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The road to reality : a complete guide to the laws of the universe
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ISBN: 0224044478 9780224044479 Year: 2004 Publisher: London Cape

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This is arguably the most important work of science, aimed at the general reader, to be published in living memory. This 1000-page guide to the universe aims to provide a comprehensive account of our present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It attempts to convey an overall understanding -- a feeling for the deep beauty and philosophical connotations of the subject, as well as of its intricate logical interconnections. Clearly, a work of this nature is challenging, but no particular mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed, the early chapters providing the essential mathematical background for the physical theories described in the remainder of the book. There is also enough descriptive material to carry the less mathematically inclined reader through, as well as some 450-500, mostly hand-drawn, figures. The book provides a feeling for all the key issues and deep current controversies, and counters the common complaint that cutting-edge science is fundamentally inaccessible. TOPICS COVERED: & numbers and geometry in physics & the ideas and magic of calculus & notions of infinity & relativity theory & quantum mechanics & particle physics & cosmology & the big bang & black holes & the second law of thermodynamics & string and M theory & loop quantum gravity & twisters & fashions in science

Molecular basis of cardiovascular disease
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ISBN: 0721694284 9781437713459 1437713459 9780721694283 Year: 2004 Publisher: Philadelphia Saunders

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Heart --- 612.1 --- 612.1 Blood. Cardiovascular, circulatory system --- Blood. Cardiovascular, circulatory system --- Cardiopulmonary system --- Cardiovascular system --- Chest --- Diseases&delete& --- Molecular aspects --- Diseases --- Biochemistry --- Genetics --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Chemistry --- Biology --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Cardiovascular Diseases --- Molecular Biology --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biochemical Genetics --- Biology, Molecular --- Genetics, Biochemical --- Genetics, Molecular --- Molecular Genetics --- Biochemical Genetic --- Genetic, Biochemical --- Genetic, Molecular --- Molecular Genetic --- Genetic Phenomena --- Cardiovascular Disease --- Disease, Cardiovascular --- Diseases, Cardiovascular --- Cardiology --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Genetic Structures --- Adverse Cardiac Event --- Cardiac Events --- Major Adverse Cardiac Events --- Adverse Cardiac Events --- Cardiac Event --- Cardiac Event, Adverse --- Cardiac Events, Adverse --- Event, Cardiac

Encyclopedic Reference of Molecular Pharmacology
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ISBN: 3540428437 3540298320 3540334467 9783540428435 Year: 2004 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,

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This comprehensive encyclopedic reference provides rapid access to focused information on molecular pharmacology for research scientists, clinicians and advanced students. With the A-Z format of about 2000 entries, about 200 authors provide a complete reference to the area of molecular pharmacology. The book combines the knowledge of classic pharmacology describing drug action as well as the more recent approach of the precise analysis of the molecular mechanisms by which drugs exert their effects. Short keyword entries define common acronyms, terms and phrases. In addition, detailed essays provide in-depth information on drugs, cellular processes, molecular targets, techniques, molecular mechanisms and general principles. Each essay is well-structured, with extensive cross-referencing between all entries. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which provides the full text and facilitated searches.

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Molecular pharmacology --- Molecular Biology --- Technology, Pharmaceutical --- Clinical Pharmacology --- Pharmacology --- Pharmacy --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Biochemistry --- Health Occupations --- Technology --- Genetics --- Investigative Techniques --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Pharmacy, Therapeutics, & Pharmacology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Arts, Industrial --- Industrial Arts --- Health Professions --- Health Occupation --- Health Profession --- Occupation, Health --- Occupations, Health --- Profession, Health --- Professions, Health --- Biochemical Genetics --- Biology, Molecular --- Genetics, Biochemical --- Genetics, Molecular --- Molecular Genetics --- Biochemical Genetic --- Genetic, Biochemical --- Genetic, Molecular --- Molecular Genetic --- Pharmaceutic Technology --- Pharmaceutical Technology --- Pharmacy Technology --- Technology, Pharmaceutic --- Technology, Pharmacy --- Pharmacologies --- Pharmaceutical Preparations --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- pharmacology --- Genetic Structures --- Genetic Phenomena --- Cloud Computing --- Occupations --- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical --- Drug Industry --- Molecular biology --- Toxicology. --- Medicine. --- Neurosciences. --- Pharmacology/Toxicology. --- Molecular Medicine. --- Neural sciences --- Neurological sciences --- Neuroscience --- Medical sciences --- Nervous system --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Chemicals --- Medicine --- Poisoning --- Poisons --- Toxicology --- Health Workforce --- Pharmacology. --- Molecular biology. --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biophysics --- Biophysics --- Biomolecules --- Systems biology --- Drug effects --- Medical pharmacology --- Chemotherapy --- Drugs --- Physiological effect

