
Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
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Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, Second Edition presents a self-contained introduction...
Chimeras and Consciousness: Evolution of the Sensory Self
Lynn Margulis, Celeste A. Asikainen and Wolfgang E. Krumbein
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Chimeras and Consciousness begins the inquiry into the evolution of the collective sensitivities of...

Plant Specialized Metabolism: Genomics, Biochemistry, and Biological Functions
Massimo Maffei and Gen-Ichiro Arimura
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Recent advances in science have clarified the role of plant specialized metabolites (classically...

Encyclopedia of Tribology
Q. Jane Wang and Yip-Wah Chung
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TRIBOLOGY - the study of friction, wear and lubrication - impacts almost every aspect of our daily...

The Philosophical Foundations of Ecological Civilization: A Manifesto for the Future
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The global ecological crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever had to confront, and...

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): Meeting the Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation and Governance
Marie Hrabanski and Denis Pesche
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Twenty years after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force, the founding of...

Advances in Combinatorial Optimization: Linear Programming Formulations of the Traveling Salesman and Other Hard Combinatorial Optimization Problems
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Combinational optimization (CO) is a topic in applied mathematics, decision science and computer...

The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future
Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
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The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognizable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went...

Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System
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Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun the Anthropocene, a...

Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives
Riley E. Dunlap and Robert J. Brulle
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Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century, presenting a major...