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Book SynopsisEssays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics.In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote and illustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. He included a treatise on commercial mathematics and treatments of contemporary shipbuilding practices, navigation, calendrical systems, and astrological ideas. This manuscript, “lost,” or at least in unknown hands for over 400 years, has never been published or translated in its entirety until now. In volume 3, nine experts, including the editors, discuss the manuscript, its historical context, and its scholarly importance. Their essays examine the Venetian maritime world of the fifteenth century, Michael's life, the discovery of the manuscript, the mathematics in the book, the use of illustration, the nav

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Book SynopsisTwo distinguished neuroscientists distil general principles from more than a century of scientific study, “reverse engineering” the brain to understand its design.Neuroscience research has exploded, with more than fifty thousand neuroscientists applying increasingly advanced methods. A mountain of new facts and mechanisms has emerged. And yet a principled framework to organize this knowledge has been missing. In this book, Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin, two leading neuroscientists, strive to fill this gap, outlining a set of organizing principles to explain the whys of neural design that allow the brain to compute so efficiently. Setting out to “reverse engineer” the brain—disassembling it to understand it—Sterling and Laughlin first consider why an animal should need a brain, tracing computational abilities from bacterium to protozoan to worm. They examine bigger brains and the advantages of “anticipatory regulation”

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits.Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits--including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio--and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This book fills that gap. By emphasizing these player-centric basic concepts, the book provides a framework for game analysis from the viewpoint of a game designer. The book shows what all genres of games--board games, card games, computer games, and sports--have to teach each other. Today's game designers may find solutions to design problems when they look at classic games that have evolved over years of playing.

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Book SynopsisA unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.The evolved purposiveness of living systems, termed “teleonomy” by chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh, has been both a major outcome and causal factor in the history of life on Earth.  Many theorists have appreciated this over the years, going back to Lamarck and even Darwin in the nineteenth century. In the mid-twentieth century, however, the complex, dynamic process of evolution was simplified into the one-way, bottom-up, single gene-centered paradigm widely known as the modern synthesis. In Evolution “On Purpose,” edited by Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright, and Addy Pross, some twenty theorists attempt to modify this reductive approach by exploring in depth the different ways

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Book SynopsisAn unflinching look at the unique challenges posed by complex technologies we cannot afford to let fail—and why the remarkable achievements of civil aviation can help us understand those challenges.Nuclear reactors, deep-sea drilling platforms, deterrence infrastructures—these are all complex and formidable technologies with the potential to fail catastrophically. In Rational Accidents, John Downer outlines a new perspective on technological failure, arguing that undetectable errors can lurk in even the most rigorous and “rational” assessments of these systems due to the inherent limits of engineering tests and models. Downer finds that it should be impossible, from an epistemological viewpoint, to achieve the near-perfect reliability that we require of our most safety-critical technologies. There is, however, one such technology that demonstrably appears to achieve these “impossible” reliabilities: jetliners.Downer look

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Book SynopsisA deep look into the multifaceted landscape of artificial intelligence, considering AI?s ethical and societal implications and celebrating its diverse and innovative applications.In this edited collection Collaborative Intelligence, Mira Lane and Arathi Sethumadhavan embark on a captivating exploration of artificial intelligence. The book delves deeply into the dynamic interplay between theory and practice, shedding light on the transformative potential and complexities of AI. For practitioners deeply immersed in the world of AI, Lane and Sethumadhavan offer firsthand accounts and insights from technologists, academics, and thought leaders, as well as a series of compelling case studies, ranging from AI''s impact on artistry to its role in addressing societal challenges like modern slavery and wildlife conservation.As the global AI market burgeons, this book enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and interdisciplinary dialogue. It caters not only to the practitioners shaping the AI landscape but also to policymakers striving to navigate the intricate relationship between humans and machines, as well as academics. Divided into two parts, the first half of the book offers readers a comprehensive understanding of AI''s historical context, its influence on power dynamics, human-AI interaction, and the critical role of audits in governing AI systems. The second half unfolds a series of eight case studies, unraveling AI?s impact on fields as varied as healthcare, vehicular safety, conservation, human rights, and the metaverse. Each chapter in this book paints a vivid picture of AI?s triumphs and challenges, providing a panoramic view of how it is reshaping our world.

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Book SynopsisIn this candid and witty autobiography, Nobel laureate Herbert A. Simon looks at his distinguished and varied career, continually asking himself whether (and how) what he learned as a scientist helps to explain other aspects of his life.A brilliant polymath in an age of increasing specialization, Simon is one of those rare scholars whose work defines fields of inquiry. Crossing disciplinary lines in half a dozen fields, Simon's story encompasses an explosion in the information sciences, the transformation of psychology by the information-processing paradigm, and the use of computer simulation for modeling the behavior of highly complex systems.Simon's theory of bounded rationality led to a Nobel Prize in economics, and his work on building machines that think—based on the notion that human intelligence is the rule-governed manipulation of symbols—laid conceptual foundations for the new cognitive science. Subsequently, contrasting metaphors of the maze (Simon's vie

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Study Skills The Proper Care and Feeding of a Human Brain 2 Basic Maths Review Crunching the Numbers 3 Terminology You Say Humerus, I Say Funny Bone 4 Body Basics The Hip Bone’s Connected to the… 5 Chemistry The Science of Stuff 6 Cell Biology Life’s Little Factories

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An eminently readable, elegantly precise treatise on the topic of batteries." * Science *"An enjoyable and accessible book...Many readers may be susceptible to the trap of wide-eyed idealism in terms of environmental activism and the 'clean energy future' Turner discusses in this book. He strikes a great balance between optimism and pessimism on that front; he puts a lot of things into historical and highly realistic perspective. In doing so, he provides a roadmap for people who actually want to achieve a clean energy future, pointing to the pitfalls previous engineers fell into or carved themselves, and advising how to learn from those mistakes and forge ahead." * H-Environment (H-Net) *"Engrossing and sobering, Charged is essential reading for anyone concerned about environment, energy, and the sustainable future." * H-Sci-Med-Tech (H-Net) *"The book provides readers with a valuable history of battery technology, the interdependency of batteries and the environment, and the challenge (and perhaps impossibility) of just energy transition policies." * Environmental History *"[A] careful and scrupulously referenced historical account of an important object: where [the battery] came from, its evolving influences on society, and where it might be taking us. . . . No one who thinks seriously about our energy future should neglect either Turner’s warnings or his hopes." * Literary Review of Canada *

