Molecular Biology of the SARS-Coronavirus

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The SARS outbreak in 2002 caused unprecedented devastation and exhibited unusually high rates of morbidity and mortality. For the SARS coronavirus, the transmission vehicle was man. What added to the spread was man’s convenient, rapid and affordable ways of travel that caused the virus to spread globally in a short span of time. The SARS coronavirus jumped the species barrier, similar to many recent zoonotic diseases – avian flu, swine flu, Nipah and encephalitis virus. It is extremely important for us to understand the enemy before it strikes again in order to be able to combat such outbreaks as and when they occur. Molecular mechanisms that the virus exploits within its host and that result in infection and pathogenesis are the key to being able to block its transmission cycle. In this book, leading scientists from around the globe have discussed molecular aspects of viral entry, replication, viral gene expression, pathogenesis and host immune response against the SARS coronavirus.

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Enterprise Interoperability: Second IFIP WG 5.8 International Workshop, IWEI 2009, Valencia, Spain, October 13-14, 2009, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing)

Enterprise Interoperability: Second IFIP WG 5.8 International Workshop, IWEI 2009, Valencia, Spain, October 13-14, 2009, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing) Review

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second IFIP WG 5.8 International Workshop on Enterprise Interoperability, IWEI 2009, held in Valencia, Spain, in October 2009.

The 11 contributions included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers are representative of the current research activities in the area of enterprise interoperability. They cover a wide range of enterprise interoperability issues from foundational theories, frameworks, architectures, methods and guidelines to project results and case studies.

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Building Intelligent Databases With Oracle Pl/Sql, Triggers, and Stored Procedures (Oracle Series)

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This text shows how to develop business applications, such as payroll or accounting software, using Oracle's version of SQL (Structured Query Language), triggers and stored procedures. It supports version 7.1 and illustrates through examples how to create and optimize applications using Oracle Triggers and stored procedure language. The accompanying disk has the source code samples found in the book.

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Troubled Waters: Ocean Science and Governance

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Bringing together 30 international experts, this volume commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the UN organization responsible for fostering intergovernmental cooperation on global ocean issues. It looks at how governments use science to establish ocean policies, with chapters ranging from the history of ocean management to current advances in marine science, observation and management applications, and the international agencies that co-ordinate this work. With a focus on key topical issues such as marine pollution, exploitation, and hazards, Troubled Waters reflects on past successes and failures in ocean management and emphasises the need for knowledge and effective government action to ensure a sustainable future for this precious resource. Illustrated with dramatic, full-colour images, it is essential reading for researchers, students, policy makers and managers of the marine environment, and also provides an attractive and accessible overview for anyone concerned about the future stewardship of our oceans.

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Rough Sets and Knowledge Technology: First International Conference, RSKT 2006, Chongquing, China, July 24-26, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Rough Sets and Knowledge Technology, RSKT 2006, held in Chongqing, China in July 2006. The volume presents 43 revised full papers and 58 revised short papers, together with 15 commemorative and invited papers. Topics include rough computing, evolutionary computing, fuzzy sets, granular computing, neural computing, machine learning and KDD, logics and reasoning, multiagent systems and Web intelligence, and more.

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Immunogenomics and Human Disease

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This book provides an overview of key conceptual and molecular technologies being deployed in immunogenomics, followed by detailed evaluations of the impact of genomics and systems biology on important areas such as cancer immunology, autoimmunity, allergy and the response to infection.

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Ontology Management: Semantic Web, Semantic Web Services, and Business Applications (Semantic Web and Beyond)

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Ontology Managememt provides an up-to-date, scientifically correct, concise and easy-to-read reference on this topic. The book includes relevant tasks, practical and theoretical challenges, limitations and methodologies, plus available tooling support. The editors discuss integrating the conceptual and technical dimensions with a business view on using ontologies, stressing the cost dimension of ontology engineering and offering guidance on how to derive ontologies semi-automatically from existing standards and specifications.

 

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Global Regulatory Issues for the Cosmetics Industry (Personal Care and Cosmetic Technology)

Global Regulatory Issues for the Cosmetics Industry (Personal Care and Cosmetic Technology) Review

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This second volume examines regulatory issues of ingredients, manufacturing, and finished products, as well as claim substantiation, packaging, and advertising. A chapter on Chinese regulations will be one of the first about this country to be published in book form.

. Includes a regulatory map of India and China
. Global IP protection strategies
. REACH and European Regulatory standards
. "Green chemistry" in relation to cosmetics and regulation

* Simplifies global regulations for anyone exporting cosmetics.
* Excellent reference not only for manufacturing and marketing, but for legal departments and packaging as well.
* Describes how to develop a global regulatory strategy.

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The New Old Economy: Networks, Institutions, and the Organizational Transformation of American Manufacturing

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American manufacturing is in obvious crisis: the sector lost three million jobs between 2000 and 2003 as the American trade deficit shot to record highs. Manufacturers have increasingly decentralized productive responsibilities to armies of supplier firms, both domestic and abroad. Many have speculated as to whether or not manufacturing is even feasible in the United States, given the difficulties. Josh Whitford's book shows that discussion of this shift, in the media and in the academic literature, hits on the right issues - globalization, de-industrialization, and the outsourcing of production in marketized and in network relationships - but in an overly polarized way that obscures as much as it enlightens. Drawing on the results of extensive interviews conducted with manufacturers in the American Upper Midwest, Whitford shows that the range of possibilities is more complex and contingent than is usually recognized. Highlighting heretofore unexamined elements of constraint, contradiction and innovation that characterize contemporary network production models, Whitford shakes received understanding in economic and organizational sociology, comparative political economy, and economic geography to reveal ways in which the American economic development apparatus can be adjusted to better meet the challenges of a highly decentralized production regime.

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Get the Job (and the Compensation) You Want: It's All About the Process

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Do you use the document in your job search that is more important than a resume? - Are you still wasting your time applying for jobs through the HR Department? - Do you know how to avoid answering the “What are your salary requirements” question? - Do you know “who” to network with, along with “how”? - Do you know how to tell the difference between the “good”, “bad”, and “ugly” recruiters? - Are you using all four fundamental approaches to searching for a job? Do you know which produces the best results? - Do you know how to answer “Behavioral” interview questions? - Do you know how to use your references proactively to help get you an interview? - Do you know where you are in the job search process and what you need to do next? - Do you know how to overcome objections when they say they won’t meet with you? - Do you know what you need to say during a job interview to sell yourself to the hiring manager? This book will give you the answers to those questions and hundreds more.

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