Author: Gordon L. Robertson
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: packaging, technology, converting, food
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 1998-01-15
List price: $82.95
ISBN-10: 0824701755
ISBN-13: 9780824701758

Originally published in 1993, Food Packaging continues to stand out as one of the few packaging books that will still be used in the new millennium due to its strong emphasis on principles;timeless fundamentals that form the basis for packaging practice today and in the future and that all professional packaging scientists and technologists must understand and master fully to be successful. With its focus on principles that provides a solid and comprehensive framework on which students and practitioners can build their own work, Food Packaging contains: a rigorous treatment of permeability

Author: Gordon L. Robertson
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: packaging, converting, technology, second, practice, principles, food
Number of Pages: 568
Published: 2005-09-22
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0849337755
ISBN-13: 9780849337758

A comprehensive and accessible textbook, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice, Second Edition presents an integrated approach to understanding the principles underlying food packaging and their applications. Integrating concepts from chemistry, microbiology, and engineering, it continues in the fine tradition of its bestselling predecessor - and has been completely rewritten to include new, updated, and expanded content. The author divides the book’s subject matter into five parts for ease-of-use. The first part addresses the manufacture, properties, and forms of packaging materials,

Author: Gordon L. Robertson
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: practical, guide, life, shelf, packaging, food
Number of Pages: 404
Published: 2009-12-21
List price: $159.95
ISBN-10: 1420078445
ISBN-13: 9781420078442

The importance of food packaging hardly needs emphasizing since only a handful of foods are sold in an unpackaged state. With an increasing focus on sustainability and cost-effectiveness, responsible companies no longer want to over-package their food products, yet many remain unsure just where reductions can effectively be made. Food Packaging and Shelf Life: A Practical Guide provides package developers with the information they need to specify just the right amount of protective packaging to maintain food quality and maximize shelf life. Current food packaging must take into consideration

Authors:Boyd Robertson, Gordon Wells,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: conversation, cds, booklet, gaelic, yourself, teach
Published: 2008-10-21
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0071603565
ISBN-13: 9780071603560

Learn Gaelic in just 10 lessons! Perfect for complete beginners or those who want to brush up on the language, Teach Yourself Gaelic Conversation encourages you to speak out loud from the very start. It features 10 topics that include 15 key words, three useful phrases, and one grammar point. Two sample conversations bring all those elements together correctly. There are plenty of review opportunities, so you can gauge your progress and reinforce what you have learned. In addition, the third CD provides invaluable guidance on holding two-way conversations, addressing such issues as speak

Authors:David Robertson, Gordon H. Williams,
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: human, research, principles, science, translational, clinical
Number of Pages: 579
Published: 2008-12-29
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0123736390
ISBN-13: 9780123736390

Clinical and translational science are fields devoted to investigating human health and disease, interventions, and outcomes for the purposes of developing new treatment approaches, devices, and modalities to improve health. New molecular tools and diagnostic technologies based on clinical and translational research have lead to a better understanding of human disease and the application of new therapeutics for enhanced health. This book is designed as the most authoritative and up-to-date resource for the broad range of investigators in various medical specialties taking on the challenge of c

Authors:Donald T. Stuss, Gordon Winocur, Ian H. Robertson,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: application, evidence, neurorehabilitation, cognitive
Number of Pages: 624
Published: 2008-10-13
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0521871336
ISBN-13: 9780521871334

This updated new edition summarizes the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience related to rehabilitation, reviews the principles of successful interventions and synthesizes new findings about the rehabilitation of cognitive changes in a variety of populations. With greatly expanded sections on treatment and the role of imaging, it provides a comprehensive reference for those interested in the science, as well as including the most up-to-date information for the practicing clinician. It provides clear and practical guidance on cognitive rehabilitation’s effectiveness, and the lates

Authors:Gordon Robertson, Graham Caldwell, Joseph Hamill,
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: biomechanics, methods, research
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2004-04-21
List price: $77.00
ISBN-10: 073603966X
ISBN-13: 9780736039666

This text provides a firm foundation in the biomechanical methods and tools necessary for quantifying human movements. Research Methods in Biomechanics is an invaluable resource for developing and seasoned researchers wishing to hone their skills and learn new techniques in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. The reference shows how the laws of motion are applied to complex human movements. The text demonstrates how to combine segments to obtain limb or total-body measures. All the material is presented in such a way that you need only basic knowledge of Newtonian mechanics