<p>The increasing availability of molecular and genetic databases coupled with the growing power of computers gives biologists opportunities to address new issues, such as the patterns of molecular evolution, and re-assess old ones, such as the role of adaptation in species diversification.</p> <p>In the second edition, the book continues to integrate a wide variety of data analysis methods into a single and flexible interface: the R language. This open source language is available for a wide range of computer systems and has been adopted as a computational environment by many authors of statistical software. Adopting R as a main tool for phylogenetic analyses will ease the workflow in biologists' data analyses, ensure greater scientific repeatability, and enhance the exchange of ideas and methodological developments. The second edition is completed updated, covering the full gamut of R packages for this area that have been introduced  to the market since its previous publication five years ago. There is also  a new chapter on the simulation of evolutionary data.  </p> <p>Graduate students and researchers in evolutionary biology can use this book as a reference for data analyses, whereas researchers in bioinformatics interested in evolutionary analyses will learn how to implement these methods in R. The book starts with a presentation of different R packages and gives a short introduction to R for phylogeneticists unfamiliar with this language. The basic phylogenetic topics are covered: manipulation of phylogenetic data, phylogeny estimation, tree drawing, phylogenetic comparative methods, and estimation of ancestral characters. The chapter on tree drawing uses R's powerful graphical environment. A section deals with the analysis of diversification with phylogenies, one of the author's favorite research topics. The last chapter is devoted to the development of phylogenetic methods with R and interfaces with other languages (C and C++). Some exercises conclude these chapters.</p>
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After a rich man's death, heirs start to squabble - and die. When Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley's ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley's will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura's doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley's wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn't move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison. Review quote: "A nice example of [Eberhart's] powers ... Intelligently complicated." - The New Yorker. "One of the best mystifiers in America." - Gertrude Stein. "A weaver of mysteries that ... are something more than mere jig-saw puzzles." - The New York Times. "A star writer." - H. R. F. Keating, author of Crime and Mystery: The 100 Best Books. Biographical note: Mignon G. Eberhart (1899-1996) wrote dozens of mystery novels over nearly sixty years. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, she began writing in high school, swapping English essays with her fellow students in exchange for math homework. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, and in the 1920s began writing fiction in her spare time, publishing her first novel, The Patient in Room 18, in 1929. With the follow-up, While the Patient Slept (1931), she won a §5,000 Scotland Yard Prize, and by the end of the 1930s she was one of the most popular female mystery writers on the planet. Before Agatha Christie ever published a Miss Marple novel, Eberhart wrote romantic crime fiction with female leads. Eight of her books, including While the Patient Slept and Hasty Wedding (1938), were adapted for film. Elected a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1971, Eberhart continued publishing roughly a book a year until the 1980s. Her final novel, Three Days for Emeralds, was published in 1988.
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On the eve of her wedding night, a bride-to-be loses her fiancé. Dennis comes home as soon as he learns that Daphne is about to marry. Though they are both Havilands, raised in the same house, she is no more than a distant cousin, not related by blood, and he has loved her since they were young. He arrives in Chicago the night before the wedding, determined to stop her from giving Ben Brewer her hand. Their passion flares, and she agrees to meet him that night to plan their future together. Both lovers arrive in time for the rendezvous, but there is another surprise: Brewer's bloody corpse. The evidence against Dennis and Daphne is insurmountable. Fight as they may to evade police suspicion, the hangman's noose slips ever tighter around their necks. They are finally together - but will they be joined for eternity at the altar, or the gallows? Review Quote. "Any story by Mrs. Eberhart is sure to be good, and this one is certain to add to her reputation." - The New York Times "A star writer." - H. R. F. Keating, author of Crime and Mystery: The 100 Best Books "One of America's favorite writers." - Mary Higgins Clark Biographical note. Mignon G. Eberhart (1899-1996) wrote dozens of mystery novels over a nearly six decade-long career. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, she began writing in high school, trading English essays to her fellow students in exchange for math homework. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, and in the 1920s began writing fiction in her spare time, publishing her first novel, The Patient in Room 18, in 1929. With the follow-up, While The Patient Slept (1931), she won a §5,000 Scotland Yard Prize, and by the end of the 1930's was one of the most popular female mystery writers on the planet. Before Agatha Christie ever published a Miss Marple novel, Eberhart was writing romantic crime fiction with female leads. Eight of her books, including While the Patient Slept and Hasty Wedding (1938) were adapted as films. Made a Mystery Writers of America grandmaster in 1971, Eberhart continued publishing roughly a book a year until the 1980s. Her final novel Three Days for Emeralds, was published in 1988.
