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Engineering Disease Resistance in Plants: An Overview
This book chapter gives an overview of engineering disease resistance in plants.
Initiation and maintenance of callus and cell suspension cultures
Book chapter discussing the initiation and maintenance of callus and cell suspension cultures.
Nachrichten: Electronic News Bulletins and the German Language
Book chapter discussing electronic news bulletins and the German language.
Censorship and Review Processes: The Case of Günter Kunert
Book chapter discussing censorship and review processes and the case of Günter Kunert.
Texts and Contexts: GDR Literature during the 1970s
Book chapter discussing texts and contexts in German Democratic Republic literature during the 1970s.
Ab Initio Calculations for Kinetic Modeling of Halocarbons
This book chapter discusses ab initio calculations for kinetic modeling of halocarbons.
"Schreiber, was siehst du?" Processing Historical and Social Change
This book chapter discusses processing historical and social change in literature and film during the German unification.
Berlin Snapshots: Images of the City in Short Fiction
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and images of the city in short fiction.
Berlin's Symphony Continues: Architectural, Social and Artistic Change
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and the architectural, social, and artistic change.
Metabolomics and Gene Identification in Plant Natural Product Pathways
Book chapter on metabolomics and gene identification in plant natural product pathways.
Unions of Slavery: Slavery, Politics, and Secession in the Valley of Virginia
Book chapter discussing research on the issues involved in the secession of Virginia around the Civil War, including slavery and politics.
Beyond Structural Genomics for Plant Science
This book chapter provides an overview of the genomics and postgenomic technologies that are likely to have the greatest impacts on agronomy over the next 10-20 years and describes a number of case studies of their application.
Frances Brooke's History of Emily Montague (1769) Epistolarity at the Transatlantic Intersection of Public and Private
Book chapter on Frances Brooke's "History of Emily Montague" and the epistolarity at the transatlantic intersection of public and private.
Computational Studies of the Thermochemistry of the Atmospheric Iodine Reservoirs HOI and IONO₂
Book chapter discussing computational studies of the thermochemistry of the atmospheric iodine reservoirs HOI and IONO₂.
Metaphoric Analysis of a Shipyard Union Dispute: Theory and Method in the Cultural Analysis of Collective Action
This book chapter discusses the metaphoric analysis of a shipyard union dispute and the theory and method in the cultural analysis of collective action. Rather than treating grievances and political opportunities, given, and exogenous to organized movement groups, cultural analysts of social movements have recently focused on cognitive and linguistic processes by which factors relevant to collective behavior are themselves interpreted collectively.
Dear Facebook
This book chapter is written in the form of a break-up letter from the author to the social networking website, Facebook. It discusses social networking, technological changes, urbanization, globalization, media technology, and philosophical ideas about society.
Biocultural conservation in Cape Horn: the Magellanic woodpecker as a charismatic species
This book chapter discusses a research project to promote biocultural conservation in Cape Horn, Chile. In an effort to achieve the goal of transdisciplinary integration, the authors used the strategy of identifying a charismatic species, since doing so serves to motivate people towards biodiversity conservation, to communicate ecological concepts, and to integrate both the ecological and social dimensions of sustainability.
Media and Communication
This book chapter discusses media and communication. As core features of humanity, communication and media clearly predate academic disciplines. They are in this sense non-disciplinary. Yet, they have for centuries been the subject of inquiry by those concerned to understand and improve human correspondence. This chapter surveys the historical development and present form of multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary studies of media and communication.
Vanillin Biosynthesis - Not as Simple as it Seem?
Book chapter on vanillin biosynthesis. The author gives an introduction to vanillin biosynthesis, the multiple pathways to vanillin, and the way forward.
How to Hook a Hottie: Teenage Boys, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Cosmo Girl! Magazine
This book chapter discusses different media texts targeted at a different audience, magazines written for an audience of teenaged girls, which also work to naturalize male sexuality as aggressive and predatory. The authors study advice columns and articles in these magazines that depict teenaged boys as sexually forceful and emotionally stunted, and that encourage girl readers to expect and enable such behaviors.
Selection of Ionic Liquid Solvents for Chemical Separations Based on the Abraham Model
Book chapter on the selection of ionic liquid solvents for chemical separations based on the Abraham model.
Berlin's History in Context: The Foreign Ministry and the Spreebogen Complex in the Context of the Architectural Debates
Book chapter discussing Berlin, Germany's history in context and the Foreign Ministry and Spreebogen Complex in the context of the architectural debates.
Considering the Impact of the WPA Outcomes Statement on Second Language Writers
Book chapter on considerations on the impact of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) Outcomes Statement (OS) on second language writers. This chapter examines the extent to which the WPA OS reflects (or does not reflect) the presence and needs of second language writers.
Prediction of Partition Coeffecients and Permeability of Drug Molecules in Biological Systems with Abraham Model Solute Descriptors Derived from Measured Solubilities and Water-to-Organic Solvent Partition Coefficients
Book chapter on the prediction of partition coefficients and permeability of drug molecules in biological systems with Abraham model solute descriptors derived from measured solubilities and water-to-organic solvent partition coefficients.
Prediction of Toxicity, Sensory Responses and Biological Responses with the Abraham Model
This book chapter discusses the prediction of toxicity, sensory responses and biological responses with the Abraham model.
Neural Dynamics: Criticality, Cooperation, Avalanches and Entrainment between Complex Networks
Book chapter discussing neural dynamics and the criticality, cooperation, avalanches and entrainment between complex networks.
Ferromagnetic ZnO Nanowires for Spintronic Applications
This book chapter reviews experimental results of observed room temperature ferromagnetism in transition metal doped group II-VI semiconductors.
Monolignol Biosynthesis and its Genetic Manipulation: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Book chapter manuscript on monolignol biosynthesis and its genetic manipulation.
Introduction to the Law and the American Legal System
This book chapter offers an introduction to the law and the American legal system.
Electrochemical Synthesis of Rare Earth Ceramic Oxide Coatings
This book chapter discusses the electrochemical synthesis of lanthanum, cerium, and praseodymium oxides.
IamWe: Digital Storytelling, Personal Journeys, and Praxis
This chapter discusses the practice of digital storytelling as it relates to personal growth among high school youth who were part of the IamWe program.
Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity
This book chapter describes two key behavioral economic constructs and four key behavioral economic tools and their application to physical activity.
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