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UNINA9910688483903321 |
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Birds : challenges and opportunities for business, conservation and research / / edited by Heimo Mikkola |
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London : , : IntechOpen, , 2021 |
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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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For many humans, birds are the most fascinating group of animals and they are definitely among the best-known and studied organisms. Thanks to global citizen science data, we know that there are some 50 billion individual birds in the world at present, which is about six birds for every human on the planet. Birds have an important role as indicators of the state of the environment, giving them high public value. Human-related global impacts such as climate changes and accelerating urbanization force extant species to continuous adaptations, population modifications, or even outright extinction. This book includes nine chapters covering such topics as bird genetics, the colour of avian plumage, conservation problems, sustainable hunting, habitat disturbance, range expansion and introductions, and long-term bird population changes and challenges. A key chapter explains the genetic rules and reasons why we have continuously more bird species in the world and why we may end up having 7,000 species more than the present 11,000 species. |
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UNINA9910783779203321 |
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Assessing fitness for military enlistment [[electronic resource] ] : physical, medical, and mental health standards / / Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment ; Paul R. Sackett and Anne S. Mavor, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
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0-309-16487-7 |
1-280-34933-6 |
9786610349333 |
0-309-65580-3 |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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SackettPaul R |
MavorAnne S |
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Soldiers - Health and hygiene - United States |
Youth - Health and hygiene - United States |
Manpower - United States |
United States Armed Forces Recruiting, enlistment, etc Standards |
United States Armed Forces Medical examinations |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Procedures, Requirements, and Standards -- Framework for Evaluating Medical and Physical Standards -- Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury -- Medical Factors -- Mental Health -- Substance Abuse and Cigarette Use -- Conclusions and Recommendations. |
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UNINA9910807971903321 |
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Autore |
Chapman Jennie |
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Plotting apocalypse : reading, agency, and identity in the Left Behind series / / Jennie Chapman |
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Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2013 |
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1-62103-989-7 |
1-61703-903-9 |
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1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) |
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Apocalypse in literature |
Christian fiction, American - History and criticism |
Rapture (Christian eschatology) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cracking the prophecy code: reading as an act of agency -- The paranoia of plot: narrative, conspiracy, and agency -- "What a show!" apocalyptic spectacle and the agency of watching -- "In the world but not of it": agency and social engagement -- A very American apocalypse: Left Behind's neoliberal end-times vision -- The revelation will be televised: media, celebrity, and authority in Left Behind -- Negotiated agency: female subjectivities at the end of history -- Queering the apocalypse: homosocial, homophobic, and homoerotic subjectivities in Left Behind -- Conclusion: Both now and not yet: reading in the shadow of the rapture. |
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The 'Left Behind' series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins have been instrumental in disseminating and popularising 'rapture theology' in the contemporary period, selling some 65 million copies worldwide and revitalising the evangelical publishing industry in the U.S. 'Plotting Apocalypse' develops an in-depth critical analysis of LaHaye and Jenkins' bestselling series, including the sequel and prequels, showing how the 'Left Behind' series functions as a space where the conundrum of evangelical agency can be staged and, perhaps, resolved. |
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UNINA9910484454803321 |
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Autore |
Braillard Pierre-Alain |
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Explanation in Biology : An Enquiry into the Diversity of Explanatory Patterns in the Life Sciences / / by Pierre-Alain Braillard, Christophe Malaterre |
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Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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[1st ed. 2015.] |
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1 online resource (434 p.) |
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History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, , 2211-1956 ; ; 11 |
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Biology - Philosophy |
Science - Philosophy |
Neural networks (Computer science) |
Philosophy of Biology |
Philosophy of Science |
Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Chapter 1. “Explanation in Biology: An Introduction” -- PART I – EXPLORING EXPLANATORY PLURALISM IN BIOLOGY -- Chapter 2. “Is There an Explanation for the Diversity of Explanations in Biological Sciences?” -- Chapter 3. “Explanation in Systems Biology: Is It All About Mechanisms?” -- Chapter 4. “Historical Contingency and the Explanation of Evolutionary Trends” -- Chapter 5. “Developmental Noise: Explaining the Specific Heterogeneity of Individual Organisms” -- PART II – MECHANISTIC EXPLANATION: APPLICATIONS AND EMENDATIONS -- Chapter 6. “Explaining in Contemporary Molecular Biology: Beyond Mechanisms” -- Chapter 7. “Evolutionary Developmental Biology and the Limits of Philosophical Accounts of Mechanistic Explanation” -- Chapter 8. “The Relevance of Irrelevance: Explanation in Systems Biology” -- Chapter 9. “Graph-Theoretic Perspectives on Dynamic Mechanistic Explanation” -- PART III – THE |
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ROLE OF MATHEMATICS IN BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS -- Chapter 10. “Mathematical Explanation in Biology” -- Chapter 11. “Explanation and Organizing Principles in Systems Biology” -- Chapter 12. “Are dynamic mechanistic explanations still mechanistic?” -- PART IV – THE ROLE OF HEURISTICS IN BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS -- Chapter 13. “Heuristics, Descriptions, and the Scope of Mechanistic Explanation” -- Chapter 14. “Prospect and Limits of Explaining Biological Systems in Engineering Terms” -- Chapter 15. “From Mechanisms to Mathematical Models and Back to Mechanisms: Quantitative Mechanistic Explanations” -- PART V – NEW THEORIES OF EXPLANATION IN BIOLOGY AND ELSEWHERE -- Chapter 16. “Biological Explanations as Cursory Covering Law Explanations” -- Chapter 17. “Explaining Cell Development: Stem Cells and Reprogramming” -- Chapter 18. “Explaining Causal Selection with Explanatory Causal Economy : Biology and Beyond”. |
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Patterns of explanation in biology have long been recognized as different from those deployed in other scientific disciplines, especially physics. Celebrating the diversity of explanatory models found in biology, this volume details their varying types as well as their relationships to one another. It covers the key current debates in the philosophy of biology over the nature of explanation, and its apparent diversity that stems from a variety of historical, causal, mechanistic, or mathmatical explanatory practices. Offering a wealth of fresh analyses on the nature of explanation in contemporary biology chapters examine aspects ranging from the role of mathematics in explaining cell development to the complexities thrown up by evolutionary-developmental biology, where explanation is altered by multidisciplinarity itself. They cover major domains such as ecology and systems biology, as well as contemporary trends, such as the mechanistic explanations spawned by progress in molecular biology. With contributions from researchers of many different nationalities, the book provides a many-angled perspective on a revealing feature of the discipline of biology. |
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