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Read an interview with the author: at https://eos.org/agu-news/working-toward-gender-parity-in-the-geosciences The geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. This...
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American Geophysical Union
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2015-04-16
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Special Publications
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This book explores the unresolved paradox at the heart of population aging, namely how to account for the fact that death rates from most non-communicable diseases rise as people age, yet aggregate death rates from such diseases have decreased overall despite an...
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Springer
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2015-04-16
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International Perspectives on Aging
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Venom research and technology has advanced greatly, rapidly transforming our knowledge of reptile venoms. Research advances, like the development of molecular systematics, provide the framework necessary to reconstruct the evolutionary history of glands and fangs. Such...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-04-15
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This book examines information processing performed by bio-systems at all scales: from genomes, cells and proteins to cognitive and even social systems. It introduces a theoretical/conceptual principle based on quantum information and non-Kolmogorov probability theory...
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Springer
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2015-04-14
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This proceeding covers all the collected research data and presentations from the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. The book explores themes in molecular breeding of forage and turf, including abiotic and biotic stresses,...
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Springer
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2015-04-14
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This book explores the exciting world of theoretical biology and is divided into three sections. The first section examines the roles played by renowned scientists such as Jacob, Monod, Rosen, Turing, von Bertalanffy, Waddington and Woodger in developing the field of...
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Springer
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2015-04-13
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SpringerBriefs in Biology
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Stellate Cells in Health and Disease is a comprehensive reference providing the most up-to-date knowledge and perspectives on the function of stellate cells affecting the liver and other organs.
The text presents comprehensive coverage of their already established role...
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Academic Press
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2015-04-10
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Pulp and Paper Industry: Chemicals features in-depth and thorough coverage of Chemical additives in thePulp and Paper Industry. It discusses use of Enzymes "Green Chemicals" that can improve operations in pulp and paper, describes Chemicals demanded by the end user and...
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Elsevier
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2015-04-09
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Ecosystems today are dynamic and complex, leaving conservationists faced with the paradox of conserving moving targets. New approaches to conservation are now required that aim to conserve ecological function and process, rather than attempt to protect static snapshots...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-04-09
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Ecosystems today are dynamic and complex, leaving conservationists faced with the paradox of conserving moving targets. New approaches to conservation are now required that aim to conserve ecological function and process, rather than attempt to protect static snapshots...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-04-09
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North America contains an incredibly diverse array of natural environments, each supporting unique systems of plant and animal life. These systems, the largest of which are biomes, form intricate webs of life that have taken millennia to evolve. This richly illustrated...
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Wiley
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2015-04-09
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This book explains the formation of biofilm on materials surfaces in an industrial setting. The authors describe new developments in understanding of biofilm formation, detection, and control from the viewpoint of materials science and engineering. The book details the...
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Springer
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2015-04-09
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Professor Bryan Sykes, the world's leading expert on human genetics, set a goal to locate and analyse as many DNA samples as possible with links to the yeti. In doing so, he found himself entering a strange world of mystery and sensationalism, fraud and obsession and...
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Coronet
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2015-04-09
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This comprehensive treatise provides a systemic and insightful overview of current advances in the biosynthetic genomics/genetics and preventive dietetics of carotenoids, flavonoids and betalains, from a general perspective, and in specific fruits and vegetables as...
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Springer
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2015-04-08
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This book examines how biotechnology can improve livestock breeding and farming, and thereby also animal products. In the first chapters the reader will discover which techniques and approaches are currently used to improve animal breeding, animal health and the value...
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Springer
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2015-04-07
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?The study of origin and domestication of legumes described in this book emerged when it became apparent that while this kind of information is adequate for cereals, the pulses lagged behind. At the end of the 1960s the senior author initiated a study on the chickpea's...
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Springer
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2015-04-07
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SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
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Membrane Proteins – Production and Function Characterization a volume of Methods in Enzymology, encompasses chapters from the leading experts in the area of membrane protein biology. The chapters provide a brief overview of the topics covered and also outline...
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Academic Press
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2015-04-06
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Bayesian Data Analysis in Ecology Using Linear Models with R, BUGS, and STAN examines theBayesian and frequentist methods of conducting data analyses. The book provides the theoretical background in an easy-to-understand approach, encouraging readers to examine the...
Editeur :
Academic Press
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2015-04-04
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Winner of the IENE Project Award 2016.This authoritative volume brings together some of the world’s leading researchers, academics, practitioners and transportation agency personnel to present the current status of the ecological sustainability of the linear...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2015-04-02
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Taurine 9 contains original articles and critical reviews based on the oral and poster presentations of XIX InternationalTaurine Meeting held in Kraków, Poland in May 2014. The purpose of the book is to present current ideas, new avenues and research regarding...
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Springer
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2015-04-01
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