Combinatorial Chemistry : Part B
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ISSN: 00766879 ISBN: 0121822729 9786611011390 1281011398 0080497101 9780121822729 Year: 2004 Volume: 369 Publisher: Burlington : Elsevier Science,

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Combinatorial Chemistry encompasses both the design of compounds for specific pharmacological use and the screening of molecules in high throughput automated tests to find active agents with specific functions.*Analytical techniques*Direct sorting split and pool combinatorial synthesis*Linkers and their applications*Microwave assisted synthesis*Oligosaccharide chemistry*Peptide Synthesis and Screening*Polymer assisted approaches*Small molecule and heterocycle synthesis

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Chemistry, Pharmaceutical. --- Combinatorial chemistry techniques. --- Combinatorial chemistry. --- Molecular biology. --- Molecular pharmacology. --- Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques --- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical --- Pharmacology --- Chemistry --- Technology, Pharmaceutical --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Animal Biochemistry --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Pharmaceutic Technology --- Pharmaceutical Technology --- Pharmacy Technology --- Technology, Pharmaceutic --- Technology, Pharmacy --- Drug Industry --- Pharmacologies --- Pharmaceutical Preparations --- Chemistry, Pharmaceutic --- Pharmaceutic Chemistry --- Pharmaceutical Chemistry --- Medicinal Chemistry --- Chemistry, Medicinal --- Chemistry Technic, Combinatorial --- Chemistry Technics, Combinatorial --- Chemistry Technique, Combinatorial --- Combinatorial Chemistry Technic --- Combinatorial Chemistry Technics --- Combinatorial Chemistry Technique --- Technic, Combinatorial Chemistry --- Technics, Combinatorial Chemistry --- Technique, Combinatorial Chemistry --- Chemistry Techniques, Combinatorial --- Techniques, Combinatorial Chemistry --- Gene Library --- Peptide Library --- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis --- High-Throughput Screening Assays --- Click Chemistry --- pharmacology

Research made easy in complementary and alternative medicine
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ISBN: 0443070334 9780702036286 0702036285 9780443070334 Year: 2004 Publisher: Edinburgh New York Churchill Livingstone

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Gezondheidszorg --- Studenten --- Systematisch verpleegkundig handelen --- Alternative medicine --- Therapeutics --- Methods --- Research --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Science --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Research Design --- Complementary Therapies --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Alternative Medicine --- Medical Research --- Methodology --- Alternative Therapies --- Therapy, Alternative --- Therapy, Complementary --- Complementary Medicine --- Medicine, Alternative --- Medicine, Complementary --- Therapies, Alternative --- Therapies, Complementary --- Data Adjustment --- Data Reporting --- Design, Experimental --- Designs, Experimental --- Error Sources --- Experimental Designs --- Matched Groups --- Methodology, Research --- Problem Formulation --- Research Methodology --- Research Proposal --- Research Strategy --- Research Technics --- Research Techniques --- Scoring Methods --- Experimental Design --- Adjustment, Data --- Adjustments, Data --- Data Adjustments --- Design, Research --- Designs, Research --- Error Source --- Formulation, Problem --- Formulations, Problem --- Group, Matched --- Groups, Matched --- Matched Group --- Method, Scoring --- Methods, Scoring --- Problem Formulations --- Proposal, Research --- Proposals, Research --- Reporting, Data --- Research Designs --- Research Proposals --- Research Strategies --- Research Technic --- Research Technique --- Scoring Method --- Source, Error --- Sources, Error --- Strategies, Research --- Strategy, Research --- Technic, Research --- Technics, Research --- Technique, Research --- Techniques, Research --- Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Sciences --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Laboratory Research --- Research Activities --- Research and Development --- Research Priorities --- Activities, Research --- Activity, Research --- Development and Research --- Priorities, Research --- Priority, Research --- Research Activity --- Research Priority --- Research, Laboratory --- Ethics, Research --- Methodological Studies --- Methodological Study --- Procedures --- Studies, Methodological --- Study, Methodological --- Method --- Procedure --- Therapy --- Treatment --- Therapeutic --- Therapies --- Treatments --- Disease --- Complementary medicine --- Healing systems --- Systems, Healing --- Systems, Therapeutic --- Therapeutic systems --- Integrative medicine --- methods --- therapy --- Student


