1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449862103321

Autore

Morris David Warren

Titolo

English-Spanish dictionary of plant biology, including plantae, monera, protoctista, fungi and index of Spanish equivalents [[electronic resource] /] / David Warren Morris, Marta Zetina Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Great Abingdon, : Cambridge International Science Pub., 2003

ISBN

1-280-50068-9

9786610500680

1-4237-2107-1

1-904602-38-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (653 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisMarta Zetina

Disciplina

580.3

Soggetti

Botany

English language - Spanish

Spanish language - English

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

English - Spanish Dictionary; Spanish to English Index

Sommario/riassunto

The English-Spanish Dictionary of Plant Biology has been written to fill a need for increased communication between English and Spanish speaking people who are working in or are being affected by the many sub-fields of plant biology. Its general purpose is to aid, stimulate, and facilitate a two-way flow of information and understanding between the peoples of North, South, and Central America in an era of economic and environmental interdependence.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144278503321

Titolo

Modern alkaloids [[electronic resource] ] : structure, isolation, synthesis and biology / / edited by Ernesto Fattorusso and Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2008

ISBN

1-281-31181-2

9786611311810

3-527-62107-5

3-527-62108-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (691 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FattorussoErnesto

Taglialatela-ScafatiOrazio

Disciplina

572.549

Soggetti

Alkaloids - Structure

Alkaloids

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

Modern Alkaloids; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; I Bioactive Alkaloids: Structure and Biology; 1 Ecological Roles of Alkaloids; 1.1 Introduction: Defense Strategies in Plants; 1.2 Ecological Roles of Alkaloids; 1.3 Modes of Action; 1.3.1 Unspecific Interactions; 1.3.2 Specific Interactions; 1.3.3 Cytotoxicity of Alkaloids; 1.4 Evolution of Alkaloidal Defense Systems; 1.5 Conclusions; 2 Antitumor Alkaloids in Clinical Use or in Clinical Trials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Antitumor Alkaloids in Clinical Use; 2.2.1 Vinca Alkaloids; 2.2.1.1 Vinblastine (VLB, 1); 2.2.1.2 Vincristine (VCR, 2)

2.2.1.3 Vindesine (VDS, 3)2.2.1.4 Vinorelbine (VRLB, 4); 2.2.1.5 Vinflunine (VFL, 5); 2.2.2 Camptothecin and Analogs; 2.2.2.1 Camptothecin (CPT, 6); 2.2.2.2 Irinotecan (CPT-11); 2.2.2.3 Topotecan; 2.2.2.4 Exatecan; 2.2.2.5 Gimatecan; 2.2.2.6 Karenitecin; 2.2.2.7 Lurtotecan; 2.2.2.8 Rubitecan (9-nitrocamptothecin); 2.2.3 Taxanes; 2.2.3.1 Paclitaxel; 2.2.3.2 Docetaxel; 2.3 Antitumor Alkaloids in Clinical Trials; 2.3.1 Ecteinascidin-743 (Yondelis, Trabectedin); 2.3.2 7-Hydroxystaurosporine (UCN-01); 2.3.3 Ellipticine and Analogs; 2.3.4



Acronycine and Analogs; 2.3.5 Colchicine and Analogs

2.3.6 Ukrain2.4 Alkaloids Used for MDR Reversal; 2.4.1 Cinchona Alkaloids; 2.4.2 Dofequidar Fumarate (MS-209); 2.5 Alkaloids Used for Cancer Prevention; 2.6 Conclusions; 2.7 Acknowledgments; 3 Alkaloids and the Bitter Taste; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Bitter Taste Chemoreception Mechanism; 3.3 Bitter Alkaloids in Food; 3.4 The Bitter Taste of Alkaloids in Other Drugs and Poisons; 3.5 Alkaloids and Taste in Insects; 3.6 The Bitter Taste of Alkaloids: Should We Avoid, Mask, or Understand?; 3.7 Acknowledgments; 4 Capsaicin and Capsaicinoids; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 What Is an Alkaloid? Is Capsaicin an Alkaloid?4.3 Diversity, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism of Capsaicinoids; 4.4 Quantization of Capsaicinoids and Their Distribution in Chili Pepper; 4.5 Isolation and Synthesis of Capsaicin; 4.6 TRV1 as the Biological Target of Capsaicin and the Ecological Raison d'être of Capsaicinoids: A Molecular View; 4.7 Naturally Occurring Analogs and Antagonists of Capsaicin and Endogenous Vanilloids; 4.8 Structure-Activity Relationships of Capsaicinoids; 4.9 Molecular Gastronomy of Hot Food; 4.9.1 Biomedical Relevance of Capsaicin-Induced Trigeminal Responses

