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Several problems related to violence, grievances, and states’ lack of legitimacy and capacity to manage economic, social, and political issues are clustered together as an interactive structure in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region. The effect of one of these problems is difficult to identify in the absence of analyses of the others. Global generalisations on the effects of these problems can bring us closer to the understanding of state fragility and the associated problems in the MENA region, although the study of MENA specifically also reveals region- and sub-region-specific features. Some of them pertain to the MENA region only, whereas others help develop the understanding and sophistication of global generalisations. This book offers a much-needed overview and several explanations on the otherwise confusing triangular problems of state fragility, grievance, and conflict, focusing on one of the conflict hotspots of the world. It compiles expertise on the triangular relationship between fragility, grievances, and conflict of an international MENA Social Policy Network. In addition to the analyses, two datasets are referenced, on which some of the book’s chapters are based.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- state fragility --- conflict --- MENA --- Middle East --- failed states --- weak states --- conflict fatalities --- corruption --- informal employment --- social security --- state effectiveness --- Maghreb countries --- individual preferences --- discrete choice model --- Arab Spring --- participation --- protesting --- probit model --- Iraq --- terrorism --- violent extremism --- Social Identity --- threat --- fragmentation --- grievances --- Shia --- Sunni --- factionalism --- rebel governance --- Hamas --- Gaza --- Palestine --- informal institutions --- social contract --- social protection --- Middle East and North Africa --- state–society relations --- protection --- provision --- government legitimacy --- service delivery --- state legitimacy --- social policy --- social expenditure --- mediation --- PH theory --- Israel --- ripeness --- subsidy reform --- Middle East and North Africa (MENA) --- Morocco --- Egypt --- Iran --- political participation --- n/a --- state-society relations

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Digital agriculture is gaining traction among scientists implementing different new and emerging sensor technologies to monitor complex soil–plant–atmosphere interactions in an accurate, cost-effective and user-friendly manner. This book presents some of the latest advances in this emerging area of research. The diversity of applications in which digital agriculture can make an important difference in day-to-day farming decision making makes this discipline an important focus of research internationally.

Research & information: general --- Geography --- apple orchards --- modeling and simulation --- unmanned aerial vehicles --- fruit ripeness --- ethylene gas detection --- 3D crop modeling --- remote sensing --- on-ground sensing --- depth images --- parameter acquisition --- capacitor sensor --- deposit mass --- pesticide droplets --- formulations --- ionization --- CFD --- airflow field test --- monitoring method --- spectral sensor --- crop growth --- computer vision --- deep learning --- image processing --- pose estimation --- animal detection --- precision livestock --- Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck --- mechanical harvesting --- acceleration sensor --- vibration time --- logistic regression --- adaptive thresholding --- fruit detection --- parameter tuning --- phenotype --- phenotyping --- phenomics --- Triticum aestivum --- water deficit --- stress --- infrared --- leaf area index --- cocoa beans --- volatile compounds --- artificial neural networks --- VitiCanopy app --- bushfires --- infrared thermography --- near-infrared spectroscopy --- smoke taint --- artificial intelligence --- Kinect sensor --- RGB --- RGB-D --- image segmentation --- colour thresholding --- bunch area --- bunch volume --- point cloud --- mesh --- surface reconstruction --- image analysis --- cluster morphology --- machine learning --- non-invasive sensing technologies --- proximal sensing --- precision viticulture --- partial least square --- support vector machine --- Gaussian processes --- soybean --- pigeon pea --- guar --- tepary bean --- n/a

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The importance of viticulture and the winemaking socio-economic sector is acknowledged worldwide. The most renowned winemaking regions show very specific environmental characteristics, where climate usually plays a central role. Considering the strong influence of weather and climatic factors on grapevine yields and berry quality attributes, climate change may indeed significantly impact this crop. Recent trends already point to a pronounced increase in growing season mean temperatures, as well as changes in precipitation regimes, which have been influencing wine typicity across some of the most renowned winemaking regions worldwide. Moreover, several climate scenarios give evidence of enhanced stress conditions for grapevine growth until the end of the century. Although grapevines have high resilience, the clear evidence for significant climate change in the upcoming decades urges adaptation and mitigation measures to be taken by sector stakeholders. To provide hints on the abovementioned issues, we have edited a Special Issue entitled “Viticulture and Winemaking under Climate Change”. Contributions from different fields were considered, including crop and climate modeling, and potential adaptation measures against these threats. The current Special Issue allows for the expansion of scientific knowledge in these particular fields of research, as well as providing a path for future research.

stomatal conductance --- mechanical thinning --- predawn water potential --- modeling --- CIRG --- adaptation --- EURO-CORDEX --- vineyards --- Portugal --- yield formation --- photosynthesis --- Douro wine region --- rootstock --- autochthonous cultivar --- plant architecture --- climatic influence --- multi-temporal analysis --- intercellular CO2 --- winemaking --- leaf water potential --- micrometeorology --- Touriga Franca --- dry mass partitioning --- ’Uva Rey’ --- crop water stress index --- global warming --- adaptation measures --- kaolin --- wine --- natural hail --- rate of anthocyanin accumulation --- grape berry tissues --- water status --- temperature --- low-input --- Vitis vinifera L. --- photosynthetic pigments --- S-ABA --- unmanned aerial vehicles --- climate --- water limitation --- elevated CO2 --- spatial variability --- bioactive compounds --- FACE --- Touriga Nacional --- grapevine --- PRI --- general circulation model --- Vitis vinifera --- berry composition --- sensory analysis --- B. cinerea mold --- crop model --- vigour maps --- irrigation --- precision viticulture --- phenology modelling platform --- SO2 pads --- RCP4.5 --- climate change --- viticultural training system --- crop management --- microclimate --- Virtual Riesling --- light micro-climates --- remote sensing --- grape --- pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry --- modelling --- mitigation strategies --- normalized difference vegetation index --- crop surface model --- plant material --- grape quality --- parasitoid --- production system --- Botrytis cinerea --- technological and phenolic ripeness --- training system --- WI --- phenological model --- phenolics --- table grapes --- Vitis vinifera (L.) --- phenology --- assimilation --- grapevine pest --- drought --- viticulture --- physiological processes --- mealybug --- leaf area