John Mansfield

an introductory text to designing complex systems and managing change

The nature of change or the law of unintended consequences

Cindy E. Morris

David E. Stead

Nicola Sante Iacobellis

Alan Collmer

Steven Hutcheson

Jesús Murillo

Norman W. Schaad

Giuseppe Surico

Matthias S. Ullrich

This volume mainly reports on new and recent advancements on different aspects of Pseudomonas syringae, a plant pathogenic bacterial species that include a high number of pathogens of important crops, which is an interesting model organism in plant pathology. In addition some related fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., responsible of new and emerging diseases, as well as some pathogens previously included in the above genus and now classified in the genera Ralstonia, Acidovorax are also considered. The tremendous recent advancements on: the ecology and epidemiology and, in particular, the adaptation of P. syringae to stresses and adverse environmental conditions; the function and regulation of genes involved in the production of phytotoxins and on their mechanism of action in the interaction with the host cells; the structure, function and regulation of type three secretion system (TTSS) and the transport of the effectors proteins in the host cells; the possibility to control diseases through the induction of the systemic acquired resistance (SAR); the development of molecular techniques for the highly specific and sensible identification and detection of pathogens; the determination of the causal agents of new and emerging diseases as well the classification of the different pathovars of P. syringae; are reported in 76 chapters cured by leading scientist in the respective fields.

Biology and Genetic

Pseudomonas syringae and related pathogens

Murrinhpatha is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in a region of tropical savannah and tidal inlets on the north coast of the continent. Some 3000 speakers live mostly in the towns of Wadeye and Nganmarriyanga, though they maintain close ties to their traditional lands, totems and spirit ancestors. Murrinhpatha word structure is highly complex, and quite distinct from the better-known Pama-Nyungan languages of central and southern Australia. Murrinhpatha is characterised by prolific compounding, clitic clusters, cumulative inflection, irregular allomorphy and phonological assimilation. This book provides a comprehensive account of these phenomena, giving particular attention to questions of morphological constituency, lexical storage, and whether there is really such thing as a ‘word’ unit.

Murrinhpatha Morphology and Phonology

This absorbing book provides a broad introduction to the surprising nature of change, and explains how the Law of Unintended Consequences arises from the waves of change following one simple change. Change is a constant topic of discussion, whether be it on climate, politics, technology, or any of the many other changes in our lives. However, does anyone truly understand what change is? Over time, mankind has deliberately built social and technology based systems that are goal-directed — there are goals to achieve and requirements to be met. Building such systems is man's way of planning for the future, and these plans are based on predicting the behavior of the system and its environment, at specified times in the future. Unfortunately, in a truly complex social or technical environment, this planned predictability can break down into a morass of surprising and unexpected consequences. Such unpredictability stems from the propagation of the effects of change through the influence of one event on another. The Nature of Change explains in detail the mechanism of change and will serve as an introduction to complex systems, or as complementary reading for systems engineering. This textbook will be especially useful to professionals in system building or business change management, and to students studying systems in a variety of fields such as information technology, business, law and society. Contents:What Do We Mean By Change?Some DefinitionsFailure by DesignInfluence, Boundaries and StructureChange in Complex SystemsPropagationModelling and Modelling MechanismsSimulationWhat Do We Do When a Change is Indicated?Implementing a SystemReal World Change: EUREKA ClassReal-World Change: Climate Readership: Students studying systems such as information technology, business, legal or social systems; professionals and academics in system building or business change management. Keywords:Change;Complex Systems;Socio-Technical;Systems Engineering;Information Technology;ManagementKey Features:This book is unique in addressing the mechanism of the phenomenon of change. It explains how and why waves of change sweep across a system, leaving unexpected consequences in their wakeProvides professionals who are system building, managing change in business or in any other spheres where change is happening, with a methodology to build systems in a continually changing environmentCan be used as an introduction to complex systems, or as complementary reading for systems engineering

An Introductory Text to Designing Complex Systems and Managing Change

The Nature of Change or the Law of Unintended Consequences

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