Note: Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- List of Contributors -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Uniting Science and Participation in the Process of Innovation - Research for Development -- Introduction -- The challenge for research -- Definitions of participatory research -- Adding value to resource management with participatory research -- Common principles of participatory research -- 2 Navigating Complexity, Diversity and Dynamism: Reflections on Research for Natural Resource Management -- Introduction -- The challenge: complexity, diversity and dynamism in human and natural landscapes -- Traditional and participatory research: key dimensions of difference -- Diversity analysis in NRM research -- Putting it together: reflections on navigating the research spectrum -- Conclusions -- 3 Whose Research, Whose Agenda? -- Introduction -- Ownership at the macro level -- Building ownership at the meso level: ownership and governance of communal resources -- Ownership over the research process at the community level -- Sustaining ownership throughout the research process -- Ownership and sharing knowledge -- Gender and stakeholder involvement -- Motivation and ownership of technical innovation -- Managing a complex process -- Conclusions -- 4 Scaling Up and Out -- Introduction -- Situating natural resource management -- The challenge of synthesizing NRM knowledge -- Steps to scaling up: enhancing relevance and accountability -- Is participation possible on a large scale? -- Steps to scaling up: building quality partnerships -- Scaling up participatory NRM to the watershed level -- Beyond the watershed: the continuum of scaling up and out -- Ways forward -- Summary -- 5 Transforming Institutions to Achieve Innovation in Research and Development -- Introduction. , Key elements and conditions to consider when fostering institutional change -- Progress and future challenges -- 6 Principles for Good Practice in Participatory Research: Reflecting on Lessons from the Field -- Reflecting on practice -- Understanding the research context -- Towards good practice: shared learning from experience -- Good practice in action: five case studies -- Conclusions: a framework for reflection and change -- Appendix 1: Principles and indicators of good practice in PR on NRM -- Appendix 2: List of indicators of good practice generated at the Chatham meeting -- 7 Participatory Research, Natural Resource Management and Rural Transformation: More Lessons from the Field -- Introduction: why learn lessons on participatory research? -- Changing contexts of participatory research -- PNRMR: why put agriculture into a resource perspective? -- Building new interfaces for NRM -- Conclusions -- 8 Participation in Context: What's Past, What's Present, and What's Next -- Introduction -- Ethics, standards and professional peers -- From participatory technology transfer to collaborative science -- Context: sedentary science in place or a science situated in time and space -- Beyond scaling up: crossing scales and envisioning futures -- Conclusion -- Annexe 1: Summaries of Case Studies -- 1 Participatory agroecosystem management - an approach used by benchmark location research teams in the African Highlands Initiative Eco-regional Programme -- 2 Participatory action research on adaptive collaborative management of community forests: A multi-country model -- 3 The farmer-driven Landcare Movement: An institutional innovation with implications for extension and research -- 4 The Farmer Research Group (CIAL) as a community-based natural resource management organization. , 5 Long-term natural resource management research in intensive production systems: ICARDA's experience in Egypt -- 6 Management of Plant Genetic Resources in agroecosystems: in situ conservation on-farm -- 7 Eastern Himalayan initiative on gender, ethnicity and agrobiodiversity management -- 8 Participatory selection and strategic use