Effects of Antenatal Exercise on Psychological Well-Being, Pregnancy and Birth Outcome By Jean Rankin(auth.)
2002 | 209 Pages | ISBN: 1861562926 | PDF | 3 MB
Pregnancy is a time when women need to be prepared mentally and physically to meet the challenges of childbirth and the transitions to parenthood. However, this needs to be within the realms of safe practice. The study on which this book is based is derived from the author's work as a midwife with a special interest in exercise. The main aims of the study were to investigate the effects of undertaking a regular exercise programme during and following pregnancy on psychological well-being, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Data were collected at three time points during and following pregnancy using a variety of outcome measures and were analysed using appropriate statistical testing. Conclusions were drawn indicating that women who participated in regular physical activity tended to have protection against reduction of psychological well-being as measured by a variety of psychological constructs.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-6): Chapter 2 Review of the Literature (pages 7-50): Chapter 3 Research Methodology (pages 51-89): Chapter 4 Results (pages 90-130): Chapter 5 Discussion (pages 131-150): Chapter 6 Conclusions (pages 151-155):

Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions By
2011 | 430 Pages | ISBN: 0470958227 | PDF | 7 MB
Plants and microbes interact in a complex relationship that can have both harmful and beneficial impacts on both plant and microbial communities. Effectors, secreted microbial molecules that alter plant processes and facilitate colonization, are central to understanding the complicated interplay between plants and microbes. Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions unlocks the molecular basis of this important class of microbial molecules and describes their diverse and complex interactions with host plants. Effectors in Plant Microbe Interactions is divided into five sections that take stock of the current knowledge on effectors of plant-associated organisms. Coverage ranges from the impact of bacterial, fungal and oomycete effectors on plant immunity and high-throughput genomic analysis of effectors to the function and trafficking of these microbial molecules. The final section looks at effectors secreted by other eukaryotic microbes that are the focus of current and future research efforts.Written by leading international experts in plant-microbe interactions, Effectors in Plant Microbe Interactions, will be an essential volume for plant biologists, microbiologists, pathologists, and geneticists.Content: Chapter 1 Innate Immunity: Pattern Recognition in Plants (pages 1-32): Delphine Chinchilla and Thomas BollerChapter 2 Microbial Effectors and Their Role in Plant Defense Suppression (pages 33-52): Dagmar Hann and Thomas BollerChapter 3 Comparative Genomics and Evolution of Bacterial Type III Effectors (pages 53-76): Ralf Koebnik and Magdalen LindebergChapter 4 The Effectors of Smut Fungi (pages 77-99): Gunther Doehlemann, Kerstin Schipper and Regine KahmannChapter 5 Evolutionary and Functional Dynamics of Oomycete Effector Genes (pages 101-120): Mireille van Damme, Liliana M. Cano, Ricardo Oliva, Sebastian Schornack, Maria Eugenia Segretin, Sophien Kamoun and Sylvain RaffaeleChapter 6 Suppression and Activation of the Plant Immune System by Pseudomonas syringae Effectors AvrPto and AvrPtoB (pages 121-154): Gregory MartinChapter 7 Rust Effectors (pages 155-193): Sebastien Duplessis, David L. Joly and Peter N. DoddsChapter 8 Dothideomycete Effectors Facilitating Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Lifestyles (pages 195-218): Thierry Rouxel and Pierre J. G. M. de WitChapter 9 Effector Translocation and Delivery by the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (pages 219-241): Thomas A. Mentlak, Nicholas J. Talbot and Thomas KrojChapter 10 Entry of Oomycete and Fungal Effectors into Host Cells (pages 243-275): Brett M. TylerChapter 11 Roles of Effector Proteins in the Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis (pages 277-293): Silvia Ardissone and William James DeakinChapter 12 Mutualistic Effectors: Architects of Symbiosis (pages 295-326): Jonathan M. Plett and Francis MartinChapter 13 Nematode Effector Proteins: Targets and Functions in Plant Parasitism (pages 327-354): Marie?Noelle Rosso, Richard S. Hussey, Eric L. Davis, Geert Smant, Thomas J. Baum, Pierre Abad and Melissa G. MitchumChapter 14 Effectors in Plant-Insect Interactions (pages 355-375): Jorunn I. B. Bos and Saskia A. HogenhoutChapter 15 Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Ancient Toxins and Novel Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions (pages 377-400): Jerome Collemare and Marc?Henri Lebrun

Ecosystems and Land Use Change By
2004 | 335 Pages | ISBN: 0875904181 | PDF | 37 MB
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Land use is at the center of one of the most vexing challenges for the coming decades: to provide enough food, fiber and shelter for the world's population; raise the standard of living for the billion people currently below the poverty line; and simultaneously sustain the world's ecosystems for use by humans and other species. The intended consequence of cropland expansion, urban growth, and other land use changes is to satisfy demands from the increasing appetite of the world's population. Unintended consequences, however, can alter ecological processes and have far-reaching and long-term effects that potentially compromise the basic functioning of ecosystems. Recently, the scientific community has begun to confront such issues. Several national and international programs have been at the forefront of scientific enquiry on the causes and consequences of land use change, including: the Land Use and Land Cover Change Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Land Use program element in the interagency U.S. Climate Change Science Program, and the International Geosphere-Biosphere's Land Use and Cover Change (LUCC) core project. The result has been significant advances in understanding the complex socioeconomic, technological, and biophysical factors that drive land use change worldwide.Content:

