Bøker utgitt av Nova Science Publishers Inc

Examines the overwhelming importance of energy within the production, consumption, costs, growth and monetary creation of our modern economic system and human prosperity.

Covers research focusing on the environment, including research data on black carbon and micro-organisms in aquatic systems; bamboo ecology, management and conservation; particulate problems in Delhi, India; and the socio-economic effects of coastal environmental changes in Central Italy.

Russia has undertaken several largely piecemeal and halting efforts to revamp the armed forces it inherited from the Soviet Union. This book provides information about Russia's military leadership and structure, the arms industry and effort to modernise weaponry, power projection efforts, and the military budget.

Formed in 1961, the Peace Corps sends American volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in villages and towns across the globe to meet its three-point legislative mandate of promoting world peace and friendship by improving the lives of those they serve. This book examines the Peace Corps, with a focus on the problems of safety and security.

Hypothermia is the condition in which human body temperature drops below the normal range. The decrease in temperature affects all physiological systems in the body and alterations in microcirculation may reduce the oxygen supply to tissues. This book presents the research in the study of the prevention, recognition and treatment of hypothermia.

The United States has a long history of employing various types of trade incentives to encourage specific trade activities. This book reviews unilateral preference programs for the Caribbean, and discusses how they have been affected by free trade agreements (FTAs) in the region.

Pressing economic, energy security, and environmental concerns are driving rapid growth in global investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies. This book examines how US international clean energy leadership can produce enormous benefits domestically and internationally.

Provides insight into the evolution of Georgia's development and modern challenges. This book analyses the key tendencies that took place during the twenty years of reforming Georgia's economy.

Includes information with content of the most important diseases throughout the world. This title presents information on diseases effecting ruminants as Fasciolosis, Freemartism and BVD, as well as, important information about behaviour and evolutionary and morphological anatomy.

Presents research in the study of the issues and challenges of health care insurance from across the globe. This title discusses such topics as: the assessment of the efficiency of hospitals in Botswana; the public long-term care insurance system in Japan; and, more.

Discusses the procedures, techniques and applications of medical imaging; which creates images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science. This title discusses such topics as: the use of whole-body fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with large-vessel vasculitis and sarcoidosis; and, more.

Provides a graphical overview of historical trends in discretionary budget authority from 1976-2010, with estimates for 2011 spending, and the levels consistent with President Obama's proposals for 2012-2016.

Presents research in the study of the biology, behaviour and health disorders of cats. This title discusses such topics as: the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of parasitic infections in cats; development of the cat sympathetic ganglia in postnatal ontogenesis; feline perioperative analgesia; and, more.

Vaccines play an essential role in keeping humans and animals healthy. This title discuss veterinary sector vaccines and how they may be applied to improve human vaccines; immunisation recommendations for healthcare workers; a vaccination method for exogenous and endogenous antigen initiated disorders; and, more.

Comprises ten articles that represent the work of participants in a conference held at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library (WWPL) in Staunton, Virginia, in April 2010 on the topic World of Power/World of Law: Wilsonianism and Other Visions of Foreign Policy.

Critics of the Federal Reserve (Fed) have long argued for more oversight, transparency, and disclosure. This book examines oversight and disclosure issues relating to the Federal Reserve with a focus on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; QE 3; and, Federal Reserve transparency.

Nano textiles are those designed and engineered on the nanoscale to create specific functions. These nano functions are very diverse and range from UV protection and antibacterial functions to moisture management. This book summarizes the development of nanotechnology in textile areas.

Suitable for environmental scientists, engineers, researchers, policy and decision makers, and engineering students world-wide, this book reports the technical applicability of coconut shell waste, a low cost material from local agricultural waste for treatment of Cr(VI)-contaminated water.

For all of our advances in health care and achievements in public health that have contributed to an increased life expectancy, there still remain persistent problems in one's community that are public health in origin. This book explores this topic.

Presents research in the study of the technology, measurement techniques and environmental effects of carbon sequestration. This title discusses such topics as: biomass and its role in climate change; forestry carbon sequestration projects in the agricultural sector; and, more.

Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem reaching epidemic dimensions. Its complications, micro- and macrovascular, have a great impact in health economics as well as in the diabetic patient's quality of life. This book presents research in the study of the causes, treatment and preventive strategies of type 2 diabetes.

Examines the international support for imposing progressively strict economic sanctions on Iran to try to compel it to verifiably confine its nuclear program to purely peaceful times. This book analyses the unrest in Syria and the US response to the Syrian government's crackdown against demonstrators.

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to US national security interests. This book provides background information on nuclear non-proliferation regimes which encompass several treaties, extensive multilateral and bilateral diplomatic agreements, and more.

Scoliosis is a lateral spinal deformity often coupled with vertebral rotation with most of the cases presenting as idiopathic. This book presents topical research in the study of the causes, symptoms and treatment of scoliosis. It discusses such topics as: the history and classification of scoliosis; and, more.

Represents original findings and observations that were made on the role and function of MHC proteins in different laboratories around the globe. This title includes articles that cover topics from the importance of MHC diversity to the health of the wildlife to intimate molecular mechanisms of MHC exchange between cells.

Presents research in the study of the psychology of sadness. This title discusses such topics as: the grieving process and living with persons with bipolar affective disorder; depression and pregnancy; children's knowledge of the consequences of expressing sadness; and, more.

Explores the effects of a termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program with a focus on the need for a comprehensive Department of Energy (DOE) strategy that supports environmental cleanup decisions.