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Weltweit gibt es eine Zunahme von Nahrungsmittelallergien und vor allem -intoleranzen. Allergien: 1 bis 5% aller Erwachsenen und 5 bis 10% aller Kinder weltweit. Intoleranzen: Derzeit bereits deutlich über 30% aller Menschen. Dieser Ratgeber definiert alle wesentlichen Nahrungsmittelallergien und -intoleranzen und bietet damit eine wichtige Erstorientierung bei auftretenden Problemen. Die jeweiligen Symptome und Unterschiede, die Diagnosemethoden, mögliche Therapieansätze sowie alle sinnvollen Vermeidungsstrategien werden genau und übersichtlich beschrieben. Das Buch bietet damit einen fundierten Überblick zur Thematik und ist somit eine perfekte Orientierung für Betroffene, die genau wissen wollen, mit welchen Beschwerden sie zu tun haben, um die passende Therapie zu finden.
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Essen und Trinken: Wie wir uns richtig ernähren GEOkompakt-eBook, Band 1 Im Laufe eines Lebens verzehrt der Mensch rund 30 Tonnen feste Kost und 50 000 Liter Flüssigkeit. Denn permanent muss der Körper verbrauchte Energiereserven nachfüllen, muss versehrtes Gewebe reparieren, zerschlissene Zellen nachliefern, spröde Knochen ausbessern. Kaum ein anderes Thema beschäftigt uns daher so sehr wie die täglichen Mahlzeiten. In diesem eBook haben wir die besten Beiträge aus GEOkompakt zum Thema Ernährung zusammengestellt. Die Autoren dieses reinen Lesebuchs erklären unter anderem, wie unser Geschmack funktioniert, weshalb wir so gern zu Süßigkeiten greifen, auf welche Weise sich genmanipulierte Lebensmittel auf unsere Gesundheit auswirken, wie Kinder richtig essen lernen, warum fettes Essen nicht unbedingt fett macht - und dennoch mehr und mehr Menschen unter Übergewicht leiden. Inhalt Evolution: Warum wir essen, was wir essen Psychologie: Die Kraft des Unbewussten Stoffwechsel: Was nach dem ersten Bissen geschieht Erziehung: Wie Kinder essen lernen Physiologie: Die Macht des Fetts Lebensmittelproduktion: Die Industrie, die uns satt macht Grüne Gentechnik: Schaden Gen-Pflanzen der Gesundheit?
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Die auf fünf Bände angelegte Werkausgabe bringt Melanchthons wichtigste Schriften in moderner deutscher Übersetzung. Flüssig und hoch interessant zu lesen sind die Texte zu Schule und Universität, Philosophie und Medizin, Theologie und Recht, Geschichte und Politik. Melanchthon war sowohl einer der bedeutendsten Gelehrten seiner Zeit als auch ein Politiker von europäischem Rang. Dem trägt der dritte Band unter dem Titel 'Von Wittenberg nach Europa' Rechnung. Die vorgelegte Auswahl mit ca. 30 Dokumenten legt den Schwerpunkt auf theologische und kirchliche Inhalte, die – von der deutschen Situation ausgehend – englische, französische, italienische und südosteuropäische Angelegenheiten betreffen. Melanchthons humanistische Bildung und seine Kontakte zu Gelehrten in aller Herren Länder ließen ihn zum wichtigsten Vermittler der reformatorischen Lehre werden.
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When one is privileged to participate long enough in a professional capacity, certain trends may be observed in the dynamics of how challenges are met or how problems are solved. Agricultural research is no exception in view of how the plant sciences have moved forward in the past 30 years. For example, the once grand but now nearly forgotten art of whole plant physiology has given way almost completely to the more sophisticated realm of molecular biology. What once was the American Society of Plant Physiologists’ is now the American Society of Plant Molecular Biology; a democratic decision to indemnify efforts to go beyond the limits of the classical science and actually begin to understand the underlying biological basis for genetic regulation of metabolic mechanisms in plants. Yet, as new technologies open windows of light on the inner workings of biological processes, one might reminisce with faint nostalgia on days long past when the artisans of plant physiology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry and other scientific disciplines ebbed and waned in prominence. No intentional reference is made here regarding Darwinism; the plant sciences always have been extremely competitive. Technology is pivotal. Those who develop and/or implement innovative concepts typically are regarded as leaders in their respective fields. Each positive incremental step helps bring recognition and the impetus to push a scientific discipline forward with timely approaches to address relevant opportunities.
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Das marokkanische Tanger war lange Zeit ein Ort der Verlockungen. Maler, Literaten und Lebenskünstler fanden dort alle Genüsse des Orients vor. Nachdem die »weiße Taube auf der Schulter Afrikas« für 30 Jahre aus dem Bewusstsein Europas verschwand, erlebt sie nun einen neuen wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Aufschwung. Im Mittelpunkt des Buches stehen die Bewohner der Stadt: Wie gehen sie mit den Veränderungen um und wie erinnern sie sich an die kosmopolitische Vergangenheit? Welche Rolle spielen dabei die Geistwesen, welche die Trancebruderschaften? Was hat es mit dem Ruf der Stadt als Ort der sündigen und sexuellen Erfüllung auf sich? Dieter Hallers Ethnographie zeigt: Es lohnt sich, Tanger neu zu entdecken.
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