82 results on '"Rivers, R. L."'
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2. Oxadiazole: A highly versatile scaffold in drug discovery.
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Desai, Nisheeth, Monapara, Jahnvi, Jethawa, Aratiba, Khedkar, Vijay, and Shingate, Bapurao
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- 2022
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3. Plant Foraging Strategies Driven by Distinct Genetic Modules: Cross-Ecosystem Transcriptomics Approach.
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Yusaku Sugimura, Ai Kawahara, Hayato Maruyama, and Tatsuhiro Ezawa
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FORAGE plants ,ROOT development ,NITROGEN deficiency ,ACID phosphatase ,REGULATOR genes ,GREENHOUSES ,GENE regulatory networks - Abstract
Plants have evolved diverse strategies for foraging, e.g., mycorrhizae, modification of root system architecture, and secretion of phosphatase. Despite extensive molecular/physiological studies on individual strategies under laboratory/greenhouse conditions, there is little information about how plants orchestrate these strategies in the field. We hypothesized that individual strategies are independently driven by corresponding genetic modules in response to deficiency/unbalance in nutrients. Roots colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, leaves, and root-zone soils were collected from 251 maize plants grown across the United States Corn Belt and Japan, which provided a large gradient of soil characteristics/agricultural practice and thus gene expression for foraging. RNA was extracted from the roots, sequenced, and subjected to gene coexpression network analysis. Nineteen genetic modules were defined and functionally characterized, from which three genetic modules, mycorrhiza formation, phosphate starvation response (PSR), and root development, were selected as those directly involved in foraging. The mycorrhizal module consists of genes responsible for mycorrhiza formation and was upregulated by both phosphorus and nitrogen deficiencies. The PSR module that consists of genes encoding phosphate transporter, secreted acid phosphatase, and enzymes involved in internal-phosphate recycling was regulated independent of the mycorrhizal module and strongly upregulated by phosphorus deficiency relative to nitrogen. The root development module that consists of regulatory genes for root development and cellulose biogenesis was upregulated by phosphorus and nitrogen enrichment. The expression of this module was negatively correlated with that of the mycorrhizal module, suggesting that root development is intrinsically an opposite strategy of mycorrhizae. Our approach provides new insights into understanding plant foraging strategies in complex environments at the molecular level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Halogen-free layered double hydroxide-cyclotriphosphazene carboxylate flame retardants: effects of cyclotriphosphazene di, tetra and hexacarboxylate intercalation on layered double hydroxides against the combustible epoxy resin coated on wood substrates.
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Jeevananthan, Velusamy and Shanmugan, Swaminathan
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- 2022
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5. 3‐Aryl‐substituted imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines as antituberculosis agents.
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Karale, Uttam B., Shinde, Akash U., Babar, Dattatraya A., Sangu, Komal G., Vagolu, Siva Krishna, Eruva, Vamshi K., Jadav, Surender S., Misra, Sunil, Dharmarajan, Sriram, and Rode, Haridas B.
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- 2021
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6. A portable data-collection system for soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy in the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
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Sun, Tianxiao, Meng, Xiangyu, Cao, Jiefeng, Wang, Yong, Guo, Zhi, Wang, Zhijun, Liu, Haigang, Zhang, Xiangzhi, and Tai, Renzhong
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X-ray absorption ,X-ray spectroscopy ,SOFT X rays ,FLUORESCENCE yield ,VOLTAGE-frequency converters ,ABSORPTION spectra ,SYNCHROTRON radiation - Abstract
Based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System, a portable data-collection system for soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy has been developed at the BL02B and BL08U beamlines of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The data-collection system can be used to carry out total electron yield (TEY) and total fluorescence yield (TFY) experiments simultaneously. The hardware consists of current preamplifiers, voltage-to-frequency converters, and a multi-channel counter, which are aimed at improving the signal-to-noise ratio. The control logic is developed using Python and Java. The novelty of this control system is its designed portability while being extensible and readable and having low noise and high real-time capabilities. The oxygen K-edge absorption spectra of SrTiO
3 were obtained using the TEY and TFY technology at the BL02B beamline. Furthermore, the TEY and TFY spectra of the relaxor ferroelectric single-crystal of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate measured by the present data-collection system have lower peak-to-peak noise amplitude than the ones measured by using a picoammeter. The experimental results show that the spectral signal-to-noise ratio recorded by the present system is 5.7–12.4 dB higher than that with the picoammeter detector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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7. Interaction and Regulation of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Metabolisms in Root Nodules of Legumes.
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Liu, Ailin, Contador, Carolina A., Fan, Kejing, and Lam, Hon-Ming
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LEGUMES ,AMMONIUM ,BACTEROIDS ,NITROGEN-fixing bacteria ,RHIZOBIUM - Abstract
Members of the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) are unique in that they have evolved a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia (a group of soil bacteria that can fix atmospheric nitrogen). Rhizobia infect and form root nodules on their specific host plants before differentiating into bacteroids, the symbiotic form of rhizobia. This complex relationship involves the supply of C
4 -dicarboxylate and phosphate by the host plants to the microsymbionts that utilize them in the energy-intensive process of fixing atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium, which is in turn made available to the host plants as a source of nitrogen, a macronutrient for growth. Although nitrogen-fixing bacteroids are no longer growing, they are metabolically active. The symbiotic process is complex and tightly regulated by both the host plants and the bacteroids. The metabolic pathways of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate are heavily regulated in the host plants, as they need to strike a fine balance between satisfying their own needs as well as those of the microsymbionts. A network of transporters for the various metabolites are responsible for the trafficking of these essential molecules between the two partners through the symbiosome membrane (plant-derived membrane surrounding the bacteroid), and these are in turn regulated by various transcription factors that control their expressions under different environmental conditions. Understanding this complex process of symbiotic nitrogen fixation is vital in promoting sustainable agriculture and enhancing soil fertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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8. Is Nitrogen a Key Determinant of Water Transport and Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Upon Drought Stress?
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Lu, Zhifeng, Gao, Limin, Guo, Shiwei, Shen, Qirong, and Ding, Lei
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NITROGEN ,PHOTOSYNTHESIS ,EFFECT of drought on plants - Abstract
Drought stress is a major global issue limiting agricultural productivity. Plants respond to drought stress through a series of physiological, cellular, and molecular changes for survival. The regulation of water transport and photosynthesis play crucial roles in improving plants’ drought tolerance. Nitrogen (N, ammonium and nitrate) is an essential macronutrient for plants, and it can affect many aspects of plant growth and metabolic pathways, including water relations and photosynthesis. This review focuses on how drought stress affects water transport and photosynthesis, including the regulation of hydraulic conductance, aquaporin expression, and photosynthesis. It also discusses the cross talk between N, water transport, and drought stress in higher plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. The Symbiosome: Legume and Rhizobia Co-evolution toward a Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle?
