Биология, биофизика, биохимия
6036 кн.
As nutrition and development are closely intertwined in early childhood, this book brings together scientists, nutritionists, and psychologists to present a multidisciplinary approach. The first part examines how the biological systems of the body may contribute to healthy growth, looking at bones, muscles, and fat tissues and the optimal nutrition required for dynamic function. The second section contains updates on the latest research on dietary interventions in the areas of growth and body...
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This comprehensive reference work provides a detailed overview of shockwave therapy, a relatively new clinical specialty in modern medicine. It follows the evolution of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) from its initial stage as the gold standard for the disintegration of kidney stones to its regenerative effects in biological tissues. Starting with the basic principles of shockwave treatment, the book goes on to review its application in musculoskeletal disorders, including osteonecrosis...
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The substantial biological importance of gaseous mediators in various physiological-pathological conditions has been realized only recently, but to date, the detailed mechanisms involved remain elusive. The publication at hand contains 16 overviews written by a panel of experts who summarize the current knowledge and provide fundamental insights into the roles of gaseous molecules in signal transduction in biological systems. The first part provides a comprehensive overview on gaseous mediators...
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Arktis. Et benhardt og iskoldt miljo, hvor dyr og planter gennem artusinder har tilpasset sig ekstreme forhold. Men Arktis er ogsa et sarbart miljo, der i de seneste artier har undergaet store forandringer. Temperaturen er steget markant, og havisen er skrumpet betragteligt. Kan den hojarktiske natur folge med sadanne Aendringer?I denne bog fortAeller 22 danske forskere om mere end 14 ars minutios overvagning af det hojarktiske okosystem i Nordostgronland. Med Forskningsstation Zackenberg som...
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Taking the problem of European identity as his point of departure Thomas Pedersen's book offers a new theoretical perspective upon culture, identity and nationality. His main argument is that politics are more culturalized than we assume, and that culture is more personalized than we recognize. Nationality is becoming more personalized and hybrid and is acquiring an aesthetic dimension as a side-effect of the democratization of art. Citizens in the Western world and beyond are becoming...
| Автор | Thomas Pedersen |
Hvis vi havde 50 milliarder dollar ekstra til at bruge pa en bedre verden, hvor skulle vi sa sAette ind forst? Det var det store sporgsmal til otte topokonomer – hvoraf flere nobelpristagere – pa konferencen Copenhagen Consensus i Kobenhavn den 24.-28. maj 2004. Bogen prAesenterer konferencens resultater – i et fAengende og forstaeligt sprog. I ti koncentrerede artikler tages verdens store problemer under behandling: Handelsbarrierer UnderernAering og sult. Global opvarmning og klimaAendringer....
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VAerdier, holdninger og kon afgor, hvor klimavenligt vi handler i dagligdagen. Komplicerede opgorelser over CO2-udledninger er derimod uden storre betydning for folks handlinger. Politiske initiativer skal vAere forenelige med hverdagslivets rutiner for at have en effekt.Denne bog er den forste sociologiske analyse af, hvordan danske unge forholder sig til den globale opvarmning. Fokus ligger pa de 18-35-arige, hvis adfAerd bliver afgorende for fremtidens klima. Undersogelsen viser, at unge er...
| Автор | Peter Gundelach |
I middelalderen og renAessancen fandtes der ingen selvstAendig antropologisk videnskab, men der blev reflekteret i stor stil over de fremmede og deres anderledeshed. Middelalderens verdens-billede var fastlagt af kristendommen, sa nar de romerske kristne var i krig med eller blot missionerede blandt fremmede, var det isAer ved hjAelp af Biblen, man bestemte og kategoriserede de fremmede folk og dermed definerede sig selv. Antropologi i Middelalderen og RenAessancen analyserer teorierne om...
