1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452260003321

Autore

Satter David <1947->

Titolo

Darkness at dawn [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of the Russian criminal state / / David Satter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-72942-6

9786611729424

0-300-12909-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

364.1/06/0947

Soggetti

Organized crime - Russia (Federation)

Electronic books.

Russia (Federation) Social conditions 1991-

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 (p. 289-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Kursk -- Ryazan -- The young reformers -- The history of reform -- The gold seekers -- The workers -- Law enforcement -- Organized crime -- Ulyanovsk -- Vladivostok -- Krasnoyarsk -- The value of human life -- The criminalization of consciousness -- Conclusion : does Russia have a future?

Sommario/riassunto

Anticipating a new dawn of freedom and democracy after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: a country desperately impoverished and controlled at every level by criminals. This compelling book tells the story of the 1990's reform period in Russia through the experiences of individual citizens. Recounting in detail the development of a new era of oppression, journalist David Satter conveys the staggering nature of the changes that have swept Russian life, society, and ways of thinking. Through the stories of people at all levels of Russian society, Satter describes fraudulent investment schemes, massive corruption, and the intrusion of organized crime everywhere. With insights derived from more than twenty years of writing and reporting on Russia, Satter considers why the individual human being there has historically counted for so little. And he offers



an illuminating analysis of how Russia's post-Soviet fate was decided when a new morality failed to fill the vast moral vacuum that communism left in its wake.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910678243303321

Titolo

Neuroendocrine-Immune System Interactions / / edited by Jan Pieter Konsman, Teresa M. Reyes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-21358-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 pages)

Collana

Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, , 2662-2076 ; ; 13

Disciplina

616.079

612.8

Soggetti

Neurosciences

Endocrine glands

Immunology

Neuroscience

Endocrine System

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Concepts -- Chapter 1. A History of Immune and Neuroendocrine System Interactions -- Chapter 2. Philosophical Perspectives on Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions: The Building Block Model and Complementary Neuro-Endocrine-Immune-Microbiota Systems Approaches -- Chapter 3. The Behavioural Immune System of Lower Vertebrates -- Part II. Regulatory Pathways -- Chapter 4. Cytokines and Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activation: Now a Classic of Immune-Neuroendocrine System Interactions -- Chapter 5. Catecholamines and Immunomodulation -- Chapter 6. Neuroendocrine-immune Interactions in Major Depressive Disorder: Glucocorticoids and Glucocorticoid Receptors -- Chapter 7. Brain Fluids, Blood-Brain Interfaces, and Their Involvement in Neuroimmune



Regulation During Development and in Adulthood -- Chapter 8. Neuropeptide Binding Autoantibodies Regulating Neuroendocrine Communications -- Part III. Modulation -- Chapter 9. Postnatal Development of Neuroimmune Responses -- Chapter 10. Sex Differences in Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions -- Chapter 11. Biological Clocks and Immune Function -- Chapter 12. Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions -- Part IV. Disease -- Chapter 13. Energy Balance and Neuroendocrine-Immune Regulation in Chronic Inflammatory and Neoplastic Diseases: An Evolutionary Perspective -- Chapter 14. Autonomic, Immune, Metabolic and Neuroendocrine Dimensions of Anorexia Nervosa: An Integrative View.

Sommario/riassunto

The concepts of the neuroendocrine system and the immune system emerged more or less simultaneously in the second half of the 20th century. Although these systems have a high degree of autonomy, it has also become clear that they interact in many ways and at different levels. This book focuses on the neuroendocrine and immune interactions that are fundamental to normal development and maintenance of health. The first introductory chapters are devoted to the historical and philosophical concepts within the field, as well as evolutionary considerations, offering critical interdisciplinary perspectives on the development of this field of research. Without attempting an exhaustive overview, the book then introduces some of the regulatory pathways that mediate interactions between the neuroendocrine and immune systems and examines modulating factors such as age and sex. In addition, several chapters address the importance of neuroendocrine-immune interactions in some disease states. Readers can expect to gain a broad perspective of neuroendocrine-immune interactions in development, health, and disease, along with a critical evaluation of current methods used in the field. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology, and neuroscience, as well as postdoctoral fellows and established researchers seeking a comprehensive overview and historical perspective of the field of neuroendocrine-immune interactions.