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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.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Physiologie kompakt
Book SynopsisKompakter geht es kaum: der bekannte Autor hat das aktuelle Wissen der Physiologie maximal komprimiert. Die wesentlichen Fakten sind klar und einprägsam in farbigen Graphiken, Tabellen und Übersichten zusammengestellt. Es müssen keine längeren Textpassagen bewältigt werden und so eignet sich das Taschenbuch gleichermaßen zum effektiven Rekapitulieren vor der Prüfung wie zum schnellen Nachschlagen wichtiger klinischer Werte und Daten.Table of ContentsAllgemeine Physiologie der Zelle und der interzellulären Kommunikation, Muskelphysiologie.- Integrative Leistungen des Nervensystems.- Allgemeine und spezielle Sinnesphysiologie.- Neuronale und humorale Steuerungs- und Regelprozesse.- Blut und Blutkreislauf.- Atmung.- Energiewechsel, Arbeit und Umwelt, Altern.- Stoffaufnahme und -ausscheidung.
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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
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Lit Verlag Essays in Medical Anthropology: The Austrian
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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.
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Spektrum Academic Publishers Die Hand - Werkzeug des Geistes: [Mit Beiträgen
Book SynopsisDie Bedeutung der Hand liegt gewissermaßen auf der Hand: Ohne dieses Wunderwerk an Präzision und Empfindsamkeit, an Kraft und Sanftheit, an Ausdrucksfähigkeit und Steuerbarkeit auszukommen, wäre für die meisten von uns kaum vorstellbar. So selbstverständlich ist uns ihr Gebrauch und sind uns ihre Fähigkeiten, daß wir selten hinterfragen, wie die Hand eigentlich genau funktioniert und wo überall in unserer Kultur, unserer Sprache und unserem sozialen Miteinander sie ihre Spuren hinterlassen hat. Das "Hand-Buch" geht diesen Fragen nach. Renommierte Autoren spannen dabei einen Bogen, der von der evolutionären Entwicklung der Greifhand bis zum technischen Design von Roboterhänden, vom engen Zusammenhang von Hand und Gehirn bis zu den vielfältigen Verbindungen zwischen Hand und Sprache, von musikalischen Fingerfertigkeiten bis zum Handlesen reicht. Biologie, Medizin und Philosophie reichen sich in diesem Buch die Hände, und die Faszination für die Hand wird durch das handfeste Wissen, das es vermittelt, nur noch größer. Zu den Autoren des Bandes zählen renommierte Wissenschaftler aus verschiedenen natur- und geisteswissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, unter anderem Niels Birbaumer (Tübingen, Biopsychologie), E. Altenmüller (Hannover, Musikphysiologie), Helge Ritter (Bielefeld, Neuroinformatik), Bruno Preilowski (Tübingen, Hemisphärenforschung), Friedhart Klix (Berlin, Evolutionspsychologie) und Peter Janich (Marburg, Philosophie).Trade ReviewOhne sie könnten wir keinen Knopf schließen, nicht schreiben, nicht kommunizieren und handwerken, kein Musikinstrument spielen: Die Hand erschließt dem Menschen Welten. Sie zwingt das Gehirn, immer neue Eindrücke zu verarbeiten und immer komplexere Handlungen zu steuern. Der Physiker und Philosoph Marco Wehr und der Mediziner Martin Weinmann lassen in ihrem umfassenden Hand-Buch jetzt lauter Experten zu Wort kommen.Die Themen reichen von der detaillierten Beschreibung der Anatomie des Handskeletts über die Betrachtung der Leistungen der Hände beim Musizieren oder im Handwerk bis zur Erläuterung der Zusammenhänge von Hand und Sprache, Hand und Mathematik und vieles mehr. Eine sehr inhaltsreiche und hochinteressante Zusammenstellung.Auf geistreiche, informative und mitreißende Art führen vierzehn renommierte Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Fachgebieten ... dem Leser eindrucksvoll die große Bedeutung der menschlichen Hand für sein gesamtes Denken und Handeln vor Augen. Beginnend bei der Relevanz einer gut funktionierenden Hand für das Alltagsleben lenken sie anschließend den Blick auf den Stellenwert der Handfertigkeit für Handwerk, Künste (zum Beispiel Musizieren), Medizin, Mathematik, Philosophie und Religion.Die Begeisterung für das anatomische Wunderwerk Hand, der Bezug zur Musik und die Würdigung ihrer evolutionären Schlüsselrolle ist bei allen Autoren deutlich zu spüren.Weinmann und Wehr schlagen einen kühnen Bogen.