Familiar combinations of ingredients and processing make the structures that give food its properties. For example in ice cream, the emulsifiers and proteins stabilize partly crystalline milk fat as an emulsion, freezing (crystallization) of some of the water gives the product its hardness and polysaccharide stabilizers keep it smooth. Why different recipes work as they do is largely governed by the rules of physical chemistry.

This textbook introduces the physical chemistry essential to unde...

Designed for the mixed practice large animal veterinarian, veterinary students, and camelid caretakers alike, Llama and Alpaca Care covers all major body systems, herd health, physical examination, nutrition, reproduction, surgery, anesthesia, and multisystem diseases of llamas and alpacas. Written by world-renowned camelid specialists and experts in the field, this comprehensive and uniquely global text offers quick access to the most current knowledge in this area. With coverage ranging fro...

A student introduction to the history, present and future of global communication from one of Europe's most respected communication scholars.

Nederlandstalige sprekers van het Engels maken geregeld fouten in de Engelse grammatica.

Principles and Pitfalls of English Grammar gaat uit van het idee dat als je de overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen het Nederlands en het Engels beter kent, je de valkuilen makkelijker kunt vermijden.

Principles and Pitfalls biedt een duidelijke en gebruiksvriendelijke uitleg van de Engelse grammatica, die door oefeningen wordt ondersteund. Bovendien wordt de lezer attent gemaakt op verschillen tussen fo...

The Why Factory droomt van de Groene Stad. Over de betekenis van het begrip 'groen' heerst verwarring onder ontwerpers, architecten en stedenbouwkundigen. Winy Maas stelt dat groene projecten nog steeds onsamenhangende pogingen zijn waarvan de schaalgrootte het niet haalt bij die van de interventies die in feite nodig zijn. Groen is 'in', maar met het ontwerppotentieel ervan wordt weinig gedaan.Green Dream stelt vraagtekens bij wat tegenwoordig als 'groen' wordt aangemerkt en onderzoekt in sa...

The International Maritime Language Programme (IMLP) is a well structured, English-monolingual textbook with diversified texts, tasks and projects, complemented and supplemented by a CD-ROM and reflecting an up-to-date content based communicative methodology of language teaching and learning. The programme covers every aspect of the seafaring world: Maritime Communication,General Ship's Knowledge, Engineering, Navigation, Safety, Documents, Correspondence and Grammar. The course book and the ...

'In the best interest of the children' describes the author's experience of his daughters' adoption in the US. For Belgium to recognize this adoption, the author's family even had to take the Belgian State to Court.

This far-reaching experience encouraged the author to reflect about the topic of international adoption.

Why is adoption being treated as a suspicious institution by the same agencies which claim to act only in 'the best interest of the children'?

This book denounces the practi...

150 years of Heineken: Brewery, brand, and family describes the impressive national and international expansion of the brewing company acquired by Gerard Heineken in 1864. What is the secret of success? Exploring the themes of innovation, internationalization, competition and cooperation, marketing, human capital, and corporate governance, the authors present and analyse the history of the company.

From the very start, the brewery recognized the importance of innovation. At the same time, Ger...

Knowledge is not merely everything we have come to know, but also ideas we have pondered long enough to know in which way they are related, and 1 how these ideas can be put to practical use. Modern aviation has been made possible as a result of much scienti c - search. However, the very rst useful results of this research became ava- able a considerable length of time after the aviation pioneers had made their rst ights. Apparently, researchers were not able to nd an adequate exp- nation for ...

In the world of international IT Service Management the previous editions of this book have acquired an excellent reputation as guidance on the topic of ITIL. Over the years this authoritative guide has earned its place on the bookshelves and in the briefcases of industry experts as they implement best practices within their organizations.

This revised edition is based on ITIL 2011 Edition. It is written in the same concise way as the previous editions and covering all the facts. Readers wil...