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Based on large database of films depicting epidemics Long-term of
cinematic history Demonstrates Societal responses to epidemics
"from below" Focuses on epidemic responses down important lines
(trust, heroism, gender, inequality)
Between 2021 and 2031, the UK government is set to spend over £230
billion on its military. Who decides how to use these funds, and
how can we be sure that the UK’s armed forces can meet the
threats of tomorrow? This book provides the answers to these
crucial questions. Concentrating on decisions taken below the
political level, it uncovers the factors that underpin the
translation of strategic direction into military capability. In a
series of interviews, over 30 top admirals, generals and air
marshals give their own views on the procurement and maintenance of
the nation’s current and future military capability. Their
unrivalled professional knowledge and experience affords a
fascinating insight into the higher management of national defence.
Originally published in 1982, this book provides rich evidence of
the relevance of the temporal aspects of behavior. The generalized
areas of learning, memory, operant scheduled behavior, task
performance, vigilance, mood and motivation and their rhythmic
components are explored in varying detail. The particularized
measures range from on-the-job errors, through reading efficiency
to milliseconds of change in reaction time in the laboratory. The
subjects range from ants to older persons. Across this range of
settings, subjects, and behaviors, the message is clear: there is
an interaction between time and behavior.
Based on large database of films depicting epidemics Long-term of
cinematic history Demonstrates Societal responses to epidemics
"from below" Focuses on epidemic responses down important lines
(trust, heroism, gender, inequality)
Between 2021 and 2031, the UK government is set to spend over
GBP230 billion on its military. Who decides how to use these funds,
and how can we be sure that the UK's armed forces can meet the
threats of tomorrow? This book provides the answers to these
crucial questions. Concentrating on decisions taken below the
political level, it uncovers the factors that underpin the
translation of strategic direction into military capability. In a
series of interviews, over 30 top admirals, generals and air
marshals give their own views on the procurement and maintenance of
the nation's current and future military capability. Their
unrivalled professional knowledge and experience affords a
fascinating insight into the higher management of national defence.
Why in the pre-industrial period were some settlements resilient
and stable over the long term while other settlements were
vulnerable to crisis? Indeed, what made certain human habitations
more prone to decline or even total collapse, than others? All
pre-industrial societies had to face certain challenges: exogenous
environmental hazards such as earthquakes or plagues, economic or
political hazards from 'outside' such as warfare or expropriation
of property, or hazards of their own-making such as soil erosion or
subsistence crises. How then can we explain why some societies were
able to overcome or negate these problems, while other societies
proved susceptible to failure, as settlements contracted,
stagnated, were abandoned, or even disappeared entirely? This book
has been stimulated by the questions and hypotheses put forward by
a recent 'disaster studies' literature - in particular, by placing
the intrinsic arrangement of societies at the forefront of the
explanatory framework. Essentially it is suggested that the
resilience or vulnerability of habitation has less to do with
exogenous crises themselves, but on endogenous societal responses
which dictate: (a) the extent of destruction caused by crises and
the capacity for society to protect itself; and (b) the capacity to
create a sufficient recovery. By empirically testing the
explanatory framework on a number of societies between the Middle
Ages and the nineteenth century in England, the Low Countries, and
Italy, it is ultimately argued in this book that rather than the
protective functions of the state or the market, or the
implementation of technological innovation or capital investment,
the most resilient human habitations in the pre-industrial period
were those than displayed an equitable distribution of property and
a well-balanced distribution of power between social interest
groups. Equitable distributions of power and property were the
underlying conditions in pre-industrial societies that all
Originally published in 1982, this book provides rich evidence of
the relevance of the temporal aspects of behavior. The generalized
areas of learning, memory, operant scheduled behavior, task
performance, vigilance, mood and motivation and their rhythmic
components are explored in varying detail. The particularized
measures range from on-the-job errors, through reading efficiency
to milliseconds of change in reaction time in the laboratory. The
subjects range from ants to older persons. Across this range of
settings, subjects, and behaviors, the message is clear: there is
an interaction between time and behavior.
Commercial development of cultured-derived food ingredients has
attracted interna tional interest. As consumers have become more
health conscious in recent years, the de mand for natural food
ingredients and disease-preventative phytochemicals has increased
tremendously. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture provides an alternative
method for controlled production of these products. A wide range of
food ingredients has been shown to be pro duced in culture. Much
progress has been made in advancing this technology to the point
that large-scale production has become possible. This book is
developed from the Symposium "Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for
Food Ingredient Production" which was held on April 13-17, 1997 at
the American Chemical So ciety National Meeting in San Francisco,
CA. In this book, international experts in acade mia, government,
and industry discuss current advances in the field of plant cell
and tissue culture with special emphasis on its application for
food ingredient production. Topics re lated to various aspects of
plant cell and tissue culture technology are discussed, including
overviews of recent advances in plant metabolic pathway studies,
process development for improving yields, and bioreactor design and
operation for large-scale production. Economic considerations and
issues related to the commercial development of culture-derived
food in gredients are discussed. Also included are the safety
assessment schemes and regulatory frameworks set up by regulatory
agencies around the world.
This collection of papers is presented to Sir JOHN ECCLES by his
former and present collaborators to commemorate the award of the
1963 Nobel Prize in Medicine, which was shared with A. L. HODGKIN
and A. F. HUXLEY. Sir JOHN'S interest in, and influence on, the
study of physiology, particularly that of the nervous system, is
reflected by the range of topics discussed, and by the distri
bution of the various authors in laboratories throughout the world.
Those who have been privileged to work with him in Oxford, Sydney,
Dunedin or Canberra have enjoyed a good discipline in scientific
thought, as well as in the use of neurophysiological techniques.
