Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application …
In this revealing look at the forces influencing domestic life, health, and architecture in Victorian England, Annmarie Adams argues that the many significant changes in this period were due not to architects' efforts but to the work of feminists and health reformers. Contrary t…
Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses
Emotion, social relationships, and health
by Ryff, Carol D., Singer, Burton
fromSeries in affective science
Social integration and affiliative relationships can be linked to a variety of health and disease outcomes. This volume gathers lines of inquiry to advance the understanding of how emotion in social relationships influences health.
Emotion, social relationships, and health
by Ryff, Carol D., Singer, Burton
fromSeries in affective science
Social relationships have been repeatedly linked to health outcomes and even length of life, although how these effects occur remains a mystery. This volume puts forth emotion as a critical mediator of the social relationship-health nexus and presents findings from leading exper…