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Coba de la Peña, Teodoro, Fedorova, Elena, Pueyo, José J., and Lucas, M. Mercedes
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LEGUMES ,NITROGEN-fixing bacteria ,PLANT organelles - Abstract
In legume nodules, symbiosomes containing endosymbiotic rhizobial bacteria act as temporary plant organelles that are responsible for nitrogen fixation, these bacteria develop mutual metabolic dependence with the host legume. In most legumes, the rhizobia infect post-mitotic cells that have lost their ability to divide, although in some nodules cells do maintain their mitotic capacity after infection. Here, we review what is currently known about legume symbiosomes from an evolutionary and developmental perspective, and in the context of the different interactions between diazotroph bacteria and eukaryotes. As a result, it can be concluded that the symbiosome possesses organelle-like characteristics due to its metabolic behavior, the composite origin and differentiation of its membrane, the retargeting of host cell proteins, the control of microsymbiont proliferation and differentiation by the host legume, and the cytoskeletal dynamics and symbiosome segregation during the division of rhizobia-infected cells. Different degrees of symbiosome evolution can be defined, specifically in relation to rhizobial infection and to the different types of nodule. Thus, our current understanding of the symbiosome suggests that it might be considered a nitrogen-fixing link in organelle evolution and that the distinct types of legume symbiosomes could represent different evolutionary stages toward the generation of a nitrogen-fixing organelle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. De novo Transcriptome Profiling of Flowers, Flower Pedicels and Pods of Lupinus luteus (Yellow Lupine) Reveals Complex Expression Changes during Organ Abscission.
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Glazinska, Paulina, Wojciechowski, Waldemar, Kulasek, Milena, Glinkowski, Wojciech, Marciniak, Katarzyna, Klajn, Natalia, Kesy, Jacek, and Kopcewicz, Jan
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LUPINUS luteus ,ABSCISSION (Botany) ,GENE expression in plants - Abstract
Yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus L., Taper c.), a member of the legume family (Fabaceae L.), has an enormous practical importance. Its excessive flower and pod abscission represents an economic drawback, as proper flower and seed formation and development is crucial for the plant's productivity. Generative organ detachment takes place at the basis of the pedicels, within a specialized group of cells collectively known as the abscission zone (AZ). During plant growth these cells become competent to respond to specific signals that trigger separation and lead to the abolition of cell wall adhesion. Little is known about the molecular network controlling the yellow lupine organ abscission. The aim of our study was to establish the divergences and similarities in transcriptional networks in the pods, flowers and flower pedicels abscised or maintained on the plant, and to identify genes playing key roles in generative organ abscission in yellow lupine. Based on de novo transcriptome assembly, we identified 166,473 unigenes representing 219,514 assembled unique transcripts from flowers, flower pedicels and pods undergoing abscission and from control organs. Comparison of the cDNA libraries from dropped and control organs helped in identifying 1,343, 2,933 and 1,491 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the flowers, flower pedicels and pods, respectively. In DEG analyses, we focused on genes involved in phytohormonal regulation, cell wall functioning and metabolic pathways. Our results indicate that auxin, ethylene and gibberellins are some of the main factors engaged in generative organ abscission. Identified 28 DEGs common for all library comparisons are involved in cell wall functioning, protein metabolism, water homeostasis and stress response. Interestingly, among the common DEGs we also found anmiR169 precursor, which is the first evidence of micro RNA engaged in abscission. A KEGG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that the identified DEGs were predominantly involved in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, but some other pathways were also targeted. This study represents the first comprehensive transcriptome-based characterization of organ abscission in L. luteus and provides a valuable data source not only for understanding the abscission signaling pathway in yellow lupine, but also for further research aimed at improving crop yields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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11. Plant Aquaporins: Genome-Wide Identification, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Advanced Analytical Tools.
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Deshmukh, Rupesh K., Sonah, Humira, and Bélanger, Richard R.
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AQUAPORINS ,XENOPUS ,YEAST - Abstract
Aquaporins (AQPs) are channel-forming integral membrane proteins that facilitate the movement of water and many other small molecules. Compared to animals, plants contain a much higher number of AQPs in their genome. Homology-based identification of AQPs in sequenced species is feasible because of the high level of conservation of protein sequences across plant species. Genome-wide characterization of AQPs has highlighted several important aspects such as distribution, genetic organization, evolution and conserved features governing solute specificity. From a functional point of view, the understanding of AQP transport system has expanded rapidly with the help of transcriptomics and proteomics data. The efficient analysis of enormous amounts of data generated through omic scale studies has been facilitated through computational advancements. Prediction of protein tertiary structures, pore architecture, cavities, phosphorylation sites, heterodimerization, and co-expression networks has become more sophisticated and accurate with increasing computational tools and pipelines. However, the effectiveness of computational approaches is based on the understanding of physiological and biochemical properties, transport kinetics, solute specificity, molecular interactions, sequence variations, phylogeny and evolution of aquaporins. For this purpose, tools like Xenopus oocyte assays, yeast expression systems, artificial proteoliposomes, and lipid membranes have been efficiently exploited to study the many facets that influence solute transport by AQPs. In the present review, we discuss genome-wide identification of AQPs in plants in relation with recent advancements in analytical tools, and their availability and technological challenges as they apply to AQPs. An exhaustive review of omics resources available for AQP research is also provided in order to optimize their efficient utilization. Finally, a detailed catalog of computational tools and analytical pipelines is offered as a resource for AQP research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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12. Floral Visitors of Three Asteraceae Species in a Xeric Environment in Central Mexico.
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Figueroa-Castro, Dulce María, González-Tochihuitl, Guadalupe, Rivas-Arancibia, Sombra Patricia, and Castano-Meneses, Gabriela
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INSECT behavior ,SPATIAL variation ,HYMENOPTERA ,INFLORESCENCE development ,DIPTERA - Abstract
We describe the spatial variation in the structure and composition of the communities of insects visiting the inflorescences of Flaveria ramosissima Klatt, Florestina pedata (Cav.) Cass., and Parthenium bipinnatifidum (Ort.) Rollins (Asteraceae) in a xeric environment in Central Mexico. Inflorescences of the three Asteraceae were visited by a total of 96 species of Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera. Total species richness of floral visitors to the three Asteraceae and total abundance of insects of Fl. pedata and P. bipinnatifidum did not differ between low and high vegetation cover sites. Total abundance of insects visiting the inflorescences of F. ramosissima and abundance of Hymenoptera in all three Asteraceae were higher at the low vegetation coverage (LVC) site than at the high vegetation coverage (HVC) one. Diversity of insects of Fl. pedata and P. bipinnatifidum was higher at the HVC site. However, in F. ramosissima diversity was higher at the LVC site. The communities of insects of each Asteraceae were dissimilar between sites. These differences can be attributed to variation in the abundance of Lepidophora (Diptera: Bombyliidae), Miridae (Hemiptera), Melyridae (Coleoptera), Tiphiidae (Hymenoptera), Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, and Dorymyrmex grandulus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The first three insect groups were sensitive to LVC, high temperature, and low humidity, whereas the last three tolerated those same environmental conditions. Changes in temperature, humidity, and resources associated with vegetation coverage seem to differentially affect each species of floral visitors of the three Asteraceae species studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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13. Genome-Wide Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).
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Deokar, Amit A., Tar'an, Bunyamin, Parida, Swarup Kumar, and Kadam, Suhas B.
