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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971413503321

Titolo

A fine balance : assessing the quality of governance in Botswana / / edited by Karin Alexander and Gape Kaboyakgosi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pretoria [South Africa], : Idasa, 2012

ISBN

9786613660657

9781280683718

1280683716

9781920409845

192040984X

9781920409838

1920409831

9781920409852

1920409858

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

Idasa's democracy index

Altri autori (Persone)

AlexanderKarin

KaboyakgosiGape

Soggetti

Democracy - Botswana

Botswana Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Democracy index for Botswana 2012"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Participation and democracy  -- section 2. Elections and democracy -- section 3. Accountability and democracy -- section 4. Political freedoms and democracy -- section 5. Human dignity and democracy.

Sommario/riassunto

This inaugural Democracy Index for Botswana is intended to set a benchmark for democracy to be measured against. The tool, developed and honed by Idasa over many years, assesses the depth of democracy in a country through five focus areas: participation, elections, accountability, political rights, and human dignity. The research relies on expert analysis to answer a set of questions that interrogate how closely, in practice, democracy meets the broad ideal of self-representative government. More specifically, to what extent can



citizens control elected officials and government appointees who

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910616360303321

Titolo

Chitosan-Based Nanocomposite Materials : Fabrication, Characterization and Biomedical Applications / / edited by Shikha Gulati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811953385

9789811953378

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 pages)

Collana

Physics and Astronomy Series

Disciplina

620.115

Soggetti

Medical physics

Biopolymers

Biomaterials

Composite materials

Imaging systems in biology

Nanotechnology

Medical Physics

Composites

Biological Imaging

Nanoengineering

Biomedical Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction to chitosan and chitosan-based nanocomposites -- Chapter 2. Strategies for the synthesis and chemical modifications of chitosan -- Chapter 3. Characterization Techniques for Chitosan and its Based nanocomposites -- Chapter 4. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites for Drug Delivery -- Chapter 5. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites in Gene Therapy -- Chapter 6. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites



in Tissue Engineering and regenerative medicine -- Chapter 7. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in Cancer Diagnosis and treatment -- Chapter 8. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in Bioimaging -- Chapter 9. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as wound healing agents -- Chapter 10. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antibacterial agents -- Chapter 11. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antifungal agents -- Chapter 12. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antiviral agents -- Chapter 13. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in orthopedics and dentistry -- Chapter 14. Conclusion and future prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights the state-of-the-art research and discovery in the use of chitosan-based nanocomposites in biomedical applications, including the scope to which these novel materials have been incorporated by the community. It provides an exceptional insight into the strategies for the synthesis and chemical modifications of chitosan, characterization techniques, their use as anticancer agents, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antifungal agents, their role in the biomedical field, and applications in drug delivery, gene therapy, dentistry, orthopedics, etc. This book will also emphasize the challenges with previous signs of progress and way for further research, details relating to the current pioneering technology, and future perspectives with a multidisciplinary approach. Furthermore, it presents up-to-date information on the economics, toxicity, and regulations related to these novel materials.