Note: COVER -- APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY: Principles and Practice -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- PLATES -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION: THE EMERGENCE OF APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY AND CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT -- INTRODUCTION: WEATHER, CLIMATE AND EVERYDAY LIFE -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY -- DEFINITIONS, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS -- ATMOSPHERIC CONCERN AND AWARENESS -- CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART 1: APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY: THE 'TOOLS' OF RESEARCH -- 2 GROUND AND REMOTELY SENSED MEASUREMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: DATA REQUIREMENTS AND SOURCES -- A COMPARISON OF OLD AND NEW INSTRUMENTATION -- THE OLD-STYLE INSTRUMENTS -- THE NEW GENERATION OF INSTRUMENTS -- REMOTE SENSING -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- INTRODUCTION: THE VALUE OF STATISTICS -- TIME SERIES ANALYSIS -- SPATIAL ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 CLIMATE MODELS -- INTRODUCTION: MODELLING THE CLIMATE SYSTEM -- GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS -- CLIMATE IMPACT MODELS -- INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS -- CLIMATE MODEL EVALUATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- INTRODUCTION: ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- HISTORY OF ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- CURRENT MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO AIR QUALITY PROBLEMS -- INTEGRATION OF AIR ISSUES -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ATMOSPHERE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART 2: CLIMATE AND THE PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS -- 6 HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES AND WATER RESOURCES -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT -- HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES -- IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE -- IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 GLACIERS -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND GLACIERS -- GLACIER TYPES: PHYSICAL AND THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS. , GLACIERS: CONSTITUENT ZONES AND CLIMATE CONTROLS -- THE CONVERSION OF SNOW TO GLACIER ICE AND THE ROLE OF CLIMATE -- GLACIER MASS BALANCE AND CLIMATE CONTROLS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 8 GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATIC GEOMORPHOLOGY -- CLIMATE AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND LANDFORMS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 9 SOILS -- INTRODUCTION: SOIL CLIMATE -- THE SOIL -- THE SOIL ATMOSPHERE -- SOIL CLIMATE -- CLIMATE AND SOIL GEOGRAPHY -- SOILS AND THE GREENHOUSE GASES -- EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SOILS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 10 VEGETATION -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION -- VEGETATION COMMUNITIES IN THE GEOLOGICAL PAST -- CLIMATE AND VEGETATION TODAY -- CLIMATE AND VEGETATION IN THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 11 ANIMAL RESPONSES TO CLIMATE -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND LIFE -- ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE -- BIOCLIMATIC ZONES -- CLIMATIC INSTABILITY -- SOURCES OF ENERGY -- BIOCHEMICAL ACCLIMATIZATION -- ECTOTHERMY AND ENDOTHERMY -- THE ECTOTHERM WAY -- THE ENDOTHERM WAY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART 3: CLIMATE AND THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS -- 12 COMFORT, CLOTHING AND HEALTH -- INTRODUCTION: HUMAN ADAPTABILITY AND MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT -- HOMEOTHERMY AND ADAPTATION -- THE HUMAN ENERGY BALANCE -- THERMAL STRESS ESTIMATES -- THE CLOTHING ENVELOPE -- THERMAL COMFORT -- ACCLIMATIZATION -- ATMOSPHERIC IMPACTS ON PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOUR -- ATMOSPHERIC IMPACTS ON MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 13 TOWN PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT -- HOT, HUMID CLIMATES -- HOT, ARID CLIMATES -- COLD CLIMATES - POLAR REGIONS -- OTHER CLIMATES -- APPLICATIONS IN URBAN PLANNING -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 14 INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE, INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. , LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES -- INDUSTRY OPERATION -- CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS -- COMMERCE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 15 TRANSPORT SYSTEMS -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND TRANSPORT SERVICES -- AIR TRANSPORT -- RAIL TRANSPORT -- ROAD TRANSPORT -- WATER TRANSPORT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 16 AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES -- INTRODUCTION: NATURE AND RATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- CLIMATIC FACTORS REGULATING CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION -- RESPONSES OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES -- CROP PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- CLIMATE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION -- FISHERIES AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- PLANT AND ANIMAL BREEDING -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 17 FORESTRY -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND FORESTS -- CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTS -- DYNAMICAL PERCEPTIONS -- SPATIOTEMPORAL CHAOS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 18 RECREATION AND TOURISM -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE-LEISURE INTERACTIONS -- WEATHER AND LEISURE PARTICIPATION -- WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR THE TOURIST INDUSTRY -- CLIMATE CHANGE, TOURISM AND RECREATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 19 POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF CLIMATE -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND LEGAL IMPACTS -- POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- SOCIAL ASPECTS -- LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 20 THE ENERGY SECTOR -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND ENERGY SUPPLY -- WORLD ENERGY SUPPLY -- ENERGY RESOURCES -- TRANSPORTATION OF ENERGY -- ENERGY CONVERSION -- ENERGY DEMAND -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART 4: THE CHANGING CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENTS -- 21 URBAN CLIMATES AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- THE NATURE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- THE NATURE OF URBAN CLIMATES -- IMPACTS OF URBAN CLIMATES ON GEC -- IMPACTS OF GEC ON URBAN CLIMATE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 22 AIR POLLUTION -- INTRODUCTION: DEFINITIONS AND CATEGORIZATION OF AIR POLLUTION -- GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS. , CONTINENTAL-SCALE POLLUTION PROBLEMS -- URBAN AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 23 CLIMATIC EXTREMES AS A HAZARD TO HUMANS -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATIC EXTREMES, HAZARDS AND DISASTERS -- IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC DISASTERS -- REDUCING THE IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC DISASTERS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 24 CLIMATE CHANGE, HISTORY AND THE FUTURE -- INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE AND HUMAN HISTORICAL PROCESSES -- INTO THE MEDIEVAL OPTIMUM -- INTO THE LITTLE ICE AGE -- POST·1850 CLIMATIC AMELIORATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART 5: OVERVIEW -- 25 CONCLUSIONS AND SYNTHESIS -- INTRODUCTION: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REASSESSED -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CLIMATE IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RESPONSES OF THE PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS -- THE MONETARY IMPACT AND VALUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Note: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1- Introduction -- Evolution of Quaternary climate -- Magnetic contributors to sediments, soils, dusts and organic tissues -- A tool kit for the environmental magnetist -- Magnetic parameters -- Instrumentation -- Measurement techniques -- Magnetic units -- Magnetic properties of natural crystals -- Magnetic discrimination -- Magnetic modelling -- Magnetic investigations in Quaternary contexts -- References -- 2- The North Atlantic as a Quaternary magnetic archive -- Introduction -- Magnetism and climate in the North Atlantic -- Heinrich layers -- Mechanisms for generating Heinrich events -- The relationship between Heinrich layers and climate -- Heinrich layers and sediment sources -- Magnetic signatures of Heinrich layers -- Proximal sedimentation: the magnetic signature of Heinrich layers from the Labrador Sea -- Geographic variation in magnetic properties and the signature of Heinrich events -- Conclusions -- References -- 3- Palaeomonsoons I: the magnetic record of palaeoclimate in the terrestrial