Written by the author of CBBC's Scream Street TV series!

Nothing ever happens in the sleepy town of Badger's Bottom. In fact, its only claim to fame is that it's the most BORING place to live in the universe.

That's until a UFO lands in Jamie and Megan's back garden and invaders leap out to begin their conquest of Earth, under the command of Major Pain...

Tommy Donbavand's Funny Shorts is a series of 4,000-word colour illustrated, chapter-based readers, which are perfect for bridging the gap between first chapter books and independent reading.

Published by Franklin Watts EDGE, using off-white paper and a font recommended by the British Dyslexia Association.

Written by the author of CBBC's Scream Street TV series!Nothing ever happens in the sleepy town of Badger's Bottom. In fact, its only claim to fame is that it's the most BORING place to live in the universe.That's until a UFO lands in Jamie and Megan's back garden and invaders leap out to begin their conquest of Earth, under the command of Major Pain...Tommy Donbavand's Funny Shorts is a series of 4,000-word colour illustrated, chapter-based readers, which are perfect for bridging the gap between first chapter books and independent reading.Published by Franklin Watts EDGE, using off-white paper and a font recommended by the British Dyslexia Association.

Staphylococcus epidermidis often colonizes the skin and mucous membranes of the human body, as part of its normal microflora. However, when a rupture of the cutaneous surface occurs, staphylococci can enter the host and become pathogenic. Therefore, S. epidermidis has emerged in recent years as a major nosocomial pathogen associated with infections of implanted medical devices. Staphylococci adhere to such devices and have the ability to develop biofilms, which constitutes an important virulence factor and the most relevant pathogenic mechanism of staphylococcal infection. The work presented in this book aimed at evaluating the adhesion and biofilm formation capabilities of S. epidermidis clinical strains to biomaterials. This book, hence, covers important topics such as: the surface properties that affect initial bacterial adhesion as well as of ways to prevent it; the properties of mature biofilms and the phenotypic differences between sessile and planktonic cells; the assessment of cell wall and extracellular matrix proteins profiles to evaluate their importance on the process of biofilm formation, among others.

Global warming is a major concern nowadays. Many studies are under way around the world in search of new forms of clean energy because the development model based on fossil fuels is unsustainable. In Brazil the ethanol market is already well established and the biodiesel market is on the rise, which will guarantee a clean fuel to replace fossil diesel and create new alternatives for farmers. The National Program for Biodiesel Production and Use was established in 2005 and it is already responsible for the addition of 5% of biodiesel to fossil diesel consumed in the country. The program also created thousands of new jobs inexistent five years ago. All of it has happened without compromising food security for domestic consumption and for export. This book presents the program as a public policy which can change the reality for many small family farmers in Brazil, seeking not only occupation and income but also a new model of development which is sustainable.