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Journal articles on the topic "Agricultural biotechnology – History – 20th century"

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Burgess, Robert L. "Ecology in the 20th Century: A History. Anna Bramwell." Quarterly Review of Biology 65, no. 2 (1990): 243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/416785.

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Deryugina, I. V. "THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN AGRICULTURAL EVOLUTION AT THE TURN OF THE 19TH–20TH CENTURIES." Journal of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, no. 1 (11) (2020): 240–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31696/2618-7302-2020-1-240-254.

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The paper explores the evolution of agriculture in Kazakhstan during its accession to the Russian Empire. At this time, two independent sectors were established in the uniform agricultural mechanism of Kazakhstan: The arable farming, which developed due to the colonization policy of the Russian government, and the livestock sector, based on the traditional cattle breeding, originating in Kazakh steppe. The focus of the research is specifically determined by the fact that the agrarian reforms in Kazakhstan in the 21st century are based on the coexistence of these two independent sectors in agri

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Haydarov, Izzatilla. "THE HISTORY OF THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN UZBEKISTAN (60-80s of the 20th century)." JOURNAL OF LOOK TO THE PAST 23, no. 2 (2019): 4–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.26739/2181-9599-2019-23-01.

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The article describes the formation of the agro-industrial complex in Uzbekistan by the Soviet government in the 60-80s of the 20th century to provide the country with food and agricultural raw materials, as well as its impact on the national economy and industry in Uzbekistan. At the same time, the article deals with the sectors of the agro-industrial complex associated with the production, processing, transportation, storage and sale of agricultural produce, divided into sectors. The study also provides a comparative analysis of the various sources and draws conclusions

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Jordan, Philip, Brian Rippey, and N. John Anderson. "The 20th century whole-basin trophic history of an inter-drumlin lake in an agricultural catchment." Science of The Total Environment 297, no. 1-3 (2002): 161–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0048-9697(02)00135-3.

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Derr, Jennifer L. "LABOR-TIME: ECOLOGICAL BODIES AND AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN 19TH- AND EARLY 20TH-CENTURY EGYPT." International Journal of Middle East Studies 50, no. 2 (2018): 195–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020743818000028.

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AbstractBeginning in the second decade of the 19th century, Egyptian agriculture began a process of transformation from basin to perennial irrigation. This shift facilitated the practice of year-round agriculture and the cultivation of summer crops including cotton whose temporalities did not match that of the annual Nile flood. One facet of the perennially irrigated landscape was an increase in the prevalence of the parasitic diseases bilharzia (schistosomiasis) and hookworm, the symptoms of which came to constitute normative experiences of the body among those engaged in perennially irrigate

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Gavrilov, Artem Vyacheslavovich. "Historiography of agricultural modernization problem of Russia from the second part of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century." Samara Journal of Science 6, no. 2 (2017): 186–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/snv201762220.

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The Russian history from the second part of 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century is a very significant period for the development of the country. One can say that at that time peasant community faced globalization challenge. Agricultural problem was a key issue, which penetrated the whole period bringing up political controversies, ideological strives, success in economical development, starvation in 1891, reforms and revolutions 80-90th of the 19th century were critical for the whole epoch as unsolved peasant issue at that moment was one of the reasons of revolutionary upheavals

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Sepkoski, David. "The Unfinished Synthesis?: Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology in the 20th Century." Journal of the History of Biology 52, no. 4 (2018): 687–703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10739-018-9537-8.

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Kłusek, Mirosław. "Archiwalia Państwowego Banku Rolnego jako źródło do badań nad historią gospodarczą polskiej wsi i rolnictwa w I poł. XX w." Archeion, no. 121 (2020): 271–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/26581264arc.20.010.12967.

