Note: Front Cover -- Molecular Basis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Enzymes, Activator Proteins,and Stabilizers -- Chapter 1. Old Diversions and New Directions in Enzyme Purification -- Introduction -- Affinity Methods -- Piggy-back Purification -- Pseudo-affinity Chromatography -- Mixed Function Separations -- Rapid Separation Techniques -- Two-phase Systems -- Free flow electrophoresis -- References -- Chapter 2. Function and Relevance of Activator Proteins for Glycolipid Degradation -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISCOVERY OF ACTIVATOR PROTEINS -- III. PROPERTIES OF THE ACTIVATOR PROTEINS -- IV. ROLE OF ACTIVATOR PROTEINS IN LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Cerebroside Sulfatase Activator Deficiency -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE ASA:CS CATABOLIC SYSTEM -- III. CLINICAL REVIEW -- IV· FIBROBLAST CS LOADING -- V. DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR ACTIVATOR DEFICIENCY -- VI. ADDITIONAL CASES OF ASA+MLD -- VII. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Studies on the Sphingolipid Activator Protein for the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of GMl Ganglioside and Sulfatide -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. The Occurrence and Physiological Significance of Activator Proteins Essential for the Enzymic Hydrolysis of GMl and GM2 Gangliosides -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISCOVERY OF ACTIVATOR PROTEINS WHICH STIMULATE THE ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS OF GM1 AND GM2 GANGLIOSIDES -- III. ISOLATION OF ACTIVATOR PROTEINS ESSENTIAL FOR THE HYDROLYSIS OF GM1 AND GM2 -- IV. GENERAL PROPERTIES OF GMl- AND GM2-ACTIVAT0RS -- V. PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ACTIVATOR PROTEINS -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. The Cohydrolases for Cerebroside β-Glucosidase. , I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ISOLATION OF COHYDROLASE SPH-I FROM BOVINE SPLEEN -- III. ISOLATION OF COHYDROLASE SPH-I FROM HUMAN SPLEEN -- IV. PROPERTIES OF THE COHYDROLASES -- V. ENZYME SPECIFICITY OF COHYDROLASE SPH-I -- VI. SUMMARY OF THE COHYDROLASE SPH-I STORY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Combined β-Galactosidase-Sialidase Deficiency in Man:Genetic Defect of a "Protective Protein -- 1 . INTRODUCTION -- II. CLINICAL AND GENETIC ASPECTS OF β-GALACTOSIDASE AND SIALIDASE DEFICIENCIES -- III. MOLECULAR ANALYSES OF β-GALACTOSIDASE AND SIALIDASE IN NORMAL FIBROBLASTS -- IV. THE MOLECULAR DEFECT IN GALACTOSIALIDOS IS -- V. THE MOLECULAR DEFECT IN ISOLATED β -GALACTOSIDASE DEFICIENCY -- V I . SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Lysosomal Storage Disorders Caused by Instability of the Missing Enzymes -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CAUSES OF LYSOSOMAL ENZYME DEFICIENCIES -- III. DISORDERS CAUSED BY INSTABILITY OF CATALYTI-CALLY ACTIVE LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Part II: Transportation of Molecules into the Lysosomal Compartment -- Chapter 9. Asialoglycoprotein Catabolism by Hepatocytes: Insights from Perturbation of the Endocytic Pathway -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE BINDING OF ASIALOGLYCOPROTEINS TO THEIR CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS -- III. INTERNALIZATION OF RECEPTOR-LIGAND COMPLEXES -- IV. INTRACELLULAR DISSOCIATION OF LIGAND -- V. SEGREGATION OF RECEPTOR AND LIGAND -- VI. DELIVERY OF LIGAND MOLECULES TO THE LYSOSOMES -- VII. INTRALYSOSOMAL PROTEOLYSIS -- VIII. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. The Role of Acidification in Transport of Acid Hydrolases to Lysosomes -- Introduction -- Results with Lysosomotropic Amines -- Mutants Defective in Acidification of the Endosome -- Enzyme Transport in Mutants Defective in Acidification of their Endosomes -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter 11. Evidence for a Mannose 6-Phosphate-Independent Pathway for Lysosomal Enzyme Targeting -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Adsorptive Pinocytosis and Intracellular Transport of Lysosomal Enzymes: The Role of the Phosphomannosyl Receptor -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PHOSPHOMANNOSYL RECOGNITION MARKER -- III. DISTRIBUTION OF PHOSPHOMANNOSYL RECEPTORS IN MAMMALIAN TISSUES -- IV. