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The green revolution led to the development of improved varieties of crops, especially cereals, and since then, classical or molecular breeding has resulted in the creation of economically valuable species. Thanks to recent developments in genetic engineering, it has...
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Springer
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2019-11-15
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This book explores the meaning of quality of life in care for older persons and introduces the reader to their main concerns when receiving care. Based on qualitative research, it pays particular attention to the needs and requirements of older people, considering their...
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Springer
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2019-11-15
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This book provides thorough coverage of high-throughput OMICs technologies for the monitoring of stem cells and regenerative medicine. Specific topics covered include the genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics aspects of regenerative medicine, metabolic profiling of...
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Humana
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2019-11-14
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Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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Plants have always occupied a prominent position in the life of every living being.Plants are the primary source of food, shelter and medicines. The global inclination toward herbal medicine has advanced the expansion of plant-based pharmaceutical industries to a vast...
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Springer
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2019-11-13
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The book provides an interesting analysis of the time-use data to examine the extent to which active ageing is occurring in India. It also synthesizes data from the National Sample Survey Office All India Survey and another survey undertaken in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and...
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Springer
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2019-11-12
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This book discusses applications of pluripotent stem cells to study eye disease in vitro and to create novel therapies for degenerative eye diseases. Chapters are contributed by experts in the field and cover such topics as the use of pluripotent stem cells in 2D and 3D...
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Springer
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2019-10-25
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Nadine Konopik erweitert das Konzept der Gesundheitskompetenz (Health Literacy) für das höhere und sehr hohe Alter aus Subjektsicht um die beiden Suchheuristiken Biografie und Umwelt. Sie untersucht den Einfluss biografischer Prägung und die verschiedenen...
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Springer VS
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2019-10-24
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Heinrich Grebe untersucht in dieser Studie den medialen, zivilgesellschaftlichen und familiären Umgang mit Demenz: Inwiefern wird Demenz in diesen drei Bereichen als Problem wahrgenommen und welche Ansätze zur Behandlung des Problems sind dort einflussreich? Auf Basis...
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Springer VS
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2019-10-23
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This book provides a knowledge-based view to the dynamic capabilities in an organization. The author integrates two existing views on gaining competitive advantage: the Knowledge View which suggests that the capability of organizations to learn faster than competitors...
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Springer
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2019-10-16
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Fungal Biology
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Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white biotechnology research and further major scientific and technological breakthroughs are expected in the future. The first large-scale industrial applications of modern biotechnology have been in the areas...
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Springer
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2019-10-01
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Plant Nanobionics, Volume 2 continues the important discussion of nanotechnology in plants, but focuses with a focus on biosynthesis and toxicity. This book discusses novel approaches to biosynthesis of nanoparticles for the increase of plant production systems,...
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Springer
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2019-09-30
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Natural bioactive compounds have become an integral part of plant-microbe interactions geared toward adaptation to environmental changes. They regulate symbiosis, induce seed germination, and manifest allelopathic effects, i.e., they inhibit the growth of competing...
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Springer
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2019-09-28
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Veronika Philipps untersucht in ihrer empirischen Studie, welche Institutionen die Länderunterschiede in Europa bei den relativen Nachteilen Älterer in der erwerbsbezogenen Weiterbildung erklären. Die Befunde unterstreichen die hohe Bedeutung von Arbeitsmarkt- und ...
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Springer VS
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2019-09-26
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Die Definition und Messung von Gesundheit ist der analytische Dreh- und Angelpunkt vieler empirischer Studien. Aus pragmatischen Gründen ist es jedoch oft nicht möglich, umfassende Gesundheitsdaten zu erheben, weshalb häufig eine subjektive Bewertung der Befragten...
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Springer VS
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2019-09-23
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Nature has consistently provided human beings with bioactive compounds that can be used directly as drugs or indirectly as drug leads. Some of the major classes of natural bioactive compounds include phenolics, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, lignin, glycosides,...
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Springer
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2019-09-19
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Leben muss als Ergebnis der Evolution aufgefasst werden und menschlichesLeben als die Entstehung der Art Sapiens aus der Gattung des Homo aus der Familie der Menschenaffen. Wird die Entstehung menschlichen Lebens als evolutionäre Tatsache mit der Vorstellung sozialen...
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Springer VS
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2019-09-17
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This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations. The authors describe current and emerging topics related to work and...
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Springer
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2019-09-13
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This book presents the life science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th 2016 and recovered on April 18th 2016. It covers 10 scientific projects in radiation biology,...
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Springer
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2019-09-11
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This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses...
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Springer
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2019-09-06
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Bioactive compounds produced by natural sources, such as plants, microbes, endophytic fungi, etc., can potentially be applied in various fields, including agriculture, biotechnology and biomedicine. Several bioactive compounds have proved to be invaluable in mediating...
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Springer
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2019-09-06
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