of multipurpose forages in hillsides of Central America -- 9 Focus on integrating methods and approaches to increase gender/stakeholder involvement, collaborative management of natural resource management, and decision-making support -- 10 Farmer participatory experiments in pest management -- 11 Farmers' ability to manage a devastating plant disease - potato late blight -- 12 Developing and implementing an innovative community approach to the control of bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum) of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) -- 13 Participatory management of Kapuwai's wetland (Pallisa District, Uganda): A clear need and some steps towards fulfilling it -- 14 Participatory research at the landscape level: The Kumbhan water trough case -- 15 Participatory research at landscape level: Flood-prone ecosystems in Bangladesh and Vietnam -- 16 Water management, agricultural development and poverty eradication in the former Homelands of South Africa -- 17 Innovation in irrigation - working in a 'participation complex' -- 18 Methods used to address resource issues in integrated watershed management in Nepalese watersheds -- 19 A comparison of farmer participatory research methods -- 20 Soil and water conservation - historical and geographical perspectives on participation -- 21 Improving farmers' risk management strategies for resource-poor and drought-prone farming systems in southern Africa -- 22 Participatory mapping, analysis and monitoring of the natural resource base in small watersheds: Insights from Nicaragua. , 23 Observations on the use of information tools in participatory contexts: Access to information and empowerment -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the revised edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- 1. Introduction to environmental management -- What is environmental management? -- What are the benefits? -- ISO 14001 -- What will it cost? -- This book -- 2. The global perspective -- International and governmental action -- A comprehensive overview -- The waste hierarchy -- Environmental management systems -- 3. Brief history of environmental standards -- BS 7750 -- EMAS -- ISO 14001 -- 4. Introduction to ISO 14001 -- Introduction -- The clauses of ISO 14001 -- Annex A and ISO 14004 -- The structure of the documented environmental management system -- The ISO 14000 family -- Similarities with ISO 9001 -- 5. Planning the project -- Introduction -- Step 1: Commitment -- Step 2: Resources -- Step 3: Communication -- Step 4: Environmental aspects and legislation -- Step 5: Management objectives -- Step 6: Procedures -- Step 7: Writing the manual -- Step 8: Launching the system -- Step 9: Auditing -- Step 10: Choosing your assessor -- Step 11: Assessment -- The overall programme and timetable -- Customer concerns -- Other programmes -- Conclusion -- Using consultants -- 6. Policy and planning -- Environmental policy (ISO 14001 Clause 4.2) -- The starting position (Step 4) -- Carrying out the environmental review -- Environmental aspects (Clause 4.3.1) -- Legal and other requirements (Clause 4.3.2) -- Setting objectives and targets (Clause 4.3.3) (Step 5) -- Environmental management programme (Clause 4.3.4) -- 7. Implementation and operation -- Introduction -- Structure and responsibility (ISO 14001 Clause 4.4.1) -- Training, awareness and competence (Clause 4.4.2) -- Communication (Clause 4.4.3) -- Environmental management system documentation (Clause 4.4.4) -- Document control (Clause 4.4.5). , Operational control (Clause 4.4.6) (Step 6) -- Emergency preparedness and response (Clause 4.4.7) -- Work Instructions -- 8. Checking, corrective action and management review -- Monitoring and measurement (Clause 4.5.1) -- Nonconformance and corrective and preventive action (Clause 4.5.2) -- Records (Clause 4.5.3) -- Environmental management system audit (Clause 4.5.4) -- Management review (Clause 4.6) -- 9. The Environmental