1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450671703321

Titolo

Cell motility [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter Lenz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Springer, 2007

ISBN

1-281-13722-7

9786611137229

0-387-73050-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

LenzPeter <1970->

Disciplina

571.67

Soggetti

Cells - Motility

Electronic books.

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

The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion -- Biophysical Aspects of Actin-Based Cell Motility in Fish Epithelial Keratocytes -- Directed Motility and Dictyostelium Aggregation -- Microtubule Forces and Organization -- Mechanisms of Molecular Motor Action and Inaction -- Molecular Mechanism of Mycoplasma Gliding - A Novel Cell Motility System -- Hydrodynamics and Rheology of Active Polar Filaments -- Collective Effects in Arrays of Cilia and Rotational Motors.

Sommario/riassunto

Cell motility is a fascinating example of cell behavior which is fundamentally important to a number of biological and pathological processes. It is based on a complex self-organized mechano-chemical machine consisting of cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors. In general, the cytoskeleton is responsible for the movement of the entire cell and for movements within the cell. The main challenge in the field of cell motility is to develop a complete physical description on how and why cells move. For this purpose new ways of modeling the properties of biological cells have to be found. This long term goal can only be achieved if new experimental techniques are developed to extract physical information from these living systems and if theoretical models are found which bridge the gap between molecular and mesoscopic length scales. Cell Motility gives an authoritative overview of the fundamental biological facts, theoretical models, and current



experimental developments in this fascinating area.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788410103321

Autore

Kramer Charles

Titolo

Asian Equity Markets : : Growth, Opportunities, and Challenges / / Charles Kramer, Catriona Purfield, Hiroko Oura, Andreas Jobst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

1-4623-8409-9

1-4527-9755-2

1-283-51325-0

9786613825704

1-4519-0979-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (41 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

PurfieldCatriona

OuraHiroko

JobstAndreas

Soggetti

Stock exchanges - Asia

Securities - Asia

Finance: General

Investments: Stocks

Macroeconomics

Corporate Governance

Industries: Financial Services

Portfolio Choice

Investment Decisions

International Financial Markets

Pension Funds

Non-bank Financial Institutions

Financial Instruments

Institutional Investors

General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Price Level

Inflation

Deflation

Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation

Finance

Investment & securities



Corporate governance

role & responsibilities of boards & directors

Stock markets

Stocks

Emerging and frontier financial markets

Asset prices

Financial markets

Financial institutions

Prices

Mutual funds

Stock exchanges

Financial services industry

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. THE EMERGENCE OF ASIAN STOCK MARKETS""; ""II. PERFORMANCE OF ASIAN EMERGING STOCK MARKETS""; ""III. ARE ASIAN MARKETS OVERHEATING?""; ""IV. EQUITY PRICES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY""; ""V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""APPENDIX I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITY DERIVATIVES MARKETS IN ASIA""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

Asian equity markets have grown significantly in size since the early 1990s, driven by strong international investor inflows, growing regional financial integration, capital account liberalization, and structural improvements to markets. The development of equity markets provides a more diversified set of channels for financial intermediation to support growth, thus bolstering medium-term financial stability. At the same time, as highlighted by the May-June 2006 market corrections, the increasing role of stock markets potentially changes the nature of macroeconomic and financial stability risks, as well as the policy requirements for dealing with these risks.