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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Skeletal Variation and Adaptation in Europeans
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Contributors xiii Preface xv 1 Introduction 1Christopher B. Ruff 1.1 Study Sample 3 1.2 Osteological Measurements 5 1.3 Other Variables 8 1.4 Organization of the Book 9 References 10 2 Body Size and Shape Reconstruction 15Markku Niskanen and Christopher B. Ruff 2.1 Introduction 15 2.2 Body Size and Shape Estimation 15 2.3 Materials and Methods 17 2.3.1 Estimation of Missing Elements 17 2.3.2 Statistical Procedures 19 2.4 Estimating Body Size and Shape from Skeletal Dimensions 20 2.4.1 Stature 20 2.4.2 Sitting Height and Total Lower Limb Length 22 2.4.3 Limb Segment Lengths 23 2.4.4 Body Breadths 24 2.4.5 Body Mass 25 2.5 Evaluation of Errors in Estimating Body Size and Shape from Skeletal Dimensions 26 2.5.1 Stature Estimation 26 2.5.2 Sitting Height, Lower Limb Subischial Length, and Lower Leg Length 28 2.5.3 Trunk Breadths 30 2.5.4 Body Mass Estimation 30 2.5.5 Sex and Age Effects 32 2.6 Discussion and Conclusions 33 Acknowledgments 34 References 34 3 Quantifying Skeletal Robusticity 39Christopher B. Ruff 3.1 Cross-Sectional Properties 39 3.2 Cross-Section Reconstruction 40 3.3 Section Moduli 42 3.4 Standardizing for Body Size 44 References 45 4 Temporal and Geographic Variation in Body Size and Shape of Europeans from the Late Pleistocene to Recent Times 49Markku Niskanen, Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt, Vladimir Sladek, and Margit Berner 4.1 Environmental Adaptation 49 4.2 European Population History 52 4.3 Materials and Methods 54 4.3.1 Skeletal Samples and Variables 54 4.3.2 Estimating Body Size and Shape from Skeletal Dimensions 55 4.3.3 Anthropometric Samples and Variables 56 4.3.4 Statistical and Graphical Analyses 57 4.4 Results 58 4.4.1 General Temporal Trends in Body Size and Body Proportions 58 4.4.2 Body Size and Shape of Foragers Before and After the Last Glacial Maximum 66 4.4.3 Changes Across the Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition and During the Neolithic 67 4.4.4 The Little Ice Age, the Industrial Revolution, and Very Recent Changes 67 4.4.5 Geographic Differences in Body Size and Proportions 68 4.5 Discussion 76 4.6 Conclusions 81 References 82 5 Temporal and Geographic Variation in Robusticity 91Brigitte Holt, Erin Whittey, Markku Niskanen, Vladimir Sladek, Margit Berner, and Christopher B. Ruff 5.1 Introduction 91 5.2 Background 91 5.2.1 Limb Bone Robusticity and Subsistence Changes 91 5.2.2 Cultural and Economic Factors 92 5.2.3 Terrain 96 5.3 Materials 96 5.4 Methods 97 5.4.1 Aging and Sexing 97 5.4.2 Reconstruction of Cross]Sectional Dimensions 97 5.4.3 Robusticity Variables 97 5.4.4 Standardizing Cross-Sectional Dimension for Differences in Body Size 98 5.4.5 Quantification of Terrain 98 5.4.6 Categorization of Urbanization 98 5.4.7 Analysis of Robusticity 98 5.5 Results 99 5.5.1 Temporal Trends 99 5.5.1.1 Upper Limb 99 5.5.1.2 Lower Limb 107 5.5.2 Urbanization 116 5.5.4 Terrain 117 5.6 Discussion 118 5.7 Conclusions 126 Acknowledgments 127 References 127 6 Sexual Dimorphism 133Margit Berner, Vladimir Sladek , Brigitte Holt, Markku Niskanen, and Christopher B. Ruff 6.1 Introduction 133 6.2 Materials and Methods 136 6.3 Results 137 6.3.1 Overall Variation in SD 137 6.3.2 Temporal Trends in Sexual Dimorphism 143 6.3.3 Body Size and Body Proportions 143 6.3.4 Average Strength 144 6.3.5 Cross-Sectional Shape 145 6.3.6 Cross-Sectional Area 146 6.3.7 Comparison of Neolithic Subsistence Groups 146 6.3.8 Urban Versus Rural 148 6.3.9 Femoro-Humeral Strength Ratio (FZp/HZp) 148 6.4 Discussion 149 6.4.1 Body Size and Shape 153 6.4.2 Lower Limb Strength 154 6.4.3 Humerus 155 6.5 Conclusions 157 Acknowledgments 157 References 158 7 Past Human Manipulative Behavior in the European Holocene as Assessed Through Upper Limb Asymmetry 163Vladimir Sladek, Margit Berner, Brigitte Holt, Markku Niskanen, and Christopher B. Ruff 7.1 Introduction 163 7.2 Materials and Methods 167 7.2.1 Samples 167 7.2.2 Linear Measurements and CSG Parameters 169 7.2.3 Computation of Asymmetry and Sexual Dimorphism 169 7.2.4 Statistical Techniques 171 7.3 Results 171 7.3.1 Asymmetry Variation 171 7.3.1.1 General Differences Between Structural Properties 171 7.3.1.2 Temporal Trends in Asymmetry 173 7.3.1.3 Regional Differences in Asymmetry 190 7.3.2 Right Versus Left Dominance 194 7.3.3 Variation in Right and Left Humeral CSG 196 7.4 Discussion 201 7.5 Summary and Conclusions 203 Acknowledgments 204 References 204 8 Britain 209Christopher B. Ruff, Evan Garofalo, and Sirpa Niinimaki 8.1 Introduction 209 8.2 Body Size and Shape 213 8.2.1 Body Size 213 8.2.2 Body Shape 218 8.2.3 Comparisons to other Europeans 220 8.3 Cross-Sectional Properties 221 8.3.1 Bone Strength 221 8.3.2 Percentage Cortical Area 225 8.3.3 Comparisons to other Europeans 228 8.3.4 The ‘Amesbury Archer’ 229 8.4 Discussion 233 8.4.1 Body Size and Shape 233 8.4.2 Bone Structure 235 8.5 Conclusions 237 Acknowledgments 237 References 237 9 France and Italy 241Brigitte Holt, Erin Whittey, and Dannielle Tompkins 9.1 Introduction 241 9.2 Samples 241 9.3 Methods 244 9.3.1 Body Shape 244 9.3.2 Robusticity 244 9.3.3 Statistical Analysis 244 9.4 Results 244 9.4.1 Body Size and Shape 244 9.4.1.1 Temporal Changes Within the FI Group 244 9.4.1.2 Body Size and Shape Sexual Dimorphism 248 9.4.1.3 Impact of urbanization 249 9.4.1.4 Comparisons with Europe 251 9.5 Long Bone Robusticity 252 9.5.1 Temporal Trends 252 9.5.1.1 Upper Limb 252 9.5.1.2 Lower Limb 255 9.5.2 Sexual Dimorphism 260 9.5.3 Bilateral Asymmetry 261 9.5.4 Rural/Urban Status 263 9.5.5 Terrain 263 9.5.6 Comparisons with Europe 263 9.5.6.1 Upper Limb 263 9.5.6.2 Lower Limb 265 9.6 Discussion 270 9.7 Conclusions 276 Acknowledgments 276 References 277 10 Iberia 281Christopher B. Ruff and Heather Garvin 10.1 Introduction 281 10.2 Body Size and Shape 286 10.2.1 Body Size 286 10.2.2 Body Shape 290 10.2.3 Comparisons to Other Europeans 293 10.3 Cross-Sectional Properties 294 10.3.1 Bone Strength 294 10.3.2 Percentage Cortical Area 300 10.3.3 Comparisons to Other Europeans 304 10.4 Discussion 305 10.4.1 Body Size and Shape 305 10.4.2 Bone Structure 307 10.5 Conclusions 310 Acknowledgments 311 References 311 11 Central European Human Postcranial Variation 315Vladimir Sladek, Margit Berner, Eliška Makajevova, Petr Veleminsky, Martin Hora, and Christopher B. Ruff 11.1 Introduction 315 11.1.1 Central Europe: Geography and Paleoenvironment 315 11.1.2 Central Europe: Archaeological Context 316 11.2 Materials and Methods 319 11.2.1 Sample 319 11.2.2 Measurements and Variables 321 11.2.3 Statistical Techniques 322 11.3 Results 323 11.3.1 Body Size and Shape Variation 323 11.3.1.1 Stature, Body Mass, and Body Mass Index 323 11.3.1.2 Changes in Body Size Between Central European Holocene and Living Humans 323 11.3.1.3 Relative bi-iliac breadth 326 11.3.1.4 Crural and Brachial Indices 326 11.3.1.5 Sexual Dimorphism in Body Size and Shape 326 11.3.2 Mobility and Sedentism 327 11.3.2.1 Femoral and Tibial Cortical Area and Bending Strength 327 11.3.2.2 Femoral and Tibial Shape Ratio (Zx/Zy) 330 11.3.2.3 Sexual Dimorphism in Lower Limb CSG Properties 330 11.3.3 Manipulative Behavior Changes 330 11.3.3.1 Humeral Cortical Area 330 11.3.3.2 Humeral Bending Strength 331 11.3.3.3 Humeral Directional Asymmetry 332 11.3.3.4 Sexual Dimorphism in Humeral CSG Properties 335 11.3.4 Comparison of Central European Body Size, Shape, and CSG Properties to European Holocene 335 11.4 Discussion 337 11.4.1 Central European UP and Mesolithic 337 11.4.2 Adoption of Agriculture 340 11.4.3 Secondary Products Revolution 341 11.4.4 Origin of Metallurgy 343 11.4.5 The Avars and Nomadic Subsistence in Central Europe 343 11.4.6 The Transition to the Archaic State in the Central Europe 344 11.4.7 Comparison to Living Central Europeans and Impact of Secular Trend 345 11.5 Conclusions 346 Acknowledgments 347 References 347 12 Scandinavia and Finland 355Markku Niskanen, Heli Maijanen, Juho]Antti Junno, Sirpa Niinimaki, Anna]Kaisa Salmi, Rosa Vilkama, Tiina Vare, Kati Salo, Anna Kjellstrom, and Petra Molnar 12.1 Introduction to Region, Samples, and Techniques 355 12.1.1 Region and its Population History 355 12.1.2 Samples 357 12.1.3 Technique Summary 360 12.2 Body Size and Body Shape 361 12.2.1 Temporal Trends 361 12.2.2 Comparison with pan]European 371 12.2.3 Other Comparisons 374 12.3 Cross-Sectional Properties 377 12.3.1 Temporal Trends 377 12.3.2 Comparisons with pan-European 384 12.3.3 Other Comparisons 385 12.4 Discussion 388 12.4.1 Body Size and Body Shape 388 12.4.2 Cross-Sectional Properties 390 12.5 Conclusions 391 Acknowledgments 391 References 392 13 The Balkans 397Christopher Ruff and Brigitte Holt 13.1 Introduction 397 13.2 Body Size and Shape 399 13.2.1 Schela Cladovei 399 13.2.2 Mistihalj 402 13.3 Cross-Sectional Properties 402 13.3.1 Schela Cladovei 402 13.3.2 Mistihalj 407 13.4 Discussion 408 13.4.1 Body Size and Shape 408 13.4.2 Bone Structure 411 13.5 Conclusions 414 Acknowledgments 415 References 415 14 Conclusions 419Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt, Markku Niskanen, Vladimir Sladek, and Margit Berner 14.1 Body Size and Shape 419 14.2 Long Bone Strength 421 14.3 Other Bone Structural Observations 423 References 424 Appendix 1: Study Samples 427 References 436 Appendix 2.1 443 Notes and Sources 446 References 447 Appendix 2.2 449 Appendix 3.1 451 References 452 Appendix 3.2 455 References 461 Appendix 4 463 Appendix 5 471 Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Chosen Species
Book SynopsisThis engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the chosen species or merely an evolutionary accident. Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europe's oldest known burial site---where a new human species, homo antecessor, was discovered Discusses various hypotheses of human evolution, drawing conclusions from verifiable facts and well-founded argument Offers a compelling narrative written for nonspecialists and students of human evolution Includes over 60 illustrations Sold over 100,000 copies in the original Spanish-language edition Trade Review“This book by the researchers who helped to unearth the extraordinary and important collection of human fossils from Atapuerca is an excellent introduction to human ancestry. Read it and you will experience at first hand the fascination of the human fossil hunter.” Bernard Wood, George Washington University “A fine book that tells the tale of human origins in an engaging and authoritative manner.” Roger Lewin, Associate of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, and prize-winning author of Bones of Contention -------------------- The following are translations of Spanish-language reviews of the Spanish edition of the book: "Essential reading. … This book fills a crucial gap in the body of scientific literature written for the general public." --- La esfera de los libros "Far more than a timely presentation of the magnitude, significance, and contents of the famed Atapuerca site, this book is also an enlightening account of the origins of human life, including the basic principles of evolutionary theory. " --- El Pais "An excellent text…. By drawing on both biology and paleontology, Arsuaga and Martínez bring their subject to life for their readers." --- El Pais "Here is a book that should be of perennial interest to the educated reader, the humanist, who cannot get enough of research and writing on the subject of his own origins." --- ABC literarioTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction: Prehistory. Little Lucy. Intrepid Paleontologists.. Part I: Children of Africa. 1. Basic Principles of Evolutionary Theory. 2. We the Primates. 3. Climate and Evolution. 4. The Origin of Humanity. 5. The Bipedal Chimpanzee. 6. Paranthropus - Hominids of the Open Plains. 7. A New Kind of Hominid. 8. The Evolution of the Brain. 9. Teeth, Guts, Hands, Brain. 10. Development. 11. Social Intelligence. Summary.. Part II: A New Home. 12. New Locations for Human Evolution. 13. The Neanderthals. 14. The Origins of Modern Humanity: the Fossil Evidence. 15. The Origins of Modern Humanity: The Genetic. 16. The Origins of Human Language. 17. The Meaning of Evolution. Epilogue. The Never-ending Story. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Forensic Anthropology
