![]() ![]() ![]() The PLSR model on derivative spectra was able to explain 66% of the overall variability in soil fertility variables considered in this study, with a predicted residual sum of square (PRESS) of 0.66. The measured soil fertility characteristics were modeled on first derivatives of the reflectance data using partial least square regression (PLSR). The Illinois fields (SW and NW) were high in soil minerals, OM,Īnd soil electrical conductivity. The FO field had the highest average reflectance, followed by SW, GV, and NW. The VIR images were geo-registered and calibrated into apparent reflectance values. Field data included hyperspectral VIR images and soil fertility parameters including pH, organic matter (OM), Ca, Mg, P, K, and soil electrical conductivity. two fields (GV and FO) in Missouri were considered in this study. In this study, we have explored the potential of aerial visible/infrared (VIR) hyperspectral imagery for characterizing soil fertility factors in midwestern agricultural fields. Resolution that are ideally suited for precision agricultural applications. ![]() Airborne hyperspectral images provide high spatial and spectral resolution along with flexible temporal ![]()
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![]() Living Downstream is the first book to bring together toxics-release data - now finally made available through under the right-to-know laws - and newly released cancer registry data. ![]() In a gripping personal narrative, she travels from hospital waiting rooms to hazardous waste sites and from farmhouse kitchens to incinerator hearings, bringing to life stories of communities in her hometown and around the country as they confront decades of industrial and agricultural recklessness. Her scrupulously researched scientific analysis ranges from the alarming worldwide patterns of cancer incidence to the sabotage wrought by cancer-promoting substances on the intricate workings of human cells. ![]() Sandra Steingraber, biologist, poet, and survivor of cancer in her twenties, brings all three perspectives to bear on the most important health and human rights issue of our time: the growing body of evidence linking cancer to environmental contaminations. ![]() ![]() ![]() And finally, a signed 5 3/4" by 8 1/4" card by Yoshitaka Amano. Two 5 3/4" by 8 1/4" postcards features the interior and exterior art used on the box. All About Yoshitaka Amano is 128 pages of photographs and images, serving as the most extensive look ever in English at the artist, including an interview with Amano, a timeline of his career, a glimpse into his studio in SoHo and his favorite places in New York, a visual index of each illustration that appears in the three "The Sky" hardcover art books, and more! A 2 1/4" by 4 3/4" 100 page Final Fantasy animation flip book designed by Amano, containing two different "movies." A 10 1/4" by 11" acetate print with silver ink. ![]() Volume 2 (276 pages) contains his contributions for "Final Fantasy" IV - VI, and Volume 3 (156 pages) features his art for "Final Fantasy" VII - X. Volume 1 (144 pages) contains Amano's work for Final Fantasy I - III. Its contents include: Three 11 3/4" by 10 1/2" hardcover books, printed on high-quality stock. "The Sky" has a hinged lid decorated with artwork from Amano inside and out. Yoshitaka Amano is one of the world's foremost fantasy artists, and the limited-edition "The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set" is a giant-sized (462 cubic inches!), signed collection of five books, bonus items that showcase Amano's ethereal illustrations for the first ten "Final Fantasy" games! The 12" high, 11" wide, and 3 1/2" deep box that encloses. This early illustration from the first Final Fantasy game clearly illustrates the divide between Amanos conceptions of the characters and how they had to be rendered on the low-powered gaming. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think I loved these stories as a kid because, yes, there were indeed awful teachers at my school who yelled at and belittled us. But I actually think this is what makes Dahl’s stories so popular with kids: he doesn’t sugarcoat the nastiness of some adults! ![]() Thirty-something years later, I was a little taken aback. Kids in the story face absurdly awful situations. Matilda eventually develops a superhuman ability as a result of her boredom at school.Īs in his other books, Roald Dahl doesn’t pull punches. The book offers up an assortment of adults who are either openly hostile towards Matilda or see the child’s potential and do their best to support her. We watch her discover the local library, read books well beyond her age, and eventually start kindergarten. Matilda is a profoundly gifted four-year-old growing up in an unsupportive home. My own connection to Matilda comes from my 4th and 5th grade teacher, who read the book to us after lunch, used hilarious voices, and even had a Matilda doll ( hello Mrs. Matilda was written by Roald Dahl, World War II fighter pilot and author of many other children’s books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then there is Henry Knox, an overweight bookseller who turns out to be a brilliant artillery strategist. But Ben Franklin, nearing 70, makes an arduous winter journey to Quebec as the Americans try and disastrously fail to split Canada away from Great Britain. One of the many virtues of Atkinson’s skill as a researcher and writer is that he is able to strip away contemporary accretions and give readers a tactile sense of those times and lands.