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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141490503321

Titolo

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the evidence for a link / / edited by Dilys Roe ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-42835-8

1-118-42851-X

1-283-99365-1

1-118-42848-X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Collana

Conservation science and practice series ; no. 12

Altri autori (Persone)

RoeDilys

Disciplina

333.95/16

333.9516

Soggetti

Biodiversity conservation - Economic aspects

Poverty - Prevention - Environmental aspects

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

pt. 1. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and poverty : the potential for synergies -- pt. 2. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in different ecological settings -- pt. 3. Poverty impacts of different conservation interventions -- pt. 4. Distributional and institutional issues -- pt. 5. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in the context of global challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy frameworks that guide action to address them make an explicit assumption that conserving biodiversity  will help to tackle global poverty. Part of the Conservation Science and Practice Series published with the Zoological Society of London, this book explores the validity of that assumption. The book addresses a number of critical questions:  Which aspects of biodiversity are of value



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150528903321

Titolo

The Biochemistry of Retinoid Signaling II : The Physiology of Vitamin A - Uptake, Transport, Metabolism and Signaling / / edited by Mary Ann Asson-Batres, Cecile Rochette-Egly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

94-024-0945-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 263 p. 52 illus., 40 illus. in color.)

Collana

Subcellular Biochemistry, , 0306-0225 ; ; 81

Disciplina

611.01816

Soggetti

Gene expression

Biochemistry

Proteins

Nutrition

Botanical chemistry

Systems biology

Gene Expression

Animal Biochemistry

Protein Science

Plant Biochemistry

Systems Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface, Mary Ann Asson-Batres and Cecile Rochette-Egly -- In Memorium -- 1 Carotenoids and Retinoids: Nomenclature, Chemistry, and Analysis, Earl H. Harrison and Robert W. Curley, Jr -- 2 Functions of Intracellular Retinoid Binding-Proteins, Joseph L. Napoli -- 3 Vitamin A Transport and Cell Signaling by the Retinol-Binding Protein Receptor STRA6, Noa Noy -- 4 Vitamin A Absorption, Storage and Mobilization, William S. Blaner, Yang Li, Jason J. Yuen, Seung-Ah Lee, and Robin D. Clugston -- 5 Retinoic Acid Synthesis and Degradation, Natalia Y. Kedishvili -- 6 Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Proteins: Genomic and Non-Genomic Functions and their Regulation, Li-Na Wei -- 7 Non-Classical Transcriptional Activity of Retinoic Acid, Noa Noy -- 8 Vitamin



A as PKC Co-factor and Regulator of Mitochondrial Energetics, Ulrich Hammerling -- 9 Vitamin A and Vision, John C Saari -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The role of vitamin A in living organisms has been known throughout human history. In the last 100 years, the biochemical nature of vitamin A and its active derivative, retinoic acid, its physiological impact on growth processes, and the essential details of its mechanism of action have been revealed by investigations carried out by researchers using vertebrate and more recently invertebrate models to study a multiplicity of processes and conditions, encompassing embryogenesis, postnatal development to old age. A wealth of intercellular interactions, intracellular signaling systems, and molecular mechanisms have been described and the overall conclusion is that retinoic acid is essential for life. This book series, with chapters authored by experts in every aspect of this complex field, unifies the knowledge base and mechanisms currently known in detailed, engaging, well-illustrated, focused chapters that synthesize information for each specific area. In view of the recent information explosion in this field, it is timely to publish a contemporary, comprehensive, book series recapitulating the most exciting developments in the field and covering fundamental research in molecular mechanisms of vitamin A action, its role in physiology, development, and continued well-being, and the potential of vitamin A derivatives and synthetic mimetics to serve as therapeutic treatments for cancers and other debilitating human diseases. Volume II is divided into nine chapters contributed by prominent experts in their respective fields. Each chapter starts with the history of the area of research. Then, the key findings that contributed to development of the field are described, followed by a detailed look at key findings and progress that are being made in current, ongoing research. Each chapter is concluded with a discussion of the relevance of the research and a perspective on missing pieces and lingering gaps that the author recommends will be important in defining future directions in vitamin A research.