Despite the fact that Rubber is one of the world's major commodities, surprispingly little has been written about hte the subject. First published in 1994, The World Rubber Industry seeks to redress this deficiency. It presents information in a clear and accessible manner, with numerous tables and illustrations, and an extensive glossary. This is a comprehensive and definitive analysis of one of the world's major and most essential commodities.

2020 was the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most significant global pandemic since the 'Spanish flu' in 1918-1919. This book provides an analysis of the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of Commonwealth countries during 2020, covering public health, political, economic and international aspects. The Commonwealth, within which about one quarter of the world's population resides, provides a cross-section of the global experience of COVID-19. The Commonwealth ranges from highly populated countries such as India and Nigeria, to small island states and territories, encompassing also advanced industrialised countries and developing countries. The grouping also extends into many different regions of the world: Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania. In the first year of the pandemic, vaccines were still under development and national response strategies chosen by Commonwealth countries were diverse, spanning eradication, elimination, suppression and mitigation. The chapters in this book show the ways in which governments from a selection of Commonwealth countries responded to the multiple dimensions of the crisis, pointing to the factors that led to effective or less effective policies. This book originally appeared as a special issue of The Round Table.

This title provides the perfect way to reduce the family grocery bill and at the same time produce simple classic food. It features over 300 classic recipes that you can't find in modern cookery books, such as baked eggs, kedgeree and kidney pudding.

Depsite the fact that Rubber is one of the world's major commodities, surprispingly little has been written about hte the subject. First published in 1994, The World Rubber Industry seeks to redress this deficiency. It presents information in a clear and accessible manner, with numerous tables and illustrations, and an extensive glossary. This is a comprehensive and definitive analysis of one of the world's major and most essential commodities.

This volume provides computational methods and reviews various aspects of computational studies of protein aggregation. Chapters discuss the relationship between protein misfolding and protein aggregation, methods of prediction of aggregation propensities of protein, peptides, protein structure, results of computer simulations of aggregation, and computational simulations focused on specific diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and preeclampsia. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Computer Simulations of Aggregation of Proteins and Peptides aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.

Have you ever felt frustrated talking to someone? Have you ever been puzzled by the way someone communicates, or struggled to understand what people really mean? Communication issues can be amplified when communicating internationally with people who have different norms and practices to our own, thereby causing issues to escalate if they are left unresolved. Successful International Communication is for anyone who communicates across cultures, whether it be for social purposes, or for work, where you might be using English to play your part in an international team. Perhaps you are communicating virtually or maybe you are a globe-trotter. Or you might be a language teacher or communications trainer looking to help your learners become more reflective and effective international communicators. Both theoretical and practical, this book is filled with easy-to-relate-to anecdotes and discussions on the use of English as a global language and the key issues of intercultural communication, as well as exploring different interpersonal skills such as relationship building and conflict management skills. Throughout the book, there are a number of critical incidents, discussion questions and other such tasks for you (as the reader) to complete, which in the process, encourage you to reflect on your own opinions, thoughts, experiences, and possible prejudices, whilst promoting self-awareness. The book is also packed full of useful tip sections summarising key points from the practical units as a reminder of the steps to follow for successful international communication.

The book provides an analysis of impacts of climate change on water for agriculture, and the adaptation strategies in water management to deal with these impacts. Chapters include an assessment at global level, with details on impacts in various countries. Adaptation measures including groundwater management, water storage, small and large scale irrigation to support agriculture and aquaculture are presented. Agricultural implications of sea level rise, as a subsequent impact of climate change, are also examined.

Tropical coastal deltas represent one of the most diverse and rapidly changing biophysical regions in the developing world. These deltas are home to large populated areas, are significant centres of agricultural production and industrial development, and contain fragile ecosystems that are now facing new threats as a result of expected sea-level rises associated with global warming. Focusing on the developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America, chapters explore the diverse livelihoods of people in these areas and the impact of land-water management on the environment. New techniques and methodologies are explored in land and water management to try and solve the conflicts between rice-based agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and the environment in tropical delta regions. Illustrating how to protect tropical deltaic systems in the face of serious future challenges, this will be essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers in agriculture and aquaculture.

