Note: Intro -- LA MOTIVATION DANS LA CRÉATION SCIENTIFIQUE -- TABLE DES MATIÈRES -- AVANT-PROPOS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPITRE 1_La motivation, une condition essentielle à la création scientifique -- CHAPITRE 2_Les théories sur l'origine de la motivation des grands chercheurs -- CHAPITRE 3_Un modèle de la dynamique motivationnelle qui anime les grands chercheurs -- CHAPITRE 4_Les études de cas de Charles Darwin et de Marie Curie -- CONCLUSION -- RÉFÉRENCES -- INDEX.

Note: Front Cover -- Alternative Methods of Agriculture -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editorial. alternative agriculture and man -- History, realisation and arrangement of the report -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Agriculture under discussion -- 1.2.The essential aspects of agriculture -- Chapter 2. The extent of alternative agriculture -- Chapter 3. Overview of the specific ideologies on which the alternative methods of agriculture are based -- 3.1. Background -- 3.2. A.N.O.G.-agriculture -- 3.3. Biodynamic agriculture -- 3.4. Howard-Balfour agriculture -- 3.5. Lemaire-Boucher agriculture -- 3.6. Macrobiotic agriculture -- 3.7. Mazdaznan agriculture -- 3.8. Organic-biological agriculture -- 3.9. Veganic agriculture -- Chapter 4. Cultivation methods -- 4.1. Tillage -- 4.2. Soil disinfection -- 4.3. Fertilising -- 4.4. Composting and humus balance -- 4.5. Soil cover -- 4.6. Crop rotation and multiple cropping -- 4.7. Other methods of cultivation -- Chapter 5. Animal husbandry -- 5.1. Description -- 5.2. Comment -- Chapter 6. Diseases, pests and weeds -- 6.1. Description -- 6.2 .Comment -- Chapter 7. Kilogram yields -- 7.1. Description -- 7.2. Comment -- Chapter 8. The quality of products cultivated by alternative methods -- 8.1. External quality (comment) -- 8.2. Inner quality (comment) -- Chapter 9. Damage to the environment as a consequence of alternative and conventional agricultural methods -- Chapter 10. Considerations on an extension of alternative agriculture -- 10.1. Diseases rests and weeds -- 10.2. Fertilising -- 10.3. Possible solution -- Chapter 11. Evaluation -- 11.1. Man's relationship to nature -- 11.2.The "naturalness" and the "biological" of agriculture -- 11.3. The level of production -- 11.4. Conservation of soil fertility -- 11.5. The quality of the alternative-cultivated product -- 11.6.Diseases, pests and weeds. , 11.7 Enegry use -- 11.8. Economic asescts -- Chapter 12. Conclusions and recommendations for research -- 12.1. Conclusion -- 12.2. Recommendations for research -- References -- Appendices: Cultivation methods.

Note: Front Cover -- Comparison of Forest Water and Energy Exchange Models -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Workshop Participants -- Foreword -- Section I: Data and Computer Facilities -- Chapter 1. Climatic Data and Data Bases at Järdraȧs Ecological Research Station -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and methods -- Results and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2. Evapotranspiration Measurements in Järdraȧs, Instrumentation, Data Gathering and Processing -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and methods -- Results -- Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Storage, Retrieval and Analysis of Continuously Recorded Ecosystem Data -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Analysis programs -- File format in ECODATA -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4. SIMP - Interactive Mini-Computer Package for Simulating Dynamic and Static Models -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Coding the model into SIMP -- Standard SIMP programs and disc files -- Coupling between SIMP and ECODATA -- Super-programs -- Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Section II: Atmospheric Exchange and Radiation Models -- Chapter 5. MICROWEATHER Simulation Model, Applied to a Forest -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Model outline -- Inputs -- Methods -- Submodels -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6. Model for Energy Exchange of a Pine Forest Canopy -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Structure of the model -- Radiation interception -- Latent and sensible heat exchange -- Precipitation interception -- Driving variables -- Computational aspects -- Application -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7. Simulating the Quality and Quantity of Short-Wave Radiation Within and Above Canopies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Model concept -- Program structure and basic input data -- Discussion of program tests and of model performance. , Case studies -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8. Physical Model to Simulate Energy Exchange of Plant Canopies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Schematic description and fundamentals of the model -- Submodels and basic equations -- Some results -- Conclusions -- References -- Section III: Soil Water and Interception Models -- Chapter 9. Simulation of Water State and Flow in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere System by a Model Named HEJMDAL -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description of the model -- Validation -- Application -- Modification of HEJMDAL for Jädraȧs -- References -- Chapter 10. Model for the Water Regime of Forests and Meadow -- Abstract -- List of symbols -- Objective -- Model description -- Model parameters and estimation -- First adaptations of the model and estimation results -- Adaption of the model for Jädraȧs -- Future prospects -- References -- Chapter 11. Model for Annual Water and Energy Flow in a Layered Soil -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Structure of the model -- Heat flux in soil -- Water flux in soil -- Water uptake by roots -- Interception of water -- Snow dynamics -- Driving variables -- Computational aspects -- Application of the model -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 12. Model ETFOREST for Calculating Actual Evapotranspiration -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description of the model -- Adjustment of the model to the forest stand at Jädraȧs -- Results -- References -- Chapter 13. SIM5T/12 - a Model of Forest Transpiration and Interception, Using Data from an Automatic Weather Station -- Abstract -- List of symbols -- Introduction -- Objectives of the model -- Type of output and verification of model performance -- The classification of the model -- The range and application of the model -- The model equations -- The model parameters -- The input variables needed for simulation -- Computing details. , Future prospects and developments -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Section IV: Comparison of Models -- Chapter 14. Comparison of Radiation Models -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15. Comparison of Energy Exchange Models -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Results -- Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16. Comparison of Interception Models -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17. Model Comparison to Estimate Consumptive Use -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18. Discrepancy between Energy and Water Balance Estimates of Evapotranspiration -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The energy balance method -- The water balance method -- Results and discussion -- Acknowledgements -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Conclusions of the Workshop.

