According to current knowledge, dogs’ visual acuity is assumed to be three to four times worse than that of humans. 1. Dogs see objects closer than 30-50 cm in front of them as blurry, which is why they sniff around when pieces of food are very close to them, for example.2 Dogs perceive movement much better than humans. They can detect small movements even at distances of almost one kilometre…
Cucumbers are members of the Cucurbitaceae family, also known as the cucurbits or gourd family (see Figure 1). The group includes crops such as winter and summer squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkins and gourds. It is believed that cucumbers originated in India over 3,000 years ago and then spread to China, Greece, Italy and North Africa (see Figure 2). By the 9th century, cucumbers were gro…
One of the most common questions pet owners ask is how to groom their pets at home and what this involves. This is encouraging, because pet grooming is essential for keeping our cats and dogs healthy and comfortable. It’s also a great way to bond with our furry friends and gives us the opportunity to check them over to spot any signs that suggest they need medical attention. To get started, r…
Within the more than 2,000 years of its exploitation, the mine delivered just 130 tons of diamonds. Since diamond-containing rock features only an average of 1/20,000,000 in diamonds, some 3 billion tons of rock, sand and boulders had to be processed in the Kimberley Mine – 1.8 tons for a single ct. Diamond is made of pure carbon (c), same as soot. This means that burned toast chemically equa…
Diamonds are unquestionably the hardest naturally occurring substance known to man and their unique chemical and atomic structure enables them to last forever. Their extreme hardness gives them a characteristic, perpetual lustre appropriately termed 'adamantine'. Formed under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure as a result of the constant movement and activity of material deep within…
CVD Diamond wafers prepared by Microwave Plasma CVD: boron doped disk (blue), optical grade diamond, mechanical grade, unpolished disk. The core competences of Diamond Materials include the manufacturing of high purity CVD diamond disks with properties approaching those of perfect natural diamond crystals.
The earth’s crust consists of a variety of rocks, formed under different circumstances, and with a wide variety of properties. Rocks usually consist of one or more minerals, ranging from single chemical elements to complex compounds. There are known to be more than 3,000 different minerals. Of the 155 known elements, some of which do not occur naturally, oxygen is by far the most common, maki…
One of the ideas at the heart of sustainable development is that of ‘capital formation’. In this report, five main forms of capital are discussed: natural, manufactured, human, social, and financial. In theory, determining whether the world is on the path of sustainable development is measured by the net gain or loss in the total of these capital stocks over time.There is as yet no common c…
Fatty acids: chains of 4 – 28 carbon atoms with the carbon chain joined by single or double bonds, depending on the number of hydrogen atoms attached. If a FA contains a double bond, the H atom or other group attached to the carbon atoms involved in the double bond may have different orientation --- as cis or trans forms (isomers).
Dalam daur hidup manusia, periode usia anak di bawah lima tahun (balita) merupakan masa paling krisis dalam menentukan kualitas hidupnya di masa yang akan datang. Pengajaran dan pendidikan yang diberikan pada awal kehidupan menjadi modal dasar bagi kebahagiaan dan kesuksesan di masa dewasa. Mendidik anak pada masa sekarang, ketika teknologi informasi berkembang dengan pesat (era layar), membutu…
Just a quick intro about myself, I’ve been making container candles with my wife for over two years now. It started as a hobby but is now a full-fledged business. The idea to make candles randomly popped up, and we spent around 9 months of testing before we actually launched our brand. Knowing that you can rest assured that all the information provided in this booklet, is from a candle busine…
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the few crop species that originated in North America (most originated in the Fertile Crescent, Asia or South or Central America). It was probably a “camp flower” of several of the western native American tribes (North American Indians) who domesticated the crop (possibly 1000 BC) and then carried it eastward and southward in North America. The fir…
