Caterina: 199 books

The interlinked issues of air pollution and energy policies in an enlarged Europe are currently subjects of major interest in economic, environmental, geography and regional sciences. This interest is understandable given the considerable consequences on human health and on climate change issues at...

This Brief is concerned with the connection between food packaging and the chemical composition of packaging materials. In terms of the food packaging hygiene, the influence of the containers on the contained foods is discussed. The book explores new and emerging risks related to food packaging materials...

This book looks at financial advisory from a behavioural perspective, and focuses on how the nature of the relationship between advisors and clients may affect the ability of the advisor to perform its functions. Broken into three key parts, the book looks at the client, the advisor, and the relationship...

This book considers specific inferential issues arising from the analysis of dynamic shapes with the attempt to solve the problems at hand using probability models and nonparametric tests. The models are simple to understand and interpret and provide a useful tool to describe the global dynamics of...

This Brief concerns the influence of chemistry in the modern food and beverages industry. The world of traditional foods has been soundlessly but increasingly interconnected with the chemical industry in the last century. Different areas are considered in a  multidisciplinary approach: - the...

This Brief evaluates the consequences of protein modifications in cheeses, with special emphasis on mozzarella cheeses. It explains the influence of biogenic amines on food quality and safety. As certain biogenic amines display a toxic potential to humans, considerable research has been undertaken...

The theory of slice regular functions over quaternions is the central subject of the present volume. This recent theory has expanded rapidly, producing a variety of new results that have caught the attention of the international research community. At the same time, the theory has already developed...

Las crisis políticas y económicas: Nuevos escenarios internacionales es una obra que recoge las reflexiones que fueron objeto de un interesante Seminario que, bajo el mismo título, se desarrolló en la primavera de 2013 en la Universidad de Granada. El libro, como el Seminario que le dio vida,...

Quanto vale un anno del Congo? Per i telegiornali della sera solo cinque notizie. Quando i riflettori dei media sono spenti, milioni di persone diventano invisibili. Il nuovo libro di Medici Senza Frontiere analizza alcune delle crisi umanitarie del 2011, talune quasi del tutto dimenticate. Contesti...

This Brief presents a chemical perspective on frozen vegetables, also known as “ready-to-use” foods. It elucidates the chemical properties and modifications of vegetables from harvest and treatment to the end of their long shelf-life. Particular attention is given to the microbiological colonization...

This Brief explores the chemistry and production technology of a cheese precursor: the cow’s milk curd. It explains how different coagulation and treatment methods can be used to obtain various types of cheeses. Parameters such as the type of used milk, the coagulation method, pH value, color, and...

L’amore assoluto è come un tesoro che aspetta di essere scoperto, è la forza di affrontare anche le difficoltà più atroci, i momenti più bui e si lascia ammirare quando il cuore sembra pronto ad accoglierlo. L’amore assoluto brilla sulle persone, sempre. È questo il messaggio che l’autrice...

La vita non è mai stata facile per Zachary Bennet, ma gli ultimi due anni sono stati un vero e proprio inferno. L’unico raggio di luce è la sua preziosa figlia, Hayley. Sentendo il bisogno di un nuovo inizio, Zack accetta un lavoro in una piccola cittadina chiamata Leyburn, nella speranza di potersi...

Racconto fantastico per bambini. Questo è la storia di una principesaa così spaventata dalla presenza di un drago nel suo regno, che manda i suoi cavalieri e soldati contro il drago. In vano gli elfi vogliono aiutarlo. Come andrà salvarsi? Forse con la fuga presso il nemico della principessa? Racconto...