Note: Front Cover -- Lipids: Structure and Function -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- General Preface -- Preface to Volume 4 -- Chapter 1. Plant Acyl Lipids: Structure, Distribution, and Analysis -- I. Introduction -- II. Plant Fatty Acids -- III. Complex Acyl Lipids -- IV. Distribution of Acyl Lipids -- V. Age-Related Changes in the Lipid Composition of Plant Tissues -- VI. Methods for Lipid Analysis -- References -- Chapter 2. Membrane Lipids: Structure and Function -- I. Introduction -- II. Membrane Structure -- III. Lipid Dependency of Purified Membrane Proteins -- IV. Temperature Effects on Lipid Structure and Membrane Function -- V. Membrane Structure and Phytochrome Action -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Degradation of Acyl Lipids: Hydrolytic and Oxidative Enzymes -- I. Lipolytic Enzymes -- II. Oxidative Enzymes -- References -- Chapter 4. The Role of the Glyoxylate Cycle -- I. Introduction: The Problem Posed by the Conversion of Fat to Carbohydrate -- II. Elucidation of the Glyoxylate Cycle -- III. Enzymes of the Glyoxylate Cycle in Plants -- IV. Experiments with Labeled Acetate: Confirmation of the Pathway -- V. Compartmentation of the Glyoxylate Cycle: The Glyoxysome -- References -- Chapter 5. Lipoxygenases -- I. Introduction -- II. Distribution of Lipoxygenases -- III. Characterization of Lipoxygenases -- IV. Assay Methods -- V. Mechanism of Lipoxygenase Reactions -- VI. Enzymatic Conversions of Lipoxygenase Products -- VII. Nonenzymatic Reactions of Hydroperoxides -- VIII. Physiological Aspects of Lipoxygenase -- References -- Chapter 6. Biosynthesis of Ethylene -- I. Introduction -- II. Olefin-Forming Biochemical Reactions -- III. Conversion of Methionine to Ethylene in Model Systems -- IV. Methionine as a Biochemical Precursor of Ethylene -- V. Regulation of Ethylene Biosynthesis. , References -- Chapter 7. Biosynthesis of Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids -- I. Biosynthesis of Saturated Fatty Acids -- II. Biosynthesis of Unsaturated Fatty Acids -- III. Termination Mechanisms -- References -- Chapter 8. The Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols -- I. Introduction -- II. Structure of Triacylglycerols -- III. Accumulation of Triacylglycerols in Plant Cells -- IV. The Storage of Oil in Plant Cells -- V. Pathways for the Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols in Plants -- VI. Future Trends -- References -- Chapter 9. Phospholipid Biosynthesis -- I. Introduction -- II. Phospholipid Composition of Tissues and Organelles -- III. Fatty Acid Composition of Phospholipids -- IV. Enzymatic Steps of Phospholipid Biosynthesis -- V. The Use of Intact Tissue and Labeled Precursors for the Study of Phospholipid Metabolism -- VI. Factor Effecting Changes in Phospholipids -- VII. Turnover of Phospholipids -- VIII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. Phospholipid-Exchange Systems -- I. Introduction -- II. Organelles Involved in Membrane Lipid Biosynthesis -- III. Phospholipid Exchange in Vitro -- IV. Phospholipid-Exchange Proteins (PLEP) -- V. Phospholipid Exchange in Vivo -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11. Sulfolipids -- I. Introduction -- II. Identification and Characterization of Diacylsulfoquinovosylglycerol -- III. Occurrence and Distribution of Diacylsulfoquinovosylglycerol -- IV. Metabolism of Diacylsulfoquinovosylglycerol -- V. Possible Functions of Diacylsulfoquinovosylglycerol -- VI. Other Sulfur-Containing Lipids -- References -- Chapter 12. Plant Galactolipids -- I. Introduction -- II. Structure -- III. Occurrence and Distribution -- IV. Biological Function -- V. Metabolism -- References -- Chapter 13. Biochemistry of Terpenoids -- I. Introduction -- II. Hemiterpenes (Isoprene) (C5) -- III. Monoterpenes (C10). , IV. Sesquiterpenes (C15) -- V. Diterpenes (C20) -- VI. Sesterterpenes (C25) -- VII. Triterpenes (C30) -- VIII. Polyterpenes (C5) w -- IX. Prenols and Prenyl Side Chains -- X. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14. Carotenoids -- I. Introduction -- II. Structure and Nomenclature -- III. Chemistry -- IV. Distribution -- V. Biosynthesis -- VI. Function -- References -- Chapter 15. Biosynthesis of Sterols -- I. Introduction -- II. Cyclization of Squalene -- III. Alkylation Reactions -- IV. Opening of the Cyclopropane Ring -- V. Later Stages -- VI. Transformations Involving 24-Methylene Lophenol and 24-Ethylidene Lophenol -- VII. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16. Sterol Interconversions -- I. Introduction -- II. Analytical Data -- III. Metabolism -- IV. Physiological Observations -- V. Physical Properties -- VI. Function -- VII. Sterol Derivatives in Fungi -- VIII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17. Biosynthesis of Acetate-Derived Phenols (Polyketides) -- I. Introduction -- II. Early Considerations -- III. Biosynthesis of Phenols in Fungi -- IV. Biosynthesis of Phenols in Higher Plants -- V. Modifications of Assembly -- VI. Regulation of Phenol Synthesis in Fungi -- VII. Assembly Patterns -- References -- Chapter 18. Cutin, Suberin, and Waxes -- I. Introduction -- II. Chemistry of Cutin, Suberin, Sporopollenin, and Waxes -- III. Biosynthesis of Waxes, Cutin, and Suberin -- IV. Degradation of Waxes, Cutin, and Suberin -- V. Function of Cellular Lipids -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19. Biosynthesis of Cyclic Fatty Acids -- I. Introduction -- II. Cyclopropanoid and Cyclopropenoid Fatty Acids -- III. Cyclopentenyl Fatty Acids -- IV. Other Cyclic Fatty Acids -- V. Conclusions -- References -- Index -- Contents of Other Volumes.

