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M. J. Alcaraz, University of Valencia, Spain; O. Gualillo, Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; O. Sánchez-Pernaute, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain (Eds)

Studies on Arthritis and Joint DisordersContents Biomarkers of oxidative stress in joint diseases.- Regulation of T-cell functions by oxidative stress.- Nitric oxide and the respiratory chain in synovial cells and chondrocytes.- Adipokines, molecular players at the crossroad between inflammation and oxidative stress. Role in arthropathies.- Re-gulation of cartilage and bone metabolism by oxidative stress.- Role of oxidative stress in bone aging.- Genetic Component of Oxidative Stress in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Oxidative stress in rheu-matoid arthritis.- Oxidative stress and premature atherosclerosis in RA.- Role of Oxidative Stress and Reactive Oxygen Radicals in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis.- Antioxidant and anti-in-flammatory properties of heme oxygenase-1 in os-teoarthritic articular cells.- Oxidative stress at the crossroads between osteoarthritis and metabolic syndrome.- Metabolic syndrome and gout.- Natu-ral Antioxidants in the pharmacological treatment of rheumatic immune and inflammatory diseases.- Antioxidants in the treatment of osteoarthritis and bone mineral loss.- Anti-cytokine agents to combat oxidative stress.- Oxidative Conditioning and treatment for Osteoarthritis.- The role of sirtuins in arthritis.- MicroRNA molecules, master regulators, biomarkers and potential therapies.- Estrogen-dependent transcriptional activity, a protection against ROS in osteoarthritis.

Fields of interestOxidative Stress; Cell Biology; Rheumatology

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner

Product categoryContributed volume

Due February 2013

2013. X, 683 p. 45 illus., 14 in color. (Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice) Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-1-4614-6165-4

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D. K. Arora, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Maunath Bhanjan, UP, India; S. Das, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, India; M. Sukumar, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Maunath Bhanjan, UP, India (Eds)

Analyzing MicrobesManual of Molecular Biology Techniques

Features 7 Provides step-by-step instructions for immedi-ate use in the laboratory 7 With flow charts of all experiments 7 Includes suppliers list and recipes of solutions and media

Contents Microbial DNA extraction, purification and quan-titation.- Fluorescent based detection, quantitation and expression of wviral gene by qRT-PCR.- Re-striction enzymes and their role in microbio-logy.- Genetic fingerprinting techniques for molecular characterization of microbes.- Agarose gel electrophoresis and Polyacrylamide agarose gel electrophoresis: Methods and principles.- Mo-lecular identification of microbes.- Preservation and maintenance of microbial cultures.- Microbes from extreme environment: Molecular identifi-cation procedures.- ELISA based identification and detection of microbes.- Analysis of micro-bial diversity and construction of metagenomic library.- Bioinformatics tools for interpretation of data used in molecular identification.- Molecular phylogenetics of microbes.- Microarray techno-logy: Basic concept, protocols and applications.- Microarray analysis of different functional genes of microorganisms.- DNA cloning and sequenci-ng.- Biological sequence analysis: Algorithms and statistical methods.

Fields of interestMicrobiology; Medical Microbiology; Bioche-mistry, general

Target groupsResearch

Product categoryLaboratory book

Due January 2013

2013. X, 350 p. 92 illus., 9 in color. (Springer Protocols Handbooks) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-3-642-34409-1

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G. Boniolo, IFOM-IEO Campus, Milan, Italy

The Art of DeliberatingDemocracy, Deliberation and the Life Sciences between History and Theory

How many citizens take part in moral and political decisions concerning the results obtained by the contemporary life sciences? Should they blindly follow skilled demagogues or false and deceptive leaders? Should they adhere to the voice of the majority, or should they take a different decisional path? Deliberative democracy answers these ques-tions, but what is deliberative democracy? Can we really deliberate if we are completely ignorant of the relevant issue? What about ethical or political expertise, is it strictly necessary? Finally, and most significantly, can a deliberative process take place if we ignore the techniques governing it; that is, the techniques required to be minimally skilled in rational argumentation?

