Prediction of future water demand is critical to economies, communities, ecosystems, cost-effective, sustainable management and expansion of urban water supply infrastructure. Its importance increases when water must be allocated among competing users in the rapidly growing cities....

Although vast number of books have been written on urban land use dynamics/change. There has been an urgent need for a comprehensive case study which can incorporate the ground reality in the form of text....

Non-conventional source of food reduces the cost of feeding and production of tilapia which its cultures has spread racing it using varieties of farming systems in all continents of the world now. Production of tilapia in the continents of Asia, South America, Africa and the United States is in increase....

At present, strengthening local government or decentralization has become the focal point of good governance in developing countries. Many developing countries pursue their activities to strengthen local government....

Down syndrome is one of the most important causes of mental retardation in the population. In the absence of prenatal screening and diagnosis, prevalence at birth in the United States would currently exceed 1: 600....

Hardened steels, like AISI H13 and D2 extensively as the hot working tools, dies and moulds due to their high hardness and heat resistant properties. However the same properties are responsible for poor machinabilty of these materials. The challenges in machining of these materials in hardened state called for many research works....

Machining of single crystal silicon is a challenging and expensive affair due to the high hardness and inherent brittleness of the material. Major problem in conventional machining of brittle materials like silicon is the generation of cracks and subsurface damages....

Preheated (hot) machining was found to enhance the machinability of the AISI D2 tool steel, for instance, longer tool life and lower surface roughness were obtained....

Srinagar, the summer capital of state of Jammu and Kashmir, has undergone radical changes in its physical form through land transformations over the last decades. The analysis carried out has been portrayed graphically in simple, lucid and pragmatic style....

This book is the result of four years Ph.D. research on the green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from the high spat-fall coastal waters of Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia. Marine mussels form one of the most dominant cultivable species all over the world....

Silicon is widely used in industry due its properties such as good thermal shock resistance, good high temperature strength, creep resistance, low density, high hardness, electrical resistivity and good chemical resistivity....

Azosulfonamide rhodanines are widely used as analytical reagents. They are capable of forming chelates with many of metal ions. The formed chelates are distinguished by their stability due to the formation of chelate ring....

This book is the outcome of four years Ph.D. research on larval fish distribution and diets in the seagrass-mangrove ecosystem of Gelang Patah, Johor, Malaysia. Marine research in the seagrass-mangrove ecosystem in Peninsular Malaysia is limited and the use of this habitat by larval fishes is poorly understood....

A beautiful retelling of the classic African-American folk tales about Brer Rabbit and his adventures, this book is a favorite of parents and children alike....

Pakistan Army through eyes of Pakistani Generals based on direct interviews conducted by Agha Humayun Amin...