Note: Front Cover -- Current Argument on Early Man: Report from a Nobel Symposium -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. FROM LINNE TO LEAKEY:SIX SIGNPOSTSIN HUMAN EVOLUTION -- Linné and man -- Charles Darwin and man -- Eugene Dubois and Homo erectus -- Raymond Dart and Australopithecus -- Robert Broom muddies the water with A. robustas -- Leakey -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2. THE EXCAVATION OF THE CAVE ATCHOU-KOÜ-TIEN IN 1927 AND 1928:A POSTSCRIPT -- Chapter 3. CONSENSUS, CONTROVERSY AND COMPLICATIONS -- Introduction -- How? (Theory of science) -- When? (Chronology -- Who? (Human and non-human) -- Australopithecus in Asia? -- Australopithecus afarensis in the forest of phytogenies -- Homo erectus and Homo sapiens -- The importance of molecular data and their interpretations -- The oldest finds in central Europe -- Ecology -- Functional meaning of eyebrows -- Co-existence and sympatry -- More than one species during 0.5 million years before H. sapiens? -- Mono- or polycentricity? -- Population genetics -- Ecology: impact of magnetic reversals? -- Technology -- Osteological measurements -- Consensus? -- Process -- Retrospect (Moberg) -- Chapter 4. HOW MANY SPECIES OF HOMINIDS AT LAKE TURK ANA? -- Chapter 5. EARLY AFRICAN HOMINID PHYLOGENESIS:A RE-EVALUATION -- Introduction -- Hadar -- Laetolil -- Morphology of the Hadar and Laetolil hominids -- Taxonomic aspects -- Taxonomy of the Hadar and Laetolil hominids -- Phylogenetic implications of Australopithecus afarensis -- Summary and speculation -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6. HOMO ERECTUS ANDHUMAN EVOLUTION IN THEAFRICAN MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE -- Remains of Homo erectus -- Later mid-Pleistocene hominids -- Evolutionary patterns, hypotheses and problems -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter 7. A SURVEY AND SYNTHESIS OF THE AFRICAN HOMINIDS OF THE LATE TERTIARY AND EARLY QUATERNARY PERIODS -- Limitations of time, space and systematics -- Phylogenetic reconstruction -- The temporal setting of African hominid-bearing sites -- Heads or tails? -- Some variables at the head-end -- Variability at the head-end -- Early and late lineages -- The place of Laetolil -- African hominids after 2.5 million years B.P. -- Cladogenesis of hominids in the late Pliocene -- The enigma of Taung -- References -- Chapter 8. EARLY MAN,ENVIRONMENT AND TOOLS -- Laetolil -- Olduvai Gorge -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9. POSSIBLE WAYS OF ANALYSING THE TECHNIQUES OF EARLY MAN -- References -- Chapter 10. EUROPEAN HOMO ERECTUS AND THE ORIGIN OF HOMO SAPIENS -- References -- Chapter 11. PLEISTOCENE MAMMALIAN FAUNAS IN THE HOLARCTIC REGION -- Faunal sequences -- Case histories of mammalian orders -- Summary of migrations -- References -- Chapter 12. NEW MATERIALS OF SKELETAL REMAINS OF ANCIENT PEOPLES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE SOVIET UNION -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13. THE PITHECANTHROPUS OF INDONESIA: PHENOTYPE, GENETICS AND ECOLOGY -- The Indonesian Pithecanthropines -- The phenotype -- The genotype -- The ecology -- Taxonomy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14. NATURAL SELECTION AND GENETIC DRIFT IN EARLY MAN -- References -- Chapter 15. PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY IN THE NEW CHINA -- I. Fossils -- II. Early Palaeolithic Period -- III. Middle Palaeolithic period -- IV. Late Palaeolithic Period -- References -- Chapter 16.THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUSTRALOPITHECUS AND HOMO -- PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS FROM THE OMO RESEARCH EXPEDITION'S STUDIES -- Í. Geology -- 2. Hominids -- 3. Culture and environment -- Conclusions. , Chapter 17. CASTING THE NET WIDE: A REVIEW OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR EARLY HOMINID LAND-USE AND ECOLOGICAL RELATIONS -- The narrative and the puzzles that it poses -- Rival explanations for the trend to brain enlargement -- Environments and land-use patterns 2.5 to 1.5 million years ago -- Movements and land-use patterns in comparable African environments -- Diet -- Formulating alternative models of adaptation -- 2,000,000 B C : The archaeological evidence -- Guesses about the factors which made the early-hominid pattern adaptive -- Adaptation, phylogeny and taxonomy -- Degrees of humanness -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 18. EVIDENCE USING VIRAL GENE SEQUENCES SUGGESTING AN ASIAN ORIGIN OF MAN -- References -- Chapter 19. MAJOR TRENDS IN HUMAN EVOLUTION -- Introduction -- Theoretical thoughts on theories -- A century of theories -- Recent work in Pakistan -- Some newer speculations -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Note: Front Cover -- Cisplatin: Current Status and New Developments -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Section I: PRECLINICAL STUDIES -- Chapter 1. CISPLATIN: A PRECLINICAL OVERVIEW -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MECHANISM OF ACTION -- III. PHARMACOLOGY -- IV. ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY -- V. TOXICITY -- VI. CISPLATIN ANALOGS -- VII. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. CISPLATIN: ITS HISTORY AND POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF ACTION -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY -- IIΙ. MECHANISMS OF ANTICANCER ACTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. EFFECTS OF CISPLATIN ON DNA AND THE POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS TO CYTOTOXICITY AND MUTAGENICITY IN MAMMALIAN CELLS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. THE LETHAL ACTIVITY OF PLATINUM COMPOUNDS IN COMBINATION WITH PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. REPAIR OF cis-PLATINUM (II) DIAMMINE DICHLORIDE-INDUCED DNA DAMAGE AND CELL SENSITIVITY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. ULTRASTRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF CISPLATIN -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. RATIONALE OF COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. A REVIEW OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLATINUM