Hard Leads to Soft or Soft Leads to Hard is a live case study on industrial relations involving important episodes involving human relations, legal, administrative, social, political, and economical aspects of human resources management. Depending on the various situations, either of the approaches or a combination of both can be resorted by the management and union/employees to achieve their respective goals. Finally, theres the effectiveness of HR to act as spokesman between top management and employees. 1. At the end of every chapter or relevant episode, the caption lineage is explained with required amplification to provide practical insights by focusing on the consequences experienced. 2. Industrial relations and business interface are explained in the light of the need for planning and execution of various industrial relations strategies. 3. Scenarios on industrial relations are given as well as how they can be managed towards long-term peace, leading to employee relations. All the three facets mentioned above shall surely provide application skills in managing industrial relations towards harmonious employee relations. As such, this literary work on live industrial-relations episodes with business connection and people connection will be helpful in taking crucial decisions in managing industrial conflicts towards long-term employee relations for both emerging/budding management and HR professionals apart from serving the reference book purpose for other stakeholders, such as consultants and management professionals.
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory condition of the airways which appears to be on the increase in the UK. About 5.2 million people are currently affected by asthma in the UK alone and roughly 1,400 die of the condition in the UK each year. The prevalence of asthma in children and adolescents has increased substantially over the past 30 years and is now roughly twice that of the prevalence of adults (10% vs. 5%). This book will take a proactive approach to management of asthma, explaining how patients (and their families) can take control of their condition.
The oceans and the marine environment, covering about 70% of the earth, are critically important to humans. Marine biology provides an understanding of the various organisms that inhabit this essential ecosystem. Recently, biologists encompassing a broad interdisciplinary community of researchers and industrialists have gained enormous interest in understanding the enigmas of survival, the food web, primary production, natural products, interactions and competition, communication, reproduction, evolution, diversity, fouling and many other aspects pertaining to the marine ecosystem. This book encompasses original and internationally significant contributions from all fields of marine biology that promote understanding of the current marine environment and its life forms. It offers insights from a range of scientific sub-disciplines, and will prove beneficial for students, researchers, scientists and industrialists. It addresses topics such as bioremediation, authentication, biodiversity, as well as commercial utility.
This brief gives a concise overview of nanoparticles and their microbial toxicity. It introduces various nanoparticles that are considered lethal to microbial cells (bacteria, virus and fungus) placing an emphasis on metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. The synthesis procedures (physical, chemical, microbial) that are often employed in their fabrication are also outlined. The interaction of various nanoparticles with microbes is described with attention given to the role of additives in the form of solvents, surfactants, capping materials. Commonly used experimental and analytical techniques that are often used to evaluate and determine the toxicity of nanoparticles towards different microorganisms are presented and comparative assessments on the differences between these procedures are described. The brief ends by explaining the toxicity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles to microorganisms.
Although interactions between nanoparticles and microorganisms in the environment are unavoidable and commonplace, it is still not clear what potential effects they may have. Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interface with Microbial Systems not only illustrates how microbes and these particular nanoparticles interact but also it describes the consequences of these interactions. This brief discusses the impact of gold, silver, zinc oxide, and cerium oxide nanoparticles on the growth and viability of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterium. Moreover, it analyses the relationship between bacterial growth inhibition, reactive oxygen species generation, the regulation of transcriptional stress genomes, and the toxicity of these materials. Finally, it reviews the specific metallic nanomaterials and highlights their modes of synthesis, reactivity at surfaces, and the importance of assay procedures in determining their toxicity levels. Various microscopy techniques used to determine their mechanisms of action are also presented. Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interface with Microbial Systems will be a valuable source to the scientific and industrial community as well as to students and researchers in microbiology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, toxicology, materials science, biomedical engineering, cell and molecular biology.
Little new has been introduced into the armamentarium for asthma therapy in the last thirty years apart from improvements in b2-adrenoceptor agonists, corticosteroids and cysteinyl leukotriene antagonists. However, the introduction of a fully humanised monoclonal antibody to immunoglobulin E (IgE) (omalizumab), should provide a new way of treating allergic disorders, with effects that extend beyond a single affected organ and tissue. The precise role of this new agent in treatment guidelines will need to be carefully evaluated, but its clear efficacy and safety provide a strong statement about the importance of IgE across the full spectrum of allergic disease. This pocketbook provides an illustrative summary of the role of IgE in the pathogenesis of asthma and allied allergic disorders, as well as the effects of anti-IgE therapy in the management of these conditions.
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