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Parasitism

The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions

By: Claude Combes

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Parasitism

The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions

By: Claude Combes

In Parasitism, Claude Combes explores the fascinating adaptations parasites have developed through their intimate interactions with their hosts. He begins with the biology of parasites—their life cycles, habitats, and different types of associations with their hosts. Next he discusses genetic interactions between hosts and parasites, and he ends with a section on the community ecology of parasites and their role in the evolution of their hosts. Throughout the book Combes enlivens his discussion with a wealth of concrete examples of host-parasite interactions.

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Parasitism

The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions

By: Claude Combes

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The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions

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The Art of Being a Parasite

By: Claude Combes

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The Art of Being a Parasite

By: Claude Combes

Parasites are a masterful work of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Histiostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface-to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Gravid mussels such as Lampsilis ventricosa undulate excitedly as they release their parasitic larval offspring, conning greedy predators in search of a tasty meal into hosting the parasite. The Art of Being a Parasite is an extensive collection of these and other wonderful and weird stories that illuminate the ecology and evolution of interactions between species. Claude Combes illustrates what it means to be a parasite by considering every stage of its interactions, from invading to reproducing and leaving the host. An accessible and engaging follow-up to Combes's Parasitism, this book will be of interest to both scholars and nonspecialists in the fields of biodiversity, natural history, ecology, public health, and evolution.

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022677872X

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The Art of Being a Parasite

By: Claude Combes

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Human Capital and Regional Development in Europe

A Long-Run Comparative View

By: Claude Diebolt,Ralph Hippe

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Human Capital and Regional Development in Europe

A Long-Run Comparative View

By: Claude Diebolt,Ralph Hippe

Human capital is of utmost importance for the future of our knowledge economies and societies. However, it is unequally distributed in Europe, contributing to marked spatial patterns of economic prosperity within and across countries. In many cases, these patterns have a long history. To understand them better, it requires to go back in time, when mass schooling was starting to become a reality across Europe. Taking a long-run perspective over more than 150 years, this book shows the development and the distribution of human capital in the regions of Europe and its connections with the economy. It provides insights into recent research findings in this area, including theoretical advances and the use of new empirical data.

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Springer Nature

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3030908585

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Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies

By: Lloyd Knutson,Jean-Claude Vala

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Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies

By: Lloyd Knutson,Jean-Claude Vala

Written for academic researchers and graduate students in entomology, this is the first comprehensive analysis of Sciomyzid flies. Sciomyzid flies are important as prime candidates for the biological control of snails and slugs that help transmit diseases such as schistosomiasis or are important agricultural pests. They also serve as a paradigm for the study of the evolution of feeding behavior in predatory insects. Starting with analyses of malacophagy in general and then in Diptera specifically, all important aspects of the Sciomyzidae are discussed, including behavior, ecology, life cycles, morphology, and identification. New behavioral and morphological classifications and hypotheses are proposed on the basis of unpublished information and a complete analysis of the extensive literature. Also included are keys to adults, larvae and puparia and a checklist of world species, with information on geographical range and the location of type specimens. The accompanying DVD includes Clifford O. Berg's classic film on the biology of Sciomyzidae and biological control of snails.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521867851

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Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions

By: Jean-Claude Prager,Jacques-François Thisse

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Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions

By: Jean-Claude Prager,Jacques-François Thisse

Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of peaks and troughs in the spatial distribution of wealth and people, with a special emphasis on the role of large cities and regional agglomerations in the process of economic development.

