Published June, 2013
By Wm. Alex McIntosh
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Environment, Development and Public Policy: Public Policy and Social Services
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Alex McIntosh analyzes the relationship between food and nutrition and social factors, using a wide array of sociological theories. The author applies theories of social organization, culture, social stratification, social change, rural sociology, the sociology of the body, and social problems to empirical problems in food and nutrition.

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Published June, 2013
By John H. Exton, Stephen M. Prescott and Robert M. Bell
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Handbook of Lipid Research
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Lipids traditionally have been viewed as serving two functions: to form cellular membranes and to serve as energy stores. During the last two decades, a new role for lipids has taken center stage: lipids can act as signalling molecules. Leading scientists explore all known lipid classes except steroid hormones.

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Published June, 2013
By B. Rowe Byers
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
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Iron Acquisition by the Genus Mycobacterium summarizes the early evidence for the necessity of iron in mycobacteria and the discovery of the mycobacterial siderophores mycobactin, carboxymycobactin, and exochelin.

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Published June, 2013
By Yue Yanan
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Springer Theses
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Furthermore, by using a combination of synthetic chemistry, polymer physics and molecular biology, Yue confirms that it is those cationic polymer chains free in the solution mixture, rather than those bound to DNA chains, that play a decisive role in intracellular trafficking.

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Published June, 2013
By Bobbe L. Ferraiolo, Marjorie A. Mohler and Carol A. Gloff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
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Investigation of the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of human proteins has escalated over the last two decades because of the use of recombinant human proteins as therapeutic agents.

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Published June, 2013
By Gregory Gregoriadis, George Poste and Brenda McCormack
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Nato Science Series A:
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Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Cape Sounion, Greece, June 24-July 5, 1993

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Published June, 2013
By James N. Jensen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell)
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This work remains the classic resource on the essential concepts of natural water chemistry. The fourth edition, updated by Dr. James Jensen, continues the tradition of the three previous editions, which were designed for both self-study and classroom use.

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Published June, 2013
By C. Nicolini
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Electronics and Biotechnology Advanced (Elba) Forum Series
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Proceedings of the 1993 International Workshop on Electronics and Biotechnology Advanced held on the Isle of Elba, Italy, July 13-16, 1993

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Published June, 2013
By R. Kirkwood
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Topics in Applied Chemistry
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The dramatic growth of herbicide research that followed the wartime discoveries of the auxin-type herbicides (phenoxyalkanoic acids) resulted in a whole range of compounds and mixtures which are used to eliminate broad-or narrow-leaved weeds from agricultural, horticul tural, or forestry crops.

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Published May, 2013
By Mulchand S. Patel, Jose M. Cuezva and Ana M. Pascual-Leone
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Reproductive Biology
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The annual meeting of the Perinatal Biochemical Group of the Spanish Biochemical Society held in Madrid on December 15-16, 1989, provided an excellent opportunity to bring together a group of distinguished investigators both from Spain and from abroad with a common interest in developmental endocrinology and biochemistry.

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