivors and thrivers, the indispensable groundbreakers, and defiant rabble-rousers who made the choice to change their lives and in turn, changed history.
Agents of Independence
by Matthew K. ManningAmerica’s first president masterminds a network of spies. A young officer creates a clever spy ring. A patriotic woman uses her laundry as a secret code. These thrilling, true stories of espionage shifted the course of the American Revolution. How did these bold spies manage to outfox the British and contribute to the fight for independence? Jam-packed with dynamic paneled art and leveled text, this hi-lo graphic novel will thrill reluctant and at-level readers while showcasing some of history’s most mysterious heroes.
Agents of Recalcitrance: The Struggle for Compliance with International Human Rights Law in Decentralized States
by Mintao NieFulfilling human rights treaty obligations extends beyond the mere ratification by national governments; it depends on the practices of local authorities, which continuously remake human rights standards and policies originating from higher levels of governance. In Agents of Recalcitrance: The Struggle for Compliance with International Human Rights Law in Decentralized States, Mintao Nie posits that governmental decentralization, characterized by increased autonomy for local authorities in local affairs, reduces state compliance with human rights treaties. This reduction occurs because governmental decentralization impedes the downward spread of human rights norms across governmental tiers, creates numerous local actors immune to moral pressure from the international society, and enables the central government to evade international censure by shifting blame for human rights abuses to local officials. This focus on central-local governmental relations challenges the assumption of states as unitary actors, offering a systematic understanding of how the varied motives and constraints across different levels of government affect the translation of international human rights law into local practice, in a volume that will interest scholars, activists and lawyers.
Agenturauswahl im Marketing: Anforderungen formulieren, Pitches auswerten, Verhandlungen führen – So finden Unternehmen den optimalen Partner
by Jens ErichsenDieses Buch bietet Unternehmen einen praxisnahen und wissenschaftlich fundierten Leitfaden für den gesamten Agenturauswahlprozess: von der Anforderungsanalyse über geeignete Verfahren, Verhandlungen und Vertragsgestaltung bis hin zur finalen Entscheidung. Die Agenturauswahl ist eine der strategisch wichtigsten Entscheidungen im Marketing – und wird dennoch oft emotional, unstrukturiert und ineffizient umgesetzt. Der Autor zeigt, wie Sie typische Beobachtungsfehler vermeiden, strukturierte Bewertungen vornehmen und Tools gezielt einsetzen. Auch psychologische Fallstricke und Grundlagen werden erläutert; erprobte Methoden und hilfreiche Checklisten ergänzen das Werk. Ein wertvoller Begleiter für Marketingentscheider, Markenverantwortliche, Pitch-Berater und Einkäufer in Unternehmen, die ihre Prozesse professionalisieren, Zeit und Kosten sparen und die beste Agentur finden wollen – fundiert, transparent und wirkungsvoll auf nachhaltigen Erfolg ausgerichtet.
Ages of Anxiety: Auden Reading Jung in Times of War
by Craig E. StephensonCraig E. Stephenson’s Ages of Anxiety examines how W. H. Auden in his Pulitzer Prize winning poem, The Age of Anxiety, used C. G. Jung’s psychological types to structure and explore his responses to war and the rise of fascism.This newly revised edition of Stephenson’s 2015 Zürich Lecture Series tracks Auden’s notion of the poet’s responsibilities and of the importance of the symbolic life in a time of conflict. The book tracks how Auden’s poem inspired Leonard Bernstein’s second symphony and how three choreographers (Jerome Robbins, John Neumeier, Liam Scarlett) created dances set to this work, with Jung’s psychology running through all these creative extrapolations like a common thread. In this expanded edition, Stephenson considers how the contemporary essayists Scott Stossel and Roberto Calasso employ Auden’s poem as touchstones for their own explorations of the meaning of anxiety in our time.Ages of Anxiety will be of interest to analytical psychologists, literary historians, performing arts historians, mental health practitioners, as well as the common reader.