| Автор | Ole Hoiris |
Historien om Det Strategiske Miljoforskningsprogram er historien om en succes. Hvordan det hele startede, og hvordan de 13 ar siden starten er forlobet, fortAeller historikeren og forfatteren Claus Bjorn om i denne bog. Med udgangspunkt i et kort historisk tilbageblik og i hele miljo-politikkens opstart og udvikling op gennem de seneste artier skildrer Claus Bjorn baggrunden for oprettelsen af Det Strategiske Miljoforskningsprogram. Forfatteren fortAeller om de overvejelser, tiltag og...
| Автор | Claus Bjorn |
En regnfuld sommerdag i 1952 begyndte den unge fysiker Willi Dansgaard at indsamle regnvandsprover i sin villahave i Herlev. En efterfolgende undersogelse viste, at der var en sammenhAeng mellem regnens sammensAetning og lufttemperaturen. Denne opdagelse blev startskuddet til et af de mest succesfulde danske forskningsprojekter inden for de seneste 50 ar.Klima, kold krig og iskerner er dels historien om, hvordan Dansgaards opdagelse blev anvendt til at opna information om klimaets Aendringer de...
| Автор | Maiken Lolck |
Hjemmet iscenesAettes og italesAettes som aldrig for – i livsstilsmagasiner, dameblade, tv-udsendelser om boligkob og rengoring og meget mere. Men hvad betyder begrebet og fAenomenet hjem? Hvor er vi hjemme? Hvordan hAenger hjem sammen med hjemlighed? Kan vi 'hjemme den' andre steder end derhjemme? Og hvad med vores born – hvordan oplever de hjem udspAendt mellem dagtilbud/skoler og hjem?I bogen Hjemlighed byder adjunkt og ph.d. Ida Wentzel Winther pa en antropologisk feltvandring i...
| Автор | Ida Wentzel Winther |
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent today not only among the elderly but pervasively throughout all ages of life.This is due, in part, to systemic diseases that affect vitamin D metabolism, to changes in lifestyle, such as insufficient exposure to sunlight, and to increased use of sunscreen. Apart from the obvious effects of vitamin D deficiency on skeletal metabolism, the problem is assuming even greater significance because observational and interventional studies have linked vitamin D...
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“Eco-lit needs more attention, and devotees will be pleased to discover a new addition from the Icelandic author Andri Snaer Magnason, who writes with a Seussian mix of wonder, wit and gravitas … immensely satisfying.”— New York Times Finalist for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize Asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn’t writing about the greatest crisis mankind has faced, Andri Snær Magnason, one of Iceland’s most beloved writers and public intellectuals, protested: he...
| Автор | Andri Snaer Magnason |
This book is devoted exclusively to hyper- and hypoparathyroidism with a focus on clinical practice guidelines explained by experts in the field. The clinical, genetic, biochemical, and pharmacological aspects of the most common parathyroid conditions are discussed comprehensively. The 15 chapters review the various forms of hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism and present data derived from widely diverse sources. New therapeutic approaches for chronic hypoparathyroidism continue to pique...
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A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt is the first comprehensive field guide to every mammal species recorded in contemporary Egypt, from gazelle to gerbil, from hyena to hyrax. Each mammal species is described in detail, with reference to identification features, status, habitat, and habits, and with comparisons to similar species. A map is also provided for each species, clearly showing its current, and in some cases historical, range. Every species is meticulously illustrated the bats and...
| Автор | Richard Hoath |
From an expert in pulmonary medicine, the story of our extraordinary lungs, the organ that both explains our origins and holds the keys to our future as a species We take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in our lifetime, and what goes on in our body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. “Our lungs are the lynchpin between our bodies and the outside world,” writes Dr. Michael Stephen. And yet, we take our lungs for...
| Автор | Michael J. Stephen |
The Last Giants satisfies British explorer Levison Wood's lifelong desire to learn more about the majestic African elephant. These giants trek through some of Africa’s most magnificent landscapes as they go in search of life-giving waters and pastures. El Nino’s droughts and an insatiable ivory trade have cut African elephant numbers by a third in the last decade alone, and if elephants disappear entirely, Africa’s entire ecosystem could collapse. But Botswana has become a safe haven,...
| Автор | Levison Wood |
The contamination of environment and water resources by Selenium (Se) and its oxyanions from various sources are emerging contaminants of significant health and environmental concern. The primary sources include agricultural drainage water, mine drainage, residues from fossil fuels, thermoelectric power plants, oil refineries, and metal ores. Various methods and technologies have been developed which focus on the treatment of selenium-containing waters and wastewater. High concentrations of...