loess and palaeosol sequences -- Introduction -- The East Asian summer and winter monsoons -- Sources of the loess? -- Chronology of the Chinese loess and soil sequences -- The magnetic properties of the Chinese loess-soil sequences -- Morphology and source of the loess/soil magnetic minerals. -- The present day connection between climate and soil magnetism -- Palaeoclimate from palaeosusceptibility -- Soil chronofunctions -- Palaeoclimate reconstructions -- Other approaches to palaeoclimatic reconstruction from the Chinese loess and soils. -- Alternative views -- Magnetism-palaeosol relationships in other parts of the world -- Future prospects -- Acknowledgements -- References. , 4- Palaeomonsoons II: magnetic records of aeolian dust in Quaternary sediments of the Indian Ocean -- Introduction -- Palaeowinds from dust records in deep-sea sediments -- Central North Atlantic -- Aeolian flux to the north-west and central Pacific -- Magnetic susceptibility as a record of aeolian dust in Indian Ocean sediments -- Paramagnetic/diamagnetic contributions to magnetic susceptibility -- Zone 1 (0-1.7 m) -- Zone 2 (1.7 m-~7 m) -- Zone 3 (7-10.5 m) -- Zone 4 (10.5-~22 m) -- Zone 5 (~22-90 m) -- Magnetic mineralogy from magnetic extracts -- Mineralogy of the magnetic extracts -- Magnetic mineralogy of magnetic zones 1-5 -- Source of the paramagnetic susceptibility signal -- Source of the Owen Ridge magnetic susceptibility signal -- Summary -- Future prospects -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5- Bacterial magnetite and the Quaternary climate record -- Introduction -- Ecology and physiology of magnetogenic bacteria -- Magnetotactic bacteria -- Dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria -- Ecology -- Identification of bacterial magnetosomes in Quaternary sediments and soils -- Magnetic identification -- Identification of bacterial magnetite by microscopy -- Bacterial magnetite in Quaternary sediments -- Marine sediments -- Conclusions: bacterial magnetite and the Quaternary climate record -- References -- 6- Incidence and significance of magnetic iron sulphides in Quaternary sediments and soils -- Introduction -- The structural properties of the iron-sulphide system -- Physical structures and low temperature phase fields -- Magnetic properties of the ferrimagnetic iron sulphides -- Greigite -- Monoclinic pyrrhotite -- Occurrences of ferrimagnetic iron sulphides in freshwater sediments and terrestrial environments -- Palaeosalinity in the Baltic -- Iron sulphides in marine sediments. , Chemical remanent magnetizations carried by iron sulphides: magnetostratigraphic conundrums -- Self-reversal of iron sulphides -- The future -- Methods -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7- Holocene environmental change from magnetic proxies in lake sediments -- Introduction -- Lough Neagh revisited -- Sources of magnetic minerals in lake sediments -- Holocene susceptibility trends -- Long term decreasing or stationary trend -- Long term increasing trend -- Recent records -- Detrital records -- Dilution effects -- Particle-size -- Sediment sources -- Mixing models -- Core correlation and sediment loads -- Magnetic properties as records of diagenesis or authigenesis. -- Magnetic proxies of climate change through glacial-interglacial cycles -- Records of atmospheric deposition -- Fire histories and tephra deposits -- Pollution records -- Final comments -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8- Magnetic monitoring of air-, land- and water-pollution -- Introduction -- Atmospheric pollutants -- Heavy metals in fly-ashes -- Magnetic minerals associated with atmospheric particulates -- Magnetic properties of coal-fired airborne particles -- Magnetic minerals, heavy metals and road traffic -- Magnetic airborne particles and identification of pollution sources -- Occupational exposure -- Magnetic mapping of atmospheric deposition of pollution -- Soil magnetometry and anthropogenic pollution -- Magnetic measurements on miscellaneous carriers of airborne particles -- Magnetic properties and pollution of fluvial and marine sediments -- Miscellaneous ('non-industrial pollution') -- Extraterrestrial versus volcanic magnetite -- Eolian sedimentation and iron contribution to aerosols -- Coupling between magnetic minerals and heavy metals -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. , 9- Environmental factors affecting geomagnetic field palaeointensity estimates from sediments -- Introduction -- Sediment palaeointensity normalization techniques -- Holocene palaeointensity estimates -- Late Pleistocene palaeointensity estimates -- Brunhes palaeointensity estimates -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 10- Magnetic cyclostratigraphy: high-resolution dating in and beyond the Quaternary and analysis of periodic changes in… -- Introduction -- Orbital cycles and astronomical time-scales -- The orbital cycles -- A breakthrough in geological dating: astronomical time-scales for the late Neogene -- Cyclicity and diagenesis within the marine sedimentary environment -- Cyclic variations in diagenetic conditions -- Sapropels -- Bed-to-bed, marine-continental correlations -- The early Pliocene Ptolemais formation -- Synthesis: conclusions and outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.

