1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910678587803321

Titolo

Central Nervous System Tumors : Primary and Secondary / / Feyzi Birol Sarica, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-80356-753-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 pages)

Disciplina

616.9948

Soggetti

Central nervous system - Cancer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group consisting of more than 100 tumor types originating from the brain, cerebellum, brain stem, spinal cord, and meninges. Despite the positive developments of recent years, especially in the treatment of high-grade brain tumors, treatment outcomes have not yet reached an acceptable level. However, due to advances in clinical and experimental studies, the genetic and molecular structures of many high-grade CNS tumors are now better understood. The World Health Organization's 2021 Classification of CNS Tumors has aided the understanding of the genetic, molecular and immunological structures of these tumors as well as their interactions with their microenvironment. Targeted therapies and vaccines developed with immunotherapy protocols are promising developments. This book explores the natural history of CNS tumors and discusses relevant treatment protocols.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782808403321

Titolo

Bioeconomics of invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : integrating ecology, economics, policy, and management / / edited by Reuben P. Keller ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-770037-3

0-19-988793-4

1-282-05381-7

9786612053818

0-19-970982-3

0-19-970983-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KellerReuben P

Disciplina

577.18

577/.18

Soggetti

Biological invasions

Population 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction to Biological Invasions: Biological, Economic, and Social Perspectives; 2 Integrating Economics and Biology for Invasive Species Management; 3 Trait-Based Risk Assessment for Invasive Species; 4 Identifying Suitable Habitat for Invasive Species Using Ecological Niche Models and the Policy Implications of Range Forecasts; 5 Stochastic Models of Propagule Pressure and Establishment; 6 Estimating Dispersal and Predicting Spread of Nonindigenous Species; 7 Uncertain Invasions: A Biological Perspective; 8 Economic Valuation and Invasive Species

9 Modeling Integrated Decision-Making Responses to Invasive Species10 The Laurentian Great Lakes as a Case Study of Biological Invasion; 11 A Case Study on Rusty Crayfish: Interactions between Empiricists and Theoreticians; 12 Advances in Ecological and Economic Analysis of Invasive Species: Dreissenid Mussels as a Case Study; 13 Putting Bioeconomic Research into Practice; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Biological invasions are one of the strongest drivers of global environmental change, and invasive species are now often in the public discourse. At the same time, economists have begun to take a real interest in determining how invasive species interact with economic systems, and how invaders should be controlled to optimize societal wealth. Although the work from ecologists and economists have both greatly expanded our understanding of the drivers and impacts of invasions, little integration between the fields has occurred that would allow managers and policy-makers to identify the optical e