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Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia Innovations, Scaling, and Policies for Environmentally Sustainable Lowland Rice Production /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction-How Swiss Foreign Aid for International Development Benefits Agricultural Development across Asia -- Chapter 2: Environmental, social and economic challenges in lowland rice production -- Chapter 3: Faunal Biodiversity in Rice-dominated Wetlands-an Essential Component of Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 4: Innovations, Technologies, and Management Practices for Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 5: Carbon Footprint Reduction from Closing Rice Yield Gaps -- Chapter 6: Partnerships and Approaches Used for Scaling: An Assessment of the Process for Rice Postharvest Technologies in CORIGAP -- Chapter 7: Incentive Mechanisms, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication of the CORIGAP Project.…”
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The GEO Handbook on Biodiversity Observation Networks

Table of Contents: “…Using Data for Decision-Making: From Observations To Indicators and Other Policy Tools -- 14. …”
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Subject-Oriented Business Process Management by Fleischmann, Albert, Schmidt, Werner, Stary, Christian, Obermeier, Stefan, Börger, Egon

Table of Contents: “…Thinking of Business Processes Systematically -- From Language Acquisition to Subject-oriented Modeling -- The Integrated S-BPM Process Model -- Subject-oriented Process Analysis -- Modeling Processes in a Subject-Oriented Way -- Subject-Oriented Modeling by Construction and Restriction -- Subject-oriented Validation of Processes and Process Models -- Subject-oriented Optimization of Processes -- Organization-specific Implementation of Subject-oriented Processes -- IT-Implementation of Subject-Oriented Business Processes -- Subject-oriented Monitoring of Processes -- A Precise Description of the S-BPM Modeling Method -- Tools for S-BPM -- S-BPM Method by Comparison -- Conclusion -- A Subject-Oriented Interpreter Model for S-BPM.…”
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Framing in Sustainability Science Theoretical and Practical Approaches /

Table of Contents: “…Part 1 Theoretical Approaches/ Theoretical Approaches to sustainability issues -- Theoretical and methodological pluralism in sustainability science -- Approaches for framing sustainability challenges: experiences from Swedish sustainability science education -- Part 2 Practical Approaches / Practical Approaches to sustainability issues -- The value of grey -- Framing in place making when envisioning a sustainable rural community in the time of aging and shrinking societies in Japan -- Role of Framing in sustainability science: The case of Minamata disease -- Time scales in framing disaster risk reduction in sustainability -- Food security framing and poverty alleviation -- Part 3 Conclusion/ Epilogue -- Linking framing to actions for sustainability.…”
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Greening the Greyfields New Models for Regenerating the Middle Suburbs of Low-Density Cities / by Newton, Peter W., Newman, Peter W.G, Glackin, Stephen, Thomson, Giles

Table of Contents: “…Transport and Urban Fabrics-Moving from TODs to TACs with Greyfield Regeneration -- 5. …”
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Gender, Islam and Sexuality in Contemporary Indonesia

Table of Contents: “…Identity, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in a Post-Suharto Pop Novel -- Satukangeun Lalangsé: Sundanese Sexuality From Behind the Curtain -- Halal Lifestyle -- Shame and Self-Determination.…”
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Sustaining the Commons by Anderies, John M., Janssen, Marco A.

Table of Contents: “…-- 2 Defining Institutions -- 3 Action Arenas and Action Situations -- 4 Social Dilemmas -- II CASE STUDIES -- 5 Water Governance -- 6 Harvesting From the Commons -- 7 Design Principles to Sustain the Commons -- III HUMAN BEHAVIOR -- 8 Social Dilemmas in the Laboratory -- 9 Self-governance in the Laboratory -- IV RULES OF THE GAMES -- 10 Classifying Rules -- 11 Rules, Norms and Shared Strategies -- V A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE -- 12 Feedbacks and Stability -- 13 Coupled Infrastructure Systems -- 14 Think Globally, Act Locally? …”
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An Outline History of East Asia to 1200 by Schneewind, Sarah

Table of Contents: “…Chapter One East Asia to 1045 BC -- Chapter Two The Zhou Period (1045 – 256 BC) -- Chapter Three From Warring States Two Empire (480 BC -207 BC) -- Chapter Four The Han Empire and Its Neighbors -- Chapter Five Religion and Society in Han (206 BC – AD 220) -- Chapter Six A World of Many Powers (AD 200 – AD 580) -- Chapter Seven Consolidating Unified Regimes (c. 500-780) -- Chapter Eight Aristocratic Societies 1: Tang and Silla -- Chapter Nine Aristocratic Societies 2: Hei’an Japan -- Chapter Ten The Commercial Revolution…”
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How History is Made A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline by Cole, Stephanie, Breuer, Kimberly, Palmer, Scott W.

