Physical theories, while devised to model a particular range of phenomena, are evidently linked in a hierarchical fashion. It is this structure which keeps fascinating me. In statistical mechanics, my scientific home-town, the link between atomic and macroscopic properties is one central issue. There we are taught that the emergence of a more restricted theory from a more general one has a rich…
University governance is an essential but complex phenomenon, even in countries where institutional-level governance has a long and strong tradition. After the dissolution of the USSR, each of the fifteen former Soviet countries developed their own University governance system and this groundbreaking book explores how these countries evolved from the “common start†…
The Twin Transition concept is born of the belief that we need to bring digitization and sustainability agendas together, unlocking the potential of IT and data products to achieve our sustainability goals (Greening by IT) and for sustainable thinking to green our technology and data assets and infrastructures (Greening of IT)
Sampling and analysis occur along the milk processing train: from collection at farm level, to intake at the diary plant, the processing steps, and the end products. Milk has a short shelf life; however, products such as milk powders have allowed a global industry to be developed.
Food Processing and Preservation describes the latest research and knowledge about food processing and preservation technologies. Food processing and preservation is a major concern for consumers and thus have attracted much attention
Food processing helps transform raw ingredients into food products with minimal undesired microorganisms, improving storage and stability and making food more suitable for human consumption. Food processing includes physical, chemical, and thermal processes or a combination of these that can affect the physical properties and chemical composition of food while retaining its quality for ease and…
This book takes as its starting point recent debates over the dematerialisation of subject matter which have arisen because of changes in information technology, molecular biology, and related fields that produced a subject matter with no obvious material form or trace. Arguing against the idea that dematerialisation is a uniquely twenty-first century problem, this book looks at three situation…
A functional food product is a product that is supposed to have a supplementary function achieved by the addition of one or more new ingredients, with beneficial effects on people’s health. To meet consumers’ demands with regard to this type of product and to produce these foods, the processing of such food products is in continuous development and innovation.
Recent public debate on common ownership by institutional investors has brought awareness to one of the many intersections between the corporate and antitrust worlds. But the interplay between these two fields dates back to the dawn of US antitrust. This volume shines a light on the often underplayed and misunderstood connections between antitrust and corporate law and finance. It offers a mu…
Quantum field theory, our description of the fundamental forces in nature, was originally formulated in continuous space–time, where it leads to embarrassing infinities which have to be eliminated by a process called renormalization. A simple but rigorous formulation can be obtained by replacing continuous space–time by a discrete set of points on a lattice. T…