Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids-including -carotene-can be converted into vitamin A. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine reviews the medical use of carotenoids and vitamin A in cancer; diseases of the skin, eye, ear, and lung; and inflammatory bowel and metabolic diseases. It also discusses the analytics of carotenoids and the supply of carotenoids and vitamin A in developing countries. Serving a broad community of researchers and practitioners conducting basic and clinical analysis on carotenoids and vitamin A for medical purposes, the book evaluates basic research, epidemiological studies, and clinical trials in the field. It updates information on the worldwide problem of vitamin A deficiency and discusses extensively the pros and cons of carotenoid supplementation in cancer. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the efforts made in the field of carotenoid research with respect to translational medicine and present the future outlook on carotenoids as new therapeutic agents. It is the editors' intent through the contributions in this volume to expand this important discussion on therapeutic approaches using carotenoids and retinoids. In doing so, they hope to enhance the quality of research which brings safe, effective, and clinically proven medicines to patients.

Through a combination of theory, practice, and a range of interdisciplinary case studies, this book expands how we define and think about the critical role and relationship between design and emergencies. This role extends far beyond aesthetics: the book highlights the urgency of ensuring that a wide range of stakeholders and a diverse representation of the public comes together to work towards preventing disasters. Design in the context of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and (wild) fires, provides new ways of looking at challenges. It contributes methods to actively engage communities in managing and minimizing disaster risk. Contributors present the latest research on how (collaborative) design and design thinking contribute to the development of processes and solutions to increase disaster literacy and decrease disaster risk for individuals and entire communities. Chapters highlight applied research and implementation of design and design thinking before, during, and after emergencies, resulting in a set of design guidelines derived from best practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in emergency management, product and service design, strategic design, design research, co-design, social design, design for change, and human-centered design.

The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is a critical period of growth and development. Exposures to dietary, environmental, hormonal, and other stressors during this window have been associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, some of which are irreversible. The book addresses this crucial interval of early life across biological disciplines, linking concepts related to all biological fields to outcomes during the first 1,000 days (e.g. fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes) and beyond (e.g. gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease later in life). The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature.

Based on the proceedings of a Symposium held during the 2002 World Congress of the Oxygen Club of California, 2002.

The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is a critical period of growth and development. Exposures to dietary, environmental, hormonal, and other stressors during this window have been associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, some of which are irreversible. The book addresses this crucial interval of early life across biological disciplines, linking concepts related to all biological fields to outcomes during the first 1,000 days (e.g. fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes) and beyond (e.g. gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease later in life). The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature.

Das Buch bietet eine sozialtheoretische Perspektive auf die Umweltproblematik, um so in Abgrenzung zum verbreiteten naturalistischen Primat der Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte gesellschaftliche Gestaltungsspielraume auszuloten, die sich nicht in reinen Anpassungsleistungen an die physischen "Grenzen des Wachstums" erschopfen, sondern soziale Chancen zur erweiterten - nachhaltigen - Inwertsetzung von Umweltpotenzialen und zur Entscharfung von okologischen und sozialen Zielkonflikten eroffnen."

Verweisen multiple Lebensstile auf die Auflosung traditioneller Sozialstrukturen? Oder sind sie blosse Folgeerscheinungen sozialer Ungleichheiten? Sind Lebensstile unabhangig von den soziookonomischen Verteilungsstrukturen zu beschreiben? Oder stehen sie in einer engen Beziehung zu "harten" sozialstrukturellen Merkmalen? Diese und andere in der soziologischen Lebensstilforschung kontrovers diskutierten Problemfelder werden in den Beitragen dieses Bandes aufgegriffen und fortgefuhrt. Dabei dokumentieren sie das breite Spektrum der Lebensstildebatte und tragen zugleich dazu bei, den Lebensstilbegriff als soziologischen und gesellschaftstheoretischen Grundbegriff zu profilieren.

Okonomische Theorien tragen der sozialen, kulturellen und gesellschaftlichen Bedeutung des Marktes nur selten Rechnung. In Abgrenzung zu rein okonomischen Bestimmungen verfolgt diese Arbeit die Absicht, den Markt im Sinne einer idealtypischen Querschnittsanalyse als besondere Vergesellschaftungsform zu interpretieren, um die soziologisch relevanten Dimensionen marktregulierter Tauschbeziehungen erortern zu konnen. An ausgewahlten Themenfeldern und unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Pionierarbeiten von Max Weber und Georg Simmel wird das Verhaltnis von Markt und Rationalitat, Markt und Macht, Markt und Risiko sowie Markt und Kultur entfaltet und in einen gesellschaftstheoretischen Rahmen gestellt."

Understanding the causes of anemia is critical to inform appropriate strategies to prevent and treat anemia, particularly to reduce the risk of anemia and the burden of disease. The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature. This publication summarizes the current state of evidence on the multifactorial causes of anemia, with a specific focus on nutritional anemia. The chapter authors are leading experts in nutrition and global health. The introductory chapters provide an overview of the global burden of anemia prevalence, the economic implications and functional consequences of anemia, and the significance of these factors to guide policy and programs. Subsequent chapters provide current evidence on iron and other micronutrient metabolism and homeostasis in regards to anemia, the multifactorial contributors to anemia (e.g. infection and genetics), and the interactions between nutrients that may contribute to anemia. The summarizing chapters detail program and policy approaches to treat, prevent and reduce anemia in the global context. Nutritional Anemia is a comprehensive resource for those involved in global health and nutrition policy, strategy, programming, or research, and serves as a guide for how government, NGO, and international agencies can effectively treat, prevent and reduce anemia globally.

Das Buch bietet einen fundierten UEberblick uber die zentralen Inspirationsquellen und Schlusselwerke der Wirtschaftssoziologie und ordnet sie historisch wie systematisch ein.Die moderne Wirtschaft ist ohne soziologisches Wissen uber ihre sozialen, kulturellen und politisch-institutionellen Grundlagen nicht angemessen zu verstehen. Von dieser Grundannahme ausgehend untersucht die Wirtschaftssoziologie Markte und Unternehmen, Geld und Eigentum, Tauschformen und Wirtschaftsordnungen. Wie wirken Netzwerke und Kooperationen, Wertideen und Konventionen, Konflikte und Machtasymmetrien auf Markten und in Unternehmen? Wie bilden sich Preise? Was sind oekonomische Werte? Welchen Einfluss haben kulturelle und staatliche Ordnungen auf Wirtschaftssysteme? Wie kann der Aufstieg und der Niedergang von Markten soziologisch erklart werden? Warum sind zahllose Tauschbeziehungen in modernen Gesellschaften marktfoermig organisiert, wahrend in anderen Bereichen Markte abgelehnt werden oder sogar untersagt sind?