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Q Fever by Martinov, Svetoslav P.

Table of Contents: “…Preface xi -- List of Figures xiii -- List of Tables xxi -- List of Abbreviations xxv -- Introduction 1 -- 1 Historical Notes 5 -- 2 Etiology and Taxonomy 9 -- 3 Morphological Features, Development Cycle, and Interaction with Cells 13 -- 4 Ultrastructure of Coxiella burnetii and Electron Microscopic Diagnosis of Q Fever 17 -- 4.1 Light Microscopic Morphology of C. burnetii 17 -- 4.2 Ultrastructure of the Agent and Electron Microscopic Diagnosis of the Disease 20 -- 4.2.1 Placentas in Abortions and Births of Dead and Unviable Offspring 20 -- 4.2.2 Blood 24 -- 4.2.3 Chicken Embryos 28 -- 4.2.4 White Mice 29 -- 4.2.5 Guinea Pigs 32 -- 5 Isolation and Cultivation of Coxiella burnetii 39 -- 5.1 Strains Isolated from Sheep 42 -- 5.1.1 Abortions, Stillbirths, and Births to Non-viable Offspring 42 -- 5.1.2 Pneumonia in Sheep 47 -- 5.1.3 Mastitis in Sheep 48 -- 5.1.4 Latent Coxiellosis in Sheep 50 -- 5.2 Strains Isolated from Goats 50 -- 5.2.1 Abortions, Stillbirths, and Births to Non-viable Offspring 50 -- 5.2.2 Pneumonia in Goats 51 -- 5.2.3 Mastitis in Goats 51 -- 5.2.4 Isolation of C. burnetii from Blood in Goat Herds with Active Q Fever 57 -- 5.2.5 Latent Coxiellosis in Goats 57 -- 5.3 Strains Isolated from Cattle 57 -- 5.3.1 Abortions, Stillbirths, and Births to Non-viable Calves 57 -- 5.3.2 Pneumonia in Calves 58 -- 5.3.3 Mastitis in Cows 58 -- 5.3.4 Metritis and Endometritis 59 -- 5.3.5 Coxiella burnetii Isolation from the Blood of Cattle in Active Foci of Q Fever 61 -- 5.3.6 Isolation of C. burnetii from Wild Animal Species and Arthropods 61 -- 6 Virulence and Pathogenicity 71 -- 7 Antigens and Phase Variability 75 -- 8 Serology 77 -- 8.1 Serological Reactions 77 -- 8.2 Serological Test's Examinations 80 -- 8.2.1 Serological Data for the State of Agricultural Foci of Q Fever in Bulgaria 80 -- 8.3 Serological Status of the Infection Caused by Coxiella burnetii among Domestic Animals During the Epidemic of Q Fever in Humans in Etropole-2002 -- 83 -- 8.4 Serological Status of Infection with Coxiella burnetii among Domestic Animals During the Epidemic of Q Fever in Humans in the Region of Botevgrad-2004.…”
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Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting on CPT and Lorentz Symmetry : Bloomington, USA 17-21 June 2013

Table of Contents: “…Yoder -- Testing the universality of free fall with a dual-species atom interferometer on STE-QUEST / M. Krutzik and A. …”
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Bioluminescence and chemiluminesce : chemistry, biology and applications : proceedings of the 14th International Symposium, San Diego, 15-19 Oct., 2006

Table of Contents: “…., Tokarev Y.N. and Levin L.A. Brazilian species of bioluminescence fungi / Stevabu C.V. [and others]. …”
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Terrestrial photosynthesis in a changing environment : a molecular, physiological, and ecological approach

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Modern nucleophilic aromatic substitution by Terrier, François

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Genetically modified organisms in food : production, safety, regulation and public health by Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross), Preedy, Victor R.

