Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf (Developments in Plant Breeding)

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Forage and turf are the backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. The fast-paced advancement of cellular and molecular biology provides novel methods to accelerate or complement conventional breeding efforts. This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development in applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage grasses, forage legumes and turf grasses. Detailed accounts and future opportunities in molecular breeding of forage and turf, from gene discovery to development of improved cultivars, are described in the book. Almost all relevant areas are explored in detail, including tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; flowering control; plant-symbiont relations; breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare; molecular markers; transgenics; bioinformatics; population genetics; genomics of the model legume M. truncatula; field testing and risk assessment as well as intellectual property rights. This book will be of interest to researchers in both academia and industry who are involved in forage and turf improvement. It will be especially important to breeders, molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists and agronomists.

Molecular Genetics & Colorectal Neoplasia: A Primer for the Clinician (Developments in Oncology)

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Molecular Genetics & Colorectal Neoplasia: A Primer for the Clinician (Developments in Oncology)
James M. Church , and Graham Casey
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Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Neoplasia A Primer for the Clinician provides the latest information on the genetics of colorectal cancer within a context of basic genetics, describing the subject in understandable language and making it clinically relevant. In this way, clinicians can become familiar with genetic terms and techniques related to colorectal neoplasia, providing a background upon which to build an appreciation of future advances and an ability to include them in the practicalities of patient care.

This edition is intended for the healthcare provider or industry concerned with colorectal neoplasia: including general and colorectal surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists, internal medicine and family practice physicians, nurses, geneticists, counsellors, registry co-ordinators, epidemiologists, and statisticians.

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Understanding plant development through molecular genetics

Molecular Genetics of Plant Development
Stephen H. Howell
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ASIN: 0521587840

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The purpose of this textbook is to present classical plant development in modern, molecular-genetic terms. The study of plant development is rapidly changing as genome sequencing projects uncover a multitude of new genes. This book provides a framework for integrating gene discovery and genome analysis into the context of plant development. Taking a systems approach, concepts in plant development are compared to those in animal development, and complex processes, such as flowering and photomorphogenesis, are presented as pathways of gene action regulated by positional and environmental cues. The author places emphasis on organ formation, such as the development of roots, shoots and leaves; and life cycle events such as embryogenesis, seedling development, and the transition to flowering. The book takes examples primarily from model plants with well-studied genetic systems, particularly Arabidopsis and maize. Molecular Genetics of Plant Development is designed to be used as a textbook for upper division or graduate courses in plant development.

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Best one out there........2001-10-12

This is a very good book for anyone interested in the molecular basis of plant development. It contains a few errors as it was published 3 years ago, but this is still a good book if you are looking for a solid background on the current theories of molecular plant development. I can easily say that this is the best book out there by far on this material.

Understanding plant development through molecular genetics.......2000-07-25

Really, interesting and impressive book. This book shows why we have to apply molecular genetics to study plant development. The study of plant development is rapidly changing as genome sequencing projects uncover a multitude of new genes. This book provides the modern trend toward molecular genetics of plant development study through well-defined model plant system. It also gives many figures and conceptual drawings.

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The Biology of Biodiversity

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When the 1998 International Prize for Biology was awarded for outstanding research in the biology of biodiversity, the honor went to Harvard University Professor Otto T. Solbrig, one of the authors of this volume. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the crisis and urgency of conservation in biodiversity, this book could not be more timely. Understanding of the biodiversity of plants, animals, and humans remains incomplete, but new multidisciplinary approaches - phylogenetic, ecological, molecular developmental, and genetic - have revealed essential underlying aspects of the science. These and other breakthroughs are presented in the papers collected here from scientists at the forefront of biodiversity research. While the focus of their work is on the evolutionary and ecological implications of biodiversity, basic concepts and data also are provided. The book is thus a valuable source both in research and in the utilization and conservation of biodiversity.

Development and Application of Molecular Markers to Problems in Plant Genetics (Current Communications in Cell and Molecular Biology)

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Development and Application of Molecular Markers to Problems in Plant Genetics (Current Communications in Cell and Molecular Biology)
Timothy Helentjaris
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Dictyostelium: Evolution, Cell Biology, and the Development of Multicellularity (Developmental and Cell Biology Series)

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Dictyostelium: Evolution, Cell Biology, and the Development of Multicellularity (Developmental and Cell Biology Series)
Richard H. Kessin
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The Dictyostelia are soil amoebae capable of extraordinary feats of survival, motility, chemotaxis, and development. Known as the "social amoebae," these organisms have been the subjects of serious study since the 1930s. Research in this area has been instrumental in shaping general views of differentiation, morphogenesis, and communication. Beginning with the history of Dictyostelids, this book considers the problems of the evolution of this multicellular organism. Characterized by its ability to transform from a single-celled organism into an elaborate assemblage of thousands of synchronously-moving cells, each stage of its development is treated in a separate chapter. The special properties of the Dictyostelid genome are rigorously analyzed, and the methods available to manipulate genes are presented in detail. Research techniques that enable many cell biology problems to be approached in studying the organism are also presented. Throughout, the emphasis is on combining classical experiments with modern molecular findings.

