Affliction : health, disease, poverty / / Veena Das |
Autore | Das Veena |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1086/942 |
Collana | Forms of living |
Soggetto topico | Poverty |
Soggetto non controllato |
Illness Narrative
India abandonment disease everyday life global health healing health madness poverty |
ISBN |
0-8232-6891-8
0-8232-6183-2 0-8232-6184-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Preface 1. Affliction: An Introduction 2. How the Body Speaks 3. A Child Learns Illness and Learns Death 4. Mental Illness, Psychiatric Institutions, and the Singularity of Lives 5. Dangerous Liaisons: Technology, Kinship, and Wild Spirits 6. The Reluctant Healer and the Darkness of our Times 7. Medicines, Markets, and Healing 8. Global Health Discourse and the View from Planet Earth 9. Epilogue Note Bibliography Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787251003321 |
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Affliction : health, disease, poverty / / Veena Das |
Autore | Das Veena |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1086/942 |
Collana | Forms of living |
Soggetto topico | Poverty |
Soggetto non controllato |
Illness Narrative
India abandonment disease everyday life global health healing health madness poverty |
ISBN |
0-8232-6891-8
0-8232-6183-2 0-8232-6184-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Preface 1. Affliction: An Introduction 2. How the Body Speaks 3. A Child Learns Illness and Learns Death 4. Mental Illness, Psychiatric Institutions, and the Singularity of Lives 5. Dangerous Liaisons: Technology, Kinship, and Wild Spirits 6. The Reluctant Healer and the Darkness of our Times 7. Medicines, Markets, and Healing 8. Global Health Discourse and the View from Planet Earth 9. Epilogue Note Bibliography Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824369403321 |
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Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.88096 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RobbinsMartha M. <1967->
BoeschChristophe |
Soggetto topico |
Apes - Africa
Apes - Research - Africa Apes - Conservation Rare mammals - Africa |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african apes animal behavior apes bonobos bwindi impenetrable national park central africa chimpanzees conservation cote divoire deforestation disease ecotourism endangered animals environment environmentalism extinction field research forests gabon gorillas great apes ivindo national park jungles life sciences nature photography nature preserve nature reserve nature nonfiction poaching primates primatology science tai national park uganda wild apes wildlife zoology |
ISBN |
1-283-27793-X
9786613277930 0-520-94883-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why -- ONE: Discovering Apes -- TWO: Life and Death in the Forest Blood -- THREE: Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest -- FOUR: Is Blood Thicker Than Water -- FIVE: Our Cousins in the Forest - or Bushmeat? -- SIX: Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions -- SEVEN: Keeping It in the Family. Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities -- EIGHT: Winona's Search for the Right Silverback. Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo -- NINE: The Long Road to Habituation. A Window into the Lives of Gorillas -- TEN: Among Silverbacks -- ELEVEN: The Diversity of the Apes What Is the Future? -- Contributors -- Plate Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781375603321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1117 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/78 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LannooMichael J |
Soggetto topico |
Amphibian declines
Amphibian declines - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
adenocarcinoma
agriculture amphibians animal populations biodiversity biology climate change conservation deforestation disease ecology environment environmentalism frogs genetics global warming habitat lakes malformation malformed frogs minnesota natural sciences nature nonfiction northern cricket frogs overwintering parasites pesticides pollution population declines radiation risk factors rivers salamander science ultraviolet wetlands wild animals woodland salamanders xenobiotics zoology |
ISBN |
1-282-75915-9
9786612759154 0-520-92943-8 1-4175-9332-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Amphibian Declines -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part One. Conservation Essays -- Introduction -- 1. Diverse Phenomena Influencing Amphibian Population Declines -- 2. Why Are Some Species In Decline But Others Not? -- 3. Philosophy, Value Judgments, And Declining Amphibians -- 4. Embracing Human Diversity In Conservation -- 5. Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force -- Declines -- 6. Meeting The Challenge Of Amphibian Declines With An Interdisciplinary Research Program -- 7. Biology Of Amphibian Declines -- 8. Declines Of Eastern North American Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) -- 9. Decline Of Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 10. Overwintering In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- Causes -- 11. Repercussions Of Global Change -- 12. Lessons From Europe -- 13. Risk Factors And Declines In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 14. Ultraviolet Radiation -- 15. Xenobiotics -- 16. Variation In Pesticide Tolerance -- 17. Lucké Renal Adenocarcinoma -- 18. Malformed Frogs In Minnesota: History And Interspecific Differences -- 19. Parasites Of North American Frogs -- 20. Parasite Infection And Limb Malformations: A Growing Problem In Amphibian Conservation -- 21. Pine Silviculture -- 22. Commercial Trade -- Conservation -- 23. Houston Toads And Texas Politics -- 24. Amphibian Conservation Needs -- 25. Amphibian Population Cycles And Long-Term Data Sets -- 26. Landscape Ecology -- 27. Conservation Of Texas Spring And Cave Salamanders (Eurycea) -- 28. Lessons From The Tropics -- 29. Taxonomy And Amphibian Declines -- 30. Conservation Systematics: The Bufo Boreas Species Group -- 31. Factors Limiting The Recovery Of Boreal Toads (Bufo B. Boreas) -- 32. Southwestern Desert Bufonids -- 33. Amphibian Ecotoxicology -- 34. Museum Collections -- 35. Critical Areas -- 36. Creating Habitat Reserves For Migratory Salamanders -- 37. Population Manipulations -- 38. Exotic Species -- 39. Protecting Amphibians While Restoring Fish Populations -- 40. Reflections Upon Amphibian Conservation -- Surveys And Monitoring -- 41. Distribution Of South Dakota Anurans -- 42. Nebraska's Declining Amphibians -- 43. Museum Collections Can Assess Population Trends -- 44. Monitoring Salamander Populations In Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- 45. