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Neural Networks and Genome Informatics (Methods in Computational Biology and Biochemistry)
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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ASIN: 0080428002 |
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This book is a comprehensive reference in the field of neural networks and genome informatics. The tutorial of neural network foundations introduces basic neural network technology and terminology. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of special system designs for building neural networks for genome informatics, and broad reviews and evaluations of current state-of-the-art methods in the field. This book concludes with a description of open research problems and future research directions.
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Good as a literature survey.......2002-05-31
This book serves well to introduce the reader to the literature on the applications of neural networks to bioinformatics. It falls short however in giving an in-depth view of how neural networks operate and does not include any source code. Performance issues with the use of neural networks in genome informatics should have been given a more careful treatment. Considering its price, this is disappointing. A reader could obtain the required reading material on this subject from an online search. An instructor in a course in bioinformatics might use this book as a reference source however. Those who have used neural networks in other fields might be able to use the book as a guide to applying them to genome informatics. Thus the book could be viewed as a (very expensive) literature review article, but it does include some interesting remarks at various places: 1. Amino acid groupings that are found automatically by a Kohonen self-organizing map. 2. Feature representation and input encoding. 3. The discussion on cross-validation. 4. The discussion on protein secondary structure prediction. Genetic algorithms are mentioned here, so readers not familiar with these will have to gain the background elsewhere.
Timely text for beginners and experts alike.......2001-06-15
In contrast to so many other bioinformatics books this one is written by genuine experts who have first-hand experience in both computer science and modern biology.
Each chapter is a masterpiece of clarity and good judgement in selection of topics to be covered. The book contains a large glossary of terms which makes it accessible for multidisciplinary readers. The authors made considerable effort to provide unbiased selection of most appropriate references following each chapter. This makes the book a superb research monograph for the specialists in addition to being a suitable text for educated beginners.
The book should be read by computer scientists who contemplate doing work in bioinformatics as well as by biologists who contemplate working in bioinformatics. Anybody who wants to design neural networks for specific biological applications will benefit the most from reading this text. Anybody who just wants to understand how and why neural networks can be used in biology will benefit from reading this book as well. Practicing computational biologists and bioinformaticians should have this book available as a desk reference. Psychologists, cognitive and social scientists who are interested in neural networks and artificial learning will likely benefit from reading this book as well.
I hasten to add that it would be really good for the book and for its readers if the publisher considered either lowering the price or printing a cheaper paperback edition.
GreatBook.......2001-05-31
This is a book that comes out at the right time, a time when tons of information from genomics and several improved analysis tools based on great ideas are both becoming available. I believe readers from a broad range of academic background will benefit from the integration of knowledges from genome informatics, statistics, computer science, engineering, and mathmatics, a feature that this book exemplifies.
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A Dyer's Garden touches on the history and nature of dye plants and walks you through a garden season from design to planting to harvesting for the dyepot.
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Great for anyone new to dyeing!.......2007-07-03
This was my first introduction to the world of dyeing with plants. The photography is terrific and gives you a good idea of what you'll get from each plant. Mordants are discussed, and the plants that are included are covered thoroughly for both cultivation and dye recipes. My only regret? That I can't find the seeds for the Japanese Indigo! I recommended this book to several people when we attended our local fiber festival.
Beautiful, well-organized guide to dye plants.......2007-04-10
This book focuses mainly on the home growing and use of dye plants. There is even a section devoted to the layout of the home dye garden. General mordanting and dye bath info is given at the beginning of the book. In the "Portfolio of Dye Plants" which follows, two pages are devoted to each dye plant. For each plant, 4-10 color photos illustrate the results obtained with various mordants on different fibers. The instructions for using different plants are not in traditional recipe form. Instead, Buchanan indicates how much plant material is generally required for a given amount of fiber ("flowers from 8 plants," etc). This fits in with Buchanan's emphasis on diversity of color over reproducibility, but it could be troublesome for users of purchased dyestuffs. In short, this book is nice to look at, easy to use, and appears to contain highly useful information for dyer/gardeners.
gave as a gift.......2006-03-14
the recipient was very happy, & is busy putting in beds of plants to do home dyeing of medieval faire clothing.
