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• Reviews the various types of antioxidants used in food preservation, including chapters on tea extracts, natural plant extracts and synthetic phenolics
• Analyses the performance of antixoxidants in different food systems
• Compiles significant international research and advancements

• Brings together current findings on the effects of arsenic on the environment and human health
• Includes state-of-the-art techniques in arsenic toxicokinetics, speciation and molecular mechanisms
• Provides all the information needed for effective risk assessment, prevention and countermeasure

Asia's miraculous recovery from the 1997 crisis ushered in unexpected transformations to its economies and financial sectors.  The reasons many Asian countries are growing above 6%, with double-digit growth for a year or two in-between, are investigated by this extensive research collection.    The Handbook of Asian Finance covers the most interesting issues raised by these growth rates. From real estate prices and the effects of trading technologies for practitioners to tax evasion, market manipulation, and corporate governance issues, expert scholars analyze the ways that the region is performing.  Offering broader and deeper coverage than other handbooks,  the Handbook of Asian Finance explains what is going on in Asia today.

• Devotes significant attention to the systematic risk created by banks’ exposure to links between real estate and other sectors
• Explores the implications implicit in the expansion of sovereign funds and the growth of the hedge fund and real estate fund management industries
• Investigates the innovations in technology that have ushered in faster capital flow and larger trading volumes

Participants in Asian financial markets have witnessed the unprecedented growth and sophistication of their investments since the 1997 crisis.  The Handbook of Asian Finance:  Financial Markets and Wealth Management analyzes the forces behind these growth rates. Insights into banking, fund performance, and the effects of trading technologies for practitioners to tax evasion, market manipulation, and corporate governance issues are all here, presented by expert scholars. Offering broader and deeper coverage than other handbooks, the Handbook of Asian Finance:  Financial Markets and Wealth Management explains what is going on in Asia today.

• Presents the only micro- and market-related analysis of pan-Asian finance available today
• Explores the implications implicit in the expansion of sovereign funds and the growth of the hedge fund and real estate fund management industries
• Investigates the innovations in technology that have ushered in faster capital flow and larger trading volumes

Handbook of Biofuels Production, Second Edition, discusses advanced chemical, biochemical, and thermochemical biofuels production routes that are fast being developed to address the global increase in energy usage.

Research and development in this field is aimed at improving the quality and environmental impact of biofuels production, as well as the overall efficiency and output of biofuels production plants. The book provides a comprehensive and systematic reference on the range of biomass conversion processes and technology.

Key changes for this second edition include increased coverage of emerging feedstocks, including microalgae, more emphasis on by-product valorization for biofuels’ production, additional chapters on emerging biofuel production methods, and discussion of the emissions associated with biofuel use in engines.

The editorial team is strengthened by the addition of two extra members, and a number of new contributors have been invited to work with authors from the first edition to revise existing chapters, thus offering fresh perspectives.

• Provides systematic and detailed coverage of the processes and technologies being used for biofuel production
• Discusses advanced chemical, biochemical, and thermochemical biofuels production routes that are fast being developed to address the global increase in energy usage
• Reviews the production of both first and second generation biofuels
• Addresses integrated biofuel production in biorefineries and the use of waste materials as feedstocks

Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides, Second Edition, is the definitive, indispensable reference for peptide researchers, biochemists, cell and molecular biologists, neuroscientists, pharmacologists, and endocrinologists. Its chapters are designed to be a source for workers in the field and enable researchers working in a specific area to examine related areas outside their expertise.

Peptides play a crucial role in many physiological processes, including actions as neurotransmitters, hormones, and antibiotics. Research has shown their importance in such fields as neuroscience, immunology, pharmacology, and cell biology. The second edition of Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides presents this tremendous body of knowledge in the field of biologically active peptides in one single reference. The section editors and contributors represent some of the most sophisticated and distinguished scientists working in basic sciences and clinical medicine.

• Presents all aspects of biologically active peptides in one resource
• Features more than 20 sections spanning plant, bacterial, fungal, venom, and invertebrate peptides to general peptides
• Includes immunological, inflammatory, cancer, vaccine, and neurotrophic peptides
• Discusses peptide precursors, mRNA distribution, processing, and receptors, not just pathophysiological implications