Aggregated Discontent: Confessions of the Last Normal Woman
by Harron WalkerA searing journey through the highs and lows of twenty-first century womanhood from an award-winning journalist beloved for her unflinchingly honest and often comedic appraisals of pop culture, identity, and disillusionment &“A delicious reading experience—like hearing your smartest friend eviscerate the worst person you know.&”—Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches&“Such a brilliant writer, with so many surprising moves.&”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby After a brief fling with corporate stability in her twenty-something cis era, Harron Walker has transitioned into a terminally single freelancer and part-time shopgirl. She's in the throes of her second adolescence and its requisite daily spirals. She wants it all, otherwise known as: basic human rights, a stable job with good pay and healthcare benefits, someone to love, the ability to feel safe and secure, the pursuit of satisfaction and maybe even contentment. And when she starts to acquire those things—well, as The Monkey's Paw famously asked, "What could go wrong?"In sixteen wholly original essays that blend memoir, cultural criticism, investigative journalism, and a dash of fanfiction, Walker places her own experiences within the larger context of the pressing and underdiscussed aspects of contemporary American womanhood that make up daily life. She recounts an attempt to eviscerate a corporation's attempt at pinkwashing their way into bath bomb sales while simultaneously confronting her &“pick me&” impulse to do so. She interrogates her relationship to labor, from the irony of working in a transphobic workplace in order to cover gender-affirming surgery to the cruel specter of the girlboss that none of us ever think we'll become. She explores the allure and violence of assimilating into white womanhood in all its hegemonic glory, exposes the ways in which the truth of trans women's reproductive healthcare is erased in favor of reactionary narratives, and considers how our agency is stripped from us—by governments, employers, partners, and ourselves—purely on account of our bodies.With razor-sharp, biting prose that&’s as uncompromising as it is playful, Walker grapples with questions of love, sex, fertility, labor, embodiment, community, autonomy, and body fluids from her particular vantagepoint: often at the margins, conditionally at the center.
Agile Innovation: Mit neuem Schwung zum Erfolg
by Markus GlückInnovationen sind für Unternehmen lebensnotwendig. Dies gilt in sich mit hohem Tempo revolutionär verändernden Märkten für Startups wie für Bestandsfirmen. Allerdings fehlt beiden heute oft die nötige Wirksamkeit der Innovationsanstrengungen, weil der Reifegrad der Ausführung oder das Geschäftsmodell Kunden nicht wirklich begeistert. Oder weil das nötige Umsetzungstempo lahmt. Dabei sind viele Faktoren und vor allem die von den Führenden geprägten kulturellen Rahmenbedingungen erfolgsentscheidend. Doch Agilität und Startup-Mentalität - häufig zitiert - sind nicht automatisch ein Allheilmittel für nachhaltigen Innovationserfolg.Dieses Buch greift wesentliche Prinzipien agilen Managements auf, adressiert Schwachstellen in der klassischen Innovationspraxis und löst synergetisch das sich ergebende Spannungsfeld von Prozessorientierung und Wandlungsfähigkeit auf. Es sorgt als praxisorientierter Leitfaden mit Orientierungshilfen für nachhaltigen Innovationserfolg und Disruption imUnternehmensalltag.
Agile Methoden für Projekte praktisch anwenden: Den Einsatz von Scrum-Framework und agilen Tools im Workshop erleben
by Christina LehmannEs gibt eine Vielzahl an Kursen und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten, um das Framework Scrum kennenzulernen, sich mit agilen Methoden theoretisch auseinanderzusetzen und sich erworbenes Wissen zertifizieren zu lassen. Um die erlernten Methoden und Werkzeuge lösungsorientiert praktisch auch anwenden zu können, müssen sie ausprobiert werden, damit über das Wissen hinaus nachhaltige Kompetenz entwickelt werden kann. Das Erlernte prägt sich besser ein und durch die konkrete Anwendung wird klar, wie spezifische Werkzeuge, die ansonsten abstrakte Begriffe bleiben würden, zur Lösung konkreter Probleme in Projekten eingesetzt werden können. In diesem Buch werden die Konzeption und Durchführung eines Workshops zum Framework Scrum dargestellt, um das theoretische Vorwissen mit der praktischen Anwendung zu verknüpfen. Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die die Einführung agiler Arbeitsweisen im Unternehmen planen, Mitarbeiter für das Framework Scrum begeistern möchten und erste Umsetzungserfolge erzielen wollen. Für diejenige, die sich mit der erfolgreichen Durchführung von Projekten befassen, sich mit Scrum bereits beschäftigt haben, aber bisher noch keine praktischen Erfahrungen sammeln konnten, dient dieses Buch als Inspiration, um einmal andere Lernwege in diesem Kontext zu versuchen. Der erste Teil des Werkes stellt das relevante Grundlagenwissen zusammen. Im zweiten Teil werden die notwendigen Vorbereitungen beschrieben, die den reibungslosen Einsatz der vorgestellten Werkzeuge und Methoden im Workshop sicherstellen sollen. Der dritte Teil befasst sich mit der Durchführung des Workshops und seiner konkreten Ablaufstruktur. Es wird Schritt für Schritt der Tool- und Methodeneinsatz für die konkrete Projektaufgabe erläutert und auf die wesentlichen Learnings jeder Etappe hingewiesen.