COORDINATION COMPLEXES AND IONIZING RADIATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER THERAPY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. REVIEW OF STUDIES IN EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS -- III. MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9. ANTITUMOR PLATINUM COMPLEXES: STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS. , I. INTRODUCTION -- II. STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY STUDIES -- III. POTENTIAL SECOND-GENERATION DRUGS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY OF PLATINUM ANALOGS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY OF CISPLATIN ANALOGS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. ANTITUMOR, TOXIC AND BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CISPLATIN AND EIGHT OTHER PLATINUM COMPLEXES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. IN VITRO INTERACTION OF COVALENTLY LINKED CLOSED CIRCULAR DNA WITH THE SECOND-GENERATION PLATINUM COMPOUNDS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- V. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. TOXIC SIDE EFFECTS OF PLATINUM ANALOGS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. APPROACHES TO STUDIES OF PLATINATE TOXICITIES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. MORPHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF CISPLATIN ANALOGS IN RATS: AN ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. RADIOPHARMACOKINETICS OF CISPLATIN -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. METHODS -- III. MATHEMATICAL THEORY - STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION -- IV. RESULTS -- V. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. REACTIONS OF CISPLATIN WITH HUMAN PLASMA AND PLASMA FRACTIONS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES. , Chapter 19. PHYSICAL COMPATIBILITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY OF CISPLATIN IN VARIOUS DILUENTS AND IN LARGE-VOLUME PARENTERAL SOLUTIONS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Section II: CLINICAL STUDIES -- Chapter 20. CISPLATIN: A CLINICAL OVERVIEW -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. CISPLATIN CHEMOTHERAPY OF TESTICULAR CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. SEQUENTIAL COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY WITH VINBLASTINE-BLEOMYCIN AND ADRIAMYCIN-CISPLATIN IN EARLY AND LATE TESTICULAR CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PATIENTS AND METHODS -- III. TOXICITY -- IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- V. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. CISPLATIN ANALOGS AND COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE THERAPY OF MURINE BLADDER CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. CISPLATIN REGIMENS IN THE TREATMENT OF BLADDER AND PENILE CANCER -- I. UROTHELIAL TRACT TUMORS: INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. DOSES -- IV. PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS -- V. RESULTS -- VI. TOXICITY -- VII. DISCUSSION -- VIII. PENILE CANCER: INTRODUCTION -- IX. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. TREATMENT OF ADVANCED ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE WITH CISPLATIN -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. CISPLATIN THERAPY OF OVARIAN CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS -- III. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. CISPLATIN COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY FOR DRUG-RESISTANT OVARIAN CARCINOMA -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- ΙII. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. CISPLATIN IN TREATMENT OF CERVICAL AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER PATIENTS. , I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. CISPLATIN IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED OR RECURRENT CERVIX AND UTERINE CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- V. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 30. THE ROLE OF CISPLATIN IN THE TREATMENT OF RECURRENT HEAD AND NECK CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CISPLATIN AS A SINGLE AGENT -- III. CISPLATIN IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY OF ADVANCED PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED SQUAMOUS CELL HEAD AND NECK CANCER WITH CISPLATIN AND BLEOMYCIN -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PATIENTS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. CLINICAL RESULTS WITH CISPLATIN IN LUNG CANCER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- III. CLINICAL TRIALS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 33. THE USE OF INTRAVENOUS CISPLATIN IN VARIOUS ADULT MALIGNANCIES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS -- III. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 34. CISPLATIN IN METASTATIC OSTEOGENIC SARCOMA -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PATIENTS AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION -- III. TOXICITY -- IV. RESULTS -- V. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 35. PHASE II EVALUATION OF CISPLATIN IN CHILDREN WITH NEUROBLASTOMA AND OTHER MALIGNANT SOLID TUMORS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 36. CISPLATIN NEPHROTOXICITY: THE EFFECT OF DOSE, SCHEDULE, AND HYDRATION SCHEME -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. NEPHROTOXICITY CRITERIA -- III. RESULTS -- IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 37. TREATMENT OF REGIONALLY CONFINED METASTATIC TUMORS WITH ARTERIAL INFUSION OF CISPLATIN -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION. , REFERENCES -- Chapter 38. DESIGN OF CLINICAL TRIALS WITH CISPLATIN ANALOGS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ANALOGS OF CISPLATIN -- III. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 39. CLINICAL RESULTS WITH CISPLATIN ANALOGS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RATIONALE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CISPLATIN ANALOGS -- III. DESCRIPTION OF ANALOGS OF CURRENT INTEREST -- IV. REVIEW OF CLINICAL RESULTS -- V. FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