Note: Cover image -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright page -- Contents of Volume 2 -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Patterns of Development in Insect Parasites -- I Introduction -- II The Idiobiont-Koinobiont Dichotomy -- III Patterns of Parasite Development and Growth -- IV Parasite Development and Host Ecology -- V Developmental Strategies -- VI Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 2: Games Parasites Play: The Dynamic Roles of Proteins and Peptides in the Relationship between Parasite and Host -- I Parasitism-Induced Changes: Host Responses or Parasite-Directed Host Manipulation? -- II Parasitism- and Polydnavirus-lnduced Peptides and Proteins in Insect Hosts -- III Parasitic Effects on Endogenous Proteins, Enzymes, and Peptides -- IV Comparisons with Parasitism- and Virus-Induced Changes in Other Systems -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 3: Hormonal Interactions between Insect Endoparasites and Their Host Insects -- I Introduction and Terminology -- II Hormones Controlling Insect Development: An Overview -- III Parasite Hormones Relative to Those of Their Hosts -- IV Direct or Indirect Host Endocrine Effects on Endoparasites -- V Direct or Indirect Effects of Endoparasites on Host Endocrine System -- VI Limitations -- VII Possible Solutions -- VIII Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 4: Reproductive Disturbances Induced by Parasites and Pathogens of Insects -- I Introduction -- II Microparasites -- III Nematodes -- IV Cestodes -- V Endoparasitic Insects -- VI Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Behavioral Effects of Parasites and Pathogens in Insect Hosts -- I Introduction -- II Review of Altered Behavior in Parasitized Insects -- III Potential Benefits to Parasite -- IV Potential Benefits to Host -- V Considerations for Future Research -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 6: Redirection of Host Metabolism and Effects on Parasite Nutrition. , I Introduction -- II Insect Parasitism and Host Viability -- III Altered Metabolite Levels in Host Tissues -- IV Metabolic Alteration in Insect Hosts -- V Basis for Metabolic Alterations: Hormones, Viruslike Particles, and Parasite Mediation -- VI Nutritional Consequences of Metabolic Redirection and Physiological Alteration -- VII "Host Regulation" and Its Role in Redirecting Host Metabolism and Physiology -- VIII Enantiostasis and Metabolic Regulation -- IX Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Teratocytes: Developmental and Biochemical Characteristics -- I Introduction -- II Origins -- III Distribution within Taxonomic Groups -- IV Developmental Characteristics -- V Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics -- VI Interactions of Teratocytes, Venoms, and Polydnavirus -- VII Conclusion and Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 8: The Polydnavirus Life Cycle -- I Introduction -- II Life Cycle -- III Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 9: Polydnavirus Genome Organization -- I Introduction -- II Polydnaviruses as Part of Biological Systems -- III Multipartite Genome Structure -- IV Genome Packaging -- V Intraspecific Genomic Complexity -- VI Transcription and Gene Families -- VII Polydnavirus Transmission, Integration, and Replication -- VIII Polydnavirus Evolution -- IX Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 10: Venoms of Parasitic Hymenoptera as Investigatory Tools -- I Introduction -- II Uses of Venoms in Addressing Questions in Various Scientific Fields -- III Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 11: Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Mosquito Susceptibility to Plasmodium and Filarioid Nematodes -- I Introduction -- II Immune Mechanisms in Mosquitoes -- III Genetic Control of Susceptibility/Refractoriness -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 12: Cellular Defense Responses of Insects: Unresolved Problems -- I Introduction. , II Main Events in Insect Immune Reactivity -- III Specific Problems in Insect Immunity -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 13: The Response to Foreign Tissue Transplants in Insects -- I Introduction: What Is the Significance of Studying Graft Rejection in Insects? -- II Historical Perspective -- III Mediation and Regulation of the Roach Graft Response -- IV Discussion and Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 14: Regulation of Insect Hemolymph Phenoloxidases -- I Introduction -- II Prophenoloxidase Activation -- III Control Mechanisms of the Cascade -- IV Conclusion -- Index to Volumes 1 and 2.