> Tagblatt >Es sind schier tausend Fragen, die das ... Buch "Die Hand" allgemeinverständlich und oft mit überraschenden Gedanken beantwortet.Daß dieses Buch so ungemein spannend ist, liegt zum einen an dem Umfang des Werkes, das durch die Beiträge von Medizinern, Psychologen, Informatikern, Philosophen und Kunstgeschichtlern ein überaus großes Spektrum erreicht, zum anderen ist es aber die Hand selber, die hier in so faszinierender Weise geschildert wird ... Obwohl das Buch eine Zusammenstellung von Beiträgen vieler Autoren ist, so ist es den Herausgebern in großartiger Weise gelungen, ein homogenes und überaus lesbares Werk daraus zu machen.Das in Typographie und Illustration so liebevoll gemachte Buch sieht aus wie ein Stück guter Unterhaltung ... und ist es auch.Das Buch erzählt viele lesenswerte Geschichten über die Hand, dieses Wunderwerk an Präzision, Empfindsamkeit, Kraft und Sanftheit.Die Lektüre des Buches verlangt vom Leser einige Vorkenntnisse. Belohnt wird er aber mit einer umfassenden Information über jenes universelle Werkzeug, ohne das wir keinen Brief schreiben oder keine Kaffeetasse halten könnten.In diesem interessanten und facettenreichen Buch reichen sichTable of ContentsEinleitung 1 Hand und Hirn 2 Alles im Griff! 3 Vom Spitzgriff zur Liszt-Sonate 4 Götz von B. und der Datenhandschuh 5 Die Phantomhand 6 Rechts ist da, wo im Gehirn links ist? 7 Vom Greifen zum Begreifen? 8 Am Anfang war die Hand 9 Ein Daumen Fische 10 Handwerker und Mundwerker 11 Von der Hand in den Mund 12 Die Hand des Künstlers 13 Magische Hände
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Kyoto University Press A Search for the Origins of Human Speech:
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Amor y desamor en el cerebro / Love and Lack of
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Pilgrims Publishing Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human
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Universities Press Biology for NEET: Volume 1
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Universities Press Biology for NEET: Volume 2
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£28.49
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La solución de los telómeros: Aprende a vivir
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Editorial Kairos Vagina: Una Nueva Biografía de la Sexualidad
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Nationalmuseet Chilchos Valley Revisited: Life Conditions in the
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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
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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
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Hong Kong University Press Tsui Harks Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
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Hong Kong University Press Rogue Flows TransAsian Cultural Traffic
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Hong Kong University Press New Television Globalisation and the East Asian
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Hong Kong University Press New Television Globalisation and the East Asian
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Hong Kong University Press Critical Zone 3 A Forum of Chinese and Western
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£19.00
Hong Kong University Press China Abroad Travels Subjects Spaces
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Hong Kong University Press Cultural Studies and Cultural Industries
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Hong Kong University Press Universities in Translation The Mental Labour of
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Genetic, Linguistic And Archaeological
Book SynopsisSoutheast Asia is regarded as one of the birthplaces of modern humans. Recent genetic evidence shows that it was probably the entry point of modern humans from Africa into East Asia and Oceania. With the help of new markers X mostly from the Y-chromosome and mtDNA X several recent efforts have been made to study the populations of Southeast Asia, which have been somewhat neglected in the past.A new picture of the origin and migrations of modern humans in this region is quickly emerging. In this book, the leading researchers in the studies of Southeast Asian, East Asian, and Oceanian populations present the most up-to-date results of their research.Table of ContentsPrehistory of human populations: archaelogical, linguistic and paleontological perspectives - prehistory, language and human biology - is