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Applied Statistics I: Basic Bivariate Techniques has been created from the first half of Rebecca M. Warner's popular Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques. The author's contemporary approach differs from some of the well-worn texts in the market, and reflects current thinking in the field. It spends less time on statistical significance testing, and moves in the direction of the "new statistics" by focusing more on confidence intervals and effect size. Instructors of upper undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses will find that the greater focus on basic concepts such as partition of variance and effect size is more useful to students, particularly as preparation for more advanced courses. Spending less time on statistical significance testing allows for more time to be devoted to more interesting and useful statistics that students will see in journal articles (such as correlation and regression). This introductory statistics text includes examples in SPSS, together with datasets on an accompanying website. A companion study guide reproducing the exercises and examples in R will also be available.
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Rebecca M. Warner's bestselling Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques has been split into two volumes for ease of use over a two-course sequence. This new multivariate statistics text, Applied Statistics II: Multivariable and Multivariate Techniques, Third Edition is based on chapters from the second half of original book, but with much additional material. This text now provides a distinctive bridge between earlier courses and advanced topics through extensive discussion of statistical control (adding a third variable), a new chapter on the "new statistics", a new chapter on outliers and missing values, and a final chapter that provides an introduction to structural equation modeling. This text provides a solid introduction to concepts such as statistical control, mediation, moderation, and path modeling necessary to students taking intermediate and advanced statistics courses across the social sciences. Examples are provided in SPSS with datasets available on an accompanying website. A companion study guide reproducing the exercises and examples in R will also be available.
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• 1. Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research. UNIT ONE: MOLECULES AND CELLS.
• 2. Life, Chemistry, and Water.
• 3. Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life.
• 4. Cells.
• 5. Membranes and Transport.
• 6. Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions.
• 7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.
• 8. Photosynthesis.
• 9. Cell Communication.
• 10. Cell Division and Mitosis. UNIT TWO: GENETICS.
• 11. Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction.
• 12. Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance.
• 13. Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics.
• 14. DNA Structure, Replication, and Organization.
• 15. Gene Expression: From DNA to Protein.
• 16. Regulation of Gene Expression.
• 17. Bacterial and Viral Genetics.
• 18. DNA Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications.
• 19. Genomes and Proteomes. UNIT THREE: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
• 20. The Development of Evolutionary Thought.
• 21. Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations.
• 22. Speciation.
• 23. Paleobiology and Macroevolution.
• 24. Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification. UNIT FOUR: BIODIVERSITY.
• 25. The Origin of Life.
• 26. Prokaryotes and Viruses.
• 27. Protists.
• 28. Seedless Plants.
• 29. Seed Plants.
• 30. Fungi.
• 31. Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes.
• 32. Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives. UNIT FIVE: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
• 33. The Plant Body.
• 34. Transport in Plants.
• 35. Plant Nutrition.
• 36. Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants.
• 37. Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment. UNIT SIX: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
• 38. Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology.
• 39. Information Flow and the Neuron.
• 40. Nervous Systems.
• 41. Sensory Systems.
• 42. The Endocrine System.
• 43. Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements
• 44. The Circulatory System.
• 45. Defenses against Disease.
• 46. Gas Exchange: The Respiratory System.
• 47. Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition.
• 48. Regulating the Internal Environment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation.
• 49. Animal Reproduction.
• 50. Animal Development. UNIT SEVEN: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.
• 51. Ecology and the Biosphere.
• 52. Population Ecology.
• 53. Population Interactions and Community Ecology.
• 54. Ecosystems.
• 55. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
• 56. Animal Behavior.
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This updated Fifth Edition of BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE is a readable and understandable foundation for introductory biology students. Clarity of presentation, thoughtful organization, a logical and seamless flow of topics within chapters, and carefully designed illustrations are hallmarks of this text. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll leave your introductory biology course armed with intellectual skills that will enable you to evaluate future knowledge with a critical eye.
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• 1. Invitation to Biology. UNIT I: HOW CELLS WORK.
• 2. Molecules of Life.
• 3. Cell Structure.
• 4. Energy and Metabolism.
• 5. Photosynthesis.
• 6. Releasing Chemical Energy. UNIT II: GENETICS.
• 7. DNA Structure and Function.
• 8. Gene Expression and Control.
• 9. How Cells Reproduce.
• 10. Patterns of Inheritance.
• 11. Biotechnology. UNIT III: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY.
• 12. Evidence of Evolution.
• 13. Processes of Evolution.
• 14. Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses.
• 15. Plants and Fungi.
• 16. Animal Evolution. UNIT IV: ECOLOGY.
• 17. Population Ecology.
• 18. Communities and Ecosystems.
• 19. The Biosphere and Human Effects. UNIT V: HOW ANIMALS WORK.
• 20. Animal Tissues and Organs.
• 21. How Animals Move.
• 22. Circulation and Respiration.
• 23. Immunity.
• 24. Digestion and Excretion.
• 25. Neural Control and the Senses.
• 26. Endocrine Control.
• 27. Reproduction and Development. UNITY VI: HOW PLANTS WORK.
• 28. Plant Form and Function.
• 29. Plant Reproduction and Development.
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Succeed in your biology course with this updated Sixth Edition of BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH PHYSIOLOGY. Packed with real-world applications, the book offers chunked content in a clear, straightforward writing style, beautiful art and a variety of in-text learning tools. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll learn about biology from the perspective of issues relevant to your daily life.
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Botany: A Lab Manual, Seventh Edition is mapped to match Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh Edition but is the perfect companion for any botany course. Packed with hands-on activities, it engages students and broadens their understanding of plant biology. Now in full color and a convenient lay-flat format, it provides detailed examination of plant structure, plant groups, genetics, classification, and more. Featuring additional case studies and image labeling activities, Botany: A Lab Manual is the clear choice for students digging into this exciting science.
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Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh Edition continues to set the standard for the fundamentals of plant science. No botany text better connects structure to function and does so with higher quality art and imagery. Combining strong scientific grounding with an approachable writing style, Botany teaches and engages. The essentials to a foundational understanding of plant science are all there, including structure, genetics and evolution, physiology and development, and ecology. Now in an updated seventh edition, the text continues to lead with the latest material on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and the most recent coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants to keep students on the forefront of cutting-edge botanical research. Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh Edition is the clear choice for students digging into this exciting science.
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"The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"-- Provided by publisher.

• The matrix Schroedinger equation and the characterization of the scattering data.- Direct scattering I.- Direct scattering II.- Inverse scattering.- Some explicit examples.- Mathematical preliminaries.
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Authored by two experts in the field who have been long-time collaborators, this monograph treats the scattering and inverse scattering problems for the matrix Schroedinger equation on the half line with the general selfadjoint boundary condition. The existence, uniqueness, construction, and characterization aspects are treated with mathematical rigor, and physical insight is provided to make the material accessible to mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and applied scientists with an interest in scattering and inverse scattering. The material presented is expected to be useful to beginners as well as experts in the field. The subject matter covered is expected to be interesting to a wide range of researchers including those working in quantum graphs and scattering on graphs. The theory presented is illustrated with various explicit examples to improve the understanding of scattering and inverse scattering problems. The monograph introduces a specific class of input data sets consisting of a potential and a boundary condition and a specific class of scattering data sets consisting of a scattering matrix and bound-state information. The important problem of the characterization is solved by establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the two aforementioned classes. The characterization result is formulated in various equivalent forms, providing insight and allowing a comparison of different techniques used to solve the inverse scattering problem. The past literature treated the type of boundary condition as a part of the scattering data used as input to recover the potential. This monograph provides a proper formulation of the inverse scattering problem where the type of boundary condition is no longer a part of the scattering data set, but rather both the potential and the type of boundary condition are recovered from the scattering data set.
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"Why butterflies are disappearing and what it means for us"-- Provided by publisher.

• 1. The Science of Plant Ecology
• Part I. Individuals and their Environments
• 2. Photosynthesis and the Light
• 3. Water Relations and Thermal Energy Balance
• 4. Soil and Terrestrial Plant Life
• 5. Ecosystem Processes
• Part II. From Individuals to Populations
• 6. Individual Growth and Reproduction
• 7. Plant Life Histories
• 8. Population Structure, Growth, and Decline
• 9. Evolution : Processes and Change
• Part III. Population Interactions and Communities
• 10. Competition and Other Plant Interactions
• 11. Herbivory and Other Trophic Interactions
• 12. Community Diversity and Structure
• 13. Community Dynamics and Succession
• 14. Local Abundance, Diversity, and Rarity
• Part IV. From Landscapes to Planet Earth
• 15. Landscapes : Pattern and Scale
• 16. Climate, Plants, and Climate Change
• 17. Paleoecology
• 18. Biomes and Physiognomy
• 19. Global Biodiversity Patterns, Loss, and Conservation
• Glossary
• Index.

"The Ecology of Plants presents a comprehensive, engaging, and plant-focused treatment of ecology. Written for undergraduate students taking courses in plant ecology, the text links ecosystem function through an understanding of physiology, ecological theory, and climate change at multiple spatiotemporal scales. It covers subjects unique to plants, such as photosynthesis, soil interactions, and the ecology of plants. This third edition is substantially reorganized to reduce repetition and to bring important conceptual and subject material together that had been scattered in the previous edition. The authors have clarified and updated material throughout and deleted material that is outdated to emphasize newer topics and to shorten the discussion of topics that are still necessary background material but are emphasized less in current thinking in the field. Overall, The Ecology of Plants provides students with fundamental knowledge in plant sciences to address pressing issues ecosystems face in the age of a rapidly changing climate"-- Provided by publisher.