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Archival materials of the Polish Agricultural Bank as a source for research on the economic history of the Polish countryside and agriculture in the first half of the 20th c. The body of work of historians regarding the Polish countryside and agriculture in the first half of the 20th century is relatively extensive. The majority of studies on farming primarily address the post-war period, discuss the interwar period to a lesser degree, with barely touching upon the Nazi occupation. The situation is similar when it comes to publications regarding particular areas of agriculture and the means of

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Kłusek, Mirosław. "Archiwalia Państwowego Banku Rolnego jako źródło do badań nad historią gospodarczą polskiej wsi i rolnictwa w I poł. XX w." Archeion, no. 121 (2020): 271–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/26581264arc.20.010.12967.

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Archival materials of the Polish Agricultural Bank as a source for research on the economic history of the Polish countryside and agriculture in the first half of the 20th c. The body of work of historians regarding the Polish countryside and agriculture in the first half of the 20th century is relatively extensive. The majority of studies on farming primarily address the post-war period, discuss the interwar period to a lesser degree, with barely touching upon the Nazi occupation. The situation is similar when it comes to publications regarding particular areas of agriculture and the means of

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Kowalewski, Grzegorz Andrzej. "Changes in Lake Rotcze catchment over the last 200 years: implications for lake development reconstruction." Limnological Review 13, no. 4 (2013): 197–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/limre-2013-0022.

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AbstractBased on archival cartographic sources, teledetection materials, and research results in the scope of history and environmental sciences, changes occurring in the catchment of Lake Rotcze and its close vicinity over the last two hundred years were analysed. The area of the catchment is dominated by moderately fertile minerogenic soils on which forest assemblages developed (poor hornbeamoak forest Tilio-Carpinetum and thermophilous oak forest Potentillo albae-Quercetum). The first trace of anthropopressure was a clearing at the southern shore of the lake, for agricultural use, establish

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Agricultural biotechnology – History – 20th century"

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Lebenzon, Tracy Scott. "Double cross : agriculture and genetics, 1930 to 1960." PDXScholar, 1988. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3800.

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This paper discusses the role of genetic technology and application in agriculture between 1930 and 1960. Topics covered include the role of genetics and the relationship that theory, education, administration, professionalism, economic and social considerations bore to genetics.

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Jörgensen, Hans. "Continuity or not? : Family farming and agricultural transformation in 20th century Estonia." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Ekonomisk historia, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-382.

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This doctoral thesis explores the agrarian development in 20th Estonia and the role of family farming during three major agricultural transformations. It consists of four papers and an introductory chapter for which the common departure are the situation appearing in the Estonian farming landscape after the regained independence in 1991. The first three studies analyse comparative aspects on Estonia's interwar experiences with focus on land reform, agricultural co-operation, and agricultural export development. The fourth study focuses on the role of private plots during the Soviet period and

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Eellend, Johan. "Cultivating the Rural Citizen : Modernity, Agrarianism and Citizenship in Late Tsarist Estonia." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Huddinge : Department of History, Stockholm university ; Södertörns högskola [distributör], 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7026.

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Ruffing, Jason L. "A Century of Overproduction in American Agriculture." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700066/.

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American agriculture in the twentieth century underwent immense transformations. The triumphs in agriculture are emblematic of post-war American progress and expansion but do not accurately depict the evolution of American agriculture throughout an entire century of agricultural depression and economic failure. Some characteristics of this evolution are unprecedented efficiency in terms of output per capita, rapid industrialization and mechanization, the gradual slip of agriculture's portion of GNP, and an exodus of millions of farmers from agriculture leading to fewer and larger farms. The pu

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Galán, del Castillo Elena. "Socio Ecological Transition of Organic Agricultures in Catalonia (late 19th-20th century)." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/288378.

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The main motivation of this dissertation is to add the environmental dimension to the Economic History of the changes in agriculture in Catalonia since the late 19th century. According to this, we speak in terms of Socio-Ecological Transition instead of agrarian development, which considers only the variable of productivity. That allows us to focus in fertility (first and second waves of the transition) and in a last step, in the use of fossil fuels (direct and indirect) in agriculture (third wave). Therefore, this thesis seeks to bring to light the ways followed by Mediterrane

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Eppig, Margaret L. "Russell Lord and the Permanent Agriculture Movement: An Environmental Biography." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1503404147197934.

