Investigations in the economics of aging [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Wise

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463166903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-299-10470-3; 0-226-90316-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
• Altri autori (Persone): WiseDavid A
• Disciplina: 305.260973
• Soggetti: Aging - Economic aspects - United States; Retirees - Economic conditions - 21st century; Older people - Medical care - United States - Costs; Older people - Health and hygiene - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Papers presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2011.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Financing retirement -- Were they prepared for retirement? : financial status at advanced ages in the HRS and AHEAD cohorts / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise ; comment, David Laibson -- Economic preparation for retirement / Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder ; comment, Robert J. Willis -- How well are Social Security recipients protected from inflation? / Gopi Shah Goda, John B. Shoven, and Sita Nataraj Slavov ; comment, Michael D. Hurd -- The availability and utilization of 401(k) loans / John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian ; comment: Gopi Shah Goda -- Health and health care -- Dimensons of health in the elderly population / David M. Cutler and Mary Beth Landrum ; comment, David R. Weir -- The value of progress against cancer in the elderly / Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Matthew Miller, and Daniella Perlroth ; comment, Amitabh Chandra -- Self reported disability and reference groups / Arthur van Soest, Tatiana Andreyeva, Arie Kapteyn, and James P. Smith ; comment, David M. Cutler -- "Healthy, wealthy and wise?" revisited : an analysis of the causal pathways from socioeconomic status to health / ; Till Stowasser, Florian Heiss, Daniel McFadden, and Joachim Winter ; comment, Robert J. Willis -- Childhood health and differences in late-life health outcomes between England and the United States / James Banks, Zoe Oldfield, and James P. Smith ; comment, Amitabh Chandra -- The financial crisis and the well-being of America / Angus Deaton ; comment, Daniel McFadden.
• Sommario/riassunto: One of the most well-established relationships in the economics of aging is that between health and wealth. Yet this relationship is also changing in conjunction with a rapidly aging population as well as a broad evolution in how people live later in life. Building on findings from earlier editions in this National Bureau of Economic Research series, Investigations in the Economics of Aging focuses on the changing financial circumstances of the elderly and the relationship of these circumstances to health and health care. Among the topics addressed are the significance of out-of-pocket health care costs, the effects of inflation on social security, and the impact of the recent financial crisis on Americans' well-being. Encompassing new data and advances in research methodology, the developments presented in this volume will have important implications for economies worldwide.

Tissue engineering [[electronic resource] ] : essentials for daily laboratory work / / W.W. Minuth, R. Strehl, K. Schumacher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144562903321
• Autore: Minuth W. W (Will W.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim ; ; [New York], : Wiley-VCH, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-51985-1; 9786610519859; 3-527-60478-2; 3-527-60456-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): StrehlR (Raimund); SchumacherK (Karl)
• Disciplina: 571.538
• Soggetti: Tissue engineering; Tissue culture; 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. 303-305) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Tissue Engineering; Preface; Contents; 1 Developmental processes; 2 Cells and Tissue; 2.1 The Cell; 2.1.1 The Cell as a Functional Unit; 2.1.2 Plasma Membrane; 2.1.3 Nucleus; 2.1.4 Mitochondria; 2.1.5 Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER); 2.1.6 Golgi Apparatus; 2.1.7 Endosomes, Lysosomes and Peroxisomes; 2.1.8 Cytoskeleton; 2.1.9 ECM; 2.1.10 Cell Cycle; 2.2 Tissue Types; 2.2.1 Epithelia; 2.2.1.1 Building Plans of Epithelia; 2.2.1.2 Glands; 2.2.1.3 Epithelia in Sensory Perception; 2.2.2 Connective Tissue; 2.2.2.1 Variety; 2.2.2.2 Fat Tissue as Storage; 2.2.2.3 Bone and Cartilage as Support Tissue; 2.2.3 Muscle Tissue2.2.3.1 Cell Movement; 2.2.3.2 Rhythmic Contraction; 2.2.3.3 Unconscious Contraction; 2.2.4 Nervous System Tissue; 2.2.4.1 Information Mediation; 2.2.4.2 Networks and Connections; 2.3 Relevance of the ECM; 2.3.1 Components of the ECM; 2.3.1.1 Functions of the ECM; 2.3.1.2 Synthesis of the Collagens; 2.3.1.3 Fibronectin; 2.3.1.4 Laminin; 2.3.1.5 Reticular and Elastic Fibers; 2.3.1.6 Collagens of the Basement Membrane; 2.3.1.7 FACIT Collagens; 2.3.1.8 Proteoglycans; 2.3.2 Interactions between the Cell ; and the ECM; 2.3.2.1 Adhesion and the ECM; 2.3.2.2 Proliferation and the ECM2.3.2.3 Differentiation and the ECM; 2.3.2.4 Apoptosis and the ECM; 2.3.3 Signal Transduction; 2.3.3.1 Modulation of the Cell-Matrix Interaction; 2.3.3.2 The ECM and Cell Binding; 2.3.3.3 Signals to the Inner Cell; 2.3.3.4 The ECM and Long-term Contact; 2.3.4 Matricellular Proteins; 2.3.4.1 Thrombospondin; 2.3.4.2 Tenascin C; 2.3.4.3 Osteopontin; 2.3.4.4 SPARC; 2.4 Emergence of Tissue; 2.4.1 Germ Layers and Ground Tissue; 2.4.1.1 Derivatives of the Ectoderm; 2.4.1.2 Derivatives of the Mesoderm; 2.4.1.3 Derivatives of the Entoderm; 2.4.2 Individual Cells, Social Interactions and Functional Tissue Development2.4.2.1 Differentiation from Individual Cells; 2.4.2.2 Functional Exceptions; 2.4.2.3 Individual Cells and Social Interactions; 2.4.2.4 Formation of tissue; 2.4.2.5 Individual Cell Cycles; 2.4.2.6 Coordinated Growth; 2.4.2.7 Competence; 2.4.2.8 Morphogenic Factors; 2.4.2.9 Apoptosis; 2.4.2.10 Necrosis versus Apoptosis; 2.4.2.11 Terminal Differentiation; 2.4.2.12 Adaptation; 2.4.2.13 Transdifferentiation; 2.4.2.14 Multifactorial Differentiation; 2.5 Regeneration; 2.5.1 Events Immediately after an Injury; 2.5.2 Wound Closure2.5.3 Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis); 2.5.4 Cooperative Renewal; 3 Classical Culture Methods; 3.1 History; 3.2 First Cultures; 3.2.1 Culture Containers; 3.2.1.1 Individual Culture Containers; 3.2.1.2 Dimensions of the Container; 3.2.1.3 Coating the Culture Dish; 3.2.1.4 Filter Inserts; 3.2.2 Culture Media; 3.2.2.1 Ingredients; 3.2.2.2 Adjustment of Serum Supplements; 3.2.2.3 Serum Collection; 3.2.2.4 Serum-free Culture Media; 3.2.2.5 pH of the Medium; 3.2.2.6 Antibiotics; 3.2.2.7 Other Additives; 3.2.3 Growth Factors; 3.2.3.1 Overview of Different Growth Factors; 3.2.3.2 Effect of Growth Factors
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprehensive in its scope and illustrated in detail, this practical book provides a fundamental insight into the complex world of tissue development and artificial cell culture using tissue engineering.The introductory chapters cover basic cell biology and cellular development as well as cell culture, with a main emphasis on ways of differentiating tissue and the critical evaluation of the properties of maturing tissue constructs. The authors also focus on the use of stem cells from the most varied sources in tissue engineering. The whole is rounded off by an exceptionally wide-rangin