Copper Heart

Author : C Kies
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461305378

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Copper Bioavailability and Metabolism by C Kies Pdf

Nutrition is truly a science of the 20th century. That physiological disabilities could be caused by a lack of exogenous substances which could be supplied by foods is a concept of relatively recent origins. It is not surprising, therefore, that, until the last few years, much of nutritional science research was tied to: 1) establishing a cause and effect relationship between a physiological problem and its cure/prevention by a chemical substance in food; 2) quantifying the amount of the substance (nutrient) needed to prevent deficiency symptoms; and 3) quantifying the amounts of nutrients found in various food substances. That a nutrient might be present in apparently adequate amounts in foods consumed by an individual but could not be fully utilized because of the concurrent consumption of anti-nutrients has been recognized as being an important problem as, for example, iodine-deficiency goiters resulting from consumption of gOitrigens. That less specific, less dramatic interactions among nutrients and among nutrients and other food components might enhance or inhibit the absorption of nutrients from the intestines or of the metabolism of nutrients within the body is an area of current concern.

Author : Leena Lehtolainen
Publisher : Amazoncrossing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477848428

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Copper Heart by Leena Lehtolainen Pdf

Former police sergeant Maria Kallio gladly left her tiny Finnish hometown of Arpikylä without looking back. But even though Maria despises the small town and the acrid smell from its now-closed copper mine, when Arpikylä's sheriff asks her to serve as deputy sheriff for the summer, she agrees. What should have been a quiet summer soon turns dramatic--and deadly. Meritta, an outspoken local artist, plunges to her death from the copper mine's tower, and Maria immediately suspects someone helped her fall. Now Maria must face the harsh truth that one of the town's residents killed Meritta, and friends Maria has known for decades all harbor their own murderous motives--even Johnny, her gorgeous former crush who almost makes her forget about her long-distance boyfriend, Antti, who is studying in Chicago. In this thrilling addition to the internationally successful Maria Kallio mystery series, the past and present of the beloved Finnish detective violently collide, leaving her future in grave danger.

Author : Rebecca Lisle
Publisher : Random House
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448187348

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Copper by Rebecca Lisle Pdf

On Copper Beech's 10th birthday her aunt suddenly sends her away to the Snowy Mountains to stay with family she had never known she had. In a bleak landscape of ice and snow, wood and stone, Copper finds herself battling against strange forces trying to destroy her. The fearsome Granite, king of the rock mountain, holds the key to all the mysteries, but he would rather lock her up in his dank prison than explain. Even the rest of the family living in the Beech house are not telling her all they know. She finds that for her own safety she must attempt to establish what has happened to her parents, who have both disappeared, and may not have died as she had previously supposed.

Author : Angus Murdoch
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781447495574

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Boom Copper - The Story Of The First U.S. Mining Boom by Angus Murdoch Pdf

The best single volume regarding the famous copper boom in Calumet, Michigan. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Anne Lacey
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456801274

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Big Bad Copper by Anne Lacey Pdf

Big Bad Copper is a book for all ages. The book personifies four beautiful felines living in their own feline body; but walking on two paws instead of four. Their world isnt much different than ours. They drive, and live full lives. They go to milk bars, have jobs and marry. The main character Copper has a past and a history of crime, he sold narcotics and in his world its catnip. Copper has an ego and attitude; but his side kick Simba is a sweet caring feline. Cat lovers will adore them and others will enjoy humor, and even shed a tear with them. Copper is a hard headed feline whom you eventually learn to love. Its a good read and will keep your interest until the end.

Author : Marianne J. Legato
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461320418

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The Stressed Heart by Marianne J. Legato Pdf

The Stressed Heart is truly unique in concept and will provide an eXCItmg adventure to the reader no matter what his or her field of expertise and interest. The title, although quite appropriate, does not adequately indicate the range of topics considered or the rational interrelationships among them. Indeed, perhaps the most important point to be learned from the book is that a serious consideration of the response of the heart to mechanical overload, ischemia, or excessive humoral stimuli must include evaluation of each of the topics in the table of contents. The heart responds to stress through alterations in both structure and function. How these changes are brought about is the subject of the initial chapters. These consider first the normal regulation of gene expression in the heart, the rapid response to mechanical overload that leads to both quantitative and qualitative changes in the contractile proteins, and our current understand ing of the signals that might be elicited by stress and alter gene expression. One chapter emphasizes the fact that, regardless of the nature of the stress, the common denominator is a discrepancy between energy requirements and expenditure. The central role of cellular acidosis in initiating the sequence of responses to stress and the possible roles of peptide regulators of transcription and protein regulators of translation are considered in detail.

