In the fi rst decade of this century, the global economic environment has seen tremendous changes. The most signifi cant is the rise of emerging countries. The share of global GDP accounted for by developed nations such as Japan, the United States, and European countries has dropped from almost 80 % in 2000 to about 60 % in 2010. I estimate that this share will fall to around 50 % by 2020 and t…
This monograph is written for healthcare workers in any setting who are faced with the complex care for patients with tuberculosis. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis are fraught with challenges that are often reflective of problems in society as a whole. Significant progress has been made since the millennium; Global TB incidence has been reduced, access to rapid molecular dia…
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a science-based technique to assess resource consumption and potential environmental impacts associated with a product or service throughout its whole life cycle, from extraction via manufacturing and use to end-of- life by compiling an inventory of relevant energy, material, water and land inputs, and releases to the environment. Life Cycle Management (LCM) is a …
This book is a product of the InfoGest COST Action FA 1005. This Action was granted by COST in the domain of Food and Agriculture and coordinated by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Every day our gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is exposed to many different food components. These food components can be processed, digested and eventually transported across the intesti…
In this revised edition of our book we retained its concept: The main emphasis is placed on the fundamental principles of heat and mass transfer and their application to practical problems of process modelling and the apparatus design. Like the first edition, the second edition contains five chapters and several appendices, particularly a compilation of thermophysical property data needed…