This book is about the fish we eat, fish that not only sustains us but also provides us with pleasure and well-being. Fish is also a valuable sourc...

This book presents state-of-the-art research in polymer science.

Participation in the School Breakfast Program is much less common than participation in the National School Lunch Program, even among children with...

Meat products occupy quite an exceptional position in the preferences of the consumers and the interest of food industry, since they provide human ...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of meat consumption and health. Topics include strategies to improve the healthy pr...

Meat and meat products have been consumed by humankind throughout time, and the rise of industrialization and mass production in the past century h...

As the biomedical device industry grows substantially worldwide over the next few decades, significant issues regarding the health and safety of th...

Food contamination and carcinogenesis are of great public interest. The present situation concerning melamine contamination in China has become a w...

Membrane based clarification and concentration of fruit juice has become a popular unit operation in modern fruit juice processing industries. The ...

Recently, the utilisation of metal matrix composites (MMC's) has increased in various areas of industry due to their special mechanical and physica...

The important role of metals, their oxides and catalytically-interactive supports in contemporary investigations related to rational construction o...

Microorganisms are involved in numerous useful transformations in foods, but are also implicated in food spoilage or foodborne illnesses, which aff...

The growing food industry is currently employing a large number of microbial products. Microbial products are of biological origin and are consider...

In complex microbial ecosystems constituted by a mixture of different species and strains, interactions will occur between individual micro-organis...

This book titled "Microfiltration: Principle, Process and Applications" is formed of 6 chapters covering many research aspects on microfiltration. ...

The modern world imposes serious environmental challenges to chemists in reducing the human impact on nature. In this respect, organic reactions co...

Milk is a highly nutritious medium permissive for the growth of many diverse bacterial species. It is a composite form of different dietary essenti...

Milk is a natural, colloidal system in which fat is found in the interior of small, spherical droplets, formerly known as fat globules. The chemica...

Milk is unarguably the most nutritious bio-fluid in all of nature. Milk sufficiency for neonatal brain, nervous and immune systems, and bone develo...

Milk is unarguably the most nutritious bio-fluid in all of nature. Milk sufficiency for neonatal brain, nervous and immune systems, and bone develo...

This book deals with modelling and simulation techniques and its application in the field of fibrous materials. The different modelling and simulat...

This wonderful new survey follows the evolution of the sports helmet from early military and aviation uses, through early motorcycle and auto racin...

Molasses is obtained as a residue of the sugar industry. The major components of molasses are sucrose, glucose and fructose. In Molasses: Forms, Pr...

The term 'molecular recognition' refers to the specific interaction between two or more molecules through noncovalent bonding. This book presents r...

Molecular self-assembly is the process by which molecules adopt a defined arrangement without guidance or management from an outside source. Molecu...

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a semiconductor which is composed of Mo atoms sandwiched between two layers of hexagonal close packed sulfur atoms i...

This volume presents interesting results in the field of physico-chemical criteria for estimating the efficiency of burn dressings, antimicrobical ...

The popularity of PEZ candy dispensers and collectibles has never been higher. With the sharp rise in people suffering from "PEZ-O-Mania," RIchard ...

This new book explores liberating designs that the age of plastic has brought to kitchen items, toys, furniture, appliances, jewelry, and more. Ove...

Since the 13th century, a few special public clocks have included the movement of the sun, moon, earth and other planets, and from those early days...

In this book, the authors gather and present topical research in the study of the structure, properties and applications of napthalene. Topics incl...

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of natural and processed substances. Topics discussed include the characterisation a...

This book is a compiled contribution from experts in the field of natural polymers, and it is organised into two volumes. The purpose of this book ...

Natural Rubber (NR) is a renewable polymer endowed with remarkable properties including its high elasticity and high film forming capacity, propert...

Neutron scattering encompasses all scientific techniques whereby the deflection of neutron radiation is used as a scientific probe. Neutrons readil...

New Approaches To Polymer Materials