1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466822003316

Autore

Grøn Øyvind

Titolo

Lecture Notes on the General Theory of Relativity [[electronic resource] ] : From Newton’s Attractive Gravity to the Repulsive Gravity of Vacuum Energy / / by Øyvind Grøn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2009

ISBN

1-280-38477-8

9786613562692

0-387-88134-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 252 p. 93 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 772

Classificazione

530

UD 8220

Disciplina

530.11

Soggetti

Gravitation

Physics

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation -- The Special Theory of Relativity -- Vectors, Tensors and Forms -- Accelerated Reference Frames -- Covariant Differentiation -- Curvature -- Einstein’s Field Equations -- The Schwarzschild Spacetime -- Black Holes -- Schwarzschild’s Interior Solution -- Cosmology.

Sommario/riassunto

This book has resulted from a course in the general theory of relativity at the University of Oslo where the author has lectured for more than twenty years. Although the text is designed for master students, it is rather self-contained. Since mathematics courses on differential geometry and tensor calculus usually employ a rather abstract notation different from the component notation used in physical applications, the book introduces not only an introduction to the physical principles



of the theory and physical applications of the theory, but also introduces the mathematics which is needed, in particular the calculus of differential forms. Detailed calculations are given of the bending of light, the perihelion precession of Mercury and the predictions for the Hafele-Keating experiment. The Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation is deduced and solved for an incompressible fluid to give the internal Schwarzschild solution. Rotating black holes are discussed. The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe models are deduced. Also the reader will become familiar with the Universe model which is now considered as the standard model of the universe; a flat model filled with vacuum energy and cold matter. The inflationary era at the first moment of the history of our universe is also discussed.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910404255403321

Autore

Haugli Trude

Titolo

Children's constitutional rights in the Nordic Countries / / Trude Haugli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2019

Leiden Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2020

ISBN

90-04-38281-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Stockholm Studies in Child Law and Children’s Rights; ; volume5

Disciplina

342.4808/772

Soggetti

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - Scandinavia

Children - Civil rights - Scandinavia

Children's rights - Scandinavia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to children's constitutional rights -- Children's rights in nordic constitutional law -- Best interests of the child in nordic law -- Children's right to participation in nordic law -- Children's right to family life in nordic law -- Concluding analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

The book presents a comparative study of children’s constitutional rights in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The authors discuss the value of enshrining children’s rights in national



constitutions in addition to implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Central issues are whether enshrining children’s rights in the Constitution improves implementation and enforcement of those rights by providing advocacy tools and by mandating courts, legislators, policy-makers and practitioners to take children’s rights seriously. The study assesses whether the Nordic constitutions are in line with the child rights approach of the CRC both on a general level and in detail in three domains; the best interests of the child, participation rights, and the right to respect for family life.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743362403321

Autore

Kim Cheorl-Ho

Titolo

Glycobiology of Innate Immunology / / by Cheorl-Ho Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

981-16-9080-4

981-16-9081-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (673 pages)

Collana

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Genetics

Medical genetics

Biology

Membranes (Biology)

Biological transport

Cell membranes

Genetics and Genomics

Medical Genetics

Biological Sciences

Biological Membranes

Membrane Trafficking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Glycans in innate immunity of dendritic cells -- Chapter 1)



Historical expansion of defense system -- Chapter 2) Columbus era to modern revolution in immunological defense system -- Chapter 3) Historical profile of defense constituents and progress in innte immune repertoire -- Chapter 4) The outline of innate immunity -- Chapter 5) Autophagy from microbial invaders and self-associated molecular patterns (SAMPs) of innate immune cells -- Part 2. Dendritic cells (DCs) -- Chapter 6) General biology of DCs -- Chapter 7) Classification and different function of DCs -- Chapter 8) Glycan biosynthesis in eukaryotes -- Chapter 9) Glycans in cell recognition and evolutionary adaptation in organisms -- Chapter 10) Changes in glycan structure involve in co-regulated expression of glycan-binding lectin counterparts -- Chapter 11) Evolution of lectin: alternative splicing contributes to variation for glycan binding receptors -- Chapter 12) Glycan regulation of NK cell receptors -- Chapter 13) Carbohydrate recognition of target antigens by DCs during infection and inflammation -- Chapter 14) Glycan-specific trafficking receptors in DCs maturation -- Chapter 15) Glycan ligands in trafficking of DC migration -- Chapter 16) Chemokine receptors in DCs trafficking -- Chapter 17) Glycan structure-recognizing selectins in DC-endothelium interaction during infection and inflammation -- Chapter 18) Glycans activate the innate immune system -- Chapter 19) Innate immune lectin receptors of Siglec, DC-SIGN, Galectin and TLR in DCs -- Chapter 20) Galectins -- Chapter 21) DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing non-integrin, DC-SIGNB (CD209) -- Chapter 22) Other DCs-derivd receptors -- Chapter 23) Toll-like receptors (TLRs) -- Chapter 24) CD33 and CD33-related Siglecs in pathogen recognition and endocytosis of DC in the innate immune system -- Chapter 25) Pathogenic suppression of the pathogen-specific host immune response -- Chapter 26) DCs tumor immunotherapy through sialyl binding of DCs to T cells.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the latest knowledge and the most recent research results on glycobiology of innate immunology. Innate immunity is the crucial part of the immunological defense system that exerts their distinct functions through binding to certain functional glycoproteins. They play a role in various human diseases and also function against microbial invaders and self-associated molecular patterns. Co-regulated expression of glycan-binding is associated with many biological components such as cellular oncotransformation, phenotype change, neuronal or embryonic development, regulation of cell division, cell–cell interaction, cell attachment, adhesion, and motility, and intracellular signaling via protein–carbohydrate or carbohydrate–carbohydrate interactions. This book opens by providing the key background on glycans in innate immunity and its mechanisms behind the Dendritic cell interactions during infection and inflammation are examined in depth, and the concluding chapter is devoted to signaling tumor immunotherapy. Up-to-date information is then presented on all aspects of glycan structure-recognizing signaling. The book should assist in the further development of new strategies against emerging infectious agents and intractable diseases.