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Caliche, Arnaldo Pinto Teixeira. ""Socialization of the countryside" and its consequences for agricultural production in Manica district - Mozambique, 1975-1987." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/21362.

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A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters by Coursework and Research Report in the Department of History, the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<br>This study analyzes the “socialization of the countryside” and its consequences for agricultural production in Manica district during the postcolonial period from 1975 until 1987. The impact of this policy, developed by FRELIMO as guerrilla movement during the struggle of liberation of Mozambique (1964-1974) and as FRELIMO government from 1975 until 1987, has been analyz

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"中國新式農村金融組織之發展與成效(1927-37): 江蘇省農村信用合作運動之個案硏究". 1998. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896269.

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陳煜禮.<br>論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 1998.<br>參考文獻: leaves 2-12 (3rd group)<br>中英文摘要.<br>Chen Yuli.<br>Chapter 第一章 --- 综論 --- p.1-10<br>Chapter 第一節 --- 緒論 --- p.1-4<br>Chapter 第二節 --- 中國近代農村經濟合作運動研究概況 --- p.5-9<br>Chapter 第三節 --- 研究目的及架構 --- p.10<br>Chapter 第二章 --- 三十年代江蘇省傳統農村金融概況 --- p.11-38<br>Chapter 第一節 --- 三十年代江蘇省農村經濟情況 --- p.11-20<br>Chapter 第二節 --- 江蘇省三十年代農村資金短缺現象之分析 --- p.21-23<br>Chapter 第三節 --- 江蘇農家融通資金一借貸來源之分析 --- p.24-38<br>Chapter 甲、 --- 私人借貸 --- p.24-27<br>Chapter 乙、 --- 商店借貸 --- p.28-30<br>Chapter 丙、 --- 典當業 --- p.30-33<br>Chapter 丁、 --- 合會組織 --- p.33-36<br>Chapter 第三章 --- 江蘇省新

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Books on the topic "Agricultural biotechnology – History – 20th century"

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L, Murphy John. 20th-century Irish political and agricultural revolutions. Nova Southeastern University, 2000.

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L, Murphy John. 20th-century Irish political and agricultural revolutions. Dept. of Liberal Arts, Nova Southeastern University, 2000.

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Edward, Re, ed. The evolution of biotechnology: From Natufians to nanotechnology. Springer, 2006.

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Paarlberg, Don. The agricultural revolution of the 20th century: Don Paarlberg and Philip Paarlberg. Iowa State University Press, 2001.

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Biocapital: The constitution of postgenomic life. Duke University Press, 2006.

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Enterprises, Caprinex, ed. What happened to haystacks & horses?: Changes in New Zealand agriculture during the last half of the 20th century. Caprinex Enterprises, 2012.

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20 shi ji Zhongguo nong ye ke xue jin zhan: Development of Chinese agricultural sciences in the 20th century. Shandong jiao yu chu ban she, 2004.

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Frieswijk, Johan. Om een beter leven: Strijd en organisatie van de land- veen- en zuivelarbeiders in het noorden van Nederland (1850-1914). Fryske Akademy, 1989.

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Agricultural depression in the 1920's: Economic fact or statistical artifact? Garland, 1985.

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Silk, O. A. Farmworkers of the 1920's: Preserving the past. Self Pub. Association, 1989.

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Book chapters on the topic "Agricultural biotechnology – History – 20th century"

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Plack, Noelle. "5. Collective Agricultural Practices and the French State: Aspects of the Rural Code in France from the 18th to the 20th Century." In Rural History in Europe. Brepols Publishers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/m.rurhe-eb.4.00051.

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Hordenko, Svetlana. "LEADING TRENDS OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE 19TH – AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY." In MODERN PROBLEMS OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY. Liha-Pres, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.36059/978-966-397-148-3/21-40.

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Jefferson, Philip N. "2. History." In Poverty: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198716471.003.0002.