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Book SynopsisA captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religionTrade ReviewWinner of the Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 award sponsored by Choice“The most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative primer on science and religion now available. Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers.”—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin Madison"A fresh, engaging, and even-handed assessment of the relations between science and religion by two of the world’s leading experts on the topic. Highly recommended."—Peter Harrison, author of The Territories of Science and Religion"Combining expertise in the philosophy and history of science, the distinguished authors re-consider the continuing overlapping of science and religion in world culture. The result is enlightening and morally uplifting."—John Henry, University of Edinburgh“Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers. This episodic, topical overview is the most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative combination now available.”—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers. In this episodic, topical overview they survey the relations between “science” and “religion” from ancient Babylonian and Greek observers to contemporary geneticists and neurobiologists, from stars to sex, and from Jews and Christians to Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus. On Faith and Science is the most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative combination now available."—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Book SynopsisThe Cold War reconsidered as seventy-five years of slow nuclear warfareTrade Review“Nuclear Bodies provides an important contribution to the literature on the humanitarian impacts of the nuclear industry. . . . A useful reference for anyone looking to better understand the decades of radioactive harm inflicted on people and on the planet.”—Alicia Sanders-Zakre, International Affairs“Inexorable clarity and care for his fellow humans mark Robert Jacobs’s guide to the Cold War as a limited nuclear war, whose harms disfigure any possible future.”—Norma Field, author of In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century’s End“Jacobs leaves behind the division of nuclear power into civilian and military spheres. He argues convincingly that propagandists drew this line in order to clear the way for the unhindered pursuit of nuclear weapons. In so doing, he masterfully shows how military leaders waged a limited nuclear war on the environment and human bodies.”—Kate Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology“Nuclear Bodies is an urgent book, a work of great ethical gravity and political import that grapples with the pernicious legacies of radiological colonialism. Jacobs unsettles conventional distinctions between war and peace, exhorting us to reimagine the Cold War as a limited nuclear war.”—Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor

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Book SynopsisA journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of lifeTrade Review“Have you ever thought, I regret I never took any science courses when I was in school? If so, this could be the book for you. It explores select topics in science, but, even more importantly, also explains how scientists made their discoveries (or might have)—years ago and sometimes more recently. Written by a professor who clearly loves learning and teaching and who isn’t afraid to venture into areas beyond his expertise, this is a fun and informative work just might be your gateway to learning more about the world.”—Lisa Randall, author of Dark Matter and Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe“This delightful ‘short survey of science’ concludes with the author’s hope that readers find it ‘both fun and enlightening.’ I certainly did, but even more will my ten grandchildren.”—Sheldon Lee Glashow, Nobel laureate and author of The Charm of Physics“A grand tour of science, showing how various disciplines have unified together to illuminate the workings of the universe, earth, and life.”—Stephen Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Rise and Reign of the Mammals“With Professor Shapiro as your guide, each page of The Unity of Science imparts knowledge with clarity and enthusiasm, making you feel as though you’re personally immersed in an engaging lecture.”—Sara Seager, author of The Smallest Lights in the Universe“In a knowledgeable but vernacular voice, Irwin Shapiro provides a bird’s eye view of the scientific elements that explain how our world started and evolved, and how we came to be.”—Margaret Galland Kivelson, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Michigan “An inspiring vision of science as a seamless whole, with no boundaries between dinosaurs, DNA, and dark matter. Written by a renowned astrophysicist in a humble style that will appeal to science lovers and science lovers-to-be.”—Joshua Winn, author of The Little Book of Exoplanets “This is a marvelous book that highlights the value of a liberal education, written by a scholar highly respected for his multi-decade pioneering research in physics and astronomy.”—Frank H. Shu, author of The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Brilliant and sobering.”—Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal"Snowden . . . examines the ways in which disease outbreaks have shaped politics, crushed revolutions, and entrenched racial and economic discrimination. . . . Gigantic in scope, stretching across centuries and continents, Snowden’s account seeks to explain, too, the ways in which social structures have allowed diseases to flourish."—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker“[A] necessary and persuasive book…In an updated introduction to his book, Snowden traces a comparable arrogance in our own leaders, who have allowed global inequalities to foster the illusion that infectious diseases, old and new, are a thing of the past.”—Tim Adams, The Guardian"Frank Snowden’s book presents a comprehensive historical perspective on societies' vulnerabilities to pandemics. The author presents these not as random events but rather endogenous: "Every society produces its own specific vulnerabilities". Pandemics help us understand societies' structures and their political priorities. A well-written, highly entertaining and relevant book."—Milton Hayek, Financial Times ‘Readers' Best Books’ “[A] wide-ranging study”—Laura Spinney, Nature"Covering roughly a millennium on about 550 pages is no small task…very readable"—Christoph Gradmann, The Lancet“This book shows us horrors and positive results of the past, from greater suffering and inequality to the creation of the World Health Organisation and Doctors Without Borders.”—Gloria Steinem, The Week“This wide-ranging book…argues that [epidemics] have been central to the development of our world, and continue to pose a significant threat to its survival. Such a grim reminder could hardly be more timely.”—Christopher Kissane, Irish Times Weekend“Epidemics and Society offers space for discussion and interdisciplinary perspectives that allow the reader to grasp the role played by infectious diseases in shaping human societies in all its complexity.”—Baptiste Baylac‐Paouly, Metascience“The worst demographic disaster of the twentieth century, is mentioned, but not analysed, in Snowden’s splendidly readable book, originally given as lectures to his undergraduate class at Yale. If the inter-disciplinary lectures were as clear and provocative with ideas as the book, they were fortunate students indeed.”—David Killingray, Family & Community History"Essential reading for anyone who is concerned about society’s preparedness to meet new microbial challenges and who appreciates the importance of history to develop effective and efficient responses."—Socrates Litsios, author of The Tomorrow of Malaria“A superb synthesis of a complex and important topic. Snowden brings to the subject a wealth of previous research on disease and brilliantly integrates his work into more general historical concerns. A major achievement.”—William Bynum, author of A Little History of Science"Professor Snowden provides an authoritative and very readable historical account of several of the major the major infectious diseases epidemics that have afflicted mankind with a focus on their impact on society."—Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine"In an era of rapidly emerging diseases, Epidemics and Society reminds us that in framing epidemics we are also, always, refiguring human life and fate in relation to ecology and society."—Warwick Anderson, author of Colonial Pathologies: American Tropical Medicine, Race, and Hygiene in the Philippines“A distinctive and very useful contribution to the public understanding of disease."—Mark Harrison, author of Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease and Director, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine

