Search Results - "Evolution"

Cancer and stem cells

Table of Contents: “…Mooren -- Human adult stem cells as targets for cancer stem cells: evolution: OCT-4 gene and cell to cell communication / James E. …”
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Flowering plants classification, characteristics and breeding /

Table of Contents: “…Meijon ... [et al.] -- The evolution of carnivory in flowering plants / Chris Thorogood.…”
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Ecology of North American freshwater fishes by Ross, Stephen T.

Table of Contents: “…Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. …”
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The Great War and memory in Irish culture, 1918-2010 / by Myers, Jason, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : The Great War and memory in Irish culture -- Service rewards : housing, unemployment, and ex-servicemen in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Not a day of rejoicing: the evolution of Remembrance Day and the poppy appeal in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Building an Irish identity : Great War memorials in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Keeping the home fires burning : memory and the Great War in Irish popular culture, 1919-1939 -- "Waltzing" to a new understanding of the Great War, 1939-1987 -- Creating "a future together" : the resurrection of Great War memory in Ireland since 1987.…”
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Carbon Balance and Management

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Cyber defense mechanisms security, privacy, and challenges /

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Beyond sustainable : architecture's evolving environments of habitation / by Ludwig, Ryan

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Project management essentials : analytics for control / by Badiru, Adedeji Bodunde, 1952-

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Advances in invertebrate (neuro)endocrinology : a collection of reviews in the post-genomic era.

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Advances in invertebrate (neuro)endocrinology : a collection of reviews in the post-genomic era.

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ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION populism, nationalism and the history of the eu. by Berend, T. Iván (Tibor Iván), 1930-

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Enterprise wireless local area network architectures and technologies / by Wu, Rihai

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Nanocatalysis : applications and technologies /

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The generation of diversity in antibody genes

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Historical perspective on antibodies and immunity -- Nature and structure of antibodies and immunoglobulin fold -- Theories of antibody formation -- Clonal selection theory -- Mechanisms contributing to antibody diversity -- Organization of immunoglobulin loci -- Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and generation of the primary repertoire -- RSS elements -- RAG genes and mechanism of V-D-J joining -- Membrane immunoglobulin and the B-cell antigen receptor -- Secondary antibody repertoire and diversification of rearranged immunoglobulin genes -- Affinity maturation -- Somatic hypermutation, gene conversion and class-switch recombination -- DNA deamination as a central trigger for these three diversification processes -- Detailed pathways of antibody gene diversification -- AID and the evolution of DNA deamination.…”
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Bariatric / obesity surgery

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The evolution of bariatric surgery procedures -- Jejunoileal bypass -- Modern malabsorptive procedures -- Biliopancreatic diversion of Scopinaro -- Modification of the biliopancreatic diversion to a duodenal switch -- Gastric bypass -- Fobi procedure -- Laparoscopic Roux gastric bypass -- Vertical banded gastroplasty -- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding -- Robotic, laparoscopic gastric banding -- Gastric balloons -- Gastric pacing -- Prolongation of life expectancy by bariatric surgery -- Who is and who is not a candidate for bariatric surgery -- Bariatric surgery is the current treatment of choice for morbid obesity -- Bariatric surgery is relatively safe, reverses the co-morbidities of morbid obesity, improves quality of life, increases life expectancy and is cost effective.…”
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Chemokines and inflammation a critical assessment of therapeutic targets /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Introduction to chemokine biology -- Chemokine receptors -- Decoy chemokine receptors -- Chemokine evolution -- Chemokine function -- Acute and chronic inflammation -- Chronic inflammatory diseases -- Chemokines and leukocyte recruitment -- Chemokine function in atherosclerosis -- CCL2 acting via CCR2 -- CCL3, 4, 5 acting via CCR1 and CCR5 -- CXCL9, 10, 11 acting via CXCR3 -- CX3CL1 acting via CX3CR1 -- Targeting chemokines in atherosclerosis and other forms of inflammation -- Neutralising antibodies -- Small molecule inhibitors -- Mutant chemokines -- Broad-spectrum chemokine blockade.…”
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LKB1 pathway and its role in cancer

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Mutations in LKB1 kinase cause Peutz Jeghers cancer syndrome -- LKB1-activation and effects -- LKB1/AMPK signaling pathway inhibits mTOR -- Evaluating the role of LKB1 in regulating PTEN-induced tumourigenesis -- AMPK-activators-mechanisms of action -- AMPK-activators delay tumor onset in mice -- Metformin as a useful drug in cancer prevention -- The LKB1:STRAD:MO25 complex -- Potential evolution of a pseudokinase -- LKB activation by STRAD and MO25 -- Location of LKB1 cancer mutations -- Activating protein kinases as a key challenge -- Analysis of the NUAK protein kinase -- Studying the role LKB1/NUAK1 signaling pathway in regulating cell adhesiveness and migration -- Modeling the novel LKB1.…”
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Privatize this? assessing the opportunities and costs of privatization / by McGowan, Richard, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…-- Proposed and newly privatized industries -- The evolution and scope of the privatized prison industry -- Privatizing a lottery : the case of Illinois -- Conclusion -- General motors and the government bailout : the hybrid privatization.…”
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Reasonable perspectives on religion

Table of Contents: “…All Religions Are Cousins: Religion in Human Evolution / Robert N. Bellah -- 5. Hegel's Metaphysics and Religious Pluralism / Patrick Rogers Horn -- 6. …”
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The Digital Rights Movement : The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright /

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