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La collezione storica di farmaci dell'Università di Firenze = The historic collection of drugs of the University of Florence
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ISBN: 8884532183 8884532191 Year: 2004 Publisher: Firenze University Press

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Il libro illustra con un repertorio fotografico corredato di testi in italiano e in inglese la raccolta di farmaci e di droghe vegetali delle collezioni storiche dei dipartimenti di Farmacologia e di Biologia Vegetale dell'Universit&agrave; di Firenze. La raccolta comprende farmaci di interesse storico ancora importanti (chinino, digitale, aspirina, ecc.), accanto ad altri caduti in disuso per scarsa attivit&agrave; o elevata tossicit&agrave; ed &egrave; un interessante esempio delle variazioni della terapia medica nel corso del '900. Le immagini fotografiche evidenziano l'alta qualit&agrave; artistica dei contenitori in vetro e delle etichette e sottolineano il valore museale, oltre che scientifico, delle collezioni.

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Health Occupations --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Pharmacy --- Pharmacology --- Pharmaceutical Preparations --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Pharmacy, Therapeutics, & Pharmacology --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Health Professions --- Health Occupation --- Health Profession --- Profession, Health --- Professions, Health --- Occupations --- Pharmaceutic Preparations --- Pharmaceutical Products --- Pharmaceuticals --- Preparations, Pharmaceutical --- Drugs --- Preparations, Pharmaceutic --- Products, Pharmaceutical --- Drug Dosage Calculations --- Pharmacologies --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- pharmacology --- Drug --- Pharmaceutical --- Pharmaceutical Preparation --- Pharmaceutical Product --- Preparation, Pharmaceutical --- Product, Pharmaceutical --- Technology, Pharmaceutical --- Vocations --- Occupation --- Vocation --- Occupational Groups --- Pharmaceutic Technology --- Pharmaceutical Technology --- Pharmacy Technology --- Technology, Pharmaceutic --- Technology, Pharmacy --- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical --- Drug Industry --- Università di Firenze --- Università di Firenze. --- Dipartimento di farmacologia preclinica e clinica dell'Università di Firenze --- Università degli studi di Firenze --- Florence. Universitá --- R. Istituto di studi superiori, pratici e di perfezionamento in Firenze --- R. Università degli studi di Firenze --- Florence (Italy). Università --- Florence (Italy). Università di Firenze --- Florence (Italy). University of Florence --- Florence (Italy). University --- University of Florence --- Florentina Studiorum Universitas --- Ateneo fiorentino --- Studio fiorentino --- Tossicologia --- Universit&agrave --- Firenze --- Musei scientifici --- Farmacologia --- Biologia

The Oxford companion to the mind
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ISBN: 0198662246 0191727555 Year: 2004

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Cultural as well as scientific, 'The Oxford Companion To The Mind' combines authoritative description and analysis with lightness, wit, and a personal touch. This edition presents three new mini symposia on consciousness, brain imaging, and artificial intelligence.