Note: Front Cover -- Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Trees -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PART I: FRUIT TREE MINERAL NUTRITION AND CROP QUALITY -- CHAPTER 1. MINERAL NUTRITION AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TEMPERATEZONE FRUIT TREES -- References -- CHAPTER 2. MODERN CONCEPTS IN FRUIT NUTRITION -- Early Trends of Fruit Nutrition -- Nutrient Content of Target Organs -- Time of Nutrient Requirement -- Coordination of Tree Physiology with Nutrition -- Altering Tree Physiology for Maximizing Availability of Ions Alreadyin the Tree -- References -- CHAPTER 3. THE INFLUENCE OF ORCHARD NUTRITION ON THESTORAGE QUALITY OF APPLES AND PEARS GROWN IN THEUNITED KINGDOM -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 4. THE INFLUENCE OF MINERAL NUTRITION ON THE QUALITYAND STORAGE PERFORMANCE OF POME FRUITS GROWN INNORTH AMERICA -- Mineral Nutrient Effects on Fruit Quality -- Roles of Nutrients Within Cells -- Interactions Between Calcium and Other Nutrients Within Cells -- Conclusion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 5. INTERACTION OF NUTRITION AND ENVIRONMENT ONMINERAL COMPOSITION OF FRUITS -- Introduction -- Calcium -- Nitrogen -- Potassium -- Magnesium -- Phosphorus -- Boron -- Other Minor Elements -- Growth Regulators -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 6. CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE IN APPLE FRUITS IN RELATION TOCALCIUM CONCENTRATION AND FRUIT QUALITY -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 7. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ELECTRONMICROPROBE STUDIES OF BITTER PIT IN APPLES -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Summary -- References -- Discussion. , CHAPTER 8. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ORCHARD NUTRITION ANDBITTER PIT CONTROL -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Identification of Important Factors -- Bitter Pit Control Measures -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 9. INFLUENCE OF SHOOT GROWTH, AVERAGE FRUIT WEIGHTAND DAMINOZIDE ON BITTER PIT -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 10. EFFECTS OF THE SUPPLY OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMON THE COMPOSITION AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF GOLDENDELICIOUS APPLES TO PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICALDISORDERS -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowlegements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 11. WATERCORE: ITS RELATIONSHIP TO MEAN FRUIT SIZE ANDCALCIUM CONCENTRATION AND RELEVANCE TO OTHERDISORDERS -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 12. MINERAL CONTENT OF ANJOU PEAR FRUIT AFFECTEDWITH GREEN BLOTCH -- CHAPTER 13. MINERAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FRUITDISORDERS IN THE NIEDERELBE REGION OF GERMANY -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 14. THE INFLUENCE OF BORON DEFICIENCY ON FRUITQUALITY -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Discussion -- PART II: UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT -- CHAPTER 15. THE EFFECT OF SOIL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS ON ROOTSAND UPTAKE -- Introduction -- Root Surface -- Rate of Entry -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 16. MINERAL NUTRITION AND TREE ROOT GROWTH -- Introduction -- Effects of Nutrition on Growth of Sitka Spruce in the Field -- The Effect of Different Concentrations of a Balanced Nutrient Solutionon Sitka Spruce with Divided Roots -- The Effect of Specific Nutrients -- Plasticity of Root Growth -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 17. THE GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRUIT TREE ROOTS:SOME CONSEQUENCES FOR NUTRIENT UPTAKE. , The Fruit Tree Root System -- The Physiology of the Root System -- The Physiology of Individual Roots -- Root Distribution and Nutrition -- Conclusions -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 18. UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT OF NUTRIENTS -- Introduction -- Nutrient Movement to the Root Surface -- Nutrient Uptake by the Root -- Transport of Nutrients Across the Root -- Transport to the Leaves -- Conclusion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 19. EFFECTS OF TIME AND AMOUNT OF NUTRIENT ADDITIVESON NUTRIENT STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION AND ON FRUITQUALITY -- References -- CHAPTER 20. MINERAL ABSORPTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN YOUNGAPPLE TREES UNDER VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTALCONDITIONS -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 21. THE UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT OF CALCIUM IN THE FRUITTREE -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Root Uptake and the Mobilization of Calcium in Wood and Bark -- Movement of Calcium in the Symplast and Phloem -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 22. INTERACTION BETWEEN NUTRIENT UPTAKE ANDPHOTOSYNTHESIS -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- References -- CHAPTER 23. CROP LOAD AND NUTRIENT TRANSLOCATION -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Discussion -- SECTION: GENERAL DISCUSSION ON ION UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT -- DISCUSSION ON MOBILIZATION AND PARTITION OFMINERAL NUTRIENTS -- Reference -- Uptake -- Movement up the Tree and into the Fruits -- CHAPTER 24. EFFECT OF SUMMER PRUNING TREATMENTS OF VIGOROUSAPPLE TREES ON THE NUTRIENT CONTENTS OF FOLIAGEAND FRUITS -- CHAPTER 25. DISTRIBUTION OF SOME ELEMENTS IN LEAVES AND FRUITSOF GOLDEN DELICIOUS GROWN ON DIFFERENTROOTSTOCKS UNDER THE SAME NUTRITIONALCONDITIONS -- CHAPTER 26. 