Life sciences: general issues

Presented here are recent data on the mechanisms of action of different dusts and fibres of industrial interest.

Data assimilation is considered a key component of numerical ocean model development and new data acquisition strategies.

Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen leisten heute einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung archäologischer und kunstgeschichtlicher Objekte, denn viele Fragen lassen sich erst mit ihrer Hilfe beantworten: - Woher kommt das Fundstück, das da auf dem Kunstmarkt angeboten wird?

Presented here is an analysis of plant development and plant metabolism using the tools of genetics and molecular biology, such as mutant analysis, mutation tagging, mapping using polymorphic characters and basic molecular biology techniques.

Books dealing with climatic change are commonplace, as are those concerned with effects of environmental stresses on plants.

The studies described here were carried out in the Neuroregul- ation Group, Department of Physiology, University of Leiden, the Netherlands.

The cambium has been variously defined as follows: "e;The actively dividing layer of cells that lies between, and gives rise to, secondary xylem and phloem (vascular cambium)"e; (IAWA 1964); "e;A meristem with products of periclinal divisions commonly contributed in two directions and arranged in radial files.

Gene expression converts the information coded by our genesinto proteins.

Ecology is characterized by a rapidly growing complexity and diversity of facts, aspects, examples, and observations.

In this publication you will find a comprehensive data set of the North Sea ecosystem, including the distribution and the fate of contaminants, their transport paths and their analysis by means of numerical models.

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Plant leaves are covered by a thin, lipoidal, non-living membrane called the cuticle.

Thomas Brody had one of the most powerful and wide-ranging intellects of his generation.

The NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Division of Cells was held September 19-29, 1993 in Istanbul and the Proceedings are presented in this volume.

Reviewed here is the current state of knowledge concerning the relationship between global change and biodiversity of temperate ecosystems.

Do changes in stratospheric ozone relate to changes in UV-B irradiance and do both relate to life on Earth?

The research field of somatosensory processing in mammals has experienced revolutionary changes in recent years.

A comprehensive progress report on the multi-disciplinary field of ocean and climate change research is given.

Public awareness of the importance of Antarctic research, particularly in relation to global problems, has increased.

Der Eintrag von Luftschadstoffen ruft teilweise heftige Reaktionen in den betroffenen Ökosystemen hervor.

Die Ergebnisse chemischer Analysen können nie besser sein als die vorangegangenen Schritte der Probenahme und des Probenaufschlusses.

ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY helpsbiologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of theextensive literature in thefield.

With one new volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of botany.

As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.

This book gives an introduction to the mathematical theory of cooperative behavior in active systems of various origins, both natural and artificial.

Dieses Buch lädt ein zu einer Reise in das Innere der Zelle.

Over the past 10-20 years there has been an explosion of work on the disturbance of motor control that is manifested as "e;spasticity.

It seems almost trite to introduce this book by saying that man has been exploiting the intertidal zone for food for a long time.

The favourable reception of the first edition and the encouragement received from many readers have prompted the author to bring out this new edition.

Applied genetic research, genetic toxicology and mutation research investigate the mutagenicity of chemicals and other agents.

The Arctic troposphere (0 to ca.

Das Öko-Auditing wird in Zukunft eines der wichtigsten betrieblichen Werkzeuge des professionellen Umweltschutz-Managements sein.

DYNAMICS REPORTED reports on recent developments in dynamical systems.

Bivalve filter-feeding mollusks are important components of coastal ecosystems because they remove large quantities of suspended material from the water and excrete abundant amounts of reactive nutrients.

Acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and smog are preeminent environmental problems facing the world today.

Die Vorräte an fossilen Brennstoffen sind einmalig und begrenzt.

In this volume, one of a series of monographs devoted to the problems of cerebral ischemia and related topics, we present the proceedings of an international conference on Cerebral Ischemia and Basic Mechanisms held in Bad Schachen/Lake Constance, Germany in June 1992.

Presented here is a comprehensive account of boththeoretical and practical aspects of sugarcane production.

Im interdisziplinären Dialog diskutieren Vertreter aus Theologie, Philosophie, Geographie, Pädagogik, Psychologie und Verhaltenswissenschaft beispielhaft ethische Fragestellungen zum Umgang des Menschen mit Natur und Umwelt.