1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996206961803316

Titolo

Biological roles of copper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York : , : Excerpta Medica

New York : , : Elsevier/North Holland, , 1980

ISBN

1-280-78389-3

9786613694287

0-470-72062-X

0-470-71830-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 79 (new ser.)

Disciplina

599.01/9214

Soggetti

Copper in the body

Copper - Physiological effect

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Biological Roles of Copper; Contents; Introduction; Dietary sources of copper; Discussion; Absorption, transport and distribution of copper; Discussion; Metabolic interactions of copper with other trace elements; Discussion; Copper proteins and copper enzymes; Discussion; Caeruloplasmin: a multi-functional metalloprotein of vertebrate plasma; Discussion; Superoxide dismutases; Discussion; Copper, biogenic amines, and amine oxidases; Discussion; General discussion; Pathology and diagnosis of copper deficiency; Copper and the synthesis of elastin and collagen; Discussion

Copper deficiency in ruminants; Discussion; Copper deficiency in humans; Discussion; Copper in fetal and neonatal development; Discussion; Copper and neurological function; Discussion; Copper and hepatic function; Discussion; Therapeutic uses of copper-chelating agents; Discussion; Anaerobic potentiation of copper toxicity and some environmental considerations; Discussion; Final general discussion; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974996703321

Autore

Grigg Neil S

Titolo

The water workforce : recruiting & retaining high-performance employees / / Neil Grigg and Mary Zenzen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2009

ISBN

1-61300-086-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ZenzenMary

Disciplina

363.6/10683

Soggetti

Water utilities

Labor supply

Organizational learning

Knowledge management

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

Workforce challenges and strategies for success -- Jobs in water and wastewater utilities -- A strategic approach to workforce planning -- Utilities as employers of choice -- Organization change and workforce development -- Job analysis and position descriptions -- Recruiting and selecting your workforce -- Work planning and performance evaluation -- Learning organizations and knowledge management -- Training and development programs -- Employee retention -- Succession management -- Solutions for smaller utilities.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn the impact on the water utility workforce of the current recessionary economy with this 2009 survey of 479 US water utilities. Available on CD-ROM or in print.