4.9.2 Effect of Capsaicin on Taste4.9.3 Gustatory Sweating; 4.9.4 Gustatory Rhinitis; 4.9.5 Hot Food Mitridatism; 4.9.6 Effect of Capsaicin on Digestion; 4.9.7 Capsaicin and Stomach Cancer; 4.9.8 The Effect of Age and Sex on the Sensitivity to Capsaicin; 4.9.9 Capsaicin as a Slimming Agent; 4.9.10 Quenching Capsaicin; 4.9.11 Chilies and Olive Oil; 4.9.12 Who Should Avoid Chilies?; 4.9.13 How can the Pungency of Chilies be Moderated?; 4.9.14 Psychology of Pepper Consumption; 4.10 Conclusions; 4.11 Acknowledgments; 5 Glycosidase-Inhibiting Alkaloids: Isolation, Structure, and Application

5.1 Introduction

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents all important aspects of modern alkaloid chemistry, making it the only work of its kind to offer up-to-date and comprehensive coverage. While the first part concentrates on the structure and biology of bioactive alkaloids, the second one analyzes new trends in alkaloid isolation and structure elucidation, as well as in alkaloid synthesis and biosynthesis.A must for biochemists, organic, natural products, and medicinal chemists, as well as pharmacologists, pharmaceutists, and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910872774603321

Titolo

1995 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 1996

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

621.48

Soggetti

Nuclear engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

A study has been made of the optical and radiation damage properties of undoped and niobium doped lead tungstate crystals. Data were obtained on the optical absorbance, the intensity and decay time of the scintillation light output, and the radioluminescence and photoluminescence emission spectra. Radiation damage was studied in several undoped and niobium doped samples using ^(60)Co gamma ray irradiation. The change in optical absorption and observed scintillation light output was measured as a function of dose up to total cumulative doses on the order of 800 krad. The radiation induced phosphorescence and thermoluminescence was also measured, as well as recovery from damage by optical bleaching and thermal annealing. An investigation was also made to determine trace element impurities in several samples.



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910766890103321

Autore

Ingham Michael (Michael Anthony)

Titolo

Anglo-American Stage and Screen Drama : The Post-Democratic World Order / / by Mike Ingham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031451980

3031451988

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 pages)

Disciplina

792.9

Soggetti

Theater - History

Performing arts

Theater

Motion pictures

Television broadcasting

Motion picture acting

Cultural policy

Popular culture

Contemporary Theatre and Performance

Theatre and Performance Arts

Film and Television Studies

Screen Performance

Cultural Policy and Politics

Popular Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction:Anglophone Drama in a Post-Democratic, Post-Truth World -- Chapter 1. Western Theatre as Sociopolitical Forum—A Short History -- Chapter 2. Progressive Western Cinema -- Chapter 3. Case-study Films and Plays from the First Decade -- Chapter 4. Case-study Films and Plays from the First Decade -- Chapter 5. Case-study Films and Plays from the Second Decade.-Chapter 6. Case-study Films and Plays from the Second Decade -- Conclusion: Progressive Drama and



its Potentialities .

Sommario/riassunto

Anglo-American Stage and Screen Drama analyses and discusses the contemporary role of stage and screen drama as a critical forum for progressive thinking in an increasingly polarised geopolitical world. The book addresses the cultural politics of socially engaged 21st century stage plays and films, and makes the case for drama as a sociopolitical forum, in which the complex and contentious issues that confront society can be explored and debated. It conceives of Anglophone political drama as a significant intervention in today’s culture wars, representing the latter as a convenient distraction from the ongoing depredations of neoliberalism. In the main part of the book selected case-study plays and films from each of the first two decades illustrate drama’s capacity to influence critical debate on social justice issues. All of the case-study texts under discussion express a powerful aesthetics of resistance to right-wing ideology, and promote inclusive and enlightened values. This broader orientation underlines drama’s role as a channel for critical agency in today’s putative post-socialist, post-democratic climate. Mike Ingham is Adjunct Professor of English Studies in the English Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a dedicated tertiary teacher and former teacher-trainer. His research interests include stage and screen drama, Shakespeare studies, Hong Kong literature in English, and drama in education. Mike is also a founder member of Theatre Action, a Hong Kong-based drama group specialising in action research on literary dramatic texts. Previous monograph publications include Staging Fictions - The Prose Fiction Stage Adaptation as Social Allegory (2004), Hong Kong - A Cultural and Literary History (2007), Stage-play and Screen-play: The Intermediality of Theatre and Cinema (2017) and The Intertextuality and Intermediality of theAnglophone Popular Song (2022). He has also produced journal articles and book chapters on adaptation for stage and screen, early modern drama, documentary and feature film in Asian and Western contexts, and drama pedagogy.