Table of Contents: “…18.Consumer Acceptance and Willingness-to-Pay for Genetically Modified Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels / Xavier Gellynck -- Introduction -- Methods -- Search Strategy -- Study Selection -- Data Extraction -- Results -- Acceptance of GM Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels -- Willingness-to-Pay for GM Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels -- Determinants of Acceptance and Willingness-to-Pay -- Case Study: Information Effects on WTP for Folate Biofortified Rice -- Information Effects -- Conclusions -- References -- 19.Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms in Feed / Sule Ari -- Introduction -- GMO Feeds: General Characteristics, Regulations, and Health Issues -- Detection Methods of Genetically Modified Organisms in Feed -- Molecular Analysis -- Genomic DNA Extraction -- Conventional PCR Analysis for Identifying Plant Species -- Conventional PCR Analysis for Detection of GMOs -- Nested PCR Analysis for Determining GMO Events in Feed -- ^…”
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Handbook of Clay Science.

Table of Contents: “…The Hofmann-Klemen Effect -- Dehydroxylated Phases -- Kaolinite Group -- Serpentines -- T-O-T Minerals -- High-Temperature Phases -- References -- 7.3 Clay Mineral Organic Interactions -- Intercalation Reactions of Kaolinites -- Type of Guest Compounds -- Mechanism of Intercalation -- Structure of Intercalation Complexes -- Displacement Reactions -- Entraining Reactions -- Intercalation of Alkali Halogenides -- Grafting Reactions -- Differentiation of Kaolinites -- Reactions of 2:1 Clay Minerals -- Alkylammonium Derivatives -- Interactions with Cationic Dyes -- Aggregation of the Adsorbed Dyes -- Orientation of Intercalated Dye Molecules -- Reaction with Cationic Complexes -- Adsorptive Properties of Alkylammonium Clay Minerals -- Adsorption from Binary Solutions and the Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Character of Clay Mineral Surfaces -- Adsorption Excess Isotherms -- Heat of Wetting -- Examples -- Phase Transitions -- Intercalation of Polymers and Proteins -- Polymerisation in the Interlayer Space -- Advanced Applications of Clay Mineral-Organic Complexes -- References -- 7.4 Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life -- Clay Minerals as Possible Genetic Material -- Clay Minerals and the Origin of Biological One-Handedness -- Clays as Prebiotic Catalysts -- Clay-Catalysed Synthesis of RNA -- Polypeptide Formation on Clay Minerals -- Unresolved Questions and Conclusions -- References -- 7.5 Pillared Clays and Clay Minerals -- Pillaring Concept -- Pillared Clay Minerals and Catalysis -- IUPAC Definition of Pillaring and Pillared Clay Minerals -- Host Clay Minerals -- Pillaring Species -- (Al13)7+-Pillaring Agent -- Hydrolysis Products -- Procedures for Obtaining Al13 -- Factors Influencing Al13 Formation -- Other Pillaring Agents -- Mixed Al-M and M-M' Pillaring Agents -- Pillaring Agents with More Than Two Cations -- New Pillaring Agents -- Pillaring Methods.…”
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Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis : an Introduction. by Brown, T. A. (Terence A.)

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Perception and the inhuman gaze : perspectives from philosophy, phenomenology, and the sciences

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Framing our past : Canadian women's history in the twentieth century

Table of Contents: “…McCullough -- Sidebar: depression years -- Sidebar: Pay Equity -- Vignette: An oral history Case study -- A Barnardo Girl becomes a servant an Glanmore / Christine Zaporzan -- Bring "Domestics" to Canada: A study of immigration propaganda / Ellen Schienberg -- Women in the Newfoundland Fishery / Miriam Wright -- Vignette: Madeleine Constant, leader in the pasta industry / Lise Bre*mault -- Creative ability and business sense: The Millinery trade in Ontario / Christina Bates -- Our Mothers' patterns: sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese-Canadian community / Susan Michi Sirovyak -- Federica and Angelina: postwar Italian-Canadian couturiers in Toronto / Alexandra Palmer -- Fabrications: clothing, generations, and stitching together the history we live / Kathryn Church -- The telephone operator: from"information central" to endangered species / Caroline Martel (translated by Rosemary Cover).…”
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Psychiatrie by Raboch, Jiří, Pavlovský, Pavel