Management Manual (Step 7) -- Introduction -- The purpose of the manual -- Planning the manual -- Manuals and operating procedures are different types of document -- Contents of a manual -- 10. The launch (Step 8) -- Introduction -- Management meeting -- Planning document distribution -- Communication -- Training -- 11. Internal environmental auditing (Step 9) -- Introduction -- The audit programme -- Selecting and training of auditors -- Standards for environmental auditing -- 12. Assessment (Step 10) -- Introduction -- Choosing an assessor -- Quotations -- Document review -- Pre-visit -- Preparing for the assessment proper -- The assessment -- Surveillance visits -- 13. EMAS -- Introduction -- The similarities -- The differences -- 14. Final thoughts -- Integrated management systems -- SMEs and ISO 14001 -- Appendix A: Briefing notes for toolbox talks -- Appendix B: Aspects checklist -- Appendix C: Regulations checklist -- Appendix D: Useful information -- Appendix E: UKAS accredited environmental certification bodies -- Appendix F: Glossary -- Registers of Environmental Aspects and Environmental Legislation -- Register of Environmental Aspects -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1. Electricity -- 2. Gas and gas oil -- 3. Water usage -- 4. Effluents -- 5. Wastes -- 6. Packaging waste -- 7. Oils -- 8. Scrap -- 9. Housekeeping and site appearance -- 10. Fire -- 11. Paper usage -- 12. Raw materials - aluminium. , 13. Raw materials - plastic -- 14. Solvent emissions -- 15. Furnace operations -- 16. Traffic -- 17. Legionellosis -- 18. Company cars -- 19. Suppliers and subcontractors -- 20. Life cycle assessment -- 21. Community -- 22. Other aspects -- 23. Blank -- Register of Environmental Legislation -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1. Disposal of controlled wastes -- 2. Disposal of special wastes -- 3. Emissions of solvents to atmosphere -- 4. Emissions from furnace stack to atmosphere -- 5. Effluents -- 6. Packaging -- 7. Statutory nuisance -- 8. Storage on site -- 9. Contaminated land -- 10. Major accident hazards -- 11. Town and country planning -- 12. Legionellosis -- 13. Energy -- 14. Company cars -- 15. Blank -- Operating Procedures -- Introduction -- Index of Operating Procedures -- Operating Procedure No. 1 -- Disposal of controlled wastes -- Operating Procedure No. 2 -- Disposal of special wastes -- Operating procedure No. 3 -- Waste handling and segregation -- Operating Procedure No. 4 -- Control of solvents and emissions -- Operating Procedure No. 5 -- Furnace operations -- Operating Procedure No. 6 -- Water treatment plant -- Operating Procedure No. 7 -- Packaging -- Operating Procedure No. 8 -- Storage, housekeeping and drainage -- Operating Procedure No. 9 -- Maintenance -- Operating Procedure No. 10 -- Environmental aspects of suppliers and subcontractors -- Operating Procedure No. 11 -- Energy control and monitoring -- Operating Procedure No. 12 -- Company cars -- Operating Procedure No. 13 -- Environmental objectives and targets -- Operating Procedure No. 14 -- New products and processes -- Operating Procedure No. 15 -- Environmental training -- Operating Procedure No. 16 -- Environmental communications -- Operating Procedure No. 17 -- Document control -- Operating Procedure No. 18 -- Monitoring and measuring equipment. , Operating Procedure No. 19 -- Nonconformance, corrective and preventive action -- Operating Procedure No. 20 -- Environmental records -- Operating Procedure No. 21 -- Internal environmental audits -- Operating Procedure No. 22 -- Management review -- Environmental Management Manual -- Introduction -- Contents -- 0. Introduction to . . . . . . Ltd -- 1. Environmental management system -- 2. Environmental policy -- 3. Planning -- 4. Implementation and operation -- 5. Checking and corrective action -- 6. Management review -- Appendix A -- STRUCTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANGEMENT SYSTEM -- Index.