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Book SynopsisAn eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical forceTrade Review“[Petroski] reveals how integral the work of engineers is to our society. The stories assembled are entertaining and often illuminating.”—William Gurstelle, Wall Street Journal “Petroski is a vivid writer who enlivens potentially tedious descriptions of the forces at play in routine activities with sensory detail. . . . I admire Force for its attempt to immerse readers in the forces shaping our lives.”—Matthew Diasio, Science “[This] diverse and entertaining analysis of force since ancient times ranges from getting dressed, writing with a pencil and shopping to the design of face masks, buildings and spacecraft.”—Andrew Robinson, Nature “Henry Petroski’s poetic prose pairs psychology with physics, producing a joyful joining of fact, fun, and physics. His exploration of the many meanings of force informs while it delights.”—Don Norman, author of The Design of Everyday Things “Force! From John Keats to Isaac Newton, from pizza boxes to the Forth Bridge, this is a veritable cornucopia that will intrigue and inform the curious reader about a concept often taken for granted.”—Paul Jowitt, professor of civil engineering systems, Heriot–Watt University “Henry Petroski clearly and accessibly explains the most important idea in classical physics and engineering: the concept of force. His vivid prose illustrates the many ways in which forces enter and influence our everyday lives.”—Howard A. Stone, Princeton University “Henry Petroski is a true polymath with a superbly holistic perspective. Force is a unified field theory of almost everything, exploring the interdependencies among everyday forces and their effects. Albert Einstein would have loved it.”—Peter G. Neumann, chief scientist, SRI International Computer Science Laboratory “Force is yet another masterful and even more expansive demonstration of Henry Petroski’s uncommon capacity for demystifying science and engineering and engaging the public broadly. It is a tour de force!”—Ron Latanision, Shell Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (emeritus), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Book SynopsisBased on course material used by the author at Yale University, this practical text addresses the widening gap found between the mathematics required for upper-level courses in the physical sciences and the knowledge of incoming students.Trade Review`Shankar obviously enjoys his mathematics, and his attitude toward mathematics is simultaneously refreshing and contagious....Dirac notation is intriguingly introduced in the discussion of vector spaces. Finally, the book is richly endowed with well-chosen problems.' American Journal of Physics `Consistent with the needs of science students...a sound mathematical reference for anyone studying or practicing in the physical sciences.' Choice Table of ContentsDifferential Calculus of One Variable. Integral Calculus. Calculus of Many Variables. Infinite Series. Complex Numbers. Functions of a Complex Variable. Vector Calculus. Matrices and Determinants. Linear Vector Spaces. Differential Equations. Answers. Index.

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Book SynopsisEndophytic fungi belonging to the Balansieae tribe were first hypothesized to cause poor livestock performance in 1977 and, in 1980, the association was validated. The fungi were extensively studied and classified according to morphology, their life cycles exam ined to determine methods to eliminate the fungi in grasses, and practical methods devel oped for livestock producers to eliminate endophyte-infected plants from pastures and establish endophyte-free plants. Hindsight illustrates how primitive was our understanding of the associations between endophyte, grass plant, and animal. The plant/endophyte asso ciations, thought to be rare cases, have now been identified in grasses that are adapted from tropical to nearly arctic, and from marshland to desert climatic regimes. In the two decades that have passed since the first endophyte-plant-animal associa tion was made, the scienTable of ContentsAn Overview of Neotyphodium-Grass Interactions; G.C.M. Latch. Evolution and Systematics of Grass-Endophyte Associations: The Evolution of Mutualism in Grass-Endophyte Associations; H.H. Wilkinson, C.L. Schardl. Systematics of the Graminicolous Clavicipitacea: Applications of Morphological and Molecular Approaches; J.F. White. Ecological Interactions of Endophyte-Grass Associations: Ecological Diversity in Neotyphodium-Infected Grasses as Influenced by Host and Fungus Characteristics; A. Leuchtmann. Consequences of Endophyt-Infected Grasses on Plant; K. Clay. Soil Invertebrate Species Diversity and Abundance in Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Pastures; E.C. Bernard, et al. Commercial Uses of Endophyte-Infected Grasses: The Evaluation and Use of Endophytes for Pasture Improvement; L.R. Fletcher, H.S. Easton. Use of Natural and Transformed Endophytes for Turf Improvement; C.R. Funk, J.F. White. Animal Toxicoses: Fescue Toxicosis in Horses; D.L. Cross. Physiological Manifestations of Endophyte Toxicosis in Ruminant and Laboratory Species; J.W. Oliver. 6 Additional Chapters. Short Papers. Index.