Book SynopsisA Companion to Forensic Anthropology explores the latest theoretical and methodological work in the field, and includes thorough and up-to-date bibliographies. A wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology.Trade Review“In summary, Dirkmaat’s volume would seem to succeed in its stated goal of providing a timely and thorough supplement to generalized textbooks of forensic anthropology.” (Journal Forensic Sciences, 28 October 2013)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xvi Notes on Contributors xvii About This Book xxix Acknowledgments xxxv Part I Introduction and Brief History of Forensic Anthropology 1 1 Forensic Anthropology: Embracing the New Paradigm 3Dennis C. Dirkmaat and Luis L. Cabo Part II Recovery of Human Remains from Outdoor Contexts 41 Introduction to Part II 43Dennis C. Dirkmaat 2 Documenting Context at the Outdoor Crime Scene: Why Bother? 48Dennis C. Dirkmaat 3 Determining the Forensic Significance of Skeletal Remains 66John J. Schultz 4 The Application of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Forensic Grave Detection 85John J. Schultz 5 Crime Scene Perspective: Collecting Evidence in the Context of the Criminal Incident 101Michael J. Hochrein 6 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in the Recovery and Interpretation of the Fatal-Fire Victim 113Dennis C. Dirkmaat, Gregory O. Olson, Alexandra R. Klales, and Sara Getz 7 Forensic Anthropology at the Mass Fatality Incident (Commercial Airliner) Crash Scene 136Dennis C. Dirkmaat 8 Mass Graves and Human Rights: Latest Developments, Methods, and Lessons Learned 157Hugh H. Tuller 9 Archaeology, Mass Graves, and Resolving Commingling Issues through Spatial Analysis 175Luis L. Cabo, Dennis C. Dirkmaat, James M. Adovasio, and Vicente C. Rozas Part III Developments in Forensic Osteology 197 Introduction to Part III 199Luis L. Cabo 10 Developments in Forensic Anthropology: Age-at-Death Estimation 202Heather M. Garvin, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Natalie M. Uhl, Desina R. Gipson, Rebecca S. Overbury, and Luis L. Cabo 11 Skeletal Age Estimation: Where We Are and Where We Should Go 224George R. Milner and Jesper L. Boldsen 12 Adult Sex Determination: Methods and Application 239Heather M. Garvin 13 Sexual Dimorphism: Interpreting Sex Markers 248Luis L. Cabo, Ciarán P. Brewster, and Juan Luengo Azpiazu 14 Morphoscopic Traits and the Assessment of Ancestry 287Joseph T. Hefner, Stephen D. Ousley, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat 15 Fordisc 3 and Statistical Methods for Estimating Sex and Ancestry 311Stephen D. Ousley and Richard L. Jantz 16 Estimating Stature 330Stephen D. Ousley Part IV Developments in Human Skeletal Trauma Analysis 335 Introduction to Part IV 337Dennis C. Dirkmaat 17 Interpreting Traumatic Injury to Bone in Medicolegal Investigations 340Steven A. Symes, Ericka N. L’Abbé, Erin N. Chapman, Ivana Wolff, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat 18 The Biomechanics of Gunshot Trauma to Bone: Research Considerations within the Present Judicial Climate 390Hugh E. Berryman, Alicja K. Lanfear, and Natalie R. Shirley 19 Developments in Skeletal Trauma: Blunt-Force Trauma 400Nicholas V. Passalacqua and Todd W. Fenton Part V Advances in Human Identification 413 Introduction to Part V 415Dennis C. Dirkmaat 20 Advances in the Anthropological Analysis of Cremated Remains 418Traci L. Van Deest, Michael W. Warren, and Katelyn L. Bolhofner 21 Human Identification Using Skull–Photo Superimposition and Forensic Image Comparison 432Norman J. Sauer, Amy R. Michael, and Todd W. Fenton 22 DNA Analysis and the Classic Goal of Forensic Anthropology 447Luis L. Cabo 23 DNA Identification and Forensic Anthropology: Developments in DNA Collection, Analysis, and Technology 462David Boyer Part VI Forensic Taphonomy 471 Introduction to Part VI 473Dennis C. Dirkmaat and Nicholas V. Passalacqua 24 Current Research in Forensic Taphonomy 477Marcella H. Sorg, William D. Haglund, and Jamie A. Wren 25 The Use of Taphonomy in Forensic Anthropology: Past Trends and Future Prospects 499Mark O. Beary and R. Lee Lyman Part VII Forensic Anthropology Beyond Academia 529 Introduction to Part VII 531Dennis C. Dirkmaat 26 Forensic Anthropologists in Medical Examiner’s and Coroner’s Offices: A History 534Hugh E. Berryman and Alicja K. Lanfear 27 Forensic Anthropology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner 549Christopher W. Rainwater, Christian Crowder, Kristen M. Hartnett, Jeannette S. Fridie, Benjamin J. Figura, Jennifer Godbold, Scott C. Warnasch, and Bradley J. Adams 28 The Many Hats of a Recovery Leader: Perspectives on Planning and Executing Worldwide Forensic Investigations and Recoveries at the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory 567Paul D. Emanovsky and William R. Belcher Part VIII Forensic Anthropology Outside North America 593 Introduction to Part VIII 595Dennis C. Dirkmaat 29 European Perspectives and the Role of the Forensic Archaeologist in the UK 598Nicholas Márquez-Grant, Stephen Litherland, and Julie Roberts 30 The Establishment and Advancement of Forensic Anthropology in South Africa 626Ericka N. L’Abbé and Maryna Steyn 31 The Application of Forensic Anthropology to the Investigation of Cases of Political Violence 639Luis Fondebrider Part IX Ethics, Overview, and the Future of Forensic Anthropology 649 Introduction to Part IX 651Dennis C. Dirkmaat 32 The Pervasiveness of Daubert 654Stephen D. Ousley and R. Eric Hollinger 33 Ethics in Forensic Anthropology 666Diane L. France 34 An “Outsider” Look at Forensic Anthropology 683James M. Adovasio Index 690
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Social Bioarchaeology
Book Synopsis* Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world .Trade Review“Furthermore, despite the technical nature of many of the contributions, the overall concepts are generally presented in an organized and clear format that would not at all preclude their use in advanced undergraduate seminars.” (American Journal Physical Anthropology, 14 March 2014) "In the first instance the book is dedicated to scientists and students of Archaeology, biological Anthropology, and Palaeopathology as well as to other scientists interested in social and biological variations of man by permanent changes of the environment." (HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 2011) "Social Bioarchaeology makes an excellent reference for this subfield, and stresses the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach at a time perhaps when anthropology needs it most." (Social Bioarchaeology, 12 April 2011)Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures. Notes on Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. 1 Building a Social Bioarchaeology (Sabrina C. Agarwal and Bonnie A. Glencross). Part I Materials and Meaning: The Nature of Skeletal Samples. 2 The Origins of Biocultural Dimensions in Bioarchaeology (Molly K. Zuckerman and George J. Armelagos). 3 Partnerships, Pitfalls, and Ethical Concerns in International Bioarchaeology (Bethany L. Turner and Valerie A. Andrushko). 4 The Formation of Mortuary Deposits: Implications for Understanding Mortuary Behavior of Past Populations (Estella Weiss-Krejci). 5 Representativeness and Bias in Archaeological Skeletal Samples (Mary Jackes). Part II Social Identity: Bioarchaeology of Sex, Gender, Ethnicity, and Disability. 6 Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeological Research: Theory, Method, and Interpretation (Sandra E. Hollimon). 7 Population Migration, Variation, and Identity: An Islamic Population in Iberia (Sonia Zakrzewski). 8 Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in Colonial New York: A Bioarchaeological Study of the New York African Burial Ground (Autumn R. Barrett and Michael L. Blakey). 9 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy and Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study of Perceptions, Stigma, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Charlotte Roberts). Part III Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health and Disease. 10 Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of Age (Joanna Sofaer). 11 It is Not Carved in Bone: Development and Plasticity of the Aged Skeleton (Sabrina C. Agarwal and Patrick Beauchesne). 12 The Bioarchaeological Investigation of Children and Childhood (Siân E. Halcrow and Nancy Tayles). 13 Moving from the Canary in the Coalmine: Modeling Childhood in Bahrain (Judith Littleton). 14 Skeletal Injury Across the Life Course: Towards Understanding Social Agency (Bonnie A. Glencross). 15 Diet and Dental Health through the Life Course in Roman Italy (Tracy L. Prowse). Index.
£82.60
University of Toronto Press From Cells to Organisms
Book SynopsisFrom Cells to Organisms is both a history of science and a history of how ideas are developed and accepted in society.Trade Review"Reading Lyons’s superb book on the history of cells and their relation to organisms provides a much more complex story that shows how mid-19th-century outlooks became modified and raised new questions about the meaning of the terms cell and organism, between reductionist and holistic or organicist approaches to study the cell in its relation to heredity and development." -- Elof Axel Carlson * The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 96, No. 2 *"In addition to offering an intriguing challenge to cell theory, this book also provides an enjoyable history of multiple scientific disciplines. By considering theories that are well accepted and theories that have been rejected, Lyons reminds the reader that data are subject to human interpretation, and that we must therefore never stop being curious and questioning of even the most ingrained ideas." -- C. Kale * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Microscopes and the Discovery of the Cell 2. The Physical Basis of Life 3. The Cell as the Unit of Heredity and Development 4. The Cell Theory in Development 5. Progress in Understanding Heredity 6. Organisms, Ebryonic Induction, and Morphogenetic Fields 7. Twoness 8. How Does a Chicken become an Egg: Evo Devo and Ecodevo Epilogue Appendix Milestones and Controversies in the History of Cell Theory Glossary Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Social Bioarchaeology
Book Synopsis* Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world .Trade Review“Furthermore, despite the technical nature of many of the contributions, the overall concepts are generally presented in an organized and clear format that would not at all preclude their use in advanced undergraduate seminars.” (American Journal Physical Anthropology, 14 March 2014) "In the first instance the book is dedicated to scientists and students of Archaeology, biological Anthropology, and Palaeopathology as well as to other scientists interested in social and biological variations of man by permanent changes of the environment." (HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 2011) Social Bioarchaeology makes an excellent reference for this subfield, and stresses the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach at a time perhaps when anthropology needs it most." (Social Bioarchaeology, 12 April 2011)Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures. Notes on Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. 1 Building a Social Bioarchaeology (Sabrina C. Agarwal and Bonnie A. Glencross). Part I Materials and Meaning: The Nature of Skeletal Samples. 2 The Origins of Biocultural Dimensions in Bioarchaeology (Molly K. Zuckerman and George J. Armelagos). 3 Partnerships, Pitfalls, and Ethical Concerns in International Bioarchaeology (Bethany L. Turner and Valerie A. Andrushko). 4 The Formation of Mortuary Deposits: Implications for Understanding Mortuary Behavior of Past Populations (Estella Weiss-Krejci). 5 Representativeness and Bias in Archaeological Skeletal Samples (Mary Jackes). Part II Social Identity: Bioarchaeology of Sex, Gender, Ethnicity, and Disability. 6 Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeological Research: Theory, Method, and Interpretation (Sandra E. Hollimon). 7 Population Migration, Variation, and Identity: An Islamic Population in Iberia (Sonia Zakrzewski). 8 Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in Colonial New York: A Bioarchaeological Study of the New York African Burial Ground (Autumn R. Barrett and Michael L. Blakey). 9 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy and Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study of Perceptions, Stigma, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Charlotte Roberts). Part III Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health and Disease. 10 Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of Age (Joanna Sofaer). 11 It is Not Carved in Bone: Development and Plasticity of the Aged Skeleton (Sabrina C. Agarwal and Patrick Beauchesne). 12 The Bioarchaeological Investigation of Children and Childhood (Siân E. Halcrow and Nancy Tayles). 13 Moving from the Canary in the Coalmine: Modeling Childhood in Bahrain (Judith Littleton). 14 Skeletal Injury Across the Life Course: Towards Understanding Social Agency (Bonnie A. Glencross). 15 Diet and Dental Health through the Life Course in Roman Italy (Tracy L. Prowse). Index.