15N IN FRUIT TREE NUTRITION. , CHAPTER 27. CHANGES IN APPLE BARK STORAGE PROTEIN AT THEONSET OF GROWTH -- CHAPTER 28. GROWTH REGULATORS AND CALCIUM ACCUMULATIONIN APPLE FRUIT -- CHAPTER 29. UPTAKE OF NUTRIENTS BY THE APPLE FRUIT -- PART Ill: EFFECT OF SOIL MANAGEMENT AND FERTILIZERAPPLICATIONS ON NUTRIENT UPTAKE -- CHAPTER 30. UPTAKE OF NUTRIENTS BY TREES GROWN IN HERBICIDESTRIPS -- Introduction -- Mobilization -- Compensation uptake -- Application of the theory -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 31. SOME EFFECTS OF ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT ON THEMINERAL NUTRITION OF APPLE TREES -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Discussion on the Papers of Delver and Atkinson and White -- CHAPTER 32. IRRIGATION, WATER STATUS AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE INAN APPLE ORCHARD -- Effect of Sprinkler Irrigation on Root Distribution, Nutrient Uptakeand Yield of Apple Trees -- Effect of Drip Irrigation on Root Distribution, Nutrient Uptake andYield of Apple Trees -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 33. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND NUTRITION INAPPLE TREES -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 34. THE IMPORTANCE OF CALCIUM AND NITROGEN SOURCE INFRUIT TREE NUTRITION -- Introduction -- Sources -- Soil Factors -- Root Factors -- Conclusion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 35. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL FACTORS ANDMAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY IN APPLE -- Results -- Reference -- Discussion -- SECTION: GENERAL DISCUSSION OF SOIL MANAGEMENT ANDSOIL EFFECTS -- EFFECTS OF NITROGEN SUPPLY ON SOME COMPONENTSOF APPLE FRUIT QUALITY -- CHAPTER 37. INFLUENCE OF SOURCES, RATES AND TIMES OF SOILAPPLICATION OF NITROGEN ON APPLE TREEPERFORMANCE AND FRUIT QUALITY IN ONTARIO, CANADA -- CHAPTER 38. EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD ANDQUALITY OF MOLTKE PEAR -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 39. EFFECTS OF HERBICIDE STRIP WIDTH AND NITROGEN ONCROP AND FRUIT QUALITY. , CHAPTER 40. INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN NUTRITION ON THE FRUITQUALITY OF VIRUS-FREE AND VIRUS-INFECTED APPLETREES -- CHAPTER 41. THE EFFECTS OF ORCHARD AND ENVIRONMENTALFACTORS ON PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGENCONCENTRATIONS IN APPLE AND PEAR FRUITS -- CHAPTER 42. INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELDAND QUALITY OF CANNED FRUITS -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Reference -- CHAPTER 43. NITROGEN AND LIME TREATMENT EFFECTS ON THENUTRIENT BALANCE OF APPLES -- CHAPTER 44. MINERAL UPTAKE BY COX APPLE TREES OVER A SEASON -- Reference -- CHAPTER 45. GROWTH AND MINERAL ACCUMULATION OF APPLE TREES -- CHAPTER 46. NITROGEN BALANCE OF ORCHARDS INFLUENCED BY SOILMANAGEMENT -- SECTION: DISCUSSION SESSION ON NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUSNUTRITION -- The Need for Supplementary Nitrogen -- Nitrogen Availability -- Nitrogen Supply and Tree Physiology -- Period of Nitrogen Demand -- Phosphorus and Soil Management -- Disease Effects on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake -- PART IV: DIRECT APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS TO FOLIAGEAND FRUITS -- CHAPTER 47. DRESSING OR SPRAYING CALCIUM FOR BITTER PITCONTROL -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 48. THE INFLUENCE OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE RATE AND SPRAYMETHOD ON THE CALCIUM CONCENTRATION OF APPLEFRUITS -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 49. FOLIAR PENETRATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS: STUDY WITHISOLATED PEAR LEAF CUTICLES OF CUTICULARRETENTION AND PENETRATION OF ZINC -- Related Literature -- CHAPTER 50. BITTER PIT-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN QUINCES -- EFFECT OFCALCIUM AND BORON SPRAYS ON THE CONTROL OF THEDISORDER -- Experimental Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 51. INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHORUS SPRAYS ON THE STORAGEQUALITY OF APPLES -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 52. CALCIUM ABSORPTION IN APPLES AND PEARS TREATEDPOSTHARVEST WITH CALCIUM, ZINC OR UREA. , Introduction.

Note: Front Cover -- Irrigation and Agricultural Development -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS -- Chapter 1. Irrigated Agricultural Development in the ECWA Region -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTOR PROFILE AND DEVELOPMENT -- LAND USE-CROPPING PATTERNS -- SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY -- SECTOR INVESTMENT -- SECTOR MANAGEMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 2. The Strategy of Irrigated Agricultural Development -- INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTIVES, COMPREHENSIVENESS AND SCALE OF IRRIGATION -- SELECTION OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS -- IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY -- HUMAN AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN IRRIGATION PROGRAMMES -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Policy Framework for Investment in Irrigation Projects -- INTRODUCTION -- INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW IRRIGATED AREAS -- INVESTMENT IN THE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS -- YIELD-INCREASING INVESTMENTS FOCUSSING ON MODERN INPUTS -- ELEMENTS IN THE STRATEGY OF WATER DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Development of Appropriate Crop Technology for Irrigated Agriculture In Sem-Arid Regions -- THE NEED FOR TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE -- CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS IN DEFINING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY -- OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO DEVELOPING IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE -- DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL FOR SHIFTS IN CROPPING PAHERNS -- CROPPING INTENSITIES -- A STRATEGY FOR INCREASING CROP YIELDS -- INFLUENCE OF POLICY ON CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Part II: ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS -- Chapter 5. Impact of Irrigation on Environment with Special Reference tothe ECWA Region -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON SOIL AND WATER REGIMES -- IMPACTS OF IRRIGATION ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD FAUNA. , IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH -- SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRRIGATION -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- HOW TO AVOID OR MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS -- UNEP PRIORITIES AND ACTIVITIES -- RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON DESERTIFICATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Natural Equilibria and Irrigated Agriculture -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURAL BALANCE-CYCLIC CONTINUITY OF ENERGY EQUILIBRIA -- SOIL/WATER: SOLID/LIQUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA -- MAN'S INTERFERENCE - PAST/PRESENT DIALOGUE -- TREATMENT DIFFERENCES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Part III: ARID ZONE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS -- Chapter 7. Rainfed and Irrigated Systems: The Need for Alternative Approaches in Research and Development -- INTRODUCTION -- PRESENT PLANNING -- LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS (PRIMARILY SHEEP AND GOATS) -- RAINFED SYSTEMS -- IRRIGATED SYSTEMS -- ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Selection of Appropriate Irrigation Methods for Semi-Arid Regions -- INTRODUCTION -- SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO IRRIGATION -- METHODS OF IRRIGATION PRACTICED IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS -- CHOICE OF IRRIGATION METHOD -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 9. Irrigation System Selection: Secondary Considerations -- INTRODUCTION -- SYSTEM SELECTION AND DESIGN -- REFERENCES -- Part IV: IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY AND ΟΡTIΜΑΙ WATER USE -- Chapter 10. Planning and Managing Irrigation Projects for Optimal Water Use Efficienc -- INTRODUCTION -- RESOURCE LEVELS AS DETERMINANTS OF IRRIGATION PROJECT, GOALS AND APPROPRIATE WATER USE EFFICIENCY GUIDELINES -- WATER PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUPPLEMENTARY ROLE OF ALL IRRIGATION -- ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CROP ET AND YIELD -- WATER USE EFFICIENCY ANALYSES TO MEET PROJECT GOALS: CASE FOR DEFICIT IRRIGATION -- IRRIGATION EFFICIENCIES WITH CHANGING SEASONAL IRRIGATION LEVELS. , PREDICTING WATER PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS - RESEARCH NEEDS -- LEACHING REQUIREMENTS IN DEFICIT IRRIGATION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Water for Agriculture: Quality Evaluation -- INTRODUCTION -- EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE -- EVALUATING THE QUALITY -- PROBLEM CONSIDERATION -- SALINITY PROBLEM -- TOXICITY PROBLEM -- MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Irrigation Systems Efficiency -- INTRODUCTION -- TERMS USED -- MEASUREMENT OF IRRIGATION EFFICIENCIES -- ATTAINED EFFICIENCIES -- HIGHER SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 13. Agricultural Development and Optimal Water Use in a Labour-Scarce Environment -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE LP MODEL -- CROP AND FARM TECHNOLOGY -- RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Part V: CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS AND YIELD RESPONSE -- Chapter 14. Water arid Nutrient Uptake of Crops Irrigated with Water of Various Qualities -- INTRODUCTION -- GROWTH CONDITIONS OF PLANTS IRRIGATED WITH SALINE WATER -- CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION IN THE SOIL AFTER IRRIGATION WITH SALINE WATER -- NUTRIENT SUPPLY FOR CROPS IRRIGATED WITH SALINE WATER -- WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER CONSUMPTION (GREENHOUSE MAIZE EXPERIMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Studies on Crop Consumptive Use of Water in Iraq -- INTRODUCTION -- PRESENT WATER CONSUMPTIVE USE RESEARCH -- FUTURE RESEARCH ON CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE OF CROPS -- WATER DUTY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Yield Response to Water -- INTRODUCTION -- YIELD AND WATER -- CALCULATION PROCEDURE -- SCOPE OF THE METHODOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. Performance of Cool Season Vegetable Crops Under Arid Conditions in Saudi Arabia -- INTRODUCTION -- AGRO-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Part VI: LAND RECLAMATION AND REHABILITATION. , Chapter 18. A Review of Some Aspects of Soil Reclamation in Iraq -- INTRODUCTION -- PREPROJECT REQUIREMENTS -- DESIGN AND EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS -- LEACHING AND CROPPING REQUIREMENTS -- TESTING OF DRAIN PERFORMANCE -- GROUND WATER FLOW INTO DRAIN PIPES -- SOIL FACTORS INFLUENCING DRAINAGE -- ASPECTS OF DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION IN IRAQ -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 19. World Bank Experience with Irrigation, Drainage and Land Reclamation Projects -- INTRODUCTION -- BANK PROJECTS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- PRESENT BANK POLICY IN IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS -- Part VII: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES -- Chapter 20. Water Resources in Iraq -- INTRODUCTION -- WATER RESOURCES -- PRESENT WATER RESOURCES UTILIZATION -- RIVERFLOW REGULATION AND FLOOD CONTROL -- FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES -- ECONOMIC WATER MANAGEMENT -- MAIN FEATURES OF WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Salinity Problems and Land Reclamation in the Arab Republic of Egypt -- INTRODUCTION -- EXTENT OF SOIL SALINITY -- CAUSES OF SOIL SALINITY AND ALKALINITY -- DRAINAGE AND SALINITY CONTROL -- LAND RECLAMATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Studies on Nile Water Quality Before and After the High Dam and its Effects on Soil Fertility -- INTRODUCTION -- WATER QUALITY -- CURRENT RATES OF SALINIZATION AND PREDICTION OF FUTURE TRENDS IN LAKE NASSER -- THE EFFECTS OF THE HIGH DAM ON SOILS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Agricultural Development in Kuwait with Special Reference to Water Resources -- INTRODUCTION -- CONSTRAINTS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION -- CURRENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. An Overview -- THE MEETING -- PAPERS AT A GLANCE -- RECOMMENDATIONS IN BRIEF -- Authors.