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Routledge

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1136310541

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Sustainable Viticulture

The Vines and Wines of Burgundy

By: Claude Chapuis

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Sustainable Viticulture

The Vines and Wines of Burgundy

By: Claude Chapuis

Written by an expert of the ins and outs of viticulture in Burgundy and many other areas of the world, this new volume showcases the wine-growing culture of Burgundy. Sustainable Viticulture: The Vines and Wines of Burgundy covers the rich history and culture of the wine growing tradition of the region. The author, who has worked as a viticulturist in Burgundy, Switzerland, Germany, California, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, tells the epic story of Burgundy, a 2000-year adventure with its ups and downs. The oldest vineyard discovered by archaeologists dates back to the first century A.D. By the third century, Burgundy wines were already famous in the Roman Empire. Burgundy was a powerful state in the 15th century, which was also a golden age for its viticulture. The book covers: the red and white cultivars that are to be found in Burgundy the Appellations Contrôlées system the tasks the wine grower performs during the year the social life of wine growers the scourges the wine grower fears how religion has played at part in the history of viticulture the factors that contributed to making Burgundy wines famous what new challenges growers are facing today In this entertaining and informative book, the author’s approach to viticulture reconciles the present, the past, and the future. The volume will appeal to wine buffs as much as it does to readers who wish to learn about viticulture. It's a serious book that doesn't take itself seriously.

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CRC Press

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1351800159

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Re-founding the World

A Western Testament

By: Jean-Claude Guillebaud

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Re-founding the World

A Western Testament

By: Jean-Claude Guillebaud

Is it time to dump Western capitalism's values? Or on the contrary, to re-found our market-based society by dumping its distortions and returning to the fundamental values of our Greek-Judeo-Christian heritage?

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1892941554

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Regulating Public Services

Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice

By: Emmanuelle Auriol,Claude Crampes,Antonio Estache

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Regulating Public Services

Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice

By: Emmanuelle Auriol,Claude Crampes,Antonio Estache

Regulation is one of the tools used by governments to control monopolistic behaviour in the provision of public services such as electricity, transport or water. Technological and financial innovations have changed these public services markets since the 1990s, bringing new regulatory challenges, including technological and financial ones. This book demonstrates that basic regulatory theory and tools can address these new challenges, in addition to more traditional regulatory issues, both in developed and developing economies. The theory covered in the book is robust enough to guide regulators in multiple contexts, including those resulting from the effects of financial or political constraints, evolving market structures or the need to adapt to institutional weaknesses, climate change and poverty concerns that demand regulatory intervention. A bridge between theory and an evolving global practice, this book mobilizes the lessons of the past to analyse the future of economic regulation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108996329

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Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications

By: Catherine Picart,Frank Caruso,Jean-Claude Voegel

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Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications

By: Catherine Picart,Frank Caruso,Jean-Claude Voegel

The layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique is a versatile approach for preparing nanoscale multimaterial films: the fabrication of multicomposite films by the LbL procedure allows the combination of literally hundreds of different materials with nanometer thickness in a single device to obtain novel or superior performance. In the last 15 years the LbL technique has seen considerable developments and has now reached a point where it is beginning to find applications in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. The book gives a thorough overview of applications of the LbL technique in the context of bioengineering and biomedical engineering where the last years have witnessed tremendous progress. The first part familiarizes the reader with the specifics of cell-film interactions that need to be taken into account for successful application of the LbL method in biological environments. The second part focuses on LbL-derived small drug delivery systems and antibacterial agents, and the third part covers nano- and microcapsules as drug carriers and biosensors. The fourth and last part focuses on larger-scale biomedical applications of the LbL method such as engineered tissues and implant coatings.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527335897

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Biodiversity

By: Christian Lévêque,Jean-Claude Mounolou

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Biodiversity

By: Christian Lévêque,Jean-Claude Mounolou

The title provides an overview of the current knowledge about the diversity of the living world and the various problems associated with its conservation and sustainable use. Covering both the fundamentals of the subject, along with the latest research, Biodiversity presents key conservation issues within a framework of global case studies. Starting with a summary of the concept of biodiversity, the text then explores such subjects as species richness, ecological systems, the consequences of human activities, diversity and human health, genetic resources, biotechnology and conservation. Comprehensive introduction to key issues surrounding the study of biodiversity. Extensive bibliography and references to numerous relevant websites. Introduces current research in the field within a framework of useful case studies.