Woad-you like to grow your own dye plants? Read on.......2006-01-02
For those doing creative re-enactment (SCA, Renn faires), this is an essential reference for growing and using natural dye plants. The book includes plants to grow, plants NOT to grow (invasive species), and plants that pay off with dye materials in one season. The margins of the book are organized by color family, and there are lovely schematics on how to organize a dye-plant garden for production or for high-intensity cultivation with raised rows--or just a pretty border. There are some basics of plant dyeing, information on mordants (salts that change color or cause it to stick to fiber.) A small but potent book, probably a must for anyone doing authentic reproduction of antique fibers or for anyone who likes the idea of home-dyed fiber but with naturally-obtained materials. Great for home schooling. Highly recommended.
Great for re-enactors.......1999-10-27
I particularly recommend this book as a visual source for historical re-enactors.
Too often there are descriptions of what dye-plants were used to color garments, but, no examples of what those colors would look like. This book provides clear, vivid color photos on a whole range of dye-plants grown during pre-medieval, medieval, Colonial, and later times. Additionally, it shows the same dye used on different fibers, sometimes with different mordants (fixers). Fiber samples include linen, wool, silk, and cotton.
I recommend this book to people interested in making clothing from "modern" material...it gives them the best opprotunity possible to try to find close color-matches. Alternately, it provides solid information to dye cloth by hand.
Also, the low price can't be beat!
Book Description
Valuable hints from a veteran botanist and weaver on dyeing fibers and fabrics, what soap plants to use for cleaning textiles, advice on fragrant plants to scent and protect fabrics, plant materials to use as tools, suggestions for planning and creating a garden featuring cotton, flax, indigo, and much more. Includes an abundance of illustrations.
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Great book!.......2000-09-24
I am a fanatic when it comes to dyeing and weaving my own yarn. I really enjoyed this book's dyeing techniques and the methods of extracting natural dyes from their sources. This book is great when it comes to teahing other people about hoow to make their own dyes. I even got my son into dyeing whit natural methods, my son is 14 and usually hates to take any of my advice. This showshow great this book really is!!
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You'll Pick up this book again and again ..........2007-07-24
This is one of those books which is much more than a how-to for natural dyeing. Trudy van Stralen writes in a conversational style, yet gives succinct information where needed. Especially helpful are the photos of fibers and fabrics of both cellulose and protein origin, and how they are affected by natural dyestuffs. I find myself thumbing through this book again and again, and recommend it heartily. There is a terrific chapter on how to organize a group dye class with a clear section on how to keep records which make sense long after the dye session is over. A must-have book for a natural dye enthusiast.
My reference for natural dyeing!.......2005-09-22
I use this as one of my primary reference books for natural dyeing. Trudy has a nice style providing a good framework for beginners to be successful. The color samples on various fibers are excellent. Her percentage of mordant and dye stuff to "weight of goods" method provides consistant results especially since I bought a digital scale. The photos are gorgeous and the text is clear. Bonus is a detailed chapter on conducting a dyeing workshop.
It now is available *new*.......2004-02-13
This excellent popular book seems to have been out of print for some time now, but the good news is that the original publisher Interweave press sells a new print (with new cover art) at their web site for $29.95.
Read it in one sitting, great book. Lovely color pictures!.......1999-09-21
I ordered it thru a company at 1-800-695-7838. Signed copy, 29.95 and shipping 7 bucks. Arrived in 3 days or so. Read it in one sitting, that is how good it was. Wonderful read. Great tech stuff, outlines on workshop protocol and ideas. I highly, highly recommended it. Took the fear and guesswork out of doing a workshop (either for me or for a group). Thanks!
availability.......1999-04-10
technically out of print, author purchased last few thousand copies...Louet Sales 613-925-4502 is distributing this title
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Features over 135 specific recipes — gathered from historical sources — for cotton, wool, other fabrics. Genuine premodern handicrafts. 12 illustrations.
