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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139014103321

Autore

Crichton Robert R

Titolo

Metal-based neurodegeneration : from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies / / Robert Crichton and Roberta Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : , : Wiley, , 2014

ISBN

1-118-55351-9

1-118-55348-9

1-118-55349-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WardRoberta J

Disciplina

616.8/0471

Soggetti

Brain - Pathophysiology

Metals - Health aspects

Nervous system - Degeneration - Etiology

Oxidative stress

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Brain function, physiology, and the blood-brain barrier -- Role of metal ions in brain function, metal transport, storage, and homeostasis -- Immune system and neuroinflammation -- Oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases -- Aging and mild cognitive impairment, MCI -- Parkinson's disease -- Alzheimer's disease -- Huntington's disease and polyglutamine expansion neurodegenerative diseases -- Friedreich's ataxia and diseases associated with expansion of non-coding triplets -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob and other prion diseases -- Amyotropic lateral sclerosis -- Alcoholic brain damage -- Other neurological diseases -- Therapeutic strategies to combat the onset and progression of neurological diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

Neurodegenerative diseases of the human brain appear in various forms, resulting in disorders of movement and coordination, cognitive deterioration and psychiatric disturbances. Many of the key factors leading to neurodegenerative diseases are similar, including the dysfunction of metal ion homeostasis, redox-active metal ions generating oxidative stress, and intracellular inclusion bodies.  Metal-based Neurodegeneration presents a detailed survey of the molecular



origins of neurodegenerative diseases. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific disease, presenting the latest scient

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830973203321

Autore

Montrose Mark I.

Titolo

EMC and the printed circuit board : design, theory, and layout made simple / / Mark I. Montrose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : IEEE Press, , c1999

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2005]

ISBN

1-280-54203-9

9786610542031

0-471-66090-6

0-471-72310-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

IEEE Press series on electronics technology ; ; 9

Disciplina

621.3815

621.3815/31

621.381531

Soggetti

Printed circuits - Design and construction

Electromagnetic compatibility

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, sponsor."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface. Acknowledgements. EMC Fundamentals. EMC Inside the PCB. Components and EMC. Image Planes. Bypassing and Decoupling. Transmission Lines. Signal Integrity and Crosstalk. Trace Termination. Grounding. Glossary. Bibliography. Appendix A: The Decibel. Appendix B: Fourier Analysis. Appendix C: Conversion Tables. Appendix D: International EMC Requirements. Index. About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible, new reference work shows how and why RF energy is created within a printed circuit board and the manner in which propagation occurs. With lucid explanations, this book enables engineers to grasp both the fundamentals of EMC theory and signal integrity and the mitigation process needed to prevent an EMC event. Author Montrose also shows the relationship between time and



frequency domains to help you meet mandatory compliance requirements placed on printed circuit boards. Using real-world examples the book features:. Clear discussions, without complex mathematical analysis, of flux minimization concepts. Extensive analysis of capacitor usage for various applications. Detailed examination of components characteristics with various grounding methodologies, including implementation techniques. An in-depth study of transmission line theory. A careful look at signal integrity, crosstalk, and termination.