The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) must inspect most meat, poultry, and processed egg products...

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 exposed the severe consequences of breakdowns in emergency comm...

This book examines the integration of major trade unions from the six biggest countries of EU`s Eastern enlargement into EU governance structures. ...

This volume includes research on agricultural trade patterns; commercial policy; international institutions (e.g., WTO, NAFTA, EU) and agricultural...

This book examines select elements, issues and analyses relating to international energy partnerships. Topics discussed include the proposed U.S.-M...

The event industry is a robust economic force worldwide. It spans into many other important sectors like travel, tourism, hospitality, technology, ...

Climate change is perhaps among the most serious challenges that humankind has ever faced and perhaps the greatest market failure the world has eve...

Climate change is perhaps among the most serious challenges that humankind has ever faced and perhaps the greatest market failure the world has eve...

In 2006 Congress recognised the need for international cooperation to address some of the most significant issues affecting international fisheries...

The current global financial crisis, which began with the downturn of the U.S. sub-prime housing market in 2007, is testing the ability of the Inte...

It is predicted that travel and tourism will be one of the highest growth sectors in the present century. The UN World Tourism Organisation statist...

Many website operators produce income by selling advertising space on their sites. Advertisers will pay a premium for ads that are more likely to r...

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such...

In the ever-changing realm of the Internet, lawmakers face a steady stream of new areas potentially requiring regulation and oversight. This book i...

This book is part of a series exploring the dynamic universe of the Internet in the 21st century. Collected here are papers discussing a wide range...

This textbook covers the topics all journalist needs to know for a career in journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. These include finding and writing ...

The food and drinks sectors occupy the first place in Greek manufacturing industry. The share of food and drinks in total manufacturing industry va...

The book is for everyone interested in software development and/or open innovation processes and will be of particular interest for organisational ...

In addition to their jobs, workers have obligations (civic, familial, and personal) to fulfil that sometimes requires them to be absent from the wo...

The captivating story of Rodney D Sieh, one of Africa's finest investigative journalists. This story will resonate with virtually every journalist ...

Absent a statutory or constitutional recognition of journalistic privilege, a reporter may be compelled to testify in legal, administrative, or oth...

One of the chief objectives of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) is to promote financial stability within the Uni...

Most broadcast television stations' viewing areas extend far beyond the borders of their city of license, and in many cases extend beyond state bor...

The importance of strong autonomous local unions on the waterfront is central to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union movement. ILWU Loc...

Marie-Dominique Chenu OP's (1895-1990) writing demonstrates that a theology of humanity was the basis of his historical, ecclesiological and socio-...

This new book gathers information related to Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. It is far from clear whether adequate measures are...

This book is designed to provide mail centre managers, their supervisors, and an organisation's security personnel a framework for understanding an...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became the nation's 15th Cabinet department in January 2003. Twenty-two agencies with different miss...

Federal spending on highways totaled $46 billion in 2014, roughly a quarter of total public spending on highways. About 95 percent of that amount w...

This second edition is a comprehensive, entertaining guide to mixing boating with business. Leaping ahead of the first edition, this guide keeps up...

The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Although Congress has established a wide variety of tax p...

Marine Cargo Operations clearly spells out the basic principles of cargo operations and acquaints merchant officers with the techniques of stowage ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from...

Since the Titanic disaster of 1912, the horrors of major maritime casualties have prompted international conventions and domestic legislation, but ...

This book explores the concern about the dramatic increase in childhood obesity in the United States which has prompted Congress to request that th...

America's future competitiveness and global technology leadership depend, in part, upon the availability of additional spectrum. The world is going...

In recent years the model of sport media communication has changed drastically, and it continues to evolve seemingly daily. The bywords of media co...

As sport media communication has become intertwined with the frenetic pace of technology, the bywords have become global interconnectivity and vers...

The book explores the history of key innovations and innovators in the business press.

Jersey-born William Mesny ran off to sea as a boy and jumped ship at Shanghai in 1860 when he was just 18. Amid the chaos of foreign intrigue and c...

The future of oil and natural gas production in Mexico is of importance for both Mexico's economic growth, as well as for U.S. energy security, a k...

Creation of firms with new ideas, their growth, and exit of inefficient ones constitute the essence of creative destruction which has been the engi...