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Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

Edición de Ram Prasad, Busi Siddhardha, Madhu Dyavaiah ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and
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From Apes to Cyborgs

New Perspectives on Human Evolution

de Claudio Tuniz, Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of human history and social evolution by drawing on the latest evidence from a wide range of disciplines and proposes new hypotheses on the origins of human behaviour. After exploration of the encounters ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of human history and social evolution by drawing on the latest evidence from a wide range of disciplines and proposes new hypotheses on the origins of human behaviour. After exploration of the encounters
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The Evolutionary Mechanism of Human Dysfunctional Behavior

Relaxation of Natural Selection Pressures throughout Human Evolution, Excessive Diversification of the Inherited Predispositions Underlying Behavior, and Their Relevance to Mental Disorders

de Ivan Fuchs ...

Author is highly renowned psychiatrist. Required reading for anyone in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, school counselors, and related mental-health fields. Psychopharmachology is big business. This book applies to doctors and patients around the world. This book explains why humanity is by far the most successful animal in the animal kingdom, but when it comes to instincts that ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Author is highly renowned psychiatrist. Required reading for anyone in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, school counselors, and related mental-health fields. Psychopharmachology is big business. This book applies to doctors and patients around the world. This book explains why humanity is by far the most successful animal in the animal kingdom, but when it comes to instincts that
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Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities

de Bradley Deline ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of
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Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution And The Rise Of Humankind

de Peter A Corning ...

'Nothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy.' Peter Corning's new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since The Origin of Species. It's a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, 'life on Earth has been a ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

'Nothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy.' Peter Corning's new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since The Origin of Species. It's a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, 'life on Earth has been a
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The Minimalist Program

The Nature and Plausibility of Chomsky's Biolinguistics

de Fahad Rashed Al-Mutairi ...

Series Libro 143 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
The development of the Minimalist Program (MP), Noam Chomsky's most recent generative model of linguistics, has been highly influential over the last twenty years. It has had significant implications not only for the conduct of linguistic analysis itself, but also for our understanding of the status of linguistics as a science. The reflections and analyses in this book contain insights into the ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

The development of the Minimalist Program (MP), Noam Chomsky's most recent generative model of linguistics, has been highly influential over the last twenty years. It has had significant implications not only for the conduct of linguistic analysis itself, but also for our understanding of the status of linguistics as a science. The reflections and analyses in this book contain insights into the
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L'origine dell'uomo e la scelta in rapporto col sesso

de Charles Darwin ...

Traducido por Michele Lessona ...

L’origine dell’uomo e la selezione sessuale (titolo originale The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex) è il volume pubblicato da Charles Darwin nel 1871, elaborato in seguito alla formulazione della teoria della selezione naturale. A differenza del suo volume più noto, L’origine delle specie per mezzo della selezione naturale (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection), l ... Leer más

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L’origine dell’uomo e la selezione sessuale (titolo originale The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex) è il volume pubblicato da Charles Darwin nel 1871, elaborato in seguito alla formulazione della teoria della selezione naturale. A differenza del suo volume più noto, L’origine delle specie per mezzo della selezione naturale (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection), l
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Plants Invade the Land

Evolutionary and Environmental Perspectives

Edición de Dianne Edwards, Patricia Gensel ...

Series series The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology
What do we now know about the origins of plants on land, from an evolutionary and an environmental perspective? The essays in this collection present a synthesis of our present state of knowledge, integrating current information in paleobotany with physical, chemical, and geological data. ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

What do we now know about the origins of plants on land, from an evolutionary and an environmental perspective? The essays in this collection present a synthesis of our present state of knowledge, integrating current information in paleobotany with physical, chemical, and geological data.
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The Tomb of the Mili Mongga

Fossils, Folklore, and Adventures at the Edge of Reality

de Samuel Turvey ...