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Poverty is an ancient problem. In the pre-modern period, poverty was synonymous with hunger, but the kind of poverty we recognize today arose with the emergence of the market economy. ‘History’ considers the range of factors acting within and across societies that had negative effects on vulnerable people in different historical periods: the agricultural societies before the 16th century; societal and governmental responses to poverty during the 16th and 17th centuries; the effects of colonialism in the 18th and 19th centuries; globalization, industrialization, and the expansion of international trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and the precursors to modern anti-poverty programs after the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Nin-Pratt, Alejandro. "Technological Change and the Transformation of Global Agriculture." In Green Technologies. IGI Global, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch808.

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This chapter discusses the economic impact of science-based research in agriculture. Global agriculture was transformed in the 20th century by the Green Revolution that resulted from applying Mendelian genetics to crop and animal breeding. Developments of biotechnology in the last 20 years marked the dawn of a gene revolution that is thought to replace Mendelian genetics as the driver of technical change in agriculture. In recent years and still far from reaching the full potential impact of biotechnology in agriculture, developments in nanotechnology promise to further push the research and innovation frontier in agriculture. In this new environment, the private sector emerges as the main actor in agricultural R&D displacing the public sector, which played a central role during the Green Revolution period. However, more public investment in R&D rather than less and new institutions will be needed in developing countries if they are to benefit from the new technologies.

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Lorch, Mark. "1. The roots of biochemistry." In Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198833871.003.0001.

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This chapter traces the history of biochemistry, which is linked to the understanding of arguably the oldest uses of biotechnology—fermentation and the production of alcoholic beverages and cheese. In the 19th century, at the same time as the fermentation debates and enzymology flourished, the nature of proteins was under scrutiny. The chapter then considers the contribution that X-ray crystallography has made to structural biology. By the mid-20th century, the structures of the two massive molecular players, protein and nucleic acids (DNA along with ribonucleic acid), and their myriad roles were in place. It was becoming apparent that these were the fundamental molecular machines that marshal the chemistry within cells.

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"Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas." In Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas, edited by Blaine D. Snyder. American Fisheries Society, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781888569728.ch23.

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<em>Abstract.</em>—The Susquehanna River drains portions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and is the 18th largest river (by discharge) in the United States. Although relatively undeveloped (i.e., 63% of the basin is forested, whereas 9% is urban), the river and its fish assemblage have experienced stresses associated with coal mining, logging, electric power generation, population growth, and agricultural and industrial operations. Surveys of Susquehanna River fishes have a rich history, with the qualitative surveys of 19th century naturalists giving way to the quantitative studies of 20th century environmental impact assessment specialists. Ichthyofaunal surveys of the Susquehanna drainage were compiled and summarized herein to examine species composition, losses, and additions. Collection records indicate that the Susquehanna River drainage supports a diverse and relatively stable assemblage of 60 native species (or 51% of all species), 33 (28%) alien species, 22 (19%) euryhaline or diadromous fishes, and 2 (2%) extirpated or extinct species. Stocking efforts, bait-bucket releases, range extensions, and new species descriptions accounted for most contemporary species additions. Overall reduction in species richness has been limited to one cyprinid that has not been collected since 1862, and one darter species that has not been collected since 1987. Construction of four large hydroelectric dams on the lower Susquehanna (in the early 20th century) eliminated 98% of historic anadromous fish habitat, leading to notable reductions in commercial/ recreational clupeid stocks. Recent increases in the occurrence and abundance of anadromous fish in the Susquehanna River are a credit to an extensive restoration program that began with fish trap and transfer operations in 1972, included fish culture programs, and led to the installation of fish passage technologies at each of the four dams.

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"Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas." In Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas, edited by Blaine D. Snyder. American Fisheries Society, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781888569728.ch23.