£34.15
Human Kinetics Publishers Postural Assessment
Book Synopsis Though postural assessment is a skill required by most therapists and useful for many health and fitness professionals, few resources offer a complete discussion of the topic to support practitioners in the task. Written for students and practitioners of massage therapy, physical therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, sports medicine, athletic training, and fitness instruction, Postural Assessment is a guide to determining muscular or fascial imbalance and whether that imbalance contributes to a patient's or client's pain or dysfunction. Jane Johnson, a practicing physiotherapist and sport massage therapist and instructor, breaks down the complex and holistic process of assessing posture into easy-to-assimilate sections. Johnson begins with a discussion of ideal posture and the factors affecting posture as well as how to provide the correct environment for postural assessment, necessary equipment, and the importance of documenting assessment findings. Then she details procedures for executing postural assessments from standing posterior, lateral, and anterior views as well as with the patient or client in a seated position. The text features tips for improving assessment technique, and What Your Findings Mean sections provide readersstudents in particularwith guidance for systematic analysis. Each chapter ends with five Quick Questions, with answers, to assist in gauging understanding of the topics covered. Information in the text is enhanced with detailed illustrations that offer visual cues to learning postural assessment and identifying anatomical relationships. Line drawings illustrate bony landmarks used in the assessments, and numerous photos show both obvious and subtle postural variations. Reproducible illustrated postural assessment charts in the appendix provide space for recording observations during each step of the assessment. Postural Assessment can assist practitioners in learning what posture reveals about the relationships among various body parts and in determining whether such relationships cause or contribute to pain or discomfort. As a resource for novices, Postural Assessment offers guidance in observing and identifying common postural forms and interpreting those observations. Postural Assessment is part of the Hands-On Guides for Therapists series, which features specific tools for assessment and treatment that fall well within the realm of massage therapists but may be useful for other body workers, such as osteopaths and fitness instructors. The guides include full-color instructional photographs, Tips sections that aid in adjusting massage techniques, Client Talk boxes that present ideas for creatively applying techniques for various types of clients, and questions for testing knowledge and skill. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Postural Assessment; Chapter 2. Preparing for Postural Assessment; Chapter 3. Posterior Postural Assessment; Chapter 4. Lateral Postural Assessment; Chapter 5. Anterior Postural Assessment; Chapter 6. Seated Postural Assessment.
£29.45
Human Kinetics Publishers International Sport Coaching Framework Version
Book Synopsis The International Sport Coaching Framework (Version 1.2) is an adaptable document that provides a common language and set of principles about coaching on which the worldwide sport community can agree. Created by the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU), the Framework represents a significant step toward establishing consensus on the primary functions of a coach; roles and responsibilities of a coach in athlete development; qualifications, knowledge and core competences needed for coaching effectively; and methods by which coaches are educated, developed and certified. The International Sport Coaching Framework incorporates feedback, research and best practices from around the world to provide sport federations, coaching organisations, international federations and educational institutions with conTrade Review “The coach is a central figure in the day-to-day life of the athlete. The International Sport Coaching Framework provides important guidelines on how the coach should support and guide the athlete while working closely with others in an athlete-centred way.” Sergey Bubka--Chair, IOC Entourage Commission, World-Record Holder, Pole Vault Table of ContentsChapter 1 Coaching Today Ever-Higher Expectations An Athlete-Centred Orientation A Stronger Development Network Chapter 2 Coaching Framework Foundations Global Relevance Practical and Flexible Applications Chapter 3 Coaching in Context Sport-Specific Emphasis Volunteer or Paid Status Primary Functions Key Responsibilities Chapter 4 Coaching Focus Values Sport Participation Athlete Development Contextual Fit Chapter 5 Coaching Roles Role Requirements Staff Assignments and Synergy Chapter 6 Coaching Knowledge and Competence Knowledge Areas Professional Knowledge Interpersonal Knowledge Intrapersonal Knowledge Competences Functional Competence Task-Related Competence Chapter 7 Coaching Objectives Developing the Whole Athlete Teaching Lifelong Lessons Chapter 8 Coach Development Long-Term Process Educational Curriculum Experiential Learning and Mentorship Delivery by Coach Developers Chapter 9 Coach Certification and Recognition Educational Requirements Qualifying Standards Awards and Designations Chapter 10 Coaching Framework Applications Create High-Quality Coach Education and Development Programmes Evaluate and Improve Existing Programmes Define Areas for Research and Evaluation Consider and Make Political Decisions Stimulate Global Exchange Promote Further Refinement
£10.16
University of Texas Press Maya Bonesetters
Book SynopsisThe first book to thoroughly examine bonesetting in Guatemala, Maya Bonesetters offers an ethnographic portrait of an underdocumented yet culturally vital healing tradition within the lived landscape of its practitioners.Trade Review[A] well-written, well-researched ethnograpy of bonesetting among Guatemalan Maya…Recommended. * CHOICE *[Maya Bonesetters] is an important document of an often overlooked Indigenous healing practice that will be of interest to scholars and students of medical anthropology, Mesoamerica, and anyone with an interest in contemporary health care challenges in Latin America. * Journal of Anthropological Research *[Maya Bonesetters] adds rich detail to our understanding of the accommodations that Indigenous healers often make to the challenge of biomedicine, how they will accept and integrate into their practice new ideas, new terminology, new medicines, and even new technology...This is a strong work presenting ideas about the contemporary context of Indigenous medicine that approaches the topic from the angle of empiricism and pragmatism. As a contribution to the anthropology of healing it is invaluable. Scholars of the Maya will find great value here as Hinojosa takes the reader into the villages and therapeutic spaces of pain and suffering that are relatively undocumented. * Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research *Maya Bonesetters should appeal to anthropologists and those in the disciplines of natural medicine, indigenous healers like curanderas, and individuals with traditional healing in their ancestral memories...This is a fascinating book for use by anthropologists focused on the Americas, and is a resource for those in other disciplines, sociology, psychology, with an interest in natural healing and its connection to social and mental health...Without a doubt, this is a highly absorbing book. * Journal of Global South Studies *The most important contribution of this book is its focus on a healing tradition that has not received the academic attention it deserves...In his convincing discussion of the injustice of this omission, Hinojosa restores the bonesetters to a valued position in Mesoamerican ethnology and medical anthropology in general...this study represents an advance in recognition of indigenous healing knowledge and techniques. As indigenous knowledge is increasingly valued, the bonesetters and their skills in diagnosing injuries, massaging muscles and restoring movement will be more widely accepted, not only in Guatemala but around the world. This book is more than a first approximation to this healing tradition and the changes it is facing in its coexistence with biomedicine; it is also a tribute to this important area of humanity’s knowledge. * Social Anthropology *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Bonesetting over Time Chapter 2. Empirical Forms of Maya Bonesetting Chapter 3. Sacred Forms of Maya Bonesetting Chapter 4. Challenges and Changes in the Injury Landscape Conclusion Appendix. Traditional Medicine and Bonesetting: Integration and Lessons Notes References Index
£66.60
University of Texas Press Maya Bonesetters
Book SynopsisThe first book to thoroughly examine bonesetting in Guatemala, Maya Bonesetters offers an ethnographic portrait of an underdocumented yet culturally vital healing tradition within the lived landscape of its practitioners.Trade Review[A] well-written, well-researched ethnograpy of bonesetting among Guatemalan Maya…Recommended. * CHOICE *[Maya Bonesetters] is an important document of an often overlooked Indigenous healing practice that will be of interest to scholars and students of medical anthropology, Mesoamerica, and anyone with an interest in contemporary health care challenges in Latin America. * Journal of Anthropological Research *[Maya Bonesetters] adds rich detail to our understanding of the accommodations that Indigenous healers often make to the challenge of biomedicine, how they will accept and integrate into their practice new ideas, new terminology, new medicines, and even new technology...This is a strong work presenting ideas about the contemporary context of Indigenous medicine that approaches the topic from the angle of empiricism and pragmatism. As a contribution to the anthropology of healing it is invaluable. Scholars of the Maya will find great value here as Hinojosa takes the reader into the villages and therapeutic spaces of pain and suffering that are relatively undocumented. * Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research *Maya Bonesetters should appeal to anthropologists and those in the disciplines of natural medicine, indigenous healers like curanderas, and individuals with traditional healing in their ancestral memories...This is a fascinating book for use by anthropologists focused on the Americas, and is a resource for those in other disciplines, sociology, psychology, with an interest in natural healing and its connection to social and mental health...Without a doubt, this is a highly absorbing book. * Journal of Global South Studies *The most important contribution of this book is its focus on a healing tradition that has not received the academic attention it deserves...In his convincing discussion of the injustice of this omission, Hinojosa restores the bonesetters to a valued position in Mesoamerican ethnology and medical anthropology in general...this study represents an advance in recognition of indigenous healing knowledge and techniques. As indigenous knowledge is increasingly valued, the bonesetters and their skills in diagnosing injuries, massaging muscles and restoring movement will be more widely accepted, not only in Guatemala but around the world. This book is more than a first approximation to this healing tradition and the changes it is facing in its coexistence with biomedicine; it is also a tribute to this important area of humanity’s knowledge. * Social Anthropology *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Bonesetting over Time Chapter 2. Empirical Forms of Maya Bonesetting Chapter 3. Sacred Forms of Maya Bonesetting Chapter 4. Challenges and Changes in the Injury Landscape Conclusion Appendix. Traditional Medicine and Bonesetting: Integration and Lessons Notes References Index
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Being a Scientist
