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Living Ethics

Author: Russ Shafer-Landau

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL242

Topics: Living Ethics, morality, moral reasoning, skepticism, Good life, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, social contract theory, natural law, prima facie duties, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, ethics of care, moral problems, abortion, animals environment, Euthanasia, economic justice, economic equality, racism, terrorism, death penalty, drugs, genetic engineering, sexual morality

Soil survey and land evaluation

Author: Obasi Sunday Nathaniel

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM510

Topics: Soil survey, land evaluation, soil survey reports, soil maps, soil mapping processes, soil mapping units, Soil Morphological investigations, soil horizons, soil boundaries, soil colour, soil texture, soil structure, Soil Consistence, Root abundance, Soil pH, Effervescence, Soil Survey Reports writing, Land Suitability Classification, land evaluation procedures

Anthropogenic Impact on Land

Author: Lemuel Musa Maniyunda

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM504

Topics: soil resources, soil composition, soil properties, soil classification systems, Earth Natural Resources, land use, land cover change, Microorganisms interaction, organic materials interaction, inorganic materials interaction, Fertiliser effects, Pesticides effects, herbicides effect, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment Processes, acid rain, Acid rain effects, Soil Organic Matter, Soil Living Organisms

Corporate Planning

Author: Aliyu Hamza

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: BUS429

Topics: Corporate Planning, strategic Planning, Corporate Strategy, Planning, Decision Making, Premising, Forecasting, Operational Planning Tools, Budget, Planning Techniques

Land reclamation

Author: Yau Lawan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM508

Topics: Land reclamation, soil degradation, soil pollution, water erosion, wind erosion, acidification, soil salinization, soil solidification, waste, climate change, deforestation, desertification, Land Reclamation Technologies, Soil compaction, splash erosion, sheet erosion, Gully Erosion, Landslides

Information User

Author: Olawale Temitope Oyewole

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Education

Course Code: LIS115

Topics: Information User, good information, information sources, Information need, Information agencies, Information repackaging, Information seeking behaviour, Information, user education, user studies, Information literacy

Economic Planning 1

Author: Akinade Olushina matthew

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: ECO441

Topics: Economic Planning, Economic growth, Economic development, Sustainable development, under-development, national planning, Economic Development Planning, Planning experience

Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection, 4th edition

Author: Frederick Troeh, Arthur Hobbs, Roy Donahue

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM308

Topics: Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, erosion, Soil Erosion and Civilization, Geologic Erosion, Sedimentation, Landscape Development, rock types, Sedimentary Landforms, Mass Movement Deposits, Glacial Landscapes, Water Erosion, erosion damage, Vegetation, Soil Properties, Soil Erodibility, pollution, Water-Erosion Control, Wind Erosion, wind erosion process, Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wind-Erosion Control, Predicting Soil Loss, Tolerable Soil Loss, Universal Soil Loss Equation, Computer-Based Soil Loss Prediction Models, Wind-Erosion Prediction Equation, Wind Erosion Prediction System, Soil Map Unit Interpretations, soil survey, Land Use Planning, managing land, cropping systems, Managing Monocultures, crop rotations, Multiple Cropping, Evaluating Cropping Systems, strip cropping, tillage, Conservation Tillage, deep tillage, Contour Cultivation, Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, Gully-Control Structures, road ditches, culverts, Earthen Dams, Streambank Protection, flood control, Wind Erosion-Control Structures, Pastureland Management, Rangeland Management, Forestland Management, water cycle, drought, Soil Drainage, wetlands, Irrigation, Irrigation Methods, Land Reclamation, Conservation Irrigation, soil pollution, pollutants, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, aerosols, polluted soil, Hazardous Sites, Soil Remediation, Water Quality, water Pollution, Water acidification, Farm Service Agency

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition

Author: Pedro Sanchez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Power System Engineering Planning, Design, and Operation of Power Systems and Equipment ,2nd edition

Author: Juergen Schlabbach, Karl-Heinz Rofalski

School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Department: Engineering

Course Code: PSE513

Topics: Power System Engineering, Power System Engineering planning, Power System Engineering design, power system load, load forecast, Low-Voltage Systems, power system planning principles, power system planning criteria, loss evaluation, energy losses, power losses, power system topology, Busbar Arrangements, Double Busbar Arrangement, transformers, Thermal Permissible Loading, cable systems, Permissible Current, overload lines, Flexible AC Transmission Systems, Parallel Compensation of Lines, Serial Compensation of Lines, Phase-Shifting Equipment, HVDC-Transmission, Converter Stations, Breakers, Reactors, Electrodes, Load-Flow Calculation, Short-Circuit Current Calculation, faults, disturbances, Overcurrent Protection, Impedance Protection, Differential Protection of Lines, Ground-Fault Protection, Buchholz Protection, Overvoltages, Insulation Coordination, Slow-Front Overvoltages, Fast-Front Overvoltages, Neutral Earthing, Residual Current Compensation

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