“…Tetrachlorvinphos is banned in the European Union, but continues to be used in the USA and elsewhere as an insecticide on animals, including in pet flea collars. The IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological evidence, animal bioassays, and mechanistic and other relevant data to reach conclusions as to the carcinogenic hazard to humans of these agents…”

“…Passionately concerned about the state of the world, he draws on his own personal experiences and expertise as an entomologist, and prophesies that half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either have gone or at least are fated for early extinction by the end of our present century. …”

“…The Iron Curtain that divided communist Eastern Europe from the capitalist West had created a no-man's land protected by barbed wire and minefields - a last haven for many rare animals and plants. This film tells the story of the movement, led by Biologist Dr Kai Frobel, that set out to save the wildlife of this precious strip. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The utilitarian's answer - Self-denial, self-love, universal concern -- Pain, self-love, and altruism -- Agent-neutrality and agent-relativity -- Good, conation, and pleasure -- "Good" and "good for" -- "Good for" and advantage -- "Good that" and "Bad that" -- Pleasure and advantage -- Good for S that P -- The "for" of "good for" -- Plants, animals, humans -- Ross on human nature -- The perspectival reading of "good for" -- The conative approach to well-being -- Abstracting from the content of desires and plans -- The faulty mechanisms of desire formation -- Infants and adults -- The conation of an ideal self -- The appeal of the conative theory -- Conation hybridized -- Strict hedonism -- Hedonism diluted -- Prolegomenon to flourishing -- Development and flourishing: the general theory -- Development and flourishing: the human case -- More examples of what is good -- Appealing to nature -- Sensory un-flourishing -- Affective flourishing and un-flourishing -- Hobbes on tranquility and restlessness -- Flourishing and un-flourishing as a social being -- Cognitive flourishing and un-flourishing -- Sexual flourishing and un-flourishing -- Too much and too little -- Comparing lives and stages of life -- Adding goods: Rawls's principle of inclusiveness -- Art, science, and culture -- Self-sacrifice -- The vanity of fame -- The vanity of wealth -- Making others worse-off -- Virtues and flourishing -- The good of autonomy -- What is good and why -- The sovereignty of good -- The importance of what is good for us -- Good's insufficiency -- Promises -- Retribution -- Cosmic justice -- Social justice -- Pure antipaternalism -- Moral space and giving aid -- Slavery -- Torture -- Moral rightness revisited -- Lying -- Honoring the dead -- Meaningless goals and symbolic value -- Good-independent realms of value -- Good thieves and good human beings -- Final thoughts…”

“…In World's Wildest Encounters he takes up a new challenge: to find and film the rarest, most endangered and elusive animals on earth. Always with the thrill of getting as close as he safely can, and with the goal of filming something never seen before. …”

“…Global mobility also presents opportunities for larger organisms like invasive plants and animals…”

“…In "The Soul of Brutes" Ginzburg traces the genealogy of the debate on the rationality of animals and the limits of their imagination, from Plutarch and Aristotle to sixteenth-century thinkers like Pietro Pomponazzi and Girolamo Rorario. …”

“…This stimulating and often provocative book contends that understanding the evils in terrorism, torture and genocide enables us to recognise similar evils in everyday life: daily life under oppressive regimes and in racist environments; violence against women, including in the home; violence and executions in prisons; hate crimes; and violence against animals. Card analyses torture, terrorism and genocide in the light of recent atrocities, considering whether there can be moral justifications for terrorism and torture, and providing conceptual tools to distinguish genocide from non-genocidal mass slaughter"--Provided by publisher…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Nucleic acid structure and gene expression -- Chromosome structure and function -- Genes in pedigrees and populations -- Cells and cell-cell communication -- Principles of development -- Amplifying DNA : cell-based DNA cloning and PCR -- Nucleic acid hybridization : principles and applications -- Analyzing the structure and expression of genes and genomes -- Organization of the human genome -- Model organisms, comparative genomics, and evolution -- Human gene expression -- Studying gene function in the post-genome era -- Human genetic variability and its consequences -- Genetic mapping of mendelian characters -- Mapping genes conferring susceptibility to complex diseases -- Identifying human disease genes and susceptibility factors -- Cancer genetics -- Genetic testing of individuals -- Pharmacogenetics, personalized medicine and population screening -- New approaches to therapy -- Genetic manipulation of animals for modeling disease and investigating gene function…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals. Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- Mischief and craft. …”

“…Biologism -- the belief that human beings are essentially animals and can be understood in biological terms -- is gaining increasing acceptance in contemporary thought. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Magical power : persons, spirits and animals -- 16. Magical power : things, words and gestures -- 17. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Thomas Schlich -- Periods and Topics -- Chapter 2: Surgery and its Histories: Purposes and Contexts; Christopher Lawrence -- Chapter 3: Pre-Modern Surgery: Wounds, Words, and the Paradox of "Tradition"; Faith Wallis -- Chapter 4: Medicalizing the Surgical Trade, 1650-1820: Workers, Knowledge and Economy; Christelle Rabier -- Chapter 5: Surgery Becomes a Specialty: Professional Boundaries and Surgery; Peter Kernahan -- Chapter 6: Between Human and Veterinary Medicine: The History of Animals and Surgery; Abigail Woods -- Chapter 7: Women in Surgery: Patients and Practitioners; Claire Brock -- Chapter 8: Nursing and Surgery: Professionalisation, Education and Innovation; Rosemary Wall and Christine E. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: 45 Years Of Mountain Medicine -- High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension And Chronic Mountain Sickness-Reappraisal Of The Consensus On Chronic And Subacute High Altitude Diseases -- The Cellular Effects Of Hypoxia In The Pulmonary Circulation -- Angiogenesis And Chronic Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension -- Tetrahydrobiopterin And Pulmonary Hypertension -- Hypoxia-Induced Proliferation Of Human Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells (Pasmc) Is Involved In The Suppression Of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors, P21, P27 And P53 -- Pulmonary Adaptation To High Altitude In Wild Mammals -- The Lung At High Altitude: Between Physiology And Pathology -- Sildenafil And Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension -- The Role Of Antioxidants In Modulation Of Acclimatization Processes -- Gene Polymorphisms And High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension -- Genetic Factors In The Acute Response To Hypoxia In Animals Models -- Who Gets High Altitude Pulmonary Edema And Why? …”