Table of Contents: “…Å¥ a jejà poruchy""; ""1.11.8 Osobnost a jejà poruchy""; ""1.12 Agrese a násilÃ""; ""2. Speciálnà Ä?ást""; ""2.1 KlasifikaÄ?nà systémy v psychiatrii""; ""2.2 Organicky podmÃnÄ?…”
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A CALCULUS OF IDEAS : a MATHEMATICAL STUDY OF HUMAN THOUGHT. by Grenander, Ulf

Table of Contents: “…3.6.1 Mental Dynamics with Themes of Attention: Genres3.6.2 Mental Dynamics of Dreaming; 3.7 A Calculus of Thinking; 3.7.1 Speci.c Thoughts; 3.7.1.1 Conscious Thoughts; 3.7.1.2 Top-thoughts; 3.7.2 Generalization/Specialization Operation; 3.7.3 Encapsulation Operation; 3.7.4 Completion Operation; 3.7.5 Genre Operation; 3.7.6 Inference Process; 3.8 Birth and Death of Thoughts; 3.8.1 Competition among Unconscious Thoughts; Part III Two Personalities; Chapter 4 Building a GOLEM, a Thinking Machine; 4.1 Data Structures for the Mind; 4.1.1 Data Structures for Elementary Ideas.…”
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Introduction to the geology of southern California and its native plants by Hall, Clarence A.

Table of Contents: “…Plant families of Southern California -- Selected plant families and example genera -- Botanical glossary -- Main glossary -- Suggested readings in natural history -- References cited -- Species index -- Subject index.…”
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Principles of toxicology : environmental and industrial applications

Table of Contents: “…Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 General Principles of Toxicology -- 1.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY -- 1.2 TOXICOLOGY: A DIVERSE SCIENCE WITH TWO BASIC GOALS -- 1.3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION -- 1.4 DOSE-RESPONSE/RISK ASSESSMENT FUNCTION -- Defining Dose and Response -- Dose-Response Graphs -- 1.5 HOW DOSE-RESPONSE DATA CAN BE USED -- 1.6 AVOIDING INCORRECT CONCLUSIONS FROM DOSE-RESPONSE AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION DATA -- Species-Related Differences in Hazard and Dose-Response Information: A Frequent Problem that Raises Uncertainty for Animal-to-Human Extrapolations -- 1.7 ADDITIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND DOSE-RESPONSE DATA -- Route of Exposure -- Sex -- Age -- Effects of Chemical Interaction (Synergism, Potentiation, and Antagonism) -- Modes of Chemical Interaction -- Genetic Makeup -- Health Status -- Chemical-Specific Factors -- 1.8 DESCRIPTIVE TOXICOLOGY: TESTING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS AND GENERATING DOSE-RESPONSE DATA -- 1.9 EVIDENCE-BASED TOXICOLOGY -- 1.10 SUMMARY -- SUGGESTED READING -- Chapter 2 Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion -- 2.1 XENOBIOTIC INTERACTIONS WITH THE BIOLOGICAL (CELL) MEMBRANE -- Membrane Structure -- Ionization of Xenobiotics -- 2.2 ABSORPTION -- Gastrointestinal Tract -- Lungs -- Skin -- 2.3 DISTRIBUTION -- Overview -- Albumin Binding -- 2.4 Metabolism -- Overview -- Metabolism Enzymes and Reactions -- Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzyme Induction -- 2.5 EXCRETION (ELIMINATION) -- Renal -- Biliary Excretion -- Respiration -- Milk -- 2.6 SUMMARY -- SUGGESTED READING -- Chapter 3 Toxicokinetics -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination -- Toxicokinetic Modeling -- 3.2 TOXICOKINETIC MODELING FUNDAMENTALS -- Kinetic Processes -- Compartmental Analysis -- Clearance Modeling.…”
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Framing our past : Canadian women's history in the twentieth century