The cultivation of Chinese cymbidiums has a long history in China dating back to more than a thousand years ago. Chinese cymbidiums are commonly known as 'Lan' (兰) or 'Guo Lan' (国兰) in China.Lan has a special appeal and meaning to the Chinese as it symbolizes integrity, modesty and nobility. Confucius praised Lan as the 'Gentleman of Noble Virtue' (君子之风) and 'King of Fragrance' (王者之香). The love and appreciation for and growing of orchids have, in fact, become an integral part of Chinese culture known as the 'Lan Culture'.The book starts with the history of Lan and its association with Chinese culture and traditional customs, literature and the arts. This is followed by a description of the biology of Lan and cultivation practices of past and present. Finally, the prospects and future of Lan are presented and discussed.

A formal approach to anime rethinks globalization and transnationality under neoliberalism Anime has become synonymous with Japanese culture, but its global reach raises a perplexing question-what happens when anime is produced outside of Japan? Who actually makes anime, and how can this help us rethink notions of cultural production? In Anime's Identity, Stevie Suan examines how anime's recognizable media-form-no matter where it is produced-reflects the problematics of globalization. The result is an incisive look at not only anime but also the tensions of transnationality. Far from valorizing the individualistic "originality" so often touted in national creative industries, anime reveals an alternate type of creativity based in repetition and variation. In exploring this alternative creativity and its accompanying aesthetics, Suan examines anime from fresh angles, including considerations of how anime operates like a brand of media, the intricacies of anime production occurring across national borders, inquiries into the selfhood involved in anime's character acting, and analyses of various anime works that present differing modes of transnationality. Anime's Identity deftly merges theories from media studies and performance studies, introducing innovative formal concepts that connect anime to questions of dislocation on a global scale, creating a transformative new lens for analyzing popular media.

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The silver based products (SBPs) have been used as an antibacterial agent in medical, pharmacy and industry. Each kind of chemical compound in drug or food could have certain interactions with both target and non-target fluids and organs in human body. Consequently, some changes occur in SBPs framework which cause chemical changes in human body fluids and also in their own structures. In this book, Zeolites A, Zeolites Y, clinoptilolite, bentonite and kaolinite were applied as a carrier material to attach antibacterial agents of silver ion(SBPs). The samples were analyzed by EDX and FTIR spectroscopy. The effects of SBP on simulated body fluid (SBF) and simulated gastric fluid (SGF) were studied in different concentrations. The antibacterial activity of SBPs and their effect on SBFs and SGFs fluids are investigated by Kirby-Bauer method against Escherichia coli. Considerable structural changes were observed in the framework of SBPs and SGF.

This study examines a type of Tibetan Buddhist vocal music, dbyangs, with specific emphasis on phet singing in chod dbyangs of Kagyu sect. Chapter I outlines the scope of the study, overview of few previous related studies, goal of the study and research methods. Chapter II introduces the general philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism. General discussion about the origin, occasions, theory and musical characteristics of dbyangs appear in chapter III. Chapter IV provides an overview of chod practice regarding its origin, philosophy, functions, texts, and meaning of phet. Chapter V analyzes the musical attributes of phet based on the selected criteria in each example. It also compares the musical patterns and features among the three samples. Chapter VI looks at the aspects that construct the musical phenomena of phet and their similarities and differences among the three samples. As a conclusion, Chapter VII intends to show the connection between music and human perception, cognition and motivation. There is no pre-set tune or musical composition for chod dbyangs, including phet singing. This study aims to understand the musical phenomena of phet and the factors that shape it.

The main objective of this study is to look into the awareness as well as the mental, emotional and physical preparedness of the non-academic staff in embracing the transformation of the university into an efficient and sustainable university. Aspects in this study involve psychological empowerment, interpersonal trust in supervisors, team work climate, role ambiguity, commitment and organizational citizenship behavior. This study also aims to investigate the presence of self-directed work practices in a team setting among the non-academic staff. Finally, the specific objective of this study is to understand the relationship between psychological empowerment, interpersonal trust in supervisors, team work climate, role ambiguity, and commitment and organizational citizenship behavior among non- academic staff.

School Leadership practice in Malaysia is keeping apace with contemporary recommendations that school principals adopt a more democratic and transformational leadership as a way to promote higher levels of school performance and greater teachers' job satisfaction. These principals generally upheld participatory and collaborative management, relations-oriented and established trusting relationship with teachers. They too possessed the attributes of transformational leadership, such as individualized consideration, idealized influence and intellectual stimulation. Through their communicative virtue and ability to shed their status and back away from power hierarchies, these transformational democratic leaders were able to empower their teachers and forge a more dispersed and democratic form of leadership in schools. As teachers became more highly educated, they expected greater autonomy;though some teachers not in the administrative team were generally concern about their instructional autonomy and had no interest over the school overall policy.