Global advances in selenium research from theory to application : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health, São Paulo, Brazil, 18-21 October 2015

The 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health will be held on 18-21 October 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. This conference provides an effective scientific communication platform for researchers in different disciplines worldwide to elucidate and better understand those complex roles of Se as both essential nutrient and environmental contaminant. This proceeding includes 98 peer-reviewed extended abstracts prepared by Se researchers from 28 countries. These most recent Se research studies address inter-relationships between the geological and atmospheric environment, agricultural food and selenium-biofortified food crops, human and animal health impacts, and genetic, biochemical, and cell and molecular activities. This book presents a unique myriad of Se research to further our international understanding of the role of Se in the context of biochemistry, food chain transfer, and health-related issues The Importance Of Cultural Contacts In The East Mediterranean Has Long Been Recognized And Is The Focus Of Ongoing International Research. Fieldwork In The Aegean, Egypt, Cyprus, And The Levant Continues To Add To Our Understanding Of The Nature Of This Contact And Its Social And Economic Significance, Particularly To The Cultures Of The Aegean. Despite Sophisticated Discussion Of The Archaeological Evidence, In Particular On The Part Of Aegean And Mediterranean Archaeologists, There Has Been Little Systematic Attempt To Incorporate Anthropological Perspectives On Materiality And Exchange Into Archaeological Narratives Of This Material. This Book Addresses That Gap And Integrates Anthropological Discourse On Contact, Examining Exchange Systems, The Gift, Notions Of Geographical Distance And Power, Colonization, And Hybridization. Furthermore, It Develops A Social Narrative Of Culture Contact In The Mediterranean Context, Illustrating The Reasons Communities Chose To Engage In International Exchange, And How This Impacted The Construction Of Identities Throughout The Region. While Traditional Archaeologies In The East Mediterranean Have Tended To Be Reductive In Their Approach To Material Culture And How It Was Produced, Used, And Exchanged, This Book Reviews Current Research On Material Culture, Focusing On Issues Such As The Biography Of Objects, Inalienable Possessions, And Hybridization - Exploring How These Issues Can Further Illuminate The Material World Of The Communities Of The Bronze Age Mediterranean.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Connected Worlds -- Colonies In The Bronze Age Mediterranean -- Entangled Worlds: Hybridization And An International Style -- Greeting Gifts And Competitive Gift Exchange -- Commodities, Luxuries And The Creation Of Desire -- Technologies Of Enchantment -- Materiality And The Biography Of Objects -- Conclusions. Louise Steel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation The 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health will be held on 18-21 October 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. This conference provides an effective scientific communication platform for researchers in different disciplines worldwide to elucidate and better understand those complex roles of Se as both essential nutrient and environmental contaminant. This proceeding includes 98 peer-reviewed extended abstracts prepared by Se researchers from 28 countries. These most recent Se research studies address inter-relationships between the geological and atmospheric environment, agricultural food and selenium-biofortified food crops, human and animal health impacts, and genetic, biochemical, and cell and molecular activities. This book presents a unique myriad of Se research to further our international understanding of the role of Se in the context of biochemistry, food chain transfer, and health-related issues The 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health was held 18-21 October 2015 in S�Paulo, Brazil. This conference provided an effective scientific communication platform for researchers in different disciplines worldwide to elucidate and better understand those complex roles of Se as both essential nutrient and enviro