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Handbook of Nonwovens, Second Edition updates and expands its popular interdisciplinary treatment of the properties, processing, and applications of nonwovens. Initial chapters review the development of the industry and the different classes of nonwoven material. The book then discusses methods of manufacture such as dry-laid, wet-laid, and polymer-laid web formation. Other techniques analyzed include mechanical, thermal, and chemical bonding, as well as chemical and mechanical finishing systems. The book concludes by assessing the characterization, testing, and modeling of nonwoven materials. Covering an unmatched range of materials with a variety of compositions and manufacturing routes, this remains the indispensable reference to nonwovens for designers, engineers, materials scientists, and researchers, particularly those interested in the manufacturing of automotive, aerospace, and medical products. Nonwovens are a unique class of textile material formed from fibers that are bonded together through various means to form a coherent structure. The range of properties they can embody make them an important part of a range of innovative products and solutions, which continues to attract interest from industry as well as academia.

Nonwoven fabrics --- Fabrics, Nonwoven --- Synthetic fabrics --- Textile fabrics --- Nonwoven fabrics. --- Nonwoven fabrics industry. --- Textile industry --- Synthetic fibers industry

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Jesuits have been in Africa since they were founded, yet their history there remains poorly documented. Although scholars have started to focus on specific regions like Congo, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, a comprehensive picture of the entire Jesuit experience on the continent is still lacking. In a condensed yet accessible way, Jesuits in Africa fills that lacuna. Narrating the story century by century from the time of St. Ignatius of Loyola (c.1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, to that of Pedro Arrupe (1907-91, in office 1965-83), 28th general superior of the Society, the book makes Jesuit history in Africa available to a general readership while offering scholars a broad view in which specialized topics can be conceived and deepened.

African fiction --- African literature --- Christian religious orders --- anno 1500-1799 --- anno 1800-1999 --- Africa

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Nervous system --- Nanomedicine. --- Medicine --- Nanotechnology --- Organs (Anatomy) --- Neurosciences --- Degeneration --- Chemotherapy.

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We study aggregate lapsation risk in the life insurance sector. We construct two lapsation risk factors that explain a large fraction of the common variation in lapse rates of the 30 largest life insurance companies. The first is a cyclical factor that is positively correlated with credit spreads and unemployment, while the second factor is a trend factor that correlates with the level of interest rates. Using a novel policy-level database from a large life insurer, we examine the heterogeneity in risk factor exposures based on policy and policyholder characteristics. Young policyholders with higher health risk in low-income areas are more likely to lapse their policies during economic downturns. We explore the implications for hedging and valuation of life insurance contracts. Ignoring aggregate lapsation risk results in mispricing of life insurance policies. The calibrated model points to overpricing on average. In the cross-section, young, low-income, and high-health risk households face higher effective mark-ups than the old, high-income, and healthy.

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"Dit handboek benadrukt de noodzaak van de permanente dialoog tussen jurist en gedragskundige in het strafrecht. Het is van groot belang dat de vertegenwoordigers van beide disciplines elkaar goed begrijpen en 'verstaan'. Zowel bij de voorbereiding van de berechting als tijdens de rechtszitting en daarna bij het inrichten van de tenuitvoerlegging van sancties. Alleen op die manier kan worden bijgedragen aan verantwoorde beslissingen over de justitiabele." --

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