Books in Life sciences

Guide des analyses en immunologie

1st Edition
May 20, 2014
Collège des Enseignants d'Immunologie
French

Ce guide, rédigé par l'ASSIM recense les principales analyses en immunologie prises en charge par la Sécurité sociale dans le cadre de la Nomenclature des Actes de Biologie Médicale (NABM).L'ouvrage développe en 6 grandes parties l'exploration : - de l'auto-immunité ; - de l'immunité humorale ; - de l'immunité cellulaire ; - en histocompatibilité et l'étude des associations HLA-maladies ; - des traitements par biomédicaments immunologiques. Chacune de ces parties est détaillée de façon pratique et synthétique sous forme de fiches, étayées de synopsis d'aide à l'exploration de la pathologie. Les points suivants sont systématiquement abordés : - la signification biologique du paramètre ; - les objectifs de l'analyse ; - la place de cette analyse dans un bilan d'exploration ; - la nature du prélèvement ; - les recommandations particulières ; - les contraintes d'acheminement ; - le mode de conservation ; - le principe méthodologique ; - le type de méthode et de mesure ; - le contrôle interne et l'évaluation externe de la qualité ; - les performances du test ; - les causes d'erreur et les limites du test.

Atlas of Chick Development

3rd Edition
May 19, 2014
Ruth Bellairs + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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The Atlas of Chick Development, Third Edition, a classic work covering all major event of chick development, is extensively updated with new and more detailed photographs, enlargements showing regions of special-interest and complexity, and new illustrations. The revised text and expanded illustrative material describe the intricate changes that take place during development, together with accounts of recent experimental and molecular research that has transformed our understanding of morphogenesis. These wide-ranging updates make this book an essential resource for developmental biologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, poultry scientists, biochemists, immunologists, and other life scientists who use the chick embryo as their research model. Individuals joining this burgeoning area, ignited by the increased insight into events surrounding organ and tissue differentiation, will find this a valuable tool to help grow a basic knowledge of morphogenesis.

Fungi

1st Edition
Volume 70
May 19, 2014
Francis Martin
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 70th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This thematic volume features reviews on fungi, including pathogenic fungi, symbiotic fungi, saprotrophic fungi and population genomics.

Current Issues in the Education of Students with Visual Impairments

1st Edition
Volume 46
May 19, 2014
Deborah Hatton
English
Hardback
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eBook
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International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. The current volume, number 46, addresses current issues in the education of students with visual impairments. Topics covered include the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairment; assistive technology; Braille reading comprehension; communication development; orientation and mobility issues, and more.

Cell Biology of the B Cell Receptor

1st Edition
Volume 123
May 16, 2014
Hidde Ploegh
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for the future.

Postharvest Decay

1st Edition
May 14, 2014
Silvia Bautista-Baños
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Written by a diverse group of research professionals, Postharvest Decay: Control Strategies is aimed at a wide audience, including researchers involved in the study of postharvest handling of agricultural commodities, and undergraduate and graduate students researching postharvest topics. Growers, managers, and operators working at packinghouses and storage, retail, and wholesale facilities can also benefit from this book. The information in this book covers a wide range of topics related to selected fungi, such as taxonomy, infection processes, economic importance, causes of infection, the influence of pre-harvest agronomic practices and the environment, the effect of handling operations, and the strategic controls for each host-pathogen, including traditional and non-traditional alternatives.

Emerging Infectious Diseases

1st Edition
Volume 1
May 13, 2014
Onder Ergonul + 3 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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More than 30 newly emerged microorganisms and related diseases have been discovered in the past 20 years. Since these infections are so new, even infectious diseases experts and clinical microbiologists need more information. This book covers recently emerged infectious diseases based on real cases and provides comprehensive information including different aspects of the infections. Written in a ‘teaching’ style, this book is of interest to every medical specialist and student.

Post-Genomic Cardiology

2nd Edition
May 9, 2014
José Marín-García
English
Hardback
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In this second edition of Post-Genomic Cardiology, developing and new technologies such as translational genomics, next generation sequencing (NGS), bioinformatics, and systems biology in molecular cardiology are assessed in light of their therapeutic potential. As new methods of mutation screening emerge, both for the genome and for the “epigenome,” comprehensive understanding of the many mutations that underlie cardiovascular diseases and adverse drug reactions is within our reach. This book, written by respected cardiologist José Marín-García, features discussion on the Hap-Map: the largest international effort to date aiming to define the differences between our individual genomes. This unique reference further reviews and investigates genome sequences from our evolutionary relatives that could help us decipher the signals of genes, and offers a comprehensive and critical evaluation of regulatory elements from the complicated network of the background DNA.

Bioinformatics for Beginners

1st Edition
May 9, 2014
Supratim Choudhuri
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Bioinformatics for Beginners: Genes, Genomes, Molecular Evolution, Databases and Analytical Tools provides a coherent and friendly treatment of bioinformatics for any student or scientist within biology who has not routinely performed bioinformatic analysis. The book discusses the relevant principles needed to understand the theoretical underpinnings of bioinformatic analysis and demonstrates, with examples, targeted analysis using freely available web-based software and publicly available databases. Eschewing non-essential information, the work focuses on principles and hands-on analysis, also pointing to further study options.

Psychology of Learning and Motivation

1st Edition
Volume 61
May 8, 2014
Brian H. Ross
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter thoughtfully integrates the writings of leading contributors, who present and discuss significant bodies of research relevant to their discipline. Volume 61 includes chapters on such varied topics as problems of Induction, motivated reasoning and rationality, probability matching, cognition in the attention economy, masked priming, motion extrapolation and testing memory

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