Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions in Infectious Diseases (Biomolecular Sciences Series)

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Protein-carbohydrate interactions is an exciting area of research with huge potential for development and exploration. These interactions are both widespread and diverse in biological processes and many play a crucial role in cellular recognition, attachment and adhesion. This is particularly true for host-pathogen interactions that lead to infectious diseases; as the surfaces of cells and pathogens display complex carbohydrate structures and carbohydrate binding proteins on their surface.

Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions in Infectious Diseases is part of the Biomolecular Science Series and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, with contributions from leading experts in the field. Beginning with a general introduction, subsequent sections include:

- Atomic basis of protein-carbohydrate Interactions

- Structures and roles of Pseudomonas areuginosa lectins

- Protein-carbohydrate interactions in enterobacterial infections

- Retrocylcins: miniature lectins with potent antiviral activity

- C-type lectin receptors that regulate pathogen recognition through the recognition of carbohydrates

- Synthetic carbohydrate-based anti-malarial vaccines and glycobiology

- With full colour throughout and an extensive bibliography this book is ideal for researchers interested in the area

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Carbohydrate Protein Interaction
Clarke
Manufacturer: Springer
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Carbohydrate-protein interaction: A symposium (ACS symposium series ; 88)

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Carbohydrate-protein interaction: A symposium (ACS symposium series ; 88)

Manufacturer: American Chemical Society
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Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions in Biological Systems: The Molecular Biology of Microbial Pathogenicity (F E M S Symposium)

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Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions in Biological Systems: The Molecular Biology of Microbial Pathogenicity (F E M S Symposium)

Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0124366651

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There are three types of rockigneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Sedimentary rocks form from the weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of older rocks. Applied Sedimentology describes the formation, transportation and deposition of sediment, and the post-depositional processes that change soft sediment into sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks include sandstones, limestones and mudstones. All the world's coal, most of its water and fossil fuels, and many mineral deposits occur in sedimentary rocks. Applied Sedimentology shows how the study of sediments aids the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons.

* Completely revised edition; Like its precursor, it describes sediments from sand grains to sedimentary basins; Features up-to date account and critique of sequence and cyclostratigraphy
* Extensively illustrated with photos and remotely sensed sea bed images describing sedimentary processes, products and depositional systems; Color plates illustrate sediment textures, lithologies, pore types, diagenetic textures, and carbonate and clastic sequence stratigraphic models
* Emphasises the applications of sedimentology to the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons
* Extensive references and up-to-date bibliography for further study

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Applied Sedimentology, Second Edition
Richard C. Selley
Manufacturer: Academic Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHHXIQ

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Designed to accompany Physics, Concepts and Connections, Third Edition or most other physics texts, this manual includes a total of 31 labs—some traditional, some conceptual, some computer based. This manual includes labs on Newton's Laws, energy, wave, light, circuits, radioactivity, heat, and more. For those who want labs concerning the major themes of physics.

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Rip Van Winkle.......2003-05-15

Rip Van Winkle is a story of an regular man that came in contact with some irregular people that would change his life forever. It all started out one day when Rip decided to go hunting with his dog. Up to this point in his search for freedom, he had lived a sleepy and uneventfull life with two kids and a wife. He was always trying to get out of work and find a way out of doing everything. One day he gets fed up with his life and finds himself out in the woods hunting;There he gets asked by a strange man to carry a keg to a nine pin party. Also during this party he ends up getting drunk and finds himself dosing off to sleep. When he finally wakes up he has a long white beard and twenty years older! He had fallen asleep for twenty years and found that he was now old, grey and still alive. At this point in the story he goes back to the village where he had lived for so long and finds that his wife and friends had all passed away and had left him. He also finds that his daughter got married and was raising a family. She sees him one day and recognizes him to be the man that was once her father. At this point in Rip's life, all he wants to do is settle down and he is satisified to become the village story teller to all who would hear his tales. This is a tale of suspense and just plain old good reading for all ages. It was written many years ago and could speak to all people of all ages and races. I would recomend this book to anyone from my Grandfather to the Queen of England.

Classic folk tales from the father of American literature........2001-07-03

Washington Irving's (1783-1859) claim to fame is as a pioneer of American fiction, and he is widely recognized as the "father of American literature." The book that especially propelled him to fame was "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." which contained his two most famous fantasy stories - "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - both of which are contained in this collection.

But it is not merely his ground-breaking efforts that garnered him literary recognition, because Irving's stories are at the same time characterized by charming and colourful prose befitting a skilled writer. The stories in this collection (the "Puffin Classics" series) are an excellent sampling of his craft. It's not always easy reading - in fact many of these stories would be too dense even for older children. His vocabulary is extensive, and sentences structure verbose and lengthy - a style rather unlike that employed by contemporary writers. But despite this, Irving demonstrates a wonderful command of the English language, and has the ability to create a vivid picture of his setting, characters and events. Particularly delightful is the attention he devotes to describing his characters. And yet his stories are far from mere character portraits - they are exciting and enchanting tales that make the reader eager to find out the outcome.