The World Vegetable Center provides training programmes as a part of many of its project activities in South Asia. This manual provides a structured approach for those seeking to help improve village vegetable production in Odisha. Although home vegetable gardening is nothing new to most rural households, the introduction of improved practices can make a big difference to the maintenance and pr…
The coffee sector holds an abundance of knowledge, intelligence, enthusiasm, and economic resources to potentially tackle the most pressing issues it faces. We find ourselves in a transitional phase where the current discourse on coffee sustainability is addressing profound issues for the industry. Questions regarding obvious gaps to reach living incomes, adaptation and mitigation of increasing…
Anda sudah tahu tentang diabetes, juga mengenal obesitas. WHO menyebutkan, orang gemuk di dunia sudah mencapai satu miliaran, penyandang diabetes melebihi lima ratus juta. Bahkan, separuh populasi dunia mengalami resistensi insulin atau prediabetes. Jika bobot tubuh kelewat batas, diabetes pun datang menghampiri anda. Dua urusan yang pelik ini - diabetes dan obesitas, atau diabesitas - pasti me…
Buku yang berjudul "Pengelolaan Limbah: Definisi Limbah, Klasifikasi dan Tahapan Pengelolaannya" ini terdiri dari 7 bab. Bab pertama menjelaskan sejarah limbah dan peraturan nasional terkait limbah dan pengelolaannya. Bab kedua menjelaskan terkait definisi dan klasifikasi limbah. Bab ketiga menjelaskan dampak limbah terhadap lingkungan dan kesehatan manusia. Bab keempat dan seterusnya menjelask…
Buku ini mengungkap rahasia di balik kelezatan makanan tradisional Indonesia yang kaya akan bumbu dan rempah. Setiap daerah di Indonesia memiliki budaya kuliner yang unik, mulai dari yang sangat dikenal hingga yang jarang dikenal oleh masyarakat luas. Buku ini menjelaskan perbedaan antara bumbu dan rempah, serta bagaimana kombinasi dan penggunaannya dapat menciptakan hidangan yang autentik dan …
Buku ini menjadi sarana berbagi hal-hal praktis untuk melaksanakan riset dinamika molekul guna menyediakan target virtual untuk penemuan dan rancangan obat berbasis struktur. Buku ini disampaikan secara naratif sebagai komplemen dari publikasi-publikasi ilmiah yang terkait serta sebagai sarana menyampaikan berbagai faktor ekstrinsik yang kurang tepat untuk dipublikasikan di jurnal ilmiah. Buku …
Buku Antarmuka Mekatronika hadir sebagai panduan komprehensif yang membahas konsep, prinsip, dan implementasi antarmuka dalam sistem mekatronika modern. Buku ini dirancang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pembaca dari berbagai latar belakang, mulai dari mahasiswa teknik, dosen, insinyur, hingga penggemar elektronika dan otomasi yang ingin memahami bagaimana perangkat keras dan perangkat lunak dapat sal…
Banyak orang memiliki ide bisnis kreatif, tetapi tidak semua berhasil mewujudkannya menjadi sebuah bisnis. Berbagai faktor dapat menghambat terwujudnya ide kreatif menjadi bisnis nyata. Beberapa diantaranya adalah kurangnya relevansi ide dengan kebutuhan pasar. Buku ini hadir sebagai panduan praktis bagi siapa saja yang ingin mewujudkan ide kreatif menjadi bisnis nyata yang potensial melalui pr…
Topik yang dicakup dalam buku teks ini memberikan mahasiswa sistem informasi dengan pemahaman yang solid akan sistem pemrosesan transaksi yang kemudian dapat mereka buat berdasarkan studi mendalam pada topik-topik khusus seperti database, penyimpanan dan pengumpulan data, jaringan, analisis dan desain sistem, keamanan komputer, dan pengendalian sistem informasi. Perubahan dalam edisi ketigabela…
Keanekaragaman tumbuhan Indonesia berpeluang untuk dikembangkan sebagai bahan pewarna alami dalam pembuatan ecoprint sebagai upaya konservasi. Ecoprint merupakan teknik memberi pola pada kain menggunakan bahan alami dengan motif dan warna berasal dari daun, bunga, atau bagian dari tanaman di sekitar kita, sehingga motif kain khas, unik, dan ekslusif dengan pola yang berbeda.
Hatha Yoga merupakan suatu metode yang bersifat komprehensif untuk mencapai pencerahan dan penyatuan atman dengan brahman, Hatha Yoga menekankan pada latihan olah fisik dan olah nafas yang bertujuan untuk menyeimbangkan aliran prana dalam tubuh sehingga tercipta pula keharmonisan pikiran sebagai syarat utama meditasi.
