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This book describes in detail the use of natural cellulose fibers for the production of innovative, low-cost, and easily recyclable lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells by means of fast and reliable papermaking procedures that employ water as a solvent. In addition, it proposes specific methods to optimize the safety features of these paper-based cells and to improve the electronic conductivity of the electrodes by means of a carbonization process– an interesting novel technology that enables higher current rate capabilities to be achieved. The in-depth descriptions of materials, methods, and techniques are complemented by the inclusion of a general overview of electrochemical devices and, in particular, of different Li-ion battery configurations. Presenting the outcomes of this important research, the work is of wide interest to electrochemical engineers in both research institutions and industry.
Offers new and cutting-edge research on the role of drugs in Iranian society and government. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
"Primary text for the law school Evidence course for law school students"--
Based on an analytical evaluation of both the weaknesses and strengths of the Italian political system, Italy in the European Union is the first book to offer a detailed and comprehensive description of Italy's contribution to European Union policy-making. The contributors to this volume systematically explore the role played by Italian institutional and noninstitutional actors in several decision-making processes. They show how Italian institutional actors define and promote national policy preferences that are compatible with those of the other European member states. However, the book functions on two levels: it is both a nuanced picture of Italy's role in the EU and a study of the EU as ...
Since the 2008 global economic crisis, East Asian economies have faced a number of macroeconomic issues including China’s new growth model, the middle-income trap in developing East Asian countries, and the growing natural fibre market and its socio-economic implications. This book addresses these key topical issues which East Asian economies are facing today. Written by international experts in the area of Asian economics and business, it presents the most recent macroeconomic outlook in the region and then goes on to analyse a number of business corporations and industry-related cases, focussing on the theme of firms’ strategies. Examining the links between environmental and financial performance, corporate social responsibility and the transfer of environmental management, financial accounting standards, the relationship between corporate sustainability activities and corporate profit, and the different cultural approaches towards business ethics, this book provides both practical strategies and new theoretical insights. As such it will appeal to students, scholars and practitioners interested in Asian business and economics.
This book presents research on quasi-random and random photonic systems for graduate students and researchers in optics, photonics and optical engineering.
This book is the first to provide balanced examination of both pediatric liver disease and liver transplantation – two topics that are inherently related, given that most chronic liver disorders eventually require organ replacement. The different forms of liver disease encountered in the pediatric age group are first discussed in a series of disease-specific chapters that have a reader-friendly, uniform structure covering pathophysiology, diagnostic and treatment algorithms, clinical cases, and transition to adult care. Key topics in the field of liver transplantation are then addressed. Examples include indications and contraindications, surgical techniques and complications, immunosuppre...
I metalli sono elementi malleabili, che si prestano a infiniti usi, manipolazioni e ibridazioni, eppure in ogni sua forma, manifestazione e trasformazione il metallo rimane inconfondibile nella sua estraneità, nel suo apparire alieno rispetto a noi creature organiche, mortali ed effimere. È per questo che il metal si chiama così: è un genere musicale primordiale, sovversivo, anarchico, che trova la sua essenza nel discostarsi dalla propria matrice, nella rottura continua, nello stridore, e nella deformazione, eppure rimane inconfondibile. Il filosofo Mark Fisher ha definito il metal un genere «saturo di metafisica». Gli unici approcci possibili per accostarsi al metal sono infatti quello mistico e quello filosofico. In Metal theory, in nove, tra autori e autrici, colgono la sfida concettuale posta dal genere dionisiaco per eccellenza: oltre la critica musicale, oltre la concettualizzazione filosofica, in un viaggio attraverso temi e immaginari inquietanti, sostanze psicotrope, possessioni demoniache, volumi al limite del danno auricolare, narrative ultraviolente, deliri megalomani ed estatiche celebrazioni del male.