Pet Business and More : pet sitting, dog walking, training, grooming, food/treats, upscale pet products / by PALCI EBSCO books, Entrepreneur Press

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Additional titles in Entrepreneur's Startup Series; Copyright Page; Pet Business and More: Entrepreneur's Step by Step Startup Guide; Preface; 1 -- Barking Up the Right Tree; Pet Sitting/Dog Walking; Dog Training; 2 -- Pet Sitting/ Dog Walking; Earnings Potential; A Day in the Life; Equipment; Getting Help; Setting Rates; Startup Costs; 3 -- Dog Training; Basic Training; 4 -- Pet Grooming; The Business at a Glance; 5 -- Pet Food; The Choices; A Day in the Life; On the Web; At the Store; Storage Solutions; Fulfilling Orders; Getting Help; Setting Prices; Earnings Potential.…”
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A holistic approach to rice research and genetic engineering / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 From Human Genome to Rice Genome and Beyond BGI -- A Success Story of Jumpstarting Genomic Projects; INTRODUCTION; PARTICIPATION IN THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; LAUNCHING THE RICE GENOME PROJECT; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2 Rice Genomics and the Future of Publicly Funded Rice Research; INTRODUCTION; SEQUENCING OF THE RICE GENOME; BENEFITS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY; BEYOND RICE BREEDING; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT; COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR; THE INTERNATIONAL FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS WORKING GROUP; PUBLIC-PRIVATE BALANCING ACT; TRAINING OF SCIENTISTS; CONCLUSION.…”
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Climate Change and United States Forests. by Peterson, David L. (David Lawrence), 1954-, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

Table of Contents: “…7.5.1 Increasing Forest C by Decreasing Harvest and Protecting Large C Stocks -- 7.5.2 Managing Forest Carbon with Fuel Treatments -- 7.5.3 Increasing Forest C Stocks by Increasing Forest Growth -- 7.6 Ex Situ Forest C Management -- 7.6.1 Carbon in Forest Products -- 7.6.2 Product Substitution -- 7.6.3 Biomass Energy -- 7.7 Mitigation Strategies: Markets, Regulations, Taxes, and Incentives -- 7.7.1 Markets, Registries, and Protocols for Forest-Based Carbon Projects -- 7.7.2 Tax and Incentive Programs -- 7.8 The Role of Public Lands in C Mitigation -- References -- 8 Adapting to Climate Change -- 8.1 Principles for Forest Climate Adaptation -- 8.1.1 Adaptation Planning and Implementation -- 8.1.2 Education and Training -- 8.1.3 Science-Management Partnerships -- 8.1.4 Risk and Uncertainty -- 8.1.5 Toolkit Approach -- 8.1.6 No-Regrets Decision Making -- 8.1.7 Flexibility and Adaptive Learning -- 8.1.8 Mixed-Models Approach -- 8.1.9 Integration with Other Priorities and Forest Management Objectives -- 8.2 The Context for Adaptation -- 8.3 The Adaptation Process -- 8.3.1 Overview of Forest Adaptation Strategies -- 8.3.2 Strategic Steps for Adaptation -- 8.4 Tools and Resources for Adaptation and Implementation -- 8.5 Institutional Responses -- 8.5.1 U.S. …”
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