Buku Pengetahuan Seni Body Painting untuk Rias Fantasi dan Karakter ini disusun guna mempermudah pembaca dalam memahami, mengaplikasikan, mendalami, mengevaluasi, dan menciptakan tema rias fantasi dan rias karakter. Buku ini memberikan informasi tentang sejarah body painting, rias fantasi dan rias karakter.
Buku ini memberikan suatu pengantar penuh dan praktis mengenai konsep dan teknik sumber daya manusia, dengan fokus pada cara penggunaan teknik-teknik tersebut untuk meningkatkan kinerja, produktivitas, dan profitabilitas di tempat kerja. Seluruh manajer-tidak hanya manajer-tidak hanya manajer SDM-membutuhkan dasar yang kuat dalam konsep dan teknik manajemen personel/SDM untuk melakukan pekerjaa…
Pengelolaan sampah organik memainkan peran yang sangat penting dalam model ekonomi sirkular. Selain sebagai komponen utama sampah, terdapat sumber daya yang terpendam dalam sampah organik dapat melengkapi model ekonomi sirkular. Namun, komponen sampah ini sering kali kurang mendapatkan perhatian karena dianggap mudah terurai. Padahal, penguraiannya secara alami dalam timbunan sampah berpotensi …
Buku ini membahas konsep dasar hingga aplikasi dalam robotika. Dimulai dengan pengenalan berbagai jenis robot, sensor, aktuator, sistem kendali, serta membahas berbagai teknik pemrograman dan kecerdasan buatan (AI) yang digunakan oleh robot kontemporer. Selain itu, buku ini menunjukkan bagaimana robot memainkan peran dalam industri, kesehatan, militer, dan kehidupan sehari-hari. Buku ini sangat…
Buku ini berisikan tentang prinsip dasar gambar teknik untuk arsitektur, penjelasan dari tahap awal mempersiapkan media gambar, peralatan gambar, mengenai tipe garis serta teknis penggambaran 2D dan 3D. Buku ini cocok digunakan oleh mahasiswa Arsitektur khususnya pada tingkat dasar maupun praktisi yang bergerak dalam hal gambar bangunan.
Andai sel-sel dalam tubuh bisa bicara, telinga kita pasti pengang akan segala kegaduhan dan perang yang terjadi di dalam. Untung saja mereka bekerja keras dalam senyap, sekuat tenaga membuat kita tetap hidup. Walau begitu, terkadang mereka memberi sinyal bahkan red flags jika ada sesuatu yang tak beres. Apakah kamu menyadari itu, atau justru sering abai?
Berangkat dari realitas bahwa UKM adalah tulang punggung ekonomi Indonesia, buku ini menawarkan solusi untuk masalah-masalah klasik yang sering menghambat pertumbuhan: kurangnya sumber daya manusia yang kompeten, sistem yang belum terbangun, hingga kepemimpinan yang rendah. Buku ini membagikan 10 cara terbaik untuk mengelola manusia, membangun tim solid, menguatkan operasional, dan menciptakan…
Robotic engineering inspired by biology—biomimetics—has many potential applications: robot snakes can be used for rescue operations in disasters, snake-like endoscopes can be used in medical diagnosis, and artificial muscles can replace damaged muscles to recover the motor functions of human limbs. Conversely, the application of robotics technology to our understanding of biological systems…
When you think about infants and toddlers, what words and images come to mind? William James imagined infants as experiencing a “blooming, buzzing confusion” (James, 1890). More recent and more accurate images consider infants and toddlers as young scientists making sense of their world as they actively engage with it (Gopnik, 2012; Gopnik, Meltzoff & Kuhl, 1999). The goal of this section i…
Parenting a child is one of life’s most powerful experiences. It can bring tremendous joy, love, pride, excitement and happiness to our lives. It can bring out the very best in us. But, at the same time, it can challenge our patience and our ability to handle frustration. Sometimes it can bring out the anger and violence in us. All parents, no matter where they live or what their circumstance…
Musculoskeletal conditions (MSC) are the main causes of chronic pain, disability and loss of quality of life in Europe and the world. Every one in three Europeans reports a MSC, totalling 150 Million sufferers. The main complaints are back pain, joint diseases and osteoporosis. There is a clear increase in prevalence with increasing age. MSC are the main cause of Years Lived with Disability (YL…
Electric cars are nothing new. Interest in motor vehicles increased greatly around the 1900s and at that time there were about twice as many electric cars on the road than petrol/diesel cars. It wasn’t until the 1920s that interest in electric cars dwindled. The reason was that electric cars were limited by their low top speeds and low range (just a few miles). In addition, in 1912 the electr…
The degradation of ecosystems and loss of life forms throughout the planet is often associated with farming and grazing activities. Meanwhile, areas set aside for preservation are “protected” from humans by keeping them out altogether, or by only allowing entrance under strict controls. In this guidebook, we champion the notion that human action is not necessarily detrimental to the enviro…
Proximate or direct drivers of deforestation and forest degradation are human activities and actions that directly impact forest cover and result in loss of carbon stocks. Agriculture is estimated to be the proximate driver for around 80% of deforestation worldwide. Commercial agriculture is the most important driver of deforestation in Latin America (around 2/3 of total deforested area). In Af…
The nose consists of the external nose and the nasal cavity, Both are divided by a septum into right and left halves. The external nose has two elliptical orifices called the naris (nostrils), which are separated from each other by the nasal septum.