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CHICKPEA research ,GENE expression in plants - Abstract
Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential membrane proteins that play critical role in the transport of water and many other solutes across cell membranes. In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis identified 40 AQP genes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). A complete overview of the chickpea AQP (CaAQP) gene family is presented, including their chromosomal locations, gene structure, phylogeny, gene duplication, conserved functional motifs, gene expression, and conserved promoter motifs. To understand AQP's evolution, a comparative analysis of chickpea AQPs with AQP orthologs from soybean, Medicago, common bean, and Arabidopsis was performed. The chickpea AQP genes were found on all of the chickpea chromosomes, except chromosome 7, with a maximum of six genes on chromosome 6, and a minimum of one gene on chromosome 5. Gene duplication analysis indicated that the expansion of chickpea AQP gene family might have been due to segmental and tandem duplications. CaAQPs were grouped into four subfamilies including 15 NOD26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs), 13 tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), eight plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), and four small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs) based on sequence similarities and phylogenetic position. Gene structure analysis revealed a highly conserved exon-intron pattern within CaAQP subfamilies supporting the CaAQP family classification. Functional prediction based on conserved Ar/R selectivity filters, Froger's residues, and specificity-determining positions suggested wide differences in substrate specificity among the subfamilies of CaAQPs. Expression analysis of the AQP genes indicated that some of the genes are tissue-specific, whereas few other AQP genes showed differential expression in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Promoter profiling of CaAQP genes for conserved cis-acting regulatory elements revealed enrichment of cis-elements involved in circadian control, light response, defense and stress responsiveness reflecting their varying pattern of gene expression and potential involvement in biotic and abiotic stress responses. The current study presents the first detailed genome-wide analysis of the AQP gene family in chickpea and provides valuable information for further functional analysis to infer the role of AQP in the adaptation of chickpea in diverse environmental conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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14. The Interactions of Aquaporins and Mineral Nutrients in Higher Plants.
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Min Wang, Lei Ding, Limin Gao, Yingrui Li, Qirong Shen, and Shiwei Guo
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AQUAPORINS ,PLANT intracellular membranes ,PLANT plasma membranes ,WATER-electrolyte balance (Physiology) ,PLANT nutrients - Abstract
Aquaporins, major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) present in the plasma and intracellular membranes, facilitate the transport of small neutral molecules across cell membranes in higher plants. Recently, progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of aquaporin subcellular localization, transport selectivity, and gating properties. Although the role of aquaporins in maintaining the plant water status has been addressed, the interactions between plant aquaporins and mineral nutrients remain largely unknown. This review highlights the roles of various aquaporin orthologues in mineral nutrient uptake and transport, as well as the regulatory effects of mineral nutrients on aquaporin expression and activity, and an integrated link between aquaporins and mineral nutrient metabolism was identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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15. CsNIP2;1 is a Plasma Membrane Transporter from Cucumis sativus that Facilitates Urea Uptake When Expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Lu Zhang, Jiapei Yan, Vatamaniuk, Olena K., and Xiangge Du
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CUCUMBERS ,UREA ,SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae ,BIOLOGICAL transport ,ARABIDOPSIS thaliana ,PLANT growth ,PLANT development ,UREA transporters - Abstract
Urea is an important source of nitrogen (N) for the growth and development of plants. It occurs naturally in soils, is the major N source in agricultural fertilizers and is an important N metabolite in plants. Therefore, the identification and characterization of urea transporters in higher plants is important for the fundamental understanding of urea-based N nutrition in plants and for designing novel strategies for improving the N-use efficiency of urea based-fertilizers. Progress in this area, however, is hampered due to scarce knowledge of plant urea transporters. From what is known, urea uptake from the soil into plant roots is mediated by two types of transporters: the major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) and the DUR3 orthologs, mediating low- and high-affinity urea transport, respectively. Here we characterized a MIP family member from Cucumis sativus, CsNIP2;1, with regard to its contribution to urea transport. We show that CsNIP2;1 is a plasma membrane transporter that mediates pH-dependent urea uptake when expressed in yeast. We also found that ectopic expression of CsNIP2;1 improves growth of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana and rescues growth and development of the atdur3-3 mutant on medium with urea as the sole N source. In addition, CsNIP2;1 is transcriptionally up-regulated by N deficiency, urea and NO
3 - . These data and results from the analyses of the pattern of CsNIP2;1 expression in A. thaliana and cucumber suggest that CsNIP2;1 might be involved in multiple steps of urea-based N nutrition, including urea uptake and internal transport during N remobilization throughout seed germination and N delivery to developing tissues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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16. Control of the Water Transport Activity of Barley HvTIP3;1 Specifically Expressed in Seeds.
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Shigeko Utsugi, Mineo Shibasaka, Masahiko Maekawa, and Maki Katsuhara
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BARLEY seeds ,WATER transfer ,TONOPLASTS ,PLANT proteins ,OSMOTIC pressure ,OSMOTIC potential of plants ,WATER storage - Abstract
Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are involved in the transport and storage of water, and control intracellular osmotic pressure by transporting material related to the water potential of cells. In the present study, we focused on HvTIP3;1 during the periods of seed development and desiccation in barley. HvTIP3;1 was specifically expressed in seeds. An immunochemical analysis showed that HvTIP3;1 strongly accumulated in the aleurone layers and outer layers of barley seeds. The water transport activities of HvTIP3;1 and HvTIP1;2, which also accumulated in seeds, were measured in the heterologous expression system of Xenopus oocytes. When they were expressed individually, HvTIP1;2 transported water, whereas HvTIP3;1 did not. However, HvTIP3;1 exhibited water transport activity when co-expressed with HvTIP1;2 in oocytes, and this activity was higher than when HvTIP1;2 was expressed alone. This is the first report to demonstrate that the water permeability of a TIP aquaporin was activated when coexpressed with another TIP. The split-yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) system in onion cells revealed that HvTIP3;1 interacted with HvTIP1;2 to form a heterotetramer in plants. These results suggest that HvTIP3;1 functions as an active water channel to regulate water movement through tissues during the periods of seed development and desiccation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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17. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analyses of Aquaporin Gene Family during Development and Abiotic Stress in Banana.
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Wei Hu, Xiaowan Hou, Chao Huang, Yan Yan, Weiwei Tie, Zehong Ding, Yunxie Wei, Juhua Liu, Hongxia Miao, Zhiwei Lu, Meiying Li, Biyu Xu, and Zhiqiang Jin
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GENOMES ,BANANAS ,THIGMOMORPHOGENESIS ,ABIOTIC environment ,ABIOTIC stress - Abstract
Aquaporins (AQPs) function to selectively control the flow of water and other small molecules through biological membranes, playing crucial roles in various biological processes. However, little information is available on the AQP gene family in bananas. In this study, we identified 47 banana AQP genes based on the banana genome sequence. Evolutionary analysis of AQPs from banana, Arabidopsis, poplar, and rice indicated that banana AQPs (MaAQPs) were clustered into four subfamilies. Conserved motif analysis showed that all banana AQPs contained the typical AQP-like or major intrinsic protein (MIP) domain. Gene structure analysis suggested the majority of MaAQPs had two to four introns with a highly specific number and length for each subfamily. Expression analysis of MaAQP genes during fruit development and postharvest ripening showed that some MaAQP genes exhibited high expression levels during these stages, indicating the involvement of MaAQP genes in banana fruit development and ripening. Additionally, some MaAQP genes showed strong induction after stress treatment and therefore, may represent potential candidates for improving banana resistance to abiotic stress. Taken together, this study identified some excellent tissue-specific, fruit development- and ripening-dependent, and abiotic stress-responsive candidate MaAQP genes, which could lay a solid foundation for genetic improvement of banana cultivars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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18. P4-ATPase Atp8b1/FIC1: Structural features and physiological functions in health and disease.
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Korneenko, T., Pestov, N., Okkelman, I., Modyanov, N., and Shakhparonov, M.
