Search Results - "Evolution"

Marine bivalve molluscs / by Gosling, E. M.

Table of Contents: “…Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs -- Morphology of bivalves -- Ecology of bivalves -- How bivalves feed -- Reproduction, settlements and recruitment -- Growth -- Circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation -- Fisheries and management of natural populations -- Bivalve culture -- Genetics in aquaculture -- Diseases and parasites -- Public health.…”
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CNVs in human genomes

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Evolution of copy number variants -- Positive or negative selection acting on copy number variable genes -- Hill-Robertson interference and its effect on the efficacy of selection -- Prediction of genes more likely, when copy number variable, to contribute to human disease.…”
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Collaborative Environmental Governance Frameworks A Practical Guide. by Gieseke, Timothy

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Wonder from emotion to spirituality / by Fuller, Robert C., 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Emotion and evolution -- A life shaped by wonder : John Muir -- Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder -- A life shaped by wonder : William James -- Wonder and psychological development -- A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson -- Experience and personal transformation -- Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility.…”
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Data Warehousing OLAP and Data Mining / by Nagabhushana, S.

Table of Contents: “…Technology ; pt. 5. Maintenance, evolution and trends ; pt. 6. On-line analytical processing -- v. 2. …”
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Irrigation systems design, planning and construction / by Laycock, Adrian

Table of Contents: “…Evolution and a prelude to change -- Elements of irrigation -- Water management -- Canal operation & automation -- Irrigation water demands -- Canal architecture -- Canal control structures -- Low-pressure pipelines -- Canal lining -- Canal hydraulic design -- Troubleshooting : feedback from the field -- Costs and economics.…”
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The accidental taxonomist by Hedden, Heather

Table of Contents: “…-- Creating terms -- Creating relationships -- Software for taxonomy creation and management -- Taxonomies for human indexing -- Taxonomies for automated indexing -- Taxonomy structures -- Taxonomy displays -- Taxonomy planning, design, and creation -- Taxonomy implementation and evolution -- Taxonomy work and the profession.…”
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The master and his emissary the divided brain and the making of the Western world / by McGilchrist, Iain

Table of Contents: “…-- Language, truth, and music -- The nature of the two worlds -- The primacy of the right hemisphere -- The triumph of the left hemisphere -- Imitation and the evolution of culture -- The ancient world -- The Renaissance and the Reformation -- The Enlightenment -- Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution -- The modern and post-modern worlds.…”
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The Wiley-Blackwell companion to cultural geography

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Reinventing social security worldwide back to essentials / by Rys, Vladimir

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Social security evolution in a global perspective : what is at stake? …”
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The marketplace of Christianity by Ekelund, Robert B. (Robert Burton), 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Religion, church, and economics -- The economics of religion -- Religious markets -- Religious form change: case studies -- Economics of the Protestant revolt -- The Counter-Reformation: incumbent-firm reaction to market entry -- The establishment and evolution of Protestantism -- Catholicism, Protestantism, and economic performance -- The competitive revolution in Christianity.…”
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Introduction to private equity by Demaria, Cyril

Table of Contents: “…-- Private equity : a business system perspective -- The universe of investment -- The process of investment : a matter of trust and mutual interest -- Private equity evolutions : trends or buzzes?.…”
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Glial physiology and pathophysiology by Verkhratskiĭ, A. N. (Alekseĭ Nestorovich)

Table of Contents: “…History of neuroscience and the dawn of research in neuroglia -- General overview of signalling in the nervous system -- Neuroglia: definition, classification, evolution, numbers, development -- Astroglia -- Oligodendrocytes -- NG-2 glial cells -- Microglia -- Peripheral glial cells -- General pathophysiology of neuroglia -- Neuroglia in neurological diseases.…”
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Head restraints and whiplash the past, present and future / by Desapriya, Ediriweera

Table of Contents: “…Scientific literature : the relationship between head restraints and whiplash -- Risk factors for whiplash injury and associated disorders -- Knowledge and awareness of correct head restraint positioning -- Evolution of changes in regulations, standards, and policy for head restraints -- Strategies to reduce whiplash injuries and future directions.…”
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Negotiating the international criminal court : New York to Rome, 1994-1998 / by Benedetti, Fanny

Table of Contents: “…Why a court, and how -- Negotiating the international criminal court -- The main actors of thenegotiations -- The Rome diplomatic conference -- The drama of the final days -- Major results of the negotiations and the evolution of international criminal law -- Afterword -- Concluding remarks: toward a new multilateral diplomacy.…”
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Mechanism of chaperone action of small heat shock proteins

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Small HSP diversity and evolution -- Biological roles of sHSPs -- sHSP structure and oligomeric assembly -- Model of sHSP chaperone activity -- sHSP oligomer dynamics -- sHSP substrate interactions -- Testing sHSP function in vivo.…”
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Macrophages in helminth infection

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Discovery & functions of macrophages -- Th1 and Th2 immunity -- Macrophage activation states -- Macrophage function in helminth infection -- Evolution of Th2 immunity -- Macrophages in inflammation -- Macrophage proliferation in the tissues during Th2 immunity -- New modes of inflammation.…”
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The American Symphony Orchestra : A Social History of Musical Taste / by Mueller, John Henry, 1895-1965

Table of Contents: “…Tastes can be accounted for -- History of music as performance -- Social evolution of the American symphony orchestra -- Profiles of major American orchestras -- Life spans of composers in the repertoire -- National sources of the orchestral repertoire -- The orchestra, concert folkways, and social life -- Musical taste and how it is formed.…”
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Knowledge and competitive advantage the coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions / by Murmann, Johann Peter, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…-- Key ideas in evolutionary theory -- Evolution of technology -- Evolution of institutions -- A sketch of coevolution -- The economics and science of dye-making -- The road ahead -- 2: Country-level performance differences and their institutional foundations -- Intriguing questions about industrial leadership -- Performance under the microscope -- Background information on the three countries -- National research and training systems -- Supporting organizations and the state -- The academic-industrial knowledge network -- Social organization of production at the shop floor -- Intellectual property right regimes -- 3: Three times two case studies of individual firms -- Purpose of the matched comparisons -- The cast of firms -- The world of pioneers (1857-65) -- Science unbound (1866-85) -- The age of Bayer (1886-1914) -- Did managerial action make a difference? …”
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Power and Principle : The Politics of International Criminal Courts / by Rudolph, Christopher, 1966-

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