• A review of correlation and regression
• Generalizations of regression 1 : testing and interpreting interactions
• Generalizations of regression 2 : nonlinear regression
• Generalizations of regression 3 : logistic regression
• Generalizations of regression 4 : the generalized linear model
• From equations to models : the process of explanation
• An introduction to structural equation models
• Identification and testing of models
• Variations and extensions of SEM
• An introduction to hierarchical linear models
• The generalized hierarchical linear model
• Growth curve models
• Introduction to regression for panel data
• Variations and extensions of panel regression
• Event history analysis in discrete time
• The continuous time event history model.

"This comprehensive text introduces regression, the general linear model, structural equation modeling, the hierarchical linear model, growth curve models, panel data, and event history models, and includes discussion of published implementations of each technique showing how it was used to address substantive and interesting research questions. The text takes a step-by-step approach in the presentation of each topic, using mathematical derivations where necessary, but primarily emphasizing how the methods involved can be implemented, are used in addressing representative substantive problems than span a number of disciplines, and can be interpreted in words. Students often face the "What do I do now?" question. This book contains liberal advice about what to do in many situations. A recurring theme in the book is to emphasize the importance of using the "right" (better) model rather than simpler models that may often produce misleading results. Many examples start with the simple version, and proceed to show how results change when a more appropriate approach is used. In summary, this text occupies a unique niche: multiple and very popular topics, with an emphasis on the choices, strengths and limits, and unique perspectives offered by each technique, relative to others. The book demonstrates the analyses in STATA and SAS"-- Provided by publisher.

• 1: The history and foundations of ecology
• 2: Abiotic factors and environmental monitoring
• 3: Taxonomy and biodiversity
• 4: Energy flow and production ecology
• 5: Nutrient and material cycles
• 6: Ecophysiology
• 7: Population ecology
• 8: Community ecology and species interactions
• 9: Ecological genetics and evolution
• 10: Ecological methods and statistics
• 11: Answers.
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An understanding of ecology is an important requirement of a wide range of academic areas, including biology, zoology and environmental science. This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which ecology is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: * The history and foundations of ecology * Abiotic factors and environmental monitoring * Taxonomy and biodiversity * Energy flow and production ecology * Nutrient and material cycles * Ecophysiology * Population ecology * Community ecology and species interactions * Ecological genetics and evolution * Ecological methods and statistics The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of ecological terms, the basic processes operating in ecosystems, the dynamics of populations, ecological genetics and the process of evolution, the methods used in ecological surveys, and much more. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs, providing a useful tool for independent study.
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"Highly regarded, The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Third Edition, is a clear presentation of the integration of psychological concepts of learning and memory and the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and systems neuroscience"-- Provided by publisher.

"A new approach to identifying mushrooms, based on five key features that can be observed while in the field"-- Provided by publisher

• Chapter 1. Plant-Microbes Interaction: Current Developments and Future Challenges.-
• Chapter 2. Rhizospheric Microbiomes: Biodiversity, Current Advancement, and Potential Biotechnological Application.-
• Chapter 3. Endophytic Microbiomes: Biodiversity, Current Status, and Potential Agricultural Applications.-
• Chapter 4. Culturable Plant-Associated Endophytic Microbial Communities from Leguminous and Non-Leguminous Crops.-
• Chapter 5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Abundance, Interaction with Plants and Potential Biological Application.-
• Chapter 6. Endophytic Microbiomes and their Plant Growth Promoting Attributes for Plant Health.-
• Chapter 7. Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of Culturable Rhizospheric Actinomicrobiota.-
• Chapter 8. Bacillus and Endomicrobiome: Biodiversity and potential Applications in Agriculture.-
• Chapter 9. Role of Microbes in Improving Plant Growth and Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture.-
• Chapter 10. Biofertilizers and Biopesticides: Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture.
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Microbes are ubiquitous in nature, and plant-microbe interactions are a key strategy for colonizing diverse habitats. The plant microbiome (epiphytic, endophytic and rhizospheric) plays an important role in plant growth and development and soil health. Further, rhizospheric soil is a valuable natural resource, hosting hotspots of microbes, and is vital in the maintenance of global nutrient balance and ecosystem function. The term endophytic microbes refers to those microorganisms that colonize the interior the plants. The phyllosphere is a common niche for synergism between microbes and plants and includes the leaf surface. The diverse group of microbes are key components of soil-plant systems, and where they are engaged in an extensive network of interactions in the rhizosphere/endophytic/phyllospheric they have emerged as an important and promising tool for sustainable agriculture. Plant microbiomes help to directly or indirectly promote plant growth using plant growth promoting attributes, and could potentially be used as biofertilizers/bioinoculants in place of chemical fertilizers. This book allows readers to gain an understanding of microbial diversity associated with plant systems and their role in plant growth, and soil health. Offering an overview of the state of the art in plant microbiomes and their potential biotechnological applications in agriculture and allied sectors, it is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers and students in the field of microbiology, biotechnology, agriculture, molecular biology, environmental biology and related subjects.
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• Chapter 1. Phosphorus Solubilization and Mobilization: Mechanisms, Current Developments and Future Challenge.-
• Chapter 2. Potassium Solubilization and Mobilization: Functional Impact on Plant Growth for Sustainable Agriculture.-
• Chapter 3. Zinc Solubilization and Mobilization: A Promising Approach for Cereals Biofortification.-
• Chapter 4. Microbial ACC-deaminase attributes: perspectives and applications in stress agriculture.-
• Chapter 5. Plant Microbiomes with Phytohormones Attribute for Plant Growth and Adaptation under the Stress Conditions.-
• Chapter 6. Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promotion and Functional Annotation in Mitigation of Abiotic Stress.-
• Chapter 7. Microbiomes Associated with Plant Growing Under the Hypersaline Habitats and Mitigation of Salt Stress.-
• Chapter 8. Alleviation of Cold Stress by Psychrotrophic Microbes.-
• Chapter 9. Microbes-Mediated Mitigation of Drought Stress in Plants: Recent Trends and Future Challenges.-
• Chapter 10. Microbial Consortium with Multifunctional Plant Growth Promoting Attributes: Future Perspective in Agriculture.-
• Chapter 11. Cyanobacteria as Biofertilizers: Current Research, Commercial Aspects, and Future Challenges.
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Microbes are ubiquitous in nature, and plant-microbe interactions are a key strategy for colonizing diverse habitats. The plant microbiome (epiphytic, endophytic and rhizospheric) plays an important role in plant growth and development and soil health. Further, rhizospheric soil is a valuable natural resource, hosting hotspots of microbes, and is vital in the maintenance of global nutrient balance and ecosystem function. The term endophytic microbes refers to those microorganisms that colonize the interior the plants. The phyllosphere is a common niche for synergism between microbes and plants and includes the leaf surface. The diverse group of microbes are key components of soil-plant systems, and where they are engaged in an extensive network of interactions in the rhizosphere/endophytic/phyllospheric they have emerged as an important and promising tool for sustainable agriculture. Plant microbiomes help to directly or indirectly promote plant growth using plant growth promoting attributes, and could potentially be used as biofertilizers/bioinoculants in place of chemical fertilizers. This book allows readers to gain an understanding of microbial diversity associated with plant systems and their role in plant growth, and soil health. Offering an overview of the state of the art in plant microbiomes and their potential biotechnological applications in agriculture and allied sectors, it is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers and students in the field of microbiology, biotechnology, agriculture, molecular biology, environmental biology and related subjects.
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• Constructions in affine type A
• Lattice presentation of affine flag varieties of type C
• Multiplication formulas for Chevalley generators
• Coideal algebra type structures of Schur algebras and Lusztig algebras
• Realization of the idempotented coideal subalgebra Uc/n of U(sln)
• A second coideal subalgebra of quantum affine sln
• More variants of coideal subalgebras of quantum affine sln
• The stabilization algebra Kc/n arising from Schur algebras
• Stabilization algebras arising from other Schur algebras

The quantum groups of finite and affine type $A$ admit geometric realizations in terms of partial flag varieties of finite and affine type $A$. Recently, the quantum group associated to partial flag varieties of finite type $B/C$ is shown to be a coideal subalgebra of the quantum group of finite type $A$. In this paper the authors study the structures of Schur algebras and Lusztig algebras associated to (four variants of) partial flag varieties of affine type $C$. The authors show that the quantum groups arising from Lusztig algebras and Schur algebras via stabilization procedures are (idempotented) coideal subalgebras of quantum groups of affine $\mathfrak{sl}$ and $\mathfrak{gl}$ types, respectively. In this way, the authors provide geometric realizations of eight quantum symmetric pairs of affine types. They construct monomial and canonical bases of all these quantum (Schur, Lusztig, and coideal) algebras. For the idempotented coideal algebras of affine $\mathfrak{sl}$ type, the authors establish the positivity properties of the canonical basis with respect to multiplication, comultiplication and a bilinear pairing. In particular, the authors obtain a new and geometric construction of the idempotented quantum affine $\mathfrak{gl}$ and its canonical basis.
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• Foreword / Yuri I. Manin
• Feynman integrals in mathematics and physics / Spencer Bloch
• Feynman integrals and periods in configuration spaces / Özgür Ceyhan and Matilde Marcolli
• Introductory course on l-adic sheaves and their ramification theory on curves / Lars Kindler and Kay Rülling

