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Dandelion (Hardcover)
Philip R Johnson, Justin C Louis; Cover design or artwork by Samuel Pipes
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Contemporary research on genetic control of disease-transmitting
insects knows two kinds of scientists: those that work in the
laboratory and those known as a ~field peoplea (TM). Over the last
decade, both groups seem to have developed differing research
priorities, addressed fundamentally different aspects within the
overall discipline of infectious-disease control, and worse, have
developed a scientific a ~languagea (TM) that is no longer
understood by the a ~othera (TM) party. This gap widens every day,
between the North and the South, between ecologists and molecular
biologists, geneticists and behaviourists, etc. The need to develop
a common research agenda that bridges this gap has been identified
as a top priority by all parties involved. Only then shall the goal
of developing appropriate genetic-control strategies for vectors of
disease become reality.
This book is the reflection of a workshop, held in Nairobi
(Kenya) in July 2004, that addressed the above issues. It brought
together a good representation of both the molecular and ecological
research disciplines and, for the first time, included a
significant number of researchers from disease-endemic countries.
The research agenda presented here will serve the research and
science-policy communities alike, and guide sponsoring
organizations with the selection of priority areas for research
funding.
This handbook presents the great contemporary challenges facing
cities and urban spaces in Latin America and the Caribbean. The
content of this multidisciplinary book is organized into four large
sections focusing on the histories and trajectories of urban
spatial development, inequality and displacement of urban
populations, contemporary debates on urban policies, and the future
of the city in this region. Scholars of diverse origins and
specializations analyze Latin American and Caribbean cities showing
that, despite their diversity, they share many characteristics and
challenges and that there is value in systematizing this knowledge
to both understand and explain them better and to promote
increasing equity and sustainability. The contributions in this
handbook enhance the theoretical, empirical and methodological
study of urbanization processes and urban policies of Latin America
and the Caribbean in a global context, making it an important
reference for scholars across the world. The book is designed to
meet the interdisciplinary study and consultation needs of
undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, urban design,
urban planning, sociology, anthropology, political science, public
administration, and more.
Contemporary research on genetic control of disease-transmitting
insects knows two kinds of scientists: those that work in the
laboratory and those known as a ~field peoplea (TM). Over the last
decade, both groups seem to have developed differing research
priorities, address fundamentally different aspects within the
overall discipline of infectious-disease control, and worse, have
developed a scientific a ~languagea (TM) that is no longer
understood by the a ~othera (TM) party. This gap widens every day,
between the North and the South, between ecologists and molecular
biologists, geneticists and behaviourists, etc. The need to develop
a common research agenda that bridges this gap has been identified
as a top priority by all parties involved. Only then shall the goal
of developing appropriate genetic-control strategies for vectors of
disease become reality.
This book is the reflection of a workshop, held in Nairobi
(Kenya) in July 2004, that addressed the above issues. It brought
together a good representation of both the molecular and ecological
research disciplines and, for the first time, included a
significant number of researchers from disease-endemic countries.
The research agenda presented here will serve the research and
science-policy communities alike, and guide sponsoring
organizations with the selection of priority areas for research
funding.
Only one generation ago, entomology was a proudly isolated
discipline. In Comstock Hall, the building of the Department of
Entomology at Cornell University where I was first introduced to
experimental science in the laboratory of Tom Eisner, those of us
interested in the chemistry of life felt like interlopers. In the
35 years that have elapsed since then, all of biology has changed,
and entomology with it. Arrogant molecular biologists and resentful
classical biologists might think that what has happened is a
hostile take-over of biology by molecular biology. But they are
wrong. More and more we now understand that the events were happier
and much more exciting, amounting to a new synthesis. Molecular
Biology, which was initially focused on the simplest of organisms,
bacteria and viruses, broke out of its confines after the initial
fundamental questions were answered - the structure of DNA, the
genetic code, the nature of regulatory genes - and, importantly, as
its methods became more and more generally applicable. The
recombinant DNA revo lution of the 1970s, the development of
techniques for sequencing macromolecules, the polymerase chain
reaction, new molecular methods of genetic analysis, all brought
molecular biology face to face with the infinite complexity and the
exuber ant diversity of life. Molecular biology itself stopped
being an isolated diScipline, pre occupied with the universal laws
of life, and became an approach to addressing fas cinating specific
problems from every field of biology.