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops: XP 2024 Workshops, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, June 4–7, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #524)
by Xiaofeng Wang Ademar Aguiar Alfredo Goldman Adam Przybyłek Lorraine Morgan Lodovica Marchesi Maria Ilaria Lunesu Andrea PinnaThis open access book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at the 25th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2024, which took place in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, during June 04-07, 2024. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, concerns, challenges, and trends. XP conferences provide an informal environment to learn and trigger discussions and welcome both people new to agile and seasoned agile practitioners. This year’s conference was held with the theme “Reflect, Adapt, Envision”. The 29 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions to the following tracks: International Workshop on Advances in Software Intensive Startups Workshop on AI for Agile Software Engineering (AI4ASE) 2nd International Workshop on Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering (GoHyb) 11th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development Workshop on the AI Scrum Master: Incorporating AI Into Your Agile Practices and Processes Agile Training and Education Track PhD Symposium Track Posters Track
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 26th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2025, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, June 2–5, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #545)
by Craig Anslow Ademar Aguiar Maria Ilaria Lunesu Andrea Pinna Sibylle Peter Martin KroppThis open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2025, which took place in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, during June 2-5, 2025. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, concerns, challenges, and trends. XP conferences provide an informal environment to learn and trigger discussions and welcome both people new to agile and seasoned agile practitioners. The theme for 2025 was "Adapt - Uncovering better ways to deliver valuable software products". The 13 full papers and 4 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Leadership and culture; business agility; engineering; and product and design.
Agile Project Management For Dummies
by Mark C. Layton Steven J. Ostermiller Dean J. KynastonPut agile techniques into practice to boost your efficiency and effectiveness Agile Project Management For Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while addressing customers' ever-changing requirements. This book lays out the principles and practices of agile techniques in jargon-free language that anyone can understand. You'll learn all the important terms, tools, and concepts, so you can infuse agility into your projects right away. Create a product roadmap and prepare for product launches with ease, thanks to this Dummies guide. Discover why agile techniques are so popular with many of the world's most successful businesses Use agile principles to manage the scope, time, cost, team dynamics, quality, and risk of any project Learn how Inclusion makes organizations more agile, and create an agile-friendly culture of flexibility and productivity within your team and organization Explore how the agile world is changing with new developments like artificial intelligence Agile Project Management For Dummies is great for project and product managers, as well as anyone in any industry who wants get up to speed on how to be more agile.
Agile Prozesse – Agile Teams
by Eckhart HanserDas Buch beschreibt kurz und prägnant die aktuellen agilen Prozessmodelle der Software-Entwicklung. Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die historische Entwicklung werden, ausgehend vom Agilen Manifest und den ersten agilen Modellen Extreme Programming (XP) und Crystal, aktuelle Vertreter wie Scrum, Kanban und DevOps näher beleuchtet. Dabei stehen Ablauf des Prozesses, Teamrollen und Artefakte im Vordergrund. Im studentischen Labor des Kompetenzzentrums für agile IT-Prozesse der Dualen Hochschule Baden Württemberg Lörrach werden die diskutierten Prozessmodelle auf ihre „Alltagstauglichkeit“ überprüft. Welche agilen Praktiken sind problemlos, welche stoßen auf Ablehnung der Teammitglieder? Ausgehend von diesen Erfahrungen wird der Teamprozess beleuchtet, insbesondere die Bildung von „Mini-Teams“, der kleinsten Produktiveinheit im Entwicklungsteam. Für den Erfolg eines Projekts unerlässliche Teamrollen werden identifiziert und im „Meta Agile Process Model“ (MAP) formuliert. Ausgehend von der „Karte der Verhaltensweisen“ im Team wird eine Methode zur optimalen Teambildung vorgeschlagen.