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOSPHOMANNOSYL RECEPTORS -- V. ADSORPTIVE PINOCYTOSIS OF EXTRACELLULAR LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES -- VI. PARTICIPATION OF THE PHOSPHOMANNOSYL RECEPTORIN THE TARGETING OF NEWLY-SYNTHESIZED ACID HYDROLASES TO LYSOSOMES -- VII. RECYCLING OF PHOSPHOMANNOSYL RECEPTOR -- VIII. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. The Mannose Recognition Pathway-Implications for Lysosome Physiology -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PLASMA CLEARANCE OF LYSOSOMAL HYDROLASES -- III. EXPRESSION OF THE MANNOSE-RECEPTOR BY MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES -- IV. RECEPTOR-MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS OF MANNOSYLATED LIGANDS AND RECEPTOR RECYCLING -THE REQUIREMENT OF AN ACID INTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENT -- V. IMPLICATIONS for LYSOSOMAL PHYSIOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Interaction of Human Placental Glucocerebrosidase with Hepatic Lectins -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part III: Biosynthesis of Lysosomal Enzymes -- Chapter 15. Biosynthesis of Lysosomal Enzymes -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CATHEPSIN D -- III. BETA-GLUCURONIDASE -- IV. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Defective Synthesis or Maturation of the α-Chain of β-Hexosaminidase in Classic and Variant Forms of Tay-Sachs Disease -- I . NATURAL HISTORY OF HUMAN g-HEXOSAMINIDASE -- II. HETEROGENEITY OF α-CHAIN DEFECTS IN TAY-SACHS DISEASE (β-HEXOSAMINIDASE A DEFICIENCY) -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES. , Chapter 17. The Intermediate Hexosaminidases of Placenta and Their Relationship to Precursor Processing -- INTRODUCTION -- EVIDENCE FOR TWO β CHAINS -- RELATIONSHIP OF PLACENTAL HEX β CHAINS TO HEX I -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Processing of Human Lysosomal α -Glucosidase -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Part IV: Molecular Genetic Aspects of Lysosomal Enzymes -- Chapter 19. Genetic Heterogeneity in Lysosomal Storage Disorders Studied by Somatic Cell Hybridization -- I. THE EXTENT OF GENETIC HETEROGENEITY -- II. PRINCIPLES OF COMPLEMENTATION -- III. COMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS -- IV. RESULTS OF COMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Genetic Heterogeneity of Gaucher's Disease -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Chromosomal Localization of the Structural Genes Encoding the Human Lysosomal Hydrolases and Their Activator and Stabilizer Proteins -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GENE MAPPING METHODS -- III. CHROMOSOMAL ASSIGNMENT OF THE LYSOSOMAL HYDROLASE GENES -- IV. CHROMOSOMAL ASSIGNMENT OF THE GENES FOR ACTIVATORS AND STABILIZERS OF LYSOSOMAL HYDROLASES -- V. THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN LYSOSOMAL GENOME -- VI. FUTURE APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES FOR THE FURTHER CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION OF THE LYSOSOMAL GENES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Strategies for the Molecular Cloning of Low Abundance Messenger RNAs -- A. Enrichment of mRNA -- B. Biological Means -- C. Physical Means -- D. Synthesis of cDNA -- E. Cloning Vectors -- F. Identification of Cloned cDNA -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Cloning of Lysosomal Genes -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. cDNA Cloning of Acid Alpha-Glucosidase -- REFERENCES. , Part V: Therapeutic Approaches to Lysosomal Storage Disorders -- Chapter 25. Bone Marrow Transplantation in Mucopolysaccharidoses -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PROTOCOL FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION -- III. RESULTS -- IV. EVIDENCE OF ENGRAFTMENT -- V. BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS -- IV. CLINICAL EFFECTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Bone Marrow Transplantation in Severe Gaucher's Disease:Rapid Correction of Enzyme Deficiency Accompanied by Continued Long Term Survival of Storage Cells -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE REPORT -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. Bone Marrow Transplantation in the Norrbottnian Form of Gaucher Disease -- INTRODUCTION -- CLINICAL SUBTYPES OF GAUCHER DISEASE -- PATIENTS WITH THE NORRBOTTNIAN TYPE OF GAUCHER DISEASE ARE OPTIMAL CANDIDATES FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION -- SPLENECTOMY WILL LEAD TO INCREASED STORAGE OF CEREBROSIDE (GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE) IN OTHER ORGANS -- CASE REPORT -- BIOCHEMICAL METHODS -- BIOCHEMICAL RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. Enzyme Replacement in the Sphingolipidoses -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION -- III. ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION -- IV. ENZYME REPLACEMENT IN DISORDERS THAT INVOLVE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM -- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Part VI: State of the Art -- Chapter 29. State of the Art -- I. PROGRESS IN BASIC INVESTIGATIONS -- II. TREATMENT STRATEGIES -- III. MOLECULAR GENETICS OF LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDERS -- IV. THE FUTURE AT THE LEVEL OF THE GENE -- REFERENCES.

Note: Front Cover -- Clinical Biochemistry: Contemporary Theories and Techniques -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents of Previous Volumes -- Chapter 1. Biochemical Monitoring of Cancer -- I. Introduction -- II. Tumor-Derived Products -- III. Tumor-Associated Changes -- References -- Chapter 2. The Use of Chemical and Physiochemical Approaches to Detecting and Identifying Etiological Agents in Clinical Specimens -- I. Introduction -- II. Conventional Microbiological Techniques -- III. Systematic Microbiological Identification -- IV. Direct Methods of Detection -- V. Indirect Methods of Detection -- VI. Enzymatic Profiles -- VII. Semiautomated and Automated Methods -- References -- Chapter 3. Monoclonal Antibodies in Clinical Investigations -- I. Introduction -- II. Definition and Production of Monoclonal Antibody -- III. Monoclonal Antibodies for Studying Cell Differentiation and Monitoring Diseases -- IV. Monoclonal Antibodies for Serotherapy -- V. In Vitro Treatment of Bone Marrow for Autologous Transplant -- VI. Monoclonal Antibodies for in Vivo Radioimaging of Tumors -- VII. Discussion -- VIII. Appendix: General Reviews on Perspectives, Methodology, and Applications -- References -- Chapter 4. Serologic Methods in Disease Diagnosis -- I. Introduction -- II. Serologic Methods -- III. Syphilis Serology -- IV. Serology of Streptococcal Infections -- V. Other Bacterial Serology -- VI. Serology in Atypical Pneumonia -- VII. Viral Serology -- VIII. Antibody to Tissues -- IX. Transplantation Immunology -- X. The Clinical Immunology Laboratory -- References -- Chapter 5. Instrumentation in Clinical Chemistry -- I. Introduction -- II. Spectrometric Instrument Systems -- III. Atomic Spectroscopy Systems -- IV. Electrochemical Techniques and Instrumentation. , V. Separation Instrument Techniques -- VI. Impact of Microprocessors on Clinical Instrumentation -- VII. Laboratory Automation and Robotics -- VIII. Summary -- References -- Chapter 6. Hemoglobin Analysis and Hemoglobinopathies -- I. General Review of Hemoglobin -- II. Hemoglobinopathies -- III. Techniques Used in Evaluation of Hemoglobinopathies -- IV. Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Nitrogen Metabolism -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors to Volume VIII -- Foreword: The New Volumes -- Preface to Volume VIII -- Note on the Use of Plant Names -- PREAMBLE TO CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOUR -- Chapter 1. Developments in Basic and Applied Biological Nitrogen Fixation1 -- I. Economic Importance of Biological Nitrogen Fixation -- II. Mechanisms of Nitrogen Fixation -- III. Metabolic Aspects -- IV. Nitrogen Fixation in Association with Plants -- V. Utilization of Nitrogen-Fixing Systems in Agriculture -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. Nitrogen Metabolism -- I. Introduction: Then and Now -- II. The Extended Range of Nitrogen Compounds in Plants -- III. The Biochemical Reactions of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants -- IV. Nitrogen Metabolism during Growth and Development -- V. Summary: Perspectives on Nitrogen Metabolism of Selected Plants -- References -- APPENDIX I -- APPENDIX II -- APPENDIX III -- APPENDIX IV -- Chapter 3. Protein Metabolism -- I. Introduction -- II. Problems of Methodology -- III. Metabolism of Total Protein -- IV. Metabolism of Specific Proteins -- V. Metabolism of Seed Protein -- VI. Protein Degradation -- VII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Distribution of Metabolites -- I. Introduction -- II. Transport Systems -- III. Identity of Transported Solutes -- IV. Working Units of the Plant's Transport System -- V. Case Histories of Transport Activity in Organ Functioning -- VI. Modeling the Transport and Utilization of Carbon- and Nitrogen-Containing Metabolites in a Whole Plant -- References -- EPILOGUE: INTEGRATION OF ENERGY, FORM, AND COMPOSITION -- Author Index -- Index to Plant Names -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Chemistry of Foods and Beverages: Recent Developments -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. CHANGES OF AROMA COMPONENTS DURING STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF HOPS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO BEER FLAVOR -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. INVESTIGATION OF HOP AROMA COMPONENTS IN PILSNER BEER -- III. CHANGES OF AROMA COMPONENTS DURING STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF HOPS -- IV. NORCAROTENOIDS IN HOP AND BEER -- V. CHANGES OF HOP AROMA COMPONENTS DURING AGING OF BEER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. THE USE OF HEADSPACE CONCENTRATION ON TENAX FOR OBJECTIVE FLAVOR QUALITY EVALUATION OF FRESH FRUITS (STRAWBERRY AND APPLE) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. AUTOMATIC DIRECT HEAD SPACE GC ANALYSIS OF FLAVORS WITH CAPILLARY COLUMN AND MULTIDETECTOR SYSTEMS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. INSTRUMENTATION -- III. APPLICATIONS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. APPLICATION OF FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR FLAVOR ANALYSIS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. COLUMN DEVELOPMENT -- III. FUSED SILICA CAPLILLARY COLUMNS -- IV. APPLICATIONS OF FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR FLAVOR ANALYSIS -- V. APPLICATIONS OF FUSED SILICA CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. A MICRO-OLFACTOMETER FOR CHEMICAL SENSORY ANALYSES -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. COMPUTER ASSISTED QUANTITATION OF CARROT VOLATILES -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. TASTE AND TASTE EVALUATION OF SOY PROTEIN HYDROLYZATES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THEORY -- III. EXPERIMENTAL -- IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSION. , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. PROBLEMS OF FAST INDIGENISATION ON THE QUALITY OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES IN NIGERIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FOOD PREPARATIONS COMMONLY CONSUMED -- THE FOOD- AND WATER-BORNE INFECTIONS COMMONLY REPORTED -- FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF FOODS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. FLAVOR NUCLEOTIDES' USAGES IN FOODS -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. MANUFACTURE, USE, AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF 90% HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SWEETENERS -- I. MANUFACTURE, COMPOSITION, AND PROPERTIES -- II. APPLICATIONS OF 90% HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SWEETENER -- III. NUTRITION ISSUES PERTANING TO 90% HFCS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Functionality of Corn-Derived Sweeteners in Formulated Foods -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MANUFACTURE -- III. FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES -- IV. APPLICATIONS SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12. DAIRY BASED INGREDIENTS AND THEIR USE AS ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL SWEETENERS IN FORMULATED FOODS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. TYPES OF DAIRY BASED INGREDIENTS -- III. NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF DAIRY BASED INGREDIENTS -- IV. FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF MILK COMPONENTS -- V. APPLICATIONS FOR DAIRY BASED INGREDIENTS AS ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL SWEETENERS -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13. FABRICATION OF LOW-MOISTURE, HIGH-PROTEIN FOODS USING SOY ISOLATES AND HTST TWIN-SCREW EXTRUSION -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FORMULATION -- III. HTST TWIN-SCREW TECHNOLOGY -- IV. