Cycles In Humans And Nature

Author : John T. Burns
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0810828316

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Cycles in Humans and Nature by John T. Burns Pdf

This volume is the first bibliography to be published on the broad subject of cycles in humans and nature. The importance of cycles as a model for understanding the world is as old as the Bible and other ancient records of past civilizations. The modern investigation of diverse fields of study has resulted in the concept of cycles once again gaining center stage as an interdisciplinary model for reaching a better understanding of the nature of our universe. Major categories of cycles covered in this bibliography are: Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Botany, Geoscience, Medicine, Social Science, Zoology, and Interdisciplinary. Over 600 sources of information on thousands of cycles are carefully reviewed to enable the reader maximum access to the most substansive evidence for cycles in each field. A balance of general readings as well as more technical articles is maintained throughout the bibliography. An introduction provides an overview of the broad spectrum of information on cycles, indicating those areas of controversy as well as of agreement. The claims of cycles in social unrest, economics, and climatology are noted, as well as the more well-known cycles in biology, physiology, and medicine. The volume has an extensive table of contents to facilitate the location of many subcategories of cycles. An extensive index also enables the location of citations for specific researchers and for numerous subjects.

Author : Robert Minard Garrels,Fred T. Mackenzie,Cynthia Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822000672840

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Chemical Cycles and the Global Environment by Robert Minard Garrels,Fred T. Mackenzie,Cynthia Hunt Pdf

Author : Charles A. Czeisler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Human physiology
ISBN : OCLC:84039346

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Human Circadian Physiology by Charles A. Czeisler Pdf

Author : Andrew Ahlgren,Franz Halberg
Publisher : National Science Teachers Assn
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN : 0873550897

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Cycles of Nature by Andrew Ahlgren,Franz Halberg Pdf

This book is an outlined for the short study (1- to 2-weeks) of chronobiology, a field of science that explores the relationships between time and biological functions. It develops step-by-step the reasoning that leads to the current scientific understanding of biological rhythms. The unit can be inserted into a standard middle or high school biology course. Because the scientific study of biological rhythms begins with data, Chapter 1 provides a brief review of the ways to collect, graph, and interpret data. Chapter 2 introduces some of the cycles in nature, especially those of the human body-from dream cycles to menstruation to body temperature. Chapter 3 explores how these cycles come about and explains the differences between external and internal influences. Chapter 4 explores the internal workings of organisms to determine whether there is a single master source of timing information that synchronizes an organism's many interacting cycles. Chapter 5 discusses the impact of rhythms on society and asks how an understanding of them could bring progress in medicine, work schedules, and everyday life. Chapter 6 offers a brief historical perspective on the study of biological rhythms, and chapter 7 outlines eight activities that demonstrate cycles in chemicals, plants, and animals. Each activity includes an introduction, materials, set-up, procedures, and possible extensions. (KR)

Author : Georgia Vlahos
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0359141013

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Earth Cycles by Georgia Vlahos Pdf

Herein is a way to reconnect with the Earth and nature and find our own unity and oneness. By following the suggestions within these pages, you can once again walk the path of the ancestors and reconnect with the sacredness of this planet. And the more humans who do, the greater the chance of healing this planet before it becomes too late.

Author : R. Socolow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521577837

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Industrial Ecology and Global Change by R. Socolow Pdf

Discusses a different approach to addressing environmental problems, aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience.

Author : Klaus-Peter Endres,Wolfgang Schad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015055852316

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Moon Rhythms in Nature by Klaus-Peter Endres,Wolfgang Schad Pdf

Brings together a wide range of observations of lunar influences on living organisms from plants to humans.

Author : Peter Turchin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400889310

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Historical Dynamics by Peter Turchin Pdf

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical modeling with statistical analyses. Taking up the problem of territorial dynamics--why some polities at certain times expand and at other times contract--this book shows that a similar research program can advance our understanding of dynamical processes in history. Peter Turchin develops hypotheses from a wide range of social, political, economic, and demographic factors: geopolitics, factors affecting collective solidarity, dynamics of ethnic assimilation/religious conversion, and the interaction between population dynamics and sociopolitical stability. He then translates these into a spectrum of mathematical models, investigates the dynamics predicted by the models, and contrasts model predictions with empirical patterns. Turchin's highly instructive empirical tests demonstrate that certain models predict empirical patterns with a very high degree of accuracy. For instance, one model accounts for the recurrent waves of state breakdown in medieval and early modern Europe. And historical data confirm that ethno-nationalist solidarity produces an aggressively expansive state under certain conditions (such as in locations where imperial frontiers coincide with religious divides). The strength of Turchin's results suggests that the synthetic approach he advocates can significantly improve our understanding of historical dynamics.

Author : Karel Schrijver,Iris Schrijver
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198727439

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Living with the Stars by Karel Schrijver,Iris Schrijver Pdf

Living with the Stars tells the fascinating story of what truly makes the human body. The body that is with us all our lives is always changing. We are quite literally not who we were years, weeks, or even days ago: our cells die and are replaced by new ones at an astonishing pace. The entire body continually rebuilds itself, time and again, using the food and water that flow through us as fuel and as construction material. What persists over time is not fixed but merely a pattern in flux. We rebuild using elements captured from our surroundings, and are thereby connected to animals and plants around us, and to the bacteria within us that help digest them, and to geological processes such as continental drift and volcanism here on Earth. We are also intimately linked to the Sun's nuclear furnace and to the solar wind, to collisions with asteroids and to the cycles of the birth of stars and their deaths in cataclysmic supernovae, and ultimately to the beginning of the universe. Our bodies are made of the burned out embers of stars that were released into the galaxy in massive explosions billions of years ago, mixed with atoms that formed only recently as ultrafast rays slammed into Earth's atmosphere. All of that is not just remote history but part of us now: our human body is inseparable from nature all around us and intertwined with the history of the universe.