This is the first volume of the lectures presented at the Clay Mathematics Institute 2014 Summer School, "Periods and Motives: Feynman amplitudes in the 21st century", which took place at the Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas-ICMAT (Institute of Mathematical Sciences) in Madrid, Spain. It covers the presentations by S. Bloch, by M. Marcolli and by L. Kindler and K. Rulling. The main topics of these lectures are Feynman integrals and ramification theory. On the Feynman integrals side, their relation with Hodge structures and heights as well as their monodromy are explained in Bloch's lectures. Two constructions of Feynman integrals on configuration spaces are presented in Ceyhan and Marcolli's notes. On the ramification theory side an introduction to the theory of l -adic sheaves with emphasis on their ramification theory is given. These notes will equip the reader with the necessary background knowledge to read current literature on these subjects.
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• Part I - Memorial Contributions.- Life and career.- Water-colours by Boris Pavlov.- Family and leisure.- Pavlov's mathematics.- Part II - Research Papers.- Singular perturbations of unbounded selfadjoint operators. Reverse approach.- Generic asymptotics of resonance counting function for Schroedinger point interactions.- Spectral clusters, asymmetric spaces, and boundary control for Schr odinger equation with strong singularities.- The second Weyl coefficient for a first order system.- A Lieb-Thirring type inequality for magnetic Schroedinger operators with a radial symmetry.- Scattering matrices and Weyl functions of quasi boundary triples.- On the spectrum of the quantum Rabi model.- Scattering theory for a class of non-selfadjoint extensions of symmetric operators.- Asymptotics of Chebyshev polynomials, III. Sets saturating Szeg o, Schiefermayr, and Totitk-Widom bounds.- Solvability and complex limit characteristics.- Quantization of Gaussians.- A resonance interaction of seismogravitational modes of tectonic plates.- On positivity preserving, translation invariant, operators in Lp(Rn)m.- The distribution of path lengths on directed weighted graphs.- Diagonalization of indenite saddle point forms.- Solutions of Gross-Pitaevskii equation with periodic potential in dimension two.- The Integral Transform of N.I. Akhiezer.- On Gaussian random matrices coupled to the discrete Laplacian.- Modern results in the spectral analysis for a class of integral-difference operators and application to physical processes.- Inverse problem for integral-difference operators on graphs.- Quantum graph in a magnetic field and resonance states completeness.- On Zd-symmetry of spectra of some nuclear operators.- Spectral monotonicity for Schroedinger operators on metric graphs.- Linear Operators and Operator Functions Associated with Spectral Boundary Value Problem.
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Boris Pavlov (1936-2016), to whom this volume is dedicated, was a prominent specialist in analysis, operator theory, and mathematical physics. As one of the most influential members of the St. Petersburg Mathematical School, he was one of the founders of the Leningrad School of Non-self-adjoint Operators. This volume collects research papers originating from two conferences that were organized in memory of Boris Pavlov: "Spectral Theory and Applications", held in Stockholm, Sweden, in March 2016, and "Operator Theory, Analysis and Mathematical Physics - OTAMP2016" held at the Euler Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August 2016. The volume also includes water-color paintings by Boris Pavlov, some personal photographs, as well as tributes from friends and colleagues.
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The founder and president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, and bestselling author Gene Stone explore the wonders of animal life and offer tools for living more kindly toward them. In the last few decades, a wealth of new information has emerged about who animals are-intelligent, aware, and empathetic. Studies show that animals are astounding beings with intelligence, emotions, intricate communications networks, and myriad abilities. In Animalkind, Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone present these findings in a concise and awe-inspiring way, detailing a range of surprising discoveries: that geese fall in love and stay with a partner for life, that fish "sing" underwater, and that elephants use their trunks to send subsonic signals, alerting other herds to danger miles away. Newkirk and Stone pair their tour of the astounding lives of animals with a guide to the exciting new tools that allow humans to avoid using or abusing animals as we once did. They show readers what they can do in their everyday lives to ensure that the animal world is protected from needless harm. Whether it's medicine, product testing, entertainment, clothing, or food, there are now better options to all the uses animals once served in human life. We can substitute warmer, lighter faux fleece for wool, choose vegan versions of everything from shrimp to sausage and milk to marshmallows, reap the benefits of medical research that no longer requires monkeys to be caged in laboratories, and scrap captive orca exhibits and elephant rides for virtual reality and animatronics. Animalkind is a fascinating study of why our fellow living beings deserve our respect, and moreover, the steps every reader can take to put this new understanding into action.
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• Elimination theory Numerical algebraic geometry Geometric modeling Rigidity theory Chemical reaction networks Illustration credits Bibliography Index.
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Systems of polynomial equations can be used to model an astonishing variety of phenomena. This book explores the geometry and algebra of such systems and includes numerous applications. The book begins with elimination theory from Newton to the twenty-first century and then discusses the interaction between algebraic geometry and numerical computations, a subject now called numerical algebraic geometry. The final three chapters discuss applications to geometric modeling, rigidity theory, and chemical reaction networks in detail. Each chapter ends with a section written by a leading expert. Examples in the book include oil wells, HIV infection, phylogenetic models, four-bar mechanisms, border rank, font design, Stewart-Gough platforms, rigidity of edge graphs, Gaussian graphical models, geometric constraint systems, and enzymatic cascades. The reader will encounter geometric objects such as Bezier patches, Cayley-Menger varieties, and toric varieties; and algebraic objects such as resultants, Rees algebras, approximation complexes, matroids, and toric ideals. Two important subthemes that appear in multiple chapters are toric varieties and algebraic statistics. The book also discusses the history of elimination theory, including its near elimination in the middle of the twentieth century. The main goal is to inspire the reader to learn about the topics covered in the book. With this in mind, the book has an extensive bibliography containing over 350 books and papers.
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• Preface--
• 1. Real-world passive components--
• 2. Advanced BJT topics--
• 3. Advanced FET topics--
• 4. Advanced topics in operational amplifiers--
• 5. Advanced topics in power control-- Subject index.
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The Art of Electronics: The x-Chapters expands on topics introduced in the best-selling third edition of The Art of Electronics, completing the broad discussions begun in the latter. In addition to covering more advanced materials relevant to its companion, The x-Chapters also includes extensive treatment of many topics in electronics that are particularly novel, important, or just exotic and intriguing. Think of The x-Chapters as the missing pieces of The Art of Electronics, to be used either as its complement, or as a direct route to exploring some of the most exciting and oft-overlooked topics in advanced electronic engineering. This enticing spread of electronics wisdom and expertise will be an invaluable addition to the library of any student, researcher, or practitioner with even a passing interest in the design and analysis of electronic circuits and instruments. You'll find here techniques and circuits that are available nowhere else.
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• Autonomous theory: Semigroups and global attractors Upper and lower semicontinuity Topological structural stability of attractors Neighborhood of a critical element Morse-Smale semigroups Non-autonomous theory: Non-autonomous dynamical systems and their attractors Upper and lower semicontinuity Topological structural stability Neighborhood of a global hyperbolic solution Non-autonomous Morse-Smale dynamical systems Bibliography List of figures Index.
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This book provides a comprehensive study of how attractors behave under perturbations for both autonomous and non-autonomous problems. Furthermore, the forward asymptotics of non-autonomous dynamical systems is presented here for the first time in a unified manner. When modelling real world phenomena imprecisions are unavoidable. On the other hand, it is paramount that mathematical models reflect the modelled phenomenon, in spite of unimportant neglectable influences discounted by simplifications, small errors introduced by empirical laws or measurements, among others. The authors deal with this issue by investigating the permanence of dynamical structures and continuity properties of the attractor. This is done in both the autonomous (time independent) and non-autonomous (time dependent) framework in four distinct levels of approximation: the upper semicontinuity, lower semicontinuity, topological structural stability and geometrical structural stability. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers interested in dissipative dynamical systems and stability theory, and requires only a basic background in metric spaces, functional analysis and, for the applications, techniques of ordinary and partial differential equations.
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• 1. Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
• 2. Mathematics: Reviewing the Basics.
• 3. Health Data Across the Continuum.
• 4. Hospital Census.
• 5. Hospital Occupancy.
• 6. Hospital Length of Stay.
• 7. Hospital, Obstetric, and Neonatal Statistics.
• 8. Miscellaneous Clinical and Non-Clinical Statistics.
• 9. End-of-Life Statistics: Mortality and Autopsy Rates.
• 10. Community Health Statistics.
• 11. Statistics: Learning the Basics.
• 12. Organizing Data for Analysis.
• 13. Displaying Data for Analysis.
• 14. Fundamentals of Research.
• Appendix I: Glossary.
• Appendix II: Formulas.
• Appendix III: Abbreviations.
• Appendix IV: Answers to the Self-Tests and Chapter Tests.
• Appendix V: Quick-Reference. Index.
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Think statistics is just for statisticians? Think again! BASIC ALLIED HEALTH STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS, 5th Edition shows how Health Information Management (HIM) professionals wield the power of data to improve patient care delivery every day. To build a foundation for your success, this practical work-text demystifies stats by first demonstrating how to use calculations and then by offering practice in clinical case studies and practice problems. You'll think through the big issues in health care today, consider available data, choose the best statistical analysis, and then make recommendations--just like the pros. And once you have the basic math and stats down, nothing will hold you back! You can master applications such as vital statistics and mortality rates, census and occupancy rates, and more, all while meeting CAHIIM curriculum and competency standards.
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• Introduction. Data Attributes. Error Analysis. Statistics. Data Sampling. Linear Regression. Linear Regression by Matrix Inversion. Basic Digital Data Analysis. Data Inversion or Modeling. Trial-and-Error Methods. Array Methods. Spectral Analysis. Data Interrogation. Data Graphics. Key Concepts.
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Classroom tested and the result of over 30 years of teaching and research, this textbook is an invaluable tool for undergraduate and graduate data analysis courses in environmental sciences and engineering. It is also a useful reference on modern digital data analysis for the extensive and growing community of Earth scientists and engineers. Basic Environmental Data Analysis for Scientists and Engineers introduces practical concepts of modern digital data analysis and graphics, including numerical/graphical calculus, measurement units and dimensional analysis, error propagation and statistics, and least squares data modeling. It emphasizes array-based or matrix inversion and spectral analysis using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) that dominates modern data analysis. Divided into two parts, this comprehensive hands-on textbook is excellent for exploring data analysis principles and practice using MATLAB (R), Mathematica, Mathcad, and other modern equation solving software. Part I, for beginning undergraduate students, introduces the basic approaches for quantifying data variations in terms of environmental parameters. These approaches emphasize uses of the data array or matrix, which is the fundamental data and mathematical processing format of modern electronic computing. Part II, for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, extends the inverse problem to least squares solutions involving more than two unknowns. Features: Offers a uniquely practical guide for making students proficient in modern electronic data analysis and graphics Includes topics that are not explained in any existing textbook on environmental data analysis Data analysis topics are very well organized into a two-semester course that meets general education curriculum requirements in science and engineering Facilitates learning by beginning each chapter with an 'Overview' section highlighting the topics covered, and ending it with a 'Key Concepts' section summarizing the main technical details that the reader should have acquired Indexes many numerical examples for ready access in the classroom or other venues serviced by electronic equation solvers like MATLAB (R), Mathematica, Mathcad, etc. Offers supplemental exercises and materials to enhance understanding the principles and practice of modern data analysis.
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• Introduction.-
• Chapter 1: Modules, algebras and quivers.-
• Chapter 2: The radical and almost split sequences.-
• Chapter 3: Constructing almost split sequences.-
• Chapter 4: The Auslander-Reiten quiver of an algebra.-
• Chapter 5: Endomorphism algebras.-
• Chapter 6: Representation-finite algebras.- Bibliography.- Index.
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This textbook introduces the representation theory of algebras by focusing on two of its most important aspects: the Auslander-Reiten theory and the study of the radical of a module category. It starts by introducing and describing several characterisations of the radical of a module category, then presents the central concepts of irreducible morphisms and almost split sequences, before providing the definition of the Auslander-Reiten quiver, which encodes much of the information on the module category. It then turns to the study of endomorphism algebras, leading on one hand to the definition of the Auslander algebra and on the other to tilting theory. The book ends with selected properties of representation-finite algebras, which are now the best understood class of algebras. Intended for graduate students in representation theory, this book is also of interest to any mathematician wanting to learn the fundamentals of this rapidly growing field. A graduate course in non-commutative or homological algebra, which is standard in most universities, is a prerequisite for readers of this book.
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• Part I. Introduction to Accelerator Physics
• Chapter 1. Basics of Beam Dynamics
• Chapter 2. Beam Dynamics Topics
• Part II. Beam-Based Correction
• Chapter 3. Orbit and Trajectory Correction
• Chapter 4. Linear Optics Measurements and Correction - I
• Chapter 5. Linear Optics Measurements and Correction - II
• Chapter 6. Coupling and Nonlinear Dynamics Correction
• Part III. Beam-Based Optimization
• Chapter 7. Online Opitimization Algorithms
• Chapter 8. Application of Beam-Based Optimization.
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This book provides systematic coverage of the beam-based techniques that accelerator physicists use to improve the performance of large particle accelerators, including synchrotrons and linacs. It begins by discussing the basic principles of accelerators, before exploring the various error sources in accelerators and their impact on the machine's performances. The book then demonstrates the latest developments of beam-based correction techniques that can be used to address such errors and covers the new and expanding area of beam-based optimization. This book is an ideal, accessible reference book for physicists working on accelerator design and operation, and for postgraduate studying accelerator physics. Features: Entirely self-contained, exploring the theoretic background, including algorithm descriptions, and providing application guidance Accompanied by source codes of the main algorithms and sample codes online Uses real-life accelerator problems to illustrate principles, enabling readers to apply techniques to their own problems Xiaobiao Huang is an accelerator physicist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, USA. He graduated from Tsinghua University with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science in 1999. He earned a PhD in Accelerator Physics from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in 2005. He spent three years on thesis research work at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory from 2003-2005. He has worked at SLAC as a staff scientist since 2006. He became Accelerator Physics Group Leader of the SPEAR3 Division, Accelerator Directorate in 2015. His research work in accelerator physics ranges from beam dynamics, accelerator design, and accelerator modelling and simulation to beam based measurements, accelerator control, and accelerator optimization. He has taught several courses at US Particle Accelerator School (USPAS), including Beam Based Diagnostics, Accelerator Physics, Advanced Accelerator Physics, and Special Topics in Accelerator Physics.
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Berkeley Lectures on p-adic Geometry presents an important breakthrough in arithmetic geometry. In 2014, leading mathematician Peter Scholze delivered a series of lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, on new ideas in the theory of p-adic geometry. Building on his discovery of perfectoid spaces, Scholze introduced the concept of "diamonds, " which are to perfectoid spaces what algebraic spaces are to schemes. The introduction of diamonds, along with the development of a mixed-characteristic shtuka, set the stage for a critical advance in the discipline. In this book, Peter Scholze and Jared Weinstein show that the moduli space of mixed-characteristic shtukas is a diamond, raising the possibility of using the cohomology of such spaces to attack the Langlands conjectures for a reductive group over a p-adic field. This book follows the informal style of the original Berkeley lectures, with one chapter per lecture. It explores p-adic and perfectoid spaces before laying out the newer theory of shtukas and their moduli spaces. Points of contact with other threads of the subject, including p-divisible groups, p-adic Hodge theory, and Rapoport-Zink spaces, are thoroughly explained. Berkeley Lectures on p-adic Geometry will be a useful resource for students and scholars working in arithmetic geometry and number theory.
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• The facts of life
• Resilience : why women are harder to break
• Disadvantaged : the male brain
• Stamina : how women outlast men
• Superimmunity : the costs and benefits of genetic superiority
• Well-being : why women's health is not men's health

