Interdisciplinarity has seemingly become a paradigm for modern and meaningful research. Clearly, the interdisciplinary modus of deliberation enables to unfold relevant but quite different disciplinary perspectives to the reflection of broader scientific questions or societal problems. However, whether the comprehensive results of interdisciplinary reflection prove to be valid or to be acceptable in trans-disciplinary terms depends upon certain preconditions, which have to be fulfilled for ...

It’s been estimated that around 24 billion tonnes of fertile topsoil is lost each year due to historic and ongoing pollution. With increasing pressure placed upon land as a resource, there is an urgent need to make better use of existing agricultural land, as well as remediate contaminated land for farming use.Contaminants in agricultural soils: Challenges and solutions provides a comprehensive overview of the major types of contaminants in agricultural soils. It considers...

The first bushfires began before spring of 2019, and they raged throughout Australia until the fires were extinguished or died down where they were manageable by March 2020. This is a short story created with respect for those who are our firefighters and those who came to assist from other countries. Thank you!

A gripping story of heat, dust and desperation from a master storyteller. Fourteen-year-old Ernie went out to South Australia’s opal fields with his dad. That was five years ago. They still live in the same dugout, a burrow, not a house, not like the one he used to live in, and his dad’s pretty much given up. So Ernie’s working, tunnelling through sandstone. Some people use bulldozers and gelignite, but Ernie does it the old way, using a pick. And he goes down other people’s old shafts. Th...

Cher is a waitress in a small cafe, her life will be changed forever after a new customer comes in for coffee. She begins to see, think and feel things she has never been open to before.Rhonda otherwise known as 'Ronnie' is a strong woman who is sure of who she is. As a twenty-five-year-old lesbian on a Harley, she is confident in her own skin. Until she meets Cher a waitress at a cafe.

Understanding Judaism and the Jews in the Gospel of John: Polemic, Tradition, and Johannine Self-Identity reopens the perennial question of the Fourth Gospel’s perplexing characterization of “the Jews.” According to the reigning paradigm, the Gospel of John witnesses to a community’s burgeoning sense of religious distinctiveness. Ethnically Jewish believers in Jesus had begun to forge a new identity in contrast to the Jews. Nathan Thiel assesses the weaknesses of the prev...

What do you think of when you hear the word recycling? No doubt you immediately think of a few things to do with nature conservation, the reuse of non-degradable raw materials or waste and waste recycling. You may want to stop reading here because you don't want to be lectured on climate protection and sustainability any more than you already are in the media. But did you know that our bodies also have millions of small "recycling points"? Sure, the whole thing sounds very implausible at f...

In this chronicle, we follow Detective Mike Burrows' investigation into a Las Vegas murder.When a woman is found dead in a hotel room of a Vegas Casino, the investigation falls into the veteran detective's pile of crimes to be solved before he retires. With mysterious plot twists and a healthy volume of suspects, can Mike figure out who killed the victim who liked to live large?Detective Mike Burrows is an aged, well seasoned detective, who is determined to solve every case...

Get a Lifetime of Peak Performance from Your Woodworking Power ToolsTaking care of your tools is important. You want them to work and you want them to last. Both financially and emotionally, woodworkers make a significant investment in the tools of their trade, and proper tool maintenance is an essential skill. Sounds intimidating? It doesn't have to be. Now, expert woodworker David Thiel shows you how to preserve the working life of your power tools and insure saf...

Adherence to basic human rights norms has become an expected feature of states throughout the world. In Europe, the promotion and protection of human rights through national governments has been enhanced by the diversity of intergovernmental organizations committed to this cause. The latest addition to the continent's rights organizations arrived ten years ago when, based on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) was created as a functional institution to highlight and...

When Danny finds an emu egg in the bush outside town and is determined to hatch it, his problems begin. It seems that Hacker, the school bully, has other ideas, and when he releases a hungry goanna and steals the egg at the school pet show, Danny has to move fast!COLIN THIELE, AC, was one of Australia’s most distinguished and popular writers for children. Colin's books have won numerous Australian and international awards and have been made into many classic films, TV series, plays...