Historical perspective and current status.Structure and properties of tissues.Posmortem changes in muscle foods. Edible by-products from the production and processing of muscle foods. Processed meats/poultry/seafood. Inspection. Grading. Meat-animal composition and its measureme…
Phosphorus is one of the world's vital but relatively scarce resources, which is a limiting factor in plant (and therefore food and fibre) production. This volume brings together data and concepts on the transfers and transformations of phosphorus. Although the phrase "biogeoche…
The New York Times explained that the United States increased its dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia by more than 20 percent last year (Krauss 2012). The United States of Energy Information Administration (U.S. EIA) stated that oil from Saudi Arabia was accounted for 14 percent…
In the present computer age, cellular technology and portable computers are becoming an integral part of the life. Each computer user wants to access the computing resources, irrespective of the location. Because of this need the computing paradigm “Mobile Computing” has assumed…
The service industry is, in certain key respects, different from the manufacturing industry. A need exists for service research in Saudi Arabia so that industry is in a position to enter a new stage of high competition in the era of globalization where limits no longer exist and…
Production, quality and maintenance are three important aspects in any industrial process. Many attempts have been made in the literature to develop models which integrate them. However, these aspects have been generally treated separately. This thesis presents three integrated …
The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to meeting the need for child care among military families. DoD supports the largest employer-sponsored system of high-quality child care in the country. Through accredited child development centers (CDCs), family child care (FCC) hom…
"Societies and Nature in the Sahel provides an in-depth analysis of the diverse Sahelo-Sudanian environment. Drawing on a wealth of research and historical development, this book explores the links between environment and social systems in the Sahel, integrating ecological, demo…
Background, aim and objectives: Evaluating quality of care is essential when redesigning or improving practice. Medicines reconciliation (MR) on hospital admission is now policy in the UK. It is the process of obtaining an up-to-date and accurate medication list and documenting …
Service quality is an integral part of the product/service offering provided to a customer. Along with continuously identifying customer expectations and perceptions about service quality, it is imperative for service providers to also investigate whether the service quality inc…
Quality of care is conceptualised by professionals and in policy documents as: compliance with ‘best practice’ guidelines; improving satisfaction rates; fiscal efficiency; and ethical care. ‘Quality’ in palliative and supportive district nursing care has been conceptualised in a…
Consumers have increasing choice in food products and within the social environment of today's consumer, the factors of demand are increasingly complex. Food is no longer simply a primary necessity for survival, it is a leisure and family activity, the participation in which, ta…
