1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910524684603321

Autore

Grieve Patricia E

Titolo

The Eve of Spain : Myths of Origins in the History of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Conflict / / Patricia E. Grieve

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2009

©2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

946/.02

Soggetti

Jews - Spain - History

Muslims - Spain - History

Christians - Spain - History

Legends - Spain

Spain Ethnic relations History

Spain History House of Austria, 1516-1700

Spain History 711-1516

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-301) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Eve of Spain demonstrates how the telling and retelling of one of Spain’s founding myths played a central role in the formation of that country’s national identity. King Roderigo, the last Visigoth king of Spain, rapes (or possibly seduces) La Cava, the daughter of his friend and counselor, Count Julian. In revenge, the count travels to North Africa and conspires with its Berber rulers to send an invading army into Spain. So begins the Muslim conquest and the end of Visigothic rule. A few years later, in Northern Spain, Pelayo initiates a Christian resistance and starts a new line of kings to which the present-day Spanish monarchy traces its roots.Patricia E. Grieve follows the evolution of this story from the Middle Ages into the modern era, as shifts in religious tolerance and cultural acceptance influenced its retelling. She explains how increasing anti-Semitism came to be woven



into the tale during the Christian conquest of the peninsula—in the form of traitorous Jewish conspirators. In the sixteenth century, the tale was linked to the looming threat of the Ottoman Turks. The story continued to resonate through the Enlightenment and into modern historiography, revealing the complex interactions of racial and religious conflict and evolving ideas of women’s sexuality.In following the story of La Cava, Rodrigo, and Pelayo, Grieve explains how foundational myths and popular legends articulate struggles for national identity. She explores how myths are developed around few historical facts, how they come to be written into history, and how they are exploited politically, as in the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 followed by that of the Moriscos in 1609. Finally, Grieve focuses on the misogynistic elements of the story and asks why the fall of Spain is figured as a cautionary tale about a woman’s sexuality.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254249803321

Titolo

Essentials of Single-Cell Analysis : Concepts, Applications and Future Prospects / / edited by Fan-Gang Tseng, Tuhin Subhra Santra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-662-49118-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Collana

Series in BioEngineering, , 2196-8861

Disciplina

571.6028

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Biotechnology

Bioinformatics

Biophysics

Cytology

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Microengineering

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Cell Biology

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.

Nota di contenuto

Single Cell Behavioral Assays for Heterogeneity Studies -- Systems biology in single cells -- Electroporation for single cell analysis -- Microinjection for single cell analysis -- Optical tools for single cell manipulation and analysis -- Optoelectrokinetic manipulation for cell analysis -- Continuous micro/nano-fluidic devices for single cell analysis -- Single Cell Mechanical Properties: Label-Free Biomarkers for Cell Status Evaluation -- Cytometry of single cells for biology and biomedicine -- Single cell genomics and epigenomics -- Single cell Metabolomics -- Applications of cell based drug delivery systems: use of single cell assay -- Applications of Single Cell Sequencing in Cancer -- Single Cell Characterization of Microalgal Lipid Contents with Confocal Raman Microscopy -- Single Differentiated Neurons from Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells: Motor Protein Modelling and Neurodegenerative Disease.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an overview of single-cell isolation, separation, injection, lysis and dynamics analysis as well as a study of their heterogeneity using different miniaturized devices. As an important part of single-cell analysis, different techniques including electroporation, microinjection, optical trapping, optoporation, rapid electrokinetic patterning and optoelectronic tweezers are described in detail. It presents different fluidic systems (e.g. continuous micro/nano-fluidic devices, microfluidic cytometry) and their integration with sensor technology, optical and hydrodynamic stretchers etc., and demonstrates the applications of single-cell analysis in systems biology, proteomics, genomics, epigenomics, cancer transcriptomics, metabolomics, biomedicine and drug delivery systems. It also discusses the future challenges for single-cell analysis, including the advantages and limitations. This book is enjoyable reading material while at the same time providing essential information to scientists in academia and professionals in industry working on different aspects of single-cell analysis. Dr. Fan-Gang Tseng is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering and System Science at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Dr. Tuhin Subhra Santra is a Research Associate at the California Nano Systems Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, USA.