With a view to continue the current growth momentum, excel in all phases of business, and create future leadership in Asia and across the globe, there is a felt need to develop a deep understanding of the Asian business environment, and how to create effective marketing strategies that will help growing their businesses. Featuring top academics and practitioners, this book helps academics and students understand key issues, especially in the context of changing economic and related challenges in the Asian markets. Multi-industry case studies address how market opportunities need to be created, how to leverage constrained capabilities, and how to create sustainable, competitive advantage to pursue profitable growth in Asia. The case studies are drawn from across Asia, including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam and Singapore.

A method to fabricate porous silicon membranes as thin as 1 micrometer for analysis of transmembrane proteins is detailed. This comprehensive presentation includes: 1) The detailed process to fabricate porous silicon membranes that are supported from the sides. The porous silicon membrane acts as a sieve that separates two compartments. 2) A procedure to deposit a viable and robust synthetic lipid bilayer membrane on the porous silicon, and incorporate transmembrane proteins into it. This procedure includes answers to what technique to use for lipid bilayer deposition, and which lipids to choose for incorporating proteins. This lipid bilayer membrane acts as a plasma membrane in living cells. 3) A comprehensive analysis, characterization, and assessment of the complete process and each individual step is performed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The rigid porous wall and the lipid membrane with fused functional transmembrane proteins result in a device that resembles the cellular wall of the E. Coli bacteria. Numerous membrane proteins may be analyzed using this device.

The Terrorist Prince is a gripping insider's account of the Pakistani resistance organization Al-Zulfikar (in Urdu, "The Sword"), set up in 1979 after the coup by General Ziaul-Haq and the execution of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Raja Anwar, the author, was an advisor to Prime Minister Bhutto and one of the organizers of the campaign to save his life after his conviction on a trumped-up murder charge. Named as a traitor by Zia, and liable to execution if arrested, Anwar sought asylum in Germany. But when Bhutto's sons Murtaza and Shahnawaz asked him to join them, he agreed and participated in the founding of Al-Zulfikar. Raja Anwar recounts the transformation of Al-Zulfikar into a terrorist group, run by Murtaza Bhutto as his own exclusive fiefdom. In 1981, the organization hijacked a Pakistani airline en route to Kabul. Twice it came close to assassinating Zia. For his opposition to Murtaza's leadership, Anwar was imprisoned in Kabul for four years. Murtaza himself was killed by the police in Karachi in 1996. Raja Anwar draws unmistakably convincing portraits of the obsessively ruthless Murtaza, his lieutenant, chief executioner and eventual victim, Salamullah Tipu, and the young workers who sacrificed their lives for a corrupted cause. Rich in detail available only to a participant in the turbulent events it portrays, The Terrorist Prince brilliantly fuses the tension and pace of a political thriller with the veracity of first-rate reportage. It is a compelling narrative of ruptures which continue to divide a deeply troubled Pakistan.

Practice Single Best Answer Questions for the Final FRCA: A Revision Guide covers the complete syllabus of this new-style exam. The book includes 10 papers, each of which consists of 30 questions on clinical anaesthesia, intensive care medicine and pain management. Each practice paper matches the style, number and level of questions that candidates will face in their FRCA exam. Written by a group of anaesthetists experienced in teaching clinical anaesthesia and preparing trainees for their exams, every question is supplemented with a thorough explanation, incorporating the latest research and guidelines, and further reading suggestions. The book also includes guidance on how to go about answering single best answer questions. Pitched at just the right level for the exam, Practice Single Best Answer Questions for the Final FRCA: A Revision Guide is an essential resource for all Final FRCA candidates.