Recent trends in nonlinear partial differential equations I : workshop in honor of Patrizia Pucci's 60th birthday : nonlinear partial differential equations, May 28-June 1, 2012, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy / / James B. Serrin, Enzo L. Mitidieri, Vicenţiu D. Rădulescu, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828803303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-4704-0992-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Collana: Contemporary mathematics, , 1098-3627 ; ; 594 , 0271-4132
• Disciplina: 515/.353
• Soggetti: Differential equations, Nonlinear; Differential equations, Parabolic
• 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: Thanks -- Preface -- A tribute to Patrizia Pucci -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The early years and Lamberto Cesari's influence (1976-1986) -- 3. The exemplary collaboration with James Serrin (1984-2011) -- 4. A leading mathematical force in Perugia -- 5. A (temporary) conclusion -- A scientific profile of Patrizia Pucci -- References -- Monographs, published books and handouts -- The Liouville theorem for homogeneous elliptic differential inequalities -- conm11880.start.0 -- Multiplicity results for porous media and fast diffusion equations with a quadratic gradient term -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some results for an elliptic-parabolic problem with measure data -- 3. Some results for an elliptic-parabolic problem with singular measure data -- 4. The Porous medium problem with quadratic gradient term: A multiplicity result -- Acknowledgement -- References -- A priori estimates for solutions of "Kirchhoff systems under dynamic boundary conditions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preliminaries -- 3. Lifespan estimates for (1.1) -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Higher order linear parabolic equations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heat kernel estimates -- 3. The Fokker-Planck equation -- 4. Asymptotic behavior of the solution -- 5. Positivity preserving property -- References -- Sources of Nonlinearity in the Kinetic Theory for Active Particles with Focus on the ; Formation of Political Opinions -- 1. On the hallmarks of the kinetic theory for active particles and plan of the paper -- 2. Mathematical structures -- 3. Sources of Nonlinearities -- 4. Opinion Formation in a Political Competition -- 5. Critical analysis -- References -- Yamabe type equations with sign-changing nonlinearities on the Heisenberg group, and the role of Green functions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Proof of Theorem 1 -- 3. Another proof of Theorem 1 and a general result -- References -- Asymptotic behavior of the solution to variational inequalities with joint constraints on its value and its gradient -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Model Problem -- 3. The General Case -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Existence and uniqueness of solutions to a Cauchy problem modeling the dynamics of socio-political conflicts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The mathematical model and the initial value problem -- 3. Solution to the initial value problem -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Regularity points of "homeomorphisms in the plane -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preliminary results -- 3. The bi-ACL mappings -- 4. Proof of Theorem 1.2 -- 5. Proof of Theorem 1.1 -- References -- Energy Estimates and Integral Harnack inequality for some doubly nonlinear singular parabolic equations -- Initial value problems for diffusion equations with singular potential -- On a class of fully nonlinear PDEs from complex geometry -- Concentration of conformal volume, improved Moser-Trudinger inequalities and Toda systems -- Periodic solutions of Lagrangian difference systems: Periodic nonlinearities (almost) don’t matter -- A limit problem for degenerate quasilinear variational inequalities in cylinders -- Strong solutions for the wave equation with a kinetic boundary condition.

Medical genetics at a glance / / Dorian J. Pritchard, Bruce R. Korf

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910975293003321
• Autore: Pritchard D. J (Dorian J.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013
• ISBN: 9781118689028; 111868902X; 9781118689004; 1118689003; 9781118689011; 1118689011
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs
• Collana: At a glance
• Altri autori (Persone): KorfBruce R
• Disciplina: 616/.042
• Soggetti: Chromosome abnormalities; Genetic disorders; Medical genetics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Overview -- The Mendelian approach -- Basic cell biology -- Basic molecular biology -- Genetic variation -- Organization of the human genome -- Cytogenetics -- Embryology and congenital abnormalities -- Multifactorial inheritance and twin studies -- Cancer -- Biochemical genetics -- Immunogenetics -- Molecular diagnosis -- Genetic counselling, disease management, ethical and social issues.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book covers the core scientific principles necessary for an understanding of medical genetics and its clinical applications, while also considering the social implications of genetic disorders. This third edition has been fully updated to include the latest developments in the field, covering the most common genetic anomalies, their diagnosis and management, in clear, concise and revision-friendly sections to complement any health science course."--Publisher.