Author : Theresa Greenaway
Publisher : Wayland
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Animal-water relationships
ISBN : 0750225173

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The Water Cycle by Theresa Greenaway Pdf

The Cycles in Nature series explores some of the continuous cycles that are happening in nature, from the most familiar to the most hidden links. Readers can discover the different habitats shared by plants and animals, and how they depend on each other for survival, often specially adapted to their environment. Each title looks at the way human action disrupts natural cycles, and what can be done to protect them. There is project work throughout and curriculum support for KS2 science using a hands-on approach: life processes, green plants as organisms, living things in their environments and materials and their properties.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309101110

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Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research Pdf

Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical disciplines such as neurology, pulmonology, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and nursing, as well as other medical practices with an interest in the management of sleep pathology. This area of research is not limited to very young and old patientsâ€"sleep disorders reach across all ages and ethnicities. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation presents a structured analysis that explores the following: Improving awareness among the general public and health care professionals. Increasing investment in interdisciplinary somnology and sleep medicine research training and mentoring activities. Validating and developing new and existing technologies for diagnosis and treatment. This book will be of interest to those looking to learn more about the enormous public health burden of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation and the strikingly limited capacity of the health care enterprise to identify and treat the majority of individuals suffering from sleep problems.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309085410

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Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine Pdf

The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments on human health. Early in the planning, Roundtable members realized that the process of engaging speakers and developing an agenda for the workshop would be nearly as instructive as the workshop itself. In their efforts to encourage a wide scope of participation, Roundtable members sought input from individuals from a broad range of diverse fields-urban planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects, developers, clergy, local elected officials, heads of industry, and others. This workshop summary captures the discussions that occurred during the two-day meeting. During this workshop, four main themes were explored: (1) environmental and individual health are intrinsically intertwined; (2) traditional methods of ensuring environmental health protection, such as regulations, should be balanced by more cooperative approaches to problem solving; (3) environmental health efforts should be holistic and interdisciplinary; and (4) technological advances, along with coordinated action across educational, business, social, and political spheres, offer great hope for protecting environmental health. This workshop report is an informational document that provides a summary of the regional meeting.

Author : Nina Morgan
Publisher : Thomson Learning
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1568470940

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The Human Cycle by Nina Morgan Pdf

Describes the cycle of life: birth, growth, and death.

Author : Urs Albrecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441912626

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The Circadian Clock by Urs Albrecht Pdf

With the invitation to edit this volume, I wanted to take the opportunity to assemble reviews on different aspects of circadian clocks and rhythms. Although most c- tributions in this volume focus on mammalian circadian clocks, the historical int- duction and comparative clocks section illustrate the importance of various other organisms in deciphering the mechanisms and principles of circadian biology. Circadian rhythms have been studied for centuries, but only recently, a mole- lar understanding of this process has emerged. This has taken research on circadian clocks from mystic phenomenology to a mechanistic level; chains of molecular events can describe phenomena with remarkable accuracy. Nevertheless, current models of the functioning of circadian clocks are still rudimentary. This is not due to the faultiness of discovered mechanisms, but due to the lack of undiscovered processes involved in contributing to circadian rhythmicity. We know for example, that the general circadian mechanism is not regulated equally in all tissues of m- mals. Hence, a lot still needs to be discovered to get a full understanding of cir- dian rhythms at the systems level. In this respect, technology has advanced at high speed in the last years and provided us with data illustrating the sheer complexity of regulation of physiological processes in organisms. To handle this information, computer aided integration of the results is of utmost importance in order to d- cover novel concepts that ultimately need to be tested experimentally.

Author : Lance H. Gunderson,C. S. Holling
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1559638575

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Panarchy by Lance H. Gunderson,C. S. Holling Pdf

Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex. Ecological, economic, and social elements all play a role, but despite ongoing efforts, researchers have yet to succeed in integrating the various disciplines in a way that gives adequate representation to the insights of each. Panarchy, a term devised to describe evolving hierarchical systems with multiple interrelated elements, offers an important new framework for understanding and resolving this dilemma. Panarchy is the structure in which systems, including those of nature (e.g., forests) and of humans (e.g., capitalism), as well as combined human-natural systems (e.g., institutions that govern natural resource use such as the Forest Service), are interlinked in continual adaptive cycles of growth, accumulation, restructuring, and renewal. These transformational cycles take place at scales ranging from a drop of water to the biosphere, over periods from days to geologic epochs. By understanding these cycles and their scales, researchers can identify the points at which a system is capable of accepting positive change, and can use those leverage points to foster resilience and sustainability within the system. This volume brings together leading thinkers on the subject -- including Fikret Berkes, Buz Brock, Steve Carpenter, Carl Folke, Lance Gunderson, C.S. Holling, Don Ludwig, Karl-Goran Maler, Charles Perrings, Marten Scheffer, Brian Walker, and Frances Westley -- to develop and examine the concept of panarchy and to consider how it can be applied to human, natural, and human-natural systems. Throughout, contributors seek to identify adaptive approaches to management that recognize uncertainty and encourage innovation while fostering resilience. The book is a fundamental new development in a widely acclaimed line of inquiry. It represents the first step in integrating disciplinary knowledge for the adaptive management of human-natural systems across widely divergent scales, and offers an important base of knowledge from which institutions for adaptive management can be developed. It will be an invaluable source of ideas and understanding for students, researchers, and professionals involved with ecology, conservation biology, ecological economics, environmental policy, or related fields.