Integrated assessment of health and sustainability of agroecosystems /

作者：  Thomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews.

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简介："Exploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical toolsand approaches for sustainable rural development research.Although the text focuses on smallholder farming communities in the central highlands of Kenya, the material discussed can be - and has been - effectively applied to agroecosystems in many other parts of the world." "After showing how the agroecosystem health framework was successfully adapted in a smallholder-dominated agroecosystem, the book integrates participatorymethods, systems analyses, pulse process models, and soft systems methods in an open-ended, adaptive R&D process. Itthen looks at how to use correspondence analysis to refinea research-based suite of indicators and analyze data obtained using indicators." "Incorporating the authors' pioneering work in the ecosystem health field, this book demonstrates the potential of the agroecosystem health paradigm as a framework in the decision-making processes of agricultural communities in a tropical highlands area."--BOOK JACKET.

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简介：Summary: Publisher Summary 1 This reference was prepared for diagnostic histopathologists primarily, but it also contains clinicopathological correlations useful to thoracic clinicians, radiologists, and surgeons, as well as general histopathologists. The second edition is about 100 pages longer than the first edition (1999) due to increased illustration and referencing. Corrin (honorary consultant, the Royal Brompton Hospital, and emeritus professor of thoracic pathology at the Imperial College School of Medicine, UK) is joined in authorship for this edition by Nicholson (affiliated with the same two institutions), and contributor Margaret M. Burke (Harefield Hospital). The second edition is about 100 pages longer than the first edition (1999) due to increased illustration and referencing. Coverage begins with review of the anatomy and devlopment of the lungs and proceeds to diseases of the airways; alveolar injury and repair; infectious diseases; diffuse parenchymal disease of the lung; occupational, environmental and iatrogenic lung disease; vascular disease; pulmonary eosinophilia; pulmonary manifestations of systemic disease, lung transplantation; tumors; and the pleura and chest wall. The included CD-ROM presumably contains the contents of the book. Annotation 漏2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 With an emphasis on practical diagnostic problem solving, this New Edition provides readers with an accessible, comprehensive guide to the recognition and interpretation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung disorders. The text is lavishly illustrated with more than 989 high quality illustrations-more than 889 in full color-that accurately depict the histologic and cytologic findings under consideration. Readers will also find useful tips and advice from two internationally respected experts, as well as a user-friendly design and format that allow rapid access to essential information. The incorporation of relevant clinical and radiographic information renders this reference a complete diagnostic resource inside the reporting room. Covers both common and rare lung diseases and disorders. Incorporates background and ancillary radiographs to create a more complete and accurate diagnostic report. Includes an extensive reference list that highlights landmark articles. Presents a user-friendly format that enables quick and easy navigation to key information. Discusses the latest advances in immunohistochemistry, utilizing all relevant laboratory-based modalities including cytogenetics. Includes the most current classification and staging schemes for all pulmonary diseases and disorders. Features the most up-to-date radiologic modalities, such as spiral and multi-slice CT. Presents improved and expanded coverage of drug induced lung disease, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, and neoplastic disease. Uses more diagnostic flow charts, summary tables, and differential diagnosis tables, for easy evaluation and interpretation of similar entities.