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A rose by any other name.......2005-06-16
A classic in the field of home hobby dyeing, Natural Dyes provides a historical overview of the field from its early days, information of the basic sort about mordants, fabrics, and dyes, and a series of reliable and effective recipes for dyeing wool with plant materials. As a textile arts demonstrator at a local museum, I always check my facts here, and refer to Androsko before trying something new. This book is valuable as reference and as handbook, and has the added advantage of warning the reader if a particular process is likely to be tricky or troublesome. Definitely worth having on hand!
A good reference book for the dyer.......2000-09-08
This is an excellent book full of information and history of natural dying. The book goes over the history of natural dying and how it came about and was used by the European Colonists in America. There is a short history of dying during B.C. It then goes on to tell of how each colour was introduced and made. This section includes sketches of the plants Indigo, Madder, Annatto and Sumach. The second section of the book goes over colour. IT is too bad that there are no colour photos in this section. But it details about the variations of colour one gets from home dying, and the preperation and equiptment one needs to start. The best part of this book, however, is the 52 recipes for dyes made from easily obtainable natural material. The recipes help you to obtain the colour you want by equating this much plant plus this much moderant on this much fiber. IT is amazing to see how much the moderant has to do with the final colour. There are also charts for top dying. The book doesn't have much in the way of technique or how to prepare different materials, but the recipes take care of this and are worth it.
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Colors from Nature: Growing, Collecting and Using Natural Dyes
Bobbi A. McRae
Manufacturer: Storey Books
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The glowing yellow of goldenrod, the warm brown of walnut shells, the pale green of birch leaves ... all the colors of nature delight the eye. To create an infinite variety of beautiful natural colors on wool, silk, cotton and other yarns and materials you can use a host of flowers, leaves, barks and roots, from dahlias and safflower to onion skins and turmeric. Expert dyer Jenny Dean shows you how to dye at home using simple equipment. There is helpful advice on the mordanting process that will fix the color, and guidance on light-fastness, plus instructions on how to use traditional dyestuffs such as color, indigo, weld and madder. For the true enthusiast, there is a chapter on growing one's own dye plants, but even the first-time dyer will be captivated by the rich effects obtainable in the world of natural color.
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craft of natural dyeing.......2007-08-13
Excellent book! The other books by this lady are great. Good info with excellent instructions.
A basic, helpful beginning........2000-12-13
What a great resource this book is! As a teacher for young children, this book provided a great background of the craft, easy instructions and even a glossary of terms. For someone who has never experimented with the natural dyeing process, the book was a great place to begin. The wondeful colored pictures were also a delightful reference especially for showing children when presenting a lesson.
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Natural Dyes
Hermine Lathrop-Smit
Manufacturer: Lorimer
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ASIN: 0888622279
Release Date: 1978-01-01 |
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Hermine Lathrop-Smit provides 36 easy to follow recipes for turning common Canadian plants such as marigolds, onions and lily of the valley into a wide range of beautiful and unique colours from burnt oranges to subtle pinks and smoky greys.
Organized by colour, the recipes give brief descriptions of the plants to be used and their habitats as well as instructions on how to produce the final dyed material.
Natural Dyes also includes sections on mordants, equipment, collecting, drying and storing the various plants.
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The Science of Teaching with Natural Dyes
Jeanne M. Buccigross
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ASIN: 1419641042
Release Date: 2006-12-19 |
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Natural Dyes offer a variety of hands-on activity for learning or teaching about the science of natural dyes and dyeing at any grade level. This book includes the basics of dyeing with natural dyes, dozens of recipes, an introduction to the physics of light and color, the chemistry of dyes and dyeing and the biology of plant dyes. Each dye is presented in the recipe section along with relevant cultural information and the name or class of the chemical substances in the dye.
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Natural Dyes, Plants and Processes
Jack Kramer
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ASIN: 0684128284 |
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