The UK has the fastest growing rate of obesity in Europe with one in five adults classified as being obese. The increasing incidence of obese and overweight children is of equal concern where the rates mirror those of adults. This is a practical guide for GPs practice and community nurses and other health professionals in primary care. Illustrated with case scenarios examples of good practice and practice protocols it describes how to incorporate clinical governance with best practice in preventing and managing obesity and overweight problems. The book provides templates for personal practice...

To cater with the exploding demands for high transmission rates in telecommunications and broadband services, glass modification has innovated new ways for the fabrication of sophisticated optical components that can guide, amplify and process light signals. In this context, silicate glasses are doped with transition metals and rare-earths to exploit their peculiar optical properties and utilize them in the functional photonic and integrated devices. The two major techniques for glass doping are direct ion-implantation (DII) and thermal ion-exchange (TIE), both of which emerge with number of...