1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001450159707536

Autore

Brown, Robert F.

Titolo

A topological introduction to nonlinear analysis / Robert F. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : Birkhauser, c1993

ISBN

0817637060 (alk. paper)

Descrizione fisica

viii, 146 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Classificazione

AMS 46S99

QA321.5B76

Disciplina

515.7

Soggetti

Nonlinear functional analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (p. [144]) and index



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910137090803321

Autore

Kieran G. Meade

Titolo

Developments in bovine immunology [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated view / / edited by Kieran G. Meade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2015

France : , : Frontiers Media SA, , 2015

ISBN

9782889196326 (ebook)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 pages) : illustrations, charts

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Disciplina

636.2/0896

Soggetti

Bovine studies

Immunology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The world’s population is predicted to hit 9 Billion by 2050, and with it food demand is predicted to increase substantially. The World Bank estimates that cereal and meat production needs to increase by 50% and 85% respectively between 2000 and 2030 to meet demand, putting serious pressure on the global agricultural industry. Critical to meeting this demand for food are mechanisms to reduce the incidence of animal disease. With in excess of 1.3 billion cattle globally, the total cost of infectious diseases is difficult to estimate. However in North America alone, the cost is predicted to be $18 billion annually. Non-infectious diseases also account for another major impediment to the production capacity and welfare of animals as well as the economic sustainability of farming. However animal diseases have implications that spread far beyond the farm gate. Infectious agents can also contaminate the food chain, and potentially affect human health.Controlling diseases, through better preventative and treatment methods requires a detailed understanding of the immune response in livestock species. Multiple studies have identified associations between variation in immune genes and disease susceptibility, which potentially opens up new avenues to select animals with superior disease resistance. Detailed understanding of immunity in cattle is leading to



the design of more effective vaccines. Furthermore, appreciation of the significant differences between rodent and human immune responses has also led to bovine models being developed for some human diseases.The publication of the bovine genome and the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies have facilitated a massive expansion in our knowledge of the immune response in cattle. As a result there has been an explosion of exciting research findings including in metagenomics and epigenetics. Recently, there has been a welcome move to integrate our emerging understanding of the immune response with detailed studies of other important physiological processes including nutrition and reproduction. The interactions between the reproductive system, nutrition and the immune system are of particular interest, since each places significant demands on the animal at various stages through the production cycle. The interplay between these morphologically diffuse systems involves widely distributed chemical signals in response to environmental input, and each system must interact for the normal functioning of the other. A comprehensive “systems” approach is improving our understanding of normal physiological interactions between these systems and furthermore, how dysregulation can lead to disease.The successful translation of bovine immunological research into improved treatments for animal disease requires tight interaction between diverse scientific and clinical disciplines including immunology, microbiology, endocrinology, physiology, nutrition, reproduction and clinical veterinary medicine. With so much recent progress in the field, we believe that it is valuable and well-timed to review the broad variety of the relevant studies that attempt to increase our understanding through comprehensive collaboration between these disciplines.We are looking forward to a wide and vivid discussion of developments in bovine immunology and related issues, and we expect that our readers profoundly benefit from new exciting insights and fruitful collaborations.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910711969103321

Autore

Brown D. A (Dan A.)

Titolo

Design and construction of continuous flight auger piles : final

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration], , 2007

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228, A-28, B14 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Geotechnical engineering circular (GEC) ; ; no. 8

Soggetti

Piling (Civil engineering)

Piling (Civil engineering) - Quality control

Augers

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"April 2007."

"Report no. FHWA-HIF-07-03"--[Technical report documentation page].

"Authors: Dan A. Brown [and three others]--[Technical report documentation page].

Performing organization: GeoSyntec Consultants--[Technical report documentation page].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-228).