1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463693603321

Autore

Georgiou Andréas

Titolo

Excessive lending, leverage, and risk-taking in the presence of bailout expectations [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Andréas Georgiou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, Statistics Dept., 2009

ISBN

1-4623-0026-X

1-282-84434-2

1-4527-7023-9

1-4518-7380-8

9786612844348

Descrizione fisica

25 p. : ill

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; WP/09/233

Soggetti

Financial crises - Econometric models

Economic policy - Mathematical models

Financial risk

Capital market

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"October 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794300603321

Autore

Werbner Richard P.

Titolo

Anthropology after Gluckman : the Manchester School, colonial and postcolonial transformations / / Richard Werbner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021

ISBN

1-5261-3802-6

1-5261-5549-4

1-5261-3801-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 363 pages)

Collana

Manchester scholarship online

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Ethnology - History

Postcolonialism

Anthropology - Study and teaching (Higher) - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Manchester school of economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Max Gluckman in South Africa : role model, early leadership -- Max Gluckman's commitments, projects and legacies -- Elizabeth Colson : home town anthropologist, systems sceptic -- Clyde Mitchell and A.L. Epstein : urban perspectives -- Relational thought, networks, circles -- Friendship, interlocking directorates, cosmopolitanism -- A.L. Epstein's enduring argument : the reasonable man and emotion -- Victor Turner's 'voyage of discovery' -- The re-analysis of Chihamba, the White Spirit -- Anthropology and the postcolonial.

Sommario/riassunto

This title places the Manchester School in the vanguard of modern social anthropology. Werbner reveals not only the cosmopolitan distinctiveness but also the force of creative difference in the ideas, interdisciplinary approaches, and travelling theories of the intimate circle around Max Gluckman.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483573103321

Autore

Wang Ming-Feng

Titolo

Cultural Realism and Virtualism Design Model / / by Ming-Feng Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-2271-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 pages)

Disciplina

338.477

Soggetti

Motion pictures

Culture

Technology

Industrial design

Management

Industrial management

Audio-Visual Culture

Culture and Technology

Industrial Design

Innovation/Technology Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Culture and Design -- 3 Field Survey: The Taos and Maoris -- 4 New Design Model: Cultural Realism and Virtualism -- 5 Design Method -- 6 Design Development and Process -- 7 Product Display and Validation -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The book proposes a new Cultural Realism and Virtualism design model for cultural and creative products based on Laozi’s philosophy and analysis of symbolism, metaphysics, three-layered culture, reverse-triangular cultural space and Zen aesthetics. It studies peoples that speak Austronesian languages and offers a detailed comparison of their homogeneous and heterogeneous cultures of color, clothing, housing, boats, birds, symbols, dance and ancestry, and provides insights into the cultural features of deconstruction and construction of color, style, form, shape and function, to compose cultural and creative products



using complex, variable, fuzzy evaluation; and structural variation and color evaluation methods. It then uses case studies to show that the products created with the new model not only fulfilled their purpose, but also successfully entered the markets. This book helps qualify decision-making processes, improve accuracy of design scheme evaluation and enhance efficiency in product development, and as such appeals to those in the cultural and creative industry, researchers, designers and those who are interested in product design.

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139751303321

Autore

Masella Roberta

Titolo

Glutathione and sulfur amino acids in human health and disease / / Roberta Masella and Giuseppe Mazza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

9786612278525

9781282278523

1282278525

9780470475973

0470475978

9780470475966

047047596X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (626 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MazzaG. <1946->

Disciplina

612.015756

612.3/98

612.398

Soggetti

Glutathione - Psychological aspects

Sulfur amino acids - Psychological aspects

Glutathione - Therapeutic use

Sulfur amino acids - Therapeutic use

Glutathione - Metabolism

Sulfur amino acids - Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

GLUTATHIONE AND SULFUR AMINO ACIDS IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; I INTRODUCTION; 1 GLUTATHIONE AND THE SULFUR-CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS: AN OVERVIEW; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Why Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids?; 1.3 S-Adenosylmethionine, Nature's Wonder Cofactor; 1.4 Glutathione; 1.5 Taurine-the Second Essential Sulfur-Containing Amino Acid?; 1.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; II CHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM OF GSH AND SULFUR AMINO ACIDS; 2 SULFUR AMINO ACIDS CONTENTS OF DIETARY PROTEINS: DAILY INTAKE AND REQUIREMENTS; 2.1 Introduction

2.2 Sulfur Amino Acids (SAA) Content of Dietary Protein2.3 Sulfur Amino Acid Intake; 2.4 Nutritional Requirement for Total Sulfur Amino Acids; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 CELLULAR COMPARTMENTALIZATION OF GLUTATHIONE; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Glutathione Content in Cells; References; 4 INTESTINAL METABOLISM OF SULFUR AMINO ACIDS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Isotopic Approaches to Study Metabolism; 4.3 Evidence of Gut Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism; 4.4 Other Key Players in Intestinal Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism; 4.5 Cysteine in Redox Function and Oxidant Stress in the Gut

4.6 Pathophysiology of Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism in the GIT4.7 Conclusions; References; 5 HEPATIC SULFUR AMINO ACID METABOLISM; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Dietary Relation between Methionine and Cysteine; 5.3 Metabolic Relation between Hepatic Sulfur Amino Acids, B Vitamins, and Methyl Group Metabolism; 5.4 Regulation of Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism and Related Metabolic Pathways in the Liver; 5.5 Impact of Physiologic and Nutritional Factors on Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism; 5.6 Conclusions; References; III ANTIOXIDANT AND DETOXIFICATION ACTIVITIES

6 GLUTATHIONE AND SULFUR CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS: ANTIOXIDANT AND CONJUGATION ACTIVITIES6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants; 6.3 Glutathione Redox Cycle; 6.4 Regulation of GSH and Cysteine Levels; 6.5 Biotransformation; 6.6 ROS-Mediated Cellular Signaling; 6.7 Transcription Regulation of Antioxidant and Conjugation Enzymes; 6.8 Oxidative Stress and Diseases; References; 7 GLUTAREDOXIN AND THIOREDOXIN ENZYME SYSTEMS: CATALYTIC MECHANISMS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 General Characteristics of Glutaredoxins

7.3 General Characteristics of Thioredoxins7.4 Glutaredoxin Mechanism of Action; 7.5 Thioredoxin Mechanism of Action; 7.6 Control of Grx Expression; 7.7 Control of Trx Expression in Mammalian Systems; 7.8 Cellular Functions of Grx; 7.9 Cellular Functions of Trx; 7.10 Reversible Sulfhydryl Oxidation and Disease; 7.11 Conclusions; References; 8 METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASES: A PROTECTIVE SYSTEM AGAINST OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 History of the Msr System; 8.3 MsrA and MsrB Protein Structure and Mechanism of Action; 8.4 Msr Reducing Requirement; 8.5 Other Members of the Msr Family

8.6 The Msr System: Both a Repair Enzyme and a Scavenger of ROS

Sommario/riassunto

The complex roles of glutathione and sulfur amino acids in human health Glutathione (?-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, GSH) is a major antioxidant acting as a free radical scavenger that protects the cell from reactive oxygen species (ROS). Sulfur amino acids (SAAs), such as methionine and cysteine, play a critical role in the maintenance of health. GSH depletion as well as alterations of SAA metabolism are linked to a host of disease states including liver cirrhosis, various pulmonary diseases, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury, aging, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease