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  • Agri-Food Quality II

    Quality Management of Fruit and Vegetables
    • 1st Edition
    • M Hagg + 3 more
    • English
    As consumer demand for high quality products grows, the quality of our food is increasingly under the spotlight. Agri-food quality II addresses the quality management of plant-based food materials throughout the production chain, from field to table. Developments relating to the improvement of vegetable and fruit quality through plant breeding, genetic manipulation, modification of cultivation technology and optimisation of harvesting and storage techniques, are covered in detail. Furthermore, the concept of functional foods and sustainable production are also discussed.With contributors from international experts, Agri-food quality II will be of great interest to food scientists, agriculturalists, or indeed anyone involved with part of the food chain, both in academia and industry.

  • Act Companion to Treasury Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Valerie Hawkes
    • English
    ACT companion to treasury management is more than just an update of the classic first edition. It has been completely rewritten to incorporate all that has changed in international treasury management since the first edition was written over twelve years ago.This exceptional A-Z of international treasury practice provides clear explanations of uses and practicalities along with the risks and advantages of implementation. ACT companion to treasury management now includes entries on:Accounting proceduresBanking relationships and proceduresFinancial markets and instrumentsForeign exchange, interest rate and credit risk managementInternatio... treasury managementTax planningTreasury control and performance measurementEdited by a leading treasury consultant with contributions from a wide range of experts in their individual fields, it will be an essential purchase for treasurers, finance professionals, business advisors and students; in fact anyone whose work touches on the field of treasury management.

  • Physical Testing of Textiles

    • 1st Edition
    • B P Saville
    • English
    This book examines the physical testing of textiles in the form of fibre, yarn and fabric, the emphasis throughout eing on standard and reproducible tests. After an introductory explanation of sampling and measurement, the author explores the effects of moisture on textiles, then goes on to discuss fibre dimension, yarn tests for linear density, twist, evenness and hairiness, tensile strength, and dimensional stability and serviceability. Also covered are aspects of comfort and fabric handle, colour fastness and quality assurance. The book’s comprehensive coverage of the physical properties of textiles makes it an essential reference for managers in the textiles industry concerned with quality assurance, garment and fabric technologists, and students of textile science and engineering.

  • Understanding Humic Substances

    Advanced Methods, Properties And Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • E A Ghabbour + 1 more
    • English
    Reporting on front-line research into these natural materials, this volume focuses on the use of chemical and physical methodology in seeking an explanation of the structures of humic substances (HSs) and their relation to their microscopic properties.

  • Industrial Applications of Surfactants IV

    • 1st Edition
    • D R Karsa
    • English
    Environmental considerations are increasingly shaping the development of many industries. This is an overview of surfactants and the environment. It goes on to look at new surfactants derived from renewable, "natural" resources such as sucrose, seaweed and starch. Other chapters review a decade of change in the surfactant industry and assess future market trends. Some of the developments in surfactant technology are presented, including "gemini" twin-chained surfactants, sulfobetaines, alkyl phosphates and the use of alkyl alkoxylates and alkyl glucosides in highly alkaline solutions. The volume takes a practical approach throughout.

  • Pesticide Chemistry and Bioscience

    The Food-Environment Challenge
    • 1st Edition
    • G. T. Brooks + 1 more
    • English
    This volume, with contributions from leading international experts, reports on the need to produce high quality food whilst satisfying environmental concerns. Including material on natural products, modes of action and metabolism, it covers all the key areas in pesticide chemistry and related activities. The contents outline the developments that have taken place in approaches to crop protection and our ability to develop complex, environmentally acceptable strategies for weed, pest and disease control.

  • Lipids in Health and Nutrition

    • 1st Edition
    • J H P Tyman
    • English
    Lipids have a variety of functions in the human body which have increasingly been under the spotlight in recent years. A multidisciplinary book, Lipids in health and nutrition addresses the chemical, biochemical and physiological aspects of these widely occurring compounds. International experts combine to present research on a variety of topics, including advanced analytical techniques; the role of flavonoids in diet: possible links between dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder and the metabolism of fatty acids; the influence of dietary fatty acids in coronary heart disease; and lipids and obesity.

  • Natural Antioxidants and Anticarcinogens in Nutrition, Health and Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • J T Kumpulainen + 1 more
    • English
    Natural antioxidants and anticarcinogens in nutrition, health and disease represents the most recent information and state-of-the-art knowledge on the role of antioxidative vitamins, carotenoids and flavonoids in ageing, atherosclerosis, and diabetes, as well as the role of natural anticarcinogenic compounds, particularly lignans and isoflavonoids, and cancer prevention. It is highly interdisciplinary, and will be of importance to all scientists working in the medical, biomedical, nutritional and food sciences as well as the academics.

  • Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Chemically Modified Surfaces

    • 1st Edition
    • J P Blitz + 1 more
    • English
    The field of chemically modified particle surfaces has seen many significant developments. This text covers analytical and synthetic techniques for the development and understanding of these surfaces. Encompassing subjects including self-assembled monolayers, scanning probe microscopies, combinatorial synthetic techniques, plasma polymerizations and molecular modelling of modified surfaces, the book provides a snap-shot of concepts and tools.

  • Exploiting Advances in Arc Welding Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • Gyoujin Cho
    • English
    Arc welding continues to be the predominant fabrication process for a wide range of manufacturing industries, and the conference provided a unique insight into the process developments and applications from around the world. The economic success of a fabrication is critically dependent on the selection of the most cost effective welding procedures - hence the importance of companies keeping abreast of the latest developments in arc welding technology to ensure that the most cost effective and reliable procedures are used.The papers recognise the major improvements in arc process techniques, consumables and equipment which have taken place over the last decade or so and which have enabled significant increases in manufacturing efficiently and weld quality to be achieved.The content of this book is relevant to all manufacturing industries which utilise arc welding technology, including both heavy and light fabrication and in a range of materials. It will be of value to all concerned with the cost-effective fabrication of reliable products by arc welding - welding engineers, technical managers, designers, metallurgists, production engineers and quality assurance enigneers.

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