Woodhead Publishing imprint: 1344 books
Sensory Panel Management
A Practical Handbook for Recruitment, Training and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Covering all aspects of sensory panel management, this volume describes the different types of sensory panels (for example panels for quality control, descriptive analysis and discrimination tests), discusses the issues involved with sensory testing, and gives detailed information about sensory panel...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Dairy products have a prominent position in the development of functional foods. As understanding of the health benefits of dairy products increases and consumer awareness of these health benefits grows, demand for new and improved functional dairy products is likely to rise. Functional dairy products:...
Functional Dietary Lipids
Food Formulation, Consumer Issues and Innovation for Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Functional Dietary Lipids: Food Formulation, Consumer Issues and Innovation for Health discusses this important component of the human diet and the ways it plays an essential functional role in many foods. The book covers the functionality and nutritional benefits of dietary fat in food in terms of...
Composite Magnetoelectrics
Materials, Structures, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Composite Magnetoelectrics: Materials, Structures, and Applications gives the reader a summary of the theory behind magnetoelectric phenomena, later introducing magnetoelectric materials and structures and the techniques used to fabricate and characterize them. Part two of the book looks at magnetoelectric...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Nanotechnology has the potential to impact on food processing significantly. This important book summarises current research in this area and provides an overview of both current and possible future applications of nanotechnologies in the food industry. Issues such as safety and regulation are also...
Biomedical Textiles for Orthopaedic and Surgical Applications
Fundamentals, Applications and Tissue Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
Recent concerns over the possible effects of metal-on-metal orthopaedic implants and the evolution of more natural structures made from fibre have made medical device manufacturers consider the potential of fibre. Textiles offer the potential to replace traditional materials with novel fibres which...
by W Yu, J Fan, S-P Ng
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
The intimate apparel business is undergoing major technological change. New measurement and design techniques, combined with innovative materials and production methods, are transforming the range, quality and applications of women’s lingerie. This important book provides an authoritative review...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
The recent development of easy-to-use sources and detectors of terahertz radiation has enabled growth in applications of terahertz (Thz) imaging and sensing. This vastly adaptable technology offers great potential across a wide range of areas, and the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging,...
Development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete against Blasts
From Materials to Structures
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete against Blasts: From Materials to Structures presents a detailed overview of UHPC development and its related applications in an era of rising terrorism around the world. Chapters present case studies on the novel development of the new generation of...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Buildings should not only be functional but aesthetically pleasing. This requires the use of decorative materials both on the exterior and inside a building. Building decorative materials reviews the range of materials available and their potential applications.
The book begins by considering...
Digital Image Processing
Mathematical and Computational Methods
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2005
This authoritative text (the second part of a complete MSc course) provides mathematical methods required to describe images, image formation and different imaging systems, coupled with the principle techniques used for processing digital images. It is based on a course for postgraduates reading physics,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Advances in Science and Technology of Mn+1AXn Phases presents a comprehensive review of synthesis, microstructures, properties, ab-initio calculations and applications of Mn+1AXn phases and targets the continuing research of advanced materials and ceramics. An overview of the current status, future...
by Jun Xu, Lihua Xie
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
As a powerful tool to study nonlinear systems and hybrid systems, piecewise affine (PWA) systems have been widely applied to mechanical systems. Control and Estimation of Piecewise Affine Systems presents several research findings relating to the control and estimation of PWA systems in one unified...
Machine-to-machine (M2M) Communications
Architecture, Performance and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Part one of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications covers machine-to-machine systems, architecture and components. Part two assesses performance management techniques for M2M communications. Part three looks at M2M applications, services, and standardization.
Machine-to-machine communications...