Book SynopsisBeing a Scientist is an innovative text designed to help undergraduate students become members of the scientific community.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction The Organization and Use of the Book To Instructors To Students Acknowledgments Part I: Thinking, and Behaving, Like a Good Scientist 1. What Does It Mean to Be a Scientist? 1.1 Why Become a Scientist? 1.2 Scientists Are Humans 1.3 Defining Science, and Scientists, More Precisely 1.4 Aristotle, Medieval Scholasticism, and Deduction 1.5 Francis Bacon and Induction 1.6 Hume and the Problems with Induction 1.7 William Whewell and Hypotheses 1.8 Dealing with Doubts about Induction: Popper 1.9 Holistic Views: Duhem, Kuhn, Latour, and Ziman 1.10 Is There a Conclusion? 2. What Should We Do, and Why? The Questions of Ethics 2.1 Why Study Ethics? 2.2 Systems of Ethics 2.3 Consequentialism and Utilitarianism 2.4 Social Contractarianism 2.5 Deontology 2.6 Virtue 2.7 Ethics of Care 2.8 Using Different Approaches to Ethics 2.9 Ethics in Practice 2.10 About Moral Courage 2.11 The Ethics of Science 2.12 The Importance of Honesty 2.13 The Ethos of Science 2.14 The Context of Science 2.15 Resources for Scientific Research 2.16 Ethical Conflicts Part II: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 3. The Scientific Literature: An Overview of the Terrain, and a Brief Hike In 3.1 History, Metaphors, and Literature 3.2 Subramanyam’s Cycle 3.3 Approaching the Landscape 3.4 Kinds of Books 3.5 A Plan 3.6 Finding Books and Reference Works 4. Scientific Journals, Past and Present 4.1 The History of Scientific Literature 4.2 Did Modern Science Start with Gutenberg? 4.3 The Rise of Scientific Journals 4.4 The Evolution of the Scientific Journal and the Scientific Article: The Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries 4.5 What Can Be Found in Scientific Journals Today? 4.6 What about the Future? 4.7 Climbing into the Journal Literature 4.8 What’s in a Name? 5. Abstracts Collections and Databases 5.1 A Brief History of Abstracting and Indexing 5.2 Investigating Databases 5.3 Implementing a Search 6. Using Cited References: Backward and Forward 6.1 The Importance of Cited References 6.2 Looking Backward 6.3 The Limitations of Looking Backward, and the Need to Look Forward 7. Reading a Scientific Paper 7.1 Why Is It So Hard? 7.2 Hints for Taking a First Look at a Scientific Paper 7.3 Reading for Arguments 7.4 Local Arguments and Larger Arguments 7.5 Thinking beyond the Paper 8. Peer Review 8.1 Benefits and Limitations 8.2 Historical Background 8.3 Modern Peer Review in Practice 8.4 Some Problems with Peer Review, and Some Possible Solutions Part III: Planning, Documenting, and Presenting Science 9. Starting Research: A Different "What Should We Do?" Question 9.1 The Importance of Creativity 9.2 Divergent Thinking on a Big Scale 9.3 Divergent Thinking in a Narrower, More Advanced Context 9.4 Convergent Thinking 9.5 Visualization 9.6 Situating Your Research: The Scientific Literature 10. Refining Research Ideas and Writing a Proposal 10.1 From Ideas to a Proposal 10.2 Practical Quantitation 10.3 Using Quantitative Data 10.4 What about Statistics? 10.5 Anticipating Problems 10.6 Writing the Proposal 11. The Laboratory Notebook 11.1 The Evolution and Importance of the Laboratory Notebook 11.2 The Format of a Notebook Entry 11.3 The Laboratory Notebook in Real Life 11.4 Electronic Laboratory Notebooks 12. Scientific Writing: Grammar and Style 12.1 Tense and Voice 12.2 General Writing and Style Suggestions 12.3 A Quick Guide to Tense and Voice 13. Assembling and Writing a Scientific Paper 13.1 Some Perspective 13.2 Authorship 13.3 Starting with the Results 13.4 Distinguishing the Results and Discussion 13.5 Results, Selected and Presented 13.6 Writing about the Results 13.7 Methods 13.8 Discussion 13.9 How about a Conclusions Section? 13.10 Introduction 13.11 Abstract 13.12 Title 13.13 Putting It All Together 14. Oral and Poster Presentations 14.1 Historical Perspective 14.2 The Structure of Oral Presentations of Research 14.3 Visual Aids 14.4 How Much Text? 14.5 Tables and Figures for Presentations 14.6 Slide Style 14.7 Talking the Talk 14.8 Poster Presentations 14.9 Poster Graphics 14.10 Poster Layout and Display 14.11 Supporting Your Poster 15. Closing Thoughts Notes Index
£26.99
University of Toronto Press Biology of Sex
Book SynopsisBiology of Sex is a lively and intellectually challenging textbook. Mills analyzes the biological basis of sex by considering genetic, physiological, and evolutionary principles. In order to explain the biological aspects of human sex, he uses direct and intriguing comparisons with the many variations in sexual systems among non-human organisms. Text boxes provide fascinating examples: non-human species that cannibalize their partners during copulation, organisms that do not fall within one of two biological sexes, and species that “trick” others into raising their young. The author also explores questions such as: “Is sex only for reproduction?”, “Why is sex pleasurable?”, and “What are the roots of sexual conflict?” Intended primarily for readers without a science background, Biology of Sex provides novel content from the human and non-human worlds to introduce the complex subject of sex and reproduction.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Boxes Preface 1. Introduction Key themes 1.1 The wider context: sex, gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation 1.1.1 Assigned sex and gender dysphoria 1.1.2 Sex as a biological construct and gender as a social construct 1.2 A caveat about biological determinism and ideology 1.3 The comparative approach 1.4 Biology as a part of natural science 1.5 Theories and the methodology of science Summary Further reading 2. Sex and Reproduction Key themes 2.1 Does sexual motivation reveal its “purpose”? 2.1.1 Sex has diverse purposes through co-option 2.1.2 Homosexuality could be one manifestation of co-option 2.1.3 Sexual features can also be co-opted for non-social purposes 2.2 Reproduction: sexual, asexual, and non-sexual 2.2.1 Not all organisms reproduce sexually 2.2.2 Non-sexual reproductions of human cells is through mitosis and cytokinesis 2.2.3 Asexual reproduction in complex organisms 2.2.4 Switching between parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction 2.3 Sexual reproduction fundamentals 2.3.1 Female and male: Eggs and sperm 2.3.2 Primary versus secondary sex characteristics 2.4 From fertilization to the production of offspring 2.4.1 External versus internal fertilization 2.4.2 Other variations in patterns of sexual reproduction Summary Further reading 3 Sex and Inheritance Key themes 3.1 How an Augustinian friar discovered the rules of sexual inheritance 3.1.1 Mendel’s peas were a “friendly” study system 3.2 Developing Mendel’s Law of Segregation 3.2.1 The second-generation offspring showed a surprising pattern of inheritance 3.2.2 The meaning of segregation in the making of gametes 3.3 Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment 3.4 Updating Mendelian genetics 3.4.1 Using modern terminology 3.5 Applying Mendelian genetics to humans 3.5.1 Mendelian inheritance of blood groups in humans 3.6 Sex, DNA, and chromosomes 3.6.1 Chromosomes are the hereditary material 3.6.2 The human karyotype 3.6.3 DNA is the genetic code 3.6.4 How DNA encodes information 3.7 What happens to chromosomes in the making of gametes? 3.7.1 What is crossing-over? 3.7.2 The two divisions of meiosis 3.7.3 Sex and chromosomes that don’t crossover 3.7.4 How meiosis relates to Mendel’s laws Summary Further reading 4. Sex and Evolution Key themes 4.1 A short history of evolutionary thought 4.1.1 Evolutionary theory is a natural result of the Enlightenment 4.1.2 Exploration, fossils, and a very old Earth also led to evolutionary theory 4.1.3 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed a mechanism for evolution in 1809 4.1.4 Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle 4.2 The principles of natural selection 4.2.1 The argument for natural selection 4.2.2 The concepts of fitness and adaptation 4.3 DNA as an evolutionary legacy 4.3.1 Mutations, and how alleles differ from one another 4.3.2 Chromosomal mutations can also contribute to evolution 4.3.3 Mutation rates in sperm and eggs 4.4 Thinking of breeding groups as gene pools 4.4.1 Human breeding groups can be thought of as gene pools 4.4.2 The ABO blood group gene pool 4.5 The evolutionary costs of sex 4.5.1 The numerical argument that sex is costly 4.5.2 Sexual reproduction also involves search costs 4.5.3 Sexual reproduction can entail health, injury, and mortality costs 4.6 The evolutionary benefits of sex 4.6.1 Advantages associated with a diverse gene pool 4.6.2 Inbreeding reveals the value of gene mixing through sex 4.6.3 The Red Queen hypothesis and Muller’s ratchet 4.7 The role of sex in the creation of species 4.7.1 Two different patterns of species evolution 4.7.2 How do gene pools become split at the start of speciation? 4.7.3 Pre-zygotic and post-zygotic reproductive barriers Summary Further reading 5. Sexual Selection Key themes 5.1 Sexual selection is a sub-category of natural selection 5.1.1 Comparing examples of natural selection and sexual selection 5.1.2 Re-formulating the natural selection argument for sexual selection 5.1.3 Manifestations of sexual selection 5.2 Why are females usually the “limiting sex”? 5.2.1 Females usually invest more in reproduction 5.2.2 Does inter-sexual selection produce payoffs? 5.2.3 Does intra-sexual selection produce payoffs? 5.3 How mate choice based on ornaments increases female fitness 5.3.1 Genetic benefits in the runaway hypothesis: “Sexy sons” 5.3.2 Genetic benefits in the good genes hypothesis: Better survival 5.3.3 Benefits in the good resources hypothesis: Honest promises 5.4 Sex role reversal 5.4.1 Sex role reversal: Adjusting investments made by males and females 5.5 Not all intra-sexual competition involves fighting 5.5.1 Scrambles are a form of indirect competition 5.5.2 Endurance and subterfuge are also forms of indirect competition 5.5.3 Sperm competition Summary Further reading 6. Mating Systems Key themes 6.1 There are five major types of mating systems 6.2 Monogamy 6.2.1 Distinguishing among types of monogamy 6.2.2 Hypotheses for monogamy 6.3 Polygyny is the most common form of polygamy 6.3.1 Two models for polygyny 6.3.2 Human polygyny 6.4 The benefits for females of mating with multiple males 6.4.1 Non-monogamous females hedge their bets against infertility 6.4.2 Non-monogamous females reap genetic benefits 6.4.3 Non-monogamous females can reap direct benefits 6.5 Polyandry 6.5.1 Polyandrous mating systems are much less common than polygynous ones 6.6 Polygynandry 6.6.1 Reproductive skew 6.6.2 Cooperative breeding 6.7 Promiscuity 6.7.1 Factors associated with promiscuity 6.7.2 Scramble competitions are usually promiscuous mating systems 6.7.3 “Lek polygyny” is a promiscuous system resembling hook-up culture Summary Further reading 7. Sexual Conflict Key themes 7.1 Strategies for sexual success 7.1.1 A comment on terminology 7.1.2 Sexual strategies exist in the context of sexual conflict 7.2 Realms of sexual conflict 7.2.1 Sexual conflict before mating 7.2.2 Sexual conflict during mating 7.2.3 Sexual conflict after mating 7.2.4 Sexual conflict during parenting 7.3 Mating strategies can change with circumstances 7.3.1 Making the best of things 7.3.2 Life history theory argues for plastic mating strategies 7.3.3 Sex allocation 7.4 Same-sex parenting Summary Further reading 8. Sex Determination and Differentiation Key themes 8.1 Are male and female bodies the only two options in sex determination? 8.2 The familiar method of sex determination relies on X- and Y-chromosomes 8.2.1 Using insects to discover the role of sex chromosomes 8.2.2 The X- and Y-chromosomes in humans 8.2.3 Little genetic differences between men and women, but big phenotypic differences 8.2.4 The SRY gene and transcription 8.3 Not all genetic sex determination relies on the XY system 8.3.1 Genetic sex determination without Y-chromosomes 8.3.2 Are females ever the heterogametic sex? 8.3.3 Chromosomal sex determination where hermaphroditism is a phenotype 8.3.4 Genetic sex determination in honeybees 8.4 Environmental sex determination 8.4.1 Temperature is a non-social sex-determination system 8.4.2 Environmental sex determination can override genetic sex determination 8.4.3 Can mothers use temperature to select their offspring’s sex? 8.4.4 Social systems of environmental sex determination 8.4.5 Anomalous sex determination caused by a member of a different species 8.4.6 Anomalous sex determination by ecotoxins Summary Further reading 9. Human Sexual Anatomy and Regulation Key themes 9.1 Human sexual differentiation and function is highly dependent on hormones 9.1.1 The endocrine system regulates hormones in the bloodstream 9.1.2 Major hormones that regulate sexual development, function, and behavior 9.2 Sex differentiation is part of development 9.2.1 Human sexual differentiation before birth 9.3 The male reproductive system 9.3.1 Further male differentiation during the prenatal period 9.3.2 Male sexual development at puberty 9.3.3 Sexual anatomy of the human adult male 9.4 The female reproductive system 9.4.1 Further female differentiation during the prenatal period 9.4.2 Female sexual differentiation at puberty 9.4.3 Sexual anatomy of the human adult female 9.5 Anomalous sexual phenotypes in humans 9.5.1 Consequences of anomalies in the sex chromosomes 9.5.2 Intersex conditions that result from dysfunctional alleles 9.5.3 When girls become men at puberty 9.6 Sex linkage: Why some genetic disorders occur mostly in males 9.7 Cancers of sexually differentiated organs and tissues 9.7.1 Cancers associated with male organs 9.7.2 Cancers associated with female organs Summary Further reading 10. Human Fertility and Birth Key themes 10.1 Key differences between making sperm and eggs 10.1.1 Spermatogenesis occurs from puberty to old age 10.1.2 Oogenesis occurs from the fetal stage to menopause 10.2 The menstrual cycle 10.2.1 Most mammals have an estrous cycle instead 10.2.2 Is women’s fertile period concealed? 10.3 Sexual arousal and response in men and women 10.4 Fertilization and the making of a zygote 10.4.1 Infertility 10.4.2 Contraception 10.5 Pregnancy 10.5.1 The placenta 10.5.2 Labor and delivery 10.6 Breast-feeding 10.7 Menopause 10.8 Sexually transmitted infections 10.8.1 A diversity of organisms cause STIs 10.8.2 Major bacterial STIs 10.8.3 Major STIs caused by viruses 10.8.4 Non-humans suffer sexually transmitted infections too Summary Further reading Glossary Index
£53.10
University of Toronto Press Biology of Sex
