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Development of superior crops that have consistent performance in quality and in quantity has not received the same emphasis in the field of genetics and breeding as merited. Specialty trait requires special focus to propagate. Yet basic germplasm and breeding...
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Springer
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2019-02-15
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Offering extensive information on tardigrades, this volume begins with a chapter on the history of tardigrades, from the first description by Goeze in 1773, until 1929, when the most comprehensive monographic approach by E. Marcus was published. Tardigrades’ organ...
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Springer
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2019-02-14
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This book includes a series of reviews on general aspects of biomarker use in the study of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases and the development of medications involved in their treatment. It describes the pros and cons of the various approaches and covers the...
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Springer
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2019-02-12
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Plant endophytes are a potential source for the production of bioactive compounds that can fight against devastating diseases in both plants and humans. Among these endophytic microorganisms, endophytic fungi are one of the dominant group of microorganisms with a...
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Springer
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2019-02-12
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Fungal Biology
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This book introduces readers to intestinal and epidermal barriers, and to toxicity induction of environmental toxicants or stresses in the intestine, epidermis, neurons, muscle, and reproductive organs in Caenorhabditis elegans. In addition, it discusses the protective...
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Springer
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2019-02-12
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This book focuses on modules and emergence with self-organization in the life sciences. As Aristotle observed so long ago, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. However, contemporary science is dominated by reductionist concepts and tends to neglect the...
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Springer
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2019-02-12
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Petra Schling gibt in diesem essential einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Forschung zum Thema Geschmack. Dabei betrachtet sie Geschmack als Sinneswahrnehmung, die uns erlaubt, essenzielle Nahrungsbestandteile von Giften zu unterscheiden. Was wir essen hängt...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2019-02-11
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Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The importance of plants as medicine is further supported by archeological evidence from Asia and the Middle East. Today, around 1.4 billion...
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Springer
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2019-02-11
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Therapeutic Application of Nitric Oxide in Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders presents updated reviews on the chemistry, signaling, pre-clinical and clinical activities on the role of nitric oxide donors/inhibitors used alone and in combination with other therapeutic...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2019-02-09
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This open access book is an original contribution to the knowledge on fishing and research associated with one of the most enigmatic fish of our seas: bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.). Based on available evidence, it reconstructs the possible methods used to catch...
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Springer
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2019-02-07
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Science Teaching Essentials: Short Guides to Good Practice serves as a reference manual for science faculty as they set up a new course, consider how to teach the course, figure out how to assess their students fairly and efficiently, and review and revise course...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2019-02-06
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Provides a broad snapshot of recent findings showing how the environment and genes influence behavior The great debate of nature versus nurture rages on — but our understanding of the genetic basis of many behaviors has expanded over the last decade, and there is now...
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Wiley
Parution :
2019-02-06
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Understanding the molecular mechanism of muscle contraction started with the discovery that striated muscle is composed of interdigitating filaments which slide against each other. Sliding filaments and the working-stroke mechanism provide the framework for individual...
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Springer
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2019-02-05
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Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Business Management First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment. How to...
Editeur :
Hodder Gibson
Parution :
2019-02-04
Collection :
How To Pass - Higher Level
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Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: HistoryGet your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts.This revision guide contains all the advice and support that you need to revise successfully for your Higher History exam. It...
Editeur :
Hodder Gibson
Parution :
2019-02-04
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How To Pass - Higher Level
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This book is a concerted effort to put together the rapidly growing facets of biological data. It provides a platform for the readers to think about integrative approaches to solve complex biological problems.This fundamental book deals with the simplest concepts of...
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Springer
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2019-02-04
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This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. The coverage is wide ranging, with sections on care...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-02-02
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Chaperokine, is a term that describes the unique function of extracellular heat shock protein (eHsp) as both chaperone and cytokine. The cellular consequence of binding and signaling of eHsp is the stimulation of a potent and long lasting immune response. eHsp induces a...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-02-01
Collection :
Heat Shock Proteins
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International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Volume 343 reviews and details current advances in cell and molecular biology. The IRCMB series has a worldwide readership, maintaining a high standard by publishing invited articles on important and timely topics that...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2019-02-01
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Over 7 billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-01-31
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