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Inaction by governments in the face of climate change is often attributed to a lack of political will or a denial of the seriousness of the situation, but as Mark Alizart argues in this provocative book, we shouldn’t exclude the possibility that part of the reluctance might be motivated by cynicism and even sheer evil: for some people, there are real financial and political benefits to be gained from the chaos that will ensue from environmental disaster. The climate crisis creates its winners –...
| Автор | Mark Alizart |
![[T]axing Greenhouse Gases](https://knigism.online/covers/46/27/970980.jpg "[T]axing Greenhouse Gases")
Lex Fullarton takes a closer look at the three pillars of the sustainable development framework known as the Triple Bottom Line (TBL). The concept of the TBL is that for a project to be sustainable it must not simply be profitable in economic terms, but it must also benefit society and enhance the natural environment. In the 21st century, the greatest threat to Earth’s natural environment and the population of the planet is the rise of greenhouse gas emissions caused from burning fossil fuel...
| Автор | Lex Fullarton |
Einfach Bienen halten, ohne großen Aufwand und aus Liebe zur Natur: Dank der Bienenkiste, entwickelt vom ökologischen Imkerverband Mellifera, ist der Einstieg in die Freizeitimkerei auch ohne größere Vorkenntnisse möglich. Ein tiefes Verständnis für das Bienenvolk hilft jedoch, um auf Dauer Freude am Imkern zu haben. Die Bienen bauen ihre Waben selbst und dürfen sich über den Schwarmtrieb vermehren. Erhard Maria Klein erklärt, warum das so wichtig ist und wie die wesensgemäße Bienenhaltung...
| Автор | Erhard Maria Klein |
Das „Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2020“ ist mit 448 Seiten die bisher umfangreichste Ausgabe und enthält alle Vorträge und Posterbeiträge, die auf den leider abgesagten Deutschen Baumpflegetagen in Augsburg 2020 gehalten bzw. gezeigt worden wären. In dieser Ausgabe enthalten sind 37 Fachartikel zu den folgenden Themenschwerpunkten: – Aktuelle Baumkrankheiten – Trockenstress und Baummanagement – Wurzelraum und Baumgesundheit – Wissenschaftliche Kurzberichte und aktuelles...
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Die Eifel steht für eine besondere Pflanzenvielfalt. Auf engstem Raum wachsen hier atlantische, submediterrane und alpine Arten. Auch eiszeitliche Relikte sind dabei, ebenso Pflanzen, deren nächste Verwandte an der Nordseeküste zu finden sind. Der botanische Reiseführer „Die Eifel – Was hier alles wächst!“ enthält sechs Kapitel mit Pflanzenbeschreibungen, geordnet nach typischen Standorten: Blumen der Wiesen und Kalkmagerrasen, Vegetationsgemeinschaft Buchen- und Eichenwälder, Laubmischwälder in...
| Автор | Susanne Lipps |
Die Beziehung zwischen Pferd und Reiter ist eine ganz besondere. Geht man sie richtig an und betrachtet das Tier nicht nur als eine Art »Sportgerät«, so kann daraus eine innige Freundschaft werden, die auch ohne Worte funktioniert. Hierfür ist bereits die erste Begegnung entscheidend, ebenso wie die richtige Haltung und die Herangehensweise an die gemeinsame Arbeit. Wichtig ist, dass man dabei die Bedürfnisse des Pferdes nie aus den Augen verliert und diesen durch genaue Beobachtung und das...
| Автор | Patricia Backhus |