Published December, 2012
By Andreas Vilcinskas
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Biologically-Inspired Systems
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Insect Biotechnology provides a fascinating overview of sophisticated developments in applied entomology that are powered by molecular biology. The text explores the economic potential of this new discipline, which uses insect model organisms and insect-derived molecules in medical research and plant protection measures.

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Published December, 2012
By Andre Kamkin and Ilya Lozinsky
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues
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A welcome single-source study of molecular mechanisms for mechanosensing and mechanotransduction in cells, this book includes the latest research and focuses on key issues of mechanical stress influencing ion channels and intracellular signaling pathways.

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Published November, 2012
By Stepan S. Batsanov and Andrei S. Batsanov
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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Published November, 2012
By M.F. Carr
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture
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Published November, 2012
By Eduardo S. Brondízio and Emilio F. Moran
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Human-Environment Interactions
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This book represents some of the latest thinking on human-environment interactions (HEI) research across diverse disciplines such as demography, health, land use and land cover change, institutions, resource management, sustainability, and policy implications.

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Published November, 2012
By Stanton Gelvin and Stanton B. Gelvin
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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Published November, 2012
By D.M. Pugh and J.V. Tarazona
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Environment & Policy
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Published November, 2012
By Manuel Posada De La Paz and Stephen C. Groft
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This inclusive text is the first publication to address rare diseases as a public health problem. The work analyzes the constraints on epidemiological research at the same time as supplying solutions. It organizes the data by rare diseases groups.

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Published October, 2012
By Ann van Soom, Marleen Boerjan, A. Soom, M. Boerjan and A. van Soom
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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Published September, 2012
By Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey, Ludi Simpson and Duncan Maclennan
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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This book unravels the relationship between disadvantaged neighborhoods and the lives of their residents. Overcomes the difficulty of establishing relationships between living in a disadvantaged area and the poorer health and well-being found in such places.

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