Cell differentiation [[electronic resource] ] : a Ciba Foundation symposium / / edited by A.V.S. de Reuck and Julie Knight

• Record Nr.: UNISA996205211703316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1967
• ISBN: 1-280-76842-8; 9786613679192; 0-470-71718-1; 0-470-71958-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.978
• Altri autori (Persone): De ReuckAnthony V. S; KnightJulie
• Disciplina: 574.8/7; 574.87
• Soggetti: Cell differentiation
• 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: CELL DIFFERENTIATION; Contents; Chairman's opening remarks; General review of the nature of differentiation; Discussion; Single cell properties-membrane development; Discussion; Biochemical changes during fertilization and early development; Discussion; Nuclear transplantation and cell differentiation; Discussion; Studies on the feedback regulation of haemopoiesis; Discussion; General Discussion; Possible mechanisms of the transfer of information between small groups of cells; Discussion; Cellular synthetic activities in induction of tissue transformation; Discussion; The problem of the chemical nature of embryonic inducersDiscussion; General Discussion; Some aspects of the regulation of gene expression in the animal cell; Discussion; Control of synthetic activity during development; Discussion; Some experiments relating to the homogeneity and arrangement of the ribosomal RNA genes of Xenopus laevis; Discussion; Masking of genes in cytodifferentiation and carcinogenesis; Discussion; Factors of growth and maintenance of tumours as organized structures in vitro; Discussion; The interaction of tumour and embryonic tissue in vivo; Discussion; General DiscussionChairman's closing remarks; Author index; Subject index

Defense acquisition trends, 2015 : acquisition in the era of budgetary constraints / / project director, Andrew P. Hunter, project coordinator, Rhys McCormick, principal authors, Jesse Ellman [and three others], contributing authors, Kaitlyn Johnson, Gabriel Coll

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816421203321
• Autore: Hunter Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham : , : CSIS, Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-4422-5919-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Collana: CSIS reports
• Disciplina: 355.6/212
• Soggetti: Government purchasing - United States; United States Armed Forces Procurement; United States Armed Forces Appropriations and expenditures; United States Military policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: A report of defense outlook: a CSIS series on strategy, budget, forces, and acquisition.
• Nota di contenuto: Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; What Is DoD Buying?; Birth of the Defense Innovation Initiative-Third Offset Strategy; A Five-Year Trough Has Developed in the Weapon Systems Pipeline; Services Contracts Surprisingly Resilient; How Is DoD Buying?; Major Acquisition Reform Efforts in 2015 Will Take Time to Deliver Results; Effective Competition Rates Are Steady, Despite Desire to Promote Competition; Contract Outcomes Can Be Examined Using Contract Data; Whom Is DoD Buying From?; Small Vendors Accounted for Their Largest-Ever Share of Defense Contracts in 2014; The Big 5 Defense Vendors Are Winning a Declining Share of R&D Contract ObligationsThe Present and Future of Defense Industry Consolidation; DoD Starts with a Narrow But Sustained Base for Outreach to Silicon Valley; What Are the Defense Components Buying?; Service Acquisition Portfolios Are Shifting In Distinct Ways; Army; Navy; ; Air Force; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Report Organization; 1.2. DoD Contract Spending in a Budgetary Context; 2. What Is DoD Buying?; 2.1. Innovation, R&D, and Technological Superiority; 2.1.1. Defense Innovation Initiative-"Third Offset Strategy"; 2.1.2. Defense Innovation Unit Experimental: Finding New Sources of Innovation2.1.3. Research and Development Contracting during the Budget Drawdown; 2.2. Defense Contract Obligations by Platform Portfolio; 2.3. Defense Contract Obligations by Budget Account; 2.3.1. Procurement; 2.3.2. Operations & Maintenance; 2.3.3. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 3. How Is DoD Buying It?; 3.1. Reforming the Defense Acquisition System; 3.1.1. Better Buying Power; 3.1.2. 2016 National Defense Authorization Act; 3.2. Contract and Fee Type; 3.3. Defense Contract Obligation by Rate of Effective Competition3.4. Contract Outcomes beyond the Headlines; 3.4.1. Terminations; 3.4.2. Change Orders; 4. Whom Is DoD Buying From?; 4.1. Changes in the Composition of the Defense Industrial Base; 4.1.1. Army; 4.1.2. Navy; 4.1.3. Air Force; 4.1.4. Defense Logistics Agency; 4.1.5. Products; 4.1.6. Services; 4.1.7. Research and Development; 4.2. The Present and Future Consolidation of Defense Industry; 4.2.1. Top Products Vendors; 4.2.2. Top Services Vendors; 4.2.3. Top Research and Development Vendors; 4.3. Silicon Valley Participation in the Defense Industrial Base4.3.1. Narrow Silicon Valley Base; 4.3.2. Persistence in the Top Tier, Tumult Below; 4.3.3. Silicon Valley Avoids Drawdown and Budget Cap Cuts Thanks to HP; 4.3.4. Implications for the Future; 5. What Are the Defense Components Buying?; 5.1. Army; 5.2. Navy; 5.3. Air Force; 5.4. Defense Logistics Agency; 5.5. Missile Defense Agency; 5.6. Other DoD; 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: Methodology; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This study examines contracting trends at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). It relies on empirical analysis of DoD contracting transaction data from the open-source Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).