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Note: Front Cover -- Gastrointestinal Endocrinology: Receptors and Post-Receptor Mechanisms -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Role of Receptors in Expression of Gastrointestinal Harmone Function -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Gastrointestinal Hormone Receptors and Receptor-Regulation -- ENDOCRINE REGULATION -- AUTO-REGULATION OF GASTRIN RECEPTORS -- AUTO-REGULATION OF CCK-RECEPTORS ON GUINEA PIG GALLBLADDERS -- HETERO-REGULATION OF GUT PEPTIDE HORMONE RECEPTORS -- REGULATORY EFFECTS OF PGL AND SOMATOSTATIN ON GR -- REGULATORY EFFECTS OF E2 ON GASTRIN, BOMBESIN AND CCK RECEPTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Multifunctional Role of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in the Regulation of Cell Growth -- THE EGF RECEPTOR -- INHIBITION OF CELL PROLIFERATION -- EGF AND THE EXOCRINE PANCREAS -- EGF AND PANCREATIC CANCER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Regulation of Intracellular Calcium Release and Calcium Uptake by Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in Exocrine Glands -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Cellular Calcium and Phospholipid Metabolism Mediate Pancreatic Enzyme Secretion -- AGONIST-STIMULATED CALCIUM METABOLISM IN THE PANCREATIC ACINAR CELLS -- ROLE OF CALCIUM AS A MESSENGER OF ENZYME SECRETION -- INTRACELLULAR MEDIATORS OF SUSTAINED RESPONSE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Heterogeneity of Receptors and Signal Transduction Pathways in Smooth Muscle Cells of the Gut -- DISTINCT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS FOR LIGANDS IN CELLS FROM ADJACENT MUSCLE LAYERS -- DISTINCT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS FOR ONE LIGAND IN SINGLE MUSCLE CELLS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Biochemical Characterization of Receptors for the Cholecystokinin Family of Hormones. , RECEPTOR CHARACTERIZATION BY AFFINITY LABELING -- CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PANCREATIC CCK RECEPTOR BY AFFINITY LABELING -- ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE PANCREATIC CCK RECEPTOR BASED ON STUDIES WITH A UNIQUE PROBE -- PARTIAL PURIFICATION OF THE PANCREATIC CCK RECEPTOR -- BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF OTHER RECEPTORS FOR THE CCK FAMILY PEPTIDES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Cholecystokinin Receptor Antagonists: Ability to Distinguish Various Classes of Cholecystokinin Receptors -- CLASSES OF CCK RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (Table I) -- CCK RECEPTOR CLASSIFICATION -- AFFINITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CCK RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR DIFFERENT ANTAGONISTS FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CCK RECEPTORS -- COMPARISON OF PANCREATIC CCK RECEPTORS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9. Cholecystokinin Gene Expression -- STRUCTURE OF RAT PREPROCHOLECYSTOKININ (5) -- THE RAT CHOLECYSTOKININ GENE -- ESTABLISHMENT OF A CCK-PRODUCING CELL LINE -- REGULATION OF THE CCK GENE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Human and Mouse Amylase Genes in Transgenic Mice -- METHODS AND RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Studies on Gastrin Posttranslational Processing -- POSTTRANSLATIONAL PROCESSING OF GASTRIN -- POSTTRANSLATIONAL PROCESSING INTERMEDIATES OF GASTRIN -- GASTRIN BIOSYNTHESIS EXPERIMENTS -- GASTRIN EXPRESSION IN HETEROLOGOUS CELL LINES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Cell-Specific Expression and Processing of Procholecystokinin and Progastrin -- STRUCTURE OF PROGASTRIN -- STRUCTURE OF PROCCK -- TISSUES SYNTHESIZING PROGASTRIN AND PROCCK -- TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROCESSING -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Pancreatic Polypeptide, Peptide YY, and Secretin Gene Expression -- PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE -- PEPTIDE YY -- SECRETIN -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Modern Imaging at the Cellular Level. , IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY -- ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ELECTRON IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY -- DEMONSTRATION OF PEPTIDE GENE EXPRESSION: IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION -- PEPTIDE RECEPTOR LOCALIZATION -- OTHER TECHNIQUES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Gastrointestinal Peptides and Autocrine Growth Effects -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Primary Cultures of Pancreatic Acinar Cells -- CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURED ACINAR CELLS -- DIFFERENTIATION OF ACINAR CELLS IN CULTURE -- HORMONAL RESPONSIVENESS -- ENERGY REQUIREMENTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. Trophic Effects of Cholecystokinin on the Exocrine Pancreas -- EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS CCK -- MECHANISM OF CCK-INDUCED PANCREATIC GROWTH -- DOES CCK REGULATE PANCREATIC GROWTH? -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Involvement of Somatostatin in Pancreatic Growth -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Pancreatic Adaptation Involves Regulation of Gene Expression by Cholecystokinin -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Growth of Normal and Malignant Gastrointestinal Cells in Culture: Differential Responses to Peptides -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Effect of Gastrointestinal Hormones on Neoplastic Growth -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Gastrin is a Hormonal Stimulant of the Intestinal, Gastric and Cephalic Phases of Acid Secretion in Dogs -- METHODS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Pancreatic Enzymes in Feedback Regulation of Cholecystokinin Release -- FEEDBACK REGULATION OF PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION -- CHOLECYSTOKININ (CCK) MEDIATES FEEDBACK REGULATION OF PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION -- EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF A TRYPSIN-SENSITIVE "CCK-RELEASING PEPTIDE" (CCK-RP). , EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF CCK-RP FROM PORCINE INTESTINAL MUCOSA -- CCK-RP VERSUS PANCREATIC MONITOR PEPTIDE IN THE MEDIATION OF FEEDBACK REGULATION OF PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION -- PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CCK-RP TO MEDIATE PROTEIN-STIMULATED PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION -- SOMATOSTATIN INHIBITS FEEDBACK REGULATION OF PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION: ACTIVATION OF INHIBITORY REGULATORY PROTEIN TO INHIBIT SECRETION OF CCK-RP -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Bile Salts in Cholecystokinin Feedback -- STUDIES IN DOGS, GUINEA PIGS, AND MICE -- STUDIES IN HUMANS -- CORRELATION BETWEEN CCK RADIOIMMUNOASSAY AND BIOASSAY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Neuronal Actions of Cholecystokinin -- CHARACTERIZATION OF CCK RECEPTORS -- DISTRIBUTION OF A- AND B-TYPE CCK RECEPTORS ON NEURONS -- VAGALLY-MEDIATED EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS CCK -- VAGO-VAGAL REFLEX ACTIONS OF CCK -- CCK AND GASTRIC EMPTYING -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. The Role of Pancreatic Polypeptide in Glucose Metabolism -- PREVIOUS STUDIES -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PANCREATOGENIC DIABETES -- HEPATIC GLUCOSE REGULATION IN PANCREATOGENIC DIABETES -- PP REGULATION OF HEPATIC GLUCOSE PRODUCTION -- EFFECTS OF PP ON ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE -- POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF ACTION -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC STATES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. Immunologie and Biologic Properties of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. Peptide YY Release and Actions -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Receptor Mediated Biologic Actions of Cholecystokinin -- CHARACTERIZATION OF L- 364,718 ON AMYLASE SECRETION IN ISOLATED RAT PANCREATIC ACINI -- INHIBITION OF BIOLOGIC ACTIONS OF EXOGENOUS CCK BY L-364,718 IN CONSCIOUS DOGS. , INHIBITION OF BIOLOGIC ACTIONS OF ENDOGENOUSLY-RELEASED CCK BY L-364,718 IN CONSCIOUS DOGS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 30. The Cell Biology of Acute Pancreatitis -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES -- COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. Somatostatin: Treatment of Gut Endocrinopathies and a Mechanism of Action -- HISTORICAL