Erstmalig fur den deutschen Sprachraum wird ein methodisches Kompendium vorgelegt, mit dessen Hilfe eine umfassende Bearbeitung von historischen menschlichen Skelettresten ohne weiterfuhrende Literatur moeglich ist. Dargestellt ist das gesamte gangige methodische Repertoir von der Ausgrabung bis zur vergleichenden Auswertung der Daten. Ein Schwergewicht liegt auf moderner Laboranalytik (u.a. Spurenelement- und DNA-Analyse). Ziel und Nutzen des Buchs sind, dass ein Bearbeiter/Ratsuchender/Studierender allein mit dem vorliegenden Werk seine Arbeit planen und durchfuhren kann. Hierzu dienen besonders ausfuhrliche Rezepturen und Fallbeispiele, Illustrationen und anatomische Abbildungen. Auf ungewoehnliche UEberlieferungsformen menschlicher UEberreste (Leichenbrande, Mumien, Moorleichen) wird ebenfalls und ausfuhrlich eingegangen.

This book examines the sense of smell in humans, comparing it with the known functions of the same sense in other animals. Odorous cues play a role in sexual physiology and behavior in animals and there are claims that odor can play the same role in humans. The place of odors and scents in aesthetics and in psychoanalysis serves to illustrate the link between the emotional centers and the brain. The book presents arguments to explain the way in which our ancestral past has given rise to our modern day olfactory enigmas. Containing a glossary and chapter summaries the book will be accessible to a wide audience.

Die Hyperreaktivitat der Bronchien liegt als wesentlicher Faktor dem Asthma bronchiale zugrunde. Sie wird durch verschiedenste Pathomechanismen bedingt, unterhalten und gefoerdert. Eine Schlusselstellung nimmt dabei die Entzundung ein, die sich durch Freiwerden und Neubildung von Entzundungsmediatoren manifestiert. Diese Entzundung kann durch allergisch-immunologische Reaktionen, durch infektioese Prozesse und irritative Einflusse (Umwelt, Beruf) entstehen. Wenn die Entzundung einmal in Gang gekommen ist, kann sie von den ursprunglichen Pathomechanismen abgekoppelt werden und ein Eigenleben beginnen. Um den gegenwartigen Stand des Wissens um die Pathophysiologie, Diagnostik und Therapie der Entzundung in ihrem Zusammenhang mit der Entstehung nahezu jeder Form des Asthma bronchiale zu eroertern, haben einander profilerte Fachleute zu einem Symposium in Wien (1. und 2. Juni 1988) getroffen. Das Buch enthalt ihre Beitrage, in denen sie die Rolle der Entzundung, deren Zustandekommen und deren therapeutische Beeinflussbarkeit aufzeigen.

"We Are Amphibians" tells the fascinating story of two brothers who changed the way we think about the future of our species. As a pioneering biologist and conservationist, Julian Huxley helped to advance the "modern synthesis" in evolutionary biology and played a pivotal role in founding UNESCO and the World Wildlife Fund. Julian Huxley's argument that we must accept responsibility for our future evolution as a species has attracted a growing number of scientists and intellectuals, who now embrace the concept of "transhumanism" that he first outlined in the 1950s. Although Aldous Huxley is most widely known for his dystopian novel "Brave New World," his writings on religion, ecology, and human consciousness were powerful catalysts for the environmental and human potential movements that grew rapidly in the second half of the twentieth century. While they often disagreed about the role of science and technology in human progress, Julian and Aldous Huxley both believed that the future of our species depends on a saner set of relations with each other and with our environment. Their common concern for ecology has given their ideas about the future of "Homo sapiens" an enduring resonance in the twenty-first century. The amphibian metaphor that both brothers used to describe humanity highlights not only the complexity and mutability of our species but also our ecologically precarious situation.

This series in intended for those students following advanced level social biology and related syllabuses. Each text deals with a specific topic area and the series as a whole provides a stimulating introduction to a subject of growing importance. The control of disease and the active encouragement of good health is a major priority of nations worldwide. This book gives a detailed study of a number of diseases and health problems from which common themes and underlying principles emerge. Details of transmission, treatment and control are covered as well as epidemiology and sociooeconomic factors - particularly the implications of AIDS. Topics range from infectious diseases, pulmonary disease and malaria to immunology, transplantation and physical fitness.

Rudern wird von vielen Menschen in ihrer Freizeit als klassische Amateursportart betrieben. In diesem Buch behandeln Sportwissenschaftler die modernen Methoden der Leistungsdiagnostik und Trainingssteuerung am Beispiel Rudern. Die BeitrAge reichen von allgemein-medizinischen Aspekten A1/4ber physiologische und leistungsdiagnostische Fragen bis zur Biomechanik, zur PAdagogik, zur Trainingsplanung und -steuerung unter psychologischen und sportmedizinischen Gesichtspunkten. Der Leser erhAlt einen Aoeberblick A1/4ber die methodischen Besonderheiten der Sportart Rudern und lernt die neuesten Konzepte der Bewegungslehre kennen. Ein ideales Arbeitsbuch fA1/4r den Trainer sowie eine ausgezeichnete Aoebersicht A1/4ber die Forschung auf diesem Gebiet fA1/4r den Sportwissenschaftler und Sportmediziner.

Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Some people think that the world is an organism - and that humans, as its highest part, have a natural value (this view appeals particularly to people of religion). Others think that the world is a machine - and that we therefore have responsibility for making our own value judgements (including judgements about ourselves). Ruse provides a compelling analysis of these two rival views and the age-old conflict between them. In a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion, he draws on Darwinism and existentialism to argue that only the view that the world is a machine does justice to our humanity. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.

Being a Scientist is a comprehensive introduction to the many aspects of scientific life beyond the classroom and laboratory. Written with undergraduate science majors in mind, the book covers ethics, the philosophical bases of scientific methods, library research, reading, peer review, creativity, proposal and paper writing, and oral and poster presentations. In contrast to other texts in the field, which often take a simple prescriptive approach to these topics, Being a Scientist connects them to the historical and philosophical roots of modern science, as well as the common experiences of all people. Written in a conversational style, the book makes use of metaphor, historical anecdote, and hypothetical research about everyday household questions. This approach helps undergraduates learn basic research skills without being too intimidated by the advanced concepts, vocabulary, and methods which are encountered in looking at the current scientific literature. Being a Scientist is a textbook for a semester-long course devoted to teaching research and communication skills to undergraduate science majors, but it can be adapted for use in summer research experiences, capstone research courses, and other courses throughout the undergraduate curriculum.

Anliegen dieses Buches ist es, dem Leser eine werden kann, ist die Verlagerung eines bis Vorstellung zu geben, warum die Physio herigen Studienziels des "Verstanden logie ein so wichtiges Fach im Rahmen habens" zum "Auswendiglernen" von "ob der arztlichen Ausbildung darstellt und wel jektivem Wissen." Wir haben deshalb auch che physiologischen bzw. pathophysiologi im vorliegenden Buch die Mainzer Pru schen Uberlegungen bei der Behandlung ei fungsfragen zu den entsprechenden Stoffge nes kranken Organismus unbedingt an bieten aufgelistet und kommentiert, soweit gestellt werden mussen. Nur im Vergleich sie uns ab Herbst 1978 bekannt geworden mit den physiologischen Ablaufen und Nor sind. Aus didaktischen Grunden haben wir men lassen sich krankhafte Prozesse analy die richtigen Antworten, wenn nicht im Zu sieren. Der Studierende der Vorklinik muss sammenhang erlautert, drucktechnisch her deshalb diese physiologischen Ablaufe und vorgehoben (halbfette Schrift: richtige, nor Normen beherrschen, um mit diesem Wis mal: falsche Aussage, kursiv: nicht eindeutig sen spater richtige Diagnosen stellen zu kon richtig oder falsch), damit der Leser nicht nen und damit die Basis fur eine kausale Gefahr lauft, sich falsche Behauptungen ein Therapie zu schaffen. Daneben soll aber der zupragen. Leser moglichst nicht durch zu viele Details Befindet sich das Kreuz bei einer Pru verwirrt werden, welche den Spezialisten in fungsfrage an der richtigen Stelle, kann der teressieren mussen, den zukunftigen Arzt Computer nicht unterscheiden, ob der Ge aber eher am Wesentlichen vorbeifuhren."

The scientific study of human mating has mushroomed over the past three decades, and this growth in turn has generated a proliferation of evolving literature revealing fresh discoveries about mate attraction, mate choice, mate retention, marital satisfaction, jealousy, infidelity, intimate partner violence, breakups, internet dating, cyberstalking, and sexual coercion. In The Oxford Handbook of Human Mating, editor David M. Buss showcases contributions from "the best and the brightest" scientists in the field, providing up-to-date summaries of theories and empirical evidence of the science of human mating strategies. Much of the research in the field is guided by sexual selection theory. Over 150 years after Darwin's proposal of sexual selection theory, it has become the most important overarching theoretical framework for the scientific study of the mating strategies of all sexually reproducing species, including humans. A mountain of research centered around Darwin's classic book has documented the many complexities of human mate competition and mate choice; how these processes differ between the sexes; and how they differ as a function of sex ratio, mate value, social contexts, ovulation cycles, personality characteristics, and cultural norms and mating rituals. Thus, the science is now ripe for a collection of work by eminent scholars in the field. David M. Buss is a leading researcher and pioneer in the study of human mating strategies, and he applies his expertise to the curation of this volume, which includes major sections covering theories of human mating; mate selection and mate attraction; mate competition; sexual conflict in mating; human pair bonding; the endocrinology of mating; and mating in the modern world.

An essential guide to this major contemporary issue, Consanguinity in Context is a uniquely comprehensive account of intra-familial marriage. Detailed information on past and present religious, social and legal practices and prohibitions is presented as a backdrop to the preferences and beliefs of the 1100+ million people in consanguineous unions. Chapters on population genetics, and the role of consanguinity in reproductive behaviour and genetic variation, set the scene for critical analyses of the influence of consanguinity on health in the early years of life. The discussion on consanguinity and disorders of adulthood is the first review of its kind and is particularly relevant given the ageing of the global population. Incest is treated as a separate issue, with historical and present-day examples examined. The final three chapters deal in detail with practical issues, including genetic testing, education and counselling, national and international legislation and imperatives, and the future of consanguineous marriage worldwide.