Souvik Ghosh – författare

This book gives a focused view of boron nitride (BN) nanostructures, including their structure, synthesis, properties, and various energy and healthcare-related applications. It covers varied dimensional structures of BN, along with other crystalline phases, and important properties of all these structures. It also covers different synthesis routes for all types of BN nanostructures, functional groups, defect engineering, etc. Further sections cover energy storage and conversion, biomedical, piezoelectric and sensing applications including challenges and opportunities.Provides exhaustive coverage of nanostructures of boron nitride.Discusses pertinent structure, synthesis, functionalization, and properties in detail.Emphasizes applications in the energy and healthcare sectors.Contains individual chapters on zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional structures of boron nitride.Includes patentability, market potential, and actual product information.This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, and Chemistry.

This book will undoubtedly hold considerable importance in establishing a database for the practical planning and execution of future SHG initiatives. It will be of great aid in expanding the existing repository of knowledge pertaining to the SHG approach and associated topics. Additionally, it will guide readers in gaining a deeper understanding of the various aspects relevant to the SHG approach, which is implemented under different schemes by diverse government and non-government organizations.

This book contains 10 comprehensive chapters, covering information on the importance of rice as food and nutrition, its cultural heritage, trends in area, production, and yield, rice bowls in India, export-import status over years and challenges; water resources and issues and challenges in water management, irrigation sources, irrigated rice area, challenges in water management; rice agro-ecosystems in India, rice cultivation systems; water management strategies and technologies in rice, technological choices under water scarcity, crop diversification options; water management strategies for dry season crops under rice-based systems, adoption of water-saving irrigation methods, land modification and planting methods for irrigation water saving; integrated rice-fish farming systems, global scenario, eco-agriculture- agronomic and aquaculture management, rice-fish and animal co-culture and its impacts; pond-based integrated farming systems, its basic principles, aims, components, advantages, fresh-water pond based farming, water budgeting in aquaculture based integrated farming; high-value aquaculture under integrated farming system, water quality, prawn culture, pearl culture and ornamental fish culture rice-based systems; peoples awareness of ecosystem services, agro-ecosystem features and properties, assessments, rice ecosystem services, biodiversity, strengthening resilience of rural communities: ecosystem-based adaptation, role of farm women in the management of rice-based ecosystems; water governance and participatory irrigation management for rice-based agro-ecosystems.

Zoonotic diseases pose a serious threat to global health and economy. Domestic and wild birds play crucial roles in transmission and spread of important zoonotic pathogens, with significant implications on human and avian health. Although zoonotic diseases have been extensively studied, information on various aspects of avian zoonotic pathogens have not been revisited or revised to any great extent. This book is a comprehensive and updated compilation of important zoonotic diseases that are transmitted by domestic and wild birds, and consists of 21 chapters that meticulously describe the (i) etiology and evolution, (ii) complex epidemiology, such as migration pathways in context of disease transmission, (iii) pathogenesis, (iv) clinical signs and necropsy findings, (v) diagnostics including latest molecular assays, and (vi) preventative and control strategies, with an emphasis on therapeutics and prophylaxis, of important zoonotic pathogens (bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral) of avian origin in humans and birds. Each chapter is aptly supported by interactive tables and figures, and features an updated reference section. This book aims to create awareness and enlighten students of veterinary and human medicine on the role of birds in zoonoses, and would serve as a useful reference for working veterinarians, human doctors, and public health experts.