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Gene Expression and Its Discontents : The Social Production of Chronic Disease / / by Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace
| Gene Expression and Its Discontents : The Social Production of Chronic Disease / / by Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace Rodrick |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 344 p. 52 illus.) |
| Disciplina |
611.01816
599.935 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Epidemiology Biochemistry Bioinformatics Public health Human Genetics Biochemistry, general Computational Biology/Bioinformatics Public Health |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 1. Toward new tools -- 2. Models of development -- 3. Groupoid symmetries -- 4. Epigenetic catalysis -- 5. Developmental disorders -- 6. An interim perspective -- 7. The obesity pandemic in the US -- 8. Coronary heart disease in the US. - 9. Cancer: a developmental perspective -- 10. Autoimmune disorders -- 11. Demoralization and obesity in Upper Manhattan -- 12. Death at an early age: AIDS and related mortality in New York City -- 13. Mental Disorders I: Western atomism and its culture-bound syndromes -- 14. Mental Disorders II: Psychopathology and sleep -- 15. Diabetes and Thyroid Cancer in Manhattan's Chinatown -- 16. Right-To-Work Laws and Alzheimer's Disease -- 17. Stress as an Environmental Exposure -- 18. Final Thoughts -- 19. Mathematical Appendix. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155303003321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions [[electronic resource] ] : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace
| A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions [[electronic resource] ] : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace Rodrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/80151 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceDeborah |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug development
Drugs - Research Drugs - Design - Mathematical models Medical geography |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-46216-2
1-84816-997-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; 1. BEYOND MAGIC BULLETS; 1.1 The Pharmaceutical Catastrophe; 1.2 A New Perspective; 1.3 Cognition as `Language'; 1.4 The Human Cognome; 2. EXPANDING THE THEORY; 2.1 No Free Lunch; 2.2 Multiple Broadcasts, Punctuated Detection; 2.3 Metabolic Constraints; 2.4 Environmental Signals; 3. DYNAMIC `REGRESSION' MODELS; 3.1 The Simplest Approach; 3.2 A Rate Distortion Reformulation; 3.3 Multiple Time Scales; 3.4 Incoming Information; 3.5 Pathologies; 3.6 Refining the Model; 4. AN EVOLUTIONARY EXCURSION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ecosystems as Information Sources; 4.3 Genetic Heritage
4.4 Gene Expression4.5 Interacting Information Sources; 4.6 Conclusions; 5. EXAMPLE: MENTAL DISORDERS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two Classes; 5.3 Global Broadcast Models; 5.4 Gene Expression; 5.5 Summary; 6. EXAMPLE: PROTEIN FOLDING; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking; 6.3 A Formal Approach; 6.4 The Energy Picture; 6.5 The Developmental Picture; 6.6 A Comprehensive Treatment; 6.7 Aging and Protein Folding; 6.8 Summary; 7. EXAMPLE: GLYCOME DETERMINANTS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Stochastic Topology; 7.3 The Glycomic Conundrum; 7.4 Another Cognitive Paradigm 7.5 Regulating Glycan Determinants7.6 Glycan Spectra; 7.7 Summary; 8. EXAMPLE: GLYCAN/LECTIN LOGIC GATES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Critical Exponent; 8.3 Two Examples; 8.4 Information Catalysis; 8.5 A Tiling Symmetry Model; 8.6 Summary; 9. EXAMPLE: IDP LOGIC GATES; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Symbolic Dynamics of Molecular Switching; 9.3 Another Dual Information Source; 9.4 Information Catalysis; 9.5 Summary; 10. TREATMENT; 10.1 The Generalized Retina; 10.2 Therapeutic Efficacy; 10.3 Psychosocial Stress; 10.4 Flight, Fight, and Helplessness; 10.5 Institutions as Niche Construction 10.6 The Hall of Mirrors10.7 Side Effects Reconsidered; 11. HISTORY AND HEALTH; 11.1 Malaria and the Fulani; 11.2 The American Catastrophe; 12. BEYOND GLASPERLENSPIEL; 13. MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX; 13.1 The Tuning Theorem; 13.2 The Rate Distortion Theorem; 13.3 Stochastic Differential Equations; 13.4 Morse Theory; 13.5 Groupoids; 13.6 `Biological' Renormalization; 13.7 Large Deviations; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452303303321 |
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Wallace Rodrick
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace, Columbia University, USA
| A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace, Columbia University, USA |
| Autore | Wallace Rodrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/80151 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug development
Drugs - Research Drugs - Design - Mathematical models Medical geography |
| ISBN |
1-299-46216-2
