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This book provides an overview of eco-friendly resins and their
composite materials covering their synthesis, sources, structures
and properties for different industrial applications to support the
ongoing research and development in eco-friendly and renewable
commercial products. It provides comparative discussions on the
properties of eco-friendly resins with other polymer composites. It
is a useful reference on bio-based eco-friendly polymer resins,
wood-based composites, natural fibers and biomass materials for the
polymer scientists, engineers and material scientists.
This book presents recent research on natural fibers extracted from
pineapple leaves. Covering several extraction processes, properties
of pineapple leaf fibers and comparisons with other natural fibers,
and their applications, it provides up-to-date information on the
subject of natural fibers from prominent researchers in academia
and industry as well as government/private research laboratories
across the world. The book is a comprehensive reference resource
for university and college faculties, professionals, postdoctoral
research fellows, undergraduate/graduate students, researchers and
scientists working in the areas of non-forest product utilization,
natural fibers, and biomass materials.
This book provides an overview of eco-friendly resins and their
composite materials covering their synthesis, sources, structures
and properties for different industrial applications to support the
ongoing research and development in eco-friendly and renewable
commercial products. It provides comparative discussions on the
properties of eco-friendly resins with other polymer composites. It
is a useful reference on bio-based eco-friendly polymer resins,
wood-based composites, natural fibers and biomass materials for the
polymer scientists, engineers and material scientists.
This book presents recent research on natural fibers extracted from
pineapple leaves. Covering several extraction processes, properties
of pineapple leaf fibers and comparisons with other natural fibers,
and their applications, it provides up-to-date information on the
subject of natural fibers from prominent researchers in academia
and industry as well as government/private research laboratories
across the world. The book is a comprehensive reference resource
for university and college faculties, professionals, postdoctoral
research fellows, undergraduate/graduate students, researchers and
scientists working in the areas of non-forest product utilization,
natural fibers, and biomass materials.
This study investigates the effects of corporate monitoring
mechanisms on firm performance and their substitution and
complementary effects under different conditions of agency
conflict. Following the much-reported collapses of publiclylisted
companies such as Enron, World Com, HIH and One. Tel, corporate
monitoring is an issue that has emerged at the forefront of the
debate on corporate responsibility. The separation of ownership and
control in publicly owned firms has the potential to create
conflict between the interests of managers and shareholders. Such
conflict can be reduced by devising effective monitoring
mechanisms. There has been considerable prior research on corporate
monitoring and firm performance. However, most studies have used
single monitoring mechanisms to determine the effect of monitoring
on firm performance. Attention has not been given to the combined
effect of monitoring mechanisms and the possibility of these
mechanisms having a substitution or complementary effect. This has
implications for endogeneity and multicollinearity issues that are
common concerns in corporate governance research.
This book is a comprehensive resource providing the latest
information on the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders.
Beginning with an overview of thyroid physiology and symptoms and
evaluation of thyroid problems, the following chapters discuss many
benign and malignant disorders and their medical and surgical
management. Complete chapters are dedicated to 'special
circumstances' including neonatal and junvenile thyrotoxicosis, and
hyper and hypo-thyroidism in pregnancy. In depth coverage of topics
such as Graves Disease, Hashimoto Disease, paediatric Graves, and
sick euthyroid syndrome, is also provided. Key points Comprehensive
resource providing latest information on diagnosis and management
of thyroid disorders Covers numerous benign and malignant
conditions Explains both medical and surgical management techniques
Complete chapters dedicated to 'special circumstances'
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