Table of Contents: “…McCullough -- Sidebar: depression years -- Sidebar: Pay Equity -- Vignette: An oral history Case study -- A Barnardo Girl becomes a servant an Glanmore / Christine Zaporzan -- Bring "Domestics" to Canada: A study of immigration propaganda / Ellen Schienberg -- Women in the Newfoundland Fishery / Miriam Wright -- Vignette: Madeleine Constant, leader in the pasta industry / Lise Bre*mault -- Creative ability and business sense: The Millinery trade in Ontario / Christina Bates -- Our Mothers' patterns: sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese-Canadian community / Susan Michi Sirovyak -- Federica and Angelina: postwar Italian-Canadian couturiers in Toronto / Alexandra Palmer -- Fabrications: clothing, generations, and stitching together the history we live / Kathryn Church -- The telephone operator: from"information central" to endangered species / Caroline Martel (translated by Rosemary Cover).…”
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Corpora, constructions, new Englishes : a constructional and variationist approach to verb patterning by Laporte, Samantha

Table of Contents: “…Construction Grammar meets Corpus Pattern Analysis -- 4.1 Construction Grammar -- 4.1.1 The essentials of Construction Grammar -- 4.1.1.1 Motivating Construction Grammar: On the origins of the species -- 4.1.1.2 The cognitive bedrock of Construction Grammar -- 4.1.1.3 Constructions and the constructicon -- 4.1.2 Argument Structure Constructions, verbs, and Lexically-Bound Constructions -- 4.1.2.1 Goldberg's account of argument structure: A phrasal perspective -- 4.1.2.2 Lexicalist perspectives in Construction Grammar -- 4.1.3 Construction Grammar and Corpus Linguistics: Two sides of the same coin -- 4.2 The Theory of Norms and Exploitations and Corpus Pattern Analysis -- 4.2.1 Theory of Norms and Exploitations: Theoretical premises -- 4.2.1.1 Meaning as a contextualized event -- 4.2.1.2 Meaning potential and meaning components -- 4.2.1.3 Selectional preferences: Meaning as probabilistic and prototypical -- 4.2.1.3.1 Lexical sets and semantic types -- 4.2.1.3.2 Contextual roles -- Anchor 109 -- 4.2.1.3.3 Semantic type coercion -- 4.2.1.4 The linguistic double helix: Two sets of rules for norms and exploitations -- 4.2.1.5 Particulars of verbal meaning patterns -- 4.2.2 The method: Corpus Pattern Analysis -- Anchor 114 -- 4.2.2.1 The apparatus -- 4.2.2.2 The procedure -- 4.3 Construction Grammar and the Theory of Norms and Exploitations compared -- 4.4 Conclusion: The best of both worlds -- 5. …”
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The chemistry of membranes used in fuel cells : degradation and stabilization

Table of Contents: “…And Alessandro Ghielmi 7.1 Introduction 171 7.2 Properties of SSC Ionomers 173 7.3 Properties of Aquivion® Ionomers 173 7.4 The Need for High Stability of PFSA Membranes 177 7.5 PFSA Membrane Degradation in Fuel Cell 177 7.6 Generation of Radical Species in the Fuel Cell Environment 178 7.7 Degradation Studies on Aquivion® Membranes 181 7.8 Stabilization Procedures on Aquivion® Membranes 185 7.9 Conclusions 190 References 190 8 Anion Exchange Membranes: Stability and Synthetic Approach 195; Dongwon Shin, Chulsung Bae,…”
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Praise of chromosome "folly" : confessions of an untamed molecular structure by Lima-de-Faria, A.