Economic Policy 62 By
2010 | 218 Pages | ISBN: 1405197005 | PDF | 3 MB
Crisis Issue: The papers in this title have been written in response to the global financial and economic crisis that has been ongoing since Summer 2007. Top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Economic Policy has earned a reputation around the world as the one publication that always identifies current and emerging policy topics early Papers are specially commissioned from first-class economists and experts in the policy field The editors are all based at top European economic institutions and each paper is discussed by a panel of distinguished economists This unique approach guarantees incisive debate and alternative interpretations of the evidence Content:

Economic Geology Principles and Practice: Metals, Minerals, Coal and Hydrocarbons - Introduction to Formation and Sustainable Exploitation of Mineral Deposits By Walter L. Pohl(auth.)
2011 | 699 Pages | ISBN: 1444336622 | PDF | 40 MB
Humanity's ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of newly found deposits. Practical and environmental issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure are addressed, with an emphasis on sustainable and "green" mining.The central scientific theme of the book is to place the extraordinary variability of mineral deposits in the frame of fundamental geological processes.The book is written for earth science students and practicing geologists worldwide. Professionals in administration, resource development, mining, mine reclamation, metallurgy, and mineral economics will also find the text valuable.Economic Geology is a fully revised translation of the the fifth edition of the German language text Mineralische und Energie-Rohstoffe.Additional resources for this book can be found at:www.wiley.com/go/pohl/geology.The author's website can be found at: http://www.walter-pohl.com.Content: Chapter 1 Geological Ore Formation Process Systems (Metallogenesis) (pages 7-147): Chapter 2 Economic Geology of Metals (pages 149-284): Chapter 3 Industrial Minerals, Earths and Rocks (pages 285-368): Chapter 4 Salt Deposits (Evaporites) (pages 369-410): Chapter 5 Geological Concepts and Methods in the Mining Cycle: Exploration, Exploitation and Closure of Mines (pages 411-463): Chapter 6 Coal (pages 467-519): Chapter 7 Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits (pages 521-581):

Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae) By
2012 | 599 Pages | ISBN: 1405184221 | PDF | 6 MB
Ladybirds are probably the best known predators of aphids and coccids in the world, though this greatly underestimates the diversity of their biology. Maximising their impact on their prey is an important element in modern conservation biological control of indigenous natural enemies in contrast to the classical approach of releasing alien species. Ivo Hodek is one of the most internationally respected experts on coccinellids who has researched these insects for his entire career. He has now brought together 14 scientists of international standing to author 12 chapters, making this book the definitive treatment of coccinellid biology and ecology. This volume covers the rapid scientific developments of recent years in the understanding of coccinellid phylogeny, the semiochemicals influencing their behaviour and of molecular genetics. Recent insights in relation to intraguild predation and the assessment of the predatory impact of coccinellids are also covered. Other special features of the volume are the extensive references covering the literature from both East and West and a taxonomic glossary of the up-to-date nomenclature for species of coccinellids as well as of other organisms mentioned in the text. While aimed at researchers, university teachers and agricultural entomologists, the book is readable and appropriate for others who just have a liking for these interesting and attractive insects.Content: Chapter 1 Phylogeny and Classification (pages 1-12): Oldrich Nedved and Ivo KovarChapter 2 Genetic Studies (pages 13-53): John J. Sloggett and Alois HonekChapter 3 Life History and Development (pages 54-109): Oldrich Nedved and Alois HonekChapter 4 Distribution and Habitats (pages 110-140): Alois HonekChapter 5 Food Relationships (pages 141-274): Ivo Hodek and Edward W. EvansChapter 6 Diapause/Dormancy (pages 275-342): Ivo HodekChapter 7 Intraguild Interactions (pages 343-374): Eric LucasChapter 8 Natural Enemies of Ladybird Beetles (pages 375-443): Piotr Ceryngier, Helen E. Roy and Remy L. PolandChapter 9 Coccinellids and Semiochemicals (pages 444-464): Jan PetterssonChapter 10 Quantifying the Impact of Coccinellids on their Prey (pages 465-487): J. P. Michaud and James D. HarwoodChapter 11 Coccinellids in Biological Control (pages 488-519): J. P. MichaudChapter 12 Recent Progress and Possible Future Trends in the Study of Coccinellidae (pages 520-525): Helmut F. van Emden and Ivo Hodek

Nicholas G. Evans, Tara C. Smith, Maimuna S. Majumder, "Ebola's Message: Public Health and Medicine in the Twenty-First Century"
English | 2016 | pages: 290 | ISBN: 0262035073 | PDF | 5,0 mb
The 2013-2015 outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) was a public health disaster: 28,575 infections and 11,313 deaths (as of October 2015), devastating the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; a slow and mismanaged international response; and sensationalistic media coverage, seized upon by politicians to justify wrongheaded policy. And yet there were also promising developments that may improve future responses to infectious disease epidemics: the UN Security Council's first involvement in a public health event; a series of promising clinical treatments and vaccines for EVD; and recognition of the need for a global public health system to deal with epidemics that cross national borders. This volume offers a range of perspectives on these and other lessons learned, with essays on the science, politics, and ethics of the Ebola outbreak.