'The Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing' DAILY TELEGRAPH-A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest – and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and biodiversity converge.A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in e ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

'The Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing' DAILY TELEGRAPH-A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest – and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and biodiversity converge.A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in e
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Enzymes

The Worker Bees of the Cell

de Thomas W. Traut ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book summarizes mountains of research by various scientists in the field of general biochemistry, with an emphasis on enzymes which make all the important molecules in our body, such as DNA, proteins, etc. Enzymes are also essential for removing all toxic chemicals that inadvertently enter our body. All metabolic reactions in our body are performed by enzymes.But perhaps, most importantly, it ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

This book summarizes mountains of research by various scientists in the field of general biochemistry, with an emphasis on enzymes which make all the important molecules in our body, such as DNA, proteins, etc. Enzymes are also essential for removing all toxic chemicals that inadvertently enter our body. All metabolic reactions in our body are performed by enzymes.But perhaps, most importantly, it
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Origin and Evolution of Caribbean Mangroves

A Time-Continuum Ecological Approach

de Valentí Rull ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and coherent spatio-temporal account of Caribbean mangrove evolution from its evolutionary origins to the present that is not available for any mangrove region in the world. Mangroves are intertidal wetland forests that play a crucial role in the maintenance of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, and in the functioning of global biogeochemical cycles ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and coherent spatio-temporal account of Caribbean mangrove evolution from its evolutionary origins to the present that is not available for any mangrove region in the world. Mangroves are intertidal wetland forests that play a crucial role in the maintenance of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, and in the functioning of global biogeochemical cycles
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Tool Use in Animals

Cognition and Ecology

Edición de Crickette M. Sanz, Josep Call, Christophe Boesch ...

The last decade has witnessed remarkable discoveries and advances in our understanding of the tool using behaviour of animals. Wild populations of capuchin monkeys have been observed to crack open nuts with stone tools, similar to the skills of chimpanzees and humans. Corvids have been observed to use and make tools that rival in complexity the behaviours exhibited by the great apes. Excavations ... Leer más

$50.99 USD

The last decade has witnessed remarkable discoveries and advances in our understanding of the tool using behaviour of animals. Wild populations of capuchin monkeys have been observed to crack open nuts with stone tools, similar to the skills of chimpanzees and humans. Corvids have been observed to use and make tools that rival in complexity the behaviours exhibited by the great apes. Excavations
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Biological Shape Analysis - Proceedings Of The 2nd International Symposium

de Pete E Lestrel ...

This proceedings volume describes the current state of research dealing with biological shape analysis. The quantitative analysis of the shape of biological organisms represents a challenge that has now seen breakthroughs with new methodologies such as elliptical Fourier analysis, quantitative trait loci analysis (QTLs), thin plate splines, etc. The volume also illustrates the diversity of ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This proceedings volume describes the current state of research dealing with biological shape analysis. The quantitative analysis of the shape of biological organisms represents a challenge that has now seen breakthroughs with new methodologies such as elliptical Fourier analysis, quantitative trait loci analysis (QTLs), thin plate splines, etc. The volume also illustrates the diversity of
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Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors

One Approach to Reconstructing Early Hominin Ecology and Behavior

de Glenn E. King ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors brings together the most recent information on the behavior and ecology of Papio baboons and early hominins. Building on a long tradition and integrating recent developments, it discusses the ways that baboon behavior can enhance our understanding of our early ancestors. This approach augments interpretation of the archeological record and provides ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors brings together the most recent information on the behavior and ecology of Papio baboons and early hominins. Building on a long tradition and integrating recent developments, it discusses the ways that baboon behavior can enhance our understanding of our early ancestors. This approach augments interpretation of the archeological record and provides
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Si no funciona, ¡evoluciona!

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la historia de la vida

de Laura Flores García, Guillermo Rodríguez Pinto ...

Series series Libros singulares
Oye, ¿tú sabes cómo funciona esto? Sí, ya sabes, lo de evolucionar. Que si el ADN, los cromosomas, la modificación genética, las mutaciones, Darwin, el tipo de las jirafas... Todo esto puede sonar a enredo ultramoderno, pero no te preocupes. Para eso estamos aquí.La evolución es tan amplia que abarca todo y nos afecta a todos. Es como la gravedad, pero en lugar de ser una constante, se podría ... Leer más

$8.63 USD

Oye, ¿tú sabes cómo funciona esto? Sí, ya sabes, lo de evolucionar. Que si el ADN, los cromosomas, la modificación genética, las mutaciones, Darwin, el tipo de las jirafas... Todo esto puede sonar a enredo ultramoderno, pero no te preocupes. Para eso estamos aquí.La evolución es tan amplia que abarca todo y nos afecta a todos. Es como la gravedad, pero en lugar de ser una constante, se podría
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Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles

Edición de Clifford Warwick, F.L. Frye, J.B. Murphy ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This most important book fully examines the welfare of captive reptiles and discusses the positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programmes. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors providing clearly written and comprehensive accounts of aspects such as physiology, physical ... Leer más

$242.99 USD

This most important book fully examines the welfare of captive reptiles and discusses the positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programmes. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors providing clearly written and comprehensive accounts of aspects such as physiology, physical
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The Game of Species

An Introduction to Biodiversity

de Julián Simón López-Villalta ...