there a consensus in East and Southeast Asia?, C.F.W. Higham; human diversity and language diversity, W. S-Y Wang; before the neolithic - hunter-gatherer societies in Central Thailand, R. Thosarat. The peopling of Southeast Asia: the case for an African rather than an Asian origin of the human Y-chromosome YAP insertion, P.A. Underhill and C.C. Roseman; genetic history of ethnic populations in Southwestern China, B. Su et al; Y-chromosomal variation in uxorilocal and patrilocal populations in Thailand, M. Srikummool et al; genetic relationships among 16 ethnic groups from Malaysia and Southeast Asia, S.G. Tan. The peopling of East Asia: Chinese human genome diversity project - a synopsis, J. Chu; origins and prehistoric migrations of modern humans in East Asia, B. Su and L. Jin. The peopling of Oceania: the genetic trail from Southeast Asia to the Pacific, R. Deka et al; the colonization of remote Oceania and the drowning of Sundaland, J.K. Lum.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Sickness Work: Personal Reflections of a
Book SynopsisThis is the story of a professor of Medical Sociology, diagnosed with colon cancer. He undergoes the appropriate medical treatment. Passing through that trajectory, he realizes that things happen that he never read about in the professional literature. During his illness and rehabilitation he scribbles down notes about what is happening to him, what he is observing and what things do not tally with his knowledge of the sociological literature. This continuous connection of personal experience with academic literature is what makes this book such a powerful account of the ‘everyday’ life of a sick person. Recommended to teachers and students in the field of social health research; to everyone who works in health care, professionals as well as volunteers; and to men and women who themselves are experiencing a serious illness.Table of ContentsForeword.- Preface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Disruption.- 3. Incantation.- 4. Collective Disruption.- 5. Sickness Work.- 6. Control.- 7. The Outside World.- 8. Legitimation.- 9. Epilogue.- Notes.- Index.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Medical Stigmata: Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation
Book SynopsisThis book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease. Race-based medicine, an emerging field in pharmacology, aims to create a specialty market based on racial groups. Within this market, the drug BiDil set a precedent in this area of medicine targeting African Americans as its first racial group. Consequently, selecting African Americans as a “starter group” led to ethical questions regarding the motive behind race-based medicine within the context of the larger treatment of blacks in American medical history. This book therefore links medicine and American eugenics, examines race-based medicine’s influence on the perception of the black body, traces the influence of BiDil’s approval on the resurgence of race-based medicine, and assesses the black church’s response to race-based medicine using black liberation theology as a means to social justice.Trade Review“Medical Stigmata encourages readers to apply similar hermeneutics to clinical contexts, using scripture to challenge the determinist narratives that pervade medicine and its adjacent industries.” (Audrey Farley, Marginalia, marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org, October 18, 2019)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Race-Based Medicine.- Chapter 3 Maleficence toward the Minority Patient.- Chapter 4 Research, Race, and Profit.- Chapter 5 Black Theology and Reconciliation.- Chapter 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore COVID-19: Proportionality, Public Policy and
Book SynopsisCOVID-19: Proportionality, Public Policy and Social Distance explores the social and political response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It details the sociological aspects of the spread of the virus, the role played by social distancing in virus mitigation, and the comparative effect of social proximity and distance on national anti-viral behavior. Peter Murphy discusses various public policy approaches to the pandemic and their successes and failures. In this engaging analysis, he investigates the way that contemporary societies think about risk, threat and harm, and how social mood affected the response to COVID-19.Table of Contents1. Social Distance.- 2. Public Policy.- 3. Social Mood.