Note: Front Cover -- Marine Sources of Energy -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Offshore Coastal Wind Energy Conversion -- WEATHER FACTORS AND SITE CHARACTERIZATION -- GENERAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION -- ONGOING AND PLANNED PROJECTS: DEVELOPMENT STATUS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Chapter 2. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion -- FAVORABLE SITES -- OTEC CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS -- UTILIZATION OF ENERGY -- ECONOMY OF AN OTEC POWER PLANT -- ONGOING AND PLANNED PROJECTS: DEVELOPMENT STATUS -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Chapter 3. The Solar Pond Concept -- POTENTIAL FAVORABLE SITES -- POSSIBLE CONVERSION SYSTEMS -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SOLAR POND CONCEPT -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Chapter 4. Wave Energy Conversion -- WAVE ENERGY CONTENT AND CONVERSION SYSTEMS -- GENERAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION -- COMPARISION OF SOME SELECTED WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS -- REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF SOME WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Chapter 5. Tidal Energy Conversion -- POTENTIAL FAVORABLE SITES -- POSSIBLE SCHEMES FOR TIDAL ENERGY CONVERSION -- GENERAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF TIDAL ENERGY PRODUCTION -- ONGOING AND PLANNED PROJECTS: DEVELOPMENT STATUS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Chapter 6. Other Possibilities of Marine Energy Conversion -- MARINE CURRENTS -- MARINE BIOMASS ENERGY CONVERSION -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Composition of EUROCEAN Study Groups -- Appendix B: United Nations General Assembly Resolution on New and Renewable Sources of Energy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Pergamon Policy Studies.

Note: Front Cover -- Growth in Animals -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS OF GROWTH -- Introduction -- Growth of cells, organs and tissues -- Growth of the whole body -- Growth after birth -- References -- CHAPTER 2. THE BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETICAL DETERMINANTS OF SELECTION FOR GROWTH -- Introduction -- The questions we can ask -- Biochemical studies on animals selected for growth rate -- Replicated selection for body weight -- Metabolite flux analysis and selection for growth -- Immunogenetics and selection for growth -- The relationship between genes, enzymes and growth -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3. THE HORMONAL CONTROL OF GROWTH AT PUBERTY -- References -- CHAPTER 4. GROWTH AND THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT -- Introduction -- Thermal environment and metabolism -- The new-born animal -- Behavioural effects -- Morphology and heat exchange -- References -- CHAPTER 5. INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN IMMUNITY AND GROWTH -- Introduction -- Infection, growth and immunity -- Impairment of active immunity by malnutrition -- Passive immunity -- Relationships between growth and immunity in the gut -- Immunological disorders -- The effects of adrenocortical hormones on immunity and growth -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 6. BONE GROWTH AND MODELLING -- Introduction -- Development of bone -- Apposition of new bone -- Resorption of bone -- Factors controlling bone growth and modelling -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 7. GROWTH CURVES IN MUSCLE NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN: PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE MUSCLE CELL -- Introduction -- Muscle growth as involving the replication of cells and the growth of individual cells -- Growth curves in muscle nucleic acid and protein -- Comments on rates of protein turnover in muscle -- Exercises in computer-simulated growth. , The significance of protein/nucleic acid ratios when altered in response to physiological variables -- Some factors other than protein turnover that may restrict muscle growth -- Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- CHAPTER 8. FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE GROWTH -- Introduction -- Distribution of adipose tissue -- Histogenesis of the fat cell -- Gross development of adipose tissue -- Cellular aspects of development in various species -- Other factors affecting the cellularity and growth of adipose tissue -- Depletion of adipose tissue -- Chemical composition of adipose tissue -- Acknowledgement -- References -- CHAPTER 9. THE GUT MICROFLORA AND GROWTH -- Introduction -- Effects of the gut micro-organisms on nutrient metabolism -- Effects of micro-organisms on physiology and function of the gut -- Microbiological aspects of growth depression -- Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 10. MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF GROWTH-PROMOTING AGENTS IN RUMINANT ANIMALS -- Introduction -- Agents increasing quantity or quality of nutrients available to animal tissues -- Increasing efficiency of nutrient utilization in animal tissues -- Summary and conclusions -- CHAPTER 11. MECHANISMS OF GROWTH PROMOTERS IN SINGLE-STOMACH ANIMALS -- Introduction -- The nutrient-sparing effect -- Absorption of nutrients -- The microflora -- Physiological effects of antimicrobials -- Relationship of 'non-pathogenic' microflora to disease -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 12. GROWTH AND BREEDING PERFORMANCE IN ANIMALS AND BIRDS -- Introduction -- Factors confounding the study of the relationship between growth and reproductive activity -- Experimental evidence for growth-mediated effects on breeding performance -- The physiological mechanisms mediating the effects of growth on reproduction -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 13. GROWTH IN MAMMALS FOR MEAT PRODUCTION. , Introduction -- Mature size and efficiency -- Interrelationships between mature size, growth rate and efficiency of the growing pig -- Brody's equation and lean tissue gain in animals of different genetic potential -- Changes in body composition and feed intake during growth -- Choosing selection objectives for more efficient meat production -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 14. GROWTH IN BIRDS FOR MEAT PRODUCTION -- The structure of the UK poultry meat industry -- The nature of poultry meat production -- The development of birds for meat production -- The characteristics of poultry growth -- Manipulation of growth in meat poultry -- References -- CHAPTER 15. GROWTH IN FISHES -- Introduction -- Food -- Temperature -- Sex -- Social interaction and genetics -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 16. GROWTH AND MEAT QUALITY IN ANIMALS -- Introduction -- Carcass and meat quality -- General aspects of growth and meat quality -- The effect of the post-slaughter environment -- The nature of individual variations in meat quality -- Halothane sensitivity, body type and meat quality in pigs -- The extent of acidification of muscles -- Conclusions -- References -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS -- INDEX.