AND PRESENT DAY PERSPECTIVE -- GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC TUMORS -- THERAPY OF GEP ENDOCRINE TUMORS -- SANDOSTATIN ACTIONS ON SELECTED GEP ENDOCRINE TUMORS -- SUGGESTED MECHANISM OF ACTION OF SANDOSTATIN -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Cytoprotective Effects of Somatostatin on Experimental Diabetes -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 33. Actions of Parathyroid Hormone on the Gut -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 34. Inhibitory Mechanisms of the Exocrine Pancreas -- INHIBITION BY REMOVAL OF TONIC STIMULATION -- ACTION OF INHIBITORY HUMORAL AGENTS -- ACTION ON INTRINSIC PANCREATIC NEURONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 35. Autocrine/Paracrine Growth Factors of Human Malignancies -- EXOGENOUS REQUIREMENTS -- ENDOGENOUS PRODUCTION -- MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACH -- FUTURE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 36. Clinical Syndromes of Gut Hormones -- GASTRIN AND ENTEROCHROMAFFIN-LIKE CELL HYPERPLASIA -- ENTEROCYTE GROWTH -- GLP-1 7-6 AMIDE AND INSULIN RELEASE -- GLUCAGONOMA SYNDROME -- VIPoma SYNDROME -- NO PPoma SYNDROME -- ACROMEGALY, CUSHING'S SYNDROME, AND OTHERS -- GASTRINOMA SYNDROME -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 37. Hormonal Mechanisms in Gallbladder Motility -- REFERENCES -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Reminiscences of Martha von Rosen -- 1 From Geppertsfeld to the Oder -- 2 From the Oder to the Elbe -- 3 An End to Flight -- 4 Life Under Soviet Occupation -- 5 Marking Time -- 6 New Surprises -- 7 Reconnaissance -- 8 Reunion -- 9 The Last Return -- The Diary of Jürgen von Rosen -- Introduction -- 1 Bellaria, Camp 14 -- 2 From Bellaria to Ile-de-France -- 3 Forced Labour Camps in France -- 4 Ried, Upper Bavaria -- Life in Canada: The Open World -- Editor's Afterword: Some Anthropological Reflections on Ethnography, War, Ethnicity and Other Matters -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Note: BOOK COVER -- HALF-TITLE -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 THE RECEIVED VIEW -- THE NEWTONIAN HERITAGE -- Newton's experimentum crucis -- The Newtonian conception of colour -- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY QUALITIES -- THE PROBLEM-SPACE OF THE RECEIVED VIEW -- 2 COLOUR VISION: RECENT THEORIES AND RESULTS -- APPROACHES TO COLOUR VISION -- Psychophysics and physiology -- Computational vision -- THE PHENOMENAL STRUCTURE OF COLOUR -- PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHYSICS -- Visual pigments, photoreceptors, and additive colour mixture -- Postreceptoral mechanisms and opponent processes -- Psychophysical issues about the postreceptoral channels -- Physiological issues about the postreceptoral channels -- Cortical connections -- COMPUTATIONAL COLOUR VISION -- Colour constancy and the 'natural image' -- Global computations and lightness -- Criticisms of the retinex theory -- The linear models framework (LMF) -- Spatial segmentation -- Summary -- LEVELS OF EXPLANATION AND COLOUR SPACE -- Levels of explanation -- Colour space: a resume -- The case of colour constancy -- 3 NATURALISTIC ONTOLOGIES -- EXPLANATION AND DESCRIPTIVE VOCABULARIES -- COMPUTATIONAL OBJECTIVISM -- Colour and wavelength -- Colour and surface reflectance: anthropocentric realism -- The argument from external irreducibility -- NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL SUBJECTIVISM -- BEYOND OBJECTIVISM AND SUBJECTIVISM -- 4 THE COMPARATIVE ARGUMENT -- INTRODUCING COMPARATIVE COLOUR VISION -- COMPARATIVE COLOUR SPACES -- A bird's-eye view -- Colour hyperspaces and novel colours -- THE EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF COLOUR VISION -- Molecular biology of the visual pigments and psychophysics -- Visual ecology -- THE COMPARATIVE ARGUMENT -- Computational objectivism revisited9 -- The argument from perceiver-relativity -- Neurophysiological subjectivism revisited. , 5 THE ECOLOGICAL VIEW -- THE ECOLOGICAL LEVEL -- PERCEPTION AND THE ECOLOGICAL LEVEL -- Representationism revisited -- Gibson's 'ecological approach' -- The ecological approach and computational vision -- Integrating computational vision, neuroscience, and the ecological level: an action-based paradigm -- WHERE IS COLOUR? -- 6 VISUAL EXPERIENCE AND THE ECOLOGICAL VIEW -- SENSATIONALISM -- Nagel and the subjective character of perceptual experience -- Novel colours and Jackson's knowledge argument5 -- COGNITIVISM: DENNETT'S DISQUALIFICATION OF QUALIA -- VISUAL EXPERIENCE, SCIENCE, AND THE ECOLOGICAL VIEW -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.