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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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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Manual For Primary Human Cell Culture, A
Book SynopsisAs part of the boom in biotechnology, particularly in tissue engineering, primary human cell culture has become a major pillar in academic research and the biopharmaceutical industry. Obtaining a viable culture from a tissue sample and maintaining it for experimental, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes can be quite a challenge. Based on laboratory protocols and practical experience from many years of primary cell culture, this manual presents the basic steps necessary for culturing primary human cells.Written by students for students, the manual serves well as a practical guide to primary human cell culture. The authors have left much space for notes and the design of the manual is such that it can be continuously upgraded and extended. The content of this manual is by no means exhaustive. Protocols for specific cell types, out of over 200 different cell types in the human body, were selected from major tissue groupings in the body. They should serve as a foundation for individual researchers to experiment, explore, and establish niche protocols for their specific needs. Inspired by the practical clinical checklists available to residents and trainees in medicine, the authors have chosen a compact physical format that can fit into the pocket of a lab coat.Table of ContentsPrinciples of Biosafety; Introduction to the Cell Culture Laboratory; Protocols for Human Culture; Reagents and Techniques for Cell Culture
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Biological Shape Analysis - Proceedings Of The
Book SynopsisThis proceedings volume describes the current state of research dealing with biological shape analysis. The quantitative analysis of the shape of biological organisms represents a challenge that has now seen breakthroughs with new methodologies such as elliptical Fourier analysis, quantitative trait loci analysis (QTLs), thin plate splines, etc. The volume also illustrates the diversity of disciplines that are actively involved in the characterization and analysis of the biological shape. Some of the papers deal with the need to relate the underlying genome responsible for the actual observed characteristics of form. Moreover, many of the papers focus on the relationship of the shape to the processes that determine the biological form, an issue of major continuing concern in biology.This volume brings together for the second time practitioners from a variety of disciplines who have been concerned with the necessity of applying new methods to the analysis of biological shape. Previous methodologies based on the conventional metrical approach (distances, angles and ratios), have not been able to adequately capture — in quantitative terms — the subtleties and complexities of biological form due to its irregularity. This volume represents an initial attempt to quantitatively characterize the biological form in both two- and three-dimensions, as it is actually perceived.There is no volume available that deals with the subject matter of these Proceedings. The papers represent, as in the first proceedings, a unique look at: (1) new methodologies developed and used quantitatively describe the biological form; (2) the need to relate the observed biological shape to the underlying processes that determine the shape; and (3) the tremendous diversity of disciplines actively involved in the characterization and analysis of biological shapes. These range from physical anthropology, anatomy, genetics, botany, entomology, forensics, to applied mathematics, etc.Table of ContentsAgricultural Crop Selection: Can Machine Vision Substitute for Plant Breeders' Eye? A Case of Whole Crop Shape Selection in Soybean Breeding (Seishi Ninomiya); Entomological Studies: Genetic Architecture of the Developmental Buffering Machinery for Wing Shape in Fruit Flies (K H Takahashi); Effect of Male Genital Spines on Female Remating Propensity in the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (N Kumano, T Kuriwada, K Shiromoto and H Tatsuta); Morphometric Studies on the Variation of Male Lucanid Beetle Mandibles (H Tatsuta, H Iwata and K Goka); Human Morphological Studies: Skull and Cranium: Craniofacial Morphology in Human Genetics (T Yamaguchi, R Kimura, A Kawaguchi, Y Tomoyasu and K Maki); Vertebral Morphology: An Application of Fourier Transform of Two-dimensional Images: A Case Study of Human Vertebral Tuberculosis of Hokkaido Ainu (O Kondo); Mandibular Studies: Representation of the Mandible as a Curve in 3-space: A Preliminary Study Using Fourier Descriptors (R Khullar, P E Lestrel, W Moon and C A Wolfe); Mandibular Studies: Mandibular Shape Analysis of Plio-Pleistocene Hominins: Fourier Descriptors in Norma lateralis (P E Lestrel, C A Wolfe and A Bodt); Whole Body Studies: Assessment of Body Image Perception: A Preliminary Study Using Elliptic Fourier Descriptors (P E Lestrel, N Miyake, M Ishihara and C A Wolfe); Primate Studies: Craniofacial Covariation in Extant Great Apes: A Geometric Morphometric Study (D Neaux, F Guy, E Gilissen, W Coudyzer, P Vignaud and S Ducrocq).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Human Diversity: Its Nature, Extent, Causes And