Table of Contents: “…The same chromosomes may disassemble and reassemble maintaining their genetic properties -- a deer species may be formed with 35 or only 3 chromosomes. 106. …”
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Monarchs in a changing world : biology and conservation of an iconic butterfly

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Modern architecture in Latin America : art, technology, and utopia by Carranza, Luis E., 1968-, Lara, Fernando Luiz

Table of Contents: “…Parque do Flamengo: Roberto Burle Marx redefines the Brazilian landscape by rediscovering the country's own local species. -- 1965-B. The (re)invention of Curitiba: from the plan of Jorge Wilheim to the implementation by Jaime Lerner -- 1965. …”
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Foreign Investment and the Environment in International Law.

Table of Contents: “…7.2.4 Procedural requirements -- 7.2.5 Access to clean and affordable water -- 7.3 Assessing contemporary practice -- 7.3.1 Conceptual findings -- 7.3.2 Some practical problems -- 7.3.2.1 The link is unclear -- 7.3.2.2 Invocation of the link in investment proceedings -- 7.3.2.3 The vulnerability of the link -- 7.3.2.4 The available conflict norms are (still) too general -- 8 Foreign investment and the protection of biological and cultural diversity -- 8.1 The protection of biological and cultural diversity -- an analysis of collision points -- 8.1.1 Overview -- 8.1.2 The regulatory approach -- 8.1.3 The human rights approach -- 8.2 Decisions from adjudicatory and quasi-adjudicatory bodies -- 8.2.1 Overview -- 8.2.2 Protected areas and species -- 8.2.3 Protection of minorities and Indigenous peoples -- 8.2.4 Other environmental obligations -- 8.3 Assessing contemporary practice -- 8.3.1 Conceptual findings -- 8.3.2 Some practical problems -- 8.3.2.1 The link is unclear -- 8.3.2.2 Invocation of the link in investment proceedings -- 8.3.2.3 The vulnerability of the link -- 8.3.2.4 The available conflict norms are (still) too general -- 9 Foreign investment and the international regulation of dangerous substances and activities -- 9.1 The regulation of dangerous substances and activities -- an analysis of collision points -- 9.1.1 Overview -- 9.1.2 The regulatory approach -- 9.1.3 The human rights approach -- 9.2 Decisions from adjudicatory and quasi-adjudicatory bodies -- 9.2.1 Overview -- 9.2.2 Administrative permits -- 9.2.3 Safety standards -- 9.2.4 Restriction of movement -- 9.2.5 Protection of the rights of individuals and minorities -- 9.3 Assessing contemporary practice -- 9.3.1 Conceptual findings -- 9.3.2 Some practical problems -- 9.3.2.1 The link is unclear -- 9.3.2.2 Invocation of the link in investment proceedings.…”
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Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics : bioactive foods in health promotion by Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 2: Pre- and Probiotic Supplementation in Ruminant Livestock Production -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Ruminant -- 2.1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Ruminant Gastrointestinal Tract -- 2.2 The Ruminant Gut Microbiota -- 2.3 Microbial Stimulation of Regulatory Immune Mechanisms -- 2.4 Microbial Contributions to Ruminant Nutrition and Metabolism -- 3 Prebiotics -- 3.1 Prebiotic Substances -- 3.2 Prebiotics and Their Effect on Probiotic Supplementation and the Gut Microbiota -- 4 Probiotics -- 4.1 Probiotic Species and Blends -- 4.2 Probiotics: Ruminant Performance -- 4.2.1 Probiotics in Ruminant Maturation and Development -- 4.2.2 Probiotic Effects on Growth and Performance -- 4.2.3 Probiotics and Dairy Cows -- 4.2.4 Probiotics: Ruminant Disease Management and Health Promotion -- 4.2.5 Probiotics and Gastrointestinal Diseases -- 4.2.6 Probiotics and Ruminal Acidosis -- 4.2.7 Probiotics and Environmentally Induced Stress -- 4.3 Probiotics, Methanogens, and the Environment -- 5 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Prebiotic Addition in Dairy Products: Processing and Health Benefits -- 1 Functional Foods -- 2 Prebiotic Ingredients -- 3 ß -Glucan -- 4 Resistant Starch -- 5 Inulin-Type Fructans -- 6 The Role of Fructans in Plants -- 7 Chemical Structure of Fructans -- 8 Physicochemical Properties of Inulin -- 9 Structural and Rheological Aspects -- 10 Inulin as a Fat Replacer -- 11 Effects of Process and Process Conditions -- 12 Oligofructose -- 13 Functional Effects of Prebiotics on the Health -- 14 Sensory Aspects -- 15 Prebiotics in Dairy Products -- 16 Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 4: Low-Lactose, Prebiotic-Enriched Milk -- 1 Human Milk Oligosaccharides -- 2 Galacto-Oligosaccharides (GOS) and Fructo-Oligosaccharides (FOS) in Dairy Products -- 3 Enzymatic Synthesis of GOS -- 4 In Situ Formation of GOS in Milk.…”
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Physical chemistry for engineering and applied sciences by Foulkes, F. R.

