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.

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.

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

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.

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. 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.

Jeffrey M. Elliot (1948-2010) was professor of political science specializing in American politics and government, international relations, and civil rights and civil liberties. He is also known for a series of "Conversations with" a variety of writers. This collection includes interviews with Alex Haley, Jessica Mitford, Christopher Isherwood, Richard Armour, and Robert Anton Wilson.