1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695709503321

Autore

Wells Jim <1947->

Titolo

Maritime security [[electronic resource] ] : public safety consequences of a liquefied natural gas spill need clarification : testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / / statement of Jim Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

11 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-07-633 T

Soggetti

Liquefied natural gas - Environmental aspects

Harbors - Security measures - United States

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 23, 2007).

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785036403321

Autore

Scruton Roger

Titolo

The West and the rest : globalization and the terrorist threat  / / Roger Scruton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-282-71060-5

9786612710605

1-4411-9289-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

291.1787

Soggetti

Globalization

Terrorism

Religion and international relations

Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam

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

Contents; Preface; 1. The Social Contract; 2. Enlightenment, Citizenship, and Loyalty; 3. Holy Law; 4. Globalization; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this astonishing new book, Roger Scruton argues that to understand adequately the roots of Islamic terrorism, one must understand both the unique historical evolution of the state and the dynamic of globalization.With extraordinary perception, Scruton



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996218592303316

Autore

Primrose S. B

Titolo

Genomics [[electronic resource] ] : applications in human biology / / Sandy B. Primrose, Richard Twyman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2004

ISBN

1-281-32227-X

9786611322274

0-470-75128-2

0-470-75127-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TwymanRichard M

Disciplina

611.018166

616/.042

Soggetti

Medical genetics

Genomics

Pharmaceutical biotechnology

Molecular biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biotechnology and genomics in medicine -- An overview of genomics -- Genomics and the challenge of infectious disease -- Analysing and treating genetic diseases -- Diagnosis and treatment of cancer -- The large scale production of biopharmaceuticals -- Genomics and the development of new chemical entities -- Gene and cell therapies.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by the successful author team of Sandy Primrose and Richard Twyman, Genomics: Applications in Human Biology is a topical book showing how the new science of genomics is adding impetus to the advances in human health provided by biotechnology. Written to provide the necessary overview of the subject, covering technological developments, applications and (where necessary) the ethical implications. Divided into three sections, the first section introduces the role of biotechnology and genomics in medicine and sets out some of the technological advances that