Published June, 2012
By Yoshinori Katakura, Masamichi Kamihira and Akira Ito
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects
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Animal cell technology is a growing discipline of cell biology which aims not only to understand structures, functions and behaviors of differentiated animal cells, but also to ascertain their abilities to be used in industrial and medical purposes.

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Published June, 2012
By J. Mark Cock, Kristin Tessmar-Raible, Catherine Boyen and Frédérique Viard
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Advances in Marine Genomics
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Marine biology has always played an important role in biological research, being at the origin of many key advances. To a certain extent, the influence of marine biology on the biological sciences was overshadowed over a period of several years by the remarkable advances that were made using powerful model organisms from terrestrial environments. This situation is now changing again, however, due primarily to spectacular developments in genomic methodologies that have significantly accelerated research in a broad spectrum of marine biology disciplines ranging from biodiversity to developmental biology to biotechnology. The data generated by marine genomics projects have had an impact on questions as diverse as understanding planetary geochemical cycles, the impact of climate change on marine fauna and flora, the functioning of marine ecosystems, the discovery of new organisms and novel biomolecules, and investigation of the evolution of animal developmental complexity.

This book represents the first attempt to document how genomic technologies are revolutionising these diverse domains of marine biology. Each chapter of this book looks at how these technologies are being employed in a specific domain of marine research and provides a summary of the major results obtained to date. The book as a whole provides an overview of marine genomics as a discipline and represents an ideal starting point for exploring this rapidly developing domain.

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Published June, 2012
By M. Joseph Sirgy and Joseph Sirgy
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Social Indicators Research Series
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The new updated edition of this popular text uses a proposed theory to posit that much of the research on subjective well-being can be construed in terms of psychological strategies people use to optimize their happiness and life satisfaction.

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Published June, 2012
By Kenneth C. Land
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research
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This volume examines the evolution of the Child Well-Being Index and what it promises for understanding the progress in enhancing life prospects. It also looks at the methodological issues involved in the construction of composite quality-of-life indices.

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Published June, 2012
By M. Joseph Sirgy, Nora P. Reilly, C. Allen Gorman and Joseph Sirgy
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
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Balancing the requirements of our working and home lives is an increasingly complex task. This volume assesses a range of existing quality-of-life programs implemented by employers that recognize the conflicts between our professional and family commitments.

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Published April, 2012
By Ernesto Fattorusso, William H. Gerwick and Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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This book concerns the chemistry, chemical ecology, chemical biology, ecology and allied fields of study of small-molecules produced by marine invertebrates, algae and microbes. This is the first book to solely focus on the field of marine product chemistry.

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Published April, 2012
By Shahidul Islam and Md. Shahidul Islam
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book covers topics ranging from fundamental aspects of calcium signaling to its clinical implications, in a thoughtful and comprehensive way. Includes discussion of calcium signaling in different mammalian cells, oocytes, Zebrafishes and even in plants.

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Published April, 2012
By Andrzej Nowicki, Jerzy Litniewski, Tamara Kujawska and Andrzej Nowicki Inst. of Fundamental Technological
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: Acoustical Imaging
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Published April, 2012
By Bjørn Grinde
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
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Published March, 2012
By Sunil C. Kaul, Renu Wadhwa and Sunil Kaul
Publisher: Springer (Springer Netherlands)
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This book presents research on the stress protein mortalin and its essential role in life, stress response and death. Coverage includes mortalin's discovery, structure, evolutionary conservation, function and signal transduction in different organisms.

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