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Product Description: The application of biotechnology in the food sciences has led to an increase in food production and enhanced the quality and safety of food. Food biotechnology is a dynamic field and the continual progress and advances have not only dealt effectively with issues related to food security but also augmented the nutritional and health aspects of food...read more

Product Description: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have historically been used as starter cultures for the production of fermented foods, especially dairy products. Over recent years, new areas have had a strong impact on LAB studies: the application of ?omics? tools; the study of complex microbial ecosystems, the discovery of new LAB species, and the use of LAB as powerhouses in the food and medical industries...read more

Sensory Evaluation Techniques, 2nd Edition, is a basic text/reference that presents theory and applications of sensory evaluation methods with sufficient background material to understand the evaluation of sensory perception and actually perform sensory tests. Updated and revised from the 1st Edition, this edition represents the most current information available. The book's "how to" description of sensory evaluation methods features both consumer research techniques, as well as more practical tests that are commonly used. The descriptions of the evaluation methods are accompanied by numerous practical examples of the techniques described. The book also contains complete instructions for the Spectrum™ method of descriptive analysis, as well as a relevant selection of those statistical techniques sensory analysts need (including examples illustrating the analysis of sensory tests). Instructors and students of sensory evaluation, as well as researchers and libraries in the production and marketing of foods, beverages, cosmetics, fragrances, textiles, and paper products will find this book to be invaluable.

Do you know how to balance your wants and needs? This book introduces readers to setting a personal budget. Real world examples help readers learn the importance of math skills for money management. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

When it's time to cash your paycheck, do you wonder how much to spend versus save? This book introduces readers to making best use of their paychecks. Real world examples help readers learn the importance of math skills for money management. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Helps you get rid of nervousness in difficult situations. This book is useful not only for actors but also for persons concerned with the way in which we express and suppress ourselves.

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Product Description: This book explores the historical and archaeological evidence of the relationships between a coastal community and the shipwrecks that have occurred along the southern Australian shoreline over the last 160 years. It moves beyond a focus on shipwrecks as events and shows the short and long term economic, social and symbolic significance of wrecks and strandings to the people on the shoreline...read more

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The book is a passionate journey through varied emotions experienced in human life and I'm just keeping it real.

When it comes to caring for the furry residents of St. Helena, California, groomer and pet rescuer Shay Michaels can handle anything. Humans are another story, though—especially Deputy Jonah Baudouin. He’s the town’s resident superhero: upright, uptight, and jaw-droppingly gorgeous, even when he’s investigating complaints about Shay’s beloved foster animals. And that spells danger for Shay, a free spirit who can’t risk trusting the wrong person again.Jonah and Shay have been circling each other ever since she came to town, and he’s running out of reasons to not kiss her senseless. But this deputy is a straight shooter with his eye on the sheriff’s badge. He can’t afford to get involved with Shay, a chaos magnet with luscious curves who’s liable to turn his career—and his life—upside down. He enforces laws. She breaks them—repeatedly. Keeping her out of trouble is becoming a full-time job…and it’s one he hopes is never going to end.