Why is life so diverse? Why are there so many different species? This book explores the origins of biodiversity, its evolution and its continuation, as well as the impact that humans are having on this natural heritage.Richly illustrated, accessible and engaging, The Game of Species is structured like the instruction manual for a board game whose separate pieces are individual species. Each ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Why is life so diverse? Why are there so many different species? This book explores the origins of biodiversity, its evolution and its continuation, as well as the impact that humans are having on this natural heritage.Richly illustrated, accessible and engaging, The Game of Species is structured like the instruction manual for a board game whose separate pieces are individual species. Each
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The Mandrill

A Case of Extreme Sexual Selection

de Alan F. Dixson ...

Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment ... Leer más

$47.99 USD

Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment
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Origins and Evolution of Life

An Astrobiological Perspective

Edición de Muriel Gargaud, Purificación López-Garcìa, Hervé Martin ...

Series Libro 6 - Cambridge Astrobiology
Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme. The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to ... Leer más

$108.99 USD

Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme. The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to
... Leer más
Introducción a la Terapia Energética para el Enfermedad de Huntington

de Edenilson Brandl ...

En el mundo de la terapia y el bienestar, existe una rica diversidad de enfoques y técnicas que buscan aliviar el sufrimiento humano, promover la salud y proporcionar un camino hacia la sanación y el equilibrio. En este libro, nos sumergimos en el vasto océano de terapias energéticas, un campo en constante evolución que ha capturado la atención y el interés de muchas personas que buscan respuestas ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

En el mundo de la terapia y el bienestar, existe una rica diversidad de enfoques y técnicas que buscan aliviar el sufrimiento humano, promover la salud y proporcionar un camino hacia la sanación y el equilibrio. En este libro, nos sumergimos en el vasto océano de terapias energéticas, un campo en constante evolución que ha capturado la atención y el interés de muchas personas que buscan respuestas
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Genomic Medicine: The Genetic Information Revolution in Clinical Practice

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Welcome to the world of genomics and its incredible applications in medicine. In this book, we will explore the scientific and technological advances that have revolutionized our understanding of the human genome and how these discoveries are transforming the field of health.Genomics, which studies the structure, function and sequence of our genetic material, has played a fundamental role in the ... Leer más

$4.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Welcome to the world of genomics and its incredible applications in medicine. In this book, we will explore the scientific and technological advances that have revolutionized our understanding of the human genome and how these discoveries are transforming the field of health.Genomics, which studies the structure, function and sequence of our genetic material, has played a fundamental role in the
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Dinosaurier: Das wissenschaftliche Dinosaurier Sachbuch

Dinosaurier (DE), #1

de Boreas M. L. Saage - Deutschland ...

Series Libro 1 - Dinosaurier (DE)
"Dinosaurier: Das wissenschaftliche Dinosaurier Sachbuch" bietet einen fundierten Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Saurier. Dieses umfassende Dinosaurier Lexikon wurde speziell für Erwachsene konzipiert, die sich auf wissenschaftlichem Niveau mit dem Thema auseinandersetzen möchten.Das Dinosaurier Buch gliedert sich in vier Hauptbereiche: Zunächst werden die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Dinosaurier: Das wissenschaftliche Dinosaurier Sachbuch" bietet einen fundierten Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Saurier. Dieses umfassende Dinosaurier Lexikon wurde speziell für Erwachsene konzipiert, die sich auf wissenschaftlichem Niveau mit dem Thema auseinandersetzen möchten.Das Dinosaurier Buch gliedert sich in vier Hauptbereiche: Zunächst werden die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen
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The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution

de Ylia Callan ...

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the ... Leer más

$3.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the
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Per non restare soli al buio

de Valerio Pallotti ...

L'opera esamina le usanze di popoli indigeni (i nuer, i dogon, gli hopi), raffronta i miti, le teorie della psicanalisi e dell'esistenzialismo. E' così che, a distanza di tanti anni, la metapsicologia di Freud appare essere sempre più attuale. ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

L'opera esamina le usanze di popoli indigeni (i nuer, i dogon, gli hopi), raffronta i miti, le teorie della psicanalisi e dell'esistenzialismo. E' così che, a distanza di tanti anni, la metapsicologia di Freud appare essere sempre più attuale.
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