BOOKS with Alphabet L (La, Lb,Lc, Ld, Le…... )

Overview: Highlights legumes research that helps combat "hidden hunger".Focuses on legume cultivars development through OMICs and biotechnological approaches.Special emphasis on developing countries most affectSustainable food production is vital to ensure food and nutritional security to growing human population. Recently, there has been a shift in agricultural production system, crop production is not only considering yield as primary interest to produce higher number of calories for reducing hunger, but also more nutrient-rich food to reduce malnutrition or “hidden hunger”. Micronutrient ma

Overview: Addresses any surgeon performing laparoscopy.Provides a step-by-step approach.Technical guide with little text and instructive drawingsMost surgeons are familiar with the techniques of laparoscopic surgery, however, in children there are variations in size and technical appraoch. The book describes the differences and characteristic aspects of laparoscopy in small children. The emphasis is on little text and numerous drawings. Technical guidelines are given on how to perform laparoscopy safely even in small children. The most frequent indications for laparoscopy in children are prese

Overview: aktuelle Ergebnisse und neue Perspektiven in der LogistikDer Tagungsband "Logistik Management" enthält aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und Erfahrungsberichte aus der Praxis im Bereich Logistik. Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, Wissenschaftler und Praktiker zusammenzuführen, um aktuelle Ergebnisse vorzustellen und neue Perspektiven für die Logistik zu diskutieren.978-3-519-00417-2978-3-322-87181-7

Overview: This book is aimed at studying the scattering of monochromatic radiation in plane inhomogeneous media. We are dealing with the media whose optical properties depend on a single spatial coordinate, namely of a depth. The most widely known books on radiation transfer, for instance 1. S. Chandrasekhar, Radiative Transfer, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1950, (RT), 2. V. V. Sobolev, Light Scattering in Planetary Atmospheres, New York, Pergamon Press, 1975, (LSPA), 3. H. C. van de Hulst, Multiple Light Scattering. Tables, Formulas and - plications. Vol. 1,2, New York, Academic Press, 1980, (MLS

Overview: 978-3-642-50421-1978-3-642-50730-4

Overview: 25 feuilletonistische Lebensbilder bedeutender Persönlichkeiten aus Kinderherzchirurgie und Kinderkardiologie.Ereignisse und Entwicklungen nachvollziehen können.die historische Analyse kann zur Erweit.Bedeutende Persönlichkeiten, deren Namen für entscheidende Neuerungen in der Kinderherzchirurgie und Kinderkardiologie stehen, werden im Sinne eines "historischen Feuilletons" vorgestellt und charakterisiert, ihr Werk wird in den jeweiligen historischen, geistes- und wissenschaftsgeschichtlichen Kontext gestellt. Ein Blick in die spannende Entwicklung der Fachgebiete, der zugleich die V

Overview: Gives fresh insight into ecumenism.Offers new theological insights in the areas of Christology, Pneumatology and Trinitarian theology.Includes leading international theologians Michael Welker, Paul Av.This book contains fresh insights into ecumenism and, notwithstanding claims of an “ecumenical winter,” affirms the view that we are actually moving into a “new ecumenical spring.” It offers new theological insights in the areas of Christology, Pneumatology and Trinitarian theology, and discusses developments in ecumenism in the USA, UK, Australia, India, and Africa, as well as in ecume

Overview: Concentrates on speech recognition for inflective languages – representative of roughly half of Europe and their unique characteristics.Introduces new application-oriented methods for measuring the peThis book covers language modeling and automatic speech recognition for inflective languages (e.g. Slavic languages), which represent roughly half of the languages spoken in Europe. These languages do not perform as well as English in speech recognition systems and it is therefore harder to develop an application with sufficient quality for the end user. The authors describe the most imp

Overview: 978-3-642-68776-1978-3-642-68775-4

Overview: Scientific progress with respect to the important role of various lipids in myocardial function and the dearrangements of lipid metabolism underlying ischaemic heart disease(s) has been con­ siderable in recent years. In 1986 alone, an overall number ofl 044 full papers covering the topics "Lipids-Heart-Heart Disease", have been published in a variety of biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and cardiology journals (source: Index Medicus). They have broadened our in­ sight into the molecular basis of myocardial lipidology and the lipido-chemical basis of car­ diology in health and d

