Woodhead Publishing imprint: 1344 books
Gas Trading Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to the Gas Markets
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2001
Since its launch in 2001, Gas Trading Manual (GTM) has established itself as the leading information source on the international gas market. Compiled from the contributions of some of the most senior and widely respected figures in the trade, this edition provides detailed and accurate analysis on...
Open Source Software in Life Science Research
Practical Solutions to Common Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
The free/open source approach has grown from a minor activity to become a significant producer of robust, task-orientated software for a wide variety of situations and applications. To life science informatics groups, these systems present an appealing proposition - high quality software at a very...
by Juan Carlos A. Jauregui Correa
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Development of new sensors and digital processors has provided opportunity for identification of nonlinear systems. Vibration measurements have become standard for predicting and monitoring machinery in industry. Parameter Identification and Monitoring of Mechanical Systems under Nonlinear Vibration...
Biobanks
Patents Or Open Science?
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Biobanks represent an invaluable research tool and, as a result of their intrinsic and extrinsic nature, may be looked upon as archives or repositories largely made up of libraries, or collections of content where the content is the biological material derived from different individuals or species,...
by Christina Cie
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
With the rapid expansion of ink jet printing, textile printing and allied industries need to understand the principles underpinning this technology and how it is currently being successfully implemented into textile products.
Considering the evolution of new print processes, technological development...
Hygiene in Food Processing
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
The hygienic processing of food concerns both potential hazards in food products and the regulation, design, and management of food processing facilities. This second edition of Hygiene in Food Processing gives a revised overview of the practices for safe processing and incorporates additional chapters...
Designing Functional Foods
Measuring and Controlling Food Structure Breakdown and Nutrient Absorption
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
The breakdown of food structures in the gastrointestinal tract has a major impact on the sensory properties and nutritional quality of foods. Advances in understanding the relationship between food structure and the breakdown, digestion and transport of food components within the GI tract facilitate...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2004
The shelf-life of a product is critical in determining both its quality and profitability. This important collection reviews the key factors in determining shelf-life and how it can be measured.
Part one examines the factors affecting shelf-life and spoilage, including individual chapters on...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
The second edition of The Stability and Shelf-life of Food is a fully revised and thoroughly updated edition of this highly-successful book. This new edition covers methods for shelf-life and stability evaluation, reviewing the modelling and testing of the deterioration of products as well as the...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
This book reviews the need for increased training in the food industry in order to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western Europe and the USA. Higher education in food science is discussed, including the training of technicians, and European initiatives, including ERASMUS and Network, are also...
Nitride Semiconductor Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Materials, Technologies and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
The development of nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has led to advancements in high-brightness LED technology for solid-state lighting, handheld electronics, and advanced bioengineering applications*. Nitride Semiconductor Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)* reviews the fabrication, performance,...
Laser Surface Engineering
Processes and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
Lasers can alter the surface composition and properties of materials in a highly controllable way, which makes them efficient and cost-effective tools for surface engineering. This book provides an overview of the different techniques, the laser-material interactions and the advantages and disadvantages...
Phase Transformations in Steels
Diffusionless Transformations, High Strength Steels, Modelling and Advanced Analytical Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
The processing-microstructure-property relationships in steels continue to present challenges to researchers because of the complexity of phase transformation reactions and the wide spectrum of microstructures and properties achievable. This major two-volume work summarises the current state of research...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2010
Many new, or relatively new, welding processes such as friction stir welding, resistance spot welding and laser welding are being increasingly adopted to replace or improve on traditional welding techniques. Before advanced welding techniques are employed, their potential failure mechanisms should...