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Psychology --- Neurophysiology --- Philosophy --- Psychophysiology --- Psychologie --- Neurophysiologie --- Philosophie --- Psychophysiologie --- Dictionaries --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Dictionnaires --- 616.89 --- Psychiatry. Pathological psychiatry. Psychopathology. Phrenopathies. Psychoses. Mental abnormality. Morbid mental states. Behavioural and emotional disturbances --- Mental Processes --- Behavioral Sciences --- Physiology --- Mind-Body Therapies --- Psychological Phenomena and Processes --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Complementary Therapies --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Therapeutics --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Social Sciences --- Therapy --- Treatment --- Therapeutic --- Therapies --- Treatments --- Disease --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Alternative Therapies --- Therapy, Alternative --- Therapy, Complementary --- Alternative Medicine --- Complementary Medicine --- Medicine, Alternative --- Medicine, Complementary --- Therapies, Alternative --- Therapies, Complementary --- Psychologic Processes and Principles --- Mind-Body Medicine --- Mind Body Medicine --- Mind Body Therapies --- Mind-Body Therapy --- Therapies, Mind-Body --- Therapy, Mind-Body --- Proxemics --- Behavioral Science --- Proxemic --- Science, Behavioral --- Sciences, Behavioral --- Factors, Psychological --- Psychological Factors --- Psychological Side Effects --- Psychologists --- Psychosocial Factors --- Side Effects, Psychological --- Factor, Psychological --- Factor, Psychosocial --- Factors, Psychosocial --- Psychological Factor --- Psychological Side Effect --- Psychologist --- Psychosocial Factor --- Side Effect, Psychological --- Human Information Processing --- Information Processing, Human --- Mind-Body Relationship (Physiology) --- Physiologic Psychology --- Physiological Psychology --- Psychology, Physiologic --- Mind-Body Relations (Physiology) --- Psychology, Physiological --- Mind Body Relations (Physiology) --- Mind Body Relationship (Physiology) --- Mind-Body Relation (Physiology) --- Mind-Body Relationships (Physiology) --- Physiologic Psychologies --- Psychologies, Physiologic --- Relation, Mind-Body (Physiology) --- Relations, Mind-Body (Physiology) --- Relationship, Mind-Body (Physiology) --- Relationships, Mind-Body (Physiology) --- Nervous system --- therapy --- Psychologic Processes --- Psychological Processes --- Phenomena, Psychological --- Processes, Psychologic --- Processes, Psychological --- Psychological Phenomenas --- Psychological Processe --- Spiritual Therapies --- Psychosomatic Medicine --- Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical --- Neurobiology --- Dictionaries.

Water Recreation and Disease : Plausibility of Associated Infections : Acute Effects, Sequelae and Mortality
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ISBN: 1843390663 9241563052 9786610436347 1280436344 9240681485 9781780405827 Year: 2004 Publisher: Albany, NY, USA : World Health Organization (WHO),

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"Worldwide, the popularity of recreational activities, which involve contact with water, is continuing to grow. Moreover, ease of travel and change in human behavior has altered the use of water for recreational purposes. Users should be aware that recreational exposures to pathogens may result in disease. Susceptible populations including people with reduced immune function (e.g. resulting from disease (cancer, HIV) genetic susceptibility, age, etc.) or lack of immunity to locally endemic diseases (e.g. tourists) may be at higher risk of contracting illnesses. In most cases the primary disease symptoms associated with recreational water contact are acute, such as diarrhea and respiratory infections. Although less frequently reported, more serious and potentially fatal disease is a risk to recreational users of water especially in certain susceptible populations. In addition to diseases which have severe primary outcomes (e.g. primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, typhoid, leptospirosis) a number of infections may lead to sequelae with serious consequences including renal disease (from E. coli O157:H7 for example) cardiac and nutritional disorders. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive review and analysis of potential severe disease outcomes, including acute effects and sequelae associated with recreational water activities. This book will be useful to all those concerned with recreational water quality, including environmental and public health professionals, local authorities, user groups, and tourists. Water Recreation and Disease sets out to identify the more severe waterborne diseases and their sequelae, which may be acquired while undertaking water-based recreation in marine, freshwater, spas/whirlpools and swimming pools. The review systematically brings information together on the ecology and health aspects of a variety of pathogens where cases attributed to recreational use of water have been documented. This is the only available guide to bring together information on the more severe waterborne diseases to assist decision-making in recreational water management." -- Provided by publisher.

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MEDICAL --- Infectious Diseases --- Water Microbiology --- Recreation --- Bacterial Infections --- Environmental Microbiology --- Leisure Activities --- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses --- Microbiology --- Public Health --- Human Activities --- Diseases --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Environment and Public Health --- Biology --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Health Care --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Transmission of Disease --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Leisure --- Activities, Leisure --- Activity, Leisure --- Leisure Activity --- Leisures --- Microbiology, Environmental --- Environment --- Bacterial Infection --- Infection, Bacterial --- Infections, Bacterial --- Recreations --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Activities, Human --- Activity, Human --- Human Activity --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Infectious Disease Medicine --- Microbiology, Water --- Water --- microbiology --- Animal Assisted Therapy --- Waterborne infection. --- Communicable diseases --- Aquatic sports. --- Transmission. --- Camps --- Water sports --- Sports --- Boats and boating --- Communicable disease transmission --- Disease transmission --- Germs, Spread of --- Spread of communicable diseases --- Spread of germs --- Transmission of diseases --- Epidemiology --- Water-borne infection --- Infection --- Water programs --- Transmission --- Bacterial Disease --- Bacterial Diseases --- Occupations --- Vocations --- Occupation --- Vocation --- Occupational Groups