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PHOSPHOLIPIDS ,CELL membranes ,PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES ,GENE expression ,CHOLESTASIS ,SWEAT glands - Abstract
The P4 ATPase family of P-type ATPases is of especial interest, since the main function of P4 ATPases is the translocation of phospholipids, phosphatidylserine in particular, from the outer monolayer of the plasma membrane to the inner one. P4 ATPase isoforms are redundant to some extent, but structural defects of certain isoforms can still lead to rather severe pathologies at the whole-organism level due to tissue specificity of expression of the corresponding genes and variability of the intracellular localization of the proteins and regulatory pathways. The product of the gene ATP8B1 occupies a special place among P4 ATPases, since a number of point mutations in this gene are known to cause severe hereditary diseases, namely, two forms of hereditary cholestasis (Byler disease and benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis) with extrahepatic symptoms including sensorineural hearing loss, pneumonia, impaired function of the sweat glands, and growth retardation. The physiological functions of the protein Atp8b1/FIC1 were characterized to a certain extent; they consist in the translocation of certain phospholipids (phosphatidylserine and cardiolipin) from the outer monolayer of the plasma membrane to the inner one. Disturbance of membrane asymmetry due to insufficient activity of Atp8b1/FIC1 is known to result in loss of hair cells in the inner ear, disruption of transport of bile acids in hepatocytes, and liver cirrhosis. Insufficient activity of Atp8b1/FIC1 is likely to increase the susceptibility of the organism to bacterial infections. It should be noted that in vivo regulation pathways for Atp8b1/FIC1 activity have not yet been characterized in sufficient detail. Therefore, investigation of this protein holds promise for better understanding of molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of pathologies, as well as for identification of potential therapeutic targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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19. Transport processes of the legume symbiosome membrane.
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Clarke, Victoria C., Loughlin, Patrick C., Smith, Penelope M. C., and Day, David A.
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PLANT-bacterial symbiosis ,PLANT intracellular membranes ,RHIZOBIACEAE ,NITROGEN-fixing bacteria ,NITROGEN fixation ,LEGUMES - Abstract
The symbiosome membrane (SM) is a physical barrier between the host plant and nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the legume:rhizobia symbiosis, and represents a regulated interface for the movement of solutes between the symbionts that is under plant control. The primary nutrient exchange across the SM is the transport of a carbon energy source from plant to bacteroid in exchange for fixed nitrogen. At a biochemical level two channels have been implicated in movement of fixed nitrogen across the SM and a uniporter that transports monovalent dicarboxylate ions has been characterized that would transport fixed carbon. The aquaporin NOD26 may provide a channel for ammonia, but the genes encoding the other transporters have not been identified. Transport of several other solutes, including calcium and potassium, have been demonstrated in isolated symbiosomes, and genes encoding transport systems for the movement of iron, nitrate, sulfate, and zinc in nodules have been identified. However, definitively matching transport activities with these genes has proved difficult and many further transport processes are expected on the SM to facilitate the movement of nutrients between the symbionts. Recently, work detailing the SM proteome in soybean has been completed, contributing significantly to the database of known SM proteins. This represents a valuable resource for the identification of transporter protein candidates, some of which may correspond to transport processes previously described, or to novel transport systems in the symbiosis. Putative transporters identified from the proteome include homologs of transporters of sulfate, calcium, peptides, and various metal ions. Here we review current knowledge of transport processes of the SM and discuss the requirements for additional transport routes of other nutrients exchanged in the symbiosis, with a focus on transport systems identified through the soybean SM proteome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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20. Physiology of Stressed Crops, Vol. 5 : Membrane System
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U S Gupta and U S Gupta
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Though plant cells are separated by cell walls, cells maintain their identity as they are delimited by semi-permeable membranes that permit them to function as autonomous units. The flow of materials in and out of the cell is regulated by channels, transporters, pumps, and acquaporins in these membranes. The cytoplasm is sandwiched between two membranes: the plasma membrane, which forms the outer boundary of the cytoplasm, and the tonoplast or the vacuolar membrane which forms the inner boundary. Cell membranes serve several different functions: form boundaries and provide compartmentalization, site of chemical reactions catalyzed by membrane proteins, regulate the exchange of ions/compounds across the barrier, site of perception/transmission of signals (hormones), and act in cell-to-cell communication.The membrane functions are affected by different abiotic (biotic stress not discussed), nutritional, edaphic and mechanical stresses, which have been discussed in this volume in light of the recent literature
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- 2024
21. What Is Compersion? : Understanding Positive Empathy in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
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Marie Thouin and Marie Thouin
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- Non-monogamous relationships, Empathy
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What is compersion? Is it the “opposite” of jealousy, as it is usually believed? Is it an emotion or a behavior? What causes it to arise and bloom? Can we “learn” compersion or invite more of it into our lives?Based on her seminal research with consensually non-monogamous (CNM) individuals, Dr. Marie Thouin unravels these questions and more in the first-ever book to offer a comprehensive model of compersion and a practical road map to cultivating it. Each chapter features compelling stories from real CNM people, making this a captivating and highly applicable read. In addition, Thouin addresses the broader social context, explaining how understanding compersion is a groundbreaking step toward a world that supports relational diversity and freedom. By disrupting the idea that jealousy is the only valid response to intimacy beyond monogamy, the existence and practice of compersion builds the foundation for a completely new paradigm of loving relationships. This book and its conclusions have profound implications for many fields of study and practice including psychology, sexuality studies, philosophy and ethics, and law. Indispensable for CNM individuals, therapists, counselors, and scholars, this book is also invaluable for anyone curious to learn about positive empathy, intentional relationships, and radical love.
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- 2024
22. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition
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Stephen M. Garcia, Avishalom Tor, Andrew J. Elliot, Stephen M. Garcia, Avishalom Tor, and Andrew J. Elliot
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- Competition (Psychology), Compe´tition (Psychologie)
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In The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition, Stephen M. Garcia, Avishalom Tor, and Andrew J. Elliot review and organize the literature on the psychology of competition and bring together leading researchers studying competition across the field of psychology. The first section on Biological Approaches reviews findings on competition from the subfields of psychobiology, neuroscience, psycho-endocrinology, and evolutionary psychology. The section on Motivational and Emotional Approaches examines the opposing motivational forces in competition and describes how competitive motivation is influenced by goals, competitive arousal, and envy. Cognitive and Decision-Making Approaches showcases relevant findings from the literature on judgment and decision making, social dilemmas, cognitive biases, and risk-taking. The section on Social-Personality and Organizational Approaches includes chapters on trait competitiveness, gender differences in competition, rivalry, status competition, and social comparison. The volume concludes with a section in which the psychological study of competition is focused on specific contexts, such as sports, education, and culture. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition is a crucial interdisciplinary investigation into the variety of perspectives and approaches to the psychology of competition, facilitating new research and integration in the field.
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- 2024
23. Covid – an Alternative Inquiry : Putting Health at the Heart of a Green Recovery Strategy
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David Williams and David Williams
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- Health promotion--Government policy--Great Britain, Public health--Great Britain, Medical policy--Great Britain, Environmental health--Great Britain
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«This is a very good argument, with impressive detail, clear structure, and vehement commitment.» (M. McEldowney, Emeritus Professor of Planning) This book provides a post-Covid recovery strategy for the UK that is based on all aspects of health, but also addresses the ever-greater threat from global warming. Health and sustainability are interlocked. More than other European nations, we favour libertarian values over social equity, privatized public services and lower taxes that reduce those services. From fair-minded pragmatism, we have descended into dogma, incompetence and intolerance. Using the government's 5 guiding principles for a sustainable future, the book suggests how to improve distinct aspects of health: personal health through more preventive medicine; environmental health with lower transport and household emissions; economic health through local (rather than global) production of goods and services; social health by reducing gross health and wealth inequalities; and political health through strategic commitment, fair taxes (a bedroom tax just on the poor?) and real devolution to local councils. We need to think local, act local and act now.
