This open access book analyses the strategies of migration intermediaries from the public and private sectors in Switzerland to select, attract, and retain highly skilled migrants who represent value to them. It reveals how state and economic actors define “wanted immigrants” and provide them with privileged access to the Swiss territory and labour market. The analysis draws on an ethnograp…
This volume provides a comprehensive report on a symposium organised by the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) in 2016 in the context of its human rights agenda. Its purpose was to explore some of the ways in which scientific evidence can inform the development and implementation of policy and practice designed to support the linguistic integration of adult migrants.
This open access book reports on a pilot project aiming at collecting information on the socio-ecological risks that could arise in the event of an uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The researchers will, for instance, be taking a closer look at genetically engineered oilseed rape, genetically engineered olive flies as well as plants and animals with s…
This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside from technical risks, safety issues, and the unsolved problem of nuclear waste disposal, the economic performance is currently a major barrier. …
The concepts of cultural diversity and cultural identity are at the forefront of the political debate in many western societies. In Europe, the discussion is stimulated by the political pressures associated with immigration flows, which are increasing in many European countries. The imperatives that current immigration trends impose on European democracies bring to light a number of issues that…
This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area that remains underrepresented to date. Given the complexity of the issue, the book covers the…
This open access wide-ranging collation of papers examines a host of issues in studying second-generation immigrants, their life courses, and their relations with older generations. Tightly focused on methodological aspects, both quantitative and qualitative, the volume features the work of authors from numerous countries, from differing disciplines, and approaches. A key addition in a corpus o…
The Gulf of Mexico is an open and dynamic marine ecosystem rich in natural resources but heavily impacted by human activities, including agricultural, industrial, commercial and coastal development. Nutrients and pollutants from coastal communities and dozens of rivers flow into the Gulf, including material from the Mississippi River watershed, which drains over one third of continental United …
This open access book presents a comparative analysis of intergroup relations and migrant integration at the neighbourhood level in Europe. Featuring a unique collection of portraits of urban relations between the majority population and immigrant minorities, it examines how relations are structured and evolve in different and increasingly diverse local societies. Inside, readers will find a co…
This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered to discuss their recent progress in investigating the shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews recent progress in almost all fields of plant and…
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. By 2050, human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. The demand for increased food production needs to be met from ever reducing resources of land, water and other environmental constraints. Rice remains the staple food source for a majority of the global populations, but especially in Asia where ninety percent of rice is grown and cons…
This open access book discusses how, and to what extent, the legal and institutional regimes and the socio-cultural environments of a range of European countries (the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK), in the framework of EU laws and policies, have a beneficial or negative impact on the effective capacity of these countries to integrate migrants, refugees a…
Minyak atsiri, atau yang juga popular dengan nama essential oil, sangat terkenal dengan ciri khas aromatik yang kuat. Manfaatnya pun juga sangat banyak, mulai dari antiseptik, analgesik, antidepresi, hingga antijamur. Oleh karena itu, tidak mengherankan jika minyak yang bersifat volatil ini umum digunakan di berbagai bidang industri dan telah menjadi komoditas yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi. P…
Pada HUT ke-198, Kebun Raya Bogor telah meresmikan Taman Koleksi Tumbuhan Obat yang dilengkapi lima jalur wisata edukasi, yang kemudian dikenal sebagai "Jalur Tumbuhan Obat". Sepanjang jalur wisata kita dapat mengetahui manfaat dari beragam tumbuhan obat, diantaranya adalah air rebusan rebung muda bambu kuning ternyata bermanfaat untuk mengobati penyakit hepatitis. Air seduhan bunga kenanga dap…
Buku Daftar Jenis Tumbuhan di Pulau Wawonii, Sulawesi Tenggara ini mengupas keanekaragaman flora di Pulau Wawonii. Penyajian buku ini disusun berdasarkan pada pengelompokan takson tingkat divisi, yaitu kelompok tumbuhan paku, Gymnospermae, dan Angiospermae (monokotil dan dikotil), kemudian disusun berdasarkan alfabet suku, marga, dan jenis. Setiap suku diberi karakter utamanya, kecuali suku bar…
This open access book is only an introduction to show that radiation and radioisotopes (RI) are premier tools to study living plant physiology which leads to new findings. Who had ever imagined that we could see water in a plant? Who had ever imagined that we could see ions moving toward roots in solution? Who had ever imagined that we could see invisible gas (CO2) fixation and movement in a pl…
Ekologi vegetasi dapat diartikan sebagai kajian tentang vegetasi (komunitas tumbuhan). Di Eropa daratan kajian tentang vegetasi dikenal dengan berbagai istilah, yang pada dasamya adalah sosiologi tumbuhan (fitososiologi) dengan tujuan akhir mengklasifikasi vegetasi menjadi berbagai satuan. Di Inggris dan Amerika Serikat (Anglo-Amerika), kajian tentang vegetasi terfokus pada hubungan antara vege…
This open access book maps the youth transitions of descendants of migrants from Turkey living in Amsterdam and Strasbourg, through a comparative mixed-methods research design. As such, it is of interest to discussions in youth sociology, social mobility and second-generation research. The book follows transition trajectories of the second-generation, from school to activity or inactivity in th…
Dalam pengembangan paduan logam untuk sudu turbin gas, penulis telah mendesain komposisi kimia dan struktur mikro paduan-super berbasis nikel kristal tunggal generasi baru berdasarkan interaksi unsur-unsur paduan pada suhu tinggi. Paduan-super generasi baru ini dicirikan oleh kandungan unsur refraktori yang tinggi untuk meningkatkan kekuatan creep dan kandungan unsur yang menekan presipitasi fa…
Sudah banyak hasil riset yang membuktikan bahwa tanaman hiperakumulator dapat menjadi solusi untuk mem- bersihkan lingkungan tercemar dengan tingkat kontaminasi yang parah sekalipun dan lebih ekonomis dibandingkan cara konvensional. Pemanfaatan tanaman akumulator yang sudah berhasil ialah pembersihan Pb menggunakan tanaman Brassica juncea sehingga menurunkan kadar Pb tanah dari 2.300 mg…