Note: Front cover -- Preface -- Editor -- Introduction -- References -- Contents -- 1 -- National Estuarine Research Reserve System: Program Components -- Introduction -- NERRS Mission -- NERRS Program Components -- Monitoring and Research: System-Wide Monitoring Program -- SWMP Development -- SWMP Components -- Special High-Priority Initiatives -- Habitat Restoration -- Invasive Species -- Education and Outreach -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 1 -- 2 -- Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Upland Pitch Pine/Oak Forests -- Sandplain Grasslands -- Vernal Pools and Coastal Plain Pond Shores -- Riparian Habitats -- Freshwater Wetlands -- Salt Marshes -- Mudflats and Sandflats -- Beaches and Dunes -- Estuary -- Tidal Creeks and Channels -- Waquoit Bay -- Environment -- Organisms -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Eutrophication -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 2 -- 3 -- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Environmental Setting -- Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary -- Water Quality -- Watershed Biotic Communities -- Plant Communities -- Salt Marshes -- Brackish Tidal Marshes -- Freshwater Marshes -- Lowland Plant Communities -- Upland Plant Communities -- Barrier Island Plant Communities -- Animal Communities -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Fish -- Estuarine Biotic Communities -- Plant Communities -- Benthic Flora -- Phytoplankton -- Animal Communities -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 3 -- 4 -- Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Lower St. Jones River Reserve Site -- Watershed -- Upland Vegetation -- Wetland Vegetation -- Aquatic Habitat -- Water Quality -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Pollution -- Habitat Alteration -- Biotic Communities. , Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Upper Blackbird Creek Reserve Site -- Watershed -- Upland Vegetation -- Wetland Vegetation -- Aquatic Habitat -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Pollution and Habitat Alteration -- Biotic Communities -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Commercially and Recreationally Important Species -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 4 -- 5 -- Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Plant Communities -- Animal Communities -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Insects -- Estuary -- Physical-Chemical Characteristics -- Biotic Communities -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Invertebrates -- Fish -- Coastal Marine Waters -- Animal Communities -- Fish -- Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Endangered and Threatened Species -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 5 -- 6 -- Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Weeks Bay -- Physical Description -- Watershed -- Plant Communities -- Upland Habitats -- Wetland Habitats -- Animal Communities -- Herpetofauna -- Mammals -- Birds -- Estuary -- Plant Communities -- Phytoplankton and Microphytobenthos -- Animal Communities -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Fish -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 6 -- 7 -- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Habitat -- Salt Marsh -- Salt Pannes -- Brackish Marsh -- Riparian Habitat -- Wetland-Upland Transition -- Dunes and Beach Habitat -- Intertidal Flats -- Estuary -- Aquatic Habitat: Tidal Creeks and Channels -- Plants -- Benthic Invertebrates -- Fish -- Birds. , Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Index -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1 Theory -- 1. Phenomenology -- 1.1 Normal-state Boltzmann kinetics -- 1.2 London theory -- 1.3 Flux quantization -- 1.4 Ogg's pairs -- 1.5 Pippard and London superconductors -- 1.6 Ginzburg-Landau theory -- 1.6.1 Basic equations -- 1.6.2 Surface energy and thermodynamic critical field -- 1.6.3 Single vortex and lower critical field -- 1.6.4 Upper critical field -- 1.6.5 Vortex lattice -- 1.6.6 Critical current -- 1.7 Josephson tunnelling -- 2. Weak coupling theory -- 2.1 BCS Hamiltonian -- 2.2 Ground state and excitations -- 2.3 Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect -- 2.4 BCS gap, critical temperature and single-electron tunnelling -- 2.5 Isotope effect -- 2.6 Heat capacity -- 2.7 Sound attenuation -- 2.8 Nuclear spin relaxation rate -- 2.9 Thermal conductivity -- 2.10 Unconventional Cooper pairing -- 2.11 Bogoliubov equations -- 2.12 Landau criterion and gapless superconductivity -- 2.13 