Book SynopsisBiology of Sex is a lively and intellectually challenging textbook. Mills analyzes the biological basis of sex by considering genetic, physiological, and evolutionary principles. In order to explain the biological aspects of human sex, he uses direct and intriguing comparisons with the many variations in sexual systems among non-human organisms. Text boxes provide fascinating examples: non-human species that cannibalize their partners during copulation, organisms that do not fall within one of two biological sexes, and species that “trick” others into raising their young. The author also explores questions such as: “Is sex only for reproduction?”, “Why is sex pleasurable?”, and “What are the roots of sexual conflict?” Intended primarily for readers without a science background, Biology of Sex provides novel content from the human and non-human worlds to introduce the complex subject of sex and reproduction.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Boxes Preface 1. Introduction Key themes 1.1 The wider context: sex, gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation 1.1.1 Assigned sex and gender dysphoria 1.1.2 Sex as a biological construct and gender as a social construct 1.2 A caveat about biological determinism and ideology 1.3 The comparative approach 1.4 Biology as a part of natural science 1.5 Theories and the methodology of science Summary Further reading 2. Sex and Reproduction Key themes 2.1 Does sexual motivation reveal its “purpose”? 2.1.1 Sex has diverse purposes through co-option 2.1.2 Homosexuality could be one manifestation of co-option 2.1.3 Sexual features can also be co-opted for non-social purposes 2.2 Reproduction: sexual, asexual, and non-sexual 2.2.1 Not all organisms reproduce sexually 2.2.2 Non-sexual reproductions of human cells is through mitosis and cytokinesis 2.2.3 Asexual reproduction in complex organisms 2.2.4 Switching between parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction 2.3 Sexual reproduction fundamentals 2.3.1 Female and male: Eggs and sperm 2.3.2 Primary versus secondary sex characteristics 2.4 From fertilization to the production of offspring 2.4.1 External versus internal fertilization 2.4.2 Other variations in patterns of sexual reproduction Summary Further reading 3 Sex and Inheritance Key themes 3.1 How an Augustinian friar discovered the rules of sexual inheritance 3.1.1 Mendel’s peas were a “friendly” study system 3.2 Developing Mendel’s Law of Segregation 3.2.1 The second-generation offspring showed a surprising pattern of inheritance 3.2.2 The meaning of segregation in the making of gametes 3.3 Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment 3.4 Updating Mendelian genetics 3.4.1 Using modern terminology 3.5 Applying Mendelian genetics to humans 3.5.1 Mendelian inheritance of blood groups in humans 3.6 Sex, DNA, and chromosomes 3.6.1 Chromosomes are the hereditary material 3.6.2 The human karyotype 3.6.3 DNA is the genetic code 3.6.4 How DNA encodes information 3.7 What happens to chromosomes in the making of gametes? 3.7.1 What is crossing-over? 3.7.2 The two divisions of meiosis 3.7.3 Sex and chromosomes that don’t crossover 3.7.4 How meiosis relates to Mendel’s laws Summary Further reading 4. Sex and Evolution Key themes 4.1 A short history of evolutionary thought 4.1.1 Evolutionary theory is a natural result of the Enlightenment 4.1.2 Exploration, fossils, and a very old Earth also led to evolutionary theory 4.1.3 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed a mechanism for evolution in 1809 4.1.4 Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle 4.2 The principles of natural selection 4.2.1 The argument for natural selection 4.2.2 The concepts of fitness and adaptation 4.3 DNA as an evolutionary legacy 4.3.1 Mutations, and how alleles differ from one another 4.3.2 Chromosomal mutations can also contribute to evolution 4.3.3 Mutation rates in sperm and eggs 4.4 Thinking of breeding groups as gene pools 4.4.1 Human breeding groups can be thought of as gene pools 4.4.2 The ABO blood group gene pool 4.5 The evolutionary costs of sex 4.5.1 The numerical argument that sex is costly 4.5.2 Sexual reproduction also involves search costs 4.5.3 Sexual reproduction can entail health, injury, and mortality costs 4.6 The evolutionary benefits of sex 4.6.1 Advantages associated with a diverse gene pool 4.6.2 Inbreeding reveals the value of gene mixing through sex 4.6.3 The Red Queen hypothesis and Muller’s ratchet 4.7 The role of sex in the creation of species 4.7.1 Two different patterns of species evolution 4.7.2 How do gene pools become split at the start of speciation? 4.7.3 Pre-zygotic and post-zygotic reproductive barriers Summary Further reading 5. Sexual Selection Key themes 5.1 Sexual selection is a sub-category of natural selection 5.1.1 Comparing examples of natural selection and sexual selection 5.1.2 Re-formulating the natural selection argument for sexual selection 5.1.3 Manifestations of sexual selection 5.2 Why are females usually the “limiting sex”? 5.2.1 Females usually invest more in reproduction 5.2.2 Does inter-sexual selection produce payoffs? 5.2.3 Does intra-sexual selection produce payoffs? 5.3 How mate choice based on ornaments increases female fitness 5.3.1 Genetic benefits in the runaway hypothesis: “Sexy sons” 5.3.2 Genetic benefits in the good genes hypothesis: Better survival 5.3.3 Benefits in the good resources hypothesis: Honest promises 5.4 Sex role reversal 5.4.1 Sex role reversal: Adjusting investments made by males and females 5.5 Not all intra-sexual competition involves fighting 5.5.1 Scrambles are a form of indirect competition 5.5.2 Endurance and subterfuge are also forms of indirect competition 5.5.3 Sperm competition Summary Further reading 6. Mating Systems Key themes 6.1 There are five major types of mating systems 6.2 Monogamy 6.2.1 Distinguishing among types of monogamy 6.2.2 Hypotheses for monogamy 6.3 Polygyny is the most common form of polygamy 6.3.1 Two models for polygyny 6.3.2 Human polygyny 6.4 The benefits for females of mating with multiple males 6.4.1 Non-monogamous females hedge their bets against infertility 6.4.2 Non-monogamous females reap genetic benefits 6.4.3 Non-monogamous females can reap direct benefits 6.5 Polyandry 6.5.1 Polyandrous mating systems are much less common than polygynous ones 6.6 Polygynandry 6.6.1 Reproductive skew 6.6.2 Cooperative breeding 6.7 Promiscuity 6.7.1 Factors associated with promiscuity 6.7.2 Scramble competitions are usually promiscuous mating systems 6.7.3 “Lek polygyny” is a promiscuous system resembling hook-up culture Summary Further reading 7. Sexual Conflict Key themes 7.1 Strategies for sexual success 7.1.1 A comment on terminology 7.1.2 Sexual strategies exist in the context of sexual conflict 7.2 Realms of sexual conflict 7.2.1 Sexual conflict before mating 7.2.2 Sexual conflict during mating 7.2.3 Sexual conflict after mating 7.2.4 Sexual conflict during parenting 7.3 Mating strategies can change with circumstances 7.3.1 Making the best of things 7.3.2 Life history theory argues for plastic mating strategies 7.3.3 Sex allocation 7.4 Same-sex parenting Summary Further reading 8. Sex Determination and Differentiation Key themes 8.1 Are male and female bodies the only two options in sex determination? 8.2 The familiar method of sex determination relies on X- and Y-chromosomes 8.2.1 Using insects to discover the role of sex chromosomes 8.2.2 The X- and Y-chromosomes in humans 8.2.3 Little genetic differences between men and women, but big phenotypic differences 8.2.4 The SRY gene and transcription 8.3 Not all genetic sex determination relies on the XY system 8.3.1 Genetic sex determination without Y-chromosomes 8.3.2 Are females ever the heterogametic sex? 8.3.3 Chromosomal sex determination where hermaphroditism is a phenotype 8.3.4 Genetic sex determination in honeybees 8.4 Environmental sex determination 8.4.1 Temperature is a non-social sex-determination system 8.4.2 Environmental sex determination can override genetic sex determination 8.4.3 Can mothers use temperature to select their offspring’s sex? 8.4.4 Social systems of environmental sex determination 8.4.5 Anomalous sex determination caused by a member of a different species 8.4.6 Anomalous sex determination by ecotoxins Summary Further reading 9. Human Sexual Anatomy and Regulation Key themes 9.1 Human sexual differentiation and function is highly dependent on hormones 9.1.1 The endocrine system regulates hormones in the bloodstream 9.1.2 Major hormones that regulate sexual development, function, and behavior 9.2 Sex differentiation is part of development 9.2.1 Human sexual differentiation before birth 9.3 The male reproductive system 9.3.1 Further male differentiation during the prenatal period 9.3.2 Male sexual development at puberty 9.3.3 Sexual anatomy of the human adult male 9.4 The female reproductive system 9.4.1 Further female differentiation during the prenatal period 9.4.2 Female sexual differentiation at puberty 9.4.3 Sexual anatomy of the human adult female 9.5 Anomalous sexual phenotypes in humans 9.5.1 Consequences of anomalies in the sex chromosomes 9.5.2 Intersex conditions that result from dysfunctional alleles 9.5.3 When girls become men at puberty 9.6 Sex linkage: Why some genetic disorders occur mostly in males 9.7 Cancers of sexually differentiated organs and tissues 9.7.1 Cancers associated with male organs 9.7.2 Cancers associated with female organs Summary Further reading 10. Human Fertility and Birth Key themes 10.1 Key differences between making sperm and eggs 10.1.1 Spermatogenesis occurs from puberty to old age 10.1.2 Oogenesis occurs from the fetal stage to menopause 10.2 The menstrual cycle 10.2.1 Most mammals have an estrous cycle instead 10.2.2 Is women’s fertile period concealed? 10.3 Sexual arousal and response in men and women 10.4 Fertilization and the making of a zygote 10.4.1 Infertility 10.4.2 Contraception 10.5 Pregnancy 10.5.1 The placenta 10.5.2 Labor and delivery 10.6 Breast-feeding 10.7 Menopause 10.8 Sexually transmitted infections 10.8.1 A diversity of organisms cause STIs 10.8.2 Major bacterial STIs 10.8.3 Major STIs caused by viruses 10.8.4 Non-humans suffer sexually transmitted infections too Summary Further reading Glossary Index
£111.35
Human Kinetics Publishers Dynamic Human Anatomy
Book Synopsis Dynamic Human Anatomy, Second Edition With Web Study Guide, is backwith a new title, significant new material and learning aids, and the same goals: to cover concepts not found in traditional anatomy texts and to help students apply those concepts. Formerly titled Dynatomy, the new edition of this introductory to upper-level biomechanics and anatomy text sets itself apart from other texts in this field by connecting biomechanical principles with applications in sports and dance, strength training, work settings, and clinical settings. Dynamic Human Anatomy offers applied dance- and sport-specific information on how the body performs dynamic movement, providing students an understanding of the body's structure and function as it explores the elegance and complexity of the body's functional movement anatomy. New Tools and Learning Aids Dynamic Human Anatomy comes with many tools and learning aids, including a web study guide
£69.30
Temple University Press,U.S. Upstream/Downstream – Issues in Environmental
Book SynopsisThese original essays explore non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. The contributing philosophers who are known for their writing on environmental concerns discuss moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Among the topics addressed are population expansion, accumulation of toxic wastes, pollution of air and water, as well as the effects of actions by the "upstream," current generation on "downstream," future generations. Donald Scherer is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.Trade Review"This book contains admirable examples of applied philosophy with solid conceptual analysis of critical social and legal issues... The articles are accessible to an educated layman [and]...suitable for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental philosophy, law, political theory, and --to a lesser degree--economics and history. Select essays can be read profitably by those with interests in environmental policy making, consulting, interpretation, and enforcement." --Environmental History Review "The essays in Donald Scherer's Upstream/Downstream offer serious readers more to get their teeth into... [Scherer] deserves congratulation for welding his authors' pieces into a stimulating and satisfying whole...written in accessible, reasonably non-technical language." --Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Molding of Norms and Environments Donald Scherer 2. On the Rights of Future Generations Ernest Partridge 3. Managing the Future: Public Policy, Scientific Uncertainty, and Global Warming Dale Jamieson 4. Models, Scientific Method, and Environmental Ethics Kristine Shader-Frechette 5. Can Today's International System Handle Transboundary Environmental Problems? Daniel Barstow Magraw and James W. Nickel 6. Takings, Just Compensation, and the Environment Murk Sagoff 7. The Consequences of My Action, Your Action, and the Company's Action Burt Gruzalski 8. Two Types of Cost-Benefit Analysis Alan Gewirth About the Contributors Index
£26.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Body and Flesh: A Philosophical Reader
Book SynopsisThe concept of the body is one of the most recent, and hotly contested areas of inquiry among philosophers today.Trade Review"It may be the most comprehensive and impressive collection to date." Dorothea Olkowski, University to Denver "The volume provides an excellent survey of theories of the body that have been advanced during the Nineties" Lieke van der Scheer, Ethical Perspectives 5Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Situating the Body: Donn Welton. Part I: Contested Constructions:. 1. Sex and Gender. Man and Woman: Rom Harré. 2. Gender and Performance. Selections from Gender Trouble: Judith Butler. 3. Power, Practice, and the Body. "Material Girl": The Effacements of Postmodern Culture: Susan Bordo. 4. The Question of Materiality. Material Bodies: Susan Heckman;. Selection from Bodies that Matter: Judith Butler;. Bringing Body to Theory: Susan Bordo. 5. Renaturalization Theory. Renaturalizing the Body (with the Help of Merleau-Ponty): Carol Bigwood. Part II: Constitutional Matrices:. 6. Lived Body. A Tale of Two Bodies: the Cartesian Corpse and the Lived Body: Drew Leder. 7. Body Image and Body Schema. Body Image and Body Schema in a Deafferented Subject: Shaun Gallagher and Jonathan Cole. 8. Natural Powers and Animate Form. Corporeal Archetypes and Power: Preliminary Clarifications and Considerations of Sex: Maxine Sheets-Johnstone. 9. Affectivity and Eros. Affectivity, Eros and the Body: Donn Welton. 10. Habitualities. The Ghost of Embodiment: on Bodily Habitudes and Schemata: Edward Casey. Part III: The Flesh of Culture:. 11. Biblical Roots. Biblical Bodies: Donn Welton. 12. Situated Bodies. Throwing like a Girl: Iris Young;. Pregnant Embodiment: Iris Young;. "Throwing like a Girl": Twenty Years Later: Iris Young. 13. Slender Bodies. Reading the Slender Body: Susan Bordo. 14. Regimented Bodies. Male Bodies and the "White Terror": Klaus Theweleit. 15. Sculpted Bodies. Women and the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery and the Colonization of Women's Bodies: Katherine Pauly Morgan. 16. Virtual Bodies. Bodies, Virtual Bodies and Technology: Don Ihde. Index.