1-84816-997-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; 1. BEYOND MAGIC BULLETS; 1.1 The Pharmaceutical Catastrophe; 1.2 A New Perspective; 1.3 Cognition as `Language'; 1.4 The Human Cognome; 2. EXPANDING THE THEORY; 2.1 No Free Lunch; 2.2 Multiple Broadcasts, Punctuated Detection; 2.3 Metabolic Constraints; 2.4 Environmental Signals; 3. DYNAMIC `REGRESSION' MODELS; 3.1 The Simplest Approach; 3.2 A Rate Distortion Reformulation; 3.3 Multiple Time Scales; 3.4 Incoming Information; 3.5 Pathologies; 3.6 Refining the Model; 4. AN EVOLUTIONARY EXCURSION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ecosystems as Information Sources; 4.3 Genetic Heritage
4.4 Gene Expression4.5 Interacting Information Sources; 4.6 Conclusions; 5. EXAMPLE: MENTAL DISORDERS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two Classes; 5.3 Global Broadcast Models; 5.4 Gene Expression; 5.5 Summary; 6. EXAMPLE: PROTEIN FOLDING; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking; 6.3 A Formal Approach; 6.4 The Energy Picture; 6.5 The Developmental Picture; 6.6 A Comprehensive Treatment; 6.7 Aging and Protein Folding; 6.8 Summary; 7. EXAMPLE: GLYCOME DETERMINANTS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Stochastic Topology; 7.3 The Glycomic Conundrum; 7.4 Another Cognitive Paradigm 7.5 Regulating Glycan Determinants7.6 Glycan Spectra; 7.7 Summary; 8. EXAMPLE: GLYCAN/LECTIN LOGIC GATES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Critical Exponent; 8.3 Two Examples; 8.4 Information Catalysis; 8.5 A Tiling Symmetry Model; 8.6 Summary; 9. EXAMPLE: IDP LOGIC GATES; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Symbolic Dynamics of Molecular Switching; 9.3 Another Dual Information Source; 9.4 Information Catalysis; 9.5 Summary; 10. TREATMENT; 10.1 The Generalized Retina; 10.2 Therapeutic Efficacy; 10.3 Psychosocial Stress; 10.4 Flight, Fight, and Helplessness; 10.5 Institutions as Niche Construction 10.6 The Hall of Mirrors10.7 Side Effects Reconsidered; 11. HISTORY AND HEALTH; 11.1 Malaria and the Fulani; 11.2 The American Catastrophe; 12. BEYOND GLASPERLENSPIEL; 13. MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX; 13.1 The Tuning Theorem; 13.2 The Rate Distortion Theorem; 13.3 Stochastic Differential Equations; 13.4 Morse Theory; 13.5 Groupoids; 13.6 `Biological' Renormalization; 13.7 Large Deviations; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779690703321 |
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Wallace Rodrick
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace, Columbia University, USA
| A mathematical approach to multilevel, multiscale health interventions : pharmaceutical industry decline and policy response / / Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace, Columbia University, USA |
| Autore | Wallace Rodrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/80151 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug development
Drugs - Research Drugs - Design - Mathematical models Medical geography |
| ISBN |
1-299-46216-2
1-84816-997-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; 1. BEYOND MAGIC BULLETS; 1.1 The Pharmaceutical Catastrophe; 1.2 A New Perspective; 1.3 Cognition as `Language'; 1.4 The Human Cognome; 2. EXPANDING THE THEORY; 2.1 No Free Lunch; 2.2 Multiple Broadcasts, Punctuated Detection; 2.3 Metabolic Constraints; 2.4 Environmental Signals; 3. DYNAMIC `REGRESSION' MODELS; 3.1 The Simplest Approach; 3.2 A Rate Distortion Reformulation; 3.3 Multiple Time Scales; 3.4 Incoming Information; 3.5 Pathologies; 3.6 Refining the Model; 4. AN EVOLUTIONARY EXCURSION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ecosystems as Information Sources; 4.3 Genetic Heritage
4.4 Gene Expression4.5 Interacting Information Sources; 4.6 Conclusions; 5. EXAMPLE: MENTAL DISORDERS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two Classes; 5.3 Global Broadcast Models; 5.4 Gene Expression; 5.5 Summary; 6. EXAMPLE: PROTEIN FOLDING; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking; 6.3 A Formal Approach; 6.4 The Energy Picture; 6.5 The Developmental Picture; 6.6 A Comprehensive Treatment; 6.7 Aging and Protein Folding; 6.8 Summary; 7. EXAMPLE: GLYCOME DETERMINANTS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Stochastic Topology; 7.3 The Glycomic Conundrum; 7.4 Another Cognitive Paradigm 7.5 Regulating Glycan Determinants7.6 Glycan Spectra; 7.7 Summary; 8. EXAMPLE: GLYCAN/LECTIN LOGIC GATES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Critical Exponent; 8.3 Two Examples; 8.4 Information Catalysis; 8.5 A Tiling Symmetry Model; 8.6 Summary; 9. EXAMPLE: IDP LOGIC GATES; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Symbolic Dynamics of Molecular Switching; 9.3 Another Dual Information Source; 9.4 Information Catalysis; 9.5 Summary; 10. TREATMENT; 10.1 The Generalized Retina; 10.2 Therapeutic Efficacy; 10.3 Psychosocial Stress; 10.4 Flight, Fight, and Helplessness; 10.5 Institutions as Niche Construction 10.6 The Hall of Mirrors10.7 Side Effects Reconsidered; 11. HISTORY AND HEALTH; 11.1 Malaria and the Fulani; 11.2 The American Catastrophe; 12. BEYOND GLASPERLENSPIEL; 13. MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX; 13.1 The Tuning Theorem; 13.2 The Rate Distortion Theorem; 13.3 Stochastic Differential Equations; 13.4 Morse Theory; 13.5 Groupoids; 13.6 `Biological' Renormalization; 13.7 Large Deviations; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813940903321 |
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Wallace Rodrick
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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