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (Naamp) -- 46. Evaluating Calling Surveys -- 47. Geographical Information Systems And Survey Designs -- 48. Impacts Of Forest Management On Amphibians -- 49. Monitoring Pigment Pattern Morphs Of Northern Leopard Frogs -- Education -- 50. The National Amphibian Conservation Center -- 51. A Thousand Friends Of Frogs: Its Origins -- A Perspective -- 52. Of Men And Deformed Frogs: A Journalist's Lament -- Part Two. Species Accounts -- Introduction -- Anura -- Ascaphidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pelobatidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Caudata -- Family Ambystomatidae -- Family Amphiumidae -- Family Cryptobranchidae -- Family Dicamptodontidae -- Family Plethodontidae -- Family Proteidae -- Family Rhyacotritonidae -- Family Salamandridae -- Family Sirenidae -- Epilogue: Factors Implicated In Amphibian Population Declines In The United States -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783318103321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Applying the Free-Energy Principle to Complex Adaptive Systems |
Autore | Badcock Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (214 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Information technology industries
Computer science |
Soggetto non controllato |
message passing
metabolism Bayesian stochastic non-equilibrium master equations cancer niches free energy Kikuchi approximations apoptosis metastasis cluster variation method Free Energy Principle active inference Bayesian brain generative models cybernetics embodiment enactivism cognitivism representations consciousness free will mental causation cognitive-affective development emotions feelings readiness potentials intentionality agency intelligence collective intelligence free energy principle agent-based model complex adaptive systems multiscale systems computational model uncertainty POMDP emotion affect control theory sociology permutation entropy disorder stress allostatic (hub) overload cascading failure disease hierarchical control systems critical slowing down model-based control adaptive robots generative model Bayesian inference filtering neurotechnology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910674391803321 |
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Are Rodent Models Fit for Investigation of Human Obesity and Related Diseases? |
Autore | Robert K. Semple |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (161 p.) |
Collana | Frontiers Research Topics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Obesity
disease non-alcoholic fatty liver disease rodent models type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910346744003321 |
Robert K. Semple
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Frontiers Media SA, 2018 | ||
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Autophagy: From Big Data to Physiological Significance |
Autore | Nezis Ioannis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (233 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Science: general issues
Biology, life sciences |
Soggetto non controllato |
autophagy
xenophagy data disease screening |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Autophagy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557897903321 |
Nezis Ioannis
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Frontiers Media SA, 2020 | ||
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Bioinformatics in Microbiota |
Autore | Chen Xing |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (423 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Science: general issues
Medical microbiology & virology Microbiology (non-medical) |
Soggetto non controllato |
bioinformatics
human microbiota disease big data computational method |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557580703321 |
Chen Xing
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Frontiers Media SA, 2020 | ||
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Biomarkers of Environmental Toxicants |
Autore | LU Kun |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (292 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Medicine |
Soggetto non controllato |
manganese
lead cadmium arsenic hair children environment carcinogen DNA adducts biomonitoring formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues biomarker mass spectrometry human biomonitoring urine non-occupational exposure S-phenyl-mercapturic acid HPLC-MS/MS glycidol Hb adduct N-(2.3-dihydroxypropyl)valine in vivo cancer risk UPLC/MS/MS aristolochic acids food contamination environmental pollution root uptake aristolochic acid nephropathy Balkan endemic nephropathy chronic kidney disease tobacco smoke human carcinogen biomarkers epitranscriptomics tRNA modifications stress response mechanisms codon-biased translation phthalate DEHP human exposure toxicity reproductive accelerator mass spectrometry cavity ring down spectrophotometry radiocarbon naphthalene benzo[a]pyrene cell turnover triclocarban metastasis haemoglobin albumin protein adducts aldehydes genotoxicity cancer diseases oxidative stress exposure biomarkers high-resolution mass spectrometry data-dependent profiling derivatization biological fluids isotope labeling DNA lesion DNA damage shuttle vector technique replication block mutagenicity mutational spectrum mutational signature DNA repair DNA adduct bypass site-specific mutagenesis chemical exposome environmental monitoring disease bioinformatics gut microbiome chemical toxicity |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557551003321 |
LU Kun
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BK Channels: Integrators of Cellular Signals in Health and Disease |
Autore | Alex Dopico |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (183 p.) |
Collana | Frontiers Research Topics |
Soggetto non controllato |
BK channel
hydrogensulfide maxi calcium activated potassium channel disease nervous system Slo KCNMA1 health ethanol ischemia |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | BK Channels |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910261140303321 |
Alex Dopico
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Frontiers Media SA, 2017 | ||
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