Andreev reflection -- 2.14 Green's function formulation of the BCS theory, T = 0 -- 2.15 Green's functions of the BCS superconductor at finite temperatures -- 2.16 Microscopic derivation of the Ginzburg-Landau equations -- 3. Intermediate-coupling theory -- 3.1 Electron-phonon interaction -- 3.2 Phonons in metal -- 3.3 Electrons in metal -- 3.4 Eliashberg equations -- 3.5 Coulomb pseudopotential -- 3.6 Cooper pairing of repulsive fermions -- 4. Strong-coupling theory -- 4.1 Electron-phonon and Coulomb interactions in the Wannier representation -- 4.2 Breakdown of Migdal-Eliashberg theory in the strong-coupling regime -- 4.3 Polaron dynamics -- 4.3.1 Polaron band -- 4.3.2 Damping of the polaron band -- 4.3.3 Small Holstein polaron and small Fröhlich polaron -- 4.3.4 Polaron spectral and Green's functions -- 4.4 Polaron-polaron interaction and bipolaron. , 4.5 Polaronic superconductivity -- 4.6 Mobile small bipolarons -- 4.6.1 On-site bipolarons and bipolaronic Hamiltonian -- 4.6.2 Inter-site bipolaron in the chain model -- 4.6.3 Superlight inter-site bipolarons -- 4.7 Bipolaronic superconductivity -- 4.7.1 Bipolarons and a charged Bose gas -- 4.7.2 Bogoliubov equations in the strong-coupling regime -- 4.7.3 Excitation spectrum and ground-state energy -- 4.7.4 Mixture of two Bose condensates -- 4.7.5 Critical temperature and isotope effect -- 4.7.6 Magnetic field expulsion -- 4.7.7 Charged vortex and lower critical field -- 4.7.8 Upper critical field in the strong-coupling regime -- 4.7.9 Symmetry of the order parameter -- PART 2 Applications to high-T[sub(c)] superconductors -- 5. Competing interactions in unconventional superconductors -- 5.1 High-T[sub(c)] superconductors: different concepts -- 5.2 Band structure and essential interactions in cuprates -- 5.3 Low Fermi energy: pairing is individual in many cuprates -- 5.4 Bipolaron bands in high-T[sub(c)] perovskites -- 5.4.1 Apex bipolarons -- 5.4.2 In-plane bipolarons -- 5.5 Bipolaron model of cuprates -- 6. Normal state of cuprates -- 6.1 In-plane resistivity and Hall ratio -- 6.2 Normal- state resistivity below T[sub(c)] -- 6.3 Lorenz number: evidence for bipolarons -- 6.4 Spin pseudogap in NMR -- 6.5 c-axis transport and charge pseudogap -- 6.6 Infrared conductivity -- 7. Superconducting transition -- 7.1 Parameter-free description of T[sub(c)] -- 7.2 Isotope effect on T[sub(c)] and on supercarrier mass -- 7.3 Specific heat anomaly -- 7.4 Universal upper critical field of unconventional superconductors -- 8. Superconducting state of cuprates -- 8.1 Low-temperature penetration depth -- 8.2 SIN tunnelling and Andreev reflection -- 8.3 SIS tunnelling -- 8.4 ARPES -- 8.4.1 Photocurrent. , 8.4.2 Self-energy of one-dimensional hole in a non-crossing approximation -- 8.4.3 Exact spectral function of a one-dimensional hole -- 8.4.4 ARPES in Y124 and Y123 -- 8.5 Sharp increase of the quasi-particle lifetime below T[sub(c)] -- 8.6 Symmetry of the order parameter and stripes -- 9. Conclusion -- A: Bloch states -- A.1 Bloch theorem -- A.2 Effective mass approximation -- A.3 Tight-binding approximation -- B: Quantum statistics and Boltzmann kinetics -- B.1 Grand partition function -- B.2 Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distribution functions -- B.3 Ideal Fermi gas -- B.3.1 Fermi energy -- B.3.2 Specific heat -- B.3.3 Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism and de Haas-van Alphen quantum oscillations -- B.4 Ideal Bose gas -- B.4.1 Bose-Einstein condensation temperature -- B.4.2 Third-order phase transition -- B.5 Boltzmann equation -- C: Second quantization -- C.1 Slater determinant -- C.2 Annihilation and creation operators -- C.3 & -- Psi -- -operators -- D: Analytical properties of one-particle Green's functions -- E: Canonical transformation -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- William Petty -- Robert Boyle -- William Molyneux -- Nicholas Callan -- William Parsons, Earl of Rosse -- Humphrey Lloyd -- Thomas Grubb and Howard Grubb -- William Rowan Hamilton -- James MacCullagh -- Thomas Andrews -- George Gabriel Stokes -- John Tyndall -- Samuel Haughton -- William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) -- George Johnstone Stoney -- George Francis FitzGerald -- John Joly -- Joseph Larmor -- Frederick Thomas Trouton -- John Sealy Edward Townsend -- John A McClelland -- Erwin Schro¨dinger -- Cornelius Lanczos -- John Synge -- John Desmond Bernal -- Ernest Walton -- Walter Heitler -- Sir William McCrea -- Cormac O ´ Ceallaigh -- David Bates -- John Stewart Bell -- Lochlainn O ´ Raifeartaigh -- Back Cover.

