British library and information schools [[electronic resource] ] : towards 100 years of educating the information professional at UCL SLAIS / / guest editors: Andy Dawson and David Brown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450741003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-50690-3; 9786610506903; 1-84544-925-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (117 p.)
• Collana: Aslib proceedings ; ; v. 58, no. 1/2
• Altri autori (Persone): BrownDavid; DawsonAndy
• Disciplina: 020/.6/2
• Soggetti: Library education; Library science; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Learning, community give library and information associations a bright future; Technoschism: the real world and libraries, librarians and our associations; Library associations in South Africa, 1930-2005; IFLA: looking to the future; CILIP: a twenty-first century association for the information profession?; The role of the library associations and organisations in the changing library landscape; Te Wero: the challenge to reposition a library association; National library associations as reflected in their codes of ethics; A united voice: library associations' challenge for the future in Finland Continuing professional development and workplace learning - 14; Book reviews
• Sommario/riassunto: Just as the library profession is being challenged by the 'Google-phenomenon' so too are library associations. Where the library is being challenged by the breakdown of the 'physical library', so too is the library association. When it is clearly the case that the public view of libraries is that they are no longer relevant in a digital age, so we find ; the library associations searching for relevance. This collection of articles, as well as additional pieces to come in the issues to come, explore the complex analyses and responses by professional colleagues across the globe. The articles e

Complex dynamics of glass-forming liquids : a mode-coupling theory / / Wolfgang Gotze

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954264403321
• Autore: Götze Wolfgang <1937->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• ISBN: 0191553042; 9780191553042
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 641 p. : ill
• Collana: International series of monographs on physics ; ; 143
• Disciplina: 532/.0533
• Soggetti: Viscosity; Mode-coupling theory; Equations of motion; Complex fluids; Molecular dynamics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-633) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Glassy dynamics of liquids-facets of the phenomenon -- 1.1 Stretching of the dynamics -- 1.2 Power-law relaxation -- 1.3 Superposition principles -- 1.4 Two-step relaxation through a plateau -- 1.5 The cage effect -- 1.6 Crossover phenomena -- 1.7 Hard-sphere systems: the paradigms -- 1.8 Hard-sphere systems with short-range attraction -- 2 Correlation functions -- 2.1 The evolution of dynamical variables -- 2.2 Correlation-function description of the dynamics -- 2.3 Spectral representations -- 2.4 Memory-kernel descriptions of correlators -- 2.4.1 Zwanzig-Mori equations -- 2.4.2 Models for correlation functions -- 2.5 Linear-response theory -- 2.6 The arrested parts of correlation functions -- 3 Elements of liquid dynamics -- 3.1 Preliminaries -- 3.1.1 ; Homogeneous isotropic systems without chirality -- 3.1.2 Densities and density fluctuations -- 3.2 Tagged-particle dynamics -- 3.2.1 Basic concepts and general equations -- 3.2.2 Tagged-particle diffusion -- 3.2.3 The friction coefficient -- 3.2.4 The cage effect and glassy-dynamics precursors of the velocity correlations -- 3.3 Densities and currents in simple liquids -- 3.3.1 Definitions and general equations -- 3.3.2 Transverse-current diffusion -- 3.3.3 The generalized-hydrodynamics description of transverse-current correlations -- 3.3.4 Visco-elastic features and glassy-dynamics precursors of the transverse-current correlators -- 3.3.5 Representations of the density correlators in terms of relaxation kernels -- 3.3.6 Sound waves and heat diffusion -- 3.3.7 Visco-elastic features and glassy-dynamics precursors of the density-fluctuation correlators -- 4 Foundations of the mode-coupling theory for the evolution of glassy dynamics in liquids -- 4.1 Self-consistent-current-relaxation approaches -- 4.1.1 The factorization ansatz.; 4.1.2 Self-consistency equations for density correlators -- 4.2 A mode-coupling theory -- 4.2.1 Equations of motion and fixed-point equations -- 4.2.2 Mode-coupling-theory models -- 4.2.3 The basic version of microscopic mode-coupling theories -- 4.2.4 An elementary mode-coupling-theory model -- 4.3 Glass-transition singularities -- 4.3.1 Regular and critical states -- 4.3.2 Examples for bifurcation diagrams -- 4.3.3 Classification of the critical states -- 4.3.4 Correlation arrest near A[sub(2)] singularities -- 4.3.5 Density-fluctuation arrest in hard-sphere-like systems -- 4.3.6 Arrest in systems with short-ranged-attraction -- 4.4 Dynamics near glass-transition singularities -- 4.4.1 Relaxation through plateaus -- 4.4.2 Below-plateau relaxation -- 4.4.3 Structure and structure relaxation -- 4.4.4 Descriptions of some glassy-dynamics data -- 5 Extensions of the mode-coupling theory for the evolution of glassy dynamics of liquids -- 5.1 Extensions of the MCT for simple systems -- 5.1.1 MCT equations for the glassy shear dynamics -- 5.1.2 Glassy-relaxation features of shear correlations -- 5.1.3 MCT equations for the tagged-particle dynamics -- 5.1.4 Idealized transitions from diffusion to localization -- 5.1.5 Glassy-dynamics features of tagged-particle motions -- 5.2 A mode-coupling theory for mixtures of spherical particles -- 5.2.1 The equations of motion -- 5.2.2 Density-fluctuation arrest -- 5.2.3 Hard-sphere mixtures -- 5.2.4 Sodium-disilicate melts -- 5.3 A mode-coupling theory for molecular liquids -- 5.3.1 A theory for interaction-site-density correlators -- 5.3.2 Systems of symmetric dumbbells -- 5.3.3 Glassy Rouse dynamics -- 5.4 Some addenda -- 6 Asymptotic relaxation laws -- 6.1 Dynamics of the first-scaling-law regime -- 6.1.1 Reformulation of the MCT equations of motion -- 6.1.2 The critical dynamics.; 6.1.3 Asymptotic description of the A[sub(2)]-bifurcation dynamics -- 6.1.4 The scaling-limit description of the generic liquid-glass-transition dynamics -- 6.1.5 Extended scaling-limit description of the generic A[sub(2)]-bifurcation dynamics -- 6.2 Dynamics of the second-scaling-law regime -- 6.2.1 Equations of motion for the second-scaling-law regime -- 6.2.2 The second-scaling-law description of the liquid dynamics -- 6.2.3 Asymptotic corrections for the second scaling limit -- 6.3 Relaxation near higher-order singularities -- 6.3.1 Correlation arrest near higher-order singularities -- 6.3.2 Logarithmic relaxation -- A: Mathematical miscellanies -- A.1 Laplace transforms -- A.2 Fourier transforms -- A.3 Positive-definite and positive-analytic functions -- A.4 Harmonic-oscillator correlators -- A.5 Matrix correlators -- A.6 Product correlators -- A.7 Power-law variations -- A.8 Logarithmic variations -- B: Symmetries of fluctuation correlators -- ; C: Smoothened correlators -- D: Theorems on MCT equations -- D.1 Convergence of the approximant sequences -- D.2 Completely monotonic approximants -- D.3 The maximum-eigenvalue inequality -- D.4 Further properties of stability matrices -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Amorphous condensed matter can exhibit complex motions on time scales which extend up to those relevant for the functioning of biomaterials. The book presents the derivation of a microscopic theory for amorphous matter, which exhibits the evolution of such complex motions as a new paradigm of strongly interacting particle systems.

