Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table des matières -- STICS OUVRAGE -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overall description of the modelled system -- 3 Development -- 4 Shoot growth -- 5 Root growth -- 6 Nitrogen acquisition by plants -- 7 Biomass and nitrogen partitioning -- 8 Yield formation -- 9 Canopy microclimate -- 10 Transfers in soil: water, nitrate and heat fluxes -- 11 Water Balance -- 12 Carbon and nitrogen transformations in soil and balances -- 13 Soil-crop management effects -- 14 Ways of STICS use -- 15 Tools for smart use of the standard STICS model version -- 16 Model capacity extension methods -- References -- 17 Definition of symbols -- Authors list…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Special Issue Editor -- Preface to "Electrochemically Engineering of Nanoporous Materials" -- Abel Santos Electrochemical Engineering of Nanoporous Materials Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 691, doi: 10.3390/nano8090691 -- Ali Aldalbahi, Mostafizur Rahaman, Mohammed Almoiqli, Abdelrazig Hamedelniel and Abdulaziz Alrehaili Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) Loaded Porous Reticulated Vitreous Carbon (RVC) Electrodes Used in a Capacitive Deionization (CDI) Cell for Effective Desalination Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 527, doi: 10.3390/nano8070527 -- Xian Li, Samantha Pustulka, Scott Pedu, Thomas Close, Yuan Xue, Christiaan Richter and Patricia Taboada-Serrano Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes as Model Systems for Electrosorption Studies Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 404, doi: 10.3390/nano8060404 -- Abdalla Abdelwahab, Jesica Castelo-Quibén, José F. …”

“…These materials include chapters on gold nanoparticles and Sol-Gel metal oxides, nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes, methods of evaluation by depth sensing, and other methods. …”

“…., light, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, and culture solution), allowing growers to plan production. …”

“…In surface waters of lakes, rivers, and oceans, photosynthetic microalgae and cyanobacteria fix carbon dioxide into organic matter that is then metabolized by heterotrophic bacteria (and perhaps archaea). …”

“…The IEA projects that the power sector will deliver up to two-thirds of cumulative emissions reductions under the climate-stabilizing 450 ppm scenario, by switching to less carbon-intensive generation, improving operational efficiency, and reducing demand (IEA 2011a). …”

“…It shows the amount of emissions reductions that are required from electrification, hydrogen, bioenergy and carbon capture, utilisation and storage. It also provides an assessment of emissions from existing infrastructure and what can be done to address them…”

“…In line with the global effort towards sustainability and in contrast to climate change, ACM e-Energy is looking with particular attention at analysis and solutions for carbon emission reduction and a sustainable development of infrastructures, services and technologies in the information and communications fields…”

“…To this aim, some of the materials that are most promising for their use in different technological fields have been studied, namely graphene, titanium oxide, several types of functional metal oxides, porphyrinic crystalline solids, plasma deposited polymers, amorphous silicon, as well as hydrogenated amorphous carbon. These materials have been presented by the authors for their use in different applications, including microelectronics, photonics, and biomedicine…”

“…With increasing awareness about environmental sustainability issues, the geotechnical engineering community is in search of sustainable materials, innovative applications and ground improvement technologies which are resilient to climate change, involve low carbon emissions, are ecologically friendly and affordable, yet effective. …”

“…This book features a spectrum of topics on these emerging technologies that include microfluidic applications, mass production of chips, flow sensing approaches, fabrication of microfluidic channels using the micromilling process, application of micromixers for wastewater treatment and life cycle assessment, solar thermal conversion of plasmonic nanofluids, and liquid cooling, as well as carbon capture utilization and storage using nanocomposite and nanofluids. …”

“…In all aspects it is a natural wonder, and the rainforest with its billions of trees is a vital carbon store that slows down the advance of global warming. …”

“…It also describes pressure infiltration of gas with liquid aluminium, the mechanical synthesis of aluminium alloy powder and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) or multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) consolidated by plastic deformation, selected optimization and prediction models, casting aluminium alloys containing zirconium, aluminium alloys subjected to high-speed extrusion of shapes, corrosion resistance of alloys containing lithium, machining conditions of alloys with copper and zinc additions, and more…”

“…The humic fraction of organic matter is a stable nutrient base that serves as a slow-release source of carbon and energy for indigenous, slow-growing microorganisms in the soil. …”

“…Although they cover only a small area of the earth's surface, metropolises are responsible for most of the world's global carbon emissions, which cause adverse effects on energy and the climate. …”

“…The fibers are usually glass, carbon, or aramid, although other fibers such as paper, wood, or asbestos are sometimes used. …”

“…This book presents recent achievements related to NMs such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, plasmonic materials, metal nanowires, metal oxides, nanoparticles, metamaterials, nanofibers, and nanocomposites, along with their physical and chemical aspects. …”

“…It is a sustainable and renewable bio-composite material that possesses a natural ability to mitigate carbon dioxide. However, due to deforestation and climate change, it has become necessary to develop alternative building and construction materials. …”

“…This collection of original essays by leading scholars sheds new light on the key problems of climate justice, offering innovative treatments of a range of issues including international environmental institutions, geoengineering, carbon budgets, and the impact on future generations. …”
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“…A unique feature of this book is the discussion and analysis of the environmental performance of the aircraft, focusing on topics such as aircraft noise and carbon dioxide emissions…”