Diversity in Barley (
<IT>Hordeum vulgare</IT>) (Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding)

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Diversity in Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) (Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding)

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ASIN: 0444505857

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Genetic diversity is one of the main resources sustaining human life. Food security largely depends on the availability and utilization of this diversity, which is of strategic importance for countries and companies. Conservation and utilization of biodiversity is thus currently an urgent area of global debate and concern.

Barley is a major crop in the world used for food, feed and malt, and with a wide religious and ethnic importance. The crop was domesticated in Neolithic time in SW Asia and spread rapidly under cultivation to new areas. Nowadays it is one of the most widespread and widely adapted crops grown under contrasting edaphic conditions. Adaptations to new environments, different agricultural practices and selection for different uses have further added to the complex diversity pattern.

Is it at all possible to give a complete picture of the diversity in a crop or wild species? Are we, by adding new technologies, only revealing parts of the diversity? Do different sets of data show similar or conflicting pictures of genetic diversity? Will the large genome size reduce the role of barley as a model organism in these current sequencing days? Or, are there still major reasons to continue to work with this beautiful crop?

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Plant reproductive biology has undergone a revolution during the past five years, with the cloning, sequencing and localization of the genes important in reproduction. These advantages in plant molecular biology have led to exciting applications in plant biotechnology, including the genetic engineering of male sterility and other reproductive processes. This book presents an interesting and contemporary account of these new developments from the scientists in whose laboratories they have been made. The chapters focus on two areas: the molecular biology of self-incompatibility, which is the system of self-recognition controlled by the S-gene and related genes; and the cellular and molecular biology of pollen development and genetic dissection of male sterility. Some chapters feature Arabidopsis, with its unique genetic system. Reproduction is vital for seed production in crop plants, and this book presents new approaches to manipulate plant breeding systems for the 21st century.

Heat Shock and Development (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation)

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Heat Shock and Development (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation)
Lawrence E. Hightower
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Molecular Biology Plant Development (Society for Experimental Biology Symposium)

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Molecular Biology Plant Development (Society for Experimental Biology Symposium)
Portland Press
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Covers significant advances in hyphenated techniques in polymer characterization. Presents coupled thermal techniques and couple-thermal-spectroscopic techniques, including STA-MS, STA-FTIR, TG/IR, GC/IR, TGA/IR, TB/FTIR, DSC/FTIR, and TGA/FTIR.

Polymer characterization by thermal methods of analysis;: Selected papers

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Thermal Methods in Polymer Analysis

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Thermal Methods in Polymer Analysis.
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3-D numerical analysis on the mixing performance for assemblies with filled zone of right-handed and left-handed double-flighted screws and kneading blocks ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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3-D numerical analysis on the mixing performance for assemblies with filled zone of right-handed and left-handed double-flighted screws and kneading blocks ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Kazumori Funatsu , Shin-Ichi Kihara , Masaru Miyazaki , Shingo Katsuki , and Toshihisa Kajiwara
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 8013 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.

From the author: We have calculated and visualized numerically the mixing performances of four kinds of assemblies in twin-screw extruders that were composed of right-handed or left-handed double-flighted full flight screws and neutral or left-handed stagger angle kneading blocks, taking into consideration industrial usage. We have found that the mixing performance of a kneading block interposed between full flighted screws is strongly influenced by the flow of full flighted screws, in particular that of a neutral kneading block. Furthermore, we have proposed the simple mixing indices, which could describe both uniform mixing and heterogeneous mixing, and also applied them to our marker tracking results of four kinds of assemblies. We found that more uniform mixing is obtained for the assembly that has a neutral kneading block before the right-handed full flight screw, and a more enhanced heterogeneous mixing is obtained for the assembly that has a left-handed kneading block before the left-handed full flight screw. The reaso n for the latter mixing ability will relate to the quasi-channels of the left-handed kneading block, through which marker clusters flow while elongating.

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Title: 3-D numerical analysis on the mixing performance for assemblies with filled zone of right-handed and left-handed double-flighted screws and kneading blocks in twin-screw extruders.(Statistical Data Included)(Abstract)
Author: Kazumori Funatsu
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 42 Issue: 4 Page: 707(14)

Article Type: Statistical Data Included, Abstract

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Biaxial Stress Relaxation of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Above the Glass Transition Temperature.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Biaxial Stress Relaxation of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Above the Glass Transition Temperature.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Scott R. Hummel , Kishwar Hossain , and Gregory T. Hayes
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 4508 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: Biaxial Stress Relaxation of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Above the Glass Transition Temperature.
Author: Scott R. Hummel
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2001
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Page: 566

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Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Analysis for Plastic Thermoforming.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Analysis for Plastic Thermoforming.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Yuhua Song , K. F. Zhang , Z. R. Wang , F. X. Diao , Y. N. Yan , and R. J. Zhang
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on August 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5046 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: Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Analysis for Plastic Thermoforming.
Author: Yuhua Song
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 40 Issue: 8 Page: 1736

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The hybrid FEM/FDM computer model for analysis of the metering section of a single-screw extruder.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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The hybrid FEM/FDM computer model for analysis of the metering section of a single-screw extruder.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Rong-Yeu Chang , and Kuen-Jang Lin
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on November 1, 1995. The length of the article is 4800 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.