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT RESULTS -- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- CHAPTER 14. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF XANTHAN GUM IN FOOD SYSTEMS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. XANTHAN GUM IN CAKES -- III. XANTHAN GUM IN CANDY -- IV. XANTHAN GUM IN FOODS PROCESSED IN RETORT POUCHES -- V. XANTHAN GUM IN BATTER COATINGS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- CHAPTER 15. POLYDEXTROSE - A NEW FOOD INGREDIENT: TECHNICAL ASPECTS -- I. INTRODUCTION. , II. PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES -- III. STRUCTURE AND UTILIZATION -- IV. SAFETY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16. THE FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS OF POLYDEXTROSE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION -- III. PROPERTIES -- IV. FUNCTIONALITY -- V. APPLICATIONS -- VI. LABELING AND NUTRITONAL INFORMATION -- VII. SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 17. INGREDIENTS USED IN EXTRUSION-COOKED FORMULATED FOODS SHOULD BE SELECTED FOR THEIR ORGANOLEPTIC, FUNCTIONAL, AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES -- FABRICATED FOODS -- CONTROL OF PROCESSING VARIABLES -- DOUBLE EXTRUDED FOODS -- SELECTION OF INGREDIENTS AND ADDITIVES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Applications of Optical Fourier Transforms -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dadication -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Theory and Measurement of the Optical Fourier Transform -- 1.1 Plane Waves -- 1.2 The Diffraction Integral -- 1.3 Fourier Transform Property of a Lens -- 1.4 The Sample Spectrum -- 1.5 Stability and Fidelity -- 1.6 Optimum Smoothing of the Spectrum with a Finite-Size Lag Window -- 1.7 Smoothing with a Finite-Bandwidth Frequency Window -- 1.8 An Optimum Finite-Bandwidth Frequency Window -- 1.9 Estimating the Spectrum at Low Spatial Frequencies and at the Origin -- 1.10 Extrapolating the Fourier Spectrum of Spatially Bounded Objects -- 1.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. Pattern Recognition via Complex Spatial Filtering -- Introduction -- 2.1 Historical Overview -- 2.2 Complex Spatial Filtering -- 2.3 Pattern Recognition via Matched Filtering -- 2.4 Applications of Spatial Filtering -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Particle Identification and Counting by Fourier-Optical Pattern Recognition -- Introduction -- 3.1 The Fourier-Optical Approach -- 3.2 The Fourier Spectrum of Randomly Assorted Scatterers -- 3.3 Statistical Characteristics of Irradiance Patterns -- 3.4 Data Inversion: General Considerations -- 3.5 Applicability of the Model -- Stability of Estimates -- 3.6 Implementing the Inversion: Hybrid Methods -- 3.7 Implementing the Inversion Optically -- 3.8 Experimental Investigations and Results -- 3.9 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Signal Processing Using Hybrid Systems -- Introduction -- 4.1 A Generalized Hybrid System and Its Design Considerations -- 4.2 Hybrid Systems Based on Optical Power Spectrum Measurements -- 4.3 Hybrid Systems Based on Spatial Filtering -- 4.4 Hybrid Systems Using Incoherent Light -- 4.5 Summary. , Appendix -- References -- Chapter 5. Fourier Optics and Radar Signal Processing -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Radar Signal Processing -- 5.3 Optical Processors for Radar Signals -- References -- Chapter 6. Application of Optical Power Spectra to Photographic Image Measurement -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Power Spectral Measurements -- 6.3 Experimental Configuration -- 6.4 Generation of the SNPS -- 6.5 Effect of Film Tube and Sampling Area -- 6.6 Description of Granularity -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. Fourier Optics and SAW Devices -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Surface Acousto-Optic Interaction -- 7.3 Applications -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8. Space-Variant Optical Systems and Processing -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Representation and Analysis of Space-Variant Linear Systems -- 8.3 Examples of Space Variance -- 8.4 Systems for Space-Variant Processing of 1-D Signals -- 8.5 Systems for Space-Variant Processing of 2-D Signals -- 8.