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UNINA9910143581803321 |
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Autore |
Vaccari David A. <1953-> |
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Environmental biology for engineers and scientists [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Vaccari, Peter F. Strom, James E. Alleman |
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Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 |
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1-280-23570-5 |
9786610235704 |
0-470-36104-2 |
0-471-74179-5 |
0-471-74178-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (955 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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StromPeter F |
AllemanJames E |
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Biology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Perspectives on Biology; 1.1 Why Environmental Engineers and Scientists Should Study Biology; 1.2 Present Perspectives on Environmental Engineers and Scientists; 1.3 Past Perspectives on Environmental Engineers and Scientists; 1.4 Ambiguity and Complexity in Biology; 1.5 Conservation and Environmental Ethics; 1.6 Guidelines for Study; Problems; References; 2 Biology as a Whole; 2.1 What Is life?; 2.2 The Hierarchy of Life; 2.3 Evolution; 2.4 Taxonomy; 2.5 Interaction of Living Things with the Environment |
2.6 Brief History of LifeProblems; References; 3 The Substances of Life; 3.1 Basic Organic Chemical Structure; 3.2 Chemical Bonding; 3.3 Acid-Base Reactions; 3.4 Physicochemical Interactions; 3.5 Optical Isomers; 3.6 The Composition of Living Things; 3.6.1 Carbohydrates; 3.6.2 Lipids; 3.6.3 Proteins; 3.6.4 Nucleic Acids; 3.6.5 Hybrid and Other Compounds; 3.7 Detection and Purification of Biochemical Compounds; Problems; References; 4 The Cell: The Common Denominator of Living |
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Things; 4.1 Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes; 4.2 The Biological Membrane; 4.3 Membrane Transport |
4.4 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function4.5 Cell Reproduction; Problems; References; 5 Energy and Metabolism; 5.1 Bioenergetics; 5.1.1 Some Basic Thermodynamics; 5.1.2 Oxidation-Reduction; 5.1.3 Phosphate Compounds and ATP; 5.1.4 Reaction Coupling; 5.2 Elementary Kinetics; 5.3 Enzyme Kinetics; 5.3.1 Single-Substrate Kinetics; 5.3.2 Multiple Substrates; 5.3.3 Effect of pH; 5.3.4 Effect of Temperature; 5.3.5 Other Considerations; 5.4 Biochemical Pathways; 5.4.1 Glycolysis; 5.4.2 Fermentation; 5.4.3 Respiration; 5.4.4 Oxidation of Fats and Amino Acids; 5.4.5 Photosynthesis; 5.4.6 Biosynthesis |
ProblemsReferences; 6 Genetics; 6.1 Heredity; 6.1.1 Mendel's Experiments; 6.1.2 Sex Chromosomes; 6.1.3 Genetic Disease; 6.2 Molecular Biology; 6.2.1 Protein Synthesis; 6.2.2 Gene Regulation; 6.2.3 Mutations; 6.2.4 DNA Repair; 6.3 Genetic Engineering; 6.3.1 DNA Analysis and Probes; 6.3.2 Cloning and Recombinant DNA; 6.3.3 Polymerase Chain Reaction; 6.3.4 Genetic Engineering and Society; 6.4 Genetic Variation; 6.5 Sexual Reproduction; Problems; References; 7 The Plants; 7.1 Plant Divisions; 7.2 Structure and Physiology of Angiosperms; 7.2.1 Water and Nutrient Transport |
7.2.2 Plant Growth and Control7.2.3 Plant Nutrition; Problems; References; 8 The Animals; 8.1 Reproductive Strategies; 8.2 Invertebrate Phyla Other Than Arthropods; 8.3 Mollusks, Segmented Worms, Arthropods,; 8.3.1 Mollusks; 8.3.2 Annelids; 8.3.3 Arthropods; 8.3.4 Lesser Protostomes; 8.4 Deuterostomes (Starfish, Vertebrates, etc.); 8.4.1 Echinoderms; 8.4.2 Chordates, Including the Vertebrates; Problems; Reference; 9 The Human Animal; 9.1 Skin; 9.2 Skeletal System; 9.3 Muscular System; 9.4 Nervous System; 9.4.1 Nerve Signal Transmission; 9.4.2 Synaptic Transmission |
9.4.3 Nervous System Organization |
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The growth of the environmental sciences has greatly expanded the scope of biological disciplines today's engineers have to deal with. Yet, despite its fundamental importance, the full breadth of biology has been given short shrift in most environmental engineering and science courses.Filling this gap in the professional literature, Environmental Biology for Engineers and Scientists introduces students of chemistry, physics, geology, and environmental engineering to a broad range of biological concepts they may not otherwise be exposed to in their training. Based on a graduate-level co |
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UNINA9910484361603321 |
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Autore |
Mendlesohn Farah |
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Creating Memory : Historical Fiction and the English Civil Wars / / by Farah Mendlesohn |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XXII, 315 p. 2 illus.) |
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Critical Approaches to Children's Literature, , 2753-0833 |
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Children's literature |
Literature - History and criticism |
Literature |
European literature |
Europe - History |
Children's Literature |
Literary History |
European Literature |
European History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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1. The English Civil War -- 2. Selecting the Historical Fiction -- 3. As We Understand History, So We Understand Fiction -- 4. The Cultural Landscape of the Civil Wars -- 5. Great Men and Great Battles -- 6. Men and Women -- 7. Religion -- 8. By the Sword Divided -- 9. The War of the Three Kingdoms -- 10. The Commonwealth and the Protectorate -- 11. The Restoration -- 12. Conclusion. |
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This book considers the English Civil Wars and the civil wars in Scotland and Ireland through the lens of historical fiction-primarily fiction for the young. The text argues that the English Civil War lies at the heart of English and Irish political identities and considers how these identities have been shaped over the past three centuries in part by the children's |
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literature that has influenced the popular memory of the English Civil War. Examining nearly two hundred works of historical fiction, Farah Mendlesohn reveals the delicate interplay between fiction and history. |
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