Features 7 The book discuss in a critical manner the role of common people in the discussion of bioethic topics and the more general theme of deliberati-ve democracy 7 Addresses to academic areas (philosophy of politics, philosophy of science, bioethics, decision making) and non academic areas (politics, policy makers, citizens interested in democratic procedures) 7 Written by a leading expert in the field

Contents Deliberation and democracy.- Plato was not so far wrong: recalling Athenian democracy.- A reappraisal of the Medieval approach will lead to excellent deliberators.- Beware of those who think they possess the truth!.- Let us learn how to deliberate before deliberating! Between ethics and biomedicine.

Fields of interestLife Sciences, general; Theory of Medicine/Bio-ethics; Philosophy of Science


Product categoryMonograph

Available

2012. XVIII, 186 p. 5 illus. (Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, Volume 6) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-31953-2

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C. O. Delang, W. M. Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, China

Ecological Succession on Fallowed Shifting Cultivation FieldsA Review of the Literature

The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests. Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large number of case studies reported in acade-mic articles. So far, no publication has attempted to bring these different case studies together to identify common patters and trends. The goal of the book is to review the different case studies, and identify common patterns of ecological succession in fallowed swiddens, as well as to pinpoint the factors that cause ecological succession in some areas to differ from those in other areas. The book is organised in four different sections: forest structure, forest diversity, species composition, and the factors that contribute to differences in forest recovery rates (the number of times the field was burned, the length of fallow period, the type of soil, and the type of forest).

Feature 7 It provides a comprehensive literature review of the ecological succession in fallowed swiddens (in tropical countries), something that is lacking at present

Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Forest structure.- 3. Species richness and diversity.- 4. Species composition.- 5. Factors contributing to differences in forest reco-very rates.- 6. Conclusions.

Fields of interestPlant Ecology; Biodiversity; Forestry


Product categoryBrief

Due December 2012

2013. V, 156 p. 41 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Ecology) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-94-007-5820-9

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V. K. Gupta, M. G. Tuohy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Eds)

Biofuel TechnologiesRecent Developments

Features 7 Written by experts 7 Richly illustrated 7 Of interest to both experienced researchers and beginners in the field

Contents Second Generation Bio-ethanol and Renewable Chemicals from Lignocellulosics.- Potential Bio-resources as Future Sources of Biofuels Produc-tion: An Overview.- The Role of Fungal Enzymes in Global Biofuel Production and Biorefinery.- Progress in Physical and Chemical Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass.- Acid Pretreatment Technologies and SEM Analysis of Treated Grass Biomass in Biofuel Processing.- Progress on En-zymatic Saccharification Technologies for Biofuels Production.- Fermentative Bio-hydrogen Produc-tion using Microbial Consortia.- Bio-hydrogen As Biofuel: Future Prospects and Avenues for Improvements.- Biohydrogen Production From Microalgae.- Microbial Glycoside Hydrolases for Biomass Utilization in Biofuels Applications.- Mi-crobial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Bioenergy Gene-ration: Principles and Perspective Applications.- Biomethanation Potential of Biological and Other Wastes.- Production of Bioethanol from Biomass: An Overview.- Biobutanol Production from Biomass.- Developing Cellulolytic Organisms for Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosics.- Life-cycle Environmental Impacts of Biofuels and Co-products.- Sustainability Assessment of Palm Biodiesel Production in Thailand.- The Principle and Applications of Bioelectrochemical Sys-tems.- Fermentable Sugars from Ligno-cellulosic Biomass: Technical Challenges.