"An argument that genetic females are stronger than males at all stages of life." -- Provided by publisher

• Introduction-- Part I. Species and Operads:
• 1. Hyperplane arrangements--
• 2. Species and bimonoids--
• 3. Bimonads on species--
• 4. Operads-- Part II. Basic Theory of Bimonoids:
• 5. Primitive filtrations and decomposable filtrations--
• 6. Universal constructions--
• 7. Examples of bimonoids--
• 8. Hadamard product--
• 9. Exponential and logarithm--
• 10. Characteristic operations--
• 11. Modules over monoid algebras and bimonoids in species--
• 12. Antipode-- Part III. Structure Results for Bimonoids:
• 13. Loday-Ronco, Leray-Samelson, Borel-Hopf--
• 14. Hoffman-Newman-Radford--
• 15. Freeness under Hadamard products--
• 16. Lie monoids--
• 17. Poincare-Birkhoff-Witt and Cartier-Milnor-Moore-- Appendix A. Linear algebra-- Appendix B. Higher monads-- Appendix C. Internal hom-- Appendix D. Semidirect products-- References-- Notation index-- Author index-- Subject index.
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The goal of this monograph is to develop Hopf theory in a new setting which features centrally a real hyperplane arrangement. The new theory is parallel to the classical theory of connected Hopf algebras, and relates to it when specialized to the braid arrangement. Joyal's theory of combinatorial species, ideas from Tits' theory of buildings, and Rota's work on incidence algebras inspire and find a common expression in this theory. The authors introduce notions of monoid, comonoid, bimonoid, and Lie monoid relative to a fixed hyperplane arrangement. They also construct universal bimonoids by using generalizations of the classical notions of shuffle and quasishuffle, and establish the Borel-Hopf, Poincare-Birkhoff-Witt, and Cartier-Milnor-Moore theorems in this setting. This monograph opens a vast new area of research. It will be of interest to students and researchers working in the areas of hyperplane arrangements, semigroup theory, Hopf algebras, algebraic Lie theory, operads, and category theory.
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• Preface xiii
• Acknowledgements xv
• 1 Introduction 1
• Lessons from the Past 1
• Ecological versus Historical Biogeography, and Plants versus Animals 4
• Biogeography and Creation 5
• The Distribution of Life Today 7
• Evolution - a Flawed and Dangerous Idea! 8
• Enter Darwin - and Wallace 10
• World Maps - the Biogeographical Regions of Plants and Animals 13
• Getting Around the World 15
• The Origins of Modern Historical Biogeography 20
• The Development of Ecological Biogeography 23
• Living Together 24
• Marine Biogeography 27
• Island Biogeography 28
• Biogeography Today 30
• Section I: The Challenge of Existing 37
• 2 Patterns of Distribution: Finding a Home 39
• Limits of Distribution 42
• The Niche 44
• Overcoming the Barriers 45
• Climatic Limits: The Palms 46
• A Successful Family: The Daisies (Asteraceae) 48
• Patterns Among Plovers 51
• Magnolias: Evolutionary Relicts 55
• The Strange Case of the Testate Amoeba 57
• Climatic Relicts 58
• Topographical Limits and Endemism 65
• Physical Limits 67
• Species Interactions: A Case of the Blues 73
• Competition 75
• Reducing Competition 76
• Predators and Prey, Parasites and Hosts 79
• Migration 83
• Invasion 85
• 3 Communities and Ecosystems: Living Together 97
• The Community 97
• The Ecosystem 100
• Ecosystems and Species Diversity 103
• Biotic Assemblages on a Global Scale 108
• Mountain Biomes 112
• Global Patterns of Climate 116
• Climate Diagrams 119
• Modelling Biomes and Climate 122
• 4 Patterns of Biodiversity 127
• Measuring Biodiversity: How Many Species are There? 128
• Latitudinal Gradients of Diversity 132
• Is Evolution Faster in the Tropics? 139
• The Legacy of Glaciation 141
• Latitude and Species Ranges 142
• Diversity and Altitude 143
• Biodiversity Hotspots 146
• Diversity in Space and Time 148
• The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis 151
• Dynamic Biodiversity and Neutral Theory 151
• Section II: The Engines of The Planet 157
• 5 Plate Tectonics 159
• The Evidence for Plate Tectonics 159
• Changing Patterns of Continents 164
• How Plate Tectonics Changes the World 164
• Islands and Plate Tectonics 172
• Terranes 174
• 6 Evolution, the Source of Novelty 179
• The Origin of Novelty 179
• From Populations to Species 180
• Sympatry versus Allopatry 183
• Defining the Species 188
• Microevolution versus Macroevolution 189
• Adaptive Radiations 189
• Naming and Cataloguing the Living World 189
• Charting the Course of Evolution 190
• Morphology Gives Way to Molecules 193
• Darwin's Finches Updated 194
• Section III: Islands and Oceans 197
• 7 Life, Death and Evolution on Islands 199
• Types of Island 200
• Getting There: The Challenges of Arriving 200
• Dying There: The Problems of Survival 202
• Adapting and Evolving 203
• The Hawaiian Islands 206
• Integrating the Data: The Theory of Island Biogeography 214
• Modifying the Theory 216
• The General Dynamic Model for Oceanic Island Biogeography 219
• Nestedness 221
• Living Together: Incidence and Assembly Rules 221
• Building an Ecosystem: The History of Rakata 223
• 8 Patterns in the Oceans 235
• Zones in the Ocean and on the Sea Floor 237
• Basic Biogeography of the Seas 240
• The Open-Sea Environment 240
• The Ocean Floor 246
• The Shallow-Sea Environment 250
• And Finally ... Marine Biogeographical Realms of the World 263
• Section IV: Historical Biogeography 269
• 9 From Evolution to Patterns of Life 271
• Studying the Patterns 272
• Methods of Analyzing the Patterns 273
• Studying Organisms and their Molecules 287
• An Integrative Approach to Historical Biogeography 290
• Investigating the More Distant Past 292
• 10 Geography, Life and Climates Through Time 299
• Introduction 299
• Early Land Life on the Moving Continents 300
• Animal Life Through the Mesozoic 304
• The End of the Mesozoic World 308
• Climates and Plants Through Time 309
• Reconstructing Plant Life and Biomes 310
• Evolution of the Mammals 318
• The Mesozoic Roots of the Radiation of Modern Mammals 320
• 11 Patterns of Life Today 327
• The Biogeographical Regions Today 327
• The History of Today's Biogeographical Regions 334
• The Old World Tropics: Africa, India and Southeast Asia 334
• Australia 342
• New Caledonia 345
• New Zealand 346
• The West Indies 348
• South America 351
• The Northern Hemisphere: Holarctic Mammals and Boreal Plants 359
• 12 The Arrival of the Ice Ages 367
• Climatic Wiggles 368
• Interglacials and Interstadials 369
• Biological Changes in the Pleistocene 371
• The Last Glacial 375
• Causes of Glaciation 382
• The Current Interglacial: A False Start 388
• Forests on the Move 390
• The Dry Lands 393
• Changing Sea Levels 396
• A Time of Warmth 398
• Climatic Cooling 399
• Recorded History 400
• Atmosphere and Oceans: Short-Term Climate Change 402
• The Future 403
• Section V: People and Problems 409
• 13 The Human Intrusion 411
• The Emergence of Humans 411
• Modern Humans and the Megafaunal Extinctions 420
• Plant Domestication and Agriculture 423
• Animal Domestication 428
• The Diversification of Homo sapiens 430
• The Biogeography of Human Parasitic Diseases 431
• The Environmental Impact of Early Human Cultures 434
• 14 Conservation Biogeography 439
• Welcome to the Anthropocene 439
• The Sixth Mass Extinction? 440
• Less, and Less Interesting 444
• What's Behind the Biodiversity Crisis? 445
• Crisis Management: Responding to Biodiversity Loss 451
• The Birth of Conservation Biogeography 452
• The Scope of Conservation Biogeography 453
• Conservation Biogeography in Action 459
• The Future is Digital 462
• Conclusions 463
• Glossary 471
• Index 481
• Colour plates between pages 240 and 241.
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Through nine successful editions, and for over 45 years, Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach has provided a thorough and comprehensive exploration of the varied scientific disciplines and research that are essential to understanding the subject. The text, noted for its clear and engaging style of writing, has been praised for its solid background in historical biogeography and basic biology, that is enhanced and illuminated by discussions of current research. This new edition incorporates the exciting changes of the recent years and presents a thoughtful exploration of the research and controversies that have transformed our understanding of the biogeography of the world. New themes and topics in this tenth edition include: Next generation genetic technologies and their use in historical biogeography, phylogeography and population genomics Biogeographical databases and biodiversity information systems, which are becoming increasingly important for biogeographical research An introduction to functional biogeography and its applications to community assembly, diversity gradients and the analysis of ecosystem functioning Updated case studies focusing on island biogeography, using the latest phylogenetic studies Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach reveals how the patterns of life that we see today have been created by the two great Engines of the Planet: the Geological Engine, plate tectonics, which alters the conditions of life on the planet, and the Biological Engine, evolution, which responds to these changes by creating new forms and patterns of life.
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• What we're up against
• Fifty million dead
• Time and space
• Friends in far places
• Near the seed vault
• Keys to Karachi
• War and peace
• From the phages of history
• Sulfa and the war
• Mold juice
• Tablets from tears
• The new pandemic
• The man in the blue Mustang
• Honeymoon
• Mating bacteria
• S is for Soviet
• The Navy boys
• From animals to humans
• The Norwegian salmon
• Closer to Sydney than to Perth
• A classless problem
• The stubborn wounds of war
• Counting the dead
• Clues in the sewage
• X is for extensive
• Too much or too little?
• Visa not required
• The dry pipeline
• New ways to do old business
• A three-hundred-year-old idea
• Spoonful of sugar
• Conflict inside the cells
• Security or service?
• One world, one health
• Bankers, doctors, and diplomats