Note: Front Cover -- International Review of Neurobiology -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Chapter 1. Behavioral Mechanisms and the Neurobiology of Conditioned Sexual Responding -- I. Introduction -- II. Pavlovian Conditioning of Sexual Responses -- III. Hormones and Sexual Conditioning -- IV. Sexual Conditioning and the Brain -- V. Behavior Systems and Biological Constraints on Learning -- VI. Conditioning and the Sexual Behavior System of Quail: The Role of Species-typical Cues -- VII. Pavlovian Conditioning and Reproductive Success -- VIII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. NMDA Receptors in Alcoholism -- I. Alcohol Dependence -- II. The NMDA Receptor -- III. Acute Effect of Ethanol on the NMDA Receptor -- IV. Role of the NMDA Receptor in the Perception of Ethanol's Effects -- V. Role of the NMDA Receptor in Adaptation to Ethanol -- VI. The NMDA Receptor and Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Dependence -- VII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Processing and Representation of Species-Specific Communication Calls in the Auditory System of Bats -- I. Introduction -- II. General Features of the Mammalian Auditory System -- III. The Structure of Communication Calls Emitted by Mexican Free-tailed Bats -- IV. Processing and Representation of Communication Sounds in a Lower Auditory Nucleus -- V. The Population of DNLL Neurons Reproduce the Spectral and Temporal Features of any Complex Signal -- VI. Processing and Representation of Communication Sounds is More Complex in the Inferior Colliculus -- VII. Progressive Transformations Occur along the Auditory Pathway but are Scrambled in the IC -- VIII. Due to Selectivity, Each Call is Coded in the Inferior Colliculus by a Unique Population Response -- IX. Processing in the Cortex -- X. The Biosonar Calls of the Mustache Bat -- XI. The Auditory Cortex of the Mustache Bat. , XII. The Mustache Bat Auditory Cortex is Well Adapted for Processing Both Biosonar and Communication Calls -- XIII. Structure of the Mustache Bats' Social Communication Calls -- XIV. Responses of FM-FM Neurons in the Mustache Bat Cortex to Social Communication Calls -- XV. Is Combinatorial Sensitivity an Emergent Property in the Forebrain of Vertebrates? -- XVI. Mechanisms that Generate Combination Sensitivity -- XVII. Implications for Hierarchical Processing -- XVIII. Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 4. Central Nervous System Control of Micturition -- I. Introduction -- II. Motoneurons Innervating Bladder and Urethral Sphincter -- III. Sacral Cord Micturition Reflexes -- IV. Brainstem-Spinal Cord Pathways Coordinate Bladder and Sphincter Motoneurons -- V. Afferent Systems of the M-region -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. The Structure and Physiology of the Rat Auditory System: An Overview -- I. Introduction -- II. The Cochlear Nuclear Complex -- III. The Superior Olivary Complex -- IV. The Nuclei of the Lateral Lemniscus -- V. The Inferior Colliculus -- VI. The Medial Geniculate Body -- VII. The Auditory Cortex -- VIII. The Descending Auditory Pathway -- IX. Concluding Remarks -- X. Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6. Neurobiology of Cat and Human Sexual Behavior -- I. The Spino-Brainstem-Spinal Circuit for the Mating Reflex in Cat -- II. Central Control of Mating Behavior in Humans -- III. Differences in Central Nervous System Control of Sexual Behavior Between Rodents and Primates -- References -- INDEX -- CONTENTS OF RECENT VOLUMES -- Color Plate Section.