įew of the Founding Fathers appear in these pages they are off in Philadelphia writing their declarations and acts of the Continental Congress. Many of us have heard of these places, and some of us have visited them. ![]() The British Are Coming begins in 1775 with the lead-up to the battles of Lexington and Concord and ends in January 1777 after the battles of Trenton and Princeton. It offers all the qualities that we have come to expect from the author: deep and wide research, vivid detail, a blend of voices from common soldiers to commanders, blazing characterizations of the leading personalities within the conflict and a narrative that flows like a good novel. This month, Atkinson returns with The British Are Coming, the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy, a history of the American Revolutionary War. Six years ago, Rick Atkinson published The Guns at Last Light, the final volume of his brilliant, award-winning Liberation Trilogy, a narrative history of Americans in combat during World War II. ![]() ![]() Rime of the Frostmaiden is a brand new modern horror inspired adventure that capitalizes on the rich history of Icewind Dale without just telling the same story originally dreamed up by R.A. ![]() As it turns out, those in the return to Icewind Dale camp were the closest with their guesses.Īlthough the upcoming book Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden does offer Forgotten Realms players a chance head north and visit the location made famous many years (and editions) ago, this isn't a rehash of the old stories at all. From the dessert world of Dark Sun to another Player's Handbook sequel similar to Xanathar's Guide to Everything, the community was split on what product Wizards of the Coast would release in early fall 2020. Dungeons and Dragons fans spent plenty of time in early 2020 speculating about what book might release after the Mythic Odysseys of Theros brought another Magic: The Gathering campaign setting to fifth edition and the ideas were all over the place. ![]() ![]() Raven Black is a haunting, beautifully crafted crime story, and establishes Ann Cleeves as a rising talent in psychological crime writing. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst. But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man - loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. ![]() ![]() It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s just one of those reads that busy women of today can enjoy while they relate to the curvy ladies who aren’t super models but representative of your average everyday beauty. These novellas will appeal to plus size or curvy women everywhere, especially those who enjoy books in the BBW (big, beautiful women), chicklit and women’s fiction genres. This novella has a lot of laughs and a little drama and introduces the readers to the rest of the characters leading into the second book, which builds up suspense for the third and final installment. The first book follows Bree and her life as she fumbles her way through letting down walls and letting love in. ![]() Follow this trio of Curvies as they stumble their way through life, love, a little drama and some plus size laughs. Plus size chick lit, romance, friendship novella series. This book is the first in a three novella set following the lives of three curvy best friends: Bree, Elise and Skyla. ‘Curve My Song’ by Sarah Gai A Fun, Sexy Romance Story that Empowers Women of All Shapes and Sizes. Taylor Cole returns home after ten years and old flames reignite. Bree Carson loves her life, friends and little town, but something is missing. ![]() Follow the amazing plus size trio, The Curvies, as they find love, drama, tears, laughs and a song to match every situation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because right now Life does not in any way match my dreams.mostly. ![]() Heaven forbid that happen when I'm in my cozy bed at home! Well, it might have but I was too busy not paying attention to inspiration or emotion to do the things. (Emotional reviewer remember!) You want to know why I'm sitting here bleary eyed and tired at the Old Folks Home writing this review when I would rather be sleeping? Because this is the intersection of where inspiration and motivation have merged together. You want to know why it has taken me over a week after release date to write this review (and months to post it)? You want to know why I have a stack of 'read' books waiting to become 'reviewed' books? And you know how hard that is for me to wait to write a review. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is similar in structure to its predecessor. The novel is divided into six parts, each named after one of the larger-than-life characters that populate the Inner Frontier, and headed by a quatrain, purportedly composed by another such character, the wandering balladeer Black Orpheus.Ī sequel was published in 2003, The Return of Santiago. ![]() Cain crosses the paths of several others also hunting Santiago: besides competing bounty hunters, journalist Virtue Mackenzie wants an interview with Santiago to make her fortune, and master thief the Jolly Swagman covets some unique pieces of alien art in Santiago's possession. The protagonist is a bounty hunter named Sebastian Nightingale Cain, who receives a very valuable piece of information: a hint to the whereabouts of Santiago. The title character, Santiago, is the most sought-after outlaw of the region if not the human universe. The setting of the novel is the Inner Frontier (the region toward the core of the Galaxy) of the interstellar Democracy which humans have formed. The story is essentially a tall tale, in the style of the Wild West, with lonely heroes, shoot-outs and faithless companions. It was first published in 1986 and reprinted in 2004. ![]() Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future is a novel by American science fiction author Mike Resnick. ![]() |