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- 2024
24. Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crop Production
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Jagdish Kumar Ladha and Jagdish Kumar Ladha
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- S651
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In the last 60 years fertiliser use in agriculture has increased by 900%. However, it's been reported that up to 80% of these fertilisers are not utilised by crops but are lost to the environment as nitrous oxide, ammonia and nitrate. Improving nitrogen use efficiency is recognised as one possible solution to reducing the sector's environmental impact and optimising its productivity and sustainability in the face of increasing pressure to feed a growing population.Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production reviews recent advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil and best practices to assess crop nitrogen status, such as the use of proximal sensors and remote sensing techniques. The book considers developments in the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and their effectiveness in optimising nitrogen use efficiency, as well as how more organic sources of nitrogen, such as livestock manure, can be optimised to achieve the same goal.
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- 2024
25. The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions
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Laith Al-Shawaf, Todd K. Shackelford, Laith Al-Shawaf, and Todd K. Shackelford
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- Emotions, Emotions--Psychological aspects
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The last 20 years have witnessed tremendous growth in theoretical and empirical work on emotions, including groundbreaking work on anger, disgust, pride, shame, sexual jealousy, romantic love, and more. Such work has demonstrated that emotions pervade nearly all aspects of psychological life, and that emotions are key to survival and reproduction and are therefore prime targets of natural selection. Emotions have also been implicated in a variety of psychological disorders, from the obvious (depression, anxiety) to the much less so (schizoid personality disorder, borderline personality disorder). In The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions, Laith Al-Shawaf and Todd K. Shackelford have gathered a group of leading scholars in the field to present a centralized resource for researchers and students wishing to understand emotions from an evolutionary perspective. Together, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the literature, with a special focus on 1) conceptual foundations of evolutionary approaches to the emotions, 2) specific emotions, such as love, jealousy, anger, pride, disgust, shame, and others, 3) the importance of emotions in daily life, and 4) emotion disorders. The volume consists of four parts; the first part covers conceptual foundations of evolutionary approaches to the emotions (Evolution and the Emotions: Conceptual Foundations). The second part consists of specific emotions (Evolutionary Approaches to Specific Emotions). The third part focuses on the role of emotions in daily life, including spheres such as friendship, romantic relationships, morality, and politics (Evolutionary Approaches to Emotions in Daily Life). The fourth and final part consists of chapters on distinct emotion disorders (Evolutionary Approaches to Emotion Disorders). Comprehensive and integrative in nature, this Handbook is as an essential resource for students and scholars from a diversity of fields wishing to build upon our theoretical and empirical understanding of the emotions.
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- 2024
26. The Nonverbal Communication of Our Gendered and Sexual Selves
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Terrence G. Horgan and Terrence G. Horgan
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- Nonverbal communication
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This book provides a comprehensive guide to the latest research on the nonverbal cues that signal our biological sex, gender, and sexual orientation to others, as well as our sexual/romantic interest in others. Crucially, it is a volume which incorporates critical perspectives which help to tackle the short-comings associated with the predominant focus on cis-gender, heterosexual individuals. It underscores how specific cues work in conjunction with other cues during the communication of our gendered and sexual selves, and how various factors (cultural, contextual, social, personality variables) impact that process. It also addresses common misconceptions including the notion that the romantic landscape has become more sexualized and predominantly technology driven. This book highlights that we still tend to communicate a romantic interest in each other in quite traditional places, such as school, home, and social events, using tried-and-true nonverbal cues, like gazing and smiling. Across six chapters readers will learn about the cues to our gendered and sexual selves, which exist in our facial and bodily movements, dress, personal artifacts, gestures, body odor, vocal characteristics, touch, and posture, amongst others. This engaging work presents historical and contemporary research findings that will appeal to students and scholars of nonverbal communication, communication studies, the psychology of gender, and sexuality studies.
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- 2024
27. The Oxford Handbook of Human Mating
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David M. Buss and David M. Buss
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- Human behavior, Interpersonal relations, Mate selection
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The scientific study of human mating has mushroomed over the past three decades, and this growth in turn has generated a proliferation of evolving literature revealing fresh discoveries about mate attraction, mate choice, mate retention, marital satisfaction, jealousy, infidelity, intimate partner violence, breakups, internet dating, cyberstalking, and sexual coercion. In The Oxford Handbook of Human Mating, editor David M. Buss showcases contributions from'the best and the brightest'scientists in the field, providing up-to-date summaries of theories and empirical evidence of the science of human mating strategies. Much of the research in the field is guided by sexual selection theory. Over 150 years after Darwin's proposal of sexual selection theory, it has become the most important overarching theoretical framework for the scientific study of the mating strategies of all sexually reproducing species, including humans. A mountain of research centered around Darwin's classic book has documented the many complexities of human mate competition and mate choice; how these processes differ between the sexes; and how they differ as a function of sex ratio, mate value, social contexts, ovulation cycles, personality characteristics, and cultural norms and mating rituals. Thus, the science is now ripe for a collection of work by eminent scholars in the field. David M. Buss is a leading researcher and pioneer in the study of human mating strategies, and he applies his expertise to the curation of this volume, which includes major sections covering theories of human mating; mate selection and mate attraction; mate competition; sexual conflict in mating; human pair bonding; the endocrinology of mating; and mating in the modern world.
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- 2023
28. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Romantic Relationships
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Justin K. Mogilski, Todd K. Shackelford, Justin K. Mogilski, and Todd K. Shackelford
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- Evolutionary psychology, Intimacy (Psychology), Interpersonal relations--Psychological aspects
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This handbook showcases the empirical and theoretical advancements in the evolutionary study of romantic relationships, tracing the psychological mechanisms that shape strategic computation and behavior across the lifespan of an intimate partnership. Written by global experts in their fields, each chapter provides an overview of historic and contemporary research on the psychological mechanisms and processes underlying initiation, maintenance, and dissolution of romantic relationships. The volume discusses popular and cutting-edge methods for data analysis and theory development, critically analyzing the state of evolutionary relationship science. It provides discerning recommendations for future research and integrates a broad range of topics (e.g., partner preference and selection, competition and conflict, jealousy and mate guarding, parenting, partner loss and divorce, and post-relationship affiliation) that are discussed alongside major sources of strategic variation in mating behavior, such as sex and gender diversity, developmental life history, neuroendocrine processes, technological advancement, and culture. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Romantic Relationships enriches students'and established researchers'views across a diverse cross-section of relationship scholars and clinicians to incorporate evolutionary theorizing into their professional work, including those interested in social change and continuity in social and cultural psychology, sociology, political science, healthcare, and related fields.
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- 2023
29. The Oxford Handbook of Infidelity
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Tara DeLecce, Todd K. Shackelford, Tara DeLecce, and Todd K. Shackelford
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Psychological research has produced a rich body of empirical data documenting humanity's propensity to commit infidelity in the context of long-term relationships, but comparatively little work has been dedicated to synthesizing these data into an integrated framework that encompasses the full range of its processes, from why it occurs in the first place to how it affects the long-term relationship thereafter. This edited handbook integrates a broad range of topics such as characteristics related to the propensity to commit infidelity, sex differences in reactions to infidelity, our inclination to dissolve relationships after infidelity, and other responses to infidelity. It showcases contributions from experts in social psychology, evolutionary psychology, and others who specialize in research on romantic relationships. The handbook discusses the processes of infidelity alongside sources of variation, such as sexual orientation, developmental life history, individual differences, and culture. This volume captures the interdisciplinary quality of research on the predictors, nature, and consequences of infidelity for the broader social scientific community interested in trust in romantic relationships.