"Rip Van Winkle" has gained the status of a classic, and is familiar to most children, but likely few have read Irving's original. It breathes an authenticity and air not found in the contemporary abridged versions of the story. Irving presents his tale as the alleged discovered manuscript (complete with postscript) of the late Diedrich Knickerbocker. The delightful story of Rip Van Winkle - who fell asleep in the Catskill mountains after drinking a mysterious brew acquired from some strange little men, and then awoke 20 years later - will continue to please readers old and new. In the course of the story, Irving makes a profound social comment about the changes happening in his America. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is renowned for its chilling tale of the Headless Horseman, and is a Halloween favorite. Actually, however, it is much more than that. It is not so much a spooky tale of a legendary village ghost as it is a colourful tale about two rival suitors. Ichabod Crane is a simple school teacher who is in love with Katrina Van Tassel, and equally in love with the estates of her father, a wealthy Dutch farmer. His counter-part is the powerful local hero Bram Bones, whose affections for Katrina mirror those of Ichabod Crane, and who is determined to put an end to the affections of underdog Crane by a mysterious and elaborate trickery. As is evident also in his other stories, it is particularly fascinating how Irving exploits the supernatural superstitions of the popular mind to create a sense of mystery and fear, but himself gives a naturalist explanation that rises above such popular notions by explaining the supernatural with natural events.

Though lesser known, the other three stories in the "Puffin Classics" collection are equally enjoyable. "The Spectre Bridegroom" is one of the most fascinating tales in the collection. A young man is mistaken for a bridegroom and received into the castle of a wealthy baron as the husband of the baron's daughter. But before the marriage can be consummated, the bridegroom dashes off, and the baron's family hears shortly afterwards that he's been killed. But then who appears again except the bridegroom - or is it his ghost? - to steal his bride and vanish once more! In the end, it is a satisfying tale more of brilliant scheming than of ghosts - although the fearful superstitions of the general public about the supernatural play an important role in the effective execution of these schemes. "The Pride of the Village" is the tragic tale of a young lady whose heart pines in love for an army officer who has deserted her, only to die at his feet when he returns. "Mountjoy" is a wonderful study of an apparently incurable romantic, described by Irving as a "Castle-Builder". When Mr. Mountjoy discovers a delicate footprint on a sandy shore, his passion for metaphysics, creativity and romance leads him to dream up an imaginary beautiful young maiden, and he promptly fall passionately in love with the nymph of his dreams. The air castle he builds and its accompanying romanticism is crushed numerous times, even drowned, but each time is renewed and revived, just when it seems that "the cobweb romance I had been spinning" would be demolished completely. In the end Mr. Mountjoy meets the girl of his dreams, only to discover that his air castles need to be reshaped once more, and in the end, destroyed completely.

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Children, parents, and educators for more than a decade have trusted Troll Illustrated Classics. Carefully abridged and beautifully illustrated, these affordably priced paperbacks now feature contemporary new covers that bring alive the best-loved classics for a new generation of readers.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Featured is the terrifying headless horseman, the gawky Ichabod Crane and the peerless Katerina.

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Mr. Rogers meets Saw 3.......2007-06-03

I will keep this quick because it was already a waste of time to read this book. They used these horrible drawing for the book that look like my little brother did them. Basically they messed up the story and made it for kids. They made it a childrens book, if that is what your looking for then it is good.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.......2007-04-26

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By: Washington Irving
Review by Tristan
Did you ever hear of the headless horseman? If you didn't, now you will.
Ichabod Crane is a thin, odd-looking school teacher of Sleepy Hollow. He likes Katrina Van Tassel and also her father's farm. Katrina Van Tassel is a pretty, young flitter of sleepy hollow. Her father, Baltus Van Tassel, is a wealthy man who has a harvest feast. Ichabod borrows Gun Powder ,a horse, to get to the feast. Ichabod is competing for Katrina. His nemeses Brom Bones, the town's dare devil.
So, one day when he just borrowed Gun Powder and he fell asleep in Sleepy Hollow's little valley. Some people say it was curse by a German doctor or by an Indian Chief the wizard of his tribe who held his Pow-Wows there. So he falls asleep and wakes up face to face with the HEADLESS HORSEMAN. Some people say he's a ghost of a cavalry revolutionary war officer and he got his head shot off. Does Ichabod live or die?
If you like to read scary books this is for you, but if you like Elmo it's

Reflections of the Old World Through Washington Irving's Tales.......2006-10-31

Indeed, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" are the capstone stories to THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER STORIES, OR THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT. However, it is the other 32 essays and short stories that are the jewel to the Modern Library Classics'edition of Washington Irving's most widely read literary tales. Through the psyeudonyms of Diedrich Knickenbacker and Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Irving produced his most revered works, HISTORY OF NEW YORK AND SKETCH BOOK, which both reflect on the state of early nineteenth century America -- 40 or more years after the American Revolution and soon after the War of 1812, and later the dawn of the Industrial Age. Irving's stories have the same flair of Charles Dickens's, but with a nostalgic quality.

