This new resource focuses on many recent advances in recycling and reuse of materials, outlining basic tools and novel approaches. It covers such important issues as e-waste recycling, bio-mass recycling, vermitechnology, recovery of metals, polymer recycling, environmental remediation, waste management, recycling of nanostructured materials, and more. Also included is coverage of new research in the use of laser spectroscopy, pyrolysis, and recycled biomaterials for biomedical applications.

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.

Visual resources librarian Haddock (Western Michigan U.) substantially annotates the 444 articles she has identified as offering information on how archaeologists, curators, and others minimize the marks of time of clothing. She also presents the findings of her survey of the literature for such features as subjects and reading audience. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Special Contracts) 1. Business (Mercantile) Law : An Introduction, 2. Indian Contract Act, 1872 : An Introduction, 3. Contract : Meaning, Definition and Characteristics of a Valid Contract, 4. Agreement : Meaning, Kinds and Difference, 5. Proposal (Offer), Acceptance, Communication and Revocation, 6. Capacity of Parties to Contract or Parties Competency to Contract, 7. Free Consent, 8. Lawful Consideration and Objects, 9. Agreements Expressly Declared as Void, 10. Contingent Contracts, 11. Performance of Contracts and Appropriation of Payments, 12. Discharge of Contracts, 13. Quasi or Implied Contracts or Certain Relations Resembling those Created by Contracts (Sections 68 to 72), 14. Remedies for Breach of Contract, 15. Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee, 16. Contract of Bailment and Pledge, 17. Contracts of Agency, The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 18. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 : An Introduction, 19. Conditions and Warranties, 20. Effects of the Contract of Sale—Transfer of Ownership and Title, 21. Performance of Contract of Sale, 22. Remedial Measures and Auction Sale, The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 1. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 : Introduction, 2. Parties to a Negotiable Instruments, 3. Negotiation, 4. Presentment and Dishonour of Negotiable Instruments, 5. Discharge of Negotiable Instruments, 6. Hundis, 7. Banker and Customer, The Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 1. Information Technology (IT) Act of India, 2000, Cyber Crime Act, 2012 1. Cyber Crime Act, 2012, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 1. The Consumer Protection Act., 2019, Indian Partnership Act, 1932 1. An Introduction to Indian Partnership Act, 1932 [Section 1—8], 2. Partnership Deed or Mutual Relations of Partners [Sections 9—17], 3. Rights and Duties of Partners and Relation to Third Parties [Sections 18—29], 4. Kinds of Partners [Sections 31—38], 5. Dissolution of a Firm [Sections 39—55], 6. Registration of Partnership [Sections 56—72], The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 1. The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 : An Overview, Intellectual Property Rights Act 1. Intellectual Property Rights Act (Copy Right, Patent and Trade Mark Act).

Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Bronze Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards Where would we be without the knee? This down-to-earth joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Yet, as The Curious Human Knee reveals, it is crucial to countless facets of science, medicine, culture, and history—and even what makes us human. The science writer Han Yu provides an informative, surprising, and entertaining exploration of the human knee across time and place. She begins with our earliest ancestors, emphasizing that walking upright separates us from the apes and bipedal knees appeared long before big brains and sophisticated tools. Yu considers the intricate anatomy of the knee, its evolutionary history, and the complexity of treating knee pain, including her own. She examines why women’s knees might be more prone to damage than men’s and addresses the roles of race and class in ailments such as osteoarthritis. This book gets knee-deep into an astonishing range of topics—fashion from flappers to miniskirts and ripped jeans, cultural practices spanning Japanese knee walking and Thai boxing, and more. Yu reflects on the symbolic power of kneeling from the imperial court in China to the football field in the United States and shows why the knee figures into so many social and political phenomena. Distilling a vast amount of research in a style that is engaging, conversational, and even personal and witty, this book opens readers’ eyes to the complexity and significance of the humble knee.