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Common Chinese Materia Medica

Volume 6

Edición de Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This sixth volume describes 226 species of 32 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Aquilaria sinensis and Daphne genkwa of Thymelaeaceae; Benincasa hispida, Siraitia grosvenorii, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes rosthornii of Cucurbitaceae; Camellia sinensis of Theaceae; Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia caryophyllata ... Leer más

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This sixth volume describes 226 species of 32 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Aquilaria sinensis and Daphne genkwa of Thymelaeaceae; Benincasa hispida, Siraitia grosvenorii, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes rosthornii of Cucurbitaceae; Camellia sinensis of Theaceae; Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia caryophyllata
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Genetics and Genomics of Linum

Edición de Christopher A. Cullis ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole ... Leer más

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Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole
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Cave Ecology

Edición de Oana Teodora Moldovan, Ľubomír Kováč, Stuart Halse ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habitats is not only challenging because they are difficult to access, but also because the domain is so different ... Leer más

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Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habitats is not only challenging because they are difficult to access, but also because the domain is so different
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The Origin of Snakes

Morphology and the Fossil Record

de Michael Wayne Caldwell ...

This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods ... Leer más

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This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods
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Sull'origine delle specie

Comunicazione alla Linnean Society (1858)

de Charles Darwin ...

Traducido por Michele Luzzatto ...

Nel 1858 Charles Darwin e Alfred R. Wallace presentarono congiuntamente alla Linnean Society di Londra la sintesi di una teoria rivoluzionaria – quella dell’evoluzione delle specie per selezione naturale – a cui erano pervenuti indipendentemente. L’anno successivo Darwin ruppe gli indugi e si risolse finalmente a pubblicare L’Origine delle specie. ... Leer más

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Nel 1858 Charles Darwin e Alfred R. Wallace presentarono congiuntamente alla Linnean Society di Londra la sintesi di una teoria rivoluzionaria – quella dell’evoluzione delle specie per selezione naturale – a cui erano pervenuti indipendentemente. L’anno successivo Darwin ruppe gli indugi e si risolse finalmente a pubblicare L’Origine delle specie.
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Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia

Human Evolution and its Context

Edición de Katerina Harvati, Mirjana Roksandic ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and ... Leer más

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This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and
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Sketching Theoretical Biology

Toward a Theoretical Biology, Volume 2

de Wilhelmina A. Leigh ...

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology. Based on the assumption that living systems represent some kind of "organized complexity," the collection discusses meaningful ways of formulating two basic questions: what is the nature of this complexity; and, what are the principles of ... Leer más

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The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology. Based on the assumption that living systems represent some kind of "organized complexity," the collection discusses meaningful ways of formulating two basic questions: what is the nature of this complexity; and, what are the principles of
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The Evolution of Faith

Christ, Science, and World Religions

de Thomas R. McFaul, Al Brunsting ...

A new understanding is developed in this book about the relationship between the Christian faith, modern science, and the world religions. The authors call their new position Evolutionary Pluralism. By combining the Christian faith with modern science and the global growth of religious diversity, Evolutionary Pluralism provides Christians with an alternative to current interpretations such as ... Leer más

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A new understanding is developed in this book about the relationship between the Christian faith, modern science, and the world religions. The authors call their new position Evolutionary Pluralism. By combining the Christian faith with modern science and the global growth of religious diversity, Evolutionary Pluralism provides Christians with an alternative to current interpretations such as
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Evolution and the Fall

Edición de William T. Cavanaugh, James K. A. Smith ...

What does it mean for the Christian doctrine of the Fall if there was no historical Adam? If humanity emerged from nonhuman primates—as genetic, biological, and archaeological evidence seems to suggest—then what are the implications for a Christian understanding of human origins, including the origin of sin?Evolution and the Fall gathers a multidisciplinary, ecumenical team of scholars to address ... Leer más

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What does it mean for the Christian doctrine of the Fall if there was no historical Adam? If humanity emerged from nonhuman primates—as genetic, biological, and archaeological evidence seems to suggest—then what are the implications for a Christian understanding of human origins, including the origin of sin?Evolution and the Fall gathers a multidisciplinary, ecumenical team of scholars to address
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Mr. Gladstone and Genesis

Essay #5 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"

de Thomas Henry Huxley ...

In "Mr. Gladstone and Genesis," Thomas Henry Huxley navigates the intersection of science and religion during a period of intense debate in Victorian England. Written in response to British statesman William Ewart Gladstone's views on the compatibility of Genesis with modern scientific understanding, Huxley's work offers a cogent argument advocating for the integrity of scientific inquiry. His ... Leer más

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In "Mr. Gladstone and Genesis," Thomas Henry Huxley navigates the intersection of science and religion during a period of intense debate in Victorian England. Written in response to British statesman William Ewart Gladstone's views on the compatibility of Genesis with modern scientific understanding, Huxley's work offers a cogent argument advocating for the integrity of scientific inquiry. His
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Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

Edición de Ram Prasad, Busi Siddhardha, Madhu Dyavaiah ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and ... Leer más

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In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and
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Neopoetics

The Evolution of the Literate Imagination

de Christopher Collins ...

