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Suitable for any security professional working to create or improve an existing corporate crisis management policy, this book provides security executives and practitioners with an overview of the potentially harmful impact of social media communication on corporate reputation.

Illustrates how the competition among the public flagship universities for more money, research prestige, and power, and the imposition of mission differentiation on public universities, is detrimental to the educational needs of 21st century. This title offers insightful reflection based on first-hand experience.

Provides reviews on various aspects of marine biology. This book publishes content on a range of topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography.

Suitable for both radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry courses, this title examines radiation from atomic and molecular perspectives, including elemental transformation and reaction effects, as well as physical, health and medical properties.

Examines how the electrical and thermal properties of molten salts, and generally low vapour pressure are well adapted to high temperature chemistry, enabling fast reaction rates. This title explains the theory and properties of molten salts to help scientists understand these unique liquids.

Discusses the impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial variables for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, service delivery, and development of skills for working with culturally diverse populations. Suitable for the mental health practitioner, this book translates research findings into information to be applied in practice.

A guide to the modification and cross linking of biomolecules for use in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. It provides information on the chemistry, reagent systems, and practical applications for creating labeled or conjugate molecules. It offers a one-stop source for proven methods and protocols for synthesizing bioconjugates in the lab.

Discusses algorithmic trading across the various asset classes, provides key insights into ways to develop, test, and build trading algorithms. This title helps readers learn how to evaluate market impact models and assess performance across algorithms, traders, and brokers, and acquire the knowledge to implement electronic trading systems.

Contains introduction to the principles of liquid-state theory. This title presents the modern, molecular theory of the structural, thermodynamic interfacial and dynamical properties of the liquid phase of materials constituted of atoms, small molecules or ions.

Interdisciplinary nature of the field that the series covers, this title is suitable for physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in modern industry.

Over the years, the hegemonic idea was that language was a kind of independent module within the mind, a sort of 'print-out' of whatever cognitive activity was taking place. This book provides a review of the multiple developments that have taken place on the question of the relationships between language and thought.

Produced by microbes on a large scale, methane is an important alternative fuel as well as a potent greenhouse gas. This title focuses on microbial methane metabolism, which is central to the global carbon cycle. It covers such topics as isolation and classification of microorganisms, metagenomics approaches, and field measurements.

Offers information on the psychology of adult development and aging. This handbook provides comprehensive reviews of research on biological and social influences on behavior and age-related changes in psychological function. It includes a section devoted to what neuroscience has discovered on cognitive aging.

Suitable for neuroscience students, this textbook offers an introduction to the essential concepts of neuroscience. It includes a comprehensive chapter on brain development; a summary of the techniques of brain research; a glossary of neuroscience terms; and is illustrated with over 130 color photographs and diagrams.

Presents hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive components of the diet. This book addresses the positive results from dietary interventions using bioactive foods to impact cardiovascular disease. It allows readers to identify potential uses of compounds.

Part of the "Reliable Lab Solutions" series, this title brings together chapters from volumes 210, 240, 321, 383, 384, 454, and 467 of "Methods in Enzymology" that provide a general progression from basic numerical methods to more specific biochemical and biomedical applications.

Presents the research in the field of drug discovery.

Focuses on the fundamentals of methods and instrumentation employed in separations. This book offers access to general background material to enable the professional to assimilate, sort and interpret the dense information associated with a comprehensive literature search. It also offers general overviews for quick orientation.

Presents a comprehensive overview of protocols essential for research in proteins. This title includes chapters that provide explanations, step-by-step instruction, tips and potential pitfalls. It helps researchers at various career levels a plethera of insight into technologies and model systems in biological problem solving.

A guide for nontechnical and technical people working in less developed communities. It includes instructions and illustrations showing how to build and maintain a vast array of appropriate technology systems and devices. It provides coverage on healthcare, basic business and project management, principles of design, promotion, and more.

Covers various of the basics of clinical trials, from legal and ethical issues to statistics, to patient recruitment and reporting results. This book contains a mix of theory and practice to help researchers understand both the rationale and logistics to clinical trial medicine.

Summarizes evidence-based assessments and intervention for Autism across the life-span. This book begins with a discussion of what warrants a determination of being 'evidence based' and a description of the disorder from a life span perspective. It also provides a chapter on differential diagnosis of autism relative to other disorders.

Focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. This book offers a treatment of clouds integrating the analysis of air motions with cloud structure, microphysics, and precipitation mechanics; and summarizes the fundamentals of atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, and radar meteorology.