Author : John R. Halsey
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780915703890

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Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan by John R. Halsey Pdf

Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those “ancient diggings” as a guide to establishing their own, much larger mines, and in the process, destroyed the archaeological record left by the prehistoric miners. Using mining reports, newspaper accounts, personal letters, and other sources, this book reconstructs what these nineteenth-century discoverers found, how they interpreted the material remains of prehistoric activity, and what they did with the stone, wood, and copper tools they found at the prehistoric sites. “This volume represents an exhaustive compilation of the early written and published accounts of mines and mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It will prove a valuable resource to current and future scholars. Through these early historic accounts of prospectors and miners, Halsey provides a vivid picture of what once could be seen.” —John M. O’Shea, curator of Great Lakes Archaeology, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

Author : Caspian Ashworth
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477250723

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Copper Smith & the Battle of the Bands by Caspian Ashworth Pdf

This highly original fantasy adventure focuses on the natural world set against an undercurrent of superstition and folklore. It can be read as a childrens musical mystery, full of suspense and intrigue, or as a modern adult crossover tale of the interplay between music, nature and mankind. The story follows the young heros thrilling escapades at school and across the planet, as he deals with espionage, kidnap and a terrifying enemy in a desperate race against time before the decisive Battle of the Bands. It is a question of honour versus dishonour, harmony versus disharmony, order versus chaos - but who will win the final Battle? Caspian Ashworth trained as a choirboy at Bath Abbey before gaining a PhD in Animal Physiology at Cambridge. He is a member of the RSPB and WWT in West Sussex. The illustrations were created by his brother Neil Ashworth. The book to read - not a book that thinks for you but one that makes you think. H.Lee In order to see the birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence. R.Lynd Some birds arent meant to be caged, their colours are just too bright. M.Freeman

Author : Donald J. McMahon Symbologist
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781098024970

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72: Celestial Logbooks of the Gold and Copper Invaders by Donald J. McMahon Symbologist Pdf

72: Celestial Logbooks of the Gold and Copper Invaders describes the bright celestial objects that were used for calendars and navigation for the last 10,000 years. This required counting and measuring angles which the prehistory and even pre-Ice Age cultures knew. This enabled these cultures to hunt, gather, and explore by boat looking for precious metals to sustain their cultures. Initial editorial reviews: "WOW, Magnificent, Beyond Significant." Jim Egan, Curator, Newport Tower Museum: "Brilliant out of the box thinking." A past Kirkus Review stated: "...McMahon's reasoning is far from far-fetched... with an elegantly simple process of following history's clues...the ancient rock art symbols of seafaring communication." Lonnie Davis, Curator Historian, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, "Eye-opening .... The blinders finally came off!" The following bright celestial objects are described and analyzed: Sun: circles, rectangles, diamonds, spirals, and solstice latitudes Moon: crescents, circles, rectangles, and lunar standstill latitudes Venus (72): hearts, rectangles, pentagons, and relative longitudes Sirius and Canopus: the eyes as pointer stars to the North and South Pole stars North Pole stars: Polaris, Thuban, Vega, and Deneb as the golden 30° rectangle Winter Triangle: Orion, the hunter, and his dogs, the equilateral triangle Summer Navigation Triangle: Northern Cross as passageways and chronometers Golden Location Triangle: Libra, le Balance, what is shipped is received The celestial object's geometries were built into a culture's mound and temple structures becoming celestial observatories. These were sacred because they represented information concerning the locations of mines, storage facilities, harbors, temples, and "home." Geometric diffusionism came from the westward-bound seafaring explorers with their roots coming from the Fertile Crescent. Celestial counting and geometries form a universal calendar and navigation language. The rock art shows the actual relative latitudes to the Sun solstices and Venus-based relative longitudes to a prime starting location of island locations (stargates) that were associated with the seafaring trips in search of gold and copper.

Author : Rodrigo Valenzuela Baez
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789535109440

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Lipid Metabolism by Rodrigo Valenzuela Baez Pdf

Lipids (fats and oils) are a wide range of organic molecules that serve several functions in organisms. Lipids are essential components of our diet, highlighting their important contribution in energy, representing 9 kcal/g (or 37.7 kJ/g), and by some components relevant to the metabolism, such as essential fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins and sterols (cholesterol and phytosterols). Besides this, lipids have key roles in human growth and development, along with promoting, preventing and/or participating in the origin or eventually in the treatment of various diseases. This book presents a systematic and comprehensive review about the structure and metabolism of lipids, particularly highlighting the importance of these molecules in the body and considering the interest of some lipids in health and disease.

Author : David Evered,Geralyn Lawrenson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470718308

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Biological Roles of Copper by David Evered,Geralyn Lawrenson Pdf

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Author : Sharon Lynn Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1320651887

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A Heart for Copper by Sharon Lynn Fisher Pdf

Author : Sydney Ringer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:24501733782

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A Handbook of therapeutics by Sydney Ringer Pdf

Author : Owen M. Rennert,Chan Wai-Yee
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351360173

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Metabolism of Trace Metals in Man Vol. I (1984) by Owen M. Rennert,Chan Wai-Yee Pdf

A vast literature exists dealing with trace metals and a number of outstanding monographs deal with the biological, biochemical, or clinical effects of a specific trace metal or trace metals in general. However, newer aspects of trace metal research, i.e. the developmental aspects and generic implications, have not been systematically discussed in any existing texts. The present two volumes will summarize the present status of research in these areas and serve as milestones for future development in these areas of trace metal research.

Author : Food and Nutrition Information Center (U.S.).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105130624195

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Food and Nutrition Information and Educational Materials Center catalog by Food and Nutrition Information Center (U.S.). Pdf