This book deals exclusively and comprehensively with the role of proficiency testing in the quality assurance of analytical data. It covers in detail proficiency testing schemes from the perspectives of scheme organisers, participant laboratories and the ultimate end-users of analytical data. A wide variety of topics are addressed including the organisation, effectiveness, applicability, and the costs and benefits of proficiency testing. Procedures for the evaluation and interpretation of laboratory proficiency, and the relation of proficiency testing to other quality assurance measures are also discussed. Proficiency Testing in Analytical Chemistry is an important addition to the literature on proficiency testing and is essential reading for practising analytical chemists and all organisations and individuals with an interest in the quality of analytical data.

This book is the first volume of a projected series of six handbooks on various aspects involved in contemporary encounters with China and her people. The book argues for a hands-on approach of dialogue with China, which seems to be crucial for business success in China. Bearing in mind the various present clashes with China and an increasing negative image of China internationally, the book is conceived as a handbook reflecting the experiences of observers who provide helpful hints to better understand and appreciate Chinese culture without being blindfolded by multiple traps and pitfalls.The book features a selection of articles published in the Macau Ricci Institute Journal (MRIJ) in its first six issues from 2017 through 2020. The essays featured in this book provide elements for a frank appraisal of China's Belt and Road Initiative, by highlighting the PRC government's aspirations for the project, while examining these in the light of the practical problems encountered by both hosts and representatives among the participants in BRI projects.

Come on Dads. You don't still think the kitchen is scary, do you? Inside these pages you'll discover the magic of cooking with the kids. Part intro to the kitchen, part fun and funky cook book (think candy bacon and waffle-wiches). Saturday mornings will never be the same Written by acclaimed New York City food writer Sarah Spigelman. We intend to get you Dads and kiddos in the kitchen, even if we have to drag you there "What's for Breakfast, Dad?" is part of the Oh Dad line of books for active dads and the eye-rolling kids who love them, a division of Raburn Publishing.

Book 1 of the Chicken Boy series. When an ordinary chicken is fed radioactive birdseed, he is granted amazing powers But is it enough to stop the dreaded Dr. Dimwad? Join Chicken Boy in his quest to save the world

Book 2 of the Chicken Boy series. Professor Big Nose has engineered his latest creation, a radioactive goblet. Any inanimate substance that is placed into it is brought to life. But, when the wrong substance falls into the goblet, things get messy Join the Winged Defender in his second epic adventure

Book 3 of the Chicken Boy series. When the Doggy Doo Doo Demons were defeated, they were turned into manure. Unfortunately, they were still radioactive. Now, anything planted in the manure becomes a hideous monster Join Chicken Boy and all his friends, as they discover that the grass is meaner on the other side...