1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910704749503321

Autore

Manier Daniel J.

Titolo

Summary of science, activities, programs, and policies that influence the rangewide conservation of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) / / by D.J. Manier [and ten others] ; in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Collana

Open-file report ; ; 2013-1098

Soggetti

Sage grouse - West (U.S.)

Sage grouse - Conservation - West (U.S.)

Sagebrush steppe ecology - West (U.S.)

Range ecology - West (U.S.)

Range management - Environmental aspects - West (U.S.)

Habitat conservation - West (U.S.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 27, 2013).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-151).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789734303321

Autore

McCrae Niall

Titolo

The moon and madness [[electronic resource] /] / Niall McCrae

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Luton, U.K.], : Andrews U.K. Ltd., 2011

ISBN

1-283-44550-6

9786613445506

1-84540-331-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

616.89071

Soggetti

Mental illness

Human beings - Effect of the moon on

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Body Matter; Nearest Heaven; The Medieval Cosmos; Lunacy in the Age of Reason; Eclipsed by Mental Science; An Elusive Proof; Our Mischievous Minds; A Distracting Glow; Tidal Rhythms; Reconciling Mind and Cosmos; Back Matter; Bibliography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

Lunacy, the legendary notion of minds unhinged by the moon, continues to captivate the popular imagination. Although it violates the assumptions of modern science and psychiatry, such belief remains common among mental health workers. Furthermore, several studies have found a small, unexplained correlation between behaviour and the lunar cycle. The book is divided into two parts. It begins with a historical account of the lunacy concept, followed by an investigation of hypothetical mechanism...