1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452123503321

Autore

Glover Jonathan

Titolo

Choosing children [[electronic resource] ] : genes, disability, and design / / Jonathan Glover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-87015-X

9786610870158

0-19-153748-9

1-4294-8711-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Uehiro series in practical ethics

Disciplina

618.92/0042

Soggetti

Genetic disorders in children

Abnormalities, Human - Genetic aspects

Medical ethics

Genetic counseling

Electronic books.

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 (p. 105-110).

Nota di contenuto

Disability and genetic choice -- Parental choice and what we owe to our children -- Human values and genetic design.

Sommario/riassunto

Genetic and reproductive technology now offers us the possibility of choosing what kinds of children we do and don't have. Should we welcome this power, or should we fear its implications? The renowned moral philosopher and best-selling author Jonathan Glover suggests how we should try to deal with this urgent problem. Surely parents owe it to their children to keep them free from disabilities? But there is a powerful new challenge from people who have these conditions: how do we justify trying to avoid bringing people like them into being? Jonathan Glover also examines the emotive idea of 'eu



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784797803321

Autore

Larsson Mats (Physics teacher)

Titolo

Dissociative recombination of molecular ions / / Mats Larsson and Ann E. Orel [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-17457-0

1-281-37060-6

9786611370602

0-511-39422-5

0-511-39214-1

0-511-39487-X

0-511-39091-2

0-511-53540-6

0-511-39345-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge molecular science

Disciplina

539/.6

Soggetti

Ion recombination

Dissociation

Ions

Electrons

Molecular structure

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental methods; 3 Theoretical methods; 4 The H2+ molecule; 5 Diatomic hydride ions; 6 Diatomic ions; 7 The H3+ molecule; 8 Polyatomic ions; 9 Related processes; 10 Applications; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dissociative recombination (DR) of molecular ions with electrons is a complex, poorly understood molecular process. Its critical role as a neutralising agent in the Earth's upper atmosphere is now well established and its occurrence in many natural and laboratory-produced plasma has been a strong motivation for studying the event.



In this book theoretical concepts, experimental methodology and applications are united, revealing the governing principles behind the gas-phase reaction. The book takes the reader through the intellectual challenges posed, describing in detail dissociation mechanisms, dynamics, diatomic and polyatomic ions and related processes, including dissociative excitation, ion pair formation and photodissociation. With the final chapter dedicated to applications in astrophysics, atmospheric science, plasma physics and fusion research, this is a focused, definitive guide to a fundamental molecular process. The book will appeal to academics within physics, physical chemistry and related sciences.