Fields of interestMicrobiology; Applied Microbiology; Renewable and Green Energy



Due January 2013

2013. XVI, 471 p. 93 illus., 44 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-34518-0

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F. Huettmann (Ed)

Protection of the Three PolesThe Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a trio of terrains sometimes called “the three poles”. Mainly composed of rock, snow, and ice, these precious regions, which are home to many unique species such as the polar bear, the emperor penguin, and the snow leopard, contain the primary water resource of this planet and directly shape our climate. This book presents a first-ever global assessment and progressive review of the three poles and demonstrates the urgent need for their protection. Sins of the past have irrevocably harmed and threatened many of the unique qualities of these regions, and the future looks bleak with the global population forecast to reach 9 billion by 2060, and with climate change on the rise. Presented here is a wide-reaching and coherent overview of the three poles’ biodiversity, habitats, and ongoing destruction. Failed protec-tion and social targets set by the United Nations and other bodies are exposed while economic growth, unconstrained or inappropriate develop-ment, and urban sprawl are promoted unabated. Polar regions play a major role in the global agenda as they are rich in oil and other resources, marking them for contamination, overfishing, and further degradation. Tourism in the Antarctic has benefited from enlightened self-regulation, but there are signs that this is changing, too.

Features 7 Includes a synthesis from many world experts on the protection status from 3 poles never done before 7 Exposes flaws and presents latest infor-mation re. Polar Protection 7 Includes tundra, high altitude, alpine and marine ecosystems setting a global role model for protection

Fields of interestBiodiversity; Nature Conservation; Animal Ecology



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2012. XX, 337 p. 41 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 201,007 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-4-431-54005-2

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M. Kawakami, Z.-j. Shen, Kanazawa University, Japan; J.-t. Pai, Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan; X.-l. Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; M. Zhang, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA (Eds)

Spatial Planning and Sustainable DevelopmentApproaches for achieving sustainable urban form in Asian cities

Features 7 Focuses on the role of public actors in im-plementing spatial planning 7 Features case studies based on existing concepts of sustainable urban form in the planning practice of various Asian countries 7 Discusses a matrix of practice examples from a multidisciplinary perspecti-ve 7 Uses particular methods such as statisti-cal- and geospatial analysis and urban models Policy measures in planning and design are taken as important tools to achieve sustainable urban form 7 Documents Asian planning experiences from a multidisciplinary viewpoint

Contents Part 1 Urbanization and Sustainable Society - Sec-tion Urbanization and planning approach.- Part 2 Urbanization and Sustainable Society - Section Housing and Transportation.- Part 3 Landscape and Ecological System, Sustainable Development - Section Green design and landscape.- Part 4 Landscape and Ecological System, Sustainable Development - Section Agriculture and ecological system.- Part 5 Landscape and Ecological System, Sustainable Development - Section Vulnerability of urban system.

Fields of interestLandscape Ecology; Sustainable Development; Human Geography



Due February 2013

2013. XXV, 427 p. 156 illus., 79 in color. (Strategies for Sustainability) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-94-007-5921-3

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K. Kitayama, Kyoto University, Japan (Ed)

Co-benefits of Sustainable ForestryEcological Studies of a Certified Bornean Rain Forest

Contents 1. Management history of the model site, the Deramakot and Tangkulap Forest Reserves.- by Robert C. Ong, Forest Research Centre, Malaysia and Andreas Langner, Kyoto University, Japan.- 2. The application of satellite remote sensing for classifying forest degradation and deriving above-ground biomass estimates.- by Andreas Langner, Kyoto University, Japan and Kanehiro Ki-tayama, Kyoto University, Japan.- 3. Management effects on tree species diversity and dipterocarp regeneration.- by Nobuo Imai, Kyoto University, Japan, Tatsuyuki Seino, Tsukuba University, Japan, Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Kagoshima University, Japan, Masaaki Takyu, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan, Jupiri Titin, Forest Research Centre, Ma-laysia and Kanehiro Kitayama, Kyoto University, Japan.- 4. Effects of reduced-impact logging on decomposers in the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo.- by Motohiro Hasegawa, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, Arthur Y. C. Chung, Forest Research Centre, Malaysia, Tomohiro Yoshida, Tokyo University of Agricul-ture and Technology, Japan, Tsutomu Hattori, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, Masahiro Sueyoshi, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, Masamichi T. Ito, Surugadai University, Japan and Satoshi Kita, Kyoto University, Japan.- 5. Co-benefits of sustainable forest management for mammalian biodiversity. [...]