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis. In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her death is the worst nightmare of infectious disease doctors and public health professionals. While bacteria live within us and are essential for our health, some strains can kill us. As bacteria continue to mutate, becoming increasingly resistant to known antibiotics, we are likely to face a public health crisis of unimaginable proportions. "It will be like the great plague of the middle ages, the influenza pandemic of 1918, the AIDS crisis of the 1990s, and the Ebola epidemic of 2014 all combined into a single threat, " Muhammad H. Zaman warns. The Biography of Resistance is Zaman's riveting and timely look at why and how microbes are becoming superbugs. It is a story of science and evolution that looks to history, culture, attitudes and our own individual choices and collective human behavior. Following the trail of resistant bacteria from previously uncontacted tribes in the Amazon to the isolated islands in the Arctic, from the urban slums of Karachi to the wilderness of the Australian outback, Zaman examines the myriad factors contributing to this unfolding health crisis-including war, greed, natural disasters, and germophobia-to the culprits driving it: pharmaceutical companies, farmers, industrialists, doctors, governments, and ordinary people, all whose choices are pushing us closer to catastrophe. Joining the ranks of acclaimed works like Microbe Hunters, The Emperor of All Maladies, and Spillover, A Biography of Resistance is a riveting and chilling tale from a natural storyteller on the front lines, and a clarion call to address the biggest public health threat of our time.
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• PART 1 BACKGROUND
• 1.
• Biological invasions in South Africa: An overview
• Brian W. van Wilgen, G. John Measey, David M. Richardson, John R. Wilson and Tsungai A. Zengeya
• 2.
• A brief, selective history of researchers and research initiatives related to biological invasions in South Africa
• Brian W. van Wilgen
• PART 2 BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
• 3.
• The biogeography of South African terrestrial plant invasions
• David M. Richardson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Guillaume Latombe, David C. Le Maitre, Mathieu Rouget and John R. Wilson
• 4.
• Invasive alien aquatic plants in freshwater ecosystems
• Martin P. Hill, Julie A. Coetzee, Grant D. Martin, Rosali Smith and Emily F. Strange
• 5. Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasions in South Africa
• G. John Measey, Cang Hui and Michael Somers
• 6.
• Alien freshwater fauna in South Africa
• Olaf L.F. Weyl, Bruce Ellender, Ryan J Wassermann, Marliese Truter, Tatenda Dalu, Tsungai A. Zengeya and Nico J. Smit
• 7.
• Alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa
• Charlene Janion-Scheepers and Charles L. Griffiths
• 8.
• Biological invasions in South Africa's offshore sub-Antarctic territories
• Michelle Greve, Charles Eric Otto von der Meden, and Charlene Janion-Scheepers
• 9.
• Coastal invasions: The South African context
• Tamara B. Robinson, Koebraa Peters and Ben Brooker
• 10. Pathogens of vertebrate animals as invasive species: Insights from South Africa
• Lesley van Helden, Paul D. van Helden and Christina Meiring
• 11. Biological invasions in South Africa's urban ecosystems: Patterns, processes, impacts and management
• Luke J. Potgieter, Errol Douwes, Mirijam Gaertner, G. John Measey, Trudy Paap and David M. Richardson
• PART 3 DRIVERS OF INVASION
• 12. South Africa's pathways of introduction and dispersal and how they have changed over time
• Katelyn T. Faulkner, Amy Burness, Marcus Byrne, Sabrina Kumschick, Koebraa Peters, Mark P. Robertson, Davina L. Saccaggi, Olaf L. F. Weyl and Vivienne Williams
• 13. The role of environmental factors in promoting and limiting biological invasions in South Africa
• John R. Wilson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Sjirk Geerts, M. Timm Hoffman, Sandra MacFadyen, G. John Measey, Anthony Mills, David M. Richardson, Mark P. Robertson and Brian W. van Wilgen
• 14. Biotic interactions as mediators of biological invasions: Insights from South Africa
• Johannes J. Le Roux, Susanna Clusella-Trullas, Thabiso M. Mokotjomela, Mario Mairal, David M. Richardson, Lisa Skein, John R. Wilson, Olaf L.F. Weyl and Sjirk Geerts
• PART 4 IMPACTS OF INVASION
• 15. Impacts of invasions on terrestrial water resources in South Africa
• David C. Le Maitre, James N. Blignaut, Alistair Clulow, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Colin S. Everson, Andre H. M. Goergens and Mark B. Gush
• 16. The impact of invasive alien plants on rangelands in South Africa
• Timothy O'Connor and Brian W. van Wilgen
• 17. An evaluation of the impacts of alien species on biodiversity in South Africa using different methods
• Tsungai A. Zengeya, Sabrina Kumschick, Olaf L. F. Weyl and Brian W. van Wilgen
• PART 5 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIONS
• 18. Biological invasion policy and legislation development and implementation in South Africa
• Peter Lukey and Jenny Hall
• 19. More than a century of biological control against invasive alien plants in South Africa: a synoptic view of what has been accomplished
• Martin P. Hill, Vincent C. Moran, John H. Hoffmann, Stefan Neser, Helmuth G. Zimmermann, David O. Simelane, Hildegard Klein, Costas Zachariades, Alan R. Wood, Marcus J. Byrne, Iain D. Paterson, Grant D. Martin and Julie A. Coetzee
• 20. Analysing the risks posed by biological invasions to South Africa
• Sabrina Kumschick, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft and John R. Wilson
• 21. The extent and effectiveness of alien plant control projects in South Africa
• Brian W. van Wilgen, John R. Wilson, Andrew Wannenburgh and Llewellyn C. Foxcroft
• 22. Experience and lessons from alien and invasive animal control projects carried out in South Africa
• Sarah J. Davies, Martine Jordaan, Minette Karsten, John. S. Terblanche, Andrew Turner, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Ruan Veldtman, Tsungai A. Zengeya and G. John Measey
• 23. Biological invasions and ecological restoration in South Africa
• Patricia M. Holmes, Karen J. Esler, Mirijam Gaertner, Sjirk Geerts, Stuart A. Hall, Mlungele M. Nsikani, David M. Richardson and Sheunesu Ruwanza
• 24. The social dimensions of biological invasions in South Africa
• Ross T. Shackleton, Ana Novoa, Charlie M. Shackleton and Christian A. Kull
• 25. Education, training and capacity building in the field of biological invasions in South Africa
• Marcus J. Byrne, Dorette du Plessis, Philip J, Ivey, G. John Measey, Mark P. Robertson, Tamara B. Robinson and Kim N. Weaver.
• PART 6 NEW INSIGHTS
• 26. South Africa as a donor of naturalized and invasive alien plants to other parts of the world
• Petr Pysek, Jan Pergl, Mark van Kleunen, Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Holger Kreft, Patrick Weigelt, John R. Wilson, Marten Winter and David M. Richardson
• 27. South Africa as a donor of alien animals
• G. John Measey, Tamara B. Robinson, Natasha Kruger, Tsungai A. Zengeya and Brett Hurley
• 28. Knowing-doing continuum or knowing-doing gap? Transferring research results to managers of biological invasions in South Africa.
• Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Brian W. van Wilgen, Brent Abrahams, Karen J. Eslar and Andrew Wannenburgh
• 29. Biological invasions as a component of South Africa's global change research effort
• Nicola J. van Wilgen, Brian W. van Wilgen and Guy F. Midgley
• 30. South Africa's Centre for Invasion Biology: An experiment in invasion science for society
• David M. Richardson, Brent Abrahams, Nelius Boshoff, Sarah J. Davies, G. John Measey and Brian W. van Wilgen
• PART 7 THE WAY FORWARD
• 31. Potential futures of biological invasions in South Africa
• John R. Wilson, G. John Measey, David M. Richardson, Brian W. van Wilgen, and Tsungai A. Zengeya.
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This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and implementation, the status of invasions of animals and plants in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, the development of a robust ecological theory around biological invasions, the effectiveness of management interventions, and scenarios for the future. The South African situation stands out because of the remarkable diversity of the country, and the wide range of problems encountered in its varied ecosystems, which has resulted in a disproportionate investment into both research and management. The South African experience holds many lessons for other parts of the world, and this book should be of immense value to researchers, students, managers, and policy-makers who deal with biological invasions and ecosystem management and conservation in most other regions.
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• Biology : The study of life
• Water and carbon : The chemical basis of life
• Protein structure and function
• Nucleic acids and RNA world
• An introduction to carbohydrates
• Lipids, membranes, and the first cells
