Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 5 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors to Volume 5 -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Use of Fluorescence Emission at 77°K in the Analysis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Higher Plants and Algae -- I. Introduction -- II. Theoretical Considerations of Pigment Photochemistry -- III. Spectral Distortions, Artefacts and their Prevention -- IV. Structure and Composition of the Photosynthetic Apparatus as Determined by Fluorescence at 77°K -- V. Orientation of Pigments within the Photosynthetic Apparatus -- VI. Interactions between Photosystems: Qualitative Aspects and Kinetic Analysis -- VII. Synopsis and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2. Receptors for Plant Hormones -- I. Introduction -- II. Sites of Hormone Action -- III. The Search for Hormone Receptors -- IV. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3. Plant Cell Wall Synthesis -- I. Introduction -- II. Structural Considerations . -- III. The Electron Microscopy of Cell Wall Formation -- IV. Cell Fractionation Studies -- V. In Vitro Synthesis -- VI. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Vascular Land Plants in Relation to Supracellular Transport Processes -- I. Introduction -- II. The Progenitors of Vascular Land Plants -- III. The Structure of Early Vascular Plants -- IV. The Xylem and Liquid-phase Water Transport -- V. Transport in the Gas Phase -- VI. Transport of Dissolved Solutes -- VII.The Evolution of Vascular Land Plants -- an Hypothesis -- VIII. Appendix A: Secondary Plant Products in Relation to Vascular Plant Evolution. with Particular Reference to Lignification -- IX. Appendix B: Role of Intercellular Gas Spaces in Respiratory Gas Exchange of Vascular Land Plants -- X. Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Catalysis, Volume 25 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Application of Molecular Orbital Theory to Catalysis -- I. Introduction -- II. Calculational Procedures -- III. Metal Clusters -- IV. Chemisorption -- V. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. The Stereochemistry of Hydrogenation of a,ß-Unsaturated Ketones -- I. Introduction -- II. Mechanistic Proposals -- III. Effect of Variables on the Hydrogenation of β-Octalone and Related Compounds -- IV. Hydrogenation of Other Ring Systems -- V. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Asymmetric Homogeneous Hydrogenation -- I. Introduction -- II. Homogeneous Rhodium-Chiral Phosphine Catalyst Systems -- III. Chiral Amide-Rhodium Complexes as Catalysts -- IV. Chiral Cobalt Catalysts -- V. Chiral Ruthenium Catalysts -- VI. Concluding Remarks -- Note Added in Proof -- References -- Chapter 4. Stereochemical Approaches to Mechanisms of Hydrocarbon Reactions on Metal Catalysts -- I. Introduction -- II. The Horiuti-Polanyi Mechanism -- III. Reactions of Olefins -- IV. Skeletal Rearrangement of Alkanes in Platinum and Other Noble Metals -- V. Recent Experimental Approaches to Skeletal Rearrangements -- VI. Influence of Carbonaceous Deposits -- VII. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. Specific Poisoning and Characterization of Catalytically Active Oxide Surfaces -- I. Introduction -- II. General Scope and Definitions -- III. Experimental Methods -- IV. Interaction of Specific Poisons with Oxide Surfaces -- V. Specific Poisoning on Alumina Surfaces -- VI. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6. Metal-Catalyzed Oxidations of Organic Compounds in the Liquid Phase: A Mechanistic Approach -- I. Introduction -- II. Homolytic Mechanisms -- III. Heterolytic Mechanisms -- IV. Heterogeneous Catalysis of Liquid Phase Oxidations. , V. Biochemical Oxidations -- VI. Summary-Directions for Future Development -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Contents of Previous Volumes.

Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Protein Chemistry, Volume 29 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors to Volume 29 -- Chapter 1. Energetics of Ligand Binding to Proteins -- I. Introduction -- II. Multiple Ligand Binding by Proteins -- III. Binding by Multimer Proteins -- IV. Extension of the Concept of Ligand Interaction to Covalent Bond Exchange in Proteins -- V. Cooperativity and Ligand Correlation -- VI. Biological Specificity and Ligand Binding -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 2. Avidin -- I. Introduction -- II. Purification and Covalent Chemistry -- III. Physical Properties -- IV. Binding Properties -- V. Subunit Structure -- VI. Miscellaneous Topics -- References -- Chapter 3. Carbonyl-Amine Reactions in Protein Chemistry -- I. Introduction -- II. The Chemistry of Carbonyl Groups, of Amino Groups, and of the Carbonyl-Amine Reaction -- III. Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds with Amino Acids and Proteins -- IV. The Carbonyl-Amine Reaction in Biological Processes -- V. Naturally Occurring Deteriorative Reactions -- VI. Commercial Applications. -- References -- Chapter 4. Experimental and Theoretical Aspects of Protein Folding -- I. Introduction -- II. Spontaneous Folding of Proteins -- III. In Vitro Complementation of Protein Fragments -- IV. Flexibility of Proteins in Solution: Effect of Cross-Links and Ligands -- V. Synthetic Analogs of Proteins -- VI. Folding of Fibrous Proteins -- VII. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Conformation -- VIII. Energetic Factors Determining Protein Folding -- IX. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Note Added in Proof -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Contents of Previous Volumes.

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: Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles -- copyright -- front matter -- Preface -- table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Basic Table -- English Index -- Deutsches Register -- Index Francais -- Indice Italiano.

Note: Front cover -- Dedication -- Methods & -- New Frontiers in Neuroscience -- Preface -- The Editor -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Section 1 -- Chapter 1. Some Methods for Studies of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Pharmacology -- Chapter 2. Presynaptic Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Subtypes Mediating Neurotransmitter Release -- Chapter 3. Effects of Nicotine on Dopaminergic Neurotransmission -- Chapter 4. Nicotinic Receptors in the Periphery -- Section 2 -- Chapter 5. Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptors as Targets in Pain Control -- Chapter 6. Mouse Models to Evaluate Genetic Influences on Responses to Nicotine -- Chapter 7. Nicotinic Involvement in Cognitive Function of Rats -- Chapter 8. Nicotine and Cognition in Young and Aged Nonhuman Primates -- Chapter 9. Neuroscience Research with Nicotine Self-Administration -- Section 3 -- Chapter 10. Evaluation of Pharmacologic Treatments for Smoking Cessation -- Chapter 11. Nicotine and Schizophrenia -- Chapter 12. Nicotinic Medications and Tourette's Disorder -- Chapter 13. Nicotine Effects on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Chapter 14. Clinical Methodologies in the Examination of Nicotinic Effects on Cognition -- Section 4 -- Chapter 15. Nicotinic Systems: An Integrated Approach -- Index -- Back cover.

Note: Front cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Contents of Other Volumes -- Chapter 1. Gradient Elution in Liquid Column Chromatography-Prediction of Retention and Optimization of Seperation -- Chapter 2. Supercritical Fluids for Off-Line Sample Preparation in Food Analysis Prior to Chromatography -- Chapter 3. Correspondence Between Chromatography, Single-Molecule Dynamics, and Equilibrium: A Stochastic Approach -- Chapter 4. Solid-Phase Microextraction: A New Tool in Contemporary Bioanalysis -- Chapter 5. Polyelectrolytes as Stationary Phases in Liquid Chromatography -- Index -- Back cover.