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UNINA9911020128803321 |
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Biological asymmetry and handedness |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1991 |
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9786612122385 |
9781282122383 |
128212238X |
9780470514160 |
0470514167 |
9780470514177 |
0470514175 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 162 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Stereochemistry |
Left- and right-handedness |
Laterality |
Morphology (Animals) |
Embryology |
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Monografia |
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Editors, Gregory R. Bock and Joan Marsh. |
Papers presented at the Symposium on Biological Handedness and Symmetry, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 20-22 Feb. 1991. |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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BIOLOGICAL ASYMMETRY AND HANDEDNESS; Contents; Introduction; Origins of the handedness of biological molecules; Macromolecular asymmetry; Asymmetry in protein structures; Bacterial motility:handedness and symmetry; lntracellular handedness in ciliates; Two types of bilateral symmetry in the Metazoa: chordate and bilaterian; Asymmetries during molluscan embryogenesis; Handed asymmetry, handedness reversal and mechanisms of cell fate determination in nematode embryos; Development of the left-right axis in amphibians; Development of handed body asymmetry in mammals |
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Establishment of left-right asymmetry in vertebrates: genetically distinct steps are involvedAsymmetries of cerebral neuroanatomy; The asymmetrical genetic determination of Iaterality: flatfish, frogs and human handedness; The inheritance of left-handedness; Disturbance of morpho ogical laterality in humans; Laterality and motor control; Final general discussion; The evolution of human laterality; Summing-up; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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Examines the progress of leading scientists working on various aspects of handedness in order to consider the occurrence of handedness in the biological world. Provides in-depth coverage of the origin and development of morphological asymmetry occurring in most types of living organisms. |
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UNINA9910557664003321 |
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Autore |
Liou Yuei-An |
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Titolo |
Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges |
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Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Environmental economics |
Research & information: general |
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"Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges" presents the results of cutting-edge research related to innovative techniques and approaches based on satellite remote sensing data, the acquisition of earth observations, and their applications in the contemporary practice of sustainable development. Addressing the urgent tasks of adaptation to climate change is one of the biggest global challenges for humanity. As His Excellency AntoĢnio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United |
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Nations, said, "Climate change is the defining issue of our time-and we are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat." For many years, scientists from around the world have been conducting research on earth observations collecting vital data about the state of the earth environment. Evidence of the rapidly changing climate is alarming: according to the World Meteorological Organization, the past two decades included 18 of the warmest years since 1850, when records began. Thus, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has launched initiatives across multiple societal benefit areas (agriculture, biodiversity, climate, disasters, ecosystems, energy, health, water, and weather), such as the Global Forest Observations Initiative, the GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative, the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network, and the GEO Blue Planet, among others. The results of research that addressed strategic priorities of these important initiatives are presented in the monograph. |
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