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Nanotechnology is revolutionising the world of materials. This book presents some phenomena associated with the features of nanofibres in electrospinning processes and progress in applications of electrospun nanofibres.

Group theory is conventionally taught in a one-semester course at the senior/graduate level for science students. This book is based on lecture notes given to senior/graduate students who need to deal with bonding theories and spectroscopy, without pre-knowledge of group theory.

Soybean seeds contain a large amount of protein, and there is a significant correlation between the total amount of N accumulated in soybean plants and seed yield. This book introduces the promotive effects of deep placement of slow release N fertilisers on growth, N2 fixation activity and seed yield of soybean.

Federal agencies provide a range of assistance to individual victims; state, territorial, and local governments; and, non-governmental entities after major disasters, including certain terrorist attacks. This book identifies programs pertinent to the recovery process.

Despite the QoS (Quality of Services) frameworks proposed in the 1990's, such as Integrated Services (IntServ) and Differentiated Services (DiffServ), large-scale deployments have not been seen across the global internet, and this slow progress has significantly hindered the development of the relevant services.

Endocrine malignancies are rare tumours that are derived from endocrine cells located throughout the body. They encompass a heterogeneous group of malignancies, derived from different endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. This book discusses the use of targeted therapy in the treatment of solid tumours and hematologic malignancies.

The rapid spread of nanotechnology threatens to outpace knowledge about its attendant safety and health risks. This title provides an overview of the NIOSH's continuing oversight and strategic planning of nanotechnology research and guidance with regard to their safety and health effects.

Publishing research results is an integral part of every researcher's professional life. This title gives an introduction to basic issues of writing to say the least, and organising scientific papers, and getting them published.

Calixarenes, along with calixcrowns are valuable receptors are used in many areas. This title is divided into two chapters dealing with covalently and non-covalently bound calixarene assemblies.

The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. This book presents research in the study of mussels and their anatomy, habitat and their environmental impact.

Follows the life of James Madison, our 4th president, who at the tender age of twenty-five was thrust into significant politics as an elected member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Bananas are a major staple food for millions of people in the world, especially in tropical regions. Bananas are a valuable nutritional source of vitamin A, B6 and C. This book presents and discusses the nutritional qualities and medical uses of bananas.

Includes within its scope theoretical and applied issues including ethical theory, as well as moral, social, political, and legal philosophies. This book discusses topics such as organisational ethics and organisational outcomes; leadership in business corporations; codes of ethics in marketing and selling; discrimination; and, more.

Draws attention to the clusterisation of greenhouse gases occurring in the troposphere due to the rapid decrease of temperature commensurate with altitude increase.

US policy to expand the production of biofuel for domestic energy use has significant implications for agriculture and resource use. This book explores the changes and expanding usage of ethanol and corn biofuels.

The United States shares with many other countries the objective of stabilising greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. This title describes the barriers impeding the commercialisation and deployment of climate change mitigation technologies.

The benefits of Clopidogrel on the treatment of acute coronary syndromes are well established. This title focuses on this topic, mainly in the definition, response assessment, clinical implications, patients' management and emerging therapies (prasugrel, cangrelor and ticagrelor).

As older Americans live longer than previous generations, the probability of their becoming disabled and requiring long-term care (LTC) services at some point in their lifetime may increase. This title provides an overview of LTC and an explanation of the nation's complex financing system of public and private payers.

Provides an overview of high speed rail in the United States and discusses what high speed rail would encompass, describes congressional initiatives to promote HSR and looks at high speed rail in selected other countries. This title discusses the rationale for developing HSR, cost estimates and some of the challenges expected in implementing HSR.

Reviews the interrelation between the structure and adsorption properties of water and nitrogen vapours and Ni, Cu and Ag cations of the chitosan samples modified by freeze-drying after precipitation with NaOH or Na2CO3 or drying in air, as well as cross-linking.

Uses statistics to examine conditions as well as changes in the education of racial and ethnic minority students in the United States.

Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that lives part of its life in humans and part in mosquitoes. Malaria remains one of the major killers of humans world-wide, threatening the lives of more than one-third of the world's population. This title presents the research on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of both malaria and Lyme disease.

According to the modal-Hamiltonian interpretation, the Hamiltonian of the quantum system plays a decisive role in the definition of systems and subsystems, and in the rule that selects the observables whose possible values become actual. This book begins by introducing the main interpretative postulates and by proving their Galilean invariance.

Presents data on thermal relaxation properties of chitosan neutralised and non-neutralised films as a function of water content using dynamical mechanical analysis and dielectric spectroscopy in the temperature range from 20 to 250 C. This book discusses various relaxation processes in chitosan films.

Presents research data from across the globe in the study of polymer initiators including: advanced organocobalt initiators in radical polymerisation; surface-initiated polymerisation techniques; citric acid and biopolymers; and, oliogomeric azo-initiators for grafting of polymers on clay surfaces and photopolymerisation.

Consumers generally expect the food to be of a high quality, minimally processed, natural, additive-free, high in nutritional value as well as safe to eat. High Pressure processing can destroy harmful micro-organisms rendering the food safe to eat. This book examines the developments made in the processing of foods using high pressure.

The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernisation effort, including its naval modernisation effort, has emerged as a key issue in US defence planning. This book examines the background, implications and other issues for the United States concerning China's naval modernisation.

The interest for studying lanthanum compounds has grown due to their attractive properties for industrial and technological purposes. This book discusses how lanthanum is a very promising dopant for heterogeneous catalysts of different applications.

Throughout the world, musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of chronic disease morbidity, and the chronic musculoskeletal pain affects millions of people. This book explores the relationship between optimism, quality of life and pain among health care professionals suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Chitosan is a rather abundant material with exquisite properties, which may be processed into a variety of materials including hydrogels, fibres, membranes, etcetera. This book covers the properties and applications of chitosan nanogels in the biomedical field, namely as a drug delivery vehicle for biopharmaceuticals.