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Book SynopsisI. Reactivity and Transformations of Mineral Constituents and Metals at the Soil-Solution Interfaces.- 1. Sorption Mechanisms at the Solid-Water Interface.- 2. Comparison between Bacterial and Chemical Dissolution of Al-Substituted Goethite. Incidence on Mobilization of Iron.- 3. Preparation and Thermodynamic Equilibria of Green Rusts in Aqueous Solutions and Their Identification as Mineral in Hydromorphic Soils.- 4. An XPS and AFM Coupled Study of Air and Bio-Oxidized Pyrite Surfaces37.- 5. Transformation of Iron-Containing Minerals in Kaolin during Growth of a Mixed Bacterial Culture Derived from Kaolin.- 6. Effect of Succinic Acid Produced by Microorganisms and Plant Roots on Copper Sorption by Soil.- 7. Interaction of Iron and Organic Matter in Relation to Its Uptake by Plants.- 8. Effects of Organic Matter, Iron, and Aluminium on Soil Structural Stability.- 9. Interactions of Mugineic Acid with Allophane, Imogolite, Montmorillonite, and Gibbsite.- 10. Aluminium Speciation, ToxicitTable of ContentsPart I: Reactivity and Transformations of Mineral Constituents and Metals at the soil-solution interfaces. 1. Sorption mechanisms at the solid-water interface; Ph. Behra, et al. 2. Comparison between bacterial and chemical dissolution of Al-substituted goethite. Incidence on mobilization of iron; N. Bousserrhine, et al. 3. Preparation and thermodynamic equilibria of green rusts in aqueous solutions and their identification as mineral in hydromorphic soils; J.-M.R. Génin, et al. 4. An XPS and AFM coupled study of air and bio-oxydized pyrite surfaces; V. Toniazzo, et al. 5. Transformation of iron-containing minerals in kaolin during growth of a mixed bacterial culture derived from kaolin; E.S. Shelobolina, et al. 6. Effect of succinic acid produced by microorganisms and plant roots on copper sorption by soil; T. Pampura, M. Ustinin. 7. Interaction of iron and organic matter in relation to its uptake by plants; A.M. Elgala. 8. Effects of organic matter, iron and aluminium on soil structural stability; M. Arias, et al. 9. Interactions of mugineic acid with allophane, imogolite, montmorillonite and gibbsite; S. Iridate, K. Inoue. 10. Aluminium speciation, toxicity and transfer from soils to surface waters in two contrasting watersheds exposed to acid deposition in the Vosges Mountains (North-Eastern France); O. Maitat, et al. 11. Ultrafiltration as a means to investigate copper resistance mechanisms in soil bacteria; I. Lamy, et al. Part II: Nature, Dynamics and Transformations of Organic Compounds and Enzymes in Soils. 12. Application of organicgeochemistry techniques to environmental problems; P. Faure, et al. 13. In situ ATR-FTIR characterization of organic macromolecules aggregated with metallic cations; F. Quilè, et al. 14. The structure of organic nitrogen in particle size fractions determined by 15N CPMAS NMR; H. Knicker, et al. 15. Polymerization: a possible consequence of copper-phenolic interactions; A. Oess, et al. 16. Effect of pH, Exchange Cations and Hydrolitic Species of Al and Fe on Formation and Properties of Montmorillonite-Protein Complexes; A. De Cristofaro, et al. 17. Adsorption and properties of urease immobilized on several iron, and aluminium oxides (hydroxides) and kaolinite; Q. Huang, et al. 18. The fate of acid phosphatase in the presence of phenolic substances, biotic and abiotic catalysts; M.A. Rao, et al. 19. Kinetics of catechol oxidation catalyzed by tyrosinase or &dgr;-MnO2; A. Naidja, et al. 20. Plant residue decomposition: effect of soil porosity and particle size; L. Fruit, et al. 21. The effect of humic substances from oxyhumolite on plant development; S.S. Gonet, et al. 22. Changes in some properties of humic substances from Melanudands induced by vegetational succession from grass to deciduous trees; T. Higashi, et al. 23. Characterization of the organic substances in reclaimed soils; L. Petrova, et al. Part III: Microorganism-Colloid Interactions and their Effect on Bioavailability of Pollutants and Nutrients in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments. 24. Interactions between polychlorinated bip

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Book SynopsisThis volume summarizes current research on the influence of plant polyphenols on human health, promoting collaboration between chemists and biologists to improve our understanding of their biological significance, and expanding the possibilities for their use. Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. 2. Hydrolyzable Tannins. 3. Condensed Tannins and Related Compounds. 4. Biotechnology. 5. Antioxidant Properties and Heart Disease. 6. Conformation, Complexation, and Antimicrobial Properties. 7. Polyphenols and Cancer. 8. Polyphenols in Commerce. 9. Polyphenols and Ecology. 10. Concluding Remarks. 11. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the field of terrestrial ecology, this work includes soil structure and function, economics of biodiversity, crop growth and development, ethnobotany and conservation. The volume is useful for professionals and researchers in the field of botany, zoology, ecology, vegetation science, agriculture, forestry and population biology.Table of ContentsPreface; R.S. Ambasht, N.K. Ambasht. 1. Applied Terrestrial Ecology; R.S. Ambasht, N.K. Ambasht. 2. The Influences of Compaction on Soil Structure and Soil Function in Forest Sites; E.E. Hildebrand, H.S. Kirchner. 3. An Overview of Ecological Plant Classification Systems: Linking Functional Response and Functional Effect Groups; A. Symstad. 4. Ecology of Soil Borne Pathogens in Crop Fields; M.W. Lee, Y.S. Lee. 5. Economics of Biodiversity; L. Fernandez. 6. Effects of Air Pollution on Crops in Developing Countries; J.N.B. Bell, F. Marshall. 7. Applied Ecology of Biodiversity; N.K. Ambasht, R.S. Ambasht. 8. Restoration and Management of Degraded Tropical Forest Landscapes; J.A. Parrotta. 9. Nutrient Export in Tropical Rain Forests; W.H. McDowell. 10. Ozone Stress Impacts on Plant Life; J. Bender, H.J. Weigel. 11. The effects of UV-B radiation on crop growth and development; A.K. Tobin. 12. Vegetation Ecology and Regeneration of Tropical Mountain Forests; R.W. Bussmann. 13. Influence of elevated levels of CO2 on Plants; M. Agrawal. 14. Plant Cover-Ecological Implications and Methodical Approaches; H. Dietz, T. Steinlein 15. Ecology of Individuals: Individual based Models of Single Population Dynamics; J. Uchmanski. 16. Concepts and Application of Non linear Complex Systems Theory to Ecological Succession; G.R. Walther, et al. 17. Soil Organisms and Litter Decomposition; G. Gonzáles. 18. Applied Ecology of Succession in Pine Forests of WesternJapan; M. Fujihara, et al. 19. Ethanobotany and Biodiversity Conservation; R.W. Bussmann. Index

