The rise of sustainability has swept away the traditional views about firms’ competitiveness, survival and profitability, advocating new approaches. Although the strategic decisions on sustainable issues become more important, many firms have erroneously narrow view of environmental strategies and related practices generally have only an outward-looking focus. In line with these consideration…
This book provides an overview of the most recent developments in Internet of Things (IoT) security and data protection. It presents the results of several international research projects addressing this topic from complementary angles. It starts by analyzing the main privacy and security threats on IoT, as well as the evolution of data protection norms, such as the European General Data Protec…
How could privacy play a key role in protecting digital identities? How could we merge privacy law, policies, regulations and technologies to protect our digital identities in the context of connected devices and distributed systems? In this book, the author addresses major issues of identity protection and proposes a service-oriented layered framework to achieve interoperability of privacy and…
This book, Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components, provides a collection of recent contributions in the field of drying and wetting in porous building materials. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses some of the most important topics related to the drying and wetting processes, namely, innovations and trends in drying science and technology, drying mechanism and th…
Chili plants are one of the important commodities in Indonesia. In the cultivation of chili plants there are obstacles that cause a decrease in production. One of the causes of the decline in chili crop yields is viral disease. Viruses that often infect chili plants such as curly yellow virus and yellow virus. Viruses infecting plants are difficult to control. This research was conducted with t…
Black wattle (Acacia mangium) is one of wattle species commonly used in forest development in Asia and Pacific. This type of wattle grows fast and produces good quality of wood and tolerant to sub optimal soil and environment. One of factors influencing the wattle productivity is less conducive environment, less water, poor fertilizer and pests and diseases disturbances. Fusarium oxysporum is c…
Jagung merupakan tanaman hortikultura yang banyak dibudidayakan dengan prospektif yang baik untuk dikembangkan di Indonesia. Faktor yang dapat menurunkan produksi tanaman salah satunya adalah penyakit. Mikroorganisme mampu menginfeksi dari fase benih hingga tongkol jagung. Kerugian yang ditimbulkan dari penyakit tidak hanya pada fisiologis tetapi cendawan juga mampu menghasilkan mikotoksin. Pat…
Red chili (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most widely cultivated horticultural crops in Indonesia and is used regularly in food processing by the community. One of the causes of the decline of red chili production is caused by virus infection. The disease is transmitted by insect vector, namely white fly (Bemisia tabaci) and aphid (Aphis gossypii). The purpose of this study was to determine …
Mentimun merupakan salah satu komoditas hortikultura yang berasal dari wilayah Himalaya Asia Utara. Tanaman mentimun termasuk ke dalam family Cucurbitaceae dan terkandung banyak manfaat didalamnya, seperti dapat digunakan sebagai bahan masakan, kecantikan, dan dapat pula digunakan sebagai obat. Tingkat produktivitas tanaman mentimun di Indonesia yang masih rendah dapat disebabkan oleh beberapa …