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<em>Abstract.</em>—The Susquehanna River drains portions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and is the 18th largest river (by discharge) in the United States. Although relatively undeveloped (i.e., 63% of the basin is forested, whereas 9% is urban), the river and its fish assemblage have experienced stresses associated with coal mining, logging, electric power generation, population growth, and agricultural and industrial operations. Surveys of Susquehanna River fishes have a rich history, with the qualitative surveys of 19th century naturalists giving way to the quantitative studies of 20th century environmental impact assessment specialists. Ichthyofaunal surveys of the Susquehanna drainage were compiled and summarized herein to examine species composition, losses, and additions. Collection records indicate that the Susquehanna River drainage supports a diverse and relatively stable assemblage of 60 native species (or 51% of all species), 33 (28%) alien species, 22 (19%) euryhaline or diadromous fishes, and 2 (2%) extirpated or extinct species. Stocking efforts, bait-bucket releases, range extensions, and new species descriptions accounted for most contemporary species additions. Overall reduction in species richness has been limited to one cyprinid that has not been collected since 1862, and one darter species that has not been collected since 1987. Construction of four large hydroelectric dams on the lower Susquehanna (in the early 20th century) eliminated 98% of historic anadromous fish habitat, leading to notable reductions in commercial/ recreational clupeid stocks. Recent increases in the occurrence and abundance of anadromous fish in the Susquehanna River are a credit to an extensive restoration program that began with fish trap and transfer operations in 1972, included fish culture programs, and led to the installation of fish passage technologies at each of the four dams.

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Hendricks, Susan P. "Where Five Rivers Meet." In Water in Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813168685.003.0011.

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The convergence of five river systems in far western Kentucky significantly influenced the progress of human settlement and activity over the past several thousand years in the area now known as the Jackson Purchase. The geological history of the Jackson Purchase set the stage for the development of unique land- and waterscapes with natural histories very different from the rest of Kentucky. The Ohio, the Mississippi, the Cumberland, and the Tennessee Rivers define the present boundaries of the Purchase area, and the smaller Clarks River provides the major drainage through its midsection. Major geological, hydrological, and human historical events including the New Madrid earthquakes, Civil War, floods, water-borne diseases, the ever-changing focus of agriculture and industry, and 20th century dam building, including construction of two major hydroelectric reservoirs (Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley) all affected peoples’ choices of where to live and how to use the land and water resources of the region.Today, western Kentuckians are actively engaged in preserving the quality of the region’s water resources because of the recreational, agricultural, industrial, transportation, and ecological services they provide.

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Saltzman, W. Mark. "Introduction." In Drug Delivery. Oxford University Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195085891.003.0005.

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Humans have always attempted to improve their health by ingesting or administering drugs. Examples appear throughout written history, from every continent and culture. Noah produced alcohol [1] and Christ was offered a sedative to ease the pain of crucifixion [2]. The use of opium was described by Theophrastus in the third century B.C., the stimulating power of methylxanthines was exploited by ancient Arabian shepherds and priors, and the paralyzing properties of curare were recognized by native South Americans centuries before the arrival of Sir Walter Raleigh [3]. The chemotherapy of cancer, which many consider a modern development, has existed in some form for over 500 years [4]. Vaccination, the intentional exposure to pathogens, was used in China and India to prevent smallpox and other infections [5] centuries before the birth of either Jenner [6] or Pasteur [7]. Even during the 20th century, drug discovery frequently resulted from empiricism and happenstance. The anticancer effects of nitrogen mustard were realized during the development of chemical-warfare agents, and penicillin was discovered after the inadvertent contamination of a bacteriological plate. As technology advanced, particularly after 1970, methods of drug and vaccine production became more sophisticated and rational. In parallel with the rise of modern pharmaceutical technology and the explosive ascent of biotechnology, the cellular and molecular basis for the action of many drugs has been uncovered. Today, drug designers benefit from an accumulated base of scientific knowledge concerning, for example, the interactions between neurotransmitters and their receptors, the regulation of hormone secretion, and the sensitivity of tumor cells to specific kinds of chemicals. New technology and clearer biological insight have led to new classes of therapeutic and prophylactic agents. Consider some of the new products made available to patients in the United States over the last few years. A revolution in drug development is clearly upon us. Even more complex agents, such as chimeric antibodies, gene-based drugs, antisense oligonucleotides, and virus-like particles, are emerging as clinically viable entities. New clinical approaches involve cells as well as molecules; the introduction of genetically modified cells into humans has blurred the distinction between conventional pharmacology and transplantation.

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