Note: Organic Synthesis Highlights V -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I. Synthetic Methods -- Direct Conversion of Sugar Glycosides into Carbocycles -- Synthesis of Diaryl Ethers: A Long-standing Problem Has Been Solved -- Take The Right Catalyst: Palladium-Catalyzed CC-, CN- and CO-Bond Formation on Chloro-Arenes -- Alkyne Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis -- Transition Metal-Catalyzed Functionalization of Alkanes -- An Eldorado for Homogeneous Catalysis? -- New and Selective Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions of Allenes -- Controlling Stereoselectivity with the Aid of a Reagent-Directing Group -- Solvent-Free Organic Syntheses -- Fluorous Techniques: Progress in Reaction-Processing and Purification -- Recent Developments in Using Ionic Liquids as Solvents and Catalysts for Organic Synthesis -- Recent Advances on the Sharpless Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation -- Asymmetric Phase Transfer Catalysis -- Asymmetric Catalytic Aminoalkylations: New Powerful Methods for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acid Derivatives, Mannich Bases, and Homoallylic Amines -- IBX - New Reactions with an Old Reagent -- Parallel Kinetic Resolutions -- The Asymmetric Baylis-Hillman-Reaction -- Simple Amino Acids and Short-Chain Peptides as Efficient Metal-free Catalysts in Asymmetric Synthesis -- Recent Developments in Catalytic Asymmetric Strecker-Type Reactions -- Highly Enantioselective or Not? - Chiral Monodentate Monophosphorus Ligands in the Asymmetric Hydrogenation -- Improving Enantioselective Fluorination Reactions: Chiral N-Fluoro Ammonium Salts and Transition Metal Catalysts -- Catalytic Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis -- Activating Protecting Groups for the Solid Phase Synthesis and Modification of Peptides, Oligonucleotides and Oligosaccharides -- Traceless Linkers for Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis. , Merging Solid-Phase and Solution-Phase Synthesis: The "Resin-Capture-Release" Hybrid Technique -- Polymeric Scavenger Reagents in Organic Synthesis -- Part II. Applications -- Total Syntheses of Vancomycin -- Bryostatin and Their Analogues -- Eleutherobin: Synthesis, Structure/Activity Relationship, and Pharmacophore -- Total Synthesis of the Natural Products CP-263,114 and CP-225,917 -- Polyene Cyclization to Adociasulfate 1 -- Sanglifehrin A: an Immunosuppressant Natural Product from Malawi -- Short Syntheses of the Spirotryprostatins -- The Chemical Total Synthesis of Proteins -- Solid-Phase Synthesis of Oligosaccharides -- Polymer-Supported Synthesis of Non-Oligomeric Natural Products -- Explosions as a Synthetic Tool? Cycloalkynes as Precursors to Fullerenes, Buckytubes and Buckyonions -- Dendralenes: From a Neglected Class of Polyenes to Versatile Starting Materials in Organic Synthesis -- Fascinating Natural and Artificial Cyclopropane Architectures -- Index.

