1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000557900203316

Autore

BETTETINI, Maria

Titolo

Breve storia della bugia : da Ulisse a Pinocchio / Maria Bettetini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : R. Cortina, 2001

ISBN

88-7078-697-8

Descrizione fisica

XII, 157 p. ; 20 cm

Collana

Minima ; 60

Disciplina

177.3

Soggetti

Menzogna

Collocazione

II.3. Coll.49/ 23(VI ps B Coll.116 60)

II.3. Coll. 49/ 23a

CC 170.4 BET

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465455703321

Titolo

Medicinal plants [[electronic resource] ] : classification, biosynthesis and pharmacology / / Alejandro Varela and Jasiah Ibanez, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009

ISBN

1-61761-662-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine series

Altri autori (Persone)

VarelaAlejandro

IbañezJasiah

Disciplina

615/.321

Soggetti

Materia medica, Vegetable

Medicinal plants

Pharmacognosy

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

""MEDICINAL PLANTS: CLASSIFICATION, BIOSYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGY ""; ""MEDICINAL PLANTS: CLASSIFICATION, BIOSYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGY""; ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Biological Effects of  Î²-Carotene""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""β-Carotene and Cardiovascular Disease""; ""β-Carotene and Immune Response""; ""β-Carotene as Anti-Inflammatory ""; ""β-Carotene as Antioxidant ""; ""β-Carotene and Skin Photodamage ""; ""β-Carotene and Diabetes""; ""β-Carotene and Maculopathy ""; ""β-Carotene and Pregnancy ""; ""β-Carotene and Cancer ""; ""Cancer Prostate""; ""Colon Cancer ""

""Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia""""Lung Cancer""; ""Gastrointestinal Cancer""; ""Mechanisms of β-Carotene in Cancer ""; ""Clinical Studies on Cancer ""; ""Discussion""; ""References ""; ""Native Medicinal Plants used in the Ethnomedicine of the Córdoba Hills in Central Argentina: Relevance and Interest for Primary Health Care and Conservation""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Objectives""; ""Traditional Medicine in Peasant Populations of Argentina""; ""Ecology, Plant Resources and Highland Culture ""; ""Methodological Aspects ""; ""Results and Discussion""



""I. Health and Medicine of the Highland Peasants """"1. How Peasants Name, Diagnose and Explain the Causes of Different Ailments""; ""A- Organic imbalances (originated by natural causes) ""; ""Originated by temperature imbalances ""; ""Originated by food imbalances""; ""Originated by blows or strains ""; ""Originated by alterations in the properties of blood and body humours ""; ""Originated by agents affecting the skin  ""; ""Other imbalances and ailments ""; ""B. Imbalances generated by conflictive social relationships ""; ""2. How Peasants Prevent and Cure Different Afflictions  ""

""A.The use of remedies """"B. Symbolic and ritualistic aspects of peasant cures  ""; ""II. Peasant Medicinal Plants ""; ""Characterization of Plant Pharmacopoeia""; ""Legislation and Control ""; ""III. Extraction, Use, Comercialization and Conservation of Medicinal Plants""; ""Conclusion""; ""References ""; ""Gastroprotective Triterpenoids: Pharmacological Mechanism ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Peptic Ulcer ""; ""2.1. Definition""; ""2.2. Gastric Anatomy""; ""2.3. Pathology""; ""3. Gastroprotection""; ""3.1. Functional Factors""

""3.1.1. Mucus-bicarbonate-phospholipid barrier """"3.1.2. Mucosal microcirculation ""; ""3.1.3. Motility ""; ""3.2. Humoral Factors""; ""3.2.1. Prostaglandins (PGs) ""; ""3.2.2. Nitric oxide (NO) ""; ""3.2.3. Lipoxins""; ""3.2.4. Resolvins""; ""3.2.5. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) ""; ""3.3. Neuronal Factors""; ""3.4. Other Gastroprotective Mechanism.""; ""3.4.1. Cytokines ""; ""3.4.2. Annexin-1""; ""3.4.3. Proteinase-activated receptors (PAR) ""; ""3.3.4. LTB4 and leukocyte adherence""; ""3.3.5. TNF-α""; ""4. Experimental Models to Study Gastroprotection ""; ""4.1. Ethanol Induce Gastric Damage""

""4.2. NSAIDs-Induced Gastric Damage ""



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792064303321

Autore

Bryant-Waugh Rachel

Titolo

Eating disorders : a parents' guide / / Rachel Bryant-Waugh and Bryan Lask

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hove, East Sussex [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-06769-4

0-203-37522-X

1-299-28037-4

1-135-06770-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaskBryan

Disciplina

616.85/2600835

Soggetti

Eating disorders in children

Eating disorders in adolescence

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

What are eating disorders? -- What causes eating disorders? -- How do I know if my child has an eating disorder? -- What can I do? general principles -- What can I do? specific problems -- Who should I consult and what will they do? -- What about the future? -- Case vignettes.

Sommario/riassunto

Eating problems are common in children and teenagers. Yet myths about such problems abound and it can be very difficult to separate the facts from popular beliefs; unusual or disturbed eating patterns can be understandably bewildering and distressing for parents. Whatever aspect of your child's eating behaviour is causing you concern, this book will help you understand some of the more common reasons why problems arise, and will give you advice on what you and others can do to manage the situation.Written by two experienced clinicians, this new edition of Eati



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830071103321

Titolo

Metabolic ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a scaling approach / / edited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-119-96853-4

1-119-96851-8

1-280-67717-1

9786613654106

1-119-96850-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Classificazione

SCI020000

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownJames H. <1942 Sept. 25->

Kodric-BrownAstrid

SiblyR. M

Disciplina

572.4

572/.4

Soggetti

Biotic communities

Ecology

Metabolism

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

Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecologyJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I: Foundations1. Methodological toolsEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equationJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3. StoichiometryMichael Kaspari4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogenyAndrew J. Kerkhoff5. Life historyRichard M. Sibly6. BehaviorApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7. Population and community ecologyNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill8. Predator-prey relations and food websOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9. EcosystemsKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10. Rates of metabolism and evolutionJohn L.



Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols, 120David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossaryReferencesIndexUpdates and additional resources for this book are available from:http://www.wiley.com/go/sibly/metabolicecology.

Sommario/riassunto

"Most of ecology is about metabolism: the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals - their metabolic rates - vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Ecological interactions are exchanges of energy and materials between organisms and their environments. So metabolic rate affects ecological processes at all levels: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. Each chapter focuses on a different process, level of organization, or kind of organism. It lays a conceptual foundation and presents empirical examples. Together, the chapters provide an integrated framework that holds the promise for a unified theory of ecology.The book is intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduate, and graduate students, but also of interest to senior scientists. Its easy-to-read chapters and clear illustrations can be used in lecture and seminar courses. Together they make for an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology"--

"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems"--