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Testosterone : action, deficiency, substitution

Table of Contents: “…4.2.3 Influence of sexual behaviour on testosterone -- 4.3 Stress -- 4.4 Physical exercise -- 4.5 Aggression -- 4.5.1 Prenatal hormones and aggression -- 4.5.2 Adult testosterone levels -- 4.5.2.1 Aggressive behaviour -- 4.5.2.2 Sexual aggression -- 4.5.2.3 Self-ratings of aggression -- 4.5.3 Testosterone administration -- 4.6 Mood -- 4.7 Cognitive function -- 4.7.1 Clinical studies and testosterone substitution -- 4.7.2 Endogenous testosterone levels -- 4.8 Key messages -- 4.9 REFERENCES -- 5 The role of testosterone in spermatogenesis -- 5.1 Rationale -- 5.2 Organisation and kinetics of spermatogenesis -- 5.2.1 Basic and common features -- 5.2.2 Species-specific features -- 5.3 The hypothalamo-hypophyseal-testicular circuit -- 5.4 Androgen dependence of spermatogenesis -- 5.4.1 Neonatal androgen secretion -- 5.4.2 Pubertal initiation of spermatogenesis -- 5.4.3 Adult spermatogenesis: maintenance and reinitiation -- 5.5 Androgen action on spermatogenesis -- 5.5.1 Testicular androgen production, metabolism and transport -- 5.5.2 Testicular androgen concentrations and spermatogenesis -- 5.5.3 Testicular androgen receptor and sites of androgen action -- 5.6 Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and spermatogenesis -- 5.6.1 FSH receptor and sites of FSH action -- 5.6.2 FSH dependence of spermatogenesis -- 5.7 Endocrine control of spermatogenesis -- 5.7.1 Synergistic and differential action of androgens and FSH on testicular functions -- 5.8 Androgens and FSH: is there primacy for spermatogenesis? …”
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Elements of Heat Transfer. by Rathakrishnan, Ethirajan

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Fluvial remote sensing for science and management by Carbonneau, Patrice

Table of Contents: “…-- 10.2.1 Mapping vegetation types and land cover -- 10.2.2 Mapping species and individuals -- 10.2.3 Mapping changes and historical trajectories -- 10.2.4 Mapping other floodplain characteristics -- 10.3 Season and scale constraints in riparian vegetation studies -- 10.3.1 Choosing an appropriate time window for detecting vegetation types -- 10.3.2 Minimum detectable object size in the riparian zone -- 10.3.3 Spatial/spectral equivalence for detecting changes -- 10.4 From scientists' tools to managers' choices: what do we want to know? …”
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Culture wars : an encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices

Table of Contents: “…. -- Election of 2000 -- Election of 2008 -- Endangered Species Act -- English as the Official Language -- Enola Gay Exhibit -- Environmental Movement -- Equal Rights Amendment -- Evangelicalism -- Executive Compensation -- Factory Farms -- Faith-Based Programs -- Falwell, Jerry -- Family Values -- Farrakhan, Louis -- Federal Budget Deficit -- Federal Communications Commission -- Felt, W. …”
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Sustainability : How the Cosmetics Industry is Greening Up. by Sahota, Amarjit