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047034010X

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Imaging with Synthetic Aperture Radar

By: Didier Massonnet,Jean-Claude Souyris

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Imaging with Synthetic Aperture Radar

By: Didier Massonnet,Jean-Claude Souyris

Describing a field that has been transformed by the recent availability of data from a new generation of space and airborne systems, the authors offer a synthetic geometrical approach to the description of synthetic aperture radar, one that addresses physicists, radar specialists, as well as experts in image processing.

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EPFL Press

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0849382394

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Knowledge Production Modes between Science and Applications 2

Applications

By: Jean-Claude Andre

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Knowledge Production Modes between Science and Applications 2

Applications

By: Jean-Claude Andre

Inventing isn’t easy! After identifying and presenting the 12 "valleys of death", the real obstacles limiting the transition from an original idea to an innovative one, including the notion of socially responsible research, Knowledge Production Modes between Science and Applications 2 applies the concepts introduced in Volume 1. The book starts off with 3D printing, which has essentially broken through all barriers by offering remarkable advantages over existing mechanical technology. The situation is different for 4D printing and bio-printing. First of all, we need to tackle the complexity inherent in these processes, and move away from disciplinarity to find robust, applicable solutions, despite the obstacles. This is possible in niche areas, but currently, low profitability still limits their general applicability and the willingness of researchers to embrace interdisciplinary convergence....

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1786309351

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Le collier de Blanche

By: Claude Hériard

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Le collier de Blanche

By: Claude Hériard

Blanche avait le teint clair comme la neige qui couvrait la colline et ses membres étaient si fragiles qu’il lui sembla qu’un geste pouvait les briser. A son cou, une petite perle fine trahissait sa lignée." Le collier de Blanche est l'histoire d'une famille de 1350 à 1450 en vallée d'Avre, à la limite entre le comté du Thymerais et la Normandie... 100 ans d'histoire où se mêlent passion, guerre, maladies, joie et espérance.

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1471038289

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9781471038280

Nonequilibrium Processes in the Planetary and Cometary Atmospheres: Theory and Applications

By: Mikhail Ya. Marov,V. Shematovich,D. Bisikalo,Jean-Claude Gérard

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Nonequilibrium Processes in the Planetary and Cometary Atmospheres: Theory and Applications

By: Mikhail Ya. Marov,V. Shematovich,D. Bisikalo,Jean-Claude Gérard

This book reviews the approach to the kinetic simulation of nonequilib rium processes in the planetary atmospheres which the authors developed and dealt with since the 1970s. The results of this study, which are focused on the nonequilibrium collisional processes in the atmospheres of planets and comets, are thoroughly reviewed and discussed. Many specific problems of atmospheric modeling, involving numerical evaluation of aeronomic pro cesses, are addressed and compared with the available experimental data. The kinetic approach proved to be especially effective to model the in teraction of the incident shortwave solar radiation with the rarefied gas of planetary upper atmospheres. It involves various processes of photolysis, en ergetic electron impacts, and accompanying numerous chemical reactions, as well as processes occurring in the intermediate ("transition") zones of planetary and cometary gas envelopes. The underlying mathematical treat ment is based on the stochastic approach for the solution of the Boltzmann type equation and implies the development of the efficient algorithms for its computer simulation. Some results of this study were previously summa rized in the monograph issued in Russian (Marov et al. , 1990) and later in the review paper published in Space Science Reviews (Marov et al. , 1996). The basic principles of stochastic simulation were first developed in the field of rarefied gas dynamics and were successfully applied to the solution of some engineering problems of aerodynamics and heat transfer.

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1402003781

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9781402003783

L'épée et la mitre au service du roi. Les quatre frères Du Bellay, gloires du Maine au 16ème siècle.

By: Claude DUBOIS-GEOFFROY

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L'épée et la mitre au service du roi. Les quatre frères Du Bellay, gloires du Maine au 16ème siècle.

