1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792286603321

Autore

Moltz James Clay

Titolo

Crowded orbits : conflict and cooperation in space / / James Clay Moltz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-231-52817-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

629.4/1

Soggetti

Planets - Exploration

Astronautics and state

Astronautics - International cooperation

Space law

Space security

Outer space Exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Getting Into Orbit -- 2. The Politics of the Space Age -- 3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration -- 4. Commercial Space Developments -- 5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks -- 6. Space Diplomacy -- 7. Trends and Future Options -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Space has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating satellites and becoming spacefarers. This book offers general readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. It examines the competing themes of space competition and cooperation while providing readers with an understanding of the basics of space technology, diplomacy, commerce, science, and military applications. The recent expansion of human space activity poses new challenges to existing treaties and other governance tools for space, increasing the likelihood of conflict over a diminishing pool of beneficial locations and resources close to Earth. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in international space policy debates, James Clay Moltz examines possible avenues for cooperation among the growing pool of



space actors, considering their shared interests in space traffic management, orbital debris control, division of the radio frequency spectrum, and the prevention of military conflict. Moltz concludes with policy recommendations for enhanced international collaboration in space situational awareness, scientific exploration, and restraining harmful military activities.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830080703321

Titolo

Virtual screening [[electronic resource] ] : principles, challenges, and practical guidelines / / edited by Christoph Sotriffer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2011

ISBN

1-283-14059-4

9786613140593

3-527-63332-4

3-527-63333-2

3-527-32636-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (551 p.)

Collana

Methods and principles in medicinal chemistry ; ; v. 48

Altri autori (Persone)

SotrifferChristoph

Disciplina

615.1900113

Soggetti

High throughput screening (Drug development) - Computer simulation

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

pt. 1. Principles -- pt. 2. Challenges -- pt. 3. Applications and practical guidelines -- pt. 4. Scenarios and case studies : routes to success.

Sommario/riassunto

Drug discovery is all about finding small molecules that interact in a desired way with larger molecules, namely proteins and other macromolecules in the human body. If the three-dimensional structures of both the small and large molecule are known, their interaction can be tested by computer simulation with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Alternatively, if active ligands are already available, molecular similarity searches can be used to find new molecules. This virtual screening can even be applied to compounds that have yet to be synthesized, as opposed to ""real"" screening that requires