Life sciences: general issues

The volume is divided into four sections, the first of which, Genome Sequences and Beyond, illustrates the impact of genome-based information and techniques on research ranging from model organisms like yeast to less-studied basal fungal lineages.

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the work- shop "e;Modelling of Patterns in Space and Time"e;, organized by the 80nderforschungsbereich 123, "e;8tochastische Mathematische Modelle"e;, in Heidelberg, July 4-8, 1983.

This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics.

Recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is poor: the successful regrowth of axotomized motoneurons to their targets is compromised by (i) poor axonal navigation and excessive collateral branching, (ii) abnormal exchange of nerve impulses between adjacent regrowing axons and (iii) insufficient synaptic input to facial motoneurons.

Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity.

Over the last few decades many studies have focused on the oxygen depletion of coastal and oceanic waters.

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This new edition of Fungal Associations focuses on mycorrhizas, lichens and fungal-bacterial symbioses.

The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered.

This concise primer (based on lectures given at summer schools on complex systems and on a masters degree course in complex systems modeling) will provide graduate students and newcomers to the field with the basic knowledge of the concepts and methods of statistical physics and its potential for application to interdisciplinary topics.

This book will deal with geological as well as cultural, historical, archaeological and biological aspects in Jeju Global Geopark.

In this thesis, Matthias Heydt applies digital in-line holography to achieve for the first time a complete three dimensional and real time motion analysis of Ulva zoospores, both in solution and in the vicinity of different surfaces.

Sleep is a necessary, active, diverse and periodic condition, homeostatically regulated and precisely meshed with waking time into the sleep-wakefulness cycle.

Converging evidence from disciplines including sociobiology, evolutionary psychology and human biology forces us to adopt a new idea of what it means to be a human.

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This is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert.

In the present book the Paleogene fossil record of birds is detailed for the first time on a worldwide scale.

The pigment patterns on tropical shells are of great beauty and diversity.

Almost a century and a half of study produced substantial progress in our understanding of glial cells and their development.

This volume contains invited and contributed papers presented at the 12th edition of the International Summer School on Neural Networks "e;Eduardo R.

The aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems.

The synucleinopathy sporadic Parkinson's disease (sPD) is the second most frequent degenerative disorder of the human nervous system after Alzheimer's disease.

The 'Aral Sea Encyclopedia' is the first one in the new series of encyclopedias about the seas of the former Soviet Union.

The dynamics of infectious diseases represents one of the oldest and ri- est areas of mathematical biology.

Biologically inspired walking machines are fascinating objects to study, from thepointofviewoftheirmechatronicaldesignaswellastherealisationofc- trol concepts.

In this study extending classical Markov chain theory to handle fluctuating transition matrices, the author develops a theory of Markov set-chains and provides numerous examples showing how that theory can be applied.

Biometric authentication refers to identifying an individual based on his or her distinguishing physiological and/or behavioral characteristics.

The present study will help answer questions of tree type evolution, function, optimum, and tree construction types, using the approach of constructional morphology which to date has been widely neglected in palaeobotany and botany.

"e;Mastering your PhD"e; helps guide PhD students through their graduate student days.

This book presents a series of models in the general area of cell physiology and signal transduction, with particular attention being paid to intracellular calcium dynamics, and the role played by calcium in a variety of cell types.

In 1919 the Prussian Ministry of Science, Arts and Culture opened a dossier on "e;Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

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Stress and The Brain: Evidence from Molecular Mechanisms to Interventions and Therapies is a comprehensive exploration of how stress affects the brain at a molecular level and its broader implications for mental and neurological health.

This book provides an examination of Aristotle's relevance to modern philosophy and science.

The purpose of writing of this book is to address the pressing challenges posed by the complicated relationship between human societies and their socio-ecological environments.

This book investigates the multifaceted role of agroforestry in promoting sustainability and resilience in agricultural systems, with a particular focus on the potential of carbon credits and markets to incentivize these systems.

This book highlights how Singapore’s coral reef system is responding to changing environmental conditions caused by urbanization and climate change.

This book describes climate crisis, associated vulnerabilities and impacts have different faces according to gender and regions.

This book provides updated findings and trends of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) research and clinical practice, offering a comprehensive overview of the latest advancement.

This book investigates the multifaceted role of agroforestry in promoting sustainability and resilience in agricultural systems, with a particular focus on the potential of carbon credits and markets to incentivize these systems.

This book provides updated findings and trends of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) research and clinical practice, offering a comprehensive overview of the latest advancement.

El desafio de la bioetica es el segundo de una serie de volumenes que lleva al publico lector la reflexion y discusion de diversos temas de este campo de estudio desde una perspectiva laica, racional, multidisciplinaria y plural.

This book highlights how Singapore’s coral reef system is responding to changing environmental conditions caused by urbanization and climate change.

This book examines the neurobiological impact of vitamins in the pathophysiology and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, offering an integrative perspective on nutritional modulation of brain health.

Part A and Part B of the fifth of twelve volumes of The Mycota deal with the mechanisms of interactions between fungi and plants and consider pathogenic as well as mutualistic associations.

In this book, 22 authors discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living.

This stimulating, carefully-researched book on The Late Life Legacy of Very Early Life by Dr.