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Evolution of communication systems : a comparative approach
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ISBN: 0262281015 1417574410 0262293153 9780262281010 9781417574414 9780262293150 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,

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Laying foundations for an interdisciplinary approach to the study of evolution in communication systems with tools from evolutionary biology, linguistics, animal behavior, developmental psychology, philosophy, cognitive sciences, robotics, and neural network modeling.The search for origins of communication in a wide variety of species including humans is rapidly becoming a thoroughly interdisciplinary enterprise. In this volume, scientists engaged in the fields of evolutionary biology, linguistics, animal behavior, developmental psychology, philosophy, the cognitive sciences, robotics, and neural network modeling come together to explore a comparative approach to the evolution of communication systems. The comparisons range from parrot talk to squid skin displays, from human language to Aibo the robot dog's language learning, and from monkey babbling to the newborn human infant cry. The authors explore the mysterious circumstances surrounding the emergence of human language, which they propose to be intricately connected with drastic changes in human lifestyle. While it is not yet clear what the physical environmental circumstances were that fostered social changes in the hominid line, the volume offers converging evidence and theory from several lines of research suggesting that language depended upon the restructuring of ancient human social groups. The volume also offers new theoretical treatments of both primitive communication systems and human language, providing new perspectives on how to recognize both their similarities and their differences. Explorations of new technologies in robotics, neural network modeling and pattern recognition offer many opportunities to simulate and evaluate theoretical proposals. The North American and European scientists who have contributed to this volume represent a vanguard of thinking about how humanity came to have the capacity for language and how nonhumans provide a background of remarkable capabilities that help clarify the foundations of speech.

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Communication --- Animal communication. --- Human evolution. --- Language and languages --- Animal Communication. --- Biological Evolution. --- Cognition. --- Language Development. --- Physiology, Comparative. --- Animal communication --- Human evolution --- Physiology, Comparative --- Biological Evolution --- Language Development --- Animal Communication --- Cognition --- Genetic Processes --- Physiology --- Information Science --- Child Development --- Behavior --- Biological Processes --- Mental Processes --- Behavior, Animal --- Biological Phenomena --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Human Development --- Psychological Phenomena and Processes --- Genetic Phenomena --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Phenomena and Processes --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Communication & Mass Media --- Journalism & Communications --- History. --- Origin. --- History --- Origin --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Genetic Concepts --- Genetic Phenomenon --- Genetic Process --- Concept, Genetic --- Concepts, Genetic --- Genetic Concept --- Phenomena, Genetic --- Phenomenon, Genetic --- Process, Genetic --- Processes, Genetic --- Psychologic Processes and Principles --- Acceptance Process --- Acceptance Processes --- Behaviors --- Process, Acceptance --- Processes, Acceptance --- Infant Development --- Development, Child --- Development, Infant --- Information Sciences --- Science, Information --- Sciences, Information --- Cognitive Function --- Cognitions --- Cognitive Functions --- Function, Cognitive --- Functions, Cognitive --- Animal Communications --- Communication, Animal --- Communications, Animal --- Development, Language --- Developments, Language --- Language Developments --- Communication Programs --- Communications Personnel --- Misinformation --- Personal Communication --- Communication Program --- Communication, Personal --- Personnel, Communications --- Program, Communication --- Programs, Communication --- Evolution, Biological --- Comparative Physiology --- Foreign languages --- Languages --- Animal biocommunication --- Animal language --- Biocommunication, Animal --- Language learning by animals --- Development, Human --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Biologic Phenomena --- Biological Phenomenon --- Biological Process --- Phenomena, Biological --- Phenomena, Biologic --- Phenomenon, Biological --- Process, Biological --- Processes, Biological --- Animal Behavior --- Animal Behaviors --- Behaviors, Animal --- Human Information Processing --- Information Processing, Human --- Origin of languages --- Speech --- Molecular Biology --- Psychologic Processes --- Psychological Processes --- Phenomena, Psychological --- Processes, Psychologic --- Processes, Psychological --- Psychological Phenomenas --- Psychological Processe --- Psychology, Child --- Growth --- Psycholinguistics --- Sociobiology --- Anthropology --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- Linguistics --- Evolution (Biology) --- Physical anthropology --- Evolutionary psychology --- Human beings --- Animal behavior --- Psychology, Developmental --- Ethology --- Humans --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution

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