“…However, collagen extraction from land animal sources is complex, time consuming, and expensive. …”

“…How can the current animal welfare law be changed to protect animals more effectively? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Biology: microbiology, animals and plants, ecology, and medicine and the body : Biology: research agendas and theoretical overview ; Artists working with microbiology ; Plants and animals ; Ecological art ; Body and medicine -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Customer Feedback -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Preparation and Asset Configuring -- Getting clear on design -- Target platforms -- Intended audience -- Genre -- Game mode -- Game objective -- Asset preparation -- Meshes - Work only with good topology -- Meshes - Minimize polygon count -- Meshes - Simulating bump details without geometry -- Meshes - Minimize UV seams -- Meshes - Export as FBX -- Meshes - Use meters scale (metric) -- Textures - Never use lossy compression -- Textures - Power of 2 sizes -- Textures - Alpha textures -- Asset importing for Dead Keys -- Importing textures -- Importing meshes -- Importing animations -- Importing audio -- Configuring materials -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Level Design and Structure -- Setting the scene with a skybox -- Level building - Modular construction sets -- Level building - Organization and structure -- Level design - Tips and tricks -- Objective and feedback -- Narrative -- Believability and convenience -- Atmosphere and aesthetic -- Simplicity and reuse -- Level lighting - Preparation -- Baked lighting -- Dynamic lighting -- Precomputed global illumination -- Getting started with lightmapping -- Baking lightmaps - Resolution and size -- Baking lightmaps - Details -- Light Probes -- Lighting FAQ -- Navigation mesh -- Occlusion Culling -- Creating a player camera -- Particle systems -- Music and audio -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Player Controls - Movement -- Player movement -- Zombie combat -- Creating player waypoints -- Animating the camera -- Configuring an animator graph -- Working with animation - creating the navigator -- Customizing and changing MonoDevelop -- Singletons -- Comments -- Connecting to the navigator component -- Comments -- Navigator GUI -- Input axes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9 Content Controls -- Buttons -- Simple Containers -- Containers with Headers -- Summary -- 10 Items Controls -- Common Functionality -- Selectors -- Menus -- Other Items Controls -- Summary -- 11 Images, Text, and Other Controls -- The Image Control -- Text and Ink Controls -- Documents -- Range Controls -- Calendar Controls -- Summary -- Part IV: Features for Professional Developers -- 12 Resources -- Binary Resources -- Logical Resources -- Summary -- 13 Data Binding -- Introducing the Binding Object -- Controlling Rendering -- Customizing the View of a Collection -- Data Providers -- Advanced Topics -- Putting It All Together: The Pure-XAML Twitter Client -- Summary -- 14 Styles, Templates, Skins, and Themes -- Styles -- Templates -- Skins -- Themes -- Summary -- Part V: Rich Media -- 15 2D Graphics -- Drawings -- Visuals -- Shapes -- Brushes -- Effects -- Improving Rendering Performance -- Summary -- 16 3D Graphics -- Getting Started with 3D Graphics -- Cameras and Coordinate Systems -- Transform3D -- Model3D -- Visual3D -- Viewport3D -- 2D and 3D Coordinate System Transformation -- Summary -- 17 Animation -- Animations in Procedural Code -- Animations in XAML -- Keyframe Animations -- Easing Functions -- Animations and the Visual State Manager -- Summary -- 18 Audio, Video, and Speech -- Audio -- Video -- Speech -- Summary -- Part VI: Advanced Topics -- 19 Interoperability with Non-WPF Technologies -- Embedding Win32 Controls in WPF Applications -- Embedding WPF Controls in Win32 Applications -- Embedding Windows Forms Controls in WPF Applications -- Embedding WPF Controls in Windows Forms Applications -- Mixing DirectX Content with WPF Content -- Embedding ActiveX Controls in WPF Applications -- Summary -- 20 User Controls and Custom Controls -- Creating a User Control -- Creating a Custom Control -- Summary -- 21 Layout with Custom Panels…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Sound -- Powerups -- Coin animation -- Obstacles -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Escape the Maze -- Project setup -- Project organization -- Inheritance -- Character scene -- Animations -- Collision detection -- Character script -- Player scene -- Player script -- Enemy scene -- Optional - turn-based movement -- Creating the level -- Items -- TileSets -- Creating a TileSet -- TileMaps -- Level script -- Adding more levels -- Game flow -- Start and end screens -- Globals -- Global script -- Score -- Saving the High Score -- Reading and writing files -- Finishing touches -- Death animation -- Sound effects -- Summary…”