Overview: Covers object-oriented basics with Swift and the Swift Playground.Shows readers how to use key language features like functions and classes in Swift.Shows readers how to mix and match Swift and Object.If you are an iOS developer or planning to become one, learning Swift 2 is your #1 priority, and this book tells you everything you need to get up to speed, well, swiftly. .You‘ll start with the Swift Playground and an introduction to object-oriented programming so you can immediately see Swift in action. You then learn about all of the key language features like functions and closures,

Overview: Illustrates the development of translingual, transcultural competencies through student engagement with situated multimodal texts.Introduces novel approaches for situated L2 reading and writing.Advanc.This book builds upon the growing field of Linguistic Landscape in order to demonstrate the power of a spatialized approach to language, culture, and literacy education as it opens classrooms and cultivates new competencies...The chapters develop major themes, including re-imagining language curricula, language classrooms, and schoolscapes in dialogue with the heteroglossic discourses o

Overview: Written by Monique Frize, Distinguished Research Professor, Carleton University and Professor Emerita, University of Ottawa.Tells the inspirational story of the first woman appointed as Professor in EThis book presents the extraordinary story of a Bolognese woman of the settecento. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi (1711-1778) defended 49 Theses at the University of Bologna on April 17, 1732 and was awarded a doctoral degree on May 12 of the same year. Three weeks before her defense, she was made a member of the Academy of Sciences in Bologna. On June 27 she defended 12 additional Theses. S

Overview: Festschrift für das 150. Jubiläum der renommierten ETH Zürich.Zusammenfassung aller Departemente der ETH.Die Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften gratuliert der ETH Zürich zu ihrem 150-jährigen Bestehen. Die Festschrift versammelt vier Essays zum gegebenen Anlass von prominenten SATW-Mitgliedern und Aufsätze zur Entwicklung jedes ETH-Departements in den vergangenen 25 Jahren. Das Werk ist mit Stichen aus der "Encyclopédie" der französischen Aufklärer Diderot und D‘Alembert bebildert..978-3-7643-7559-1

Overview: Introduces the basics of Java from simple commands to object-oriented programming and exception handling.Emphasizes test-driven development by integrating test case design and implementation in the de.This introductory textbook on Java programming is different from others by its emphasis on test-driven development. Writing tests before designing the implementation is incredibly important for debugging purposes and understanding the desired outcome. While testing is often an afterthought in other Java textbooks (being placed at the very end or not at all, which is in some ways cruel t

Overview: Bridges the gap between individual disciplines studying leisure and health.Considers a range of countries across Europe and Asia.Assesses the implications for research and practice.This book explores health and leisure as a holistic phenomenon with individual and social dimensions. Contributors to this edited volume explore the physical, mental, emotional, sexual and social aspects of health and leisure as well as the influence of moral and religious principles. The connections between the individual and the social structure, social integration, the social division of labor, and the

Overview: Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence.978-1-349-48269-6978-1-137-39060-8Series ISSN 2947-5880 Series E-ISSN 2947-5899

Overview: Gives an up-to-date overview of the field.Provides a comprehensive discussion of the most relevant themes.Offers a compact presentation of the topic.This volume offers a concise yet thorough picture of the principles of EU external relations law. By carefully examining the role of the Union on the global scene, it aims to provide a systematic overview of the relevant rules and competences, reflecting on the legal developments in their political and societal context. The book contains up-to-date analyses of inter alia the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the Common Security and Def

Overview: First work to deconstruct individualism and review its impact on educational reforms for the past 50 years.Provides an overview of the history of individualism in education in the United States.OffersThis book promotes collaborative ways of knowing and group accountability in learning processes to counteract the damaging effects of neoliberal individualism prevalent in educational systems today. These neoliberalist hierarchies imposed through traditional, autocratic knowledge systems have driven much of the United States’ educational policies and reforms, including STEM, high stakes

Overview: During the past two decades, a significant international research effort has been di­ rected toward understanding the composition and regulation of the preocular tear film. This effort has been motivated by the recognition that the tear film plays an essential role in maintaining corneal and conjunctival integrity, protecting against microbial challenge, and preserving visual acuity. In addition, research has been stimulated by the knowledge that alteration or deficiency of the tear film, which occurs in countless individuals throughout the world, may lead to desiccation of the ocula