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The teaching of chemical engineering in Mexico started in 1925 at the Faculty of Chemistry (FQ) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Academic institutions, research centres, chemical companies, technological developments, highly trained personnel, and scientific contributions are part of the legacy from FQ‐UNAM.
Patricia Pérez‐Salinas +4 more
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A global assessment of the viruses transmitted by the peach‐potato aphid (Myzus persicae)
The viruses transmitted by Myzus persicae, including proportions by family, order and transmission type (persistent, semi‐persistent and non‐persistent), are provided. Latin binomials and common names are documented for each virus Virus presence in GB matches well with the rest of NW Europe, but with 25 exceptions.
James R. Bell, Yoann Bourhis
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Sugar and the 2002 U.S. Farm Bill
This is EDIS document SC 056, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published July 2002.
Jose Alvarez, Robert A. Gilbert
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Estimating the greenhouse gas emission abatement potential of tidal introduction in Australia
Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands store higher amounts of organic carbon and sequester it at higher rates in soil relative to terrestrial ecosystems. However, they have been extensively drained, excavated, or modified, often to allow agriculture. Restoring degraded coastal wetlands can be an important contribution to climate change mitigation by ...
Mathew A. Vanderklift +9 more
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Growing Sugarcane for Bioenergy – Effects on the Soil [PDF]
An increasing area of sugarcane is being growing for the production of bioenergy. Sugarcane puts a high demands on the soil due to the use of heavy machinery and because large amounts of nutrients are removed with the harvest.
Hartemink, A.E.
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Sugar and the World Trade Organization (WTO): Major Issues
This is EDIS document SC 055, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published July 2002.
Jose Alvarez, Robert A. Gilbert
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Nitrogen Fixation and Translocation in Sugarcane [PDF]
World sugarcane production is increasing rapidly as a biofuel. In some areas in Brazil, sugarcane has been grown continually over very long periods without N fertiliser inputs. Therefore, the occurrence of N fixation has been suspected.
Kuni Sueyoshi +6 more
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The Palgrave Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture
The Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture will be an essential reference point, providing international coverage and thematic richness. The chapters examine the real and imagined spaces of the prison and, perhaps more importantly, dwell in the ...
Harmes, Meredith +2 more
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ABSTRACT In multi‐stakeholder initiatives, actors across sectors develop voluntary standards to guide firms' sustainability efforts. While multi‐stakeholder initiatives have long been a prevalent instrument of sustainability regulation, recently, there has been an uptake of legislation that makes it mandatory for firms to acknowledge sustainability ...
Leona A. Henry, Eva van der Zee
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ABSTRACT Fieldwork is the cornerstone of empirical research in agrarian studies. Discussion about methodological options has, however, not kept up with the innovative conceptual developments taking place within the discipline. This is particularly evident in the study of social differentiation, a key concern in agrarian scholarship. Through a review of
Patrick Illien, Helena Pérez Niño
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