1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787797803321

Titolo

Tolkien studies [[electronic resource] ] . Volume V / / edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Morgantown, : West Virginia University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-938228-54-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Tolkien studies, , 1547-3155 ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonDouglas A

DroutMichael D. C. <1968->

FliegerVerlyn

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Editors� Introduction""; ""Notes on Submissions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""In Memoriam""; ""Conventions and Abbreviations""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Revenge and Moral Judgement in Tolkien""; ""II""; ""III""; ""1. Enemies""; ""2. Friends""; ""IV""; ""V""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Brian Rosebury on J.R.R. Tolkien: A Checklist""; ""Books""; ""Tolkien-Related Critical Articles and Reviews""; ""Book Reviews""; ""“With chunks of poetry in between�""; ""Verse and Prose in the Icelandic Sagas""; ""Situational and Authenticating Verses in The Lord of the Rings""

""Verse and Characterization""""Extemporized Verse, Recitation, and Orality""; ""Saga Aesthetics: Stylistic Contrast""; ""Other Effects: Pace and Emotional Range""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""The Myth of the Ent and the Entwife""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Showing Saruman as Faber""; ""The Argument""; ""Tolkien�s Pastoral Vision""; ""Jackson�s Fabril Visualizations""; ""Who Speaks for the Trees?""; ""The Films""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Boromir, Byrhtnoth, and Bayard""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""

""Three Rings for�Whom Exactly? And Why? Justifying the Disposition of the Three Elven Rings""""Narya / The Red Ring / The Ring of Fire""; ""Vilya / The Blue Ring / The Ring of Air""; ""Nenya / The White Ring / The Ring of Water""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Chaucer as a Philologist""; ""Chaucer as a Philologist""; ""A. Sounds



and Forms""; ""B. Vocabulary""; ""Appendix I""; ""Appendix II""; ""Appendix III""; ""Notes""; ""The Reeve�s Tale""; ""Steiner on Tolkien""; ""Tolkien, Oxford�s Eccentric Don""; ""The language of the Elves""; ""The Merton clique""; ""Notes""

""Tolkien's Literary Theory""""Mythological and Medieval Studies""; ""Sources and Comparative Studies""; ""Religious and Devotional""; ""Tolkien's Sub-Creation""; ""Translation Studies and Philology""; ""Reception Studies and Criticism of Secondary Literature""; ""Film Studies""; ""Bibliography (in English) for 2006""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Books""; ""Articles and Book Chapters""; ""Selected Reviews""; ""Notes on Contributors""

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020226303321

Autore

Kobilinsky Lawrence F

Titolo

DNA : forensic and legal applications / / Lawrence  Kobilinsky, Thomas F. Liotti, Jamel Oeser-Sweat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005

ISBN

9786610346226

9781280346224

1280346221

9780471681908

0471681903

9780471681915

0471681911

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LiottiThomas F

Oeser-SweatJamel

Disciplina

345.73/067

Soggetti

DNA fingerprinting - United States

Evidence, Expert - United States

Forensic genetics - 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. 293-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Biochemistry, Genetics, and Replication of DNA;



1.1 Evolution of Identification: From Faces to Fingerprints to DNA; 1.2 DNA and Heredity; 1.2.1 A Look at DNA from the Outside In; 1.2.2 DNA-The Chemistry; 1.2.3 Unique Sequence and Repetitious DNA; 1.3 DNA Replication; 1.3.1 Replication in the Cell; 1.3.2 Cloning (Gene Amplification); 2. Biological Evidence-Science and Criminal Investigation; 2.1 Crime Scene Investigation-Biological Evidence; 2.1.1 Help the Victim; 2.1.2 Protect the Scene

2.1.3 Document the Scene2.1.4 Search the Scene; 2.1.5 Schematic Drawing Showing Location and Photography of Items of Evidence; 2.1.6 Packaging and Preserving Evidence; 2.1.7 Transport to Laboratory; 2.1.8 Sexual Assault Evidence; 2.1.9 Evidence Handling in the Laboratory; 2.1.10 Report Writing; 2.2 Serology; 2.2.1 Blood; 2.2.2 Semen; 2.2.3 Saliva; 2.2.4 Urine; 2.2.5 Hair; 2.3 Chain of Custody; 3. Forensic DNA Analysis Methods; 3.1 Associative Evidence and Polymorphism; 3.2 Restriction Fragment-Length Polymorphism; 3.2.1 Isolation of DNA; 3.2.2 Quantification

3.2.3 Restriction Enzymes: DNA Scissors3.2.4 Gel Electrophoresis; 3.2.5 Southern Blotting; 3.2.6 Hybridization; 3.2.7 Autoradiography and Visualization of DNA Banding Pattern; 3.2.8 Analysis of RFLP Results; 3.2.9 Probe Stripping from Membrane; 3.2.10 Match Criteria; 3.2.11 Statistics and the Product Rule; 3.3 Polymerase Chain Reaction; 3.3.1 Development and Theory; 3.3.2 Isolation of DNA; 3.3.3 Quantification; 3.3.4 Techniques; 3.4 Analysis of Y-Chromosome STRs; 3.4.1 Y-Chromosome Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis; 3.5 Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA; 3.5.1 The Mitochondrial Genome

3.5.2 Quantification3.5.3 Sequencing; 3.5.4 Interpretation of Sequence Data; 3.5.5 Heteroplasmy; 3.5.6 Statistics; 3.5.7 SNP Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA; 3.6 Problems with PCR; 3.6.1 Contamination; 3.6.2 Degradation; 3.6.3 Sunlight; 3.6.4 Inhibitors; 3.6.5 Allelic Dropout-Null Alleles; 3.6.6 Human Error; 3.7 Underlying Facts and Assumptions in Forensic DNA Testing; 4. Genetics, Statistics, and Databases; 4.1 Human Genetics, Population Genetics, and Statistics; 4.1.1 Power of Forensic DNA Analysis: How Significant Is the Match?; 4.1.2 Genetics and Statistics; 4.1.3 Mendel's Laws of Genetics

4.1.4 Meiosis4.2 Population Genetics; 4.2.1 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 4.2.2 Subpopulations and Substructure; 4.3 Need for Quality Control and Quality Assurance; 4.4 SWGDAM (Formerly Known as TWGDAM) Standards; 4.5 DNA Advisory Board; 4.6 Mitochondrial DNA and Y-Chromosome STR Analysis and Statistical Calculations; 4.7 Experimental Controls; 4.8 Validation of New DNA Methods; 4.9 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis; 4.10 Database Size and Composition; 4.11 DNA Databases; 4.12 Power of Discrimination; 4.13 Mixtures and Statistics; 4.14 Probability of Exclusion; 4.15 Likelihood Ratio (LR)

4.16 Paternity Determinations

Sommario/riassunto

Includes a Foreword by Dr. James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, and Dr. Jan A. Witkowski.""From the Foreword by Drs. Watson and Witkowski: 'DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications is a comprehensive and invaluable guide to the field, covering topics ranging from collecting samples in the field to presenting the complex results to a jury. We are sure that it will play its part in promoting this most powerful tool in the forensic scientist's armamentarium.'""DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications covers the technology and laws related to DNA, as well as the use