1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453978003321

Autore

Wiener Harvey S

Titolo

Any child can read better [[electronic resource] /] / Harvey S. Wiener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

0-19-756095-4

1-280-52856-7

0-19-802623-4

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

649.58

649/.58

Soggetti

Reading - Parent participation

Reading (Elementary)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Your Child Can Read Better with Your Help -- 2. Mining Word Meanings -- 3. Words, The Magic Kingdom -- 4. Reading Warm-Ups -- 5. "Just the Facts, Ma'am": Reading for Information -- 6. Words and Pictures: Using Visual Aids -- 7. The Reading-Writing Connection -- 8. Finding Secrets: Inference -- 9. The Crystal Ball: Predicting Outcomes and Drawing Conclusions -- 10. Faraway Views: Generalizing -- 11. Moms and Dads as Reading Helpers: Good Books Through the Grades.

Sommario/riassunto

Studies have shown that children score higher in reading if their parents support and encourage them at home. Written by a leading expert in youth education, this book offers a guide to helping children enter the world of reading.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910161648903321

Titolo

Determinants of synaptic information transfer : from Ca2+ binding proteins to Ca2+ signaling domains / / topic editors, Philippe Isope, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, France, Christian D. Wilms, University College London, UK; present: Scientifica Ltd. Uckfield, UK, Hartmut Schmidt, CLI, University of Leipzig, Germany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (133 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Disciplina

573.8/5

Soggetti

Neural transmission

Neurotransmitters

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is a key determinant of neuronal information transfer and processing. It controls a plethora of fundamental processes, including transmitter release and the induction of synaptic plasticity. This enigmatic second messenger conveys its wide variety of actions by binding to a subgroup of Ca2+ binding proteins (CaBPs) known as “Ca2+ sensors”. Well known examples of Ca2+ sensors are Troponin-C in skeletal muscle, Synaptotagmin in presynaptic terminals, and Calmodulin (CaM) in all eukaryotic cells. Since the levels of [Ca2+]i directly influence the potency of Ca2+ sensors, the Ca2+ concentration is tightly controlled by several mechanisms including another type of Ca2+ binding proteins, the Ca2+ buffers. Prominent examples of Ca2+ buffers include Parvalbumin (PV), Calbindin-D28k (CB) and Calretinin (CR), although for the latter two Ca2+ sensor functions were recently also suggested. Ca2+ buffers are distinct from sensors by their purely buffering action, i.e. they influence the spatio-temporal extent of Ca2+ signals, without directly binding downstream target proteins. Details of their action depend on their binding kinetics, mobility, and



concentration. Thus, neurons can control the range of action of Ca2+ by the type and concentration of CaBPs expressed. Since buffering strongly limits the range of action of free Ca2+, the structure of the Ca2+ signaling domain and the topographical relationships between the sites of Ca2+ influx and the location of the Ca2+ sensors are central determinants in neuronal information processing. For example, postsynaptic dendritic spines act to compartmentalize Ca2+ depending on their geometry and expression of CaBPs, thereby influencing dendritic integration. At presynaptic sites it has been shown that tight, so called nanodomain coupling between Ca2+ channels and the sensor for vesicular transmitter release increases speed and reliability of synaptic transmission. Vice versa, the influence of an individual CaBP on information processing depends on the topographical relationships within the signaling domain. If e.g. source and sensor are very close, only buffers with rapid binding kinetics can interfere with signaling. This Research Topic contains a collection of work dealing with the relationships between different [Ca2+]i controlling mechanisms in the structural context of synaptic sites and their functional implications for synaptic information processing as detailed in the Editorial.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910846096303321

Autore

Schopenhauer, Arthur <1788-1860>

Titolo

Controstoria della filosofia / Arthur Schopenhauer ; a cura di Sossio Giametta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : La nave di Teseo, 2023

ISBN

978-88-346-1421-1

Descrizione fisica

206 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Le isole ; 8

Disciplina

193

Locazione

FSPBC

FLFBC

Collocazione

FIL 35

192.13 SCHA 20

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia