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This book approaches the concept of adjustment to aging and endeavors to build reader understanding of this construct through a critical review and discussion. Once the reader understands the origins and nature of adjustment to aging, a second innovation encompasses the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-25
Collection :
International Perspectives on Aging
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This volume summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that produce successful symbiotic partnerships involving microorganisms. It begins with a basic introduction to the nature of and mechanistic benefits derived from symbiotic associations....
Editeur :
Springer
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2016-05-24
ePub
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Exam Board: WJEC, EduqasLevel: A-levelSubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Reinforce students' understanding throughout their course with clear topic summaries and sample questions and answers to help your students target higher...
Editeur :
Philip Allan
Parution :
2016-05-23
ePub
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This is the first coherent description of all levels of communication of ciliates. Ciliates are highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and...
Editeur :
Springer
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2016-05-23
ePub
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This book constitutes a key reference on the use of algae in the biopharmaceuticals production field; providing an updated outlook on the achievements accomplished thus far and transmitting a prospective view for this biotechnological application.This book provides a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-21
ePub
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This is the book that provides expert advice on the clinical aspects of respiratory disorders. The exemplary topics are obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angiological sequelae of sarcoidosis, or epidemiology of seasonal influenza epidemics....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-19
ePub
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This book describes modern biophysical techniques that enable us to understand and examine dynamic processes of infection at the molecular level. Cutting-edge research articles, laboratory protocols, case studies and up-to-date reviews cover topics such as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-18
Collection :
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy wildland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Conservation...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-05-17
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Deuterium: Discovery and Applications in Organic Chemistry provides a well-illustrated overview of the discovery of 2H or heavy hydrogen, the stable hydrogen isotope with both a proton and a neutron in its nucleus. The work introduces the isotope, its discovery,...
Editeur :
Elsevier
Parution :
2016-05-15
epub sans DRM
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This volume focuses on various aspects of interleukin-27 (IL-27), especially its potential for clinical applications. The authors discuss the downstream signaling from the IL-27 receptor and its molecular targets in immune cells including Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg, Tr1, Tfh,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-14
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Immunology
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This book explores the importance of good nutrition in ensuring an adequate standard of welfare for farm animals. It is often not realized that farm animals can suffer when they are fed unsuitable diets, which may be because these diets are more economic or the farmer...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-12
ePub
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This book presents advanced expression technologies for the production of protein complexes. Since complexes lie at the heart of modern biology, the expression, purification, and characterization of large amounts of high-quality protein complexes is crucial for the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-10
ePub
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This volume focuses on defining the unique attributes of using the zebrafish cancer model for discovering important pathways and potential drug targets for the treatment of human cancers. Using the zebrafish model, the volume explores oncogene and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-10
ePub
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This book provides biological and agricultural insights into snow mold, a fungal disease affecting land plants observed after the melting of snow. Snow mold fungi can cause significant damage to plant growth both in agriculture and in the natural environment, but the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-10
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Microbes can now be found in nearly every niche the
human body offers. However, the complexity of the microbiota of a given site
depends on the particular environmental condition thereof. Only microbes which
are able to grow under these conditions, will prevail. Recent...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-09
Collection :
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Calcium entry pathways in non-excitable cells presents a concise synthesis of thoughtfully selected topics covering from the different calcium entry mechanisms in non-excitable cells to the cellular microdomains and organelles regulating the calcium entry process....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-09
Collection :
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book covers the origins and subsequent history of research results in which attempts have been made to clarify issues related to cellular ageing, senescence, and age-related pathologies including cancer. Cellular Ageing and Replicative Senescence revisits more than...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-09
ePub
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This book offers an overview of our current understanding of host defense peptides and their potential for clinical applications as well as some of the obstacles to this. The chapters, written by leading experts in the field, detail the number and diversity of host...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-06
ePub
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This practical handbook of reptile field ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of reptile researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study reptiles. The authors describe...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-05-05
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This practical handbook of reptile field ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of reptile researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study reptiles. The authors describe...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-05-05
ePub
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