Table of Contents: “…Degree Planning and Beyond, Advice from the UTA History Department -- Bibliography -- Appendix A- Database Rules and Datatypes -- Appendix B - Working With Multiple Tables -- Appendix C- Database Troubleshooting and Coding -- Appendix D- Database Design and Parts of a Database -- Appendix E- Writing Criteria/ Example Rubric -- Image Credits -- Accessibility Rubric -- Errata and Versioning History…”
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Energy Demand Challenges in Europe Implications for policy, planning and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe; Frances Fahy and Gary Goggins -- Chapter 2: Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions; Charlotte Louise Jensen, Inge Røpke, Gary Goggins and Frances Fahy -- Chapter 3: The impact of German energy policy on household energy use; Eoin Grealis, Annika-Kathrin Musch and Henrike Rau -- Chapter 4: The role of households in Danish energy policy: Visions and contradictions; Inge Røpke, Charlotte Louise Jensen and Maj-Britt Quitzau -- Chapter 5: Reducing residential carbon emissions in Ireland: Challenges and policy responses; Gary Goggins, Frances Fahy and Eimear Heaslip -- Chapter 6: UK responses to the energy challenge: Dominant framings and new imaginaries; Marfuga Iskandarova and Audley Genus -- Chapter 7: Turning off the gas tap: Sustainable energy policies, practices and prospects in the Netherlands; Julia Backhaus -- Chapter 8: The energy challenge in Hungary: A need for more complex approaches; Edina Vadovics -- Chapter 9: Slovenia: Focus on energy efficiency, community energy projects and energy poverty; Lidija Živčič and Tomislav Tkalec -- Chapter 10: From efficiency to sufficiency: Insights from the Swiss energy transition; Laure Dobigny and Marlyne Sahakian -- Chapter 11: Sustainable energy consumption and energy poverty: Challenges and trends in Bulgaria; Marko Hajdinjak and Desislava Asenova -- Chapter 12: Finnish energy policy in transition; Eva Heiskanen, Senja Laakso and Kaisa Matschoss -- Chapter 13: Comparing household energy use across Europe: Uncovering opportunities for sustainable transformation; Patrick Naef, Marlyne Sahakian and Gary Goggins.…”
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Robotics, AI, and Humanity Science, Ethics, and Policy /

Table of Contents: “…Lessons from the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness -- 4. …”
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Climate Risk in Africa Adaptation and Resilience /

Table of Contents: “…Rowell, Richard Jones -- Chapter 3: Co-production; learning from contexts; Katharine Vincent, Anna Steynor, Alice McClure, Emma Visman, Katinka Lund Waagsaether, Suzanne Carter, Neha Mittal -- Chapter 4: Decision-making heuristics for managing climate-related risks: introducing Equity to the FREE framework; Camilla Audia, Emma Visman, Gino Fox, Emmah Mwangi, Mary Kilavi, Mark Arango, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton -- Chapter 5: Creating useful and usable weather and climate information: insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi; Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Katharine Vincent, Rebecka Henriksson -- Chapter 6: High stakes decisions under uncertainty: dams, development and climate change in the Rufiji River basin; Christian Siderius, Robel Geressu, Martin C. …”
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The Politics of Diversity in Music Education

Table of Contents: “…Biopolitics, queer of color critique, and music education -- 12 Cultural diversity, ecodiversity, and music education -- Part 4 Reconsidering the politics of music education leadership -- 13 From a different place to a third space: Rethinking international student pedagogy -- 14 Internationalization, hegemony and diversity: In search of a new vision for the global music education community -- 15 The politics of intercultural collaboration in higher music education: Challenges seen from a leadership point of view.…”
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Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations Value Creation for Inclusive Outcomes /

