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Fuelled by the application of omics and reverse genetics
technologies, impressive progress has been achieved in the field of
molecular and cellular biology of Bunyaviridae in recent years. In
this book, a panel of international experts review the most
important findings, providing a timely and coherent overview of the
field. All five genera - i.e. Orthobunyavirus, Hantavirus,
Nairovirus, Plebovirus, and Tospovirus - are covered in separate
chapters. Genetics and the evolution of hantaviruses are given a
special treatment. Additionally, current advances in diagnostics
are reviewed in detail. The book closes with an excellent overview
of the remaining challenges and future prospects in this
fascinating field. It will be essential reading for everyone
working on bunyaviruses and related viruses and is a recommended
text for all virology libraries.
Having had the good fortune to read this book in manuscript form, I
was very pleased to be asked to write the foreword to what is a
most interesting and historical publication. My father, Frank
Dailey, was a Marine aviator who served in VF-9M at Quantico in the
1930s so these stories were of great interest to me. This book will
have an appeal to aviation historians and particularly Marine
aviation buffs. It will have a universal appeal to all of those
Marine aviators, aircrew and aviation ground personnel who served
at Quantico from 1918 to the present day. The many photographs of
Quantico and the early Marine Corps aircraft, combine to present a
well balanced and excellent historical record of a segment of our
Marine aviation history, which, until now, has not been published
in this detail and with this many facts, in one volume. John
Elliott has put a great amount of research into writing this book.
He is no stranger to Marine aviation history. In addition to having
lived part of our Marine Corps aviation history for 24 years
(Private in 1941 to retirement as a major and aviation ordnance
officer in 1966), he joined the Smithsonian in 1966 as the Chief,
Collections Branch, National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board. He
became the Smithsonian%u2019s contract administrator in 1975 and
retired after 18 years with the Smithsonian. He then accepted the
position of Assistant Naval Aviation Historian on the staff of the
Chief of Naval Operations, where he worked for another five years
on both Marine Corps and Navy aviation history. Foremost among his
published works is the Official Monogram US Navy & Marine Corps
Aircraft Color Guide, Volumes I through IV, 1911-1993. He received
the Admiral Arthur Radford Award for excellence in Naval Aviation
History and Literature in 1994 for this work. He is considered the
world%u2019s leading expert on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft
and paint schemes. He has published articles in Naval Aviation
News, Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, The
Hook, the journal of the Tail Hook Association, The Marine Corps
Gazette and Leatherneck and the Marine Corps Aviation
Association%u2019s Yellow Sheet and Journal magazines. He has also
written several segments of the Naval Historical Centers%u2019
aviation history publications US Naval Aviation 1910-1995 and
Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. He has one of the
largest private collections of early Marine Corps aircraft photos.
Though he is now retired, he spends a considerable amount of time
each week answering queries about Marine Corps aviation history and
transmitting his photos around the world via electronic means as
well as serving as a Docent at the National Museum of the Marine
Corps. General J. R. Dailey USMC (Ret) Director, National Air and
Space Museum Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
This volume focuses on the nutrient and organic matter inputs in
estuaries and other coastal ecosystems, their effects on
geochemistry and community structure and possibilities for recovery
of the systems to a trophic state that is beneficial for man and
nature.
The book provides many examples of the effects of the enhanced
supply of nutrients and organic matter on the chemical features of
the water and on the structure, metabolism and trophic pathways of
the biological communities.
Also included are several case studies providing considerable
insight into the response of the different coastal ecosystems to
long term changes in the trophic state of the water.
Current knowledge on modeling as a tool to manage the trophic state
of the coastal ecosystems is also dealt with, making this book one
of interests to scientist and students as well as managers.
In this comprehensive reference, leading researchers examine the
biology, molecular biology, and diseases of the Bunyaviridae, and
provide up-to-date information on the genetic characterization and
variations of this virus group. The chapters deal with the
molecular biology of five genera: Bunyavirus, Hantavirus,
Nairovirus, Phlebovirus, and Tospovirus. The chapters examine
Bunyaviridae assembly and intracelluar protein transport as well as
Bunyaviridae genetics. The contributors discuss the Bunyaviridae
diseases, including the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
The empowerment of women is a broadly endorsed strategy for solving
a host of difficult problems, from child poverty to gender violence
to international development. The seventeen international scholars
in this multi-disciplinary volume offer thoughtful critiques of the
notion of empowerment based on their studies in twenty countries in
all regions of the world. The comparative introduction places
concepts of empowerment in the context of models of the market and
of community, showing how contradictions in these models as they
are enacted on the ground provide both spaces and constraints for
women. The chapters consider opportunities for women in the context
of globalization, resurgent nationalism and politicized religion,
cultures of masculinity, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. They
show how initiatives at national or global levels are transformed
by local cultures and power structures, and demonstrate the
fruitfulness of tensions between universal values of human rights
and contextualized understandings. This landmark,
multi-disciplinary collection of original studies by distinguished
international feminist scholars will be an essential addition to
the fields of Political Science, Women's Studies, Economics,
Sociology, International Development, and Environmental Studies.