• Inside the cell
• Energy and enzymes : An introduction to metabolism
• Cellular respiration and fermentation
• Photosynthesis
• Cell-cell interactions
• The cell cycle
• Meiosis
• Mendel and the gene
• DNA and the gene : Synthesis and repair
• How genes work
• Transcription, RNA processing, and translation
• Control of gene expression in bacteria
• Control of gene expression in eukaryotes
• The molecular revolution : Biotechnology, genomics, and new frontiers
• Genes, development, and evolution
• Evolution by natural selection
• Evolutionary processes
• Speciation
• Phylogenies and the history of life
• Bacteria and archaea
• Diversification of eukaryotes
• Green algae and land plants
• Fungi
• An introduction to animals
• Protostome animals
• Deuterostome animals
• Viruses
• Plant form and function
• Water and sugar transport in plants
• Plant nutrition
• Plant sensory systems, signals, and responses
• Flowering plant reproduction and development
• Animal form and function
• Water and electrolyte balance in animals
• Animal nutrition
• Gas exchange and circulation
• Animal nervous systems
• Animal sensory systems
• Animal movement
• Chemical signals in animals
• Animal reproduction and development
• The immune system in animals
• An introduction to ecology
• Behavioral ecology
• Population ecology
• Community ecology
• Ecosystems and global ecology
• Biodiversity and conservation biology

For introductory courses for biology majors. Discover biology, develop skills, and make connections Known for its discovery-based, student-centered approach, Scott Freeman's Biological Science emphasizes higher-order thinking, enhances skill development, and promotes active learning. Biological Science equips students with strategies that go beyond memorization and guides them in making connections between core concepts and content, underscoring principles from the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report. Students learn to apply their knowledge throughout the course, assess their level of understanding, and identify the types of cognitive skills that need improvement. The 7th Edition enables students to see that biology concepts are connected by weaving one case study throughout the entire text, helping students make connections across biology. New content includes updated coverage of advances in genomic editing, global climate change, and recent insights into the evolution of land plants. New embedded Pearson eText assets support content in the text with whiteboard Making Models videos, Figure Walkthrough videos, and BioFlix animations that engage students, help them learn, and guide them in completing assignments. Also available with Mastering Biology By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Integrate dynamic content and tools with Mastering Biology and enable students to practice, build skills, and apply their knowledge. Built for, and directly tied to the text, Mastering Biology enables an extension of learning, allowing students a platform to practice, learn, and apply outside of the classroom. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Biology does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Biology ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Biology search for: 0135209838 / 9780135209837 Biological Science Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 013467832X / 9780134678320 Biological Science 0135231043 / 9780135231043 Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Biological Science.
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• Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction
• Section I. Scientific Method
• Chapter 1. How Three Girls from Ireland Changed the World
• Section II. Chemistry
• Chapter 2. The Danbury Shakes
• Chapter 3. The Radium Girls
• Section III. Organic and Biochemistry
• Chapter 4. High Fructose Corn Syrup Ruined Their Economies
• Chapter 5. A Hike Across the Grand Canyon
• Chapter 6. The Life and Death of Lyle Alzado
• Chapter 7. Mummies and Bog Bodies
• Section IV. Cells
• Chapter 8. Evidence of Life in a Martian Meteorite?
• Chapter 9. Lynn Margulis and the Endosymbiotic Theory
• Section V. Membrane Transport
• Chapter 10. Genesis Burkett
• Chapter 11. Hold Your Wee For a Wii
• Section VI. Enzymes
• Chapter 12. The Return of Stonewashed Jeans
• Chapter 13. The Death of Korey Stringer
• Chapter 14. A Drink at the Pub Made Them Sick
• Chapter 15. Beth's Story
• Section VII. Cellular Respiration
• Chapter 16. The End of Halloween as We Knew It
• Chapter 17. The Story of Johnny Appleseed
• Section VIII. Photosynthesis
• Chapter 18. Fall Colors Are Priceless
• Chapter 19. The Magic of Maple Syrup
• Section IX. Mitosis, Meiosis, Chromosomes, and Cancer
• Chapter 20. Choosing the Sex of Your Child
• Chapter 21. Genghis Khan's Descendants
• Chapter 22. George Washington's Chromosomes
• Chapter 23. Sigmund Freud's Cancer
• Section X. Genetics
• Chapter 24. A Parent's Weekend Surprise
• Chapter 25. Nancy Wexler and Huntington's Disease
• Chapter 26. Treyvon's Pain
• Chapter 27. Charlie Chaplin's Blood Type
• Chapter 28. Are They Really Twins?
• Chapter 29. Alexei's Hemophilia
• Section XI. DNA and Protein Synthesis
• Chapter 30. Sometimes There is Genius in Simplicity
• Chapter 31. Rosalind Franklin
• Section XII. Biotechnology
• Chapter 32. The Story of Dolly
• Chapter 33. The First Conviction Based on DNA Fingerprinting
• Chapter 34. The Telltale Palo Verde Seed Pods
• Chapter 35. Kary Mullis and the Discovery of PCR
• Chapter 36. Jesse Gelsinger's Fight for Life
• Section XIII. Disease and Immunity
• Chapter 37. Antibiotic Resistant Tuberculosis on an Airplane
• Chapter 38. The H1N1 Flu Strikes Again
• Chapter 39. The Last Death From Smallpox
• Section XIV. Evolution
• Chapter 40. Neil Shubin and the Discovery of Tiktaalik
• Chapter 41. When Did Humans Start Wearing Clothes?
• Chapter 42. Why the Deer Has No Gall and the Pronghorn Has No Dewclaws
• Section XV. Ecosystem Ecology
• Chapter 43. The First Mammal Extinction Due to Climate Change
• Chapter 44. Henry Ford's New Car
• Chapter 45. Thomas Midgley's Legacy
• Section XVI. Community Ecology
• Chapter 46. The Birds of Shakespeare
• Chapter 47. Egret Plume Hats
• Chapter 48. The Return of the American Bison
• Section XVII. Population Ecology
• Chapter 49. The Lessons of Easter Island and Tikopia
• Chapter 50. Colin Beavan, the No Impact Man About the Author.
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Storytelling is the easiest way to become a more effective teacher. Tying a concept to a memorable story is the best method of engaging your students and ensuring they will never forget the importance and relevance of the concept. This book contains 50 stories directly tied to content taught in biology. These stories are ready to use - read them to your students, paraphrase them in your own words, or use the information to create materials for your courses. The table of contents lists an order of topics that follows nearly every general biology textbook, with relevant stories for each topic. Stories include the Radium Girls (radiation), Genesis Burkett (osmosis), Johnny Appleseed (fermentation), Nancy Wexler and Huntington's Disease (genetics), the first conviction based on DNA fingerprinting (biotech), when humans started wearing clothes (evolution), egret plume hats (ecology), and many more. Some of the stories can be tied to more than one concept, providing a great way to help students integrate concepts from across your curriculum.
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Renowned for their dazzling plumages and elaborate courtship displays, birds of paradise and bowerbirds exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviors in the natural world. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds. This beautiful book features stunning color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxa in these two groups along with more than 200 color photos that showcase a broad range of racial and age-related plumage varieties. The comprehensive text covers identification, taxonomy, and ecology, and is accompanied by detailed distribution maps. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the product of more than two decades of research and field observations, and is a must-have guide for birders, ornithologists, and anyone interested in these sensational birds. The ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds of New Guinea and Australia Features stunningly illustrated color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxa Covers identification, taxonomy, and ecology Includes hundreds of color photos and detailed distribution maps Based on more than two decades of research and original field observations.
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"In this updated edition of their best-selling field guide, renowned bird experts Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman illuminate the key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal statuses, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviors of bird species from British Columbia to southern Oregon"--Amazon.com