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9. Fourier Optics in Nonlinear Signal Processing -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Characteristics of Nonlinear Systems -- 9.3 Applications of Nonlinearities -- 9.4 Point Nonlinear Systems -- 9.5 Composite Nonlinear Systems -- 9.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 10. Optical Information Processing and the Human Visual System -- 10.1 Spatial Information Processing in the Visual System -- 10.2 Measurement of the Contrast Sensitivity Function of the Visual Pathway by Generation of Sinusoidal Patterns on the Retina -- 10.3 Measurement of the Optics of the Eye by Generation of a Speckle Pattern on the Retina -- 10.4 Applications of Two-Dimensional Spatial Transformations in Vision Research -- 10.5 Image Science and Vision -- 10.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 11. Statistical Pattern Recognition Using Optical Fourier Transform Features -- 11.1 Introduction. , 11.2 An Optical-Digital Computer for Texture Analysis -- 11.3 Feature Extraction and Classification -- 11.4 Pattern Recognition of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis -- 11.5 A Four-Class Texture Problem: The ODC Versus the All-Digital Approach -- 11.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 12. Incoherent Optical Processing -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 General Theoretical Analysis -- 12.3 Spatially Incoherent Processing -- 12.4 Applications of Spatially Incoherent Processing -- 12.5 Temporally Incoherent Processing -- 12.6 Applications of Temporally Incoherent Processing -- 12.7 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Developmental Plasticity: Behavioral and Biological Aspects of Variations in Development -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Evolutionary and Genetic Background -- Chapter 1. Evolution and Genetic Variability -- Introduction -- Contemporary Variability between Species -- Evolutionary Variability -- Sources of Variability -- Variability within Species -- Molecules and Variability -- Polygenic Systems -- Developmental Variability within the Organism -- Summary -- Acknowledgment -- Bibliography -- References -- Part II: The Sensory Base -- Chapter 2. The Infancy of Human Sensory Systems -- Introduction -- Prenatal Origins of Sensory Development -- Sensory Bases of Infant Perception -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Learning and Ethology -- Chapter 3. Learning Theory, Ethological Theory, and Developmental Plasticity -- Introduction -- Problems Raised by the Goal-Directedness of Behavior -- Learning Theory -- Ethological Theory -- Developmental Plasticity in the Perspectives of Learning and Instinct Theory -- Evolution of Developmental Plasticity: Implications for the Analysis of Immediate Causation -- The Confluence of Ideas: Emergence of Interest in Animal Perception -- References -- Chapter 4. The Infancy of Human Learning Processes -- Introduction -- The Pleasures of Sensation as Incentives for Infant Learning -- The Infant as Learner -- The Functions of Early Human Learning -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5. Innate Programs for Perceptual Development: An Ethological View -- Introduction -- Perceptual Adaptations to Local Conditions: Honeybees -- Sensitive Periods for Perceptual Change: Chick Pecking -- Imprinting and Perceptual Development: Birds -- Configurational Features and Sign Stimuli: The Herring Gull -- Innate Constraints on Vocal Imitation: Birdsong. , Species-Specific Processing of Vocal Stimuli: Macaques -- Color Vision, Naming, and Preferences -- The Ontogeny of Speech Perception -- Conclusions on the Ethology of Perceptual Development -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part IV: Asymmetries and Variation -- Chapter 6. Lateralization and Its Implications for Variation in Development -- The Origins of Asymmetry -- Lateralization of the Brain -- Development of the Hand-Brain Relationship -- Sex Differences in Cerebral Asymmetry -- Why Variation? -- References -- Part V: Epistemology, Theory, and Method -- Chapter 7. Development and Plasticity -- Introduction -- Developmental Perspectives -- Developmental Perspective and Plasticity -- The Roles of Experience -- Multimodal and Polyphasic Development -- Theoretical and Methodological Implications of a Multimodal-Polyphasic Model -- Cultural and Biological Instances of