The empowerment of women is a broadly endorsed strategy for solving
a host of difficult problems, from child poverty to gender violence
to international development. The seventeen international scholars
in this multi-disciplinary volume offer thoughtful critiques of the
notion of empowerment based on their studies in twenty countries in
all regions of the world. The comparative introduction places
concepts of empowerment in the context of models of the market and
of community, showing how contradictions in these models as they
are enacted on the ground provide both spaces and constraints for
women. The chapters consider opportunities for women in the context
of globalization, resurgent nationalism and politicized religion,
cultures of masculinity, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. They
show how initiatives at national or global levels are transformed
by local cultures and power structures, and demonstrate the
fruitfulness of tensions between universal values of human rights
and contextualized understandings. This landmark,
multi-disciplinary collection of original studies by distinguished
international feminist scholars will be an essential addition to
the fields of Political Science, Women's Studies, Economics,
Sociology, International Development, and Environmental Studies.
In this comprehensive reference, leading researchers examine the
biology, molecular biology, and diseases of the Bunyaviridae, and
provide up-to-date information on the genetic characterization and
variations of this virus group. Chapters deal with the molecular
biology of five genera: Bunyavirus, Hantavirus, Nairovirus,
Phlebovirus, and Tospovirus. Chapters examine Bunyaviridae assembly
and intracelluar protein transport as well as Bunyaviridae
genetics. Contributors discuss the Bunyaviridae diseases, including
the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
This volume focuses on the nutrient and organic matter inputs in
estuaries and other coastal ecosystems, their effects on
geochemistry and community structure and possibilities for recovery
of the systems to a trophic state that is beneficial for man and
nature.
The book provides many examples of the effects of the enhanced
supply of nutrients and organic matter on the chemical features of
the water and on the structure, metabolism and trophic pathways of
the biological communities.
Also included are several case studies providing considerable
insight into the response of the different coastal ecosystems to
long term changes in the trophic state of the water.
Current knowledge on modeling as a tool to manage the trophic state
of the coastal ecosystems is also dealt with, making this book one
of interests to scientist and students as well as managers.
This occasional paper updates two previous division publications-
Marine Corps Aircraft, 1913-1960, published in 1961 and revised in
1967. The author has reviewed and expanded the previous efforts
into a comprehensive edition that lists Marine aircraft from the
Curtis E-1 through the Lockheed KC-130J Hercules. The 470 entries
provide the most comprehensive reference for historians and
curators to date.
"I learned that the problems were much deeper than a flawed
criminal justice system, and that our work needed to begin in our
relationships with each other and the natural world, and most
importantly, with ourselves." (from the preface) Restorative
justice, as it exists in Canada and the U.S., has been co-opted and
relegated to the sidelines of the dominant criminal justice system.
In Security, With Care, Elizabeth M. Elliott argues that
restorative justice cannot be actualized solely within the criminal
justice system. If it isn't who we are, says Elliott, then the
policies will never be sustainable. Restorative justice must be
more than a program within the current system - it must be a new
paradigm for responding to harm and conflict. Facilitating this
shift requires a rethinking of the assumptions around punishment
and justice, placing emphasis instead on values and relationships.
But if we can achieve this change, we have the potential to build a
healthier, more ethical and more democratic society.
An intimate look at the mystical world of the Navajo people *
Details the author's time living with the Navajo people as a
teacher, sheepherder, and doctor and her profound experiences with
the people, animals, and spirits * Shows how she learned the Navajo
language to bridge the cultural divide * Reveals the miracles she
witnessed, including her own miracle when the elders prayed for
healing of a tumor on her neck * Shares her fearsome encounters
with a mountain lion and a shape-shifting "skinwalker" and how she
fulfilled a prophecy by returning as a doctor In 1971, Erica
Elliott arrived on the Navajo reservation as a newly minted
schoolteacher, knowing nothing about her students or their culture.
After a discouraging first week, she almost leaves in despair,
unable to communicate with the children or understand cultural
cues. But once she starts learning the language, the people begin
to trust her, welcoming her into their homes and their hearts. As
she is drawn into the mystical world of Navajo life, she has a
series of profound experiences with the people, animals, and
spirits of Canyon de Chelly that change her life forever. In this
compelling memoir, the author details her time living with the
Navajo, the Dine people, and her experiences with their enchanting
land, healing ceremonies, and rich traditions. She shares how her
love for her students transformed her life as well as the lives of
the children. She reveals the miracles she witnessed during this
time, including her own miracle when the elders prayed for healing
of a tumor on her neck. She survives fearsome encounters with a
mountain lion and a shape-shifting "skinwalker." She learns how to
herd sheep, make fry bread, and weave traditional rugs,
experiencing for herself the life of a traditional Navajo woman.
Fulfilling a Navajo grandmother's prophecy, the author returns
years later to serve the Navajo people as a medical doctor in an
underfunded clinic, delivering numerous babies and treating sick
people day and night. She also reveals how, when a medicine man
offers to thank her with a ceremony, more miracles unfold. Sharing
her life-changing deep dive into Navajo culture, Erica Elliott's
inspiring story reveals the transformation possible from immersion
in a spiritually rich culture as well as the power of reaching out
to others with joy, respect, and an open heart.
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