The best part of the book is the humor and observations that Irving wrote from both sides of the Atlantic. His flowing and quite descriptive prose livens his stories, especially the haunting Halloween classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." "Rip Van Winkle" has a bit of Jeffersonian thought about idleness. But addition to these tales, Irvings invites all to share a little holiday fair as he takes readers into the fun and folly of an Old English Christmas with five delightful stories: "Christmas," "The Stage Coach," "Christmas Eve," "Christmas Day," and "Christmas Dinner," which all echoes Dickens in mind. However, these were written years before "A Christmas Carol."

Beyond the folklore tales that resonate the Old World, Irving also writes about Native Americans. He tells the story of the Indian in "Traits of Indian Character" and "Philip of Pokanoket"; the latter is the tale of the legendary figure King Philip. The last passage of "Philip" definitely strikes an ironic chord, "...he lived a wanderer and a fugitive in his native land, and went down, like a lonely bark foundering amid darkness and tempest - without pity eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle" (266).

Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER STORIES are filled with a treasure trove of American literature. All the stories are suitable reading for any season, or merely for the pleasure of reading a collection of stories that reflect on a historical past.

headless horseman.......2006-05-23

Ichabod meets a lovely girl named Katrina but she used him to make Brom Bones mad and then Ichabod leaves in sorrow and then the Headless Horse Man throws a pumpkin at Ichabod's head and then Ichabod is never seen again.
People who shouldn't read this are the people who can get scared very easily.

headless horseman.......2006-05-23

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RIP VAN WINKLE And Other Stories
Washington Irving
Manufacturer: The Useful Knowledge Pub. Co. 1882
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Binding: Hardcover

Rip Van Winkle and other American essays ;: The Voyage and other English essays from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving (Riverside literature series)

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Rip Van Winkle and other American essays ;: The Voyage and other English essays from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving (Riverside literature series)
Washington Irving
Manufacturer: Houghton, Mifflin and Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0008CFCTO

Rip Van Winkle and Other Selected Stories

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This is not a big book.

Rip Van Winkle and Other Selected Stories
Washington Irving
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title-offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.Rip's a good natured loser, trying to be happy despite a bad marriage and major poverty....until the day he helps a stranger in need, winds up at a weird picnic in the woods, parties too hardy, falls asleepBecause when Rip wakes up, the Earth has-changed. Everyone and everything he knows has-vanished. Wife, family, dog, home, even his country-gone. Rip's terrified, trapped in a new world, pulled out of place, torn out of time....But what seems to be the gods' cruelest joke-might be their greatest gift....

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This is not a big book........2002-06-09

The classic story by Washington Irving which establishes the theme of this bargain book of stories might also serve as a reminder of how out of touch anyone who preserves a sense of how the past has shaped this world can be in a social situation which needs to concentrate totally on an appreciation of what is happening now. Among the selections in this book is "English and French Character," in which Irving observed how an Englishman "makes a little solitude around him by his silence and reserve; he moves about shy and solitary, and, as it were, buttoned up, body and soul." (p. 184). There are also observations, in "The Art of Bookmaking," of authors at work "in the reading room of the great British Library~an immense collection of volumes of all ages and languages, many of which are now forgotten, and most of which are seldom read; one of these sequestered pools of obsolete literature in which modern authors repair and draw buckets full of classic lore, or `pure English, undefiled,' wherewith to swell their own scanty rills of thought." (p. 99). Somehow the occasion gave Washington Irving a fantasy, which he related quite vividly, of old authors from the portraits which hung on the walls of this famous reading room attacking an expert on Greek thought, and "There was something so ludicrous in the catastrophe of this learned Theban that I burst into an immoderate fit of laughter, which broke the whole illusion." (p. 103).

My relationship (what I might steal most easily, if I were an author) with Rip Van Winkle might be more like the part of old Peter Vanderdonk, a character in that story who "assured the company that it was a fact, handed down from his ancestor the historian, that the Kaatskill Mountauns had always been haunted by strange beings. That it was affirmed that the great Hendrick Hudson, the first discoverer of the river and country, kept a vigil there every twenty years, with his crew of the Half Moon, being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise and keep a guardian eye upon the river and the great city called by his name. That his father had once seen them in their old Dutch dresses playing at ninepins in a hollow of the mountain, and that he himself had heard, one summer afternoon, the sound of their balls, like distant peals of thunder." (p. 17). When I hear thunder, though, I am reminded of how much it sounds like a distant echo of bombing in the mountains where I heard my first B-52 bombing strike, near An Lao northwest of Bong Son in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam almost 33 years ago. Other people might have different associations for thunder, but the link to Rip Van Winkle remains uncanny.

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RIP VAN WINKLE AND OTHER STORIES
Washington Irving
Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Irving, Washington | Classics | United States | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000NTIE3S

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Rip Van Winkle And Other Stories

Manufacturer: Puffin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000G9Z1S6

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Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories
Washington Irving
Manufacturer: Junior Deluxe Editions, Nelson Doubleday
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ASIN: B000O2OFW8

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Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories

Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000E4GWGS

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Junior Deluxe Edition

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