Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses the best practice for vital elements of disaster medicine in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues. It also covers the use of state-of the-a...

Die vollständig überarbeitete zweite Auflage bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die grundlegenden Technologien wie auch in die vielfältigen Anwendungsgebiete rekombinant hergestellter und verbesserter Antikörper und ihrer unzähligen Varianten. Die einzelnen Kapitel gehen detailliert auf die Herstellung, die Charakterisierung, die Produktion und die Anwendungsgebiete für rekombinante Antikörper in Forschung, Diagnostik und Therapie ein. Die LeserInnen werden schrittweise an die zugrunde l...

A new community-based framework assessing the impact of participatory grantmaking on philanthropyInstitutional foundations are influential, yet it can be difficult to understand how they operate. How do their staff members make decisions? What impact do these decisions have on nonprofits, civil society, and democracy more broadly? One practice that holds promise for demystifying this relationship is participatory grantmaking, whereby stakeholders and grantees parti...

This second edition details new and updated methods on different antibody libraries, along with novel approaches for antibody discovery. Chapters focuses on the construction of antibody libraries, antibody expression, complementary approaches for antibody selection, and other phage display related applications. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and...