This book, developed from the results of the Emerging Technologies for the Food Industry symposium held in Madrid, spotlights recent innovations in food processing technologies. Novel Food Processing Technologies covers a range of food processing treatments that meet current demands for added value and ... more »

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Once upon a time, boys and girls grew up and set aside childish things. Nowadays, moms and dads skateboard alongside their kids and download the latest pop-song ringtones. Captains of industry pose for the cover of BusinessWeek holding Super Soakers. The average age of video game players is twenty-nine ... more »

With the increase in legislation and the drive for ever-greater efficiency and accountability, health and safety in construction is becoming an increasingly important subject. This book covers the essential issues that apply specifically to construction projects, including the nature and causes of occupational ... more »

Papers presented at the Third International Conference on Land Reclamation: An End to Dereliction?, held at the University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK 2-5 July 1991. more » more »

Germs are everywhere. Invisible to the naked eye, they're on everything we touch, eat, breathe -- on every single inch of our skin. Practical and enlightening, this fascinating historical survey of the microscopic world -- from E. coli and Lyme disease to mad cow disease and anthrax -- will keep readers ... more »

Choosing the right contract research organization (CRO) can make the difference between getting a drug or medical device to market quickly and cost-effectively and wasting valuable time and money. This book provides guidelines for selection, protocol, and contract development; discusses project management ... more »

Poor durability of concrete is a major cause of problems in modern building and civil engineering structures in all countries: the annual cost of investigating and repairing deteriorating reinforced concrete structures runs into many millions of pounds. This book explains the fundamentals of the corrosion ... more »

Various underpinning methods exist, and choosing a particular method or selection of methods is the job of the engineer. Consistent with the underpinning procedure is the need to retain the affected structure plus the surrounding ground and/or buildings. This book will offer advice on how to chose the ... more »

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Various means which favour or determine the cross-fertilisation of plants. Benefits derived from cross-fertilisation. Self-fertilisation favourable to the propagation of the species. Brief history of the subject. Object of the experiments, and the manner in which they were tried. Statistical value of ... more »

This solutions manual accompanies the 8th edition of Massey's Mechanics of Fluids, the long-standing and best-selling textbook. It provides a series of carefully worked solutions to problems in the main textbook, suitable for use by lecturers g... more »