| Guest Editorial: Basic Research-Is It Necessary? A. K. Vijh | 439 |
| Carrot Dehydration for Instant Rehydration: Dehydration Kinetics and Modelling E. Kompany, J. Benchimol, K. Allaf, B. Ainseba and J. M. Bouvier | 451 |
| Simulation and Design of Heating Profiles in Heat Controlled Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceuticals in Vials by the Application of a Sublimation Semispherical Model J. l. Lombraņa, C. De Elvira, M. C. Villaran and J. Izcara | 471 |
| Description and Analysis of Timber Drying Kinetics A. Collignan, J. P. Nadeau and J. R. Puiggali | 489 |
| Assessment of Timber Drying Schedules by Evaluation of Damage Risks J. R. Puiggali, J. P. Nadeau and C. Sales | 507 |
| Use of Neural Network to Predict Industrial Dryer Performance B. Huang and A. S. Mujumdar | 525 |
| Correlations for the Equilibrium Moisture Content of Solids S. E. Papadakis, R. E. Bahu, K. A. McKenzie and I. C. Kemp | 543 |
| TECHICAL NOTES Drying of Particulate Solids: Determination of the Characteristic Curve of Brown Coal J. L. Bueno, O. Iglesias and A. Garcia | 555 |
| Drying of Water Gels: Determination of the Characteristic Curve of Agar-Agar O. Iglesias, A. Garcia, M. Roques and J. L. Bueno | 571 |
| Dynamic Model of a Fluidized Bed Dryer R. C. Panda and V. S. Ramachandra Rao | 589 |
| Influence of Drying Conditions on the Fragility of Corn Kernels J. Beke and A. S. Mujumdar | 603 |
| Improvements in Solid Desiccant Cooling D. Waugaman, A. Kini and C. F. Kettleborough | 615 |
| Statistical Analysis of a Silica Gel Rotary Dehumidifier A. Kini, D. G. Waugaman and C. F. Kettleborough | 635 |
| R & D Needs & Opportunities in Industrial Practice Panel Discussion, IDS '92 L. R. Genskow | 649 |
| SNIPPETS ON DRYING C. W. Hall | 663 |
| CONFERENCE REPORT: Understanding the Wood Drying Process: A Synthesis of Theory and Practice. Report from the 3rd International Conference on Wood Drying, Vienna, Austria A. Teischinger | 665 |
| THESIS SUMMARY: Dynamic Modelling of Drying to Improve Corn Wet-Milling Quality F. Courtois | 671 |
| BOOK REVIEWS Granulation Technology for Bioproducts Edited by K. L. Kadam reviewer: A. S. Mujumdar | 675 |
| Advances in Food Engineering Edited by R. P. Singh and M. A. Wirakartakusumah reviewer: A. S. Mujumdar | 677 |
| Heat Transfer Solver M. D. Mikhailov and M. N. Ozisik reviewer: C. W. Hall | 679 |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS | 681 |