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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973093303321

Autore

Waldfogel Joel <1962->

Titolo

The tyranny of the market : why you can't always get what you want / / Joel Waldfogel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007

ISBN

9780674044791

0674044797

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Classificazione

MS 5560

Disciplina

381

Soggetti

Consumers' preferences

Majorities

Supply and demand

Social choice

Free enterprise

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theory -- Markets and the tyranny of the majority -- Are "lumpy" markets a problem? -- Empirical evidence -- Who benefits whom in practice -- Who benefits whom in the neighborhood -- Preference minorities as citizens and consumers -- Market solutions and their limits -- Market enlargement and consumer liberation -- Fixed costs, product quality, and market size -- Trade and the tyranny of alien majorities -- Salvation through new technologies -- Policy solutions and their limits -- Government subsidies and insufficient demand -- Books and liquor: two case studies.

Sommario/riassunto

Economists have long counseled reliance on markets rather than on government to decide a wide range of questions, in part because allocation through voting can give rise to a "tyranny of the majority." Markets, by contrast, are believed to make products available to suit any individual, regardless of what others want. But the argument is not generally correct. In markets, you can't always get what you want. This book explores why this is so and its consequences for consumers with atypical preferences.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911034857003321

Autore

Blackford Jennifer Urbano

Titolo

New Discoveries in the Brain Sciences of Fear and Anxiety - From Basic to Clinical Neuroscience / / edited by Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Mohammed R. Milad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

3-031-98402-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (877 pages)

Collana

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, , 1866-3389 ; ; 73

Altri autori (Persone)

MiladMohammed R

Disciplina

612.8

Soggetti

Psychobiology

Human behavior

Psychiatry

Neural circuitry

Behavioral Neuroscience

Neural Circuits

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Basic Mechanisms -- Part 2. Risk Factors and Moderating Factors -- Part 3. Sex Differences -- Part 4. Treatment -- Part 5. Co-occurring Disorders -- Part 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the latest neuroscience findings about the neurobiology of fear and anxiety. Fear is a highly conserved and evolutionarily adaptive response to threats in the environment. Decades of research have identified the basic underlying neurocircuitry of fear and cutting-edge methods used in both animal models and humans continue to refine and shape our understanding of fear. While fear, when expressed in the appropriate context, is adaptive, excessive responses to threatening cues and contexts and anxiety are maladaptive. Fear-based disorders and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and impairing. These disorders often begin in childhood, highlighting the importance of genetics, early environment, and risk factors. The contributors to this book are international experts in behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology. Collectively, they provide diverse



perspectives on the neurobiology of fear and anxiety. The invited contributions are organized to provide a critical review of the recent advances in the neuroscience research and will span the continuum from basic to clinical neuroscience with representation across species, development, and disorders. The sections of this book will a) review the basic mechanisms underlying fear and anxiety, b) describe the factors that contribute to anxiety, including developmental stage, risk factors, sex differences, and genetics, c) elucidate how treatments work and describe novel treatments, and d) demonstrate the role of anxiety in other disorders including autism, substance use disorders, and schizophrenia. This critical and comprehensive collection of chapters will provide a review on the neuroscience of fear and anxiety that will be highly relevant for both scientists and clinicians interested in the brain mechanisms and associated psychopathologies related to fear and anxiety.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957297203321

Titolo

Exposure of the American population to radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests : a review of the CDC-NCI draft report on a feasibility study of the health consequences to the American population from nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States and other nations / / Committee to Review the CDC-NCI Feasibility Study of the Health Consequences from Nuclear Weapons Tests, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

9786610180233

9780309168465

0309168465

9781280180231

1280180234

9780309566483

0309566487

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (81 p.)

Disciplina

362.1/969897/00973

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons testing victims - Health risk assessment - United States

Ionizing radiation - Dosage - United States

Radiation carcinogenesis - United States

Nuclear warfare



Radiation - Dosage

Radioactive Fallout - adverse effects

Environmental Exposure

Nuclear Warfare

Radiation Dosage

United States

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 (p. 38-40).

Nota di contenuto

""EXPOSURE OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""METHODS USED TO ESTIMATE DOSES AND HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""Sources of information""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT""; ""THE CONGRESSIONALLY REQUESTED FEASIBILITY STUDY""; ""THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S INVOLVEMENT""; ""2 THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW""; ""TECHNICAL APPROACH AND CONTENTS OF THE DRAFT REPORT""; ""ASSESSMENT OF THE DOSE RECONSTRUCTION""

""Deposition Density of Nevada Test Site Fallout Radionuclides""""Iodine-131""; ""Other Radionuclides""; ""External Doses from Nevada Test Site Fallout""; ""Internal Doses from Nevada Test Site Fallout""; ""Deposition Density of Global Fallout Radionuclides""; ""External Doses from Global Fallout""; ""Internal Doses from Global Fallout""; ""DOCUMENT LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL""; ""ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATES OF CANCER RISK""; ""THE VALUE OF FURTHER REFINEMENTS OF THE 131I NEVADA TEST SITE CALCULATIONS AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS""; ""Dosimetric Refinements""; ""Epidemiologic Refinements""

""COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT EXPOSURE AND CANCER RISK""""Overview of the Proposed Communication Plan""; ""The 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan""; ""Would Adapting the 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan Work for the Feasibility Study?""; ""Communication Issues for Option 1""; ""COMMENTS ON THE OPTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK""; ""3 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Estimates of dose from Nevada Test Site and global fallout""; ""Document location and retrieval""; ""Estimates of cancer and non-cancer risks""; ""Communication with the public about exposure and cancer risk""

""REFERENCES""""Appendix A SPECIFIC COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX B COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES""; ""FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING""; ""SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING""; ""THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING""; ""FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS""; ""Committee Biographies""

Sommario/riassunto

Corona SDK is one of the most popular app and game mobile development platforms in the world, and Learn Corona SDK Game Development walks you through creating a full-featured Corona game from scratch to the App Store.  You'll learn Lua basics (the foundation of Corona), how to add and manipulate graphics, and how to use controls like multitouch, accelerometer, and gyroscope. You'll also learn how to use Box2D (Corona physics under the hood), and how to add sound effects and music.   As you're polishing your game, you'll



also learn about ads, in-app purchases, and OpenFeint and Game Center integration. Finally, you'll learn the ins and outs of getting a game into the App Store or other app marketplaces.  Whether you're developing exclusively for iOS, or whether you're developing for Android or other platforms, Learn Corona SDK Game Development explains just what you need to launch your career as a mobile game developer. What you'll learn  Just enough Lua to get started with Corona How to put your Corona code together How to work with images and effects Adding music and sound Game physics and AI Working with app stores and marketplaces  Who this book is for Beginning mobile game developers, with a grasp of the basics of programming, who want a complete walkthrough of the Corona app and game development tool, or iOS or Android developers who want to learn about Corona SDK. Table of Contents Part I: Get Ready... Get Set... 1.    Introducing Corona 2.    Getting To Know Lua  Part II: Go! 3.    Application Structure 4.    Title, main menu and settings screens 5.    The Game, Part I: Core Game Code 6.    The Game, Part II: The Main Loop 7.    The Game, Part III: Player Control Input 8.    The Game, Part IV: Collision Events 9.    Wrapping Up  Part III: The Post-Game Show  10.    Odds And Ends 11.    Testing And Publishing