The quest to understand the evolution of the literary mind has become a fertile field of inquiry and speculation for scholars across literary studies and cognitive science. In Paleopoetics, Christopher Collins's acclaimed earlier title, he described how language emerged both as a communicative tool and as a means of fashioning other communicative tools—stories, songs, and rituals. In Neopoetics, ... Leer más

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The quest to understand the evolution of the literary mind has become a fertile field of inquiry and speculation for scholars across literary studies and cognitive science. In Paleopoetics, Christopher Collins's acclaimed earlier title, he described how language emerged both as a communicative tool and as a means of fashioning other communicative tools—stories, songs, and rituals. In Neopoetics,
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Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures

de Boreas M. L. Saage - Français ...

Plongez dans l'univers fascinant des dinosaures avec ce livre scientifique complet qui vous transportera à travers les âges mésozoïques. 'Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures' est un guide détaillé qui combine rigueur scientifique et accessibilité pour tous les passionnés de paléontologie.Cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les dinosaures dans toute leur diversité, des ... Leer más

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Plongez dans l'univers fascinant des dinosaures avec ce livre scientifique complet qui vous transportera à travers les âges mésozoïques. 'Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures' est un guide détaillé qui combine rigueur scientifique et accessibilité pour tous les passionnés de paléontologie.Cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les dinosaures dans toute leur diversité, des
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LUCA: Ancestor to Every Living Organism

de Turing Editorial Team ...

This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back can we trace the family tree of life? We begin on ... Leer más

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This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back can we trace the family tree of life? We begin on
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I quattro mondi dell’uomo

Una nuova teoria dell’io

de Joseph LeDoux ...

Una domanda anima da sempre gli studi di LeDoux: come il senso di identità scaturisce dai neuroni, pur mutando di continuo il mondo circostante e i circuiti neuronali? Gli studi sui pazienti dal cervello diviso, svolti a metà degli anni Settanta, lo avevano indotto a pensare che l’io non fosse un’entità fissa ma una “narrazione” che intessiamo per dare un senso al mondo. Da allora, ne ha cercato ... Leer más

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Una domanda anima da sempre gli studi di LeDoux: come il senso di identità scaturisce dai neuroni, pur mutando di continuo il mondo circostante e i circuiti neuronali? Gli studi sui pazienti dal cervello diviso, svolti a metà degli anni Settanta, lo avevano indotto a pensare che l’io non fosse un’entità fissa ma una “narrazione” che intessiamo per dare un senso al mondo. Da allora, ne ha cercato
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The Science of Why We Exist

A History of the Universe from the Big Bang to Consciousness

de Tim Coulson ...

From the Big Bang and the evolution of the genetic code to the birth of consciousness, this is the extraordinary story of the chain of events that led to human life on earth.Have you ever wondered why you exist? What had to happen for you to be alive and conscious? Scientists have come a long way in answering this question, and this book describes what they have found out. It also examines whether ... Leer más

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From the Big Bang and the evolution of the genetic code to the birth of consciousness, this is the extraordinary story of the chain of events that led to human life on earth.Have you ever wondered why you exist? What had to happen for you to be alive and conscious? Scientists have come a long way in answering this question, and this book describes what they have found out. It also examines whether
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Landscape of the Mind

Human Evolution and the Archaeology of Thought

de John Hoffecker ...

In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When ... Leer más

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In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 25, 1877

de Charles Darwin ...

Series series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ... Leer más

$133.69 USD

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging
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Evolution of Dental Tissues and Paleobiology in Selachians

de Guillaume Guinot, Sebastien Enault, Gilles Cuny ...

Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our ... Leer más

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Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World - Africa Volume 3

Edición de Mohamed Neffati, Hanen Najjaa, Ákos Máthé ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame ... Leer más

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This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame
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The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin

Volume I

de Adam Komisaruk ...

Series series The Pickering Masters
The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he ... Leer más

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The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he
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Behaviour, Development and Evolution

de Patrick Bateson ...

The role of parents in shaping the characters of their children, the causes of violence and crime, and the roots of personal unhappiness are central to humanity. Like so many fundamental questions about human existence, these issues all relate to behavioural development. In this lucid and accessible book, eminent biologist Professor Sir Patrick Bateson suggests that the nature/nurture dichotomy we ... Leer más

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The role of parents in shaping the characters of their children, the causes of violence and crime, and the roots of personal unhappiness are central to humanity. Like so many fundamental questions about human existence, these issues all relate to behavioural development. In this lucid and accessible book, eminent biologist Professor Sir Patrick Bateson suggests that the nature/nurture dichotomy we
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Man's Selection

Charles Darwin's Theory of Creation, Evolution, And Intelligent Design

de Barbara Angle, Marc Watson ...

Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin ... Leer más

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Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin
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非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之長生不老動物的「第二型長生器官模型理論」－雙軸再生管、長生眼睛與長生耳朵

1, #1

de 菲利普·皮內爾 ...

Series Libro 1 - 1
本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕 ... Leer más

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本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕
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