Nutraceutical Proteins and Peptides in Health and Disease or Stalking Harassment and Murder in the Workplace

Nutraceutical Proteins and Peptides in Health and Disease

Author: Yoshinori Min

This is the first book to cover bioactive proteins and peptides in the area of nutraceuticals and functional foods, providing state-of-the-art information. It examines recent advancements in the field and the biological activities associated with them. It explores the beneficial health effects of peptides, including antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and discusses hypoallergenic foods such as milk proteins, egg proteins, soybeans, and rice seeds. The book also considers modern approaches to bioactive proteins and peptides. Edited by international experts in the field, this is an ideal reference for biochemists, nutritional scientists, food scientists, and health professionals.

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Stalking, Harassment, and Murder in the Workplace: Guidelines for Protection and Prevention

Author: Bernadette H Schell

Researched and written by two specialists in human resource management and workplace law, respectively here is sensible, practical advice on how to recognize, understand, cope with, and prevent a major and still growing crime in today's organizations. Their "red flag" indicators that a stalking crime is being committed, plus detailed analyses of the literature, court cases, and accounts by victims themselves, are specially designed and presented to help organizational managers create and implement successful anti-stalking and anti-harassment programs in their organizations. Schell and Lanteigne's narrative case studies make clear how victims act and react, and provide insight into the minds of stalkers. An important contribution to our understanding of a growing, extremely dangerous "happening," and an essential resource for executives and managers who have to cope with it.

Booknews

Lays out the facts of crimes committed against people in work environments and discusses ways to prevent them. Analyzes the literature, court cases, and findings on stalking and gives advice on implementing anti-stalking, anti-harassment programs in an organization. Explains how stalking impacts targets and how stalkers think and behave, then discusses law enforcement and legal approaches for dealing with stalking, and presents microsystem and macrosystem approaches for dealing with workplace violence and stalking. Schell is affiliated with Laurentian University, Canada; Lanteigne is a lawyer focusing on issues surrounding violence in organizations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Stalking: A Defining and Overview of the Problem
Stalking: The Business and Organizational Curse of the 1990s and the New Millennium
Stalking: An Overview of the Problem
The Process of Stalking: How It Impacts on Targets, and How Stalkers Think and Behave
Understanding the Impact of Stalking on Targets
Understanding How Stalkers Think and Behave
Stalking: Law Enforcement and Legal Approaches for Dealing with the Crime
Law Enforcement Approaches for Dealing with Stalking
Legal Approaches for Dealing with Stalking
Microsystem and Macrosystem Approaches for Dealing with Workplace Violence and Stalking
Recognizing the "Red Flags" of Stalking and of False Victimization Cases
Guidelines for Treating Various Stalkers' Symptoms
Organizational Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Violence and Stalking
Index