By: Claude DUBOIS-GEOFFROY

Du Bellay. Chacun a retenu les vers de Joachim, mais qui se souvient de ses glorieux cousins, si connus en leur temps par la rare competence mise dans leurs multiples fonctions? Guillaume, Jean, Martin et Rene Du Bellay, quatre freres au service du roi, promoteurs des valeurs de tolerance et d'humanisme en cette premiere moitie du XVIeme siecle troublee mais feconde en idees nouvelles. Nous les suivons un a un, a travers le Maine, l'Anjou et l'Europe: Guillaume, gentilhomme zele et ambassadeur de Francois Ier, Jean, grand ecclesiastique de l'Eglise gallicane, orateur lettre, successeur de Rene sur la cathedre mancelle, Martin, grand capitaine des chevau-legers du roi, Rene, eveque du Mans, protecteur du naturaliste Pierre Belon comme du savant lettre Jacques Peletier... Claude Dubois-Geoffroy a reussi, en un ouvrage accessible a tous, a livrer la synthese indispensable a tout un chacun desireux de connaitre les artisans de l'Europe de la Renaissance.

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Lulu.com

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2954328614

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Global Analysis on Foliated Spaces

By: Calvin C. Moore,Claude L. Schochet

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Global Analysis on Foliated Spaces

By: Calvin C. Moore,Claude L. Schochet

This book presents a complete proof of Connes' Index Theorem generalized to foliated spaces, including coverage of new developments and applications.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521613051

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9780521613057

Roman Patrons of Greek Cities

By: Claude Eilers

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Roman Patrons of Greek Cities

By: Claude Eilers

Patronage has long been an important topic of interest to ancient historians. It remains unclear what patronage entailed, however, and how it worked. Is it a universal phenomenon embracing all, or most, relationships between unequals? Or is it an especially Roman practice? In previous discussions of patronage, one crucial body of evidence has been under-exploited: inscriptions from the Greek East that borrow the Latin term 'patron' and use it to honour their Roman officials. The fact that the Greeks borrow the term patron suggests that there was something uniquely Roman about the patron-client relationship. Moreover, this epigraphic evidence implies that patronage was not only a part of Rome's history, but had a history of its own. The rise and fall of city patrons in the Greek East is linked to the fundamental changes that took place during the fall of the Republic and the transition to the Principate. Senatorial patrons appear in the Greek inscriptions of the Roman province of Asia towards the end of the second century BC and are widely attested in the region and elsewhere for the following century. In the early principate, however, they become less common and soon more or less disappear. Eilers's discursive treatment of the origins, nature, and decline of this type of patronage, and its place in Roman practice as a whole, is supplemented by a reference catalogue of Roman patrons of Greek communities.

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OUP Oxford

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0191554510

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9780191554513

The Idealist Illusion and Other Essays

Translation and Introduction by Fiachra Long, Annotations by Fiachra Long and Claude Troisfontaines

By: Maurice Blondel,Claude Troisfontaines

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The Idealist Illusion and Other Essays

Translation and Introduction by Fiachra Long, Annotations by Fiachra Long and Claude Troisfontaines

By: Maurice Blondel,Claude Troisfontaines

This book presents three of Blondel's most important articles, which have not yet appeared in English. These are Idealist Illusion (1898), The Elementary Principle of a Logic of the Moral Life (1903), and The Starting Point of Philosophy (1906). These essays became significant in Blondel's transition from the early Action (1893) to his later works on Thinking (1934), Being and Beings (1935), and Action (1936-7). They offer evidence for and explain the nature of the pragmatism in Blondel's thought, which developed as he began to articulate the logic of action in response to the criticism that he was an idealist. The Introduction argues that Blondel's measured response to this charge led to the development of a metaphysics of the concrete life and allied him closely to the commonsense school of Reid. These articles should interest students of philosophy and theology who want to explore the theme of concrete experience.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0792366549

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