Plasticity in Development -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8. Epistemology and Developmental Psychology -- Introduction -- Does Mental Development Have a Unique Destination? -- The Grounds for Skepticism about Any Universal Destination -- The Need for an Alternative Approach -- Alternative Developmental Destinations and Trajectories -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Instrumental Analysis of Foods: Recent Progress -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Contents of Volume 1 -- CHAPTER 1. FOOD SAFETY: INTERFACE BETWEEN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ANALYTICAL POSSIBILITIES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. ANALYSIS OF CARBONATES AND BICARBONATES IN BOTTLED WATERS BY AUTOTITRALIZER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. RAPID ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MATTERS IN BOTTLED WATER BY INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- CHAPTER 4. APPLICATION OF DIRECT MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR RAPID ANALYSIS OF ORGANICS IN WATER BEVERAGES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. FORMATION OF POUCHONG TEA AROMA DURING WITHERING PROCESS -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. WATER SORPTION OF COFFEE SOLUBLES BY INVERSE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY -- I . ABSTRACT -- II. INTRODUCTION -- III. LITERATURE REVIEW -- IV. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES -- VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 7. CHEMICAL STUDIES ON TROPICAL FRUITS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. VOLATILE COMPONENTS MODIFICATIONS DURING HEAT TREATMENT OF FRUIT JUICES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING AQUEOUS CITRUS ESSENCES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL METHODS -- III. LIMITATIONS -- IV. MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC AND SPECTROFLUOROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ORANGE JUICES AND RELATED PRODUCTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ORANGE JUICE -- III. WATER EXTRACTION OF SOLUBLE ORANGE SOLIDS -- IV. ORANGE JUICE ADDITIVES -- V. ORANGE DRINKS. , REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. FLAVOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPONENTS OF ORANGE BLOSSOM CITRUS AURANTIUM -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12. APPLICATION OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TO CAPILLARY GC PROFILES: COMPARISON OF THE VOLATILE FRACTION IN PROCESSED ORANGE JUICES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- VI. REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13. QUANTITATIVE HEADSPACE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPOUNDS IN EQUILIBRIUM WITH ORANGE JUICE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14. EXTRUSION COOKING OF HIGH VISCOSITY THIN BOILING AND THICK BOILING STARCHES IN A NEW DOUBLE EXTRUSION PROCESS -- INTRODUCTION -- THIN AND THICK BOILING STARCHES -- EXTRUSION COOKING OF HIGH VISCOSITY, THICK AND THIN BOILING STARCHES -- DRUM DRIED PREGELATINIZED STARCHES AS COMPARED TO EXTRUSION COOKED PREGELATINIZED STARCHES -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 15. MICROSTRUCTURE OF PROTEIN GELS IN RELATION TO THEIR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOYBEAN PROTEIN CURDS AND THEIR MICROSTRUCTURE -- III. GELS FROM WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATES -- IV. DISCUSSION ON THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PROTEIN GELS AND THEIR MICROSTRUCTURE, BASED ON THEIR MOLECULAR BEHAVIOR -- V. SOME PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE OBSERVATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE THOUGH SEM -- VI. CONCLUSIVE REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16. THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTERACTION OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES WITH MILK PROTEINS ON THE RHEOLOGY AND STABILITY OF FOOD EMULSIONS. -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Results -- Discussion -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17. ANALYSIS OF DRIED MILK AND CHEESE POWDERS BY NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY -- I. ABSTRACT -- II. INTRODUCTION -- III. