Human Biology and Social Inequality (Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series)

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Measures of biological variation have long been associated with many indices of social inequality. Data on health, nutrition, fertility, mortality, physical fitness, intellectual performance and a range of inherited biological markers show the ubiquity of such patterns across time, space and population. This volume reviews the current evidence for the strength of such linkages and the biological and social mechanisms that underlie them. A major theme is the relationship between the proximate determinants of these linkages and their longer term significance for biologically selective social mobility. This book addresses the question of how social stratification mediates processes of natural selection in human groups. Data like this pose difficult and sensitive issues for health policy, and recent developments in this area and in eugenics are reviewed for industrialized and developing countries.

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On the Origins of Gender Inequality
Joan Huber
Manufacturer: Paradigm Publishers
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In our fast-paced world of technology and conveniences, the biological origins of women’s inequality can be forgotten. This book offers a richer understanding of gender inequality by explaining a key cause—women’s reproductive and lactation patterns. Until about 1900, infants nursed every fifteen minutes on average for two years because very frequent suckling prevented pregnancy. The practice evolved because it maximized infant survival. If a forager child was born before its older sibling could take part in the daily food search, the older one died. This practice persisted until the modern era because until after the discovery of the germ theory of disease, human milk was the only food certain to be unspoiled. Lactation patterns excluded women from the activities that led to political leadership. During the twentieth century the ancient mode declined and women entered the labor market en masse. Joan Huber challenges feminists toward a richer understanding of biological origins of inequality—knowledge that can help women achieve greater equality today.

From the tallest to (one of) the fattest: the enigmatic fate of the American population in the 20th century [An article from: Economics and Human Biology]

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From the tallest to (one of) the fattest: the enigmatic fate of the American population in the 20th century [An article from: Economics and Human Biology]
J. Komlos , and M. Baur
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Economics and Human Biology, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Within the course of the 20th century the American population went through a virtual metamorphosis from being the tallest in the world, to being among the most overweight. The American height advantage over Western and Northern Europeans was between 3 and 9cm in mid-19th century, and Americans tended to be underweight. However, today, the exact opposite is the case as the Dutch, Swedes, and Norwegians are the tallest, and the Danes, British and Germans-even the East-Germans-are also taller, towering over the Americans by as much as 3-7cm. Americans also have shorter lives. The hypothesis is worth considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health care system, and fewer social safety nets in the United States than in Western and Northern Europe, in spite of higher per capita income. The Western and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently seems to provide a more propitious environment for the biological standard of living than its US counterpart.

Human Biology and Social Inequality.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Biology

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Human Biology and Social Inequality.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Biology
Tina Moffat
Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on August 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1423 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Human Biology and Social Inequality.(Review) (book review)
Author: Tina Moffat
Publication: Human Biology (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1999
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Page: 709

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Social inequality and obesity in Czech school children [An article from: Economics and Human Biology]

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Social inequality and obesity in Czech school children [An article from: Economics and Human Biology]
J. Vignerova , P. Blaha , K. Osancova , and Z. Roth
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Fractals and surfaces are two of the most widely-studied areas of modern physics. In fact, most surfaces in nature are fractals. In this book, Drs. Barabási and Stanley explain how fractals can be successfully used to describe and predict the morphology of surface growth. The authors begin by presenting basic growth models and the principles used to develop them. They next demonstrate how models can be used to answer specific questions about surface roughness. In the second half of the book, they discuss in detail two classes of phenomena: fluid flow in porous media and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). In each case, the authors review the model and analytical approach, and present experimental results. This book is the first attempt to unite the subjects of fractals and surfaces, and it will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics. Because of the technological importance of MBE, it will also be of interest to scientists, particularly materials scientists, working in industry and research. Interested readers may view a sample chapter by contacting our web site at http://www.cup.org/onlinepubs/Fractals/fracts1.html.

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Good on self affine scaling.......2004-04-14

I'm not into surfaces and have only used a small part of this book for one purpose: for an introduction to self affine scaling. The topic is presented very systematically, with nice examples. Especially nice is the binomial model of multiaffine scaling. Multiaffine scaling is supposed to appear in "soft" fluid turbulence and is often mislabeled multifractal scaling, which is a horse of a different color altogether!

Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth.......2001-05-16

This is the first book I have so far encountered on interface growth to treat the subject in a simple, intuitive and entertaining manner. All the basic mathematical concepts are explained, the book is easy to read and contains plenty of illustrations and examples from real life. Barabasi and Stanley show how processes ranging from accumulation of snow on car windows, to bacterial colony growth on agar surfacees, are governed by similiar mathematical laws. Exercises are conceptual as well as mathematical, with many questions asking for discussion or further research. This book is essential for novices and experts alike.

gives science growth that generates a increase in human life.......1999-02-02

This book does not deseves critics in completelly perfect

Silicon Surfaces and Formation of Interfaces: Basic Science in the Industrial World

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Silicon Surfaces and Formation of Interfaces: Basic Science in the Industrial World
Jarek Dabrowski , and Hans-Joachim Mussig
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
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ASIN: 9810232861

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Silicon, the basic material for a multibillion-dollar industry, is the most widely researched and applied semiconductor, and its surfaces are the most thoroughly studied of all semiconductor surfaces. Silicon Surfaces and Formation of Interfaces may be used as an introduction to graduate-level physics and chemical physics. Moreover, it gives a specialized and comprehensive description of the most common faces of silicon crystals as well as their interaction with adsorbates and overlayers. This knowledge is presented in a systematic and easy-to-follow way. Discussion of each system is preceded by a brief overview which categorizes the features and physical mechanisms before the details are presented. The literature is easily available, and the references are numerous and organized in tables, allowing a search without the need to browse through the text.