From the author: A hybrid FEM/FDM computer model was employed in this study for simulating the non-Newtonian, nonisothermal polymer melt felt in the metering section of a single-screw extruder. The pressure distribution in the screw surface was obtained by solving the generalized Reynolds equation. Instead of using the energy equation in Eulerian frame, a Lagrangian expression was involved for stabilizing the numerical scheme. The temperature profiles were obtained by finite difference discretization for the energy equation in such element. The screw surface with the screw channels and the flight lands could be modeled as a surface divided into small shell elements. To demonstrate applicability, the results provided by the hybrid FEM/FDM were found to be similar to those of the 2D FDM for the thermally developing flow, through Fenner's example. It can also illustrate the leakage flow and the cross-channel effect in the screw pumping problem. The results from the Hybrid FEM/FDM revealed that if the clearance becomes too large, the volumetric flow rate would considerably decrease and the exist melt temperature would increase. In addition, when the clearance is close to the normal design clearance, the leakage flow through the flight lands was found to be small. These computational results were observed to correlate with those of other experimental studies. Finally, the hybrid FEM/FDM approach can in principle be extended to the non-Newtonian, nonisothermal flow in a complex screw surface such as the barrier screw and the Maddock mixing head.

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Title: The hybrid FEM/FDM computer model for analysis of the metering section of a single-screw extruder.
Author: Rong-Yeu Chang
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1995
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v35 Issue: n22 Page: p1748(10)

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A new hybrid approach using the explicit dynamic finite element method and thermodynamic law for the analysis of the thermoforming and blow molding processes ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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A new hybrid approach using the explicit dynamic finite element method and thermodynamic law for the analysis of the thermoforming and blow molding processes ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Fouad Erchiqui
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 6503 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.

From the author: In this work, the problem of the modeling of thermoforming and blow molding processes for viscoelastic sheet are considered. To take account of the enclosed gas volume, responsible for inflation of the thermoplastic membrane (which contributes significantly to the strength and stiffness of a thermoplastic structure), we considered thermodynamic approach to express external work in terms of a closed volume. The pressure load is thus deduced from the thermodynamic law of ideal gases. The viscoelastic behavior of the K-BKZ model is considered. The Lagrangian formulation together with the assumption of the membrane theory is used in the explicit dynamic finite element implementation. The numerical validation is performed by comparing the theoretical bubble free inflation with numerical results. Moreover, the influence of the K-BKZ constitutive model on the thickness and stress distribution in the thermoforming of containers is presented. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 46: 1554-1564, 2006. [c] 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers

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Title: A new hybrid approach using the explicit dynamic finite element method and thermodynamic law for the analysis of the thermoforming and blow molding processes for polymer materials.
Author: Fouad Erchiqui
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 46 Issue: 11 Page: 1554(11)

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Nondestructive diagnosis of thermal aging for opaque epoxy resin by optical reflective analysis.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Nondestructive diagnosis of thermal aging for opaque epoxy resin by optical reflective analysis.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Yoshitaka Takezawa , Shin-Ichi Akasaka , Tohru Koyama , Hisaichi Miya , and Makoto Shimodera
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 2994 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.

From the author: A novel nondestructive diagnosis using optical reflective analysis is proposed to evaluate thermally aged opaque insulating resins. Values of reflective absorbance ([A.sub.R]) in the visible to near infrared (IR) range were measured under a variety of aging conditions using the bisphenol-A type epoxy resin tapes containing iron oxide pigment. The [A.sub.R] values increased markedly over 180 [degrees] C before and after heating. This increase was due to the electronic transition absorption caused by thermal oxidation of the resin. By rescaling the aging time as a reduced time, a master curve to evaluate thermal aging of the resin was obtained. Furthermore, a similar curve was obtained using the difference ([Delta][A.sub.R]) of the [A.sub.R] values between two wavelengths in the near IR range. This indicated that the surface reflectivity dependence on raggedness and dust and stain could be reduced. Consequently, when the thermal stress was the main cause of aging, the aging and residual life of the resin could be evaluated using this method.

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Title: Nondestructive diagnosis of thermal aging for opaque epoxy resin by optical reflective analysis.
Author: Yoshitaka Takezawa
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v36 Issue: n4 Page: p586(6)

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