£40.80
Human Kinetics Publishers Introduction to Exercise Science
Book SynopsisThis is the loose-leaf version of Introduction to Exercise Science With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive printed version of the text.Introduction to Exercise Science With HKPropel Access offers students a comprehensive overview of the field of exercise science and explores the research and evidence-based practice within the subdisciplines that are part of this dynamic and expanding discipline. Taking inspiration from Introduction to Kinesiology, this text focuses on the major subdisciplines within the field of exercise prescription.Introduction to Exercise Science features a full-color layout and a three-section structure to introduce students to the current issues that exercise science professionals seek to understand to promote better health and performance. Part I examines the scope of the field and summarizes the foundational knowledge needed, like basic musculoskeletal anatomy, measurement, and statistics. Part II delves into five major subdisciplines of exercise science: biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor behavior, sport and exercise psychology, and physical activity epidemiology. Part III elaborates on research methods, evidence-based practice, and professional application in various allied-health-related careers such as athletic training, physical therapy, and occupational therapy as well as sport performance careers such as strength and conditioning, nutrition, and sport analytics.Introduction to Exercise Science is designed to stimulate student curiosity about the vast field of exercise science and common career paths. Throughout the text, sidebars featuring the latest research and best practices, professional issues and career opportunities, and trending topics in exercise science are used to engage students and reinforce important knowledge in evidence-based practice. Chapter objectives, summaries, key points, key terms, and review questions aid in knowledge retention. Opening scenarios at the beginning of each chapter feature a specific activity, exercise, or health promotion issue that serves to illustrate the importance of that area of knowledge to exercise science.Related online learning activities include interactive flash cards, key point review questions, research activities, guided notes, and scenario-based exercises to fully immerse students in the various aspects of exercise science. Students will learn how to read and evaluate research and will develop the ability to think critically to confront specific challenges. Most of the activities can be assigned, and progress tracked, directly through HKPropel. Chapter quizzes, which are automatically graded, may also be assigned to test comprehension of critical concepts.Exercise science professionals require mastery of a complex body of theoretical knowledge about exercise and its application in evidence-based practice. Introduction to Exercise Science will give readers an understanding of how scientific tools and protocols and applied research can contribute to the health and performance of all people.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.Table of ContentsPart I. Foundational KnowledgeChapter 1. The Scope of Exercise Science and KinesiologyDuane V. KnudsonThe Disciplines of Exercise Science and KinesiologySources of Knowledge of Exercise ScienceExercise Science and Professional CareersHolistic Study of Subdisciplines of Exercise ScienceExercise Science and Evidence-Based PracticeWrap-UpChapter 2. Musculoskeletal AnatomyDuane V. KnudsonAnatomy and Exercise ScienceStructure of the BodySkeletal Anatomy PreviewMuscular Anatomy PreviewIntegration of Anatomy and Exercise ScienceWrap-UpChapter 3. Measurement and StatisticsMatthew T. MaharBenefits and History of Measurement in Exercise ScienceMeasurement Concepts in Exercise ScienceStatistics Commonly Used in Exercise ScienceWrap-UpPart II. Major Subdisciplines of Exercise ScienceChapter 4. BiomechanicsKathy SimpsonBenefits of Biomechanics KnowledgeWhat Do Biomechanists Do?History of BiomechanicsResearch Methods for BiomechanicsOverview of Knowledge in BiomechanicsWrap-UpChapter 5. Exercise PhysiologyJennifer L. CaputoBenefits of Exercise Physiology KnowledgeWhat Do Exercise Physiologists Do?History of Exercise PhysiologyResearch Methods in Exercise PhysiologyOverview of Knowledge in Exercise PhysiologyWrap-UpChapter 6. Motor BehaviorKatherine T. Thomas and Xiangli GuBenefits of Motor Behavior KnowledgeWhat Do Motor Behaviorists Do?History of Motor BehaviorResearch Methods for Motor BehaviorOverview of Knowledge in Motor BehaviorWrap-UpChapter 7. Sport and Exercise PsychologyLindsay E. KippBenefits of Sport and Exercise PsychologyWhat Do Sport and Exercise Psychology Professionals Do?History of Sport and Exercise PsychologyResearch Methods for Sport and Exercise PsychologyOverview of Knowledge in Sport and Exercise PsychologyWrap-UpChapter 8. Physical Activity EpidemiologyDuck-chul LeeBenefits of Physical Activity Epidemiology KnowledgeWhat Do Physical Activity Epidemiologists Do?History of Physical Activity EpidemiologyResearch Methods in Physical Activity EpidemiologyOverview of Knowledge in Physical Activity EpidemiologyWrap-UpPart III. Related Professional SubdisciplinesChapter 9. Research and Evidence-Based PracticeJames L. Farnsworth II and Natalie L. MyersBenefits of Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise ScienceCommon Research Designs Used in Exercise ScienceOverview of Using Research to Support Evidence-Based PracticeWrap-UpChapter 10. Sport Performance: Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Sport ScienceBroderick L. Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Scott M. Battley, and Richard B. KreiderWhat Do Sport Performance Specialists Do?History of Sport PerformanceResearch Methods in Sport PerformanceOverview of Knowledge in Sport PerformanceWrap-UpChapter 11. Medicine and Allied HealthChad Starkey and Julie CavallarioDiagnostics in Medicine and Allied HealthTypes of Interventive Exercise in Medicine and Allied HealthRoles and Scope of Practice for Medical and Allied Health ProfessionalsApplied and Translational Exercise Science Research in Medicine and Allied HealthWrap-Up
£107.95
Human Kinetics Publishers Introduction to Exercise Science
Book SynopsisThis is the loose-leaf version of Introduction to Exercise Science With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive printed version of the text.Introduction to Exercise Science With HKPropel Access offers students a comprehensive overview of the field of exercise science and explores the research and evidence-based practice within the subdisciplines that are part of this dynamic and expanding discipline. Taking inspiration from Introduction to Kinesiology, this text focuses on the major subdisciplines within the field of exercise prescription.Introduction to Exercise Science features a full-color layout and a three-section structure to introduce students to the current issues that exercise science professionals seek to understand to promote better health and performance. Part I examines the scope of the field and summarizes the foundational knowledge needed, like basic musculoskeletal anatomy, measurement, and statistics. Part II delves into five major subdisciplines of exercise science: biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor behavior, sport and exercise psychology, and physical activity epidemiology. Part III elaborates on research methods, evidence-based practice, and professional application in various allied-health-related careers such as athletic training, physical therapy, and occupational therapy as well as sport performance careers such as strength and conditioning, nutrition, and sport analytics.Introduction to Exercise Science is designed to stimulate student curiosity about the vast field of exercise science and common career paths. Throughout the text, sidebars featuring the latest research and best practices, professional issues and career opportunities, and trending topics in exercise science are used to engage students and reinforce important knowledge in evidence-based practice. Chapter objectives, summaries, key points, key terms, and review questions aid in knowledge retention. Opening scenarios at the beginning of each chapter feature a specific activity, exercise, or health promotion issue that serves to illustrate the importance of that area of knowledge to exercise science.Related online learning activities include interactive flash cards, key point review questions, research activities, guided notes, and scenario-based exercises to fully immerse students in the various aspects of exercise science. Students will learn how to read and evaluate research and will develop the ability to think critically to confront specific challenges. Most of the activities can be assigned, and progress tracked, directly through HKPropel. Chapter quizzes, which are automatically graded, may also be assigned to test comprehension of critical concepts.Exercise science professionals require mastery of a complex body of theoretical knowledge about exercise and its application in evidence-based practice. Introduction to Exercise Science will give readers an understanding of how scientific tools and protocols and applied research can contribute to the health and performance of all people.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.Table of ContentsPart I. Foundational KnowledgeChapter 1. The Scope of Exercise Science and KinesiologyDuane V. KnudsonThe Disciplines of Exercise Science and KinesiologySources of Knowledge of Exercise ScienceExercise Science and Professional CareersHolistic Study of Subdisciplines of Exercise ScienceExercise Science and Evidence-Based PracticeWrap-UpChapter 2. Musculoskeletal AnatomyDuane V. KnudsonAnatomy and Exercise ScienceStructure of the BodySkeletal Anatomy PreviewMuscular Anatomy PreviewIntegration of Anatomy and Exercise ScienceWrap-UpChapter 3. Measurement and StatisticsMatthew T. MaharBenefits and History of Measurement in Exercise ScienceMeasurement Concepts in Exercise ScienceStatistics Commonly Used in Exercise ScienceWrap-UpPart II. Major Subdisciplines of Exercise ScienceChapter 4. BiomechanicsKathy SimpsonBenefits of Biomechanics KnowledgeWhat Do Biomechanists Do?History of BiomechanicsResearch Methods for BiomechanicsOverview of Knowledge in BiomechanicsWrap-UpChapter 5. Exercise PhysiologyJennifer L. CaputoBenefits of Exercise Physiology KnowledgeWhat Do Exercise Physiologists Do?History of Exercise PhysiologyResearch Methods in Exercise PhysiologyOverview of Knowledge in Exercise PhysiologyWrap-UpChapter 6. Motor BehaviorKatherine T. Thomas and Xiangli GuBenefits of Motor Behavior KnowledgeWhat Do Motor Behaviorists Do?History of Motor BehaviorResearch Methods for Motor BehaviorOverview of Knowledge in Motor BehaviorWrap-UpChapter 7. Sport and Exercise PsychologyLindsay E. KippBenefits of Sport and Exercise PsychologyWhat Do Sport and Exercise Psychology Professionals Do?History of Sport and Exercise PsychologyResearch Methods for Sport and Exercise PsychologyOverview of Knowledge in Sport and Exercise PsychologyWrap-UpChapter 8. Physical Activity EpidemiologyDuck-chul LeeBenefits of Physical Activity Epidemiology KnowledgeWhat Do Physical Activity Epidemiologists Do?History of Physical Activity EpidemiologyResearch Methods in Physical Activity EpidemiologyOverview of Knowledge in Physical Activity EpidemiologyWrap-UpPart III. Related Professional SubdisciplinesChapter 9. Research and Evidence-Based PracticeJames L. Farnsworth II and Natalie L. MyersBenefits of Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise ScienceCommon Research Designs Used in Exercise ScienceOverview of Using Research to Support Evidence-Based PracticeWrap-UpChapter 10. Sport Performance: Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Sport ScienceBroderick L. Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Scott M. Battley, and Richard B. KreiderWhat Do Sport Performance Specialists Do?History of Sport PerformanceResearch Methods in Sport PerformanceOverview of Knowledge in Sport PerformanceWrap-UpChapter 11. Medicine and Allied HealthChad Starkey and Julie CavallarioDiagnostics in Medicine and Allied HealthTypes of Interventive Exercise in Medicine and Allied HealthRoles and Scope of Practice for Medical and Allied Health ProfessionalsApplied and Translational Exercise Science Research in Medicine and Allied HealthWrap-Up
£70.55
CABI Publishing Human Microbiota and Microbiome, The
Book SynopsisThousands of different microbial species colonize the human body, and are essential for our survival. This book presents a review of the current understanding of human microbiomes, the functions that they bring to the host, how we can model them, their role in health and disease and the methods used to explore them. Current research into areas such as the long-term effect of antibiotics makes this a subject of considerable interest. This title is essential reading for researchers and students of microbiology.Table of Contents1: The Stomach and Small and Large Intestinal Microbiomes 2: The Oral Microbiome 3: The Human Urogenital Microbiome 4: The Lung Microbiome 5: The Human Skin Microbiome 6: Function of the Human Gut Microbiota 7: Models of the Human Microbiota and Microbiome In Vitro 8: In Vivo and Animal Models of the Human Gut Microbiome 9: The Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease 10: Next-generation Sequencing Methods to Investigate the Human Microbiome 11: Metabonomics for Understanding Gut Microbiome and Host Metabolic Interplay
£88.92
CABI Publishing Human Microbiota and Microbiome, The
Book SynopsisThousands of different microbial species colonize the human body, and are essential for our survival. This book presents a review of the current understanding of human microbiomes, the functions that they bring to the host, how we can model them, their role in health and disease and the methods used to explore them. Current research into areas such as the long-term effect of antibiotics makes this a subject of considerable interest. This title is essential reading for researchers and students of microbiology.Table of Contents1: The Stomach and Small and Large Intestinal Microbiomes 2: The Oral Microbiome 3: The Human Urogenital Microbiome 4: The Lung Microbiome 5: The Human Skin Microbiome 6: Function of the Human Gut Microbiota 7: Models of the Human Microbiota and Microbiome In Vitro 8: In Vivo and Animal Models of the Human Gut Microbiome 9: The Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease 10: Next-generation Sequencing Methods to Investigate the Human Microbiome 11: Metabonomics for Understanding Gut Microbiome and Host Metabolic Interplay
£46.98
Liverpool University Press Origin of Human Nature: A ZEN Buddhist Looks at
Book SynopsisOffers an original and fertile way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. It offers a new and refreshing alternative to the way we think about our origins: random mutation (mechanistic neo-Darwinism), Genesis (God did it all personally), and Intelligent Design (God personally does what we can't otherwise account for). The result is an invigorating perspective on how our best qualities -- our capacity for love, our appreciation of beauty, our altruistic capability, our creativity and intelligence -- have come into being and evolved. How we think about our origin matters: if we think we are machines living among other machines, we will act accordingly. By showing evolution as a creative and intelligent process with its own inherent logic, THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN NATURE resolves the dilemma of how to have, at the same time, both truth and ethics. Instead of starting in an imagined remote and 'uncertain past' and moving to the present, this book starts at the certain and 'immediate present' and works back. That consciousness, creativity, and intelligence exist is certain. The question is: how can these have evolved? Dr Albert Low has made a study of human nature throughout his life. To write this book he draws on his prolonged meditations on creativity and the human condition, his years of providing psychological and spiritual counseling, and a wide-ranging knowledge of Western psychology, philosophy, and science.Trade Review"In The Origin of Human Nature, Dr. Albert Low breathes new life into old terms - the transcendent, consciousness, awareness, evolution, creativity, intention - not by going around science, but by going through it. In the current frenzy to purge science of purpose, meaning, direction, and values, Low's insights are a welcome resource. One might say that our survival depends on the wisdom in this book." -- Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Everyday Things."The old religious models don't seem to work for us these days. And so we have turned to secularity, to the cooler gaze of science, especially the neo-Darwinism of Richard Dawkins and others. Albert Low shows that the bloom of their answer - the random-mutation mechanistic evolutionary system - that once seemed so promising, cannot account for our capacity for love, appreciation of beauty, altruism, creativity or intelligence. And it cannot offer us meaning or direction. So we find ourselves in an uncomfortable place of ambiguity... The Origin of Human Nature offers a model that lives creatively in just that ambiguity." -- Professor Robert Forman, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, CUNY, founding Co-Editor of The Journal of Consciousness Studies and author of Grassroots Spirituality."In this intelligently written book Albert Low gives us a modern Guide for the Perplexed; a richly thoughtful reflection on the roots of human nature that glows with a deep respect for both science and the spirit." Allan Combs, author of The Radiance of Being."The battles over evolution are fought by two sides that are far too rigid in their thinking, the Biblical literalists on the one hand and the mechanistically committed materialists on the other. But our human and spiritual nature is much bigger than fanatic literalism or scientistic dogmatism, and Low's refreshing book offers a more open direction to explore the potentials of evolution for real human beings."Table of ContentsIntroduction; On Darwin's Theory; On Subjectivity and Objectivity; 'Knowing', the Basis of Experience; Knowing and Evolution; On a New Way of Thinking; On Intention; Intention as Dynamic Process; The 'Blind, Unconscious, Automatic' Process of Intention; On Causation and Programming; What is Creativity?; Creative or Mechanical Evolution?; The Evolution of Intelligence; On the Evolution of Consciousness; The Ambiguity of 'I-You'; The Birth of Ego; On Humans and Evolution; Epilogue.