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A detailed understanding of the chemistry of surfaces and interfaces is required by many research personnel in the chemical and life science industries, as surfaces and interfaces play a critical role in many of the processes they seek to influence.Surface Chemistry of Solid and Liquid Interfaces provides a concise and easily accessible introduction to this fascinating subject. With a smooth evolution of ideas from familiar physical chemistry principles, the student can develop a sophisticated understanding of the chemistry of surfaces and interfaces. The book is also highly relevant to new researchers in industry and newly emerging nanotechnology field who often encounter surface and interface chemistry and need to be conversant with the principles and investigative tools, without being specialists.

The Surface Chemistry of Natural Particles

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Environmental Chemistry at the Interface

The Surface Chemistry of Natural Particles
Garrison Sposito
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195117808

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This book covers the development of both experiment and theory in natural surface particle chemistry. It emphasizes insights gained over the past few years, and concentrates on molecular spectroscopy, kinetics, and equilibrium as they apply to natural particle surface reactions in aqueous media. The discussion, divided among five chapters, is complemented by lengthy annotations, reading suggestions, and end-of-chapter problem sets that require a critical reading of important technical journal articles.

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Environmental Chemistry at the Interface.......2004-06-09

This is an outstanding text written by an internationally recognized authority in the field of surface geochemistry of aqueous systems. Reactions on particle surfaces in freshwaters, soils and aquifers are among the most important chemical processes affecting water quality and biogeochemical cycles. In this book, Dr. Sposito builds upon the foundations of his earlier (1984) popular advanced textbook, "The Surface Chemistry of Soils", to synthesize and highlight new findings and conceptual understandings that have resulted from active research worldwide over the past 20 years into the interfacial chemistry of natural particles. The text emphasizes mechanistic interpretations of surface chemistry, as revealed by a thoughtful synthetic review of macroscopic, kinetic, modeling and spectroscopic studies.

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At present, there is an increasing interest in the prediction of properties of classical and new materials such as substitutional alloys, their surfaces, and metallic or semiconductor multilayers. A detailed understanding based on a microscopic, parameter-free approach is thus of the utmost importance for future developments in solid state physics and materials science. The purpose of this book is to provide this understanding.
Electronic Structure of Disordered Alloys, Surfaces and Interfaces consists of two major parts. The first explores the theoretical background while the second is devoted to applications. Researchers in solid state theory, surface science and computational materials research will benefit from the book's comprehensive treatment while graduate students will find this text a suitable introduction to these topics.

Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications (Surfactant Science)

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Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications (Surfactant Science)

Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 1574445138

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New analytical methods have provided further insight into the structure, surface characteristics, and chemistries of increasingly small particles. However, current literature offers information on only a limited number of powders being investigated. Written by renowned scientists in the field, Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications examines the most appropriate characterization methods for analyzing powders and fibers. Using these techniques, the authors explore the formation and roles of various multiphase interfaces. They consider the potential for enhancing performance and highlight related applications, particularly for powders and fibers. The book details characteristics such as morphology, surface energetics, surface ionization, and electrokinetics for solid-gas, solid-rubber, solid-solid, solid-liquid, and biological interfaces. Areas of multidisciplinary interest also include the adsorption of biomolecules and biocompatibility of powders and fibers, nanoparticles and nanocomposites, biochips, and other biomedical applications, the measurement and significance of wettability, recent rheological data on mixes, and computer simulations used for visualizing complex solid surfaces. As interest in the behavior and applications of powders and fibers steadily increases, Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications offers a diverse approach that bridges fundamental aspects of interfacial science with applications of powders and fibers that is useful for newcomers as well as practitioners in related fields.

Conjugated Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces: Electronic and Chemical Structure of Interfaces for Polymer Light Emitting Devices

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Conjugated Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces: Electronic and Chemical Structure of Interfaces for Polymer Light Emitting Devices
W. R. Salaneck , S. Stafstrom , and J. L. Brédas
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521544106

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The authors illustrate the basic physics and materials science of conjugated polymers and their interfaces, particularly, but not exclusively, as they are applied to polymer-based light emitting diodes. The approach is to describe the basic physical and associated chemical principles that apply to these materials, which in many instances are different from those that apply to their inorganic counterparts. The main aim of the authors is to highlight specific issues and properties of polymer surfaces and interfaces that are relevant in the context of the emerging field of polymer-based electronics in general, and polymer-based light emitting diodes in particular. Both theoretical and experimental methods used in the study of these systems are discussed. This book will be of interest to graduate students and research workers in departments of physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and materials sciences studying polymer surfaces and interfaces and their application in polymer-based electronics.

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Interfacial Electrochemistry
Wolfgang Schmickler
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195089324

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Electrochemistry is the study of a special class of interfaces--those between an ionic and an electronic conductor--that can conduct current. This makes it especially important to research and for industrial applications such as semiconductors. This book examines different topics within interfacial electrochemistry, including the theory of structures and processes at metal- solution and semiconductor-solution interfaces, the principles of classical and modern experimental methods, and some of the applications of electrochemistry. Students and nonspecialists in materials science, surface science, and chemistry will find this a valuable source of information.

Adsorption at the Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface: Proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Aix-En-Provence, September 21-23, 1981 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis)

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Adsorption at the Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface: Proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Aix-En-Provence, September 21-23, 1981 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis)
J. Rouquerol
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

Adsorption of inorganics at solid-liquid interfaces

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Adsorption of inorganics at solid-liquid interfaces

Manufacturer: Ann Arbor Science
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