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. , ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18. BOVINE, CAPRINE, AND HUMAN MILK XANTHINE OXIDASES: ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION -- INTRODUCTION -- I. BOVINE MILK XANTHINE OXIDASE -- II. CAPRINE MILK XANTHINE OXIDASE -- III. HUMAN MILK XANTHINE OXIDASE -- IV. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 19. INTRODUCTION TO WINES AND SPIRITS SECTION -- CHAPTER 20. GLASS CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY IN THE WINE AND SPIRIT INDUSTRY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS -- III. NON-VOLATILE COMPOUNDS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21. INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF ALUMINUM, CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM AND VANADIUM IN GREEK WINES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 22. APPLICATION OF PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES I N THE DIFFERENTIATION OF WINES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- V. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- VI. REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 23. A STUDY OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION AND FRUIT MATURITY AS AN APPROACH FOR OBTAINING THE ANALYTICAL PROFILES OF WINES AND WINE GRAPES -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 24. ANALYSIS OF THE FLAVORS IN AGED SAKE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FLAVORS OF AGED SAKE -- III. AN OFF-FLAVOR COMPOUND, DIMETHYL SULFIDE , IN SAKE BREWED WITH OLD RICE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 25. THE DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE PHENOLS IN RUM AND BRANDY BY GC AND LC -- I . INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV CONCLUSION -- References -- CHAPTER 26. APPLICATION OF GC AND HPLC IN THE PREDICTIVE QUALITY EVALUATION OF WINES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES -- III. PREDICTIVE EVALUATION OF WINES QUALITY -- IV. CONCLUSION. , V. REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 27. CAPILLARY-CHROMATOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS ON VARIOUS GRAPE VARIETIES -- References -- CHAPTER 28. DIMETHYL DICARBONATE AS A BEVERAGE PRESERVATIVE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GENERAL DISCUSSION -- III. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 29. CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT OF COFFEE SEEDS AFTER ACCIDENTAL SPILLAGE OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY CONTENTS - A CASE STUDY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. SUMMARY -- V. REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 30. ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION IN MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY PARAMETERS IN CEREALS AND THEIR PRODUCTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. WHEAT QUALITY FACTORS -- III. ASSESSMENT OF GLUTEN STRENGTH -- IV. ASSESSMENT OF STARCH BEHAVIOR - ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY -- V. INSTRUMENTAL METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF BREAD QUALITY -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 31. SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM IN SODIUM CHLORIDE BY SOME TECHNIQUES OF ANODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 32. EFFECTS OF STORAGE DURATION OF FRESH ASPARAGUS ON THE QUALITY OF THE RESULTING CANNED PRODUCT -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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 -- Environment and Development in Africa -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF DIAGRAMS -- LIST OF MAPS -- LIST OF TABLES -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter One. CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES -- HOW MANY AFRICANS? -- HOW THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT MAY BE LIMITED OR OVERCOME -- FINDING ANSWERS FOR BASIC NEEDS -- HOW HEALTHY IS AFRICA? -- A DIFFERENT KIND OF SETTLEMENT -- Chapter Two. SCENARIO 1: DEPENDENT GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MISUSE -- Chapter Three. SCENARIO 2: GREATER ECONOMIC AUTONOMY, MORE ATTENTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Chapter Four. SCENARIO 3: ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT -- PROVISIONAL CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.