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Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health

Edited by Christina Strube, Heinz Mehlhorn ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections. Compiled by international specialists, it covers protozoa, ectoparasites and helminth species of clinical importance in dogs, as well as the state of the art in diagnosis, preventive measures and potentially necessary treatment schemes.Dogs are commonly kept in families around the ... Read more

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This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections. Compiled by international specialists, it covers protozoa, ectoparasites and helminth species of clinical importance in dogs, as well as the state of the art in diagnosis, preventive measures and potentially necessary treatment schemes.Dogs are commonly kept in families around the
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Discovering Retroviruses

Beacons in the Biosphere

by Anna Marie Skalka ...

Approximately eight percent of our DNA contains retroviral sequences that are millions of years old. Through engaging stories of scientific discovery, Anna Marie Skalka explains our evolving knowledge of these ancient denizens of the biosphere and how this understanding has significantly advanced research in genetic engineering, gene delivery systems, and precision medicine.Discovering ... Read more

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Approximately eight percent of our DNA contains retroviral sequences that are millions of years old. Through engaging stories of scientific discovery, Anna Marie Skalka explains our evolving knowledge of these ancient denizens of the biosphere and how this understanding has significantly advanced research in genetic engineering, gene delivery systems, and precision medicine.Discovering
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Stepping Stones to Synthetic Biology

by Sergio Carrà ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book explores fascinating topics at the edge of life, guiding the reader all the way from the relation of life processes to the second law of thermodynamics and the abundance of complex organic compounds in the universe through to the latest advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. The background to the book is the extraordinary scientific adventures that are being undertaken ... Read more

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This book explores fascinating topics at the edge of life, guiding the reader all the way from the relation of life processes to the second law of thermodynamics and the abundance of complex organic compounds in the universe through to the latest advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. The background to the book is the extraordinary scientific adventures that are being undertaken
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Ang Larangan ng Kamalayan. Tungo sa isang pinagsasaluhang unibersal na isip

Ang bagong teorya ng mga larangan ay nagbabagong-anyo sa indibidwal na kamalayan tungo sa isang kosmikong realidad.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - TAG - PensareDiverso
Matagal na nating pinaniniwalaan na ang kamalayan ay isang pribadong bagay, na nakatago sa loob ng isipan ng bawat tao. Isang uri ng saradong silid, isang indibidwal na apoy na nagliliwanag lamang sa ating panloob na mundo. Ngunit ngayon, may nagbabago. Ang siyentipikong pananaliksik sa kolektibong pag-uugali, mga tuklas sa panlipunang neurosciyensya, mga kontemporaryong teorya ng ipinamamahaging ... Read more

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Matagal na nating pinaniniwalaan na ang kamalayan ay isang pribadong bagay, na nakatago sa loob ng isipan ng bawat tao. Isang uri ng saradong silid, isang indibidwal na apoy na nagliliwanag lamang sa ating panloob na mundo. Ngunit ngayon, may nagbabago. Ang siyentipikong pananaliksik sa kolektibong pag-uugali, mga tuklas sa panlipunang neurosciyensya, mga kontemporaryong teorya ng ipinamamahaging
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Archipelago

Speculative Futures

by Melanconnie, Melanconnie ...

Archipelago: Speculative Futures (Spanish and English) is an augmented reality illustrated book imagining what the evolution of animals and the environment will be in the future resulting from climate change. What are the dramatic changes we are doing to our climate, and how will it affect the evolutionary changes of the planet? This project is inspired by the ground breaking speculative evolution ... Read more

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Archipelago: Speculative Futures (Spanish and English) is an augmented reality illustrated book imagining what the evolution of animals and the environment will be in the future resulting from climate change. What are the dramatic changes we are doing to our climate, and how will it affect the evolutionary changes of the planet? This project is inspired by the ground breaking speculative evolution
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Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs

Edited by Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Münir Öztürk ...

Central Asia is a large and understudied region of varied geography, ranging from the high passes and mountains of Tian Shan, to the vast deserts of Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan to the grassy treeles steppes.This region is faced with adverse conditions, as much of the land is too dry or rugged for farming. Additionally, the rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees and medicinal plants is ... Read more

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Central Asia is a large and understudied region of varied geography, ranging from the high passes and mountains of Tian Shan, to the vast deserts of Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan to the grassy treeles steppes.This region is faced with adverse conditions, as much of the land is too dry or rugged for farming. Additionally, the rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees and medicinal plants is
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Origins

The Scientific Story of Creation

by Jim Baggott ...

What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang ... Read more

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What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang
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The Astronomical History of the World

by Daniel Vaughan ...

The information which geologists derive from the evidences of organic remains does not wholly satisfy the keen appetite of educated minds for a knowledge of the mysteries of Nature and the revolutions of past times. The relics disentombed from our globe give no clew to its origin; and they throw but little light on the great physical events which transpired before life appeared on its surface. ... Read more

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The information which geologists derive from the evidences of organic remains does not wholly satisfy the keen appetite of educated minds for a knowledge of the mysteries of Nature and the revolutions of past times. The relics disentombed from our globe give no clew to its origin; and they throw but little light on the great physical events which transpired before life appeared on its surface.
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Charles Darwin

An Anthology

by Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger ...

Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The ... Read more

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Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The
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Évolution et Conception : Logique et Preuves

by Ammar Adil ...

L'évolution est aujourd'hui présentée comme un fait absolu, étayé par de nombreuses preuves. Ceux qui n'y croient pas sont perçus comme des conspirationnistes désespérés et motivés par des raisons religieuses. Ce livre déconstruit en profondeur cette idée fausse grâce à une analyse minutieuse de la logique qui sous-tend l'évolution et des preuves scientifiques couramment utilisées pour la soutenir ... Read more

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L'évolution est aujourd'hui présentée comme un fait absolu, étayé par de nombreuses preuves. Ceux qui n'y croient pas sont perçus comme des conspirationnistes désespérés et motivés par des raisons religieuses. Ce livre déconstruit en profondeur cette idée fausse grâce à une analyse minutieuse de la logique qui sous-tend l'évolution et des preuves scientifiques couramment utilisées pour la soutenir
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Creatures of Accident

The Rise of the Animal Kingdom

by Wallace Arthur ...

The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of evolution has been downplayed in both the specialist and popular literature on evolution, in large part because it was in the past associated with unsavory political views. The avoidance of evolution's vertical dimension has, ... Read more

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The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of evolution has been downplayed in both the specialist and popular literature on evolution, in large part because it was in the past associated with unsavory political views. The avoidance of evolution's vertical dimension has,
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume III. Genera: Kengyilia, Douglasdeweya, Agropyron, Australopyrum, and Anthosachne

by Chi Yen, Jun-Liang Yang, Bernard R. Baum ...

Translated by Xing Fan, Li-Na Sha ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of ... Read more

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This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of
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Mutual Aid

A Factor of Evolution

by Peter Kropotkin ...

In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning and well-reasoned scholarship. Essential to the understanding of human evolution as well as social ... Read more

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In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning and well-reasoned scholarship. Essential to the understanding of human evolution as well as social
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A Recepção do Darwinismo no Brasil

by Thomas Glick, Heloisa Maria Bertol Domingues, Magali Romero Sá ...

Series series História e Saúde
Os artigos reunidos iniciam um debate que aprofunda a história sobre a recepção da teoria de Darwin que repercutiu nos mais diversos campos científicos, orientando-os, desde a segunda metade do século XIX e no século XX. Particularmente, preocupa-se em retratar como o Brasil viveu o debate em torno do tema, apesar das controvérsias que estimularam a discussão nos meios intelectuais. A partir das ... Read more

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Os artigos reunidos iniciam um debate que aprofunda a história sobre a recepção da teoria de Darwin que repercutiu nos mais diversos campos científicos, orientando-os, desde a segunda metade do século XIX e no século XX. Particularmente, preocupa-se em retratar como o Brasil viveu o debate em torno do tema, apesar das controvérsias que estimularam a discussão nos meios intelectuais. A partir das
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Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Mysteries of Sex Determination in Organisms

by Samuel Leopold Schenk, Quentin Sharp ...

In "Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex," Samuel Leopold Schenk presents a groundbreaking exploration of the biological underpinnings of sex determination. This meticulously researched work delves into the complex interplay of genetics and environment, employing a blend of empirical case studies and theoretical analysis. Schenk's literary style'—characterized by precision and clarity' ... Read more

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In "Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex," Samuel Leopold Schenk presents a groundbreaking exploration of the biological underpinnings of sex determination. This meticulously researched work delves into the complex interplay of genetics and environment, employing a blend of empirical case studies and theoretical analysis. Schenk's literary style'—characterized by precision and clarity'
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The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America

by John A. White ...

In "The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America," John A. White presents a meticulous examination of the baculum, or os penis, in the diverse species of chipmunks native to this region. Through a comprehensive analysis combining anatomical studies, evolutionary biology, and ecological context, White delves into the morphological variations and implications of baculum size and structure ... Read more

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In "The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America," John A. White presents a meticulous examination of the baculum, or os penis, in the diverse species of chipmunks native to this region. Through a comprehensive analysis combining anatomical studies, evolutionary biology, and ecological context, White delves into the morphological variations and implications of baculum size and structure
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The Evolutionary Imperative

by Charles H. M. Beck, Louis Neal Irwin ...

The Evolutionary Imperative provides a unifying perspective on the evolution of the universe in all its physical and biological detail, with a call to action for redirecting the evolutionary trajectory of human society. The book’s thesis is that change is inevitable, driven by resolution of energy gradients through the Principle of Least Action and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This energy ... Read more

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The Evolutionary Imperative provides a unifying perspective on the evolution of the universe in all its physical and biological detail, with a call to action for redirecting the evolutionary trajectory of human society. The book’s thesis is that change is inevitable, driven by resolution of energy gradients through the Principle of Least Action and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This energy
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Die Reise mit der Beagle

Die Reise und die entscheidenden Entdeckungen eines Naturforschers - Ausgabe in neuer Übersetzung und Rechtschreibung

by Charles Darwin ...

