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Biology, life sciences
IUTAM Symposium on Cellular, Molecular and Tissue Mechanics
. Ed(S): Garikipati, Krishna; Arruda, Ellen M...
Paperback. The invited papers in this book reflect the current understanding of the role mechanics play in the biological system at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels. Topics range from tissue engineering and mechanics to mechanics of cells and biomolecules. Editor(s): Garikipati, Krishna; Arruda, Ellen M. Series: IUTAM Bookseries (Closed). Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBW; PSF; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731134
- ISBN
- 9789400731134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
The Role of Plant Pathology in Food Safety and Food Security
. Ed(S): Strange, R. N.; Gullino, Maria Lodov...
Paperback. Increased travel and the transport of plant material around the world pose ever more significant risks to the health of our plants. This book examines the vulnerability of crops to disease and analyzes the problems of two important staples, rice and cassava. Editor(s): Strange, R. N.; Gullino, Maria Lodovica. Series: Plant Pathology in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFU; PSD; PSTP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Previously published in hardcover
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731080
- ISBN
- 9789400731080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.85
€ 192.85
Paperback. This book examines the policy and politics of two health risks which have recently become prominent social issues in many countries. One is the issue of asbestos as an environmental risk to humans, and another is that of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE). Editor(s): Sato, Hajime. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; MBN; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730793
- ISBN
- 9789400730793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.22
€ 195.22
Paperback. This collection aims to explore the fulgurating force of memory within the perspective of the constitution of reality: rememorizing and interpretation, consciousness and action, facts and imagination, history and myths, and self-realization and metamorphosis. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPM; JMAF; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730717
- ISBN
- 9789400730717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Paperback. This reference on the state-of-the-art of neuromuscular diseases as a whole offers a current review of inherited neuromuscular diseases under different approaches: genetics, pathomechanisms, therapies and treatments. Editor(s): Espinos, Carmen; Felipo, Vicente; Palau, Francesc. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJN; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730564
- ISBN
- 9789400730564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.66
€ 249.66
Paperback. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and propose alternative solutions. It will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for the future. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 524 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNU; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730557
- ISBN
- 9789400730557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 373.13
€ 373.13
Paperback. The book covers all aspects of the new field of lymphatic vessel growth from the fundamental role that protein growth factors and their receptors play in lymphangiogenesis to the potential application of these advances to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Editor(s): Stacker, Steven A.; Achen, Marc G. Series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730427
- ISBN
- 9789400730427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.81
€ 193.81
Paperback. This book presents an overall picture of the current state of knowledge in Cell Line Development. It offers a full review with assessments and perspectives of expression engineering and describes recent methods used to establish mammalian host cell lines. Editor(s): Al-Rubeai, Mohamed. Series: Cell Engineering. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB; PSF; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730403
- ISBN
- 9789400730403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirahata, Sanetaka; Ikura, Koji; Nagao, Masaya; Ichikawa, Akira; Teruya, Kiichiro. Series: Animal Cell Technology: Basic and Applied Aspects. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; TCB; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730373
- ISBN
- 9789400730373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 371.88
€ 371.88
hardcover. Bacillus thuringiensis is used as a biopesticide due to its specific toxicity against target insects, lack of polluting residues and safety to non-target organisms. This volume offers a thorough assessment by recognized experts of the latest research into it. Editor(s): Sansinenea, Estibaliz. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSG; TCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730205
- ISBN
- 9789400730205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 317.81
€ 317.81
Phosphoinositides II: the Diverse Biological Functions
. Ed(S): Balla, Tamas; Wymann, Matthias; York...
Hardback. Phosphoinositides play a major role in cellular signaling and membrane organization. Phosphatidylinositol(4,5)-bisphosphate is a prominent flag in the plasma membrane, while phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate decorates early endosomes. This title deals with the role of phosphoinositides in membrane organization and vesicular traffic. Editor(s): Balla, Tamas; Wymann, Matthias; York, John D. Series: Subcellular Biochemistry. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFCC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730144
- ISBN
- 9789400730144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.55
€ 285.55
Hardback. This is the first account of the incorporation of insects in considerations of conservation, tracing the genesis of the discipline and its acceptance as a component of biodiversity conservation. Covers current and future scenarios and priorities for progress. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729629
- ISBN
- 9789400729629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.04
€ 252.04
Hardcover. This book summarizes current knowledge of plastid and mitochondrial genomes in all major groups of algae and land plants. Includes chapters on endosymbioses, plastid and mitochondrial mutants, gene expression profiling and methods for organelle transformation. Editor(s): Bock, Ralph; Knoop, Volker. Series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSF; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1145.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729193
- ISBN
- 9789400729193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.65
€ 254.65
Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728394
- ISBN
- 9789400728394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. This book details an array of numerical and statistical techniques used in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology, including exploratory data analysis, error estimation, clustering, ordination and modern statistical learning techniques. Editor(s): Birks, H. John B.; Lotter, Andre F.; Juggins, Steve; Smol, John P. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 734
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727441
- ISBN
- 9789400727441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.27
€ 233.27
Hardback. The Biotechnology Debate presents a deliberative democratic theory within a more refined understanding of practice, focusing especially on moral disagreement regarding novel technologies. The examination traces the varying perspectives in this debate back to fundamentally different worldviews and values. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726901
- ISBN
- 9789400726901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Nano-Biotechnology for Biomedical and Diagnostic Research
. Ed(S): Zahavy, Eran; Ordentlich, Arie; Yitz...
Hardback. This book explores current research on nanomaterials in imaging and biological research, nanomaterials as a biosensing tool, DNA nanotechnology, nanomaterials for drug delivery, medicinal and therapeutic application and cytotoxicity of nanomaterials. Editor(s): Zahavy, Eran; Ordentlich, Arie; Yitzhaki, Shmuel; Shafferman, Avigdor. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PS; TBN; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725546
- ISBN
- 9789400725546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.06
€ 228.06
Paperback. A collection of the contributions presented at the 42nd Erice Crystallographic Course whose main objective was to train the younger generation on advanced methods and techniques for examining structural and dynamic aspects of biological macromolecules. Editor(s): Carrondo, Maria Armenia; Spadon, Paola. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNT; PSBC; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725324
- ISBN
- 9789400725324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Hardback. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family. It acts as a defense in host animals against microbes and viruses, since it has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and antiviral activities. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MFGC; PSBC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724662
- ISBN
- 9789400724662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. This volume explores issues in the philosophy of science relating to biology and economics. It interrogates the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. Editor(s): Chao, Hsiang-Ke; Millstein, Roberta L.; Chen, Szu-Ting. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724532
- ISBN
- 9789400724532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.70
€ 194.70