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As more and more work is being done in the name of the ever-growing
field of study of literary representations of masculinities, it
seems timely to not only review its development and main
contributions to the larger field of masculinity studies, but also
to look at its latest advances and new directions. These are
precisely the two main aims of Masculinities and Literary Studies,
which seeks to explore the conjunction between these two fields
while exploring some of the latest developments and new directions
resulting from such intersections. If much of the existing
masculinity scholarship has traditionally been grounded in a
specific discipline, this volume also seeks to provide an
innovative methodological approach to the subject of literary
masculinities by proving the applicability of the latest
interdisciplinary masculinity scholarship - namely, sociology,
social work, psychology, economics, political science, ecology,
etc. - to the literary analysis, thus crossing the traditional
boundary between the Social Sciences and the Humanities in new and
profound ways. Presenting the latest advances in masculinity
scholarship, this interdisciplinary book will appeal to gender and
masculinity scholars from a wide variety of fields, including
sociology and social work, psychology, philosophy, political
science, and cultural and literary studies.
As more and more work is being done in the name of the ever-growing
field of study of literary representations of masculinities, it
seems timely to not only review its development and main
contributions to the larger field of masculinity studies, but also
to look at its latest advances and new directions. These are
precisely the two main aims of Masculinities and Literary Studies,
which seeks to explore the conjunction between these two fields
while exploring some of the latest developments and new directions
resulting from such intersections. If much of the existing
masculinity scholarship has traditionally been grounded in a
specific discipline, this volume also seeks to provide an
innovative methodological approach to the subject of literary
masculinities by proving the applicability of the latest
interdisciplinary masculinity scholarship - namely, sociology,
social work, psychology, economics, political science, ecology,
etc. - to the literary analysis, thus crossing the traditional
boundary between the Social Sciences and the Humanities in new and
profound ways. Presenting the latest advances in masculinity
scholarship, this interdisciplinary book will appeal to gender and
masculinity scholars from a wide variety of fields, including
sociology and social work, psychology, philosophy, political
science, and cultural and literary studies.
Human-Gut Microbiome: Establishment and Interactions gives an
overview of microbiome establishments in humans and basic
technologies used to decipher the structure and function of gut
microbiome. Other sections focus on the application of microbiomics
in different disease manifestations, such as obesity, diabetes, and
more. The book provides the basics, as well as mechanistic
knowledge underpinning the structural and functional understanding
of the microbiome. With the advancement in omics technologies, as
well as the development of bioinformatic tools, much research has
been undertaken to decipher the microbiomes of different hosts.
This research is generating valuable insights into micro-ecological
niches and their impact on humans, hence this new release covers
these new insights. The book will be a valuable resource for
scientists, researchers, postgraduate and graduate students who are
interested in understanding the impact and importance of the omics
approach to humans and their microbiomes.
While there exist numerous studies on ecocriticism and ecofeminism,
much less has been written about ecomasculinities. This volume
contributes to filling this gap by examining models of fictional
ecomasculinity in and through contemporary U.S. literature and
cinema. Our study examines ecomasculinities as practices of
masculinity which are deeply conservationist and can embrace
non-masculine traits. In this line of thought, a main goal of the
volume is to interrogate the potential of ecomasculinities to
elicit in men a desire to become engage in other practices of
masculinity that are counter-hegemonic and have as main goal to
achieve equality on different strata of society. Bridging the gap
between the Social Sciences and the Humanities, the book
interrogates intersections between ecomasculinities and
masculinities beyond capitalism, ecomasculinities and aging, and
ecomasculinities and queerness, among others.
While there exist numerous studies on ecocriticism and ecofeminism,
much less has been written about ecomasculinities. This volume
contributes to filling this gap by examining models of fictional
ecomasculinity in and through contemporary U.S. literature and
cinema. Our study examines ecomasculinities as practices of
masculinity which are deeply conservationist and can embrace
non-masculine traits. In this line of thought, a main goal of the
volume is to interrogate the potential of ecomasculinities to
elicit in men a desire to become engage in other practices of
masculinity that are counter-hegemonic and have as main goal to
achieve equality on different strata of society. Bridging the gap
between the Social Sciences and the Humanities, the book
interrogates intersections between ecomasculinities and
masculinities beyond capitalism, ecomasculinities and aging, and
ecomasculinities and queerness, among others.
"Infogest" (Improving Health Properties of Food by Sharing our
Knowledge on the Digestive Process) is an EU COST action/network in
the domain of Food and Agriculture that will last for 4 years from
April 4, 2011. Infogest aims at building an open international
network of institutes undertaking multidisciplinary basic research
on food digestion gathering scientists from different origins (food
scientists, gut physiologists, nutritionists...). The network
gathers 70 partners from academia, corresponding to a total of 29
countries. The three main scientific goals are: Identify the
beneficial food components released in the gut during digestion;
Support the effect of beneficial food components on human health;
Promote harmonization of currently used digestion models Infogest
meetings highlighted the need for a publication that would provide
researchers with an insight into the advantages and disadvantages
associated with the use of respective in vitro and ex vivo assays
to evaluate the effects of foods and food bioactives on health.
Such assays are particularly important in situations where a large
number of foods/bioactives need to be screened rapidly and in a
cost effective manner in order to ultimately identify lead
foods/bioactives that can be the subject of in vivo assays. The
book is an asset to researchers wishing to study the health
benefits of their foods and food bioactives of interest and
highlights which in vitro/ex vivo assays are of greatest relevance
to their goals, what sort of outputs/data can be generated and, as
noted above, highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the various
assays. It is also an important resource for undergraduate students
in the 'food and health' arena.
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