Table of Contents “...3 Modeling and Measurement of Biomolecular Transport and Sensing in Micro uidic Cell Culture and Analysis Systems3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic Principles of Microscale Cell Culture; 3.3 Theory and Equations: Fluid Flow, Mass Transport, and Biochemical Reactions; 3.3.1 Fluid Motion; 3.3.2 Mass Transport in Fluids; 3.3.3 Biochemical Reactions; 3.3.4 Non-Dimensionalization; 3.4 Review of Micro uidic Transport Models; 3.4.1 Straight Microchannel with Biochemical Assay Reaction Site(s); 3.4.2 Straight Microchannel with Cell Monolayer; 3.4.3 Alternative Geometries....”
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Table of Contents “...Physiology of zinc: general aspects -- An introduction to the biochemistry of zinc -- Intestinal absorption of zinc -- Promotors and antagonists of zinc absorption -- Systemic transport of zinc -- Systemic interactions of zinc -- Biochemistry of zinc in cell division and tissue growth -- Zinc in cell division and tissue growth: physiological aspects -- Biochemical pathologies of zinc deficiency -- Zinc and iron in free radical pathology and cellular control -- Zinc status and food intake -- Zinc and reproduction: effects of deficiency on foetal and postnatal development -- A note on zinc and immunocompetence -- Zinc and behaviour -- Neurobiology of zinc -- Zinc in endocrine function -- Severe zinc deficiency -- Mild zinc deficiency in human subjects -- Putative therapeutic roles for zinc -- The diagnosis of zinc deficiency -- Human zinc requirements -- Dietary pattern and zinc supply -- Zinc excess -- The biological significance of zinc for man: problems and prospects -- Subject index....”
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Table of Contents “...(Bert) Bakker and Jaroslav Krystul -- Particle transport applications / Thomas Booth -- Rare event simulation methodologies in systems biology / Werner Sandmann....”
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Table of Contents “...Flood and ET-Driven Vertical Exchange with StreambedBank Storage Exchange Flows; River-Floodplain Exchanges; Watershed Influences; Understanding Controls and Predicting Consequences Across Scales; Overview of Modeling Approaches; Modeling Transport in River Corridors: From Spiraling to Transient Storage; Water Mass Balance; Combined Water and Chemical Mass Balance; Reactive Chemical Transport; The Spiraling Model; Modeling Reactive Chemical Transport in Streams with Storage Zones; Dynamic Reactive Transport Simulated by the Transient Storage Model; Interpretation of HEF Parameters...”
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Table of Contents “...Environmental Effects of Marine Transportation 28. Collisions of Vessels with Cetaceans -- The Underestimated Threat 29. ...”
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Table of Contents “...First Workshop on AI Applications for Sustainable Transportation Systems (AIASTS 2007) --...”
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Table of Contents “...Cover; Related Titles; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Aspects of Anion Coordination from Historical Perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Halide and Pseudohalide Anions; 1.3 Oxoanions; 1.4 Phosphate and Polyphosphate Anions; 1.5 Carboxylate Anions and Amino Acids; 1.6 Anionic Complexes: Supercomplex Formation; 1.7 Nucleotides; 1.8 Final Notes; References; Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Aspects of Anion Coordination; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Parameters Determining the Stability of Anion Complexes; 2.3 Molecular Recognition and Selectivity. 2.4 Enthalpic and Entropic Contributions in Anion CoordinationReferences; Chapter 3: Structural Aspects of Anion Coordination Chemistry; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic Concepts of Anion Coordination Chemistry; 3.3 Classes of Anion Hosts; 3.4 Acycles; 3.5 Monocycles; 3.6 Cryptands; 3.7 Transition-Metal-Assisted Ligands; 3.8 Lewis Acid Ligands; 3.9 Conclusion; 3.10 Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Synthetic Strategies; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Design and Synthesis of Polyamine-Based Receptors for Anions; 4.3 Design and Synthesis of Amide Receptors; References; Chapter 5: Template Synthesis. 5.1 Introductory Remarks5.2 Macrocyclic Systems; 5.3 Bowl-Shaped Systems; 5.4 Capsule, Cage, and Tube-Shaped Systems; 5.5 Circular Helicates and meso-Helicates; 5.6 Mechanically Linked Systems; 5.7 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6: Anion-p Interactions in Molecular Recognition; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Physical Nature of the Interaction; 6.3 Energetic and Geometric Features of the Interaction Depending on the Host (Aromatic Moieties) and the Guest (Anions); 6.4 Influence of Other Noncovalent Interactions on the Anion-p Interaction. 6.5 Experimental Examples of Anion-p Interactions in the Solid State and in Solution6.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7: Receptors for Biologically Relevant Anions; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Phosphate Receptors; 7.3 Carboxylate Receptors; 7.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Synthetic Amphiphilic Peptides that Self-Assemble to Membrane-Active Anion Transporters; 8.1 Introduction and Background; 8.2 Biomedical Importance of Chloride Channels; 8.3 The Development of Synthetic Chloride Channels; 8.4 Approaches to Synthetic Chloride Channels. 8.5 The Development of Amphiphilic Peptides as Anion Channels8.6 Structural Variations in the SAT Modular Elements; 8.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9: Anion Sensing by Fluorescence Quenching or Revival; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Anion Recognition by Dynamic and Static Quenching of Fluorescence; 9.3 Fluorescent Sensors Based on Anthracene and on a Polyamine Framework; 9.4 Turning on Fluorescence with the Indicator Displacement Approach; References; Index....”
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Table of Contents “...Introduction: shaping the future through imaginaries of science, technology and society / Gert Verschraegen and Frédéric Vandermoere -- Bioethics and the legitimation/regulation of the imagined future / Ari Schick -- The new biology of the social: shaping humans' future, science, and public health / Jan Baedke -- Working imagination along the food-drug divide / Kim Hendrickx -- Competing, conflicting and contested futures: temporal imaginaries in the GM crops controversy / Andreas Mitzschke -- Preserving landscapes and reordering science-society relations: imagining the future in transdisciplinary sustainability research / Thomas Völker -- An automobile nation at the crossroads: reimagining Germany's car society through the electrification of transportation / Alexander Wentland -- Parameters of nation-ness and citizenship in Belgium (1846-1947) / Kaat Louckx -- 'Make me happy and I shall again be virtuous': science fiction and the utopian surplus of science / Tom Moylan -- Shaping new horizons: proactionary attitudes, precautionary principles and the experimentalities of science in society / Matthias Gross....”
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