Global Burden of Armed Violence 2015
Global Burden of Armed Violence 2015

Author: Geneva Declaration Secretariat

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-04-16

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1316414647

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The 2015 edition of the Global Burden of Armed Violence provides a wealth of data relevant to security and the post-2015 sustainable development framework. It estimates that 508,000 people died violently - in both conflict and non-conflict settings - every year in 2007–12, down from 526,000 in 2004–09. This trend is visible in non-conflict settings, where the proportion of women and girls is also slightly reduced, from 17 to 16 per cent. Yet, the number of direct conflict deaths is on the rise: from 55,000 to 70,000 per year over the same periods. Firearms are used in close to half of all homicides committed and in almost one-third of direct conflict deaths. Nearly USD 2 trillion in global homicide-related economic losses could have been saved if the homicide rate in 2000–10 had been reduced to the lowest practically attainable levels - between 2 and 3 deaths per 100,000 population.

On the Logic of the Social Sciences
On the Logic of the Social Sciences

Author: Jürgen Habermas

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-10-07

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0745694136

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In this wide-ranging work, now available in paperback, Habermas presents his views on the nature of the social sciences and their distinctive methodology and concerns. He examines, among other things, the traditional division between the natural sciences and the social sciences; the characteristics of social action and the implications of theories of language for social enquiry; and the nature, tasks and limitations of hermeneutics. Habermas' analysis of these and other themes is, as always, rigorous, perceptive and constructive. This brilliant study succeeds in highlighting the distinctive characteristics of the social sciences and in outlining the nature of, and prospects for, critical theory today.

Rhizobiology: Molecular Physiology of Plant Roots
Rhizobiology: Molecular Physiology of Plant Roots

Author: Soumya Mukherjee

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 3030849856

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This book discusses the recent advancements in the role of various biomolecules in regulating root growth and development. Rhizobiology is a dynamic sub discipline of plant science which collates investigations from various aspects like physiology, biochemistry, genetic analysis and plant–microbe interactions. The physiology and molecular mechanisms of root development have undergone significant advancements in the last couple of decades. Apart from the already known conventional phytohormones (IAA, GA, cytokinin, ethylene and ABA), certain novel biomolecules have been considered as potential growth regulators or hormones regulating plant growth and development. Root phenotyping and plasticity analysis with respect to the specific functional mutants of each biomolecule shall provide substantial information on the molecular pathways of root signaling. Special emphasis provides insights on the tolerance and modulatory mechanisms of root physiology in response to light burst, ROS generation, agravitrophic response, abiotic stress and biotic interactions. Root Apex Cognition: From Neuronal Molecules to Root-Fungal Networks and Suberin in Monocotyledonous Crop Plants: Structure and Function in Response to Abiotic Stresses” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Chapters “Root Apex Cognition: From Neuronal Molecules to Root-Fungal Networks and Suberin in Monocotyledonous Crop Plants: Structure and Function in Response to Abiotic Stresses” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Bacteria and Plants
Bacteria and Plants

Author: Muriel E. Rhodes-Roberts

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Interactions between bacteria and plants in the root environment; Nitrogen fixation by free-living bacteria associated with plants: fact or fiction? Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants; Entry and establishment of pathogenic bacteria in plant tissues; The progression of bacterial disease withim plants; Interaction of wall-free prokaryotes with plants; The biology of the crown gall: a plant tumour induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Bacterial diseases of food plants: an overiew; The effect of bacteria on post-harvest quality of vegetables and fruits, with particular reference to spoilage; The production of foods and beverages from plant materials by micro-organisms; Contamination of food plants and plant products with bacteria of publie health significance; Bacteria in frozen vegetables; Toxic bacterial dusts associated with plants; Light microscope techniques for the microbiological examination of plant materials; Selected abstracts of papers presented at the summer conference.