When it was originally released, Thriving in Transitions: A
Research-Based Approach to College Student Success represented a
paradigm shift in the student success literature, moving the
student success conversation beyond college completion to focus on
student characteristics that promote high levels of academic,
interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college
environment. The authors contend that a focus on remediating
student characteristics or merely encouraging specific behaviors is
inadequate to promote success in college and beyond. Drawing on
research on college student thriving completed since 2012, the
newly revised collection presents six research studies describing
the characteristics that predict thriving in different groups of
college students, including first-year students, transfer students,
high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors, and
offers recommendations for helping students thrive in college and
life. New to this edition is a chapter focused on the role of
faculty in supporting college student thriving.
Leipoldt's Cellar & Kitchen is a delectable, amusing, insightful record of cultural and social history at the Cape, delightfully observed and nostalgically expressed by the pre-eminent connoisseur of Cape cookery.
Leipoldt writes about food and wine expressively as a poet, authoritatively as a medical doctor and botanist, and with the humility of the expert enthusiast. The ingredients of this title spring both literally and metaphorically from the soil of South Africa, articulating and preserving wonderful facets of Afrikaans culture and heritage.
This is not only a title for the cook and the connoisseur, but for everyone able to appreciate exquisite prose, for everyone interested in encountering one of our great poets writing about something that fascinated him throughout his life - the preparation of good food and the enjoyment and value of wine.
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Dandelion (Paperback)
Philip R Johnson, Justin C Louis; Cover design or artwork by Samuel Pipes
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R414
R358
Discovery Miles 3 580
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Only one generation ago, entomology was a proudly isolated
discipline. In Comstock Hall, the building of the Department of
Entomology at Cornell University where I was first introduced to
experimental science in the laboratory of Tom Eisner, those of us
interested in the chemistry of life felt like interlopers. In the
35 years that have elapsed since then, all of biology has changed,
and entomology with it. Arrogant molecular biologists and resentful
classical biologists might think that what has happened is a
hostile take-over of biology by molecular biology. But they are
wrong. More and more we now understand that the events were happier
and much more exciting, amounting to a new synthesis. Molecular
Biology, which was initially focused on the simplest of organisms,
bacteria and viruses, broke out of its confines after the initial
fundamental questions were answered - the structure of DNA, the
genetic code, the nature of regulatory genes - and, importantly, as
its methods became more and more generally applicable. The
recombinant DNA revo lution of the 1970s, the development of
techniques for sequencing macromolecules, the polymerase chain
reaction, new molecular methods of genetic analysis, all brought
molecular biology face to face with the infinite complexity and the
exuber ant diversity of life. Molecular biology itself stopped
being an isolated diScipline, pre occupied with the universal laws
of life, and became an approach to addressing fas cinating specific
problems from every field of biology.
George Ohsawa's translation and interpretation of Kervran's theory
of biological transmutation, in which elements can transmute to
other elements in the biological body.
McGraw-Hill Electrical And Electronic Engineering Series.
McGraw-Hill Electrical And Electronic Engineering Series.
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
The unfolding saga of a Western Cape town climbing out of the
shadow of slavery into early Victorian settled prosperity. Based on
the history of Clanwilliam in Southern Namaqualand, where he was
brought up, in Chameleon on the Gallows Leipoldt tells the story of
the rehabilitating Everardus and his courageous wife Magriet, of
the legendary Widow Priem, horsebreeder, and her shy strolling
player lover, the Frenchman Pierre. Other goings-on of great moment
are recorded, leading to this unforgettable community's election of
their first parliamentary representatives.
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