Fields of interestForestry Management; Ecosystems; Conservation Biology/Ecology



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2013. XII, 161 p. 55 illus., 34 in color. (Ecological Research Monographs) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-4-431-54140-0

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R. C. Kuhad, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India; A. Singh, Lystek International Incorporation, Toronto, ON, Canada (Eds)

Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource RecoveryContents 1.Microorganisms and enzymes involved in lignin degradation vis-à-vis production of nutritionally rich animal feed: An Overview.- 2.Solid-state bioconversion and animal feed production – present status and future prospects.- 3.Rhizo-bacteria in Management of Agro-ecosystem.-4.Sustainable enzyme technology for environment: biosensors for monitoring of pollutants and toxic compounds.- 5.Enzymatic retting: A revolution in the handmade papermaking from Calotropis procera.- 6.Cellulases and their biotechnogical applications.- 7.Microbial pectinases and their applications.- 8.Biofuels: the environment friendly energy carriers.- 9.The Interface Between Applied Biocatalysis And Environmental Management.- 10.Metagenomics- Mining Environmental Geno-mes.- 11.Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMOs) For Bioremediation.- 12.Ligninolytic enzymes in environmental management.- 13.Mi-crobial phytases in skirmishing and management of environmental phosphorus pollution.- 14.Bio-remediation Concepts for Treatment of Distillery Effluent.- 15.Application of natural dyes: An emer-ging environment friendly solution to handmade paper industry.- 16.Patenting trends in bioremedi-ation technologies for oil contaminated sites.

Fields of interestBiotechnology; Ecology; Environmental Enginee-ring/Biotechnology



Due February 2013

2013. IX, 358 p. 37 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,94 | sFr 173,007 € 129,95 | £117.00ISBN 978-81-322-0875-4

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A. Malik, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India; E. Grohmann, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany; M. Alves, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Eds)

Management of Microbial Resources in the EnvironmentContents 1. Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment: A Broad Perspective.- 2. Recent development in the methods of studying microbial diversity.- 3. Microbial resource centres towards harnessing microbial diversity for human welfare.- 4. Fungal Biodiversity: A potential tool in plant disease management.- 5. Polyphasic identification and preservation of fungal diversity: concepts and applications.- 6. Bioinformatics approaches in studying microbial diversity.- 7. Recent advan-tages in metagenomic studies of soil microbial communities.- 8. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) carrying catabolic genes.- 9. Conjugative plasmids in anthropogenic soils.- 10. Potential eco-friendly soil microorganisms: Road towards green and sustainable agriculture.- 11. Current Aspects of Metal Resistant Bacteria in Bioremediation: From Genes to Ecosystem.- 12. Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Was-te.- 13. Microbial Insecticides: Food Security and Human Health.- 14. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture.- 15. Antibiotic resistance gene pool and Bacterial adaptation to Xenobiotics in the Environment.- 16. Synthetic lethal genetic interac-tion network and its utility for anticancer therapy.- 17. Adaptation of Candida albicans for growth within the host.- 18. Microbial biotechnology in marine biosystems.- 19. Bacteriocins: natural wea-pons for control of food pathogens.- 20. Anaerobic degradation of lindane and related compounds.

Fields of interestMicrobial Ecology; Biotechnology; Applied Microbiology



Due February 2013

2013. XIV, 558 p. 29 illus., 18 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-5930-5

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K. Martin, J. Sauerborn, University of Hohenheim, Germany

AgroecologyThis book represents an interdisciplinary approach to the relevant aspects of agricultural produc-tion related to the interactions between natural processes, human activities and the environ-ment. It provides condensed and comprehensive knowledge on the functions of various agroeco-systems at the field, landscape and global scale. Understanding and integrating complex ecological processes into field production, land management and food systems is essential in order to deal with the challenges of modern crop and livestock pro-duction: the need for food security for the growing human population, and the necessity to combat the detrimental effects of food production on the environment. The book provides the scientific basis required by students and scientists involved in the development of sustainable agroecosystems and contributes to a range of disciplines inclu-ding Agriculture, Biology, Geography, Landscape Ecology, Organic Farming, Biological Control, and Global Change Ecology.

