Physiology Environment And Man

Author : Douglas H. K. Lee,David Minard
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781483270043

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Physiology, Environment, and Man by Douglas H. K. Lee,David Minard Pdf

Physiology, Environment, and Man is based on a symposium conducted by the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, August 1966. While one might expect a textbook to present its field in organized and comprehensive fashion, a symposium necessarily follows more of an illustrative pattern, according to the personal interests or even idiosyncrasies of the participants. It is interesting to note that, in spite of these limitations, the presentations did in fact cover the range of physiological concerns with environmental effects, from the genetic to the temporal, and from the molecular to the holistic. The book opens with a discussion of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council’s broad-based critical study of the physiological underpinning of current concepts of biological responses to toxic chemicals and physical stresses. Subsequent chapters deal with topics such as the metabolic fate of common environmental agents; growth and trophic factors in carcinogenesis; environmental factors in aging and mortality; adaptation to heat and cold; and the definition of an optimum environment.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:652371570

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Physiology, Environment, and Man by National Research Council (U.S.) Pdf

Author : DHK LEE (Ed)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:986292437

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PHYSIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND MAN. by DHK LEE (Ed) Pdf

Author : Douglas H. K. Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Adaptation (Biology)
ISBN : LCCN:lc78127690

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Physiology, Environment, and Man by Douglas H. K. Lee Pdf

Author : D.L. Ingram,L.E. Mount
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1461393698

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Man and Animals in Hot Environments by D.L. Ingram,L.E. Mount Pdf

Author : W. B. Vernberg,F. J. Vernberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642653346

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Environmental Physiology of Marine Animals by W. B. Vernberg,F. J. Vernberg Pdf

Within recent years man has become increasingly aware of the disastrous environmental changes that he has introduced, and therefore society is now more concerned about understanding the adaptations organisms have evolved in order to survive and flourish in their environment. Because much of the information pertaining to this subject is scattered in various journals or special symposia proceedings, our purpose in writing this book is to bring together in a college-and graduate-student text the principal concepts of the environmental physiology of the animals that inhabit one of the major realms of the earth, the sea. Our book is not meant to be a definitive treatise on the physiological adap tation of the animals that inhabit the marine environment. Instead, we have tried to highlight some of the physiological mechanisms through which these animals have been able to meet the challenges of their environment. We have not written this book for anyone particular scientific discipline; rather, we hope that it will have an interdisciplinary appeal. It is meant to be both a reference text and a text for teaching senior undergraduate and graduate courses in marine biology, physiological ecology of marine animals, and envi ronmental physiology of marine animals.

Author : Hanns-Christian Gunga
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128159439

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Human Physiology in Extreme Environments by Hanns-Christian Gunga Pdf

Human Physiology in Extreme Environments, Second Edition, offers evidence on how human biology and physiology is affected by extreme environments, also highlighting technological innovations that allow us to adapt and regulate environments. Covering a broad range of extreme environments, including high altitude, underwater, tropical climates, desert climates, arctic climates and space travel, the book also includes case studies that can be used to illustrate practical application. Graduate students, medical students and researchers will find this to be an interesting, informative and useful resource for human physiology, environmental physiology and medical studies. Includes coverage of current global challenges and their consequences on human physiology and performance Presents human physiological challenges in extreme environments Provides an excellent source of information on paleontological and anthropological aspects Offers practical medical and scientific uses of current concepts

Author : Alan Chadburn Burton,Otto Gustaf Edholm
Publisher : New York : Hafner Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Cold
ISBN : UOM:39076006452119

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Man in a Cold Environment by Alan Chadburn Burton,Otto Gustaf Edholm Pdf

Author : René Jules Dubos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : UOM:39015006650447

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Man, Medicine, and Environment by René Jules Dubos Pdf

Author : Douglas Leslie Ingram,Laurence Edward Mount
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Acclimatization
ISBN : 3540068651

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Man and Animals in Hot Environments by Douglas Leslie Ingram,Laurence Edward Mount Pdf

Author : Edward Frederick Adolph
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Body temperature
ISBN : LCCN:69076440

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Physiology of Man in the Desert by Edward Frederick Adolph Pdf

Author : Charles V Paganelli,Leon E Farhi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1989-05-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 146123557X

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Physiological Function in Special Environments by Charles V Paganelli,Leon E Farhi Pdf

Author : Charles V. Paganelli,Leon E. Farhi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1989-05-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : UCSD:31822002462893

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Physiological Function in Special Environments by Charles V. Paganelli,Leon E. Farhi Pdf

The numerous ways in which man and animals are affected by their physical environment, and the inborn and adaptive responses to change in the "milieu exterieur" have fascinated curious minds since the earliest days of recorded history. Development of the scientific method with its emphasis on evidence obtained through experimentation-perhaps best illustrated in this field by Paul Bert's encyclopedic work-allowed several generations of our predecessors to establish firmly some facts and reject erroneous beliefs, but it was only during the early 1940s that environmental physiology put on its seven-league boots. In 1941, a young physiologist named Hermann Rahn was recruited by Wallace O. Fenn, then Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of Rochester, who was engaged in a study of the effects of altitude on human performance. The years that followed witnessed some of Hermann Rahn's early achievements not only in the area of altitude, but in other aspects of environmental physiology as well. In particular, he participated in the definitive studies of human adaptive mechanisms in arid climates which formed the basis of Edward Adolph's classic "Physi ology of Man in the Desert" (Wiley/Interscience, NY 1947). During those golden years, environmental physiology flourished, and important dis coveries were reported in a seemingly endless stream from many labora tories.

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309264143

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U.S. Health in International Perspective by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries Pdf

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.

Author : Kent B. Pandolf,Michael N. Sawka,Richard R. Gonzalez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Acclimatization
ISBN : UOM:39015019481384

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Human Performance Physiology and Environmental Medicine at Terrestrial Extremes by Kent B. Pandolf,Michael N. Sawka,Richard R. Gonzalez Pdf