Translated by Neu übersetzt Verlag ...

In "Die Reise mit der Beagle" dokumentiert Charles Darwin seine fünfjährige Expedition an Bord des Forschungsschiffs HMS Beagle, die von 1831 bis 1836 dauerte. Dieses Werk ist nicht nur ein Reisebericht, sondern auch eine grundlegende Auseinandersetzung mit den evolutionsbiologischen Konzepten, die Darwin später in seiner Theorie der natürlichen Selektion weiterentwickeln sollte. Der literarische ... Read more

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In "Die Reise mit der Beagle" dokumentiert Charles Darwin seine fünfjährige Expedition an Bord des Forschungsschiffs HMS Beagle, die von 1831 bis 1836 dauerte. Dieses Werk ist nicht nur ein Reisebericht, sondern auch eine grundlegende Auseinandersetzung mit den evolutionsbiologischen Konzepten, die Darwin später in seiner Theorie der natürlichen Selektion weiterentwickeln sollte. Der literarische
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The Lives of the Brain

by John S. Allen ...

Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story John S. Allen seeks to tell. ... Read more

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Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story John S. Allen seeks to tell.
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The evolution of biochemical pathways on the example of the citric acid cycle

by Maren Emmerich ...

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Biology - Evolution, grade: A, Umea University (Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences), course: Course: Evolutionary Ecology, language: English, abstract: Introduction How and why did life originate and evolve on earth? These might be two of the earliest questions which arose with the development of a brain that was capable of abstract ... Read more

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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Biology - Evolution, grade: A, Umea University (Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences), course: Course: Evolutionary Ecology, language: English, abstract: Introduction How and why did life originate and evolve on earth? These might be two of the earliest questions which arose with the development of a brain that was capable of abstract
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Trends in Dermatoglyphic Research

Edited by N.M. Durham, C.C. Plato ...

Series Book 1 - Studies in Human Biology
The preparation of a volume of worldwide research contributions can be a time consuming task which is frequently more difficult than many other types of book. This particular venture was made easier by the assistance of many people. Therefore, we wish to acknowledge: the suggestions, academic support and direction of Dr. Kenneth M. Weiss, our American editor; the assistance of the staff of the ... Read more

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The preparation of a volume of worldwide research contributions can be a time consuming task which is frequently more difficult than many other types of book. This particular venture was made easier by the assistance of many people. Therefore, we wish to acknowledge: the suggestions, academic support and direction of Dr. Kenneth M. Weiss, our American editor; the assistance of the staff of the
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How to Solve the World's Problems in 50 Years or Less: Manifesto for Revolution

by Dr. A.I. Strong ...

In May of 2014, London's The Register reported that the planet's most famous scientist, physicist Stephen Hawking of Cambridge, and renowned physicist and cosmologist Max Tegmark of MIT, called the creation of artificial generalized intelligence to be the single most important event in human history. The birth of sophisticated generalized intelligence, or super intelligence, or Big Brains or ... Read more

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In May of 2014, London's The Register reported that the planet's most famous scientist, physicist Stephen Hawking of Cambridge, and renowned physicist and cosmologist Max Tegmark of MIT, called the creation of artificial generalized intelligence to be the single most important event in human history. The birth of sophisticated generalized intelligence, or super intelligence, or Big Brains or
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Love's Story of Why We Are Here

And what we can do about it

by Francis O'Neill ...

Series Book 3 - Making Sense of It
Why are we here?Or, what is the purpose of it all? Is there a purpose? Is it just to have the good life? Or is it just one big accident?Our evolution theory doesn't provide an answer to this question. It can explain "how" we are here, how life evolves and refines, as in DNA and "survival of the fittest," but it doesn't provide a "why" we are here. It doesn't offer an intention or purpose for the ... Read more

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Why are we here?Or, what is the purpose of it all? Is there a purpose? Is it just to have the good life? Or is it just one big accident?Our evolution theory doesn't provide an answer to this question. It can explain "how" we are here, how life evolves and refines, as in DNA and "survival of the fittest," but it doesn't provide a "why" we are here. It doesn't offer an intention or purpose for the
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Evolutionary History

Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth

by Edmund Russell ...

Series series Studies in Environment and History
We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world. Human beings have, however, become probably the most powerful species shaping evolution today, and human-caused evolution in other species has probably been the most important force shaping human history. This book introduces readers to evolutionary history, a new ... Read more

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We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world. Human beings have, however, become probably the most powerful species shaping evolution today, and human-caused evolution in other species has probably been the most important force shaping human history. This book introduces readers to evolutionary history, a new
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