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Cyanobacteria, formerly called blue-green algae, are the most primitive form of algae under plant kingdom. These are called blue-green algae because they contain the photosynthetic pigments-phycocyanin (dominant pigment), phycoerythryin and chlorophyll a, which are responsible for their characteristic blue-green colour. They are known by different names such as, Blue-Green Algae or Cyanobacteria, Schizobacteria or Myxobacteria, Myxophyceae and Cyanophyceae. These are the first plant forms, which got the power of chlorophyll in their thylakoids and started the life supporting process of photosynthesis on the earth. Inoculation of crop plants with nitrogen fixing microbes (in the form of biofe...
The edited book entitled "Library Automation" seeks to cover the key issues and essential aspects involving emerging trends, technologies, tools and ICT applications in Library and Information Science profession. The book is likely to prove to be a valuable source in expanding the body and avenues of Library and Information Science literature by covering a wide range of topics affecting the profession and the field at large. The book is also likely to provide readers with an essential resource providing the latest research in Library and Information Science, development and innovative technologies. In the broader context of the proposed book and keeping in view its greatest impact and relevance to the profession.
The book constitutes easy reference for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Clinics, Medical Publishers Around the World
This book is a University Grants Commission ('UGC') & Univeristy of Delhi recommended comprehensive & authentic textbook. It aims to help readers to acquire conceptual knowledge of corporate accounting systems. It also enables them to learn how to prepare the companies' financial statements. This book is divided into two volumes: • Volume I – Text & Illustrations • Volume II – Assignments This book aims to fulfil the requirements of the following students of undergraduate courses in commerce and management: • B.Com. (Hons.) | Semester II | Paper DSC – 2.1 under the UGCF Programme as per the New Education Policy • B.Com. | Semester II | Paper DSC – 2.1 under the UGCF Programme...
In the 1970s John Baily conducted extensive ethnomusicological research in Afghanistan, principally in the city of Herat but also in Kabul. Then, with Taraki’s coup in 1978, came conflict, war, and the dispersal of many musicians to locations far and wide. This new publication is the culmination of Baily’s further research on Afghan music over the 35 years that followed. This took him to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, the USA, Australia and parts of Europe - London, Hamburg and Dublin. Arranged chronologically, the narrative traces the sequence of political events - from 1978, through the Soviet invasion, to the coming of the Taliban and, finally, the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 20...
This book describes the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of waste management and environmental geomechanics as presented by leading researchers, engineers and practitioners at the International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management through Design (IC_SWMD), held in Ludhiana (Punjab), India on November 2-3, 2018. Providing a unique overview of new directions, and opportunities for sustainable and resilient design approaches to protect infrastructure and the environment, it discusses diverse topics related to civil engineering and construction aspects of the resource management cycle, from the minimization of waste, through the eco-friendly re-use and processing ...
Featuring interviews with topflight scholars discussing their work and that of their colleagues, this retrospective of the first hundred years of Columbia Business School recounts the role of the preeminent institution in transforming education, industry, and global society. From its early years as the birthplace of value investing to its seminal influence on Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham, the school has been a profound incubator of ideas and talent, determining the direction of American business. In ten chapters, each representing a single subject of the school's research, senior faculty members recount the collaborative efforts and innovative approaches that led to revolutionary busin...
Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with a new captivating portrait focusing on material things. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas tells the stories of ten very different objects, considering their interaction with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road—those who made them, carried them, received them, used them, sold them, worshipped them, and, in more recent times, bought them, conserved them, and curated them. From a delicate pair of earrings from a steppe tomb to a massive stupa deep in Central Asia, a hoard of Kushan coins stored in an Ethiopian monastery to a Hellenistic glass bowl from a southern Chinese ...