Table of Contents: “…-- 5.3.1 The Convention on Biological Diversity -- 5.3.2 The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity -- 5.3.3 The Nagoya Protocol -- 5.3.4 The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) -- 5.4 Biodiversity Barometer: Consumer Views and Expectations on Biodiversity -- 5.4.1 Biodiversity Awareness is Growing -- 5.4.2 Increased Awareness Brings Greater Expectations -- 5.4.3 Opportunities for Pioneering Companies -- 5.5 Ethical Sourcing in Practice.…”
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New strategies in chemical synthesis and catalysis

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PCs For Dummies. by Gookin, Dan

Table of Contents: “…To The Mouse: -- Connecting the mouse -- Reviewing basic mouse parts -- Exploring mouse species -- Moving the mouse -- Changing mouse settings -- Touchscreen Input: -- Using basic touchscreen techniques -- Typing on a touchscreen -- System Expansion: -- It's a port -- Versatile USB Port: -- Understanding USB cables -- Connecting a USB device -- Working with USB-powered gizmos -- Removing a USB device -- Using hubs to expand the USB universe -- Expansion Slots: -- Shopping for expansion cards -- Adding an expansion card -- Bluetooth Thing: -- Checking for Bluetooth -- Controlling Bluetooth in Windows -- Pairing a Bluetooth peripheral -- Reviewing paired devices -- Un-pairing a Bluetooth device -- P Is For Printer: -- Printer, The Paper, The Document Maker: -- Surveying the printer landscape -- Touring the typical printer -- Using the printer's control panel -- Drinking ink -- Eating paper -- Choosing the proper paper -- Where The Printer Meets The PC: -- Connecting the printer -- Finding printers in Windows -- Setting the default printer -- Printer Operation: -- Printing something -- Stopping a printer run amok -- PC Audio Abilities: -- Noisy PC: Setting up speakers -- Using headphones -- Exploring microphone options -- Sound Control In Windows: -- Configuring the speakers -- Configuring the microphone -- Enabling the microphone -- Adjusting the volume -- Windows goes bleep -- It Listens: -- Recording our own sounds -- Dictating to the PC.…”
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The Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives. by Msagati, Titus A. M.

Table of Contents: “…Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Antioxidants and Radical Scavengers -- 1.1 CHEMISTRY OF FREE RADICALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.2 The formation of ROS in living systems -- 1.1.3 Negative effects of oxidants in food processes and to food consumers -- 1.1.4 Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and aging -- 1.2 TYPES OF ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.2.1 Natural antioxidants of plant origin -- 1.2.2 Phenolic non-flavonoid antioxidant compounds from natural sources -- 1.2.3 Phenolic flavonoid antioxidant compounds from natural sources -- 1.2.4 Acidic functional groups responsible for antioxidant activity -- 1.3 EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.4 ACTION MECHANISMS OF ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.4.1 Quenching -- 1.4.2 Hydrogen transfer -- 1.4.3 Charge transfer -- 1.4.4 Bond-breaking -- 1.5 STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP OF ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.5.1 Polyphenol antioxidants -- 1.5.2 Flavonoid antioxidants -- 1.5.3 Mechanism of reactions of flavonoid antioxidants with radical scavengers -- 1.6 FACTORS AFFECTING ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY -- 1.6.1 Temperature -- 1.6.2 Activation energy and redox potential -- 1.6.3 Stability -- 1.7 QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS -- 1.7.1 Total radical trapping antioxidant parameter/oxygen radical absorbing capacity -- 1.7.2 Hydroxyl radical antioxidant capacity (HORAC) -- 1.7.3 DPPH -- 1.7.4 Ferric reducing antioxidant power -- 1.7.5 Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) -- 1.7.6 ABTS -- 1.7.7 Copper (Cu2+) reduction -- 1.7.8 Photochemiluminescence (PCL) -- 1.7.9 Chemiluminescence -- 1.7.10 Fluorometric -- 1.7.11 N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine -- 1.7.12 Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) -- 1.7.13 Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) -- 1.7.14 Brigg-Rauscher -- 1.7.15 Electrochemical -- 1.7.16 β-carotene bleaching.…”
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Bioinspiration and biomimicry in chemistry : reverse-engineering nature

