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Covers such topics as electrochemical synthesis of non-stoichiometric hydroxyapatite-nanodiamond composite coating; electrodeposited biomimetic hydroxyapatite functionalized by lactoferrin for its potential use as bone-implantable biomaterials; and, preparation of CuInSe2 thin films and its potential application in photovoltaic devices.

Focuses on the views of the NAIRU (Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment) concept. This book introduces unemployment in economic growth models. It presents empirical studies which analyse and discuss the labour market evolution in several countries and regions such as the European Union and the United States.

Entrepreneurship is one of the most written about topics in the field of business. This book considers how opportunity is closely linked with our society's development, and how innovations can lay the foundation of further opportunities.

Presents the distillation of best practices and lessons learned from the contemporary operating environment in Iraq and Afghanistan with regard to security force assistance, and offers recommendations that build upon initiatives within the Department of Defense to create a comprehensive approach to improve US security force assistance (SFA).

Presents research results in clinical psychology, health psychology and psychiatry concerning the links between complex post-traumatic syndromes, dissociative states and borderline functioning.

The term "systems thinking" generates from systems theory, in particular the theory of living systems, which appeared in cybernetics and computer sciences in the 1940s and 1950s. This book presents the results of long-term research of Georgian scientists in the field of automated information management systems and automated databases.

The interstellar medium (or ISM) is the matter that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. This book presents topical research in the study of interstellar medium, including explosive processes in the interstellar medium as sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, and heteronuclear diatomics in diffuse and translucent clouds.

The US Navy plans to build a number of new surface ships in the coming decades according to its most recent 30-year shipbuilding plan. This book examines the cost-effectiveness of nuclear power for navy surface ships and the issues and options for Congress.

Examines the facts and trends in municipal solid waste generation, recycling and disposal in the United States.

In 2008, Congress banned the use in children's toys and child care articles of several chemicals known to disrupt normal development and reproduction of mice and rats. This book summarises the science underlying the environmental endocrine-disruptor hypothesis and describes congressional actions and related programs and policy issues at the EPA.

Examines control techniques and measures to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from specific industrial sectors such as coal-fired electric generating units, the petroleum industry, and the iron and steel industry.

Provides a concise summary of one of those statutes, the Clean Air Act. This book offers a brief history of federal involvement in air quality regulation and of the provisions added by legislation in 1970, 1977 and 1990. It also explains major authorities contained in the Act as well as key terms and references.

Presents topical research from across the globe in the study of the types, production and health issues relating to wine. This title discusses topics that include the microbiological, chemical and health aspects of wines from tropical plants; the effect of winemaking techniques on bioactive compounds in white and red wine; and, more.

Presents topical research from across the globe in the study of the biology, habitats and threats to aquatic animals. This title discusses topics such as the acoustic ecology of pinnipeds in polar habitats; the immunotoxicological reactivity of hemocytes of juvenile mudcrabs; and, more.

Controversy has arisen over the funded status of many state and local government pension plans. This book provides an overview of how public pension plans are regulated at the federal and state level and discusses selected legal issues that may arise in attempting to remedy or prevent public pension plan underfunding.

Examines the amount of resources available to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to carry out its mission to provide rehabilitative programming to federal inmates and the structure of incentives and effectiveness of inmates to participate in rehabilitative programming.

Presents research in the field of physics, with a particular focus on atomic molecular and optical physics, as well as cryogenics and photonic crystals. This book discusses topics such as pulse structuring in laser-light dynamics; excitation of atoms and ions by electron impact; and, more.

Replacing the $1 note with a $1 coin would provide a net benefit to the US government of hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This book examines the societal effects such replacements would have, as well as the history of the design of circulating coins and currency and the statutory requirements for designs and portrait changes.

Congressional advisory commissions are formal groups established to provide independent advice, make recommendations for changes in public policy and study or investigate a particular problem, issue or event. This book defines congressional commission as a multi-member independent entity that is established by Congress.

Some members of Congress have expressed concern about environmental regulations and administrative initiatives. Criticism from lawmakers and industry leaders is primarily focused on environmental regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This book examines select environmental regulations that could affect agriculture.

Examines US border security roles and issues including the United States Border Patrol's (USBP) biometric database of illegal aliens and the FBI's biometric database of criminals and terrorists; the number of unauthorised aliens who die attempting to enter the country each year; and, the increasing attacks on Border Patrol agents.

Presents research in the study of the propagation, frequency and effects of sound waves. This book discusses such topics as: time resolved visualisation and analysis on a single short acoustic wave generation; elastic vibrations of an isotropic plate with laser-induced atomic defects; and, sound velocity into turbulent medium.

A pressure vessel can be defined as any container of fluid with a pressure differential between the outside and the inside of the container. Their presence is inevitable in various types of power plants, chemical and process plants. This book presents advances in the design and usage of pressure vessels and piping components.

Contains practical advice on testing and treatment of reflux. This title reviews the various advanced technologies to diagnose reflux such as wireless pH monitoring, sedationless endoscopy and Capsule endoscopy.

The 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is a report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. This book describes the efforts of key countries to attack various aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2010.