• An Introduction to Ornithology
• General Traits of an Avian Flying Machine
• Flight
• Speciation and Radiation
• Constraints on Avian Diversity
• Systematics and Taxonomy: Classifying Birds
• Foraging Behavior
• Adaptations for Survival in Extreme Environments
• Migration
• Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction
• General Patterns of Reproductive Behavior
• Adaptive Variation in Avian Reproduction
• Economic and Cultural Values of Birds

In Book of Birds: Introduction to Ornithology, John Faaborg, renowned expert on avian ecology and conservation, brings a fresh and accessible sensibility to the study of ornithology. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Faaborg's approachable writing style will engage students and birders alike while introducing them to the study of the evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, diversity, and behavior of birds. With its unique focus on ecology, the text emphasizes birds' relationships with the environment and other species while showing the amazing diversity of avian life. Faaborg pays special attention to the roles that competition, community structure, and reproductive behavior play in the astonishingly varied and interesting lives of birds seen around the world. He discusses variations in anatomy, morphology, and behavior; explains why such vast diversity exists; and explores the ways in which different birds can share the same spaces. Artist Claire Faaborg brings the science behind this diversity to life through her unique, hand-drawn artwork throughout the book. Combining vibrant visuals and knowledgeable insights, Book of Birds offers readers a firm foundation in the field of ornithology and an invaluable resource for understanding birds from an ecological and evolutionary perspective.
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• Part 1: Histories and taxonomies
• Part 2: Botanizing the asphalt
• Part 3: The art of urban flora
• Part 4: Experiments in non-design
• Part 5: Cartographic imaginations.

"Roadside 'weeds' and other routinely overlooked aspects of urban nature provide a fascinating glimpse into the complex global ecologies and new cultures of nature emerging across the world. This unique collection of essays explores the botanical dimensions of urban space, ranging from scientific efforts to understand the distinctive dynamics of urban flora to the way spontaneous vegetation has inspired artists and writers." -- back cover.

• Preface
• Introduction
• Linear Relations in Hilbert Spaces
• Elementary facts about linear relations
• Spectra, resolvent sets, and points of regular type
• Adjoint relations
• Symmetric relations
• Self-adjoint relations
• Maximal dissipative and accumulative relations
• Intermediate extensions and von Neumann's formulas
• Adjoint relations and indefinite inner products
• Convergence of sequences of relations
• Parametric representations for relations
• Resolvent operators with respect to a bounded operator
• Nevanlinna families and their representations
• Boundary Triplets and Weyl Functions
• Boundary triplets
• Boundary value problems
• Associated ...-fields and Weyl functions
• Existence and construction of boundary triplets
• Transformations of boundary triplets
• Kreĭn's formula for intermediate extensions
• Kreĭn's formula for exit space extensions
• Perturbation problems
• Spectra, Simple Operators, and Weyl Functions
• Analytic descriptions of minimal supports of Borel measures
• Growth points of finite Borel measures
• Spectra of self-adjoint relations
• Simple symmetric operators
• Eigenvalues and eigenspaces
• Spectra and local minimality
• Limit properties of Weyl functions
• Spectra and local minimality for self-adjoint extensions
• Operator Models for Nevanlinna Functions
• Reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces
• Realization of uniformly strict Nevanlinna functions
• Realization of scalar Nevanlinna functions via L²-space models
• Realization of Nevanlinna pairs and generalized resolvents
• Kreĭn's formula for exit space extensions
• Orthogonal coupling of boundary triplets
• Boundary Triplets and Boundary Pairs for Semibounded Relations
• Closed semibounded forms and their representations
• Ordering and monotonicity
• Friedrichs extensions of semibounded relations
• Semibounded self-adjoint extensions and their lower bounds
• Boundary triplets for semibounded relations
• Boundary pairs and boundary triplets
• Sturm-Liouville Operators
• Sturm-Liouville differential expressions
• Maximal and minimal Sturm-Liouville differential operators
• Regular and limit-circle endpoints
• The case of one limit-point endpoint
• The case of two limit-point endpoints and interface conditions
• Exit space extensions
• Weyl functions and subordinate solutions
• Semibounded Sturm-Liouville expressions in the regular case
• Closed semibounded forms for Sturm-Liouville equations
• Principal and nonprincipal solutions of Sturm-Liouville equations
• Semibounded Sturm-Liouville operators and the limit-circle case
• Semibounded Sturm-Liouville operators and the limit-point case
• Integrable potentials
• Canonical Systems of Differential Equations
• Classes of integrable functions
• Canonical systems of differential equations
• Regular and quasiregular endpoints
• Square-integrability of solutions of real canonical systems
• Definite canonical systems
• Maximal and minimal relations for canonical systems
• Boundary triplets for the limit-circle case
• Boundary triplets for the limit-point case
• Weyl functions and subordinate solutions
• Special classes of canonical systems
• Schrodinger Operators on Bounded Domains
• Rigged Hilbert spaces
• Sobolev spaces, C²-domains, and trace operators
• Trace maps for the maximal Schrödinger operator
• A boundary triplet for the maximal Schrödinger operator
• Semibounded Schrödinger operators
• Coupling of Schrödinger operators
• Bounded Lipschitz domains
• Integral Representations of Nevanlinna Functions
• Borel transforms and their Stieltjes inversion
• Scalar Nevanlinna functions
• Operator-valued integrals
• Operator-valued Nevanlinna functions
• Kac functions
• Stieltjes and inverse Stieltjes functions
• Self-adjoint Operators and Fourier Transforms
• The scalar case
• The vector case
• Sums of Closed Subspaces in Hilbert Spaces
• Factorization of Bounded Linear Operators
• Notes
• Bibliography
• List of Symbols
• Index

This open access book presents a comprehensive survey of modern operator techniques for boundary value problems and spectral theory, employing abstract boundary mappings and Weyl functions. It includes self-contained treatments of the extension theory of symmetric operators and relations, spectral characterizations of selfadjoint operators in terms of the analytic properties of Weyl functions, form methods for semibounded operators, and functional analytic models for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces. Further, it illustrates these abstract methods for various applications, including Sturm-Liouville operators, canonical systems of differential equations, and multidimensional Schroedinger operators, where the abstract Weyl function appears as either the classical Titchmarsh-Weyl coefficient or the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. The book is a valuable reference text for researchers in the areas of differential equations, functional analysis, mathematical physics, and system theory. Moreover, thanks to its detailed exposition of the theory, it is also accessible and useful for advanced students and researchers in other branches of natural sciences and engineering.
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• Preliminaries
• Proof of proposition 1.1
• Calculus of brackets for group presentation (1.2)
• Proofs of theorem 1.2 and corollary 1.3
• Calculus of brackets for group presentation (1.4)
• Proof of theorem 1.4
• Minimizing diagrams over (1.2) and proofs of theorem 1.5 and corollary 1.6
• Construction of minimal diagrams over (1.4) and proof of theorem 1.7
• Polygonal curves in the plane and proofs of theorems 1.8, 1.9 and corollary 1.10.

