1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818858803321

Titolo

Fetal antigens and cancer / / [editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pitman

Summit, N.J., : distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical, 1983

ISBN

9786613694409

9781280784019

1280784016

9780470720776

0470720778

9780470718476

0470718471

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 96

Altri autori (Persone)

EveredDavid

WhelanJulie

Disciplina

616.99/40792

616.9940792

Soggetti

Fetus - Cancer

Cancer - Immunological aspects

Tumor antigens

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Fetal antigens and cancer, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 20-22 July 1982"--Contents page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Fetal antigens and cancer; Contents; Introduction; Expression of embryonic characters by malignant cells; Discussion; Embryonic antigens in malignancy and pregnancy: common denominators in immune regulation; Discussion; The T/t-complex: a family of genes controlling early embryonic surface antigens; Discussion; Fetal histocompatibility antigens and maternal immune responses; Discussion; How are tumour antigens related to normal antigens?; Discussion; The functional significance of tumour-associated cell surface alterations of embryonic and unknown origin; Discussion



Host recognition of antigens: do they induce specific antibodies? Discussion; Human chorionic gonadotropin as a model for a fetal antigen; Discussion; Can fetal antigens be used for prophylactic immunization?; Discussion; Parity and susceptibility to cancer; Discussion; Embryonic precancerous and cancerous human antigens recognized by monoclonal antibodies; Discussion; Antibodies to fetal antigens associated with rodent tumours; Discussion; General discussion; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958312003321

Titolo

Internationalisation of social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe : the 'catching up' : a myth or a strategy? / / edited by Ilona Palne Kovacs and Dagmar Kutsar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-99800-0

1-283-54666-3

9786613859112

1-135-99801-9

0-203-87558-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European society ; ; 13

Altri autori (Persone)

KutsarDagmar

Palne KovacsIlona

Disciplina

300.943

Soggetti

Social sciences - Government policy - Europe, Central

Social sciences - Government policy - Europe, Eastern

Social sciences - Study and teaching - Europe, Central

Social sciences - Study and teaching - Europe, Eastern

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

Front Cover; Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; 1 Introduction: Why this book?; Part I Insights into European science policies framework; 2 International research collaboration in Europe: Strategy and role of the European Science Foundation; 3 The inclusiveness of the European Research Area in the field of social sciences and humanities and the ways and means by which this could be better achieved

Part II State of the art of social sciences and international co-operation in Central and Eastern European countries4 The problématique of structures: Social sciences and Central and Eastern Europe in flux; 5 The involvement of Central and Eastern European data archives and data providers in forming a pan-European research infrastructure for social sciences; 6 Social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe: Institutional landscapes; 7 Collaboration of the social science researchers of Central and Eastern European countries in European research programmesduring the period 1994-2006

8 Inequalities in the Central and Eastern European research area:Challenges of regional decentralisationPart III Country case studies; 9 Czech science policy in social sciences and humanities: Towards transformation and catching up; 10 Paving Romania's way towards the European Research Area; 11 In isolation parochial standards persist: The case of the social sciences in Bulgaria; 12 An evaluation system of the science and international orientation of social scientists: The case of Slovenia

13 Conclusion: Internationalisation of Central and Eastern Europeansocial sciences - is the catching up a myth or reality?Index

Sommario/riassunto

Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe explores the way in which social sciences, in comparison with other sciences in Europe, have been divided by the political orders of West and East. As part of the field of science policies in Europe, this book contributes to the creation of a new understanding of the European academic landscape of social sciences with particular focus on CEE countries.In its investigation of the emergence of social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe following the collapse of the totalitarian systems, this book discusse