1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455250803321

Autore

Hanson James Ralph

Titolo

The chemistry of fungi [[electronic resource] /] / James R. Hanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2008

ISBN

1-84755-832-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

572.4295

589.2041

572/.295

Soggetti

Fungal metabolites

Microorganisms - Physiology

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. 190-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780854041367 nfc; i_iv; v_vi; vii_xii; 001_017; 018_031; 032_046; 047_072; 073_119; 120_126; 127_146; 147_164; 165_176; 177_187; 188_189; 190_203; 204_208; 209_221

Sommario/riassunto

Fungi occupy an important place in the natural world, as non-photosynthetic organisms, they obtain their nutrients from the degradation of organic material. They use many of their secondary metabolites to secure a place in a competitive natural environment and to protect themselves from predation. The diverse structures, biosyntheses and biological activities of fungal metabolites have attracted chemists for many years. Fungi are ubiquitous and their activities affect many aspects of our daily lives whether it be as sources of pharmaceuticals and food or as spoilage organisms and the causes of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825042903321

Autore

Mirandé Alfredo

Titolo

Jalos, USA : transnational community and identity / / Alfredo Mirand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Indiana : , : University of Notre Dame Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-268-08694-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Classificazione

SOC044000SOC053000SOC007000SOC031000

Disciplina

305.8968/7209794

Soggetti

Mexicans - California - Turlock - Social conditions

Jalostotitlán (Mexico) Relations Texas Turlock

Turlock (Calif.) Relations Mexico Jalostotitlan

Jalostotitlán (Mexico) Emigration and immigration

Turlock (Calif.) Emigration and immigration

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

Jalostotitlán and Turlock : Introduction -- Las Fiestas : "Volver, Volver, Volver" -- Courtship and Marriage : "Dando la Serenata" -- "El Rey" : Changing Conceptions of Ranchero Masculinity -- "El Que Quiere Puede!" (He Who Wants to, Can!) : Early Turlock Settlers -- Jalos, USA -- Toribio Romo : "El Padre Pollero" (The Holy Coyote) -- A Theory of Transnational Identity.

Sommario/riassunto

"In Jalos, USA, Alfredo Mirande explores migration between the Mexican town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, and Turlock, California, and shows how migrants retain a primal identity with their community of origin. The study examines how family, gender, courtship, religion, and culture promote a Mexicanized version of the "American Dream" for la gente de Jalos.  After introducing traditional theories of migration and describing a distinctly circular migration pattern between Jalos and Turlock, Mirande introduces a model of transnationalism. Residents move freely back and forth across the border, often at great risk, adopting a transnational village identity that transcends both the border and conventional national or state identities. Mirande's findings are based on participant observation, ethnographic field research, and captivating in-depth personal interviews conducted on both sides of the border



with a wide range of respondents. To include multiple perspectives, Mirande conducts focus group interviews with youth in Jalos and Turlock, as well as interviews with priests and social service providers. Together, these data provide both a rich account of experiences as well as assessments of courtship practices and problems faced by contemporary migrants. Jalos, USA is written in an accessible style that will appeal to students and scholars of Latino and migration studies, policy makers, and laypersons interested in immigration, the border, and transnational migration; "Alfredo Mirande is an established scholar. The strength of this book is in its rich, fascinating interviews of individuals on both sides of the border. The reader comes away with a strong sense that Mirande really got to know the individuals who were interviewed because he used a respectful approach that was able to cull out incredible detail and honesty from those individuals"--Bill Ong Hing, University of San Francisco School of Law"--