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Book SynopsisOver the millennia, from simple hunter-food gatherers, humans developed the art of agriculture, domestication of animals, identification of medicinal plants, devising hunting and fishing techniques, house building, and making clothes.Table of ContentsPreface; R.S. Ambasht, N.K. Ambasht. 1. Bioassessment of Health of Aquatic systems by the use of Diatoms; J. John. 2. The Management of Wetlands for Biological Diversity: Four Principles; P. Keddy, L.H. Fraser. 3. Organic waste management in relation to wetland pollution; A.J. McComb, J.M. Chambers. 4. Use of Plants in Monitoring Heavy metals in River Water; B. Whitton. 5. Hydrochemical Determinism, Ecological Polymorphism and Indicator Values of Aquatic Bryophytes for Water Quality; A. Vanderpoorten. 6. Ecological Succession in Littoral Habitats: Observations, explanations and empirical evidence; L.B. Cecchi. 7. Phycoremediation: algae as tools for remediation of mine-void Wetlands; J. John. 8. UV-B Impact on the life of Aquatic Plants; D.P. Häder. 9. The significance of Ultraviolet Radiation for Aquatic Animals; H.E. Zagarese, et al. 10. Stress responses in Cyanobacteria; R.P. Sinha. 11. Biomonitoring and Bioindicators in Aquatic Ecosystems; N. Oertal, J. Salanki. 12. The Ecology of Wetland Created in mining affected landscapes; A.J. McComb, J.M. Chambers. 13. Conservation of soil and nutrients through plant cover on wetland margins; R.S. Ambasht, N.K. Ambasht. 14. Identification, Assessment and Mitigator of Environmental Impacts on Dam Projects; R. Zwahlen. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Subtitle: HOW RENAISSANCE WATER GARDENS MADE THE CARBURETTOR POSSIBLE AND OTHER JOURNEYS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE. Phew!!

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Book SynopsisThe long-awaited third installment in Theodore Gray's iconic "Elements" trilogy. The first two...

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Book SynopsisThe shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future--now. One recent estimate predicts 13 million American workers will lose their jobs within the next seven years-jobs that won''t be replaced. In a future marked by restlessness and chronic unemployment, what will happen to American society?In The War on Normal People, Andrew Yang paints a dire portrait of the American economy. Rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation software are making millions of Americans'' livelihoods irrelevant. The consequences are these trends are already being felt across our communities in the form of political unrest, drug use, and other social ills. The future looks dire-but is it unavoidable?In The War on Normal People, Yang imagines a different future -- one in which having a job is distinct from the capacity to prosper and seek fulfillment. At this vision''s core is Universal Basic

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Book Synopsis Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyday things. Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics. He''s an incorrigible tinkerer with a constant curiosity for how things work. Gray''s readers love how he always brings the perfect combination of know-how, humor, and daring-do to every project or demonstration, be it scientific or mechanical. In How Things Work he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines and mechanisms, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom. Filled with stunning original photographs in Gray''s inim

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Book SynopsisFrom a New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, 'a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience' (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn’t everything, it’s the only thing—no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries and often committing crimes in the process.The Icepick Surgeon masterfully guides the reader across two thousand years of history, beginning with Cleopatra’s dark deeds in ancient Egypt. The book reveals the origins of much of modern science in the transatlantic slave trade of the 1700s, as well as Thomas Edison’s mercenary support of the electric chair and the warped logic of the spies who infiltrated the Manhattan Project. But the sins of science aren’t all safely buried in the past. Many of them, Kean reminds us, still affect us today. We can draw direct lines from the medical abuses of Tuskegee and Nazi Germany to current vaccine hesitancy, and connect icepick lobotomies from the 1950s to the contemporary failings of mental-health care. Kean even takes us into the future, when advanced computers and genetic engineering could unleash whole new ways to do one another wrong.Unflinching, and exhilarating to the last page, The Icepick Surgeon fuses the drama of scientific discovery with the illicit thrill of a true-crime tale. With his trademark wit and precision, Kean shows that, while science has done more good than harm in the world, rogue scientists do exist, and when we sacrifice morals for progress, we often end up with neither.

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Book SynopsisEducated at Harvard and Columbia,John McMurry has taught approximately 17,000 students in general and organic chemistry over a 30-year period. A Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University since 1980, Dr. McMurry previously spent 13 years on the faculty at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has received numerous awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (196971), the National Institute of Health Career Development Award (197580), the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award (198687), and the Max Planck Research Award (1991). Professor of Chemistry Robert C. Fay has been teaching general and inorganic chemistry at Cornell University since 1962. Known for his clear, well-organized lectures, Dr. Fay was the 1980 recipient of the Clark Distinguished Teaching Award. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Harvard University and the University of Bologna, Italy. He has been an NSF Science Faculty Fellow at the UniversTable of ContentsBrief Contents Chapter 0 – Chemical Tools: Experimentation and Measurement Chapter 1 – The Structure and Stability of Atoms Chapter 2 – Periodicity and the Electronic Structure Atomic Structure Chapter 3 – Atoms and Ionic Bonds Chapter 4 – Atoms and Covalent Bonds Chapter 5 – Covalent Bonds and Molecular Structure Chapter 6 – Chemical Arithmetic: Stoichiometry Chapter 7 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution Chapter 8 – Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy Chapter 9 – Gases: Their Properties and Behavior Chapter 10 – Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes Chapter 11 – Solutions and Their Properties Chapter 12 – The Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions Chapter 13 – Chemical Equilibrium,: The Extent of Chemical Reactions Chapter 14 – Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases Chapter 15 – Applications of Aqueous Equilibria Chapter 16 – Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium Chapter 17 – Electrochemistry Chapter 18 – Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water Chapter 19 – The Main-Group Elements Chapter 20 – Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry Chapter 21 – Metals and Solid-State Materials Chapter 22 – Nuclear Chemistry Chapter 23 – Organic and Biological Chemistry