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- 2022
30. The Female Turn : How Evolutionary Science Shifted Perceptions About Females
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Malin Ah-King and Malin Ah-King
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- Sexual selection in animals, Females--Evolution, Females--Sexual behavior
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This book traces the history of how evolutionary biology transformed its understanding of females from being coy, reserved and sexually passive, to having active sexual strategies and often mating with multiple males. Why did it take so long to discover female active sexual strategies? What prevented some researchers from engaging in sexually active females, and what prompted others to develop this new knowledge? The Female Turn provides a global overview of shifting perceptions about females in sexual selection research on a wide range of animals, from invertebrates to primates. Evolutionary biologist and feminist science scholar Malin Ah-King explores this history from a unique interdisciplinary vantage point. Based on extensive knowledge of the scientific literature on sexual selection and in-depth interviews with leading researchers, pioneers and feminist scientists in the field, her analysis engages with key theoretical approaches in gender studies of science. Analyzing the researchers'scientific interests, theoretical frameworks, specific study animals, technological innovations, methodologies and sometimes feminist insights, reveals how these have shaped conclusions drawn about sex. Thereby, The Female Turn shows how certain researchers gained knowledge about active females whereas others missed, ignored or delayed it – that is, how ignorance was produced.
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- 2022
31. Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety : Therapist Guide
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Michelle G. Craske, Halina Dour, Michael Treanor, Alicia E. Meuret, Michelle G. Craske, Halina Dour, Michael Treanor, and Alicia E. Meuret
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- Depression in children--Treatment, Depression in adolescence--Treatment, Anxiety in adolescence--Treatment, Anxiety in children--Treatment
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Anhedonia is a risk factor for poor prognosis and suicidality, and yet treatments to date have been relatively ineffective for anhedonia. Based on advances in behavioral and neural science, Positive Affect Treatment was developed to specifically target areas of reward sensitivity that are believed to contribute to anhedonia. These include the anticipation and motivation for reward, the response to attainment of reward, and the learning of associations between actions and reward outcomes. Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Therapist Guide is intended to be used by clinicians who are familiar with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) generally and with clinical presentation of depression, anxiety and anhedonia. Results show that Positive Affect Treatment not only improves positive mood state but also decreases depression and anxiety. This guide will be an indispensable resource for all practitioners who wish to effectively and efficiently help individuals regain interest and enjoyment in their usual activities while improving their quality of life.
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- 2022
32. Werden, wer ich bin : Psychologisches Wissen zur Persönlichkeitsentwicklung
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Cornelia Wrzus and Cornelia Wrzus
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- Medicine, Psychosomatic, Developmental psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychology, Industrial, Counseling, Geriatrics
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Stimmt es, dass Hans nicht mehr erlernt, was Hänschen nicht gelernt hat? Und wer formt unsere Persönlichkeit stärker – Eltern, Freunde, der Lebenspartner oder doch die Gene? Das Buch präsentiert den aktuellen Stand der internationalen psychologischen Forschung zum Thema Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. Es richtet sich an Menschen mit Interesse an fundiertem Wissen darüber, wie sich Persönlichkeitseigenschaften entwickeln, wobei kein Vorwissen in Psychologie erforderlich ist. Leserinnen und Leser erfahren, wie sich Eigenschaften von Menschen im Durchschnitt im Laufe ihres Lebens verändern, welchen Einfluss Gene und Umwelterfahrungen haben, welche Rolle Lebensereignisse spielen und inwieweit sich Eigenschaften durch Coaching, Therapie und ähnliche Anstrengungen beeinflussen lassen. Realistische und anschauliche Beispiele helfen, hilfreiche Aspekte in den eigenen Alltag zu transportieren. Unterhaltsame Grafiken sowie Podcasts vermitteln Fakten und Befunde in knapper, aufgelockerter Form (Edutainment). Geschrieben für … alle, die sich für Persönlichkeitsentwicklung interessieren – Führungskräfte, Psychotherapeuten, Coaches können mitlesen. Die Autorin: Cornelia Wrzus ist Professorin für Psychologische Alternsforschung an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Sie interessiert sich für Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter, Persönlichkeit und soziale Beziehungen im Lebensverlauf, Neurotizismus und Stressreaktionen in Alltagssituationen … und dafür, das verständlich zu vermitteln.
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- 2022
33. Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships : What Words Don’t Tell Us
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Robert J. Sternberg, Aleksandra Kostić, Robert J. Sternberg, and Aleksandra Kostić
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- Nonverbal communication--Social aspects, Interpersonal relations
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This book is an up-to-date compendium of knowledge on the secret language of close relationships, namely nonverbal routes of communication. In close relationships, as everyone learns sooner or later, the usefulness of words can be somewhat limited, because people (a) mean different things by the same words, (b) mean the same thing by different words, (c) sometimes find it hard to express their feelings in words, and (d) lie. Nonverbal signals therefore often provide the best means of communication. The book points out how decoding (interpreting) nonverbal signals is a major key to success, because often what people say wholly belies how they feel—nonverbal signals reveal their true feelings rather than what they want other people to think their feelings are. This book helps decode those secret signals. The book is written by the leading worldwide experts in the field of nonverbal communication to ensure accuracy, comprehensiveness, and timeliness.
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- 2022
34. Poetry and Zen : Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth
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R. H. Blyth and R. H. Blyth
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- Buddhist scholars--England--Correspondence, Haiku--Translating into English, Haiku--History and criticism, Critics--Japan--Correspondence, Critics--England--Correspondence, Buddhist scholars--Japan--Correspondence
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Never before published letters and uncollected short writings of R. H. Blyth, champion of Zen and the person who brought haiku to the world.Poetry and Zen assembles a remarkable literary feast: the letters, articles, translations, reviews, and selections from the papers of Reginald Horace Blyth (1898–1964). Following on the landmark success of Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics (1942), Blyth's voluminous writings on Zen, Japanese culture, and the Japanese verse forms haiku and senryū captured the imagination of English-speaking readers in the decades following World War II. His enlightening wit and inimitable style struck a particularly sensitive chord in the artistic community, providing inspiration to many poets and writers and helping to kindle global interest in Zen and haiku.Blyth's penetrating insights on these topics in a series of books published between 1942 and 1970 helped lay the foundation for the remarkable expansion of Zen outside of East Asia, as well as the popularization of haiku as an international verse form that took place after his death. Poetry and Zen is the first collection of Blyth's letters and short writings. The generous array of Blyth‘s literary output and personal writing on display here showcases the wide-ranging interests and brilliant mind of a pivotal figure in the history of modern Zen and Japanese poetry.
