Bücher der Reihe NATO Science Series A

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Cape Sounion, Greece, June 24-July 5, 1996

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held at St. Andrew's University, Scotland, July 2-5, 1989

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Chesterfield, England, August 5-9, 1991

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Crete, Greece, June 22-July 1, 1996

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Antalya, Turkey, May 24-June 4, 1997

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, July 1--14, 1990

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Chateau de Tilques, Saint-Omer, France, May 20-23, 1992

The concept of using mathematical models to investigate crop growth and productivity has attracted much attention in recent years. A major reason is that modelling can allow an expert in one area to assess the impact of his ideas in the light of other advances in our understanding of crop performance. Whether or not many of the claims made for or the demands made of models can ever be satisfied, this role as a focus for quantitative definition of crop growth is an important one. One consequence is that the development and appraisal of such models requires the efforts of scientists from a wide range of disciplines. This NATO Advanced Research workshop was designed to bring together such a range of scientists to consider the wheat crop, and assess our understanding of the crop and our ability to model its growth and yield. The ideas and organization behind the workshop involved many people. The U. K. interest in a computer model of wheat growth was instigated by Dr. Joe Landsberg (then of Long Ashton Research Station, but now Director of CSIRO Division of Forest Research), who in 1979 started a modelling exercise as part of a collaborative study of the causes of yield variation in winter wheat, involving four research institutes supported by the Agricultural and Food Research Council. Dr.

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Brussels, Belgium, May 21-23, 1992.

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, September 27-October 8, 1990

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Cape Sounion, Greece, May 19-24, 1991

Unfortunately, the research on delivery systems for peptides and proteins has not kept pace with the rapid progress in biotechnology and, consequently, there are presently few systems that are entirely appropriate for the administration of macromolecular drugs according to complex dosage regimens, (eg intermittent and pulsed therapy).

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has sponsored research and personnel safety standards development for exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR) for over twenty years.

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Erice, Italy, April 27-May 1, 1995.

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Laugarvatn, Iceland, June 18-23, 1991

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Il Ciocco, Italy, June 13-18, 1990

Proceedings of a workshop held in Brussels, Belgium, April 24-28, 1992

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Il Ciocco, Italy, April 9-15, 1989

Proceedings of a NATO ASI/Eleventh Course of the International School of Pure and Applied Biostructure, held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, May 21-June 1, 1990

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Alghero, Italy, September 30-October 13, 1993.

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Antalya, Turkey, May 24-June 4, 1997

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the mould genera Penicillium and Aspergillus in the natural world and in the affairs of man. These are large and ub1quitous genera; several species are beneficial to mankind because of their role in food fermentation or the production of useful antibiotics and enzymes. Others are important as agents of food spoilage. In recent years, these moulds have ga1ned attention because a number of species produce toxic metabo­ lites. The great impact of mycotoxicology on food problems, particularly in developing countries has generated a vast body of research. The ecological roles of Aspergillus and Penicil­ lium species in nature is also of importance. For the past several decades, the taxonomic treatments of Raper and Thorn (1949) and Raper and Fennell (1965) ~lere the only standard descciptive monographs of Penicillium and Asper­ gillus. However, in practice, the identification of these economically important moulds was problematic and caused con­ siderable confusion in the literature and subsequently in applied research. In the past ten years, several laboratories have carried out taxonomic research resulting in a number of valuable publications. However, the differences in methodo­ logy and species concepts made comparison between the diffe­ rent classifications difficult. This confusion in the taxo­ nomy and nomenclature of common species is a great handicap to applied and industrial research.

First part of a proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Algarve, Portugal, October 13-23, 1991

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Santander, Spain, September 23-26, 1990.

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Erice, Italy, May 19-29, 1991

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Tekirova Antalya, Turkey, October 14-24, 1997

Over a longer time scale, models of basilar membrane motion have been developed and refined, and recently much effort has been put into incorporating active mechanisms and non-linear processes. This book represents the proceedings of a NATO ARW on the Mechanics of Hearing held at the University of Keele, 3-8 July, 1988.