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Sustainable and green electrochemical science and technology by Scott, K. (Keith), 1951-

Table of Contents: “…2.6.1 Polarization Resistance -- 2.6.2 Warburg Impedance -- References -- Chapter 3 Electrochemical Cells, Materials and Reactors -- 3.1 Electrochemical Reactors -- 3.1.1 Current Efficiency -- 3.1.2 Production Rates -- 3.1.3 Energy Requirements -- 3.1.3.1 Cell Voltage -- 3.1.4 Energy Requirements and Efficiency in Hydrogen Production -- 3.1.4.1 Thermodynamics of Steam Electrolysis -- 3.1.4.2 Efficiency of Water Splitting to Hydrogen -- 3.2 Fuel Cells -- 3.2.1 Fuel Cell Efficiency -- 3.2.2 Practical Efficiencies -- 3.2.3 Fuel Cell Voltage -- 3.2.4 Mass Transport and Concentration Effects -- 3.2.5 Fuel and Oxidant Crossover -- 3.2.6 Figures of Merit -- 3.3 Batteries -- 3.3.1 C-Rate -- 3.4 Capacitors -- 3.4.1 Asymmetric Supercapacitors -- 3.5 Electrochemical Cell Engineering -- 3.5.1 Cell Designs -- 3.5.1.1 Temperature Control -- 3.5.1.2 The Distribution of Power and Current -- 3.5.2 Three-Dimensional Electrodes -- 3.5.3 Cell Components and Materials -- 3.5.3.1 Electrode Materials -- 3.5.3.2 Electrodes -- 3.5.3.3 Cell Membranes -- 3.5.3.4 Ion-Exchange Membranes -- 3.5.3.5 Species Transport in Membranes and Diaphragms -- 3.5.3.6 The Transport Number -- 3.5.3.7 Transport Processes in Diaphragms -- 3.5.3.8 Membranes and the Transport of Ions -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbon Dioxide Reduction and Electro-Organic Synthesis -- 4.1 Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide -- 4.1.1 Technological Applications -- 4.1.1.1 Commercial Outlook -- 4.1.2 High Temperature Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis -- 4.1.3 Carbon Capture -- 4.1.4 Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide -- 4.1.5 Biological Electrochemical Reduction Processes -- 4.1.5.1 Bacteria and Enzyme Photocathodes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction -- 4.2 Organic Synthesis -- 4.2.1 Electro-Organic Syntheses -- 4.2.2 Electrosynthesis of Adiponitrile -- 4.3 Green Electro-Organic Synthesis.…”
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Sex and the brain

Table of Contents: “…Arnold -- Testosterone triggers growth of brain vocal control nuclei in adult female canaries / Fernando Nottebohm -- Altered perception of species-specific song by female birds after lesions of a forebrain nucleus / Eliot A. …”
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Acne : causes and practical management by Danby, F. William

Table of Contents: “…Acnes, -- 6.2. Malassezia species, -- 6.2.1. Normal role, -- 6.2.2. Immunogenicity, -- 6.2.3. …”
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Mass spectrometry in drug metabolism and disposition : basic principles and applications

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Western Biomedicine and Eastern Therapeutics : an Integrative Strategy for Personalized and Preventive Healthcare by Wang, Sun-Chong, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Glycolysis, aerobic respiration, the Warburg effect. 2.4. Reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, redox signaling. 2.5. Cell metabolism. 2.6. …”
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Immunology : a short course by Coico, Richard, Sunshine, Geoffrey

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Case studies in modern drug discovery and development

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Metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics

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