The author introduces and studies the bounded word problem and the precise word problem for groups given by means of generators and defining relations. For example, for every finitely presented group, the bounded word problem is in NP, i.e., it can be solved in nondeterministic polynomial time, and the precise word problem is in PSPACE, i.e., it can be solved in polynomial space. The main technical result of the paper states that, for certain finite presentations of groups, which include the Baumslag-Solitar one-relator groups and free products of cyclic groups, the bounded word problem and the precise word problem can be solved in polylogarithmic space. As consequences of developed techniques that can be described as calculus of brackets, the author obtains polylogarithmic space bounds for the computational complexity of the diagram problem for free groups, for the width problem for elements of free groups, and for computation of the area defined by polygonal singular closed curves in the plane. The author also obtains polynomial time bounds for these problems.
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For introductory biology course for science majors Focus. Practice. Engage. Built unit-by-unit, Campbell Biology in Focus achieves a balance between breadth and depth of concepts to move students away from memorization. Streamlined content enables students to prioritize essential biology content, concepts, and scientific skills that are needed to develop conceptual understanding and an ability to apply their knowledge in future courses. Every unit takes an approach to streamlining the material to best fit the needs of instructors and students, based on reviews of over 1,000 syllabi from across the country, surveys, curriculum initiatives, reviews, discussions with hundreds of biology professors, and the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report. Maintaining the Campbell hallmark standards of accuracy, clarity, and pedagogical innovation, the 3rd Edition builds on this foundation to help students make connections across chapters, interpret real data, and synthesize their knowledge. The new edition integrates new, key scientific findings throughout and offers more than 450 videos and animations in Mastering Biology and embedded in the new Pearson eText to help students actively learn, retain tough course concepts, and successfully engage with their studies and assessments. Also available with Mastering Biology By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Built for, and directly tied to the text, Mastering Biology enables an extension of learning allowing students a platform to practice, learn, and apply outside of the classroom. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Biology does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Biology ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Biology search for: 0134875044 / 9780134875040 Campbell Biology in Focus Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134710673 / 9780134710679 Campbell Biology in Focus 013487451X / 9780134874517 Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Campbell Biology in Focus.
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"Cell death plays a critical role in development, normal physiology, and many diseases, including cancer. This new edition on the subject provides a state-of-the-art summary of our understanding of the signaling mechanisms that regulate cell survival and cell death, along with the molecular mechanisms underlying the various different death processes seen in cells"-- Provided by publisher

• 1. Reductive groups and Steinberg maps--
• 2. Lusztig's classification of irreducible characters--
• 3. Harish-Chandra theories--
• 4. Unipotent characters-- Appendix. Further reading and open questions-- References-- Index.
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Through the fundamental work of Deligne and Lusztig in the 1970s, further developed mainly by Lusztig, the character theory of reductive groups over finite fields has grown into a rich and vast area of mathematics. It incorporates tools and methods from algebraic geometry, topology, combinatorics and computer algebra, and has since evolved substantially. With this book, the authors meet the need for a contemporary treatment, complementing in core areas the well-established books of Carter and Digne-Michel. Focusing on applications in finite group theory, the authors gather previously scattered results and allow the reader to get to grips with the large body of literature available on the subject, covering topics such as regular embeddings, the Jordan decomposition of characters, d-Harish-Chandra theory and Lusztig induction for unipotent characters. Requiring only a modest background in algebraic geometry, this useful reference is suitable for beginning graduate students as well as researchers.
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For courses in chemistry. Actively engage students to become expert problem solvers and critical thinkers Nivaldo Tro's Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents chemistry visually through multi-level images-macroscopic, molecular, and symbolic representations-to help students see the connections between the world they see around them, the atoms and molecules that compose the world, and the formulas they write down on paper. Interactive, digital versions of select worked examples instruct students how to break down problems using Tro's unique "Sort, Strategize, Solve, and Check" technique and then complete a step in the example. To build conceptual understanding, Dr. Tro employs an active learning approach through interactive media that requires students to pause during videos to ensure they understand before continuing. The 5th Edition pairs digital, pedagogical innovation with insights from learning design and educational research to create an active, integrated, and easy-to-use framework. The new edition introduces a fully integrated book and media package that streamlines course set up, actively engages students in becoming expert problem solvers, and makes it possible for professors to teach the general chemistry course easily and effectively. Also available with Mastering Chemistry By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.The fully integrated and complete media package allows instructors to engage students before they come to class, hold them accountable for learning during class, and then confirm that learning after class. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Chemistry does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Chemistry, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Chemistry, search for: 0134988809 / 9780134988801 Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Plus Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134874374 / 9780134874371 Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 013498854X / 9780134988542 Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach.
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• Part I. The Interrelationships of Organisms:
• 1. What this book is about--
• 2. Classification-- Part II. Systematics: Exposing Myths:
• 3. Relationship diagrams--
• 4. Essentialism and typology--
• 5. Monothetic and polythetic taxa--
• 6. Non-taxa or the absence of -phyly: paraphyly and aphyly-- Part III. The Cladistic Programme:
• 7. Parameters of classification: ordo ab chao-- Part IV. How to Study Classification:
• 8. Modern artificial methods and raw data--
• 9. How to study classification: consensus techniques and general classifications--
• 10. How to study classification - 'total evidence' vs 'consensus', character congruence vs taxonomic congruence, simultaneous analysis vs partitioned data--
• 11. How to study classification: natural methods I - consensus revisited--
• 12. How to study classification: natural methods II - beyond method, the philosophy of three-item analysis-- Part V. Beyond Classification:
• 13. Beyond classification: how to study phylogeny--
• 14. The separation of classification and phylogenetics--
• 15. Further myths and misunderstandings.
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This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five years. Written in an accessible style by internationally renowned authors in the field, readers are straightforwardly guided through fundamental principles and terminology. Simple worked examples and easy-to-understand diagrams also help readers navigate complex problems that have perplexed scientists for centuries. This practical guide is an essential addition for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in taxonomy, systematics, comparative biology, evolutionary biology and molecular biology.
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• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Part 1: Introduction 1Socio-Cognitive Abilities in Animals as the Object of Science-and What Has Been Neglected Thus Far 2Questions and Objectives of the Book
• Part 2: Socio-Cognitive Abilities in Animals 3The Concept of Cognition and the Concept of Consciousness 4Culture in Animals? 4.1Animal Tool Use and Tool Production: a Widespread Phenomenon 4.2Theoretical Considerations 4.3Culture in Chimpanzees 4.4Culture in Orangutans, Gorillas, and Dolphins 4.5Culture in New Caledonian Crows 4.6Can We Speak Meaningfully of "Culture" in Animals? 5Language in Animals? 5.1Language: the Ultimate Differentia Specifica? 5.2Concept Possession as Prerequisite for Language 5.3Functional and Intentional Aspects of Natural Animal Communication 5.4Propositional Representations and Basic Grammar: First Notes from Language-Teaching Experiments 5.5Can We Speak Meaningfully of "Language" in Animals? 6Theory of Mind in Animals? 6.1Theory of Mind as Everyday Psychology 6.2Theory of Mind Research in Children 6.3Theory of Mind in Animals: What Do Animals Know about Perceptual States and False Beliefs? 6.4Can We Speak Meaningfully of "Theory of Mind" in Animals? 7Summary and Transition
• Part 3: The Relevance of Socio-Cognitive Abilities in Animals for Animal Ethics and Animal Welfare 8Kinship and Responsibility: the Moral Status of Animals 8.1Introduction to Basic Concepts in Animal Ethics 8.2Basic Positions in Animal Ethics 8.3"Classical" Arguments in Animal Ethics and Animal Welfare 8.4A "New" Argument: Personhood Rights for Animals 8.5Problems and Limits of Personhood Rights 8.6Opportunities for Personhood Rights: "Cognitive Relatives" as Ambassadors of Species Protection? 9Kinship and Responsibility: the Discrepancy between Ethical Demands and the Status Quo 9.1Case Study: How We Treat Great Apes 9.2Case Study: How We Treat Dolphins 10Summary
• Part 4: Discussion 11Cognitive Kinship and the Concept of an Evolutionary Self 11.1Animals as Strangers and Kin at the Same Time 11.2On the Way to a Nature Deficit of a Special Kind 12A Comparison of Arguments 12.1Animal Welfare Arguments vs. Species Conservation Arguments 12.2Utilitarian Pathocentrism vs. Personhood Rights 12.3Rights that Go Beyond the Weighing of Goods 12.4Criteria that Go Beyond the Ability to Consciously Suffer 12.5Painless Killing and Production of Insensitive Animals 13Possibilities of Modifying Personhood Rights for Animals 13.1Toward a Consistently Gradual Understanding 13.2Personhood Status Despite Being a "Gradual" Person? 13.3Species-Specific Inalienable Rights? 13.4Differentiation between Clear and Less Clear Cases? 14Alternative: Turn the Focus Back to the Suffering of Animals? 14.1The Relationship between the Ability to Suffer and Socio-Cognitive Abilities 14.2Socio-Cognitive Abilities, Animal Welfare, and Species Conservation 14.3Indicators of Well-being in Captivity 14.4Enrichment as Occupational Therapy 14.5Cognition-Motivation-Frustration: the Need to Gain Information and Engage in Exploratory Behavior 14.6The Difficulty of Assessing Behavioral Disorders, Using Stereotypies as an Example 14.7The Effects of Enrichment 14.8Enrichment in Captivity as an Ethical Necessity 15Final Evaluation of Personhood Rights for Animals Acknowledgements Bibliography Index.
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In Cognitive Kin, Moral Strangers?, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg reveals the scope and relevance of cognitive kinship between humans and non-human animals. She presents a wide range of empirical studies on culture, language and theory of mind in animals and then leads us to ask why such complex socio-cognitive abilities in animals matter. Her focus is on ethical theory as well as on the practical ways in which we use animals. Are great apes maybe better described as non-human persons? Should we really use dolphins as entertainers or therapists? Benz-Schwarzburg demonstrates how much we know already about animals' capabilities and needs and how this knowledge should inform the ways in which we treat animals in captivity and in the wild.
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