Basic knowledge is always transferable, and the inspiration which
comes from association with a great scientist is not confined to
anyone field of physiology. The contributors to this volume were
requested to review briefly that aspect of physiology of current
interest to them, and it is hoped that the resulting papers will
serve as an up to date review of many physiological problems. The
editors are greatly indebted to the publishers, Springer-Verlag,
particu larly to Dr. H. GOTZE for his advice and interest. It is
also a pleasure to thank Mrs. H. WALSH for her unfailing assistance
during the preparation of this book. Canberra Melbourne 1965. III
CONTENTS Rhythmic thalamic activity. P. Andersen."
Commercial development of cultured-derived food ingredients has
attracted interna tional interest. As consumers have become more
health conscious in recent years, the de mand for natural food
ingredients and disease-preventative phytochemicals has increased
tremendously. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture provides an alternative
method for controlled production of these products. A wide range of
food ingredients has been shown to be pro duced in culture. Much
progress has been made in advancing this technology to the point
that large-scale production has become possible. This book is
developed from the Symposium "Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for
Food Ingredient Production" which was held on April 13-17, 1997 at
the American Chemical So ciety National Meeting in San Francisco,
CA. In this book, international experts in acade mia, government,
and industry discuss current advances in the field of plant cell
and tissue culture with special emphasis on its application for
food ingredient production. Topics re lated to various aspects of
plant cell and tissue culture technology are discussed, including
overviews of recent advances in plant metabolic pathway studies,
process development for improving yields, and bioreactor design and
operation for large-scale production. Economic considerations and
issues related to the commercial development of culture-derived
food in gredients are discussed. Also included are the safety
assessment schemes and regulatory frameworks set up by regulatory
agencies around the world."
Destinations rely on regional strategies to support and enhance the
tourism product through regional partnerships and integration.
Integrated tourism is defined as tourism that is explicitly linked
to the economic, social, cultural, natural and human structures of
the region in which it occurs. Integrated tourism has evolved to
include numerous meanings and definitions, but generally includes a
vertical business or industry approach. The first of its kind, this
book applies a more inclusive approach to integration by providing
insight into inclusive regional development strategies that support
both the needs of urban and rural areas whilst enhancing the
tourist experience, supporting the positive impacts of tourism and
mitigating the negative. Regional studies tend to portray either an
urban or rural focus without acknowledging that often these spaces
constitute joint governance structures, similar historical and
cultural roots, and economic dependencies. Sustainable tourism
promotes sourcing locally, such as using rural agricultural
products in urban tourism experiences. Furthermore, innovative
rural marketing strategies linking tourism heritage, attractions,
food and drink trails, and artisans with urban visitors are
emerging. Including theoretical and applied research and
international case studies, this will be a valuable resource to
academics, students and practitioners working in tourism
development and regional policy.
Fisheries buybacks are an important strategy being implemented
globally in the efforts to produce a more sustainable and
profitable fisheries industry. "Fisheries Buybacks "provides the
reader with an overview of buybacks and the issues surrounding them
as well as a synthesis of the literature on this subject of growing
importance. Alongside this material are eleven case studies from
around the world that look at real life applications of buybacks
and its successes and failures. Edited by two leading fisheries
economists with chapters contributed by international experts in
the field, "Fisheries Buybacks" will be a valuable resource for
fisheries managers, economists, researchers, and policy makers for
years to come.
This book presents the first comparative study of the works of
Charlotte Delbo, Noor Inayat Khan, and Germaine Tillion in relation
to their vigorous struggles against Nazi aggression during World
War II and the Holocaust. It illuminates ways in which their early
lives conditioned both their political engagements during wartime
and their extraordinary literary creations empowered by what Lara
R. Curtis refers to as modes of 'writing resistance.' With skillful
recourse to a remarkable variety of genres, they offer compelling
autobiographical reflections, vivid chronicles of wartime
atrocities, eyewitness accounts of victims, and acute perspectives
on the political implications of major events. Their sensitive
reflections of gendered subjectivity authenticate the myriad voices
and visions they capture. In sum, this book highlights the lives
and works of three courageous women who were ceaselessly committed
to a noble cause during the Holocaust and World War II.
In Volume 1 of this series, attention was focused on neuropoisons
of animal origin. In the present volume, attention has been shifted
to poisons of plant origin. In both cases, we have attempted to
identify those poisons for which there is a large measure of
clinical or research interest. Our efforts in compiling the series
have been aided by three groups of individuals. First, we are
grateful to the investigators who contributed chapters. Their
labors are the substance of this two-volume work. Second, we are
pleased to acknowledge the support of Mr. Seymour Weingarten and
Plenum Press in our project. And third, we have been immeasurably
aided by our assistants, Mrs. Ruby Hough in New York City and Mrs.
Helena Walsh in Canberra. To all these persons, we are indebted.
Dr. Lance L. Simpson Dr. David R. Curtis New York City Canberra vii
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This book presents the first comparative study of the works of
Charlotte Delbo, Noor Inayat Khan, and Germaine Tillion in relation
to their vigorous struggles against Nazi aggression during World
War II and the Holocaust. It illuminates ways in which their early
lives conditioned both their political engagements during wartime
and their extraordinary literary creations empowered by what Lara
R. Curtis refers to as modes of 'writing resistance.' With skillful
recourse to a remarkable variety of genres, they offer compelling
autobiographical reflections, vivid chronicles of wartime
atrocities, eyewitness accounts of victims, and acute perspectives
on the political implications of major events. Their sensitive
reflections of gendered subjectivity authenticate the myriad voices
and visions they capture. In sum, this book highlights the lives
and works of three courageous women who were ceaselessly committed
to a noble cause during the Holocaust and World War II.
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