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Presents a broad selection of chapters by top researchers on various applications of nanotechnology. This title includes a study of development of suitable specifications for flexible fabric strain sensors, information on the electrochemical synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles, color matching of cotton fabrics, and more.

Presents a broad selection of new research in food science. In this title, chapters include a study on the use of microbial enzymes for flavor and production in food production; research on membrane technology use in the food processing industry; and, studies of various natural foods, including litchi (lychee), pinto beans, and chickpeas.

Presents a collection of topics that reflect the diversity of the trends in chemistry and chemical engineering. This book offers a broad scope of new research for academics, researchers, and engineering professionals and has potential for applications in several disciplines of engineering and science.

Presents fresh approaches and methods to knowledge sharing, brain mapping, data integration, data storage, managing an organization's business process and domain data, software and hardware testing methods, and a game development framework used as a learning aid in a software engineering at the university level.

Focuses on the many important issues facing the media, including bridging the divide between science and journalism, war reporting, media coverage of natural disasters, and the difficulties facing US newspapers. This title also includes a history of and tribute to Edward R Murrow, a pioneer in the field of television news broadcasting.

Over the years international traffic volume has significantly increased, raising the risk for acquisition of infectious diseases and their spread. In this volume, the impact of health issues is explored in connection with travel. It also addresses health regulations for travel to foreign countries, alcohol use, and medical tourism.

Look at the many important issues in the field of tourism and hospitality, including understanding tourist preference, satisfaction, and motivation; tourism and hospitality education; rural tourism and its impact on local residents; the increasing popularity of cultural and heritage tourism; strategies for sustainable tourism; and more.

Human resource management is the strategic approach to management of an organization's most valuable asset - its people. This collection covers a broad array of topics on human resources management. It includes chapters that shed light on a variety of international human resources management styles and practices.

Examines many of the predominant issues in the field of social work in mental health and substance abuse today, including incarceration of drug abusers, methadone treatment for heroin users, substance abuse among sex workers, how parental smoking affects children's attitudes, binge drinking, help for homeless drug abusers, and more.

Geriatric services in social work deals with the care of the elderly in many facets. This book addresses many of the important topics in social work with the elderly, including chronic disease prevalence, conducting research with older people, cognitive functioning and social integration, exercise for the elderly, health screening, and more.

Explores a variety of physical, mental, and lifestyle challenges faced by community populations, including homelessness, community health promotion, nutrition intervention, smoking trends among certain populations, mental health issues among different age and gender groups, substance abuse, domestic violence, contraception, and more.

Deals with a variety of issues on social work in hospital settings and public policy issues. This title includes articles on hospital stays for the elderly, identifying postnatal depression during well-child visits, breast-feeding and awareness of health recommendations, and children living with parents with HIV and AIDS.

Brings together the results of studies of child services from diverse countries and cultures. This title also covers a broad array of topical issues and social work interventions, including adolescent emotional health, children of substance abusers, childhood depression and teenage suicide, and children's weight and physical activity.

Spectroscopy is a powerful technique that utilizes the interaction of light with matter. Researchers are constantly discovering new and clever applications of spectroscopy. This book brings together a diverse collection of studies in spectroscopy, research advances in spectroscopy, and new uses in spectroscopy.

Includes the research into the diseases that affect non-vascular plants. This book includes chapters that bring to light various studies of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance, how plant diseases affect humans and animals, and management of plant diseases.

Nanotechnology, sometimes called the next industrial revolution, is an exciting field with new advances being reported regularly. This book covers many emerging and important issues in nanotechnology as it applies to cancer research and treatment, materials properties analysis, fresh materials, and more.

Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of living systems, such as plants and animals. Advances in biochemistry directly influence medicine and the field of human health. This book covers a range of advances in the field of biochemistry including research techniques and methods, a classification system, new research, and more.

The field of plant physiology includes the study of all chemical and physical processes of plants, from the molecular-level interactions of photosyntheseis and the diffusion of water, minerals, and nutrients within the plant, to the larger-scale processes of plant growth, dormancy and reproduction. This book covers various topics within the field.

A collection that brings together important advances in environmental science, including how climate change affects plant disease, how to keep birds and bats away from wind turbines, disinfecting polluted water for drinking, how climate policy impacts natural habitats, cancer risk due to ecological issues, and more.

Deals with the discovery, production, processing, and safe and effective delivery of medications to patients. This book covers a range of important topics on pharmaceutical technology, such as in vitro drug release and controlled drug delivery, the use of nanotechnology in pharmaceuticals, assessment and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, and more.

Genetic engineering involves the direct manipulation of genes. In agriculture, genetic engineering is used to modify crops and domestic animals to increase their yields, ease of production, and nutrition. This book presents a collection of research and studies covering advances in microbiology dealing with medicine, agriculture, and more.

Fisheries management and conservation draws on fisheries science in order to find ways to protect fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is possible. This work covers an array of articles on fisheries management and conservation, including articles on illegal fishing, recovery of endangered fish, and management effectiveness of fisheries.

Photosynthesis requires a large array of pigments, enzymes, and other compounds to function, and these chemicals have multiple practical uses in the human world as well, with applications to agriculture, forestry, and horticulture. This book presents an important collection of research and studies on the physiology of photosynthesis.

In horticulture, agriculture, and food science, plants' reproductive physiology is an important topic relating to fruits and vegetables, the main consumable parts of plants. This volume presents many studies on plants' reproductive systems, including research on sperm cells in plant reproduction, plant genes, hormones, and DNA.

Dye molecules are complex organic molecules which might carry charge centers and are thus prone to absorption changes in various media. This volume examines dyes in chemical interaction and production of drugs for pharmaceutical use as well as in forensic work and in the production of materials.

Physical chemistry is the study of how molecular and atomic levels of materials behave and how chemical reactions occur. It covers topics ranging from biochemistry to materials properties to the development of quantum computers. This title presents a selection of articles on topics in the field.

Organic chemists are working to produce better polymers with specific properties, such as biodegradable plastics. Organic chemists are also researching the reactions that occur in living systems and understanding the molecular causes of disease. This book presents a range of research on important topics in the field.

Analytical chemistry is the study of what chemicals are present and in what amount in natural and artificial materials. This collection presents a broad selection of articles on analytical chemistry, including methods of determination and analysis as applied to pharmaceuticals, foods, proteins, and more.