Reading Michael Psellos / / edited by Charles Barber, David Jenkins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458628203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-39943-4; 9786611399436; 90-474-0980-9
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 255 p
• Collana: The Medieval Mediterranean ; ; 61
• Disciplina: 189
• Soggetti: Intellectual history; Philosophy, Medieval; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- 1. Dealing with the Psellos Corpus: From Allatius to Westerink and the Bibliotheca Teubneriana // John Duffy -- 2. Imagery in the Chronographia of Michael Psellos // Antony R. Littlewood -- 3. Michael Psellos in a Hagiographical Landscape: The Life of St. Auxentios and the Encomion of Symeon the Metaphrast // Elizabeth A. Fisher -- 4. A Twist of Plot: Psellos, Heliodorus and Narratology // Christopher A. McLaren -- 5. Animated Statues: Aesthetics and Movement // Stratis Papaioannou -- 6. Living Painting, or the Limits of Pointing? Glancing at Icons with Michael Psellos // Charles Barber -- 7. Psellos' Conceptual Precision // David Jenkins -- 8. The Writing of Dreams: A Note on Psellos' Funeral Oration for his Mother // Christine Angelidi -- 9. Attaleiates as a Reader of Psellos // Dimitri Krallis -- 10. Michael Psellos' De Daemonibus in the Renaissance // Darin Hayton -- 11. Thoughts on the Future of Psellos-Studies, with Attention to his Mother's Encomium // Anthony Kaldellis -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The papers of this volume originated in a workshop held at the University of Notre Dame in February 2004 to discuss the variety of ways one might read Michael Psellos (1018-after 1081?). One of most original figures of Byzantine intellectual history, Psellos was a polymath whose range extended from rhetoric and philosophy to law and ; medicine. While his history of his own times, the Chronographia , is one of the best known works of Byzantine literature, very little else of his large body of work has been translated. It is the intention of this volume to encourage a wider awareness of Psellos' many interests by offering readings of his original texts from a variety of scholarly perspectives.

Nanobiotechnology Applications in Plant Protection / / edited by Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ram Prasad

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298399903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• ISBN: 3-319-91161-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 394 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color.)
• Collana: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, , 2523-8035
• Disciplina: 572.572
• Soggetti: Botanical chemistry; Plant diseases; Nanotechnology; Invertebrates; Biotechnology; Plant biotechnology; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Pathology; Invertebrate Zoology; Plant Biotechnology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- 1. Nanotechnology and their applications in insects pest control -- 2. Cytotoxic potential of plant nanoparticles -- 3. Nanoparticle based plant disease management: Tools for sustainable agriculture -- 4. Vital implication of nanotechnology in plant protection -- 5. PCR Amplification yield enhancement of fungal DNA templates ; extracted via three types of nanoparticles -- 6. Potential of Nanofabrication for Environment Management -- 7. Nano biotechnology in Plant Pathology -- 8. Recent advancement in Nanofungicides -- 9. Nanotechnology and pesticides: Current state, Prospects, and constraints -- 10. Role of microbes in plant protection using intersection of nanotechnology and biology -- 11. Interaction of nanoparticles with plant cell -- 12. Antifungal activity of three types of Nano agrochemicals against Alternaria alternate, Rhizoctonia solani and Botrytis cinerea -- 13. The role of nanostrucutres in plant protection -- 14. Application of Silver nanoparticles in Plant disease control -- 15. Nanotechnology in agricultural diseases and Food safety -- 16. Application of nanotechnology in detection of mycotoxins -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Nanotechnology can target specific agricultural problems related to plant pathology and provide new techniques for crop disease control. Plant breeders and phytopathologist are needed who can apply nanogenomics and develop nanodiagnostic technologies to accurately advance the improvement process and take advantage of the potential of genomics. This book serves as a thorough guide for researchers working with nanotechnology to address plant protection problems. Novel nanobiotechnology methods describe new plant gene transfer tools that improve crop resistance against plant diseases and increase food security. Also, quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as essential tools for fast and accurate detection of particular biological markers. Biosensors, QDs, nanostructured platforms, nanoimaging, and nanopore DNA sequencing tools have the potential to raise sensitivity, specificity, and speed in pathogen detection, thereby facilitating high-throughput analysis and providing high-quality monitoringand crop protection. Also, this book deals with the application of nanotechnology for quicker, more cost-effective, and precise diagnostic procedures of plant diseases and mycotoxins. Applications of nanotechnology in plant pests and disease control, antimicrobial mechanisms, pesticides remediation and nanotoxicity on plant ecosystem and soil microbial communities are discussed in detail. Moreover, the application of specific nanomaterials including silver, copper, carbon- or polymer-based nanomaterials and nanoemulsions is also mentioned. Crops treated with safe nanofertilizers and nanopesticides will gain added avlue because they are free of chemical residues, decay and putative pathogens for human health, sustaining the global demand for high product quality. .