Colon Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Vol. 3 / / edited by Dhananjay Shukla, Naveen Kumar Vishvakarma, Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910544851403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022
• ISBN: 3-030-72702-5
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2022.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Biomedical and Life Sciences Series
• Disciplina: 616.99; 616.994347
• Soggetti: Cancer - Treatment; Cancer; Medical screening; Immunotherapy; Biochemical markers; Cancer Therapy; Cancer Screening; Biomarkers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Role of chemokines in colorectal cancer -- Chapter 2. ; Extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer growth, metastasis, diagnosis and therapy -- Chapter 3. Epigenetic regulation of colorectal cancer (CRC) -- Chapter 4. Mechanistic exploration and therapeutic management of colon cancer metastasis -- Chapter 5. Chemoresistance in colon malignancies -- Chapter 6. Targeting pathogenic inflammation for therapeutic intervention against colon cancer -- Chapter 7. Role of tumor associated macrophages in colon cancer progression and its therapeutic targeting -- Chapter 8. Therapeutic intervention of signaling pathways in colorectal cancer -- Chapter 9. Advances in chemoradiotherapy for treatment of colon cancer -- Chapter 10. Cytotoxic and chemopreventive activity of polyphenols and their derivatives in colon cancer -- Chapter 11. Prevention and management of colon cancer by nutritional intervention -- Chapter 12. Development of RNA based medicine for colorectal cancer -- Chapter 13. Role offood additives and intestinal microflora in colorectal cancer -- Chapter 14. Probiotics in colon cancer -- Chapter 15. Bacterial cancer therapy -- Chapter 16. Antineoplastic effects of curcumin against colorectal cancer -- Chapter 17. Cyanobacterial secondary metabolite -- Chapter 18. Clinical significance of genetic variants in colon cancer.
• Sommario/riassunto: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health challenge as the third leading cause for cancer related mortalities worldwide. Despite advances in therapeutic strategies, the five-year survival rate for CRC patients has remained the same over time due to the fact that patients are often diagnosed in advanced metastatic stages. Drug resistance is another common reason for poor prognosis. Researchers are now developing advanced therapeutic strategies such as immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and combination nanotechnology for drug delivery. In addition, the identification of new biomarkers will potentiate early stage diagnosis. This book is the third of three volumes on recent developments in colorectal diagnosis and therapy. Each volume can be read on its own, or together. Each volume focuses on different novel therapeutic advances, biomarkers, and identifies therapeutic targets for treatment. Written by leading international experts in the field, coverage addresses the role of diet habits and lifestyle in reducing gastrointestinal disorders and incidence of CRC. Chapters discuss current and future diagnostic and therapeutic options for colorectal cancer patients, focusing on immunotherapeutics, nanomedicine, biomarkers, and dietary factors for the effective management of colon cancer.