£27.96
Zone Books Secrets Of Women: Gender, Generation, and the
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£20.90
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Anthropologies of Global Maternal and
Book SynopsisThis open access edited book brings together new research on the mechanisms by which maternal and reproductive health policies are formed and implemented in diverse locales around the world, from global policy spaces to sites of practice. The authors – both internationally respected anthropologists and new voices – demonstrate the value of ethnography and the utility of reproduction as a lens through which to generate rich insights into professionals’ and lay people’s intimate encounters with policy. Authors look closely at core policy debates in the history of global maternal health across six different continents, including: Women’s use of misoprostol for abortion in Burkina Faso The place of traditional birth attendants in global maternal health Donor-driven maternal health programs in Tanzania Efforts to integrate qualitative evidence in WHO maternal and child health policy-making Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health will engage readers interested in critical conversations about global health policy today. The broad range of foci makes it a valuable resource for teaching in medical anthropology, anthropology of reproduction, and interdisciplinary global health programs. The book will also find readership amongst critical public health scholars, health policy and systems researchers, and global public health practitioners. Table of ContentsForeword Craig Janes Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Lauren J. Wallace, Margaret E. Macdonald & Katerini T. Storeng Part I. Implementation Disconnects and Policy Rhetoric Chapter 2. Baby (not so) Friendly: Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Serbia Ljiljana Pantović Chapter 3. The Promise and Neglect of Follow-up Care in Obstetric Fistula Treatment in Uganda Bonnie Ruder & Alice Aturo Emasu Chapter 4. The Domestication of Misoprostol for Abortion in Burkina Faso: Interactions Between Caregivers, Drug Vendors and Women Seydou Drabo Chapter 5. The ‘Sustainability Doctrine’ in Donor-driven Maternal Health Programs in Tanzania Meredith G. Marten Part II. Policy Ambivalence Chapter 6. The Place of Traditional Birth Attendants in Global Maternal Health: Policy Retreat, Ambivalence, and Return Margaret E. MacDonald Chapter 7. Conflicted Reproductive Governance: The Co-existence of Rights-Based Approaches and Coercion in India’s Family Planning Policies Maya Unnithan Part III. Contesting Authoritative Knowledge and Practice Chapter 8. Regulating Midwives: Foreclosing Alternatives in the Policy-making Process in West Java, Indonesia Priscilla Anne Magrath Part IV. The Rise of Evidence and its Uses Chapter 9. Making Space for Qualitative Evidence in Global Maternal and Child Health Policy-making Christopher J. Colvin Chapter 10. The International Childbirth Initiative: An Applied Anthropologist’s Account of Developing Global Guidelines Robbie Davis-Floyd Chapter 11. Selling Beautiful Births: The Use of Evidence by Brazil’s Humanised Birth Movement Lucy Irvine
£42.74
Springer International Publishing AG Dispatches from Home and the Field during the
Book SynopsisThis volume, written in a readable and enticing style, is based on a simple premise, which was to have several exceptional ethnographers write about their experiences in an evocative way in real time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than an edited volume with dedicated chapters, this book thus offers a new format wherein authors write several, distinct dispatches, each short and compact, allowing each writer's perspectives and stories to grow, in tandem with the pandemic itself, over the course of the book. Leaving behind the trope of the lonely anthropologist, these authors come together to form a collective of ethnographers to ask important questions, such as: What does it mean to live and write amid an unfolding and unstoppable global health and economic crisis? What are the intensities of the everyday? How do the isolated find connection in the face of catastrophe? Such first-person reflections touch on a plurality of themes brought on by the pandemic, forces and dynamics of pressing concern to many, such as contagion, safety, health inequalities, societal injustices, loss and separation, displacement, phantasmal imaginings and possibilities, the uncertain arts of calculating risk and protection, limits on movement and travel, and the biopolitical operations of sovereign powers. The various writings—spun from diverse situations and global locations—proceed within a temporal flow, starting in March 2020, with the first alerts and cases of viral infection, and then move on to various currents of caution, concern, infection, despair, hope, and connection that have unfolded since those early days. The writings then move into 2021, with events and moods associated with the global distribution of potentially effective vaccines and the promise and hope these immunizations bring. The written record of these multiform dispatches involves traces of a series of lives, as the authors of those lives tried to make do, and write, in trying times. A timely ethnography of an event that has changed all our lives, this book is critical reading for students and researchers of medical anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, contemporary anthropological theory, and ethnographic writing.Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1. First WavePart 2. Second WavePart 3. Images for the New YearPart 4. CalculationsPostscript
£104.49
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Poster Stoffwechsel
Book SynopsisStoffwechsel statt Tapete! Ist Ihnen der Harnstoffzyklus geläufig? Wissen Sie, was der Citrat- und Kohlenhydratzyklus gemeinsam haben? Nein? Wir können Abhilfe schaffen. Mit dem Löffler-Poster an der Wand erschließen sich die wichtigsten Stoffwechselwege auf einen Blick. Da logische Einheiten farbig hervorgehoben sind, findet man sich leicht zurecht und Zusammenhänge werden schnell klar. Die Ergänzung zu jedem Biochemiebuch!Table of ContentsDie wichtigsten Stoffwechselwege: Kohlenhydratstoffwechsel; Stoffwechsel der Lipide; Stoffwechsel der Aminosäuren; Beziehungen zwischen Kohlenhydrat- und Fettstoffwechsel; Citratzyklus; Atmungskette und oxidative Phosphorylierung; Biosynthese von Purinen und Pyrimidinen; Abbau von Purinen; Biosynthese von Cholesterin; Biosynthese und Verwertung von Ketonkörpern; Biosynthese und Abbau von Häm; Mechanismus der Aminotransferasen; Harnstoffzyklus; Proteolyse; Stoffwechsel spezifischer Aminosäuren. Gesamtübersicht.
£8.56
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Basiswissen Biochemie: mit Pathobiochemie
Book SynopsisBiochemie kompakt PLUS Pathobiochemie PLUS Klinikfälle War der "kleine Löffler" früher ein "Plus" ist er heute ein "Muss". In der Lehre und insbesondere den Prüfungen sind die Zusammenhänge zwischen biochemischen Grundlagen, Pathobiochemie und klinischen Krankheitsbildern mehr denn je gefragt. Eintauchen in die Biochemie bedeutet, das Zusammenwirken von Molekülen, Stoffwechselwegen, Organen und Zellen zu verstehen. Sind die grundlegenden Mechanismen erst mal verinnerlicht, ist der Schritt zur Pathobiochemie und den relevanten klinischen Krankheitsbildern ein Kinderspiel. Und das liefert das neue "Basiswissen Biochemie" gleich mit: Pathobiochemie-Boxen unterstreichen die biochemischen Zusammenhänge beim Menschen. Die extra herausgegriffenen und ausführlich erläuterten klinikrelevanten Krankheitsbilder illustrieren, was passiert, wenn irgendwo ein Enzym fehlt oder das Zusammenspiel zwischen Stoffwechselwegen nicht so funktioniert wie es soll. Der "kleine Löffler" im neuen Format überzeugt durch seine bewährte inhaltliche Qualität und die Verknüpfung von biochemischem, pathobiochemischem und klinischem Wissen - alles was Sie für Kurs, schriftliche und mündliche Prüfung benötigen. Table of ContentsVom Organismus zum Molekül.- Aminosäuren.- Peptide und Proteine.- Enzyme.- Kohlenhydrate.- Lipide.- Citratzyklus.- Atmungskette und oxidative Phosphorylierung.- Abbau von Proteinen und Stoffwechsel der Aminosäuren.- Koordinierung des Intermediärstoffwechsels.- Purin- und Pyrimidinstoffwechsel.- DNA und Gentechnik.- RNA und Genexpression.- Proteinbiosynthese und Proteinmodifikation.- Viren.- Tumorgewebe.- Zellen und Membranen.- Ernährung, Verdauung, Resorption.- Das endokrine System.- Das Blut.- Unspezifische und spezifische Abwehr.- Die Leber.- Das Fettgewebe.- Binde- und Stützgewebe.- Nervengewebe.- Nieren und Harn.- Pathobiochemie an Patientenbeispielen aus der Klinik im Extrateil
£52.24
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Prähistorische Anthropologie: Eine
Book SynopsisBernd Herrmann erläutert die Grundlagen der Prähistorischen Anthropologie. Grundsätzliches Thema dieses Forschungsgebietes ist die Untersuchung körperlicher Überreste von Menschen historischer Zeiträume mit dem Ziel der Aufdeckung ihrer Lebensumstände. Damit werden Kenntnisse über Menschen vor allem der Nacheiszeit gewonnen, die Rekonstruktion von Einflüssen auf ihr Leben wird ermöglicht.Trade Review“... bietet nicht nur einen äußerst lesenswerter Einstieg in die PA, sondern ist gleichzeitig ein engagiertes Plädoyer für eine anspruchsorientierte theoriegeleitete Forschung in der naturwissenschaftlichen Anthropologie ...” (in: fachbuchjournal, Jg. 8, Heft 5, Oktober 2016)Table of ContentsBegriff und Gegenstand.- Theoretische und handwerkliche Grundlagen.- Wissensproduzierende Erzählungen.