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Overview of the Nervous System Plates 1-1 to 1-64 1-22 Anatomy of the Basal Surface of the Brain, with the Brain Stem and Cerebellum Removed 1-23 Brain Imaging: Computed Tomography Scans, Coronal and Sagittal 1-24 Brain Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Axial and Sagittal T1-Weighted Images 1-25 Brain Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Axial and Sagittal T2-Weighted Images 1-26 Horizontal Brain Sections Showing the Basal Ganglia 1-27 Major Limbic Forebrain Structures 1-28 Color Imaging of the Corpus Callosum by Diffusion Tensor Imaging 1-29 Hippocampal Formation and Fornix 1-30 Thalamic Anatomy 1-31 Thalamic Nuclei 1-32 Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Posterolateral View 1-33 Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Anterior View 1-34 Cerebellar Anatomy: Internal Features 1-35 Spinal Column: Bony Anatomy 1-36 Spinal Cord: Gross Anatomy In Situ 1-37 Spinal Cord: Its Meninges and Spinal Roots 1-38 Spinal Cord: Cross-Sectional Anatomy In Situ 1-39 Spinal Cord: White and Gray Matter 1-40 Ventricular Anatomy 1-41 Ventricular Anatomy in Coronal Forebrain Section 1-42 Anatomy of the Fourth Ventricle: Lateral View 1-43 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Ventricles: Axial and Coronal Views 1-44 Circulation of the Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-45 Arterial Supply to the Brain and Meninges 1-46 Common Sites of Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease 1-47 Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Basal View 1-48 Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Cutaway Basal View Showing the Circle of Willis 1-49 Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Coronal Forebrain Section 1-50 Circle of Willis: Schematic Illustration and Vessels In Situ 1-51 Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Lateral and Medial Views 1-52 Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Coronal Full Vessel View 1-53 Vertebrobasilar Arterial System 1-54 Arterial Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord: Longitudinal View 1-55 Arterial Supply to the Spinal Cord: Cross- Sectional View 1-56 Meninges and Superficial Cerebral Veins 1-57 Venous Sinuses 1-58 Magnetic Resonance Venography 1-59 Neurulation 1-60 Neural Tube Development and Neural Crest Formation 1-61 Development of Peripheral Axons 1-62 Early Brain Development: 36-Day-Old Embryo 1-63 Early Brain Development: 49-Day-Old Embryo and 3-Month-Old Embryo 1-64 Development of the Ventricles 2 Regional Neuroscience Plates 2-1 to 2-99 2-1 Spinal Cord and PNS Schematic 2-2 Anatomy of a Peripheral Nerve 2-3 Cutaneous Receptors 2-4 Neuromuscular Junction 2-5 Dermatomal Distribution 2-6 Cutaneous Distribution of Peripheral Nerves 2-7 Cutaneous Nerves of the Head and Neck 2-8 Phrenic Nerve 2-9 Brachial Plexus 2-10 Cutaneous Innervation of the Upper Limb from Peripheral Nerves 2-11 Scapular, Axillary, and Radial Nerves above the Elbow 2-12 Radial Nerve in the Forearm 2-13 Musculocutaneous Nerve 2-14 Median Nerve 2-15 Ulnar Nerve 2-16 Lumbar Plexus 2-17 Sacral and Coccygeal Plexuses 2-18 Femoral and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerves 2-19 Obturator Nerve 2-20 Sciatic and Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerves 2-21 Tibial Nerve 2-22 Common Peroneal Nerve 2-23 Schematic of the Autonomic Nervous System 2-24 Autonomic Distribution to the Head and Neck- Medial View 2-25 Autonomic Distribution to the Head and Neck- Lateral View 2-26 Autonomic Distribution to the Eye 2-27 Thoracic Sympathetic Chain and Splanchnic Nerves 2-28 Innervation of the Tracheobronchial Tree 2-29 Innervation of the Heart 2-30 Abdominal Nerves and Ganglia 2-31 Nerves of the Esophagus 2-32 Nerves of the Stomach and Duodenum 2-33 Nerves of the Small Intestine 2-34 Nerves of the Large Intestine 2-35 Enteric Nervous System 2-36 Autonomic Innervation of the Liver and Biliary Tract 2-37 Autonomic Innervation of the Pancreas 2-38 Innervation of the Adrenal Gland 2-39 Nerves of the Kidneys, Ureters, and Urinary Bladder 2-40 Innervation of the Male Reproductive Organs 2-41 Innervation of the Female Reproductive Organs 2-42 Cytoarchitecture of the Spinal Cord Gray Matter 2-43 Spinal Cord Cross Sections 1 (C7, T7) 2-44 Spinal Cord Cross Sections 2 (L4, S2) 2-45 Spinal Cord Imaging 2-46 Spinal Somatic Reflex Pathways 2-47 Muscle and Joint Receptors and Muscle Spindles 2-48 Brain Stem Cross Section: Medulla-Spinal Cord Transition 2-49 Brain Stem Cross Section: Medulla at the Level of the Obex 2-50 Brain Stem Cross Section: Medulla at the Level of the Inferior Olive 2-51 Brain Stem Cross Section: Medulla at the Level of CN X and the Vestibular Nuclei 2-52 Brain Stem Cross Section: Medullo-Pontine Junction 2-53 Brain Stem Cross Section: Pons at the Level of the Facial Nucleus 2-54 Brain Stem Cross Section: Pons at the Level of the Genu of the Facial Nerve 2-55 Brain Stem Cross Sections: Pons at the Level of the Trigeminal Motor and Main Sensory Nuclei 2-56 Brain Stem Cross Section: Pons-Midbrain Junction 2-57 Brain Stem Cross Section: Midbrain at the Level of the Inferior Colliculus 2-58 Brain Stem Cross Section: Midbrain at the Level of the Superior Colliculus and Geniculate Nuclei 2-59 Brain Stem Cross Section: Midbrain-Diencephalic Junction 2-60 Brain Stem Arterial Syndromes 2-61 Cranial Nerves: Basal View of the Brain 2-62 Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei: Schematic View 2-63 Nerves of the Orbit 2-64 Extraocular Cranial Nerves 2-65 Trigeminal Nerve (CN V) 2-66 Facial Nerve (CN VII) 2-67 Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII) 2-68 Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX) 2-69 Vagus Nerve (CN X) 2-70 Accessory Nerve (CN XI) 2-71 Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII) 2-72 Reticular Formation and Nuclei 2-73 Sleep-Wakefulness Control 2-74 Cerebellar Organization: Lobes and Regions 2-75 Cerebellar Anatomy: Deep Nuclei and Cerebellar Peduncles 2-76 Thalamic Anatomy and Interconnections with the Cerebral Cortex 2-77 Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland 2-78 Hypothalamic Nuclei 2-79 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Midpons 2-80 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Midbrain 2-81 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Rostral Midbrain and Hypothalamus 2-82 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Anterior Commissure and Caudal Thalamus 2-83 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Head of the Caudate Nucleus and Midthalamus 2-84 Axial Sections through the Forebrain: Basal Ganglia and Internal Capsule 2-85 Axial Section through the Forebrain: Dorsal Caudate Nucleus, Splenium and Genu of the Internal Capsule 2-86 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Genu of the Corpus Callosum 2-87 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Head of the Caudate Nucleus and Nucleus Accumbens 2-88 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Anterior Commissure and Columns of the Fornix 2-89 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Amygdala, Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule 2-90 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Mammillary Bodies 2-91 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Midthalamus 2-92 Coronal Sections through the Forebrain: Geniculate Nuclei 2-93 Cortical Association Pathways 2-94 Color Imaging of Projection Pathways from the Cerebral Cortex 2-95 Noradrenergic Pathways 2-96 Serotonergic Pathways 2-97 Dopaminergic Pathways 2-98 Central Cholinergic Pathways 2-99 Olfactory Nerves 3 Systemic Neuroscience Plates 3-1 to 3-62 3-1 Somatosensory Afferents to the Spinal Cord 3-2 Somatosensory System: Spinocerebellar Pathways 3-3 Somatosensory System: Dorsal Column System and Epicritic Modalities 3-4 Somatosensory System: Spinothalamic and Spinoreticular Systems and Protopathic Modalities 3-5 Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain and Sympathetically Maintained Pain 3-6 Descending Control of Pain Processing 3-7 Trigeminal Sensory and Associated Sensory Systems 3-8 Pain-Sensitive Structures of the Head, and Pain Referral 3-9 Taste Pathways 3-10 Peripheral Pathways for Sound Reception 3-11 Bony and Membranous Labyrinths 3-12 VIII Nerve Innervation of Hair Cells of the Organ of Corti 3-13 Auditory Pathways 3-14 Centrifugal (Efferent) Auditory Pathways 3-15 Vestibular Receptors 3-16 Vestibular Pathways 3-17 Nystagmus 3-18 Anatomy of the Eye 3-19 Anterior and Posterior Chambers of the Eye 3-20 Retina: Retinal Layers 3-21 Arteries and Veins of the Eye 3-22 Optic Chiasm 3-23 Visual Pathways: Retinal Projections to the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Brain Stem 3-24 Pupillary Light Reflex 3-25 Visual Pathway: Retino-Geniculo-Calcarine Pathway 3-26 Visual Pathways in the Parietal and Temporal Lobes 3-27 Distribution of Lower Motor Neurons (LMNs) in the Brain Stem 3-28 Cortical Efferent Pathways 3-29 Color Imaging of Cortical Efferent Pathways 3-30 Corticobulbar Tract 3-31 Corticospinal Tract 3-32 Rubrospinal Tract 3-33 Vestibulospinal Tracts 3-34 Reticulospinal Tracts 3-35 Central Control of Eye Movements 3-36 Central Control of Respiration 3-37 Cerebellar Neuronal Circuitry 3-38 Afferent Pathways to the Cerebellum 3-39 Cerebellar Efferent Pathways 3-40 Connections of the Basal Ganglia 3-41 General Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System 3-42 Sections through the Rostral Hypothalamus: Preoptic and Supraoptic Zones 3-43 Sections through the Midhypothalamus: Tuberal Zone 3-44 Sections through the Caudal Hypothalamus: Mammillary Zone 3-45 Schematic Reconstruction of the Hypothalamus 3-46 Afferent and Efferent Pathways Associated with the Hypothalamus 3-47 Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus 3-48 Mechanisms of Cytokine Influences on the Hypothalamus and Other Brain Regions and on Behavior 3-49 Circumventricular Organs 3-50 Hypophysial Portal Vasculature 3-51 Regulation of the Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion 3-52 Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophysial) Hormones: Oxytocin and Vasopressin 3-53 Hypothalamus and Thermoregulation 3-54 Hypothalamic Regulation of Cardiac Function 3-55 Neuroimmunomodulation 3-56 Anatomy of the Limbic Forebrain 3-57 Hippocampal Formation: General Anatomy 3-58 Neuronal Connections of the Hippocampal Formation 3-59 Major Afferent and Efferent Connections of the Hippocampal Formation 3-60 Major Efferent Connections of the Amygdala 3-61 Major Connections of the Cingulate Cortex 3-62 Olfactory Pathways

