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Offers tools for the analysis, prediction and creation of various polymer blends, an area of commercial potential. This book explores and describes the use of association models to treat hydrogen bonding in polymer mixtures, illustrating its broad utility. It adapts this approach to a description of the phase behavior of polymer mixtures.

Presenting numerous algorithms in a simple algebraic form so that the reader can easilytranslate them into any computer language, this volume gives details of several methodsfor obtaining accurate least squares estimates

A distinctive contribution to the international literature on Freire's work.

Student affairs organizations are at a crossroad. They are faced with increasing challenges in terms of expanding enrollment; a concomitant increase in needs for services, and often more complex services; changing demographics in terms of diversity of background, and a growing cohort of non-traditional and first-generation students; the shifting and demanding nature of responsibilities; and increased expectations related to programs and services from the greater campus community, parents, and external constituents. The challenges facing student affairs organizations are intensified by the accelerating speed of advancements in technology, globalization, innovations and student consumerism. At the same time, student affairs organizations face the reality of dramatically shrinking resources, and a strain on the ability to increase tuition and fees.

Written by former Toyota associates, this book focuses on the purpose of Lean techniques, methodologies, and principles rather than the best way of applying tools. The contributors share their Toyota experiences and provide diverse points of view regarding the application of the principles discussed. Narrated by the author, who shares personal insights, each chapter describes a Lean technique, its benefits, its pitfalls, and supplies helpful tips on how to implement that technique.

All conventional machines rely upon magnetic fields for the purpose of energy conversion. This book approaches the study of electric machines by directly dealing with the electromagnetic fields. Focusing on the terminal rather than on the internal characteristics of machines, the text characterizes the machine in term of coupled magnetic circuits rather than magnetic fields. It provides problem sets and numerical examples, addresses Park¿s equations starting from winding functions, describes operation as a LCI motor drive, and presents synchronous machine transient simulation as well as voltage regulation. The author aims to provide a deeper understanding of complex electromechanical drives.

Controlling, measuring, and "designing" the color of food are critical concerns in the food industry, as the appeal of food is chiefly determined visually, with color the most salient visual aspect. This book contains expanded information from presentations by select food experts from the elite 2010 International Color Association Interim Meeting held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. It comprises issues related to color research and application in various stages of food production, processing, marketing, purchasing, and consumption.

This book includes updated theoretical considerations which provide an insight into avenues of research most likely to result in further improvements in material performance. It details the latest techniques for the preparation of thermoelectric materials employed in energy harvesting, together with advances in the thermoelectric characterisation of nanoscale material. The book reviews the use of neutron beams to investigate phonons, whose behaviour govern the lattice thermal conductivity and includes a chapter on patents.

This book aids you in understanding the current processes for producing two-dimensional nanostructures. The authors discuss the "size effect" in two-dimensional nanostructures and cover applications of these materials. They focus on mechanical, chemical, and physical properties and fabrication methods, including a new mechanical method for fabricating graphene layers, a thermodynamic method of codeposition, and a model for relating the features and structures of nanostructured thin films. Many figures illustrate the fabrication methods.

This volume is based on the work of the National Kidney Foundation and the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Foundation. It expands upon their recommendations to provide a comprehensive guidebook with practice protocols for individuals with kidney disease. The book discusses the common metabolic pathologies associated with this illness, including electrolyte and acid-based disorders, bone and mineral disorders, and chronic anemia, and includes chapters on obesity and physical activity, quality of life improvement in chronic kidney disease, and dietary counseling strategies.

This book explores a range of essential facets of what many consider to be a wonder plant. It begins by examining cultural practices and their implications for date quality. The contributors discuss tissue culture studies, farm water management, mechanization approaches in pollination and harvesting operations, and marketing aspects. Next, the book focuses on postharvest operations and highlights the physical, chemical, and structural characteristics of dates. The final section discusses the possibilities for nutritional and medicinal use and reviews the use of dates in indigenous medicine.

Flavonoids exert a multiplicity of biological effects on humans and can have beneficial implications for numerous disease states. This volume examines current knowledge regarding the absorption, metabolism, and bioavailability of individual flavonoids and related phenolic compounds. Edited by internationally recognized leaders in the field, the book presents contributions by a panel of experts who demonstrate the potential of flavonoids in ameliorating a range of disease states, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer¿s and Parkinson¿s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. This research provides a reliable starting point for further inquiry and experimentation.

Written by leading international experts, this text presents a unique, integrative perspective that examines how studies and developments in neurotechnololgy are both impacted by and affect the philosophical foundations of the human condition. As the first book in the series Advances in Neurotechnology: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, this work establishes the current state of neurotechnology and defines the philosophical and ethical issues in neuroscience, neuroengineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, and nanoscience. It also specifically addresses core questions that are integral to the intellectual and pragmatic dimensions of the rapidly progressing field of neurotechnology.

The extent and seriousness of the potential hazards due to pesticides still remains to be fully defined. This book compiles current knowledge on pesticide residues in a single volume. Featuring contributions by eminent scientists from around the world, it describes the fate and transport of pesticides and their degradation in the environment. The text covers the effects of pesticides on in humans, birds and mammals, fish, soil invertebrates, soil microflora, aquatic invertebrates, surface and groundwater, milk products, and more. It also addresses endocrine-disrupting pesticides and explores biopesticides as alternatives to chemical pesticides.

This book presents globally applicable remote sensing approaches that are currently used or could be used for large-area drought monitoring. The text covers applications for monitoring and estimating vegetation health, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and precipitation. Each chapter includes a literature review and a technical description of the remote sensing instrument or data and the methodology used. The chapters also include examples and discussion of the products and information derived and how they can be applied to drought monitoring, as well as discussion of future work and considerations for using the technique.

Follows an applied engineering approach by matching packaging types to specific food types. This title provides insights into Modified/Controlled Atmosphere Packaging/Storage (MAP/CAS) and Active Packaging (AP). It addresses various aseptic, smart, and modified atmosphere packaging.

Building on our knowledge of soil ecology under natural, undisturbed conditions, this work focuses on how cultivation affects soil and the soil environment. In particular, it highlights how methods of soil tillage can influence soil structure, soil chemical processes, soil borne pathogens, and pest species.

This study analyzes the postmodern aesthetics common to seven tales of slavery from the USA, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Cuba and Columbia. The texts range from Alejo Carpentier's "El reino de este mundo" (1949) to Toni Morrison's "Beloved" (1987).

An examination of emerging electronic money systems, such as new forms of card-based and software based electronic money, and their possible adoption, primarily in the United States.

This historical study examines the global economic and military dynamics that have shaped the world economy from 1820 to the present, providing valuable insights into the nature of global hierarchy and economic and military relationships.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Pericles: Critical Essays brings together the most essential critical essays and theatrical reviews of Shakespeare's play from the late 17th century to the present, providing a representative gathering of critical opinion of Pericles over the centuries.

Twenty-four articles (almost all of them published for the first time) discuss research and treatment issues as well as historical, cultural and psychological perspectives. Among the contents are mythological, historical, and crosscultural aspects of transsexualism; rethinking Christine Jorgensen;

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses food-derived proteins and peptides in relation to the advances in technology. This title addresses chemistry and bioactivity. It features chapters on therapeutic peptides, including the developments in proteomics, bioavailability, and opportunities for designing future peptides-based foods.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, Germany has faced the complex challenge of instituting rapid political, economic, and social union between the East and West. After the Wall is one of the few English-language books to concentrate on how unification has affected eastern Germany and East Germans.

In 1890 congressional legislation opened a new chapter in the history of higher education by allocating public support for black Land-Grant colleges and universities