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Books in Agricultural and biological sciences

The Agricultural and Biological Sciences collection advances science-based knowledge for the improvement of animal and plant life and for secure food systems that produce nutritious, novel, sustainable foods with minimal environmental impact. Food Science titles include not only those products from agriculture but all other aspects from food production to nutrition, health and safety, chemistry to security, policy, law and regulation. Biological Sciences address animal behaviour and biodiversity, organismal and evolutionary biology, entomology, marine biology and aquaculture, plant science and forestry.

  • The Transformed Cell

    • 1st Edition
    • Ivan Cameron
    • English
    The Transformed Cell deals with many of the differences that may exist between transformed cells and their normal counterparts. Topics covered range from malignancy and the cell surface to cell cycle regulation in normal and transformed cells; phenotypic expression of malignant transformation and its relationship to energy metabolism; and virus-induced transformation. The involvement of cyclic nucleotides in transformation is also discussed, together with intracellular pH and growth control in eukaryotic cells. This book is comprised of 12 chapters and begins with a brief description of terminology and basic concepts relating to cancer cells, as well as some comments on tumorigenicity and cell transformation. The next two chapters explore the evidence for and against the possible correlation of in vivo tumorigenicity to in vitro changes in the cytoskeletal system; anchorage-dependent growth; plasminogen activator production; agglutinability by lectins; and cell surface and plasma membrane properties. The regulation of cell proliferation and the relationships between ion movement and energy metabolism in normal and transformed cells are then examined, along with the transformation of normal cells by infection with new genetic material from tumor viruses. The remaining chapters focus on selected cellular properties that have been purported to differ between the normal and transformed cell, with particular reference to cyclic nucleotides; polyamine metabolism; cell viscosity; mobility of cellular water; intracellular pH; and element concentration. This monograph will be of interest to biologists and medical practitioners devoted to understanding cancer cell biology and cancer therapy.

  • The Biology and Management of Lobsters

    Ecology and Management
    • 1st Edition
    • J. Stanley Cobb + 1 more
    • English
    This two-volume work presents a summary and review of the current state of lobster biology, ecology, physiology, behavior, and management. It emphasizes the biology of clawed lobsters (Nephropidae) and spiny lobsters (Palinuridae), with attention also given to slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae) and coral lobsters (Synaxidae).The first chapter of Volume 1 provides an overview of the general aspects of lobster biology that serves as an introduction for readers of both volumes. Subsequent chapters examine the topics of growth, neurobiology, reproduction, nutrition, pathology, social behavior, and migration patterns.The chapters in Volume II consider the ecology, population dynamics, fishery biology, and aquaculture of spiny and clawed lobsters. The topics selected in both volumes represent areas of current research whose findings have not been previously synthesized into a coherent form.An important feature of these volumes is the emphasis on the interaction between biology and management and culture. Many of the contributors have done research in both applied and basic biology and can articulate both points of view. The interaction between basic and applied research is of fundamental importance in these volumes in which management aspects of the research have been integrated with the basic biology of lobsters.The Biology and Management of Lobsterswill be of interest to crustacean biologists, marine biologists and ecologists, zoologists, physiologists, animal behavior researchers, aquaculturalists, fisheries biologists and managers of fisheries, neurobiologists, pathologists, and food scientists.

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Fundamentals of Soil Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel Hillel
    • English
    This book is not, in any case, in total defiance of the Wise Old Man's admonition, for it is not an entirely new book. Rather, it is an outgrowth of a previous treatise, written a decade ago, entitled "Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes." Though that book was well enough received at the time, the passage of the years has inevitably made it necessary to either revise and update the same book, or to supplant it with a fresh approach in the form of a new book which might incorporate still-pertient aspects of its predecessor without necessarily being limited to the older book's format or point of view.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31
    • English

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • English

  • Trace Elements in Soils

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • H. Aubert + 1 more
    • English

  • Advances in Botanical Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • English

  • Advances in Botanical Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Basic and Clinical Aspects of Veterinary Immunology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • C. A. Brandly + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine, Volume 23: Basic and Clinical Aspects of Veterinary Immunology provides information pertinent to the basic and applied aspects of veterinary immunology. This book discusses the biology of immune responses, which is significant in the understanding of disease processes in a number of animal species. Organized into 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of immunoglobulin classes observed in various animal species, with emphasis on the role of colostral and local immunity in the neonatal ungulate. This text then discusses the importance of the immune response to the well-being of an individual. Other chapters consider the clinical manifestation of diseases observed in primary and acquired immune deficiencies. This book discusses as well the mechanisms by which humoral and cellular immune factors effect their action on bacteria. The final chapter deals with toxic substances or environmental contaminants that cause aberrant immune responses. This book is a valuable resource for immunologists and clinicians.