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- 2022
35. The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality
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Lisa J. Miller and Lisa J. Miller
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- Psychology, Religious
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Postmaterial spiritual psychology posits that consciousness can contribute to the unfolding of material events and that the human brain can detect broad, non-material communications. In this regard, this emerging field of postmaterial psychology marks a stark departure from psychology's traditional assumptions about materialism, making this text particularly attractive to the current generation of students in psychology and related health and wellness disciplines. For the most part, Gen Z is implicitly postmaterialist. This updated edition of The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality codifies the leading empirical evidence in the support and application of postmaterial psychological science. Lisa J. Miller has gathered together a group of ground-breaking scholars to showcase their work of many decades that has come further to fruition in the past ten years with the collective momentum of a spiritual renaissance in psychological science. Relevant to both current university students and established scientists and practitioners ready for new models and direction, the chapters trace with epistemological clarity the core questions of psychological science: How does the brain really work? How might experimental design reveal that all people truly are connected at the level of consciousness, both during our lives and after our deaths? Are there multiple pathways to awakening a spiritual reality? How can we pursue growth and spiritual transformation? With new and updated chapters from leading scholars in psychology, medicine, physics, and biology, the Handbook is an interdisciplinary reference for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science. Highlighting fresh ideas and supporting science, this overarching work provides both a foundation and a roadmap for what is truly a new ideological age.
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- 2021
36. The Psychology of Sex and Gender
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Jennifer K. Bosson, Camille E. Buckner, Joseph A. Vandello, Jennifer K. Bosson, Camille E. Buckner, and Joseph A. Vandello
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- Interpersonal relations, Sex differences, Sex factors in disease, Gender identity, Sex (Psychology), Sex
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Meeting the needs of gender science today, The Psychology of Sex and Gender provides students with balanced coverage of men and women that is grounded in psychological science. The dynamic author team of Jennifer K. Bosson, Camille E. Buckner, and Joseph A. Vandello paints a complete, vibrant picture of the field through the presentation of classic and cutting-edge research, historical contexts, examples from pop culture, cross-cultural universality and variation, and coverage of nonbinary identities. In keeping with the growing scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), the text encourages students to identify and evaluate their own myths and misconceptions, participate in real-world debates, and pause to think critically along the way. The thoroughly revised Second Edition integrates an expanded focus on diversity and inclusion, enhances pedagogy based on SOTL, and provides the most up-to-date scientific findings in the field.
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- 2021
37. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting
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Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Todd K. Shackelford, Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, and Todd K. Shackelford
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- Evolutionary psychology, Parenting--Psychological aspects
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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting provides a comprehensive resource for state-of-the-art research on how our evolutionary past informs current parenting roles and practices. Featuring chapters from leaders in the field, the Handbook is designed for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in psychology, anthropology, biology, sociology, and demography, as well as many other social and life science disciplines. It is the first resource of its kind that brings together empirical and theoretical contributions from scholarship at the intersection of evolutionary psychology and parenting.
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- 2021
38. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion
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James R. Liddle, Todd K. Shackelford, James R. Liddle, and Todd K. Shackelford
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- Evolutionary psychology, Religion, Psychology, Religious
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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion offers a comprehensive and compelling review of research in religious beliefs and practices from an evolutionary perspective on human psychology. The chapters, written by renowned experts on human behavior and religion, explore a number of subtopics within one of three themes: (1) the psychological mechanisms of religion, (2) evolutionary perspectives on the functionality of religion, and (3) evolutionary perspectives on religion and group living. This handbook unites the theoretical and empirical work of leading scholars in the evolutionary, cognitive, and anthropological sciences to produce an extensive and authoritative review of this literature. Its interdisciplinary approach makes it an important resource for a broad spectrum of researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who are interested in studying the factors and mechanisms that underlie and/or affect religious beliefs and behaviors.
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- 2021
39. Social Intelligence and Nonverbal Communication
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Robert J. Sternberg, Aleksandra Kostić, Robert J. Sternberg, and Aleksandra Kostić
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- Socialization, Behavior modification, Social psychology, Body language, Social intelligence
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the social psychology of nonverbal communication. It explores topics including social skill, empathy, adaptive advantage, emotion-reading and emotion-hiding; and examines personal charisma, memory and communicating with robots. Together, the authors present diverse, cutting-edge research on nonverbal social intelligence as an adaptive strategy for survival and success. The collection provides an effective demonstration of the interdisciplinary nature of this topic, and it's relevance to researchers across the social sciences and beyond.
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- 2020
40. The Common Buzzard
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Sean Walls, Robert Kenward, Sean Walls, and Robert Kenward
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- Buzzards
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'Based on many years of personal research, and a thorough knowledge of the European literature, the authors provide an eminently readable account of the biology of the Common Buzzard. Whatever your interests in birds, I can recommend this book for its content of information and insight.'– Professor Ian Newton OBE, FRS, FRSESoaring majestically on thermals with broad wings raised, the Common Buzzard is a familiar sight for many people across Eurasia. In fact, thanks to a remarkable ability to adapt to local conditions, it is now one of the most abundant hawks in the world. The Common Buzzard can exploit a variety of nest sites, and has an eclectic diet that ranges from earthworms and voles to woodpigeons and even deer carcasses. This is a species rich in paradoxes. Why does a hawk evolved for hunting small mammals thrive on invertebrates and carrion? How can a raptor renowned for dramatic territorial displays occur at such high densities? And why does such a large bird that can travel long distances spend so much time in small areas? Sean Walls and Robert Kenward delve deep into the ecology of the Common Buzzard to provide answers to these questions and many more, as well as examining the conservation conundrums raised by this bird. Bringing together a wealth of research on the species'origins, feeding behaviour and breeding, along with information on movement and survival from the authors'own studies, The Common Buzzard provides an invaluable insight into exactly what has enabled this marvellous raptor to return to old haunts to impress, inspire and connect people with nature.
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- 2020
41. Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada
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Patricia J. Vittum and Patricia J. Vittum
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- Insect pests--Canada, Turfgrasses--Diseases and pests--United States, Turfgrasses--Diseases and pests--Canada, Insect pests--United States
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The first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology upon publication in 1987. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists, commercial turf managers, and golf course superintendents and has been used widely in college extension courses. This classic of the field is now in its third edition, providing up-to-date and complete coverage of turfgrass pests in the continental United States, Hawaii, and southern Canada.This revised volume integrates all relevant research from the previous two decades. It provides expanded coverage of several pest species, including the annual bluegrass weevil, invasive crane fly species, chinch bugs, billbugs, mole crickets, and white grubs. Patricia J. Vittum also provides detailed information on the biology and ecology of all major pests and includes the most current information on conditions that favor insect development and biological control strategies pertinent to each species.This edition will include more than 100 black-and-white images, including diagrams of life cycles, sketches of morphological characteristics, and charts highlighting seasonal activity. The book also includes 72 full-color plates (more than 500 color images), showing closeup pictures of most of the key insects (adult and immature stages) and damaged turf. The reader should be able to identify most turf insects through the use of this text. It is a critical reference work that any serious turf professional should own.
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- 2020
42. Psychology, Human Growth and Development for Social Work : A Comprehensive Guide
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Emma Zara O'Brien and Emma Zara O'Brien
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An engaging and accessible introduction to understanding human behaviour and development from a psychological perspective. Written by a psychologist with extensive teaching experience, it offers a clear and systematic exploration of psychological concepts and research, and discussion of their relevance for social work practice. The psychological framework provides thematic coherence for a uniquely wide range of material, from brain development to communication skills, psychiatric diagnoses to forms of discrimination. With a logical and intuitive structure, it's perfect for Human Growth and Development modules and other Social Work modules with psychological content, enabling students to see how different elements of theory and research connect together for practical application.