Table of Contents: “…Section A: Overview, Institutional Change and Scaling -- Chapter 1 - Overview -- Chapter 2 - Innovation models to deliver value at scale: the RTB Program -- Chapter 3 - Scaling Readiness: learnings from applying a novel approach to support scaling of food system innovations -- Section B: Processing, Marketing and Distribution -- Chapter 4 - Cost-effective cassava processing: Case study of small-scale flash dryer reengineering -- Chapter 5 - Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree, a Breakthrough Product for the Bakery Sector in Africa -- Chapter 6 - Turning waste to wealth: Harnessing the potential of cassava peels for nutritious animal feed -- Chapter 7 - Transferring cassava processing technology from Brazil to Africa -- Chapter 8 - Improving Safety of Cassava Products -- Section C: Enhancing productivity -- Chapter 9 - Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in root, tuber, and banana (RTB) cropping systems: Progress and prospects -- Chapter 10 - Scaling banana bacterial wilt management through single diseased stem removal in the Great Lakes Region -- Chapter 11 - Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems -- Chapter 12. …”
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Resourceful Civil Society Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations /

Table of Contents: “…Rural community development in Sweden: From challenging to mainstream?, Anette Forsberg -- Part II. …”
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Mobilities in Life and Death Negotiating Room for Migrants and Minorities in European Cemeteries /

Table of Contents: “…The Economics and Politics of Dedicated Funerary Provision for Migrant and Minority Groups: A Perspective from the Netherlands (Christoph Jedan) -- Afterword: Mobilising Death Studies.…”
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Positive Tipping Points Towards Sustainability Understanding the Conditions and Strategies for Fast Decarbonization in Regions /

Table of Contents: “…Realizing Alternative Energy Futures: From the Promise of a Petroleum Future to Imagining Lofoten as the Green Islands -- Chapter 10. …”
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Higher Education Reforms in Romania Between the Bologna Process and National Challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Koen Geven, Oana Sarbu, Robert Santa, Adina Maricut, Norbert Sabic.-4. Equity from an institutional perspective in the Romanian HE: Jamil Salmi, Cezar Mihai Haj, Daniela Alexe -- 5. …”
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Evidence Use in Health Policy Making An International Public Policy Perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Studying evidence use for health policymaking from a policy perspective. Justin Parkhurst, Stefanie Ettelt, Benjamin Hawkins -- Chapter 2: The many meanings of evidence: A comparative analysis of the forms and roles of evidence within three health policy processes in Cambodia. …”
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Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks

Table of Contents: “…Managing Environmental Risks and Promoting Sustainability: Science Advancement and Leadership Development -- Biodiversity Agriculture Supports Human Populations -- Conservation and Sustainable Management of Soil Biodiversity for Agricultural Productivity -- Conservation Tillage Assessment For Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emission In Rainfed Agro-Ecosystem -- Improving Biodiversity in Rice Paddy Fields to Promote Land Sustainability -- Agroforestry Models for Promoting Effective Risk Management and Building Sustainable Communities -- Managing Environmental Risks and Promoting Sustainability: Conservation of Forest Resources in Madagascar -- Community-Based Mangrove Forest Management in Thailand: Key Lesson Learned for Environmental Risk Management -- Necessity of Adaptive Risk Management for Fisheries and Wildlife -- Valuation of Non-Marketed Agricultural Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Southeast Asia -- Emerging Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues Affecting Food Security: A Case Study of Silang-Santa Rosa Subwatershed -- Strengthening the Capacity of Flood-Affected Rural Communities in Padang Terap, State of Kedah, Malaysia -- Mitigating Coastal Erosion in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar -- Risk Management of Chemical Pollution: Principles from the Japanese Experience -- Research on the Sod Between Chlorophyll-a and Organic Matter BOD, COD, Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen in Stagnant Lake Basins -- Managing Construction Development Risks to the Environment -- Ecosystem Restoration Using the Near-Natural Method in Shanghai -- Sustainable Management of Urban Green Environments: Challenges and Opportunities -- Environment and Social Capacity Assessment for Sustainability Promotion and Risk Management -- Rural Landscape Conservation in Japan: Lessons from the Satoyama Conservation Program in Kanagawa Prefecture -- Enhancing Students' Ecological Thinking to Improve Understanding of Environmental Risk -- Interactive Multimedia Education System (IMES) as a International Education Platform.…”
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