£11.77
NIAS Press Cambodians and Their Doctors: A Medical
Book SynopsisAt face value, this book is about medicine in Cambodia over the last hundred years. At the same time, however, by using 'medicine' (in the sense of ideas, practices and institutions relating to health and illness) as a prism through which to view colonial and post-colonial Cambodian society more generally, it offers an historical and contemporary anthropology of the nation of Cambodia. Rich in ethnographic detail derived from both contemporary anthropological fieldwork and colonial archival material, the study is an account of the simultaneous presence in Cambodia of two medical traditions: the modern, biomedical one first introduced by the French colonial power at the turn of the twentieth century, and the indigenous Khmer health cosmology. In their reliance on one or the other of the two traditions, to a large extent the Khmer people have been concerned to find efficient medical treatment that also adheres to social norms (not least the emphasis on the morality of social relations). This concern is also evident in the prevailing medical pluralism in Cambodia today. The authors trace the interaction (and lack thereof) between these two traditions from the French colonial period via the political upheavals of the 1970s through to the present day. The result is more than a medical anthropology; this is a key text that also makes a significant contribution to the anthropological study of Cambodian society at large and will be an important resource for development planners and aid workers in medical and related fields.Trade Review'This is a compelling, persuasive study of the indigenizationA" of global bio-political knowledge in Cambodia from colonial to modern times. Rigorously researched, balanced in interpretation and cautionary rather than idealistic, scholars and policymakers alike will derive much benefit from this insightful assessment of the human condition in Cambodia today. It is benchmark, interdisciplinary social science for showing us how social order and everyday survival are continually shaped and reshaped by successive models of governance.' - Laura Summers, University of HullTable of ContentsPreface vii Glossary xi 1. Introduction 1 2. Colonialism and Medicine in Indochina 18 3. French Medicine in Cambodia 43 4. The Khmer Rouge Medical Regime and Socialist Health 84 5. Indigenous Practitioners: Healers, Spirit Mediums and Magic Monks 129 6. Midwives and the Medicalization of Motherhood 169 7. Leprosy: Symbol and Social Suffering 203 8. Contemporary Healthcare Resources 233 9. Conclusion 270 Appendix 275 References 277 Index 297
£23.76
Springer Verlag, Singapore The Power of Parasites: Malaria as (un)conscious
Book SynopsisThis book describes how malaria both frustrates and facilitates life for Indigenous Pälawan communities living in the forested foothills of the municipality of Bataraza on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Tracing the arc of malaria on the archipelago from colonial encounters to the present day, it examines the ways in which malaria parasites have become entangled in contemporary lives. It uniquely explores the experiences of local government leaders working towards sustainably developing this last ecological frontier, health workers trying to meet international targets to eliminate malaria, and Pälawan people trying to keep their bodies, social relations and the cosmos in careful balance. In exquisite detail, Dr Dalia Iskander shows how malaria emerged from, and was intrinsic to, a whole host of strategically-orientated social practices that were enacted in as well as around the disease’s name, as people worked day-to-day to gain power in different guises in different arenas.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Practices of Oppression.- Chapter 3 Practices of Progress.- Chapter 4 Practices of Development.- Chapter 5 Practices of Professionalization.- Chapter 6 Practices of Equilibrium.- Chapter 7 Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Ethnomedicine and Tribal Healing Practices in
Book SynopsisThis book examines various aspects of ethnomedicine and tribal healing practices, including its importance for inclusion and integration from a health systems perspective. Tribal healing practices is an under-studied component in healthcare system, health policy and health systems research. The book consists of original research papers based on empirical studies done by anthropologists, sociologists, public health practitioners and research scientists in various parts of India. It discusses issues of non-codified folk healing, with a focus on the therapeutic ideas and practices of tribal communities, located in anthropological theory and methods. It has a balance of empirical papers, review and theoretical papers, not only explaining ‘what is inside the healing practices’ but also touching upon the question of ‘why’ and delving into ‘what should be’ looking into the possibility to apply it for a larger good i.e., health care for all. This book discusses several important issues related to legitimacy, evidence and efficacy, recognition, certification and integration, protection and preservation, bio-piracy and bioprospecting, benefit sharing and intellectual property rights, sustainable use of medicinal herbs and conservation of nature and natural resources, biodiversity and possibilities of mainstreaming tribal healing. It is of interest to students and researchers from medical anthropology, medical sociology, cultural geography, liberal studies, tribal studies, ecology, sustainability and development and public health.Table of ContentsIntroduction Sunita Reddy, Nemthianngai Guite, Bamdev Subedi Section 1: Ethnomedicine and Public Health Perspective in Traditional Medicine 2. Ethnomedicine as Public Health R.K. Mutatkar 3. Critical Medical Anthropology and Ayushisation: Practices and Praxis P. C. Joshi 4. Tribal Health Knowledge and Practices: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges from a Health Systems Perspective Ritu Priya Section 2- Traditional Healing Practices in Himalayan Region 5. Indigenous Healing Practices in the Himalaya: Use of Medicinal Plants and Health Development in Nepal Madhusudan Subedi 6. Ethnomedicine in Question: The Case of Tharu Healers and Healing Practices Bamdev Subedi 7. Amchi system in Ladakh: Challenges in the New World Tashi Smanla, Shalina Mehta 8. Health Care Systems among Broq-Pa Tribe, District Leh, (Jammu & Kashmir) Diskit Wangmo, Rita Kumari, Nutan Kumari Jha, A. K. Sinha Section 3- Traditional Healing Practices in North Eastern States 9. The Folk Healing Practices of the North East India Shailaja Chandra 10. Understanding the Etiology of Diseases among the Lepcha Community Tshering Lepcha 11. The nongai dawai Khasi healers of Meghalaya Sandra Albert, John Porter and Judith Green 12. Traditional Bone Setters in Manipur: A Case Study among the Meetei in Thoubal District Asem Tomba Meetei
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Broken Hill Publishers Ltd Discovering Our Cells
Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered what our body is made up of and what it looks like under a microscope? How does our body work and how can we protect it against dangerous invaders?Our body is made up of four main types of tissues and 200 different types of cells organized into groups, working together, forming the organs and systems of our body. A pathologist, like me, is a doctor who studies tissues and cells under a microscope and has the essential knowledge to identi-fy and describe their diseases. This work is a long, lonely, scientific journey, where hundreds of his-tological images alternate daily in front of our eyes like scenes from a silent movie. This micro-scopic, lonely journey becomes magical when cells inadvertently form images of beauty similar to that found in paintings. Images of childhood memories and drawings, like a flower, a heart, an animal, a toy, shapes and colours changing with every moment, remind us of works of art created with sophistication and devotion by a great artist.Get ready for a journey into our wonderful, magical inner world; the organs and systems of our body. Page by page you will discover the amazing images of our tissues and cells revealed under the microscope. You will also learn how to protect yourselves against invisible enemies, viruses, and germs. Welcome to a unique scientific journey! You will be amazed at the beauty of knowledge!The creation of this book was the result of a collective effort between a group of people who worked with me and the publishing house that implemented it. Our common denominator was the magical combination of Science and Art. First of all, I would like to deeply thank, Niki Papatheochari, a diverse and significant personality, who, through her unique work, embodies a picture of perpetual creativity. It is a special honour for me that she prefaced the first edition of my book and contributed valuable advice and inspirational interventions. I thank her for warmly embracing this effort from beginning to end, and for the invaluable knowledge that she generously offered, both as a scientist and as a human being. I wholeheartedly thank the Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Athens Vasileios Golematis, a prominent figure in the global medical and academic community, for prefacing the second edition of my book. Professor Vasileios Golematis, a distinguished scientist and an exceptional man, is a model university teacher and an inexhaustible source of inspiration for his students and colleagues. I would like to warmly thank the medical students Vagia Karapepera, for her wonderful sketches inspired by my lectures in Histology, and Michael Tsierkezos, for setting the book's text to music from which the accompanying video clip emerged. I would also like to thank Eleni Nalbandi for her valuable assistance in editing. Finally, I am really thankful to my family and all those who helped me with their know-how and moral support in completing this original project. Maria Lambropoulou
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Cambridge University Press Historia de la sexualidad
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Oxford University Press Natural Selection and Social Theory
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Oxford University Press Sustaining Life
Book SynopsisThe Earth''s biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health.Edited and written by Harvard Medical School physicians Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein, along with more than 100 leading scientists who contributed to writing and reviewing the book, Sustaining Life presents a comprehensive--and sobering--view of how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food, both on land and in the oceans, depend on biodiversity. The book''s ten chapters cover everything from what biodiversity is and how human activity threatens it to how we as individuals can help conserve the world''s richly varied biota. SeveTrade ReviewSustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity is a landmark book that lays out the case for the conservation of biodiversity and the multiple benefits it provides. The book is well organized, with beautiful supporting imagery. It is a much needed resource and a call to appreciate and take action to conserve our biological diversity at this critical time. * Integrative and Comparative Biology *...fabulous book...lavishly illustrated...both fascinating and frightening * Peter Elson Liverpool Daily Post *This book...reminds us of just how much we have to lose. * Geographical *This book represents a landmark addition to our understanding of our ecological heritage, and the importance of preserving it. * Publishers Weekly *A Powerhouse of information on a topic that concerns us all. Highly recommended. * Irwin weintraub, Library Journal *It is a new and comprehensive review of the latest tally of planetary profit and loss... * EducationGuardian.co.uk *Sustaining Life is the most complete and powerful argument I have seen for the importance of preserving biodiversity. * Al Gore, former Vice President, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate *It was an exhilarating moment when scientists broke the genome code and showed us the basic building blocks of the human being. Now scientists are showing us how biodiversity works and why it is crucial to saving our planet for our children's children and beyond. This important and compelling book is a blueprint for acting wisely and urgently. * Bill Moyers, former White House Press Secretary, *"There is probably no better way to convince anyone still uncertain about the urgent need to preserve biodiversity, which is rapidly diminishing as a result of human activities, than to document its importance to human health and medicine. The authors have done this with great thoroughness and from every possible angle, producing a volume that pairs authority with anecdote and scholarship with passion."--Harold Varmus, President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1989 Nobel Prize Laureate, former Director of the National Institutes of Health"As a public health physician, I have been deeply involved for decades in helping political leaders, policy-makers, and the general public understand the relationship between human beings and the environment. Sustaining Life is the best and most comprehensive resource available demonstrating how human health depends on the health of the natural world."--Gro Brundtland, former Director-General of the World Health Organization, former Prime Minister of Norway"One of the main reasons the world faces a global environmental crisis is the belief that we human beings are somehow separate from the natural world in which we live, and that we can therefore alter its physical, chemical, and biological systems without these alterations having any effect on humanity. Sustaining Life challenges this widely held misconception by demonstrating definitively, with the best and most current scientific information available, that human health depends, to a larger extent than we might imagine, on the health of other species and on the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems."--Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, from the PrologueThis most readable and beautifully illustrated book, with contributions from more than 100 leading scientists from around the world, underlines that the health implications of the loss of biodiversity are every bit as great as those caused by global warming ... The book makes compelling reading for anyone interested in the natural world. * British Wildlife *"A powerhouse of information on a topic that concerns of us all. Highly recommended."--Irwin Weintraub, Library Journal ReviewsTable of ContentsForeword E. O. Wilson ; Prologue Kofi Annan ; Chapter 1What is Biodiversity? By Stuart Pimm, Maria Alice dos Santos Alves, Eric Chivian, and Aaron Bernstein ; Chapter 2How is Biodiversity Threatened by Human Activity? By Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; Chapter 3Ecosystem Services By Jerry Melillo and Osvaldo Sala ; Chapter 4Medicines from Nature By David J. Newman, John Kilama, Aaron Bernstein, and Eric Chivian ; Chapter 5Biodiversity and Biomedical Research By Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein, and Joshua P. Rosenthal ; Chapter 6Threatened Groups of Organisms Valuable to Medicine By Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; Chapter 7Ecosystem Disturbance, Biodiversity Loss, and Human Infectious Disease By David H. Molyneux, Richard S. Ostfeld, Aaron Bernstein, and Eric Chivian ; Chapter 8Biodiversity and Food Production By Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig ; Chapter 9Genetically Modified Foods and Organic Farming By Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; Chapter 10 What Individuals Can Do to Help Conserve Biodiversity By Jeffrey A. McNeely, Eleanor Sterling, and Kalemani Jo Mulongoy ; Appendix Agencies, Organizations, Treaties, Conventions, and NGOs Working to Conserve Biodiversity ; Part A: Co-sponsors ; Part B: Treaties, Conventions, and Intergovernmental Organizations ; Part C: Non-Governmental Organizations
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Oxford University Press A Passion for DNA
Book SynopsisIn 1953, two young, unknown scientists sparked a worldwide revolution. Studying DNA for clues to the nature of genes, James Watson and Francis Crick deduced its molecular composition - two chains twisted into a double helix - and immediately realized that the structure implied how genes were copied and passed from one generation to the next.Their observation has had extraordinary consequences: the discovery of a genetic code that all living things share and the realization that the code translates into proteins; the ability to alter an organism''s genetic make-up; recognition that diseases like cancer begin when genes go wrong; the foundations of a biotechnology industry and the means of cloning plants and animals; a start on cataloguing human genes; and the glimmer of a new kind of medicine that uses DNA therapeutically.In the midst of the ferment, its instigator Jim Watson has been tireless. A principal architect and visionary of the new biology, a Nobel Prize-winner at 34 and best-sTrade ReviewReview from previous edition James D. Watson . . . has always been a man of passion and strong views . . . His writings on the important issues of the day, prepared over a period of more than thirty years and presented in the 25 essays of this wonderful book, are only slightly less provocative than his frequently startling spontaneous remarks. * Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences *Table of ContentsAUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FLIGHTS; VALUES FROM A CHICAGO UPBRINGING; GROWING UP IN THE PHAGE GROUP; MINDS THAT LIVE FOR SCIENCE; EARLY SPECULATIONS AND FACTS ABOUT RNA TEMPLATES; BRAGG'S FOREWORD TO THE DOUBLE HELIX; BIOGRAPHIES: LURIA, HERSHEY, AND PAULING ; RECOMINANT DNA CONTROVERSIES; IN FURTHER DEFENSE OF DNA; STANDING UP FOR RECOMBINANT DNA; THE NOBELIST VERSUS THE FILM STAR; THE DNA BIOCHEMICAL CANARD ; ETHOS OF SCIENCE; MOVING TOWARDS THE CLONAL MAN: IS THIS WHAT WE WANT?; THE DISSEMINATION OF UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION; SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN SCENE; THE NECESSITY FOR SOME ACADEMIC ALOOFNESS; STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE; SUCCEEDING IN SCIENCE: SOME RULES OF THUMB ; WAR ON CANCER; THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND CANCER RESEARCH; MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY CANCER RESEARCH IN A ZERO-SUM ERA; THE SCIENCE FOR BEATING DOWN CANCER ; SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; MOVING ON TO HUMAN DNA; ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; GENES AND POLITICS; FIVE DAYS IN BERLIN; GOOD GENE, BAD GENE: WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO FIGHT THE TRAGEDY OF GENETIC DISEASE?; VIEWPOINT: ALL FOR THE GOOD - WHY GENETIC ENGINEERING MUST SOLDIER ON ; AFTERWORD: ENVOI - DNA, PEACE AND LAUGHTER ; NAME INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX
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