Easy Examples Of SQL by Maynard Schultz
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B7WK782D | 111 pages | EPUB | 8.41 Mb
Crafted for hands-on knowing and also checked in class worldwide, this publication lights up extensive every Oracle SQL technique you'll require. From the simplest query basics to normal expressions as well as with newly included insurance coverage of Oracle's powerful new SQL Developer tool, you will focus on the tasks that matter many. Hundreds of step-by-step, guided laboratory workouts will systematically reinforce your know-how in creating effective, high-performance SQL. Along the way, you'll obtain a powerful collection of helpful skills- and also an extraordinary collection of options for your real-world challenges with Oracle SQL.

Dyslexia in the Workplace: An Introductory Guide, Second Edition By Diana Bartlett, Sylvia Moody, Katherine Kindersley(auth.)
2010 | 317 Pages | ISBN: 0470683759 | PDF | 4 MB
The second edition of Dyslexia in the Workplace is a comprehensive guide to how dyslexic adults in employment can improve their skills, and how their employers and other professionals can help. Offers invaluable insights for overcoming obstacles to success, enhancing workplace efficiency and ensuring that dyslexic employees achieve their full potential Written in an accessible style that is perfect for professionals and dyslexic individuals alike Covers related syndromes such as dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder and visual stress Explores the legal obligations and other issues that are important to workplace managers, especially human resources professionals Provides authoritative guidance on recent case law relating to dyslexia Content: Chapter 1 Dyslexia in the Workplace (pages 3-11): Chapter 2 Understanding a Diagnostic Report (pages 12-22): Chapter 3 Judgement Day: Tom Goes for an Assessment (pages 23-26): Chapter 4 Workplace Needs Assessments (pages 27-32): Chapter 5 Dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder (pages 33-45): Chapter 6 Visual Factors in Reading Difficulties (pages 46-48): Chapter 7 Emotions (pages 49-60): Chapter 8 Getting Started (pages 63-65): Chapter 9 Overall Work Strategies (pages 66-71): Chapter 10 General Work Organisation (pages 72-85): Chapter 11 Efficient Work Methods (pages 86-109): Chapter 12 General Writing Skills (pages 110-133): Chapter 13 Some Specific Work Documents (pages 134-152): Chapter 14 Reading and Remembering Work Documents (pages 153-173): Chapter 15 General Oral Skills and Interaction (pages 174-192): Chapter 16 Dealing with Negative Attitudes and Emotions (pages 193-210): Chapter 17 From College to Workplace (pages 213-224): Chapter 18 Working with Dyslexia (pages 225-236): Chapter 19 Reasonable Adjustments (pages 237-251): Chapter 20 Dyslexia: An Employment Lawyer Speaks (pages 255-265): Chapter 21 Dyslexia in the Dock (pages 266-273):

Dyslexia: A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them, Second Edition By Gavin Reid(auth.)
2011 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0470973749 | PDF | 4 MB
The new edition of Dyslexia is written for parents of dyslexic children and the professionals who work with them, and provides information on the role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This updated edition contains new material and up-to-date discussions of current research and programs. Empowers parents by providing them with strategies for dealing with a wide range of concerns including dyspraxia and dyscalculia New sections cover post-school issues, the emotional needs of young people with dyslexia and information on how parents can help at home Features information on some of the more popular interventions for dyslexia, and critical evaluations of 'alternative treatments' Includes first-hand accounts of parents' hopes, successes and setbacks, and extensive lists of organizations and resources Content: Chapter 1 What is Dyslexia? (pages 1-20): Chapter 2 Finding out about Dyslexia (pages 21-36): Chapter 3 Finding out if my Child is Dyslexic (pages 37-54): Chapter 4 Learning to Read and why it is Difficult for Children with Dyslexia (pages 55-70): Chapter 5 Supporting my Child with Dyslexia (pages 71-91): Chapter 6 Overlapping Difficulties: Dyscalculia (pages 93-103): Chapter 7 Overlapping Difficulties: Dyspraxia and Dysgraphia (pages 105-120): Chapter 8 Attention Difficulties (pages 121-130): Chapter 9 Self?Esteem and Emotional Development (pages 131-145): Chapter 10 Empowering Parents (pages 147-162): Chapter 11 Parents' and Children's Voices (pages 163-178): Chapter 12 Beyond School (pages 179-200): Chapter 13 Issues for Parents to Consider (pages 201-216):