Agile Security in the Digital Era: Challenges and Cybersecurity Trends
by Justin Zhang Mounia Zaydi Youness Khourdifi Bouchaib NassereddineIn an era defined by rapid digital transformation, Agile Security in the Digital Era: Challenges and Cybersecurity Trends emerges as a pivotal resource for navigating the complex and ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of how agile methodologies can be integrated into cybersecurity practices to address both current challenges and anticipate future threats. Through a blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, it equips professionals with the tools necessary to develop proactive security strategies that are robust, flexible, and effective. The key features of the book below highlight these innovative approaches.· Integration of agile practices: Detailed guidance on incorporating agile methodologies into cybersecurity frameworks to enhance adaptability and responsiveness.· Comprehensive case studies: Real-world applications and case studies that demonstrate the successful implementation of agile security strategies across various industries.· Future-proof security tactics: Insights into emerging technologies such as blockchain and IoT, offering a forward-looking perspective on how to harness these innovations securely.Intended for cybersecurity professionals, IT managers, and policymakers, Agile Security in the Digital Era serves as an essential guide to understanding and implementing advanced security measures in a digital world. The book provides actionable intelligence and strategies, enabling readers to stay ahead of the curve in a landscape where agile responsiveness is just as crucial as defensive capability. With its focus on cutting-edge research and practical solutions, this book is a valuable asset for anyone committed to securing digital assets against the increasing sophistication of cyber threats.
Aging Out of the Foster System: Youths' Perspectives
by Marcelo Diversi Miranda Mosier-PuentesDecades of demographic studies and applied efforts have convinced scholars, students, and social workers that young people coming of age and transitioning out of the foster care system face great challenges in health, education, income, and general well-being. Despite the wealth of research on these outcomes, we know much less about the lived experiences of young people leaving foster care.Aging Out of the Foster System: Youths' Perspectives adds to this narrative the personal experiences of young people who are aging out or have aged out of their child welfare placement. The authors center the stories of these young people and apply critical ethnographic methods to frame their accounts with attention to the encounters within which they were produced, including power imbalances, institutional contexts, and relational dynamics.By centering the experiences of youths in these contexts and attending to the larger forces at work, this book helps connect the dots between youth aging out of the foster care system, social workers in Independent Living Programs, and the professors and scholars teaching the next generations of professionals working to support the aging out process.
Aging and the Criminal Legal System: Community Services, Courts, Corrections, and Policy (American Psychology-Law Series)
by Eve M. Brank Lindsey E. WylieThis book examines issues specific to older adults within the criminal legal system. As the population of older adults continues to grow, so does the need to address the unique legal and psychological challenges related to this demographic. This book brings the latest behavioral science research to bear in examining the issues specific to the developmental aging process and older adults across the criminal legal system as a whole. Topics covered include: stereotypes and misconceptions about older age prevention and intervention with older populations at various intercepts of the legal system older adults as victims of, eyewitnesses to, or perpetrators of crime assessing older adults in the court system and in correctional facilities issues in sentencing reentry into the community, and conducting research with older adults within the criminal legal system. This timely volume presents a call to researchers and scholars across disciplines (law, psychology, gerontology, sociology, social work, and related fields) to work together to improve understanding of, treatment for, and care for this population.
Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America
by Belén Fernández MilmandaThis groundbreaking book delves into the underexplored realm of agrarian elites and their relationship to democracy in Latin America. With a fresh perspective and new theory, it examines the strategies these elites use to gain an advantage in the democratic system. The book provides a detailed examination of when and how agrarian elites participate in the electoral arena to protect their interests, including a novel non-partisan electoral strategy. By providing a deeper understanding of how democratic institutions can be used to protect economic interests, this book adds to the ongoing debate on the relationship between economic elites, democracy, and redistribution. Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America is a must-read for anyone interested in politics, democracy, inequality, and economic power in the Global South.
Agribusiness Management
by Priyanka Sharma Srishti Thakur Sumit Bharat Wasnik Bhavya Kush Rebecca NelsonThis book serves as a guide to understanding the intricacies and challenges of managing agribusiness enterprises in the modern era. It covers the fundamentals of agribusiness management and discusses the trends and emerging issues. Through real-world case studies and practical examples, this book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice, enabling the reader to apply their knowledge in diverse agribusiness contexts.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Senegal (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development)
by Marieme ToureIn the light of the impact of extreme weather events, declining agricultural productivity and child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, this book explores the potential for sustainable agriculture to better respond to climate-related threats. By presenting a case study of Senegal, the author offers insights into the impact of climate change on long-term crop production, food security, and child malnutrition. Furthermore, the study sheds new light on the financialization of agricultural production and foreign direct investments, discusses policy instruments and adaptation strategies for implementing sustainable agriculture, and highlights the role of green financing instruments to enable the harmonization of private financing and green infrastructure. It will appeal to scholars of agricultural and development economics, and anyone interested in climate risk mitigation strategies and sustainable agriculture to achieve a green transition in sub-Saharan Africa.
Agricultural Biomass for the Synthesis of Value-Added Materials
by Maulin P. Shah Sankha Chakrabortty Jayato Nayak Shirsendu BanerjeeThis book is a comprehensive guide to bioconversion approaches based on microorganisms and enzymes for the valorization of underused wastes of diverse categories to produce new products. Optimized conditions for microbial and enzymatic valorization are discussed, along with related biotechnological considerations, environmental considerations, bioprocess development, obstacles, and future outlooks. Biofuels, bioenergy, and other platform chemicals are only some of the products that can be produced through this book's explanation of the microbiological processes involved in the bioconversion and valorization of wastes.
Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships (Exploring Medicinal Plants)
by Azamal HusenLarger amounts of nutritious food are required to feed the growing world population, which is a great challenge due to water shortages and reduced crop plant yield. To overcome this issue, there must be improvement in crop plant production systems. Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships addresses key issues of crop plant yield and production, with molecular and physiological interventions to evolve future strategies that will overcome these challenges faced by the agricultural sector.Features Investigates modern and traditional agricultural techniques, including nanomaterials, nanosensors, genetic engineering, molecular breeding, nutrient and plant hormone interactions, microbiome engineering, soil enzymes, biostimulants, and intercropping Explores how technologies and scientific advancements from biotechnology, information technology, and environmental science are revolutionizing sustainable farming practices Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships is a valuable source of information for researchers and extension workers involved in sustainable crop plants improvement and practices, and a useful resource for students and scientists working on aspects of agriculture, botany, plant science, crop physiology, crop biotechnology, and microbiology.
Agricultural Innovation for Societal Change: Towards Sustainability
by Dr Bo Malte BengtssonOver the centuries, agriculture has developed through technological steps illustrated by various agricultural revolutions. This book describes and analyses significant agricultural changes since the mid-1960s in the context of development, innovation and adoption by revisiting resource-poor farmers in Ethiopia, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago, and considering overall development changes up to the early 2020s. It is a platform for discussing current issues for future global food security in the context of globalization and free global trade which have influenced economic growth in many countries but also created environmental concerns and a rapid increase in the number of transnational corporations (TNCs). Sustainable food production is now a global priority and therefore ecological footprints must be reduced - this book provides examples of possible technical changes required to achieve this. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone is insufficient: political attention must be paid to declining biodiversity, the increasing global exploration of natural resources, demography, increased consumption, waste mountains, expanding migration and antibiotic resistance. Agribusiness TNCs will challenge national governments and international donors in both research and development, increasing competition for leadership. A gradual societal change, incorporating an understanding of biological fundamentals, is necessary for achieving sustainability and for leading us towards the next agricultural revolution.