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- 2020
43. The Oxford Handbook of Psychological Situations
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John F. Rauthmann, Ryne Sherman, David C. Funder, John F. Rauthmann, Ryne Sherman, and David C. Funder
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- Social interaction, Personality and situation
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Situations matter. They let people express their personalities and values; provoke motivations, emotions, and behaviors; and are the contexts in which people reason and act. The psychological assessment of situations is a new and rapidly developing area of research, particularly within the fields of personality and social psychology. This volume compiles state-of-the-art knowledge on psychological situations in chapters written by experts in their respective research areas. Bringing together historical reviews, theoretical pieces, methodological descriptions, and empirical applications, this volume is the definitive, go-to source for a psychology of situations.
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- 2020
44. The Social Licence for Financial Markets : Reaching for the End and Why It Counts
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David Rouch and David Rouch
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- Markets, Finance--Social aspects
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This book is about what Mark Carney has called ‘the social licence for financial markets'and how it can point us towards a more sustainable future. Author David Rouch argues that what it reveals contrasts sharply with the usual portrayals of markets as places of unrestrained financial self-interest. Drawing attention to a more complex reality and the presence of justice-focused aspirations in finance can positively impact individual, institutional, and systemic behaviour: change, not imposed by regulators, but emerging from the very substance of market relationships. The finance sector should have a key role in addressing humanity's increasingly pressing sustainability challenges. Yet the relationship between finance and society has not recovered from the 2008 crisis and the scandals and austerity that followed. The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout is sharpening some of the issues and creating new ones. Recognising that financial markets operate subject to a social licence has the potential to galvanise market participants in tackling these challenges, strengthening social solidarity on which markets also depend, and to provide coordinates for navigating a way through the post-pandemic social, political and economic landscape.
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- 2020
45. Reproductive Biology : The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6
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Rickey Cothran, Martin Thiel, Rickey Cothran, and Martin Thiel
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- Crustacea--Reproduction
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This is the sixth volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. The volume synthesizes in nineteen chapters our current understanding of diverse topics in crustacean reproductive biology. In the first part of this book, the chapters address allocation strategies to reproduction, gamete production, brooding behavior, and other components of parental care in crustaceans. The second part of the volume centers on sexual systems in crustaceans. The third section of the volume covers crustacean mating systems and sexual selection. Reproductive Biology ends with three chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters.
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- 2020
46. Multilevel Selection : Theoretical Foundations, Historical Examples, and Empirical Evidence
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Steven C. Hertler, Aurelio José Figueredo, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Steven C. Hertler, Aurelio José Figueredo, and Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre
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- Psychobiology, Behavior genetics, Social history, Anthropology, Psychology—Methodology
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This book embeds a novel evolutionary analysis of human group selection within a comprehensive overview of multilevel selection theory, a theory wherein evolution proceeds at the level of individual organisms and collectives, such as human families, tribes, states, and empires. Where previous works on the topic have variously supported multilevel selection with logic, theory, experimental data, or via review of the zoological literature; in this book the authors uniquely establish the validity of human group selection as a historical evolutionary process within a multilevel selection framework.Select portions of the historical record are examined from a multilevel selectionist perspective, such that clashing civilizations, decline and fall, law, custom, war, genocide, ostracism, banishment, and the like are viewed with the end of understanding their implications for internal cohesion, external defense, and population demography. In doing so, its authors advance the potential for further interdisciplinary study in fostering, for instance, the convergence of history and biology. This work will provide fresh insights not only for evolutionists but also for researchers working across the social sciences and humanities.
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- 2020
47. MicroComputed Tomography : Methodology and Applications, Second Edition
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Stuart R. Stock and Stuart R. Stock
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- Tomography, X-ray microscopy
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MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The first part of the book focuses on methodology, covering experimental methods, data analysis, and visualization approaches. Emphasis is on fundamentals so that those new to the field can design their own effective microCT studies. The second part addresses various microCT applications, organized by type of microstructure so that the reader can appreciate approaches from other disciplines. The applications include porous solids, microstructural evolution, soft tissue studies, applications using x-ray phase contrast or x-ray scattering contrast, and multimode studies.
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- 2020
48. The Perils of Partnership : Industry Influence, Institutional Integrity, and Public Health
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Jonathan H. Marks and Jonathan H. Marks
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- Public-private sector cooperation--United States, Public health--United States
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Countless public health agencies are trying to solve our most intractable public health problems -- among them, the obesity and opioid epidemics -- by partnering with corporations responsible for creating or exacerbating those problems. We are told industry must be part of the solution. But is it time to challenge the partnership paradigm and the popular narratives that sustain it? In The Perils of Partnership, Jonathan H. Marks argues that public-private partnerships and multi-stakeholder initiatives create'webs of influence'that undermine the integrity of public health agencies; distort public health research and policy; and reinforce the framing of public health problems and their solutions in ways that are least threatening to the commercial interests of corporate'partners'. We should expect multinational corporations to develop strategies of influence -- but public bodies can and should develop counter-strategies to insulate themselves from corporate influence in all its forms. Marks reviews the norms that regulate public-public interactions (separation of powers) and private-private interactions (antitrust and competition law), and argues for an analogous set of norms to govern public-private interactions. He also offers a novel framework to help public bodies identify the systemic ethical implications of their current or proposed relationships with industry actors. Marks makes a compelling case that the default public-private interaction should be at arm's length: separation, not collaboration. He calls for a new paradigm that avoids the perils of corporate influence and more effectively protects and promotes public health. The Perils of Partnership is essential reading for public health officials and policymakers -- but anyone interested in public health will recognize the urgency of this book.
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- 2019
49. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology
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Lisa L. M. Welling, Todd K. Shackelford, Lisa L. M. Welling, and Todd K. Shackelford
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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology offers a comprehensive and compelling review of research in behavioral endocrinology from an evolutionary perspective on human psychology. Chapters, written by renowned experts on human behavior, explore a number of subtopics within one of three themes (1) development and survival, (2) reproductive behavior, and (3) social and affective behavior. Such topics include hormonal influences on life history strategy, mate choice, aggression, human hierarchical structure, and mood disorders. This Handbook is situated at the intersection of evolutionary psychology and behavioral endocrinology. Its interdisciplinary approach makes it an important resource for a broad spectrum of researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who are interested in studying the motivations and mechanisms that affect behavior.
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- 2019
50. Yellowstone Cougars : Ecology Before and During Wolf Restoration
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Toni K. Ruth, Polly C. Buotte, Maurice G. Hornocker, Toni K. Ruth, Polly C. Buotte, and Maurice G. Hornocker
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- Wildlife management--Yellowstone National Park, Wolves--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park, Puma--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park, Wolves--Reintroduction--Yellowstone National Park, Competition (Biology)--Yellowstone National Park, Predation (Biology)--Yellowstone National Park
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Yellowstone Cougars examines the effect of wolf restoration on the cougar population in Yellowstone National Park—one of the largest national parks in the American West. No other study has ever specifically addressed the theoretical and practical aspects of competition between large carnivores in North America. The authors provide a thorough analysis of cougar ecology, how they interact with and are influenced by wolves—their main competitor—and how this knowledge informs management and conservation of both species across the West. Of practical importance, Yellowstone Cougars addresses the management and conservation of multiple carnivores in increasingly human-dominated landscapes. The authors move beyond a single-species approach to cougar management and conservation to one that considers multiple species, which was impossible to untangle before wolf reestablishment in the Yellowstone area provided biologists with this research opportunity. Yellowstone Cougars provides objective scientific data at the forefront of understanding cougars and large carnivore community structure and management issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, as well as in other areas where wolves and cougars are reestablishing. Intended for an audience of scientists, wildlife managers, conservationists, and academics, the book also sets a theoretical precedent for writing about competition between carnivorous mammals.
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- 2019
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