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Asthma: From one disease to endotypes 2. Eosinophilic and noneosinophilic asthma: Beyond severe asthma 3. Airway microbiome and asthma 4. Gender differences and sex-related hormonal factors in asthma 5. Diet and asthma 6. Indoor air and respiratory health: Volatile organic compounds and cleaning products 7. Outdoor air pollution and asthma in a changing climate 8. Genetic and epigenetic links to asthma risk 9. Asthma and COPD: distinct diseases or components of a continuum? 10. Asthma in an aging world 11. Asthma in the digital world

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Today’s impacts, evolution, pressure changes, and the current direction of marine conservation 2. Marine area-based conservation in the context of global change 3. Effects of coastal urbanization on marine species and habitat conservation 4. Marine bioinvasions in the Anthropocene 5. Biodiversity, aquaculture, and conservation of endangered species 6. Conservation of out-of-sight communities and dark habitats 7. A physiological approach to conservation using biomarkers and molecular approaches 8. Conserving marine biodiversity with ecological restoration 9. Citizen science, conservation policies, monitoring, and management

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Historical developments of antimicrobial peptide research 2. Biosynthesis of peptide antibiotics and innate immunity 3. Antimicrobial peptides: features and mode of action 4. Purification techniques and characterisation of antimicrobial peptides 5. Peptide antibiotics from bacteria 6. Antimicrobial peptides of fungal origin 7. Insect peptides with antimicrobial effect 8. Amphibian host defence peptides 9. Plant derived antimicrobial peptides 10. Mammalian antimicrobial peptides 11. Antimicrobial peptides from marine environment 12. Peptides with antiviral activities 13. Peptide antibiotics against MDR bacteria 14. Antimicrobial peptide resistance 15. Recent advances and challenges in peptide drug development 16. Future perspective of peptide antibiotic market

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. DNA damage quantification by the COMET assay Mathias Weyland 2. Immunofluorescence microscopy-assisted quantification of ATM and ATR activation in irradiated cells Ilio Vitale 3. Immunoblotting-based characterization of the DNA damage response Ilio Vitale 4. Assessment of lipid peroxidation in irradiated cells Boyi Gan, Chao Mao, Amber Horbath and Guang Lei 5. A simple method to assess clonogenic survival of irradiated cancer cells Maria Esperanza Rodriguez Ruiz 6. Quantification of beta-galactosidase activity as a marker of radiation-driven cellular senescence Giulia Petroni 7. Cytofluorometric assessment of cell cycle progression in irradiated cells Giulia Petroni, Ai Sato, Aitziber Buqué Martínez and Lorenzo Galluzzi 8. Assessment of transcription inhibition as a characteristic of immunogenic cell death Guido Kroemer, Oliver Kepp, Giulia Cerrato and Allan Sauvat 9. Assessment of eIF2a phosphorylation during immunogenic cell death Guido Kroemer, Oliver Kepp and Lucillia Bezu 10. Quantification of cytosolic DNA species by immunofluorescence and automated image analysis Lorenzo Galluzzi 11. Flow cytometry-assisted quantification of CALR exposure during immunogenic cell death Jitka Fucikova 12. Interference of immunogenic anticancer therapy by artificially controlled calreticulin secretion from tumor cells Guido Kroemer, Oliver Kepp, Peng LIU and Liwei Zhao 13. Assessment of type I interferon responses as a feature of immunogenic cell death. Guido Kroemer, Oliver Kepp, Sabrina Forveille, Allan Sauvat and Liwei Zhao 14. Assessment of immunological memory formation in vivo Guido Kroemer, Oliver Kepp, Liwei Zhao and Peng LIU 15. Characterization of the SASP of cancer cells experiencing DNA damage Francis Rodier 16. ELISA-based quantification of type I IFN secretion by irradiated cancer cells Claire I. Vanpouille-Box 17. RT-PCR-assisted quantification of type I IFN responses by irradiated cancer cells Lorenzo Galluzzi 18. Methods to characterize the exosomal output of irradiated cancer cells Sheila Spada 19. Cytofluorometric assessment of acute cell death responses driven by radiation therapy Lorenzo Galluzzi

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Viral Structure and Classification 3. Features of Host Cells: Molecular and Cellular Biology Review 4. Virus Replication 5. Virus Transmission, Entry, and Spread 6. The Immune Response to Viruses 7. Virology Research and Diagnosis of Viral Infections 8. Vaccines, Anti-Virals, and the Beneficial Uses of Viruses 9. Viruses and Cancer 10. Influenza 11. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 12. Hepatitis Viruses 13. Herpesviruses 14. Coronaviruses 15. Poliovirus 16. Poxviruses 17. Emerging and dangerous viruses 18. Notable Non-Human Viruses and Nonliving Infectious Agents Appendices 1. Abbreviations 2. Glossary

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Vision Guiding Modernization of Global Health Security Section I International Regulatory Environment to Prevent, Detect, and Respond2. Ethics and Global Health Security3. National Interagency Collaboration for Public Health4. The imperative for global cooperation to prevent and control pandemics 5. International Legal Issues of National Sovereignty and Authority Impacting Global Health Security Section II Global One Health to Address Pandemics - Ecological and Biological Challenges in the Dynamic Planet6. (Re-)emerging Viral Zoonotic Diseases at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface7. EEmergence and Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Interface of Humans, Animals, and the Environment8. Toxic and Environmentally Ubiquitous Chemical Agents9. Global Climate Change Impacts on Vector Ecology and Vector-borne Diseases10. Assessment of Critical Gaps in Prevention, Control, and Response to Major Bacterial, Viral, and Protozoal Infectious Diseases at the Human, Animal, and Environmental Interface11. Urbanization, Human Societies and Pandemic Preparedness and Mitigation Section III People and Goods on the Move12. The Interconnected World of Trade, Travel, and Transportation Networks13. Mitigating Negative Economic Impacts of Pandemics14. Health Measures at Points of Entry for Prevention15. Rights-based Global Health Security through all-hazard risk management Section IV Tools and Techniques to Modernize Prevention, Detection, and Response16. Global Laboratory Systems17. Modernizing Public Health Surveillance18. Creating One Health, Integrated, and Informatics-Savvy Health Organizations 19. Analytics and Intelligence for Public Health Surveillance20. Tools and Techniques for Modernizing Prevention, Detection, and Response 21. Countering Vaccine Hesitancy Section V Moving to the Best-protected Global Community22. Science and Political Leadership in Global Health Security23. Influence of Finance and Philanthropy24. Enhancing Trust and Transparency in Public Health Programs25. Workforce Development26. Advancing Conceptual and Practical Links between Health System Preparedness and Long-term Benefits to Achieve Health Security 27. Measuring Progress of Public Health Response and Preparedness

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