Features 7 A condensed, interdisciplinary and up to date knowledge of all relevant processes related to agroecology 7 Topics and aspects designed to understand and to integrate complex interac-tions 7 More than 200 illustrations and quick overview sections for easy reference

Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Origin and development of agriculture.- 3. Patterns and processes in ecosystems.- 4. Crops and their environment.- 5. Management of unwanted organisms.- 6. Produc-tion and management of livestock resources.- 7. Climate zones and land use.- 8. Agroecological aspects of global change.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Ecology; Ecosystems

Target groupsUpper undergraduate

Product categoryUndergraduate textbook

Due March 2013

2013. Approx. 400 p. 201 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 74,85 | € (A) 76,95 | sFr 93,507 € 69,95 | £62.99ISBN 978-94-007-5916-9

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I. R. Phillips, University of London, UK; E. A. Shephard, University College London, UK; P. R. Ortiz de Montellano, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA (Eds)

Cytochrome P450 ProtocolsContents Bioluminescent Assays for Cytochrome P450 Enzymes. In Vitro Drug-Drug Interaction Assay.- High-Throughput Mass Spectrometric Cytochro-me P450 Inhibition Screening.- The Synthesis, Characterization and Application of 13C-Methyl Isocyanide as an NMR Probe of Heme Protein Active Sites.- High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay for Cytochrome P450 Mechanism-Based Inactivators.- Identification of Endogenous Substrates of Orphan Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Through the Use of Untargeted Metabolomics Ap-proaches.- Genetic and Mass Spectrometric Tools for Elucidating the Physiological Function(s) of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.- An Escherichia coli Expression-Based Approach for Porphyrin Substitution in Heme Proteins.- Expression in Escherichia coli of a Cytochrome P450 Enzyme with a Cobalt Proto-porphyrin IX Prosthetic Group.- Nanodiscs in the Studies of Membrane-Bound Cytochrome P450 Enzymes.- Rapid LC-MS Drug Metabolite Pro-filing Using Bioreactor Particles.- Fluorescence-Based Screening of cytochrome P450 activities in Intact Cells.- Screening for Cytochrome P450 Reactivity with a Reporter Enzyme.- High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay of Cytochrome P450 3A4.- Targeted Protein Capture for Analysis of Electrophile-Protein Adducts.- DNA Shuffling of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes.- Measurement of P450 Difference Spectra Using Intact Cells.- DNA Shuffling of Cytochromes P450 for Indigoid Pig-ment Production. [...]

Fields of interestProtein Science; Protein-Ligand Interactions



Due February 2013

3rd ed. 2013. 310 p. 53 illus., 10 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 987) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-320-6

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H. C. Singh, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India; N. S. Rao, K. S. Shivashankar, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Karnataka, India (Eds)

Climate-resilient horticulture: adaptation and mitigation strategiesContents 1.Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Resilient Horticulture.- 2.Impacts of climate change on horticulture across India.- 3.Modeling climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and mitigation potential in horticultural crops.- 4.Impact of abiotic stresses on horticulture and strategies for mitigation in North Eastern India.- 5.Impact, adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate resilient banana production.- 6.Har-monious phenological data: A basic need for understanding the impact of climate change on mango.- 7.Effect of Climate Change on Grape and its Value Added Products.- 8.Climate resilient ad-aptation strategies for litchi production.- 9.Impact of Climate Change on Mountain Horticulture.- 10.Development of Vegetable Hybrids for Climate Change Scenarios.- 11.Genetic enhancement of Tomato crop for abiotic stress tolerance.- 12.Im-pact of climate change on potato.- 13.Adaptation options for sustainable production of cucurbi-taceous vegetable under climate change situati-on.- 14.Phenotyping horticultural crops for abiotic stress tolerance.- 15.Significance of Grafting in Improving Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Vegetable Crops Under Climate Change Scenario.- 16. Plantation crops response to climate change: coconut perspective.- 17.Impact of climate change on cashew and adaptation strategies.- 18.Adapta-tion and mitigation strategies for climate resilient oil palm. [...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Pathology