Book SynopsisHuman diversity, with its myriad of different conditions involving biology, psychology, and social structures, remains one of the biggest challenges — and opportunities — facing the species. With many government and private firms now having diversity or equality officers, programmes or committees, it is clear that human diversity is a cornerstone of policy-making at the very highest echelons. All this points to a need for proper scientific and medical information on this topic — not soft 'politically correct' sociology.This book provides the hard facts on human similarities and differences, their causes and effects on people. It covers the whole range from normal to extreme human types, and presents — for the first time — much of the author's 25 years of original research on the subject. It can also act as a family medical guide to aspects of human function, structure and disease. It covers many human topics in a humane and understandable fashion, providing much material for information and discussion. It can be used as a handbook or textbook on human diversity, but is mainly popular science for the general public. A special feature of this book is the 140 colour photos that illustrate the diversity of human life, nearly all taken by the author himself.Given the vast nature of the subject, the book seamlessly integrates relevant data from multiple disciplines including medicine, biology, anthropology, genetics, psychology, evolution, languages, sociology, history and geography. Even controversial subjects such as race, class and culture are tackled head-on with no-nonsense scientific rigour.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Gmo Sapiens: The Life-changing Science Of
Book SynopsisThis book won the INDIEFAB 2015 Bronze Award for Science (Adult nonfiction).Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including plants and the foods made from them, are a hot topic of debate today, but soon related technology could go much further and literally change what it means to be human. Scientists are on the verge of being able to create people who are GMOs.Should they do it? Could we become a healthier and 'better' species or might eugenics go viral leading to a real, new world of genetic dystopia? GMO Sapiens tackles such questions by taking a fresh look at the cutting-edge biotech discoveries that have made genetically modified people possible.Bioengineering, genomics, synthetic biology, and stem cells are changing sci-fi into reality before our eyes. This book will capture your imagination with its clear, approachable writing style. It will draw you into the fascinating discussion of the life-changing science of human genetic modification.Table of ContentsIntroduction: GMO OMG; The History of GMOs; GMO People; The Possible Risks of GMO People; The Potential Benefits of Human Genetic Modification; The Cloning Connection; Stem Cells and GMOs; GMO Sapien Economics; Gene Therapy; GMO People in Pop Culture; GMO Myths; Big Green Men: Designer People and Eugenics; The Ethics of Human Genetic Modification;
£50.40
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Gmo Sapiens: The Life-changing Science Of
Book SynopsisThis book won the INDIEFAB 2015 Bronze Award for Science (Adult nonfiction).Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including plants and the foods made from them, are a hot topic of debate today, but soon related technology could go much further and literally change what it means to be human. Scientists are on the verge of being able to create people who are GMOs.Should they do it? Could we become a healthier and 'better' species or might eugenics go viral leading to a real, new world of genetic dystopia? GMO Sapiens tackles such questions by taking a fresh look at the cutting-edge biotech discoveries that have made genetically modified people possible.Bioengineering, genomics, synthetic biology, and stem cells are changing sci-fi into reality before our eyes. This book will capture your imagination with its clear, approachable writing style. It will draw you into the fascinating discussion of the life-changing science of human genetic modification.Table of ContentsIntroduction: GMO OMG; The History of GMOs; GMO People; The Possible Risks of GMO People; The Potential Benefits of Human Genetic Modification; The Cloning Connection; Stem Cells and GMOs; GMO Sapien Economics; Gene Therapy; GMO People in Pop Culture; GMO Myths; Big Green Men: Designer People and Eugenics; The Ethics of Human Genetic Modification;
£21.85
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Biological Shape Analysis - Proceedings Of The
Book SynopsisThe proceedings were designed to bring together researchers who share a common interest in the quantitative description of the biological form. Participants came from very diverse disciplines such as agricultural genetics, botany, entomology, forensics, human anatomy, paleontology, human evolution, primatology, dentistry, etc. The participants applied various methodological approaches that are being increasingly used to describe aspects of the biological form. These techniques include neural networks, Fourier descriptors, shape mapping, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), Riemann curves, surface mapping, etc. A number of the contributions in the proceedings represent state of the art research that reflects advances in that discipline.
£125.10
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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Casemate Publishers Damjili Cave
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