The trick is to give your plants enough water without giving them too much water. Why? Watering too little can lead to wilt from which the plant may not recover, but watering too much is bad for plants because it starves the roots of oxygen. Depending on the size and type of the plant (tree, shrub, or groundcover), you will need to water to different depths and widths. A large tree needs more w…
Worldwide waste quantity continues to increase, leading to the escalation of environmental problems. Waste is an important source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing 3.2% of the total GHG emissions worldwide. Indonesia has also been encountering pressing problems with regards to the management of solid waste. Along with the increasing urbanisation, major urban centres in Indonesia p…
This e-book contains pelvic and acetabular anatomy.
Puberty can be a stressful and confusing time, especially for you and your son with an Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (I/DD). In spite of delays in other areas, children with I/DD usually enter puberty around the same time as other children their age. Some boys with I/DD, including those with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, may start puberty early (called precocious puberty). Thi…
Hormones are chemicals that are made by organs called glands in your body. During puberty the most important gland is the pituitary gland. This tiny gland (at the base of the brain) tells other glands to start making hormones. The pituitary gland also makes the human growth hormone which makes the bones and muscles grow faster during puberty. Hormones also cause sexual and reproductive organs t…
This unit introduces the range of changes most people will go through during puberty. These concepts may be new to some students while others may have talked about puberty at home. Some students may already be experiencing these changes while others have not. In all cases, there are likely many students who have questions or concerns about the changes that accompany puberty. Since your students…
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking to drop weight and slim down, or you want to boost your immune system so you can fight off diseases, juicing may be your fast-pass to a healthier and happier you. You see, juicing introduces your system to a wide variety of vitamins and antioxidants, while reinforcing your immune system with the important nutrients it needs to fight disease. In reality, f…
The position of 100% juice in food-based dietary guidelines varies greatly between dietary guidelines globally. A key factor underpinning this inconsistency is that current dietary guidelines tend to focus on a few of its individual nutritional properties, such as sugars or micronutrient profile. There is a need to look at 100% juice as a whole and consider all of these factors together. Juice …
The philosophy of Gilbert Simondon has reinvigorated contemporary thinking about biological and technological beings. In this book, Jean-Hugues Barthélémy takes up Simondon’s thought and shows how life and technology are connected by a transversal theme: individuation. In the first essay, Barthélémy delivers a contemporary interpretation of Simondon’s concept of ontogenesis against the …
Scientists have a part to play in the debate over oil palm cultivation which has captured and polarized public opinion, kindled and undoubtedly shaped by the media. How can this palm be viewed as a ‘miracle plant’ by both the agro-food industry in the North and farmers in the tropical zone, but a serious ecological threat by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) campaigning for the environm…
Peanuts are susceptible to several foliar diseases, especially leaf spot, rust and net blotch. Protective fungicides are available to keep most foliar diseases at bay. 1 It is common to see some peanut plants dying throughout the season from a range of causes. Only when the plant population is significantly reduced should concern be raised. 2 Peanuts are also susceptible to several soil-borne d…
Peanuts are not really a true nut and unlike many true nuts they do not grow on trees. They belong to the legume family and grow on a small bush or ‘vine’. The crop takes 4 - 6 months to grow, depending upon variety planted. Australia produces about 40,000 tonnes of farmer stock peanuts annually which represents only about 0.2% of the world’s peanut production. More than 90% of Australia…