Leaders in business often misunderstand the integral role emotional intelligence plays in successfully leading organizations to success. Studies exist providing data regarding what leaders are like, what leaders do, and how leaders make decisions. However, few studies have explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Although there are numerous ways effective leadership can be gauged, one sign of effective leadership can be seen in the way a leader chooses a leadership style with which to lead a team. This book integrates these two ideas and examines the...

Nicolai Francis is a 138 year old man locked in time by an evil force he innocently unleashed on himself. Unable to age, he lives two separate lives. One private and the other...public. A wealthy industrialist who is never seen and an executive assistant maintaining a very haunted castle built in the middle of the New York sound. Forced to endure one love affair after another, always ending in tragedy, Nick finds a way to redeem himself, find true love and rid himself of the curse and creature within him.

The surface modification of biomaterials plays a significant role in determining the outcome of biological-material interactions. With the appropriate modification a material's surface can be tailored to improve biocompatibility, adhesion and cell interactions. Consequently surface modification is vital in the development and design of new biomaterials and medical devices. Surface modification of biomaterials reviews both established surface modifications and those still in the early stages of research and discusses how they can be used to optimise biological interactions and enhance clinical...