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This book aims to identify, present and discuss key driving forces and pressures on ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are the contributions that ecosystems provide to human well-being. The scope of this atlas is on identifying solutions and lessons to be applied...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-01-31
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Friedrich Frischknecht gibt einen Einblick in die Malaria und die biologische Komplexität der sie auslösenden Parasiten. Der Autor nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Reise von der historischen Entdeckung der Erreger zu den modernen Methoden der Impfstoffentwicklung. Dabei...
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Springer Spektrum
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2019-01-31
Collection :
essentials
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G Protein Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease, Volume 161 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides informative and exciting monographs on a wide variety of research topics related toG Protein Signaling Pathways in Health and...
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Academic Press
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2019-01-30
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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. It covers a broad range of topics, with sections on...
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Springer
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2019-01-30
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 154 continues the legacy of this leading series and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are...
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Academic Press
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2019-01-29
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This book illustrates the importance and significance of Quorum sensing (QS), it’s critical roles in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including bioluminescence, virulence, pathogenesis, gene expression, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance....
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Springer
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2019-01-28
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CRISPR-Cas Enzymes, Volume 616, the latest release in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Topics covered in this release include CRISPR bioinformatics, A method for...
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Academic Press
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2019-01-25
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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 :
2019-01-24
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This book will focus on the molecular basis of oxidative stress induced by toxicants or stresses and various molecular signalling pathways in regulating the toxicity of toxicants or stresses in Caenorhabditis elegans. It will also cover the discussion on the...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-24
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Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-24
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Fungal Biology
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This book presents the latest research on the uses of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), introducing readers to these natural, biodegradable polyesters produced by microorganisms, their functions and applications. The individual chapters discuss the various potentials of...
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Springer
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2019-01-24
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Academic Press
Parution :
2019-01-23
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This edited work presents useful methods in experimenting in the area of Bioprocessing and Biotechnology. The four sections cover the area of Bioprocess, Whole Cells & Isolated Biocatalyst, Characterization of Biochemical Products and Cell Isolation & Culture. Its...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-23
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The vertebrate head is the most complex part of the animal body and its diversity in nature reflects a variety of life styles, feeding modes, and ecological adaptations. This book will take you on a journey to discover the origin and diversification of the head, which...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-23
Collection :
Fascinating Life Sciences
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The Changing Era of Diseases not only explores how to end humanity's suffering from illness, but also attempts to explain the challenging problems that may arise from the control of future disease. It provides a novel perspective on how to understand the changing...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2019-01-22
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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...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-22
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Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, Four Volume Set the latest update since the 2010 release, builds upon the solid foundation established in the first edition. Updated sections include Host-parasite interactions, Vertebrate social behavior, and the...
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Academic Press
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2019-01-21
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The 'RNA world' hypothesis that proposed RNA molecules as the first form of genetic material was put forwarded in the late 1980s but got impetus only recently when high-throughput sequencing technologies began unearthing new types of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) transcripts...
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Academic Press
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2019-01-20
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Im Zusammenhang mit der derzeit allgegenwärtigen Begriffsbildung ‚Lebenslanges Lernen‘ wird der menschliche Lebenslauf zum Bezugspunkt von Erwachsenenbildung. Der Begriff erhebt das ‚Lernen‘ zu einem zentralen Referenzpunkt der menschlichen Lebensphasen im Allgemeinen...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2019-01-18
Collection :
Theorie und Empirie Lebenslangen Lernens
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