Due February 2013

2013. XIX, 394 p. 30 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-81-322-0973-7

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X. Wang, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Ed)

Bioinformatics of Human Proteomics“Bioinformatics of Human Proteomics” discusses the development of methods, techniques and applications in the field of protein bioinformatics, an important direction in bioinformatics.

Features 7 Provides practical and useful designs and methodologies 7 Reports the viewpoints of internationally distinguished scholars in the field 7 Conclusions are based on rigorous data analysis

Contents Clinical Bioinformatics in Human Proteomics Research.- Proteomics defines protein interac-tion.- Protein Function Microarrays: Design, Use and Bioinformatic Analysis in Cancer Biomarker Discovery and Quantitation.- Proteomics and Cancer Research.- Towards development of novel peptide-based cancer therapeutics: computational design and experimental evaluation.- Advances of proteomic methods.- Clinical and Biomedical Mass Spectrometry – New Frontiers in Drug De-velopments and Diagnosis.- Disease biomarkers: Modeling MR spectroscopy and clinical applica-tions.- Processing of mass spectrometry data in clinical applications.- Bioinformatics approach for finding target protein in infectious disease.- Identification of network biomarkers for cancer diagnosis.- Software development for quantitative proteomics using stable isotope labeling.- Clinical translation of protein biomarkers integrated with bioinformatics.- Proteomic approaches for urine biomarker discovery in bladder cancer.- Antibody microarray and multiplexing.

Fields of interestBioinformatics; Computational Biology/Bioinfor-matics; Molecular Medicine



Due November 2012

2013. X, 366 p. 86 illus., 78 in color. (Translational Bioinformatics, Volume 3) Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-5810-0

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W. B. Whitman, Bergey‘s Manual Trust, Athens, GA, USA; M. Goodfellow, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; P. Kämpfer, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Germany; H.-J. Busse, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria; M. E. Trujillo, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; W. Ludwig, TU München, Freising, Germany; K.-i. Suzuki, National Institute of Techonology and Evaluation, Chiba, Japan (Eds)

Bergey‘s Manual of Systematic BacteriologyVolume 5: The Actinobacteria

Managing editor: A. Parte, Bergey‘s Manual Trust, Athens, GA, USA

Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Actinobacteria or the high G+C Gram positi-ves is based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of greater than 200 genera in 49 families. Includes many medically and industrially important taxa.

Features 7 This is the final volume in the best-selling series 7 Features descriptions of over 200 genera in 49 families 7 Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Actinobacteria

Fields of interestLife Sciences, general; Biomedicine general; Medi-cal Microbiology


Product categoryReference work

Available

Originally published by Williams & Wilkins, 1984

2nd ed. 2012. 1750 p. 297 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 266,43 | € (A) 273,90 | sFr 331,507 € 249,00 | £224.50ISBN 978-0-387-95043-3

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R. H. Yahner, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

Wildlife Behavior and ConservationBegins with in-depth coverage of wildlife behavior concepts as they relate to conservation prob-lems. Topics will focus principally on discussion, critique, and development of behavioral concepts, with particular attention given to published studies on various topics in wildlife behavioral concepts as related to conservation and natural history. He will include an extensive list of refe-rences.

Features 7 Begins with an in-depth coverage of wildlife behavior concepts as they relate to conservation problems 7 Topics focus principally on dis-cussion, critique, and development of behavioral concepts 7 Particular attention is given to published studies on various topics in wildlife behavioral concepts as related to conservation and natural history

Fields of interestAnimal Ecology; Nature Conservation; Behaviou-ral Sciences



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2012. XXI, 173 p. 39 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-1-4614-1515-2

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