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29
    • English

  • Advances in Botanical Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English

  • Advances in Botanical Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • English

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • English

  • Gregarines, Haemogregarines, Coccidia, Plasmodia, and Haemoproteids

    • 1st Edition
    • Julius Kreir
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • English

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • English

  • Introduction to Modern Biochemistry 3e

    • 4th Edition
    • P Karlson
    • English
    Introduction to Modern Biochemistry, Fourth Edition provides a better understanding of the chemical background of biological phenomena. The book presents an introduction and a survey of the facts and concepts of biochemistry. The text is intended to be an instructional material. Topics of general importance, such as the generation and utilization of free energy, the role of genes in protein and enzyme synthesis, and the importance of the submicroscopic structure of the cell in biochemical reactions, are emphasized. No distinction between descriptive biochemistry and dynamic biochemistry are made, for the sake of simplicity and better comprehension of concepts presented in the book. Students, biochemists, biologists, pharmacists, and medical practitioners will find this book as a good reference.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Soil Organic Matter

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • M. Schnitzer + 1 more
    • English

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Aspects of Nuclear Structure and Function

    • 1st Edition
    • K Leon
    • English
    Aspects of Nuclear Structure and Function deals with various aspects of nuclear structure and function and covers topics ranging from the ultrastructure of the female gamete to the structure, biochemistry, and functions of the nuclear envelope. Banding patterns in chromosomes, histones and nonhistone proteins, and the transfer of genetic information in polytene cells are also discussed. This book is comprised of six chapters and begins by presenting a comparative view of some aspects of the ultrastructure of the vegetative (growth) aspects of oogenesis, with emphasis on microtubules, intercellular bridges of differentiating oocytes, and vitellogenesis as well as accessory structures of the egg envelope. The following chapters explore the structure, biochemistry, and functions of the nuclear envelope; banding patterns in chromosomes; chromosomal proteins (histones and nonhistone proteins); transfer of genetic information in polytene cells; and the intracellular biology of DNA polymerases in eukaryotic cells, their association with the nucleus, and how this association changes during the mitotic cell cycle. The relationship between eukaryotic DNA polymerases and DNA replication is also examined. This monograph should be a valuable resource for biochemists.

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • English

  • Sensory Evaluation Practices

    • 3rd Edition
    • Herbert Stone + 1 more
    • English
    The enjoyment of products is closely related to the senses, and in the case of food - mainly taste, aroma and texture. Sensory evaluation is a dynamic field concentrating on the utilization of humans for the measurement of sensory perceptions and/or their effect on food and taste acceptance.Since 1985 when the first edition of this book was published, there have been many changes in he field of sensory evaluation. Sensory Evaluation Practices, Third Edition provides a critical evaluation of all current developments in the field, recognizing the impact that the discipline has had within academic circles, in business, and the relationships between research developments and their applications. This new edition takes into consideration the impact of data processing systems, as well as the internet and its implications for the future of sensory evaluation.

  • Thermobacteriology in Food Processing

    • 2nd Edition
    • C. R. Stumbo
    • English
    Thermobacteriology in Food Processing, Second Edition focuses on the principles involved in sterilization processes for canned goods and pasteurization of foods. The book first ponders on organisms of greatest importance in the spoilage of canned foods and food pasteurization and bacteriological examination of spoiled canned foods. Discussions focus on toxin-producing microorganisms, pathogenic microorganisms, bacteriological examination, classification of spore-bearing bacteria with reference to oxygen requirements, classification of food with respect to acidity, and interpretation of observations. The text then takes a look at contamination and its control, producing, harvesting, and cleaning spores for thermal resistance determinations, and death of bacteria subjected to moist heat. The manuscript tackles thermal resistance of bacteria and thermal process evaluation, including important terms and equations, basic considerations, general method, and conversion of heat penetration data. Topics include change of initial food temperature when the retort temperature remains the same, integrated lethality of heat at all points in the container, heat penetration and processing parameters, and determination of process lethality requirement. The publication is a valuable reference for researchers interested in thermobacteriology in food processing.

  • Soil Organic Matter and its Role in Crop Production

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • English

  • The Herpesviruses

    • 1st Edition
    • Albert Kaplan
    • English
    The Herpesviruses provides information pertinent to all the herpesviruses, with emphasis on the classification, morphology, replication, physical–chemical properties, and immunological relationships of all the herpesviruses. This book presents the fundamental and clinical aspects of the viruses. Organized into 21 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the classification of the herpesvirus and proceeds to explore the origins and phylogeny of the herpesviruses. This text then examines the earliest electron microscopic studies on the morphology of the herpesviruses by using shadowcast preparations of herpes simplex virus and of herpes zoster virus. Other chapters consider the serological tests as well as the antigenic relationships among herpesviruses. The final chapter deals with the clinical application of antiviral drug treatment. This book is a valuable resource for virologists, molecular biologists, veterinarians, physicians, as well as teachers and graduate students who are interested in the herpesviruses from either a fundamental or clinical viewpoint.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24
    • English

  • Advances in Marine Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • English

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English

  • Mitochondria

    • 1st Edition
    • Bernard Tandler
    • English

  • Fundamentals of transport phenomena in porous media

    Based on the proceedings of the first International Symposium on the Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media, Technion City, Haifa, Israel, 23-28 February, 1969
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • English

  • Advances in Food Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • English

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