This book is an overview of the current U.S. and World Beef Trade. The 110th Congress has been monitoring U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets th...

Six papers by international scholars reporting on studies of food production and food consumption in the North Atlantic area during the Viking Age ...

Experts indicate that gourmet products do better in uncertain economic times as consumers seek out affordable luxuries. Updated and completely revi...

This fresh new book offers an intimate look at shoe styles. More than 550 color photographs reveal foot fashion favorites and their correlation to ...

The Committee on Finance of the United States Senate requested the Commission to examine the competitive conditions affecting certain industries th...

During fermentation processes, the determination of microbiological population density and diversity, nutrients concentration and products formatio...

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

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

Manufacturing plays an important role in the nation's economy, employment, and national defence. Accordingly, Congress has maintained a strong inte...

On 30 November 2001, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) assumed control of Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), bringing to an apparent conclusion a fi...

Roof crush describes a vehicle’s roof as it is deformed during a rollover crash. According to some analysts, a collapsing roof can compromise all a...

From prolonged duration of a disease, to permanent injury, to death, drug shortages have led to harmful outcomes for patients of all ages. Over the...

Politicians consistently wage high-profile battles over prescription drugs and the companies that make them. The dilemma is balancing the pharmaceu...

Although brand-name pharmaceutical companies routinely procure patents on their innovative medications, such rights are not self-enforcing. Brand-n...

This book discusses the development of spot welding electrode and its fabrication using Cu-WC through a powder metallurgy route. This book consists...

Prebiotics is defined as a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointe...

Heat treatment is one of the most common practices used to produce safe and shelf stable foods or otherwise stated, to reduce the probability of su...

This book covers the basic principles in canned seafood: principles of thermal processing, resistance of microorganisms, canned seafood microbiolog...

This book examines the design technologies and developments in refrigeration systems. Topics discussed include sorption refrigeration systems; impr...

Perceptions that the pace of new-drug development has slowed and that the pharmaceutical industry is highly profitable have sparked concerns that s...

Secondary Metabolite and Functional Food Components: Their Roles in Health and Disease consists of original chapters, provides updates to previous ...

This book covers the following themes and cross-cutting research and development activities: Agronomy, economics and market trends for the producti...