Note: The Secrets Of Wildflowers -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Spring -- Skunk Cabbage: First Flower of Winter -- Hepatica: Gem of the Woods -- Spring-Beauty: A Pink Potato -- Anemones: Flowers of the Wind -- Coltsfoot: Roadside Cough Medicine -- Bloodroot: A Bloody Early Bloomer -- Dandelion: Our Tulip in the Grass -- American Columbine: An Elfin Beauty -- Dutchman's Breeches: Rude Little Trousers -- Garlic Mustard: A Tasty Foe -- Trout Lily: A Lily by Any Other Name -- Ginsengs: The Man-Plants -- Violets: Love in the Springtime -- Trilliums: Dead Meat -- Speedwells: Diamonds in the Rough -- Pussytoes: The Feet in the Lawn -- Buttercups: Bitter Beauties -- Celandine: A Golden Poppy -- Marsh Marigold: Friend of the Farmer -- Blue Flag: Born to the Purple -- Solomon's Seals: The Several Seals of Solomon -- Wild Ginger: An Overlooked Crank -- Jack-in-the-Pulpit: The Silent Preacher -- Saxifrages: Rock Crushers? -- Lady's Slippers: The Secretive Slippers -- May Apples: The Green Umbrellas -- Daisy: A Flower Loved and Hated -- Wild Geranium: The Catapulted Crawler -- Baneberries: Two-Season Treats -- Summer -- Goatsbeard: The Geodesic Clock -- Bedstraws: Creepers for Runners -- Cinquefoil: A Rose by Another Name -- Forget-Me-Nots: Legendary Flowers -- Chickweeds: For the Birds -- Black-Eyed Susan: A Pretty Face -- Bindweeds: The Pretty Stranglers -- Deptford Pink: Tiny but Divine -- Milkweed: A Sweet Grabber -- Butterflyweed: A Neglected Beauty -- Clovers: Ubiquitous and Useful -- Jewelweed: Nature's Salve and Toy -- Black Cohosh: Candles of the Fairies -- Chicory: The Roadside Peasant -- Bergamots: The Monster Mints -- Nightshades: Beautiful, but Deadly? -- Pokeweed: Bounty for Man and Bird -- Sundews: The Carnivores -- Purple Loosestrife: Summer's Deadly Glow -- Yarrow: The First-Aid Kit -- Queen Anne's Lace: The Royal Carrot. , Dayflowers: An Embarrassing Memorial -- Late Summer & -- Fall -- Knotweeds: Knots Underfoot -- Indian Pipes: Ghosts of Summer's Woods -- Mulleins: The Bearded Weeds -- St. Johnsworts: Chasing the Blues with Yellows -- Avens: Both Blessed and Cursed -- Mints: Old and Lively Scents -- Cardinal Flower: America's Favorite -- Bouncing Bet: Soap with Bounce -- Evening-Primrose: An Owl-Like Sweet -- Toadflax: Old Toad Face -- Goldenrods: The All-Americans -- Ragweeds: The Season for Sneezin' -- Joe-Pye Weed: A Noble Lummox -- Boneset: A Bitter Tea for the Ailing -- Sunflowers: Beauty and Bounty -- Turtleheads: The Talking Heads -- Vervain: A Favorite of Priests and Witches -- Groundnut: Sweet from Tip to Toe -- Ladies'-Tresses: Orchids of Autumn -- Dogbane: A Fly's Worst Friend -- Thistles: Watch Your Step! -- Asters: The Stars of Autumn -- Gentians: The Royal Family -- Websites -- A Brief Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Inferred Functions of Performance and Learning -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Performance of Nonlearning Systems -- 1. A Framework for the Fundamentals of Performance -- 2. Basics of Hardwired Systems -- 3. Agent Functions -- 4. Interaction of Agent and Infrasystem -- Part II: Basic Learning -- 5. Perspectives on Basic Learning -- 6. Basic Antecedent Learning -- 7. Basic Response-Strategy Learning -- 8. Learning Patterns and Generalizations -- 9. Transformation of Data -- Part III: Extended Learning -- 10. Individuals and Features -- 11. Secondary and Unfamiliar Learning -- 12. Experimental Designs -- 13. Volition and Thought -- Part IV: Human Learning and Instruction -- 14. Human Learning -- 15. Language -- 16. Human Cognitive Development -- 17. The Logic of Instruction -- 18. Issues -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Authors.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources of Sound in the Ocean and Long-Term Trends in Ocean Noise -- 3 Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals -- 4 Modeling and Databases of Noise in the Marine Environment -- 5 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B Acronym List -- Appendix C Examples of Underwater Acoustics Noise Models -- Appendix D Research Recommendations from Previous NRC Reports (1994, 2000) -- Appendix E Glossary of Terms -- Appendix F Biological Terms -- Color Plates.