Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309039940 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 765
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Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.
Author: Sagar M. Goyal Publisher: Wiley-Interscience ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 340
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This book is the first to explore the distribution, fate, and ecology of phage in the environment and point up the important applications of this information. The text begins with an historical overview, followed by a discussion of the current state of phage taxonomy. Next is covered the distribution patterns and fate of phage in diverse environments, e.g. soil, fresh water, marine water, and water and wastewater treatment plants. Factors that can influence the numbers and activity of phage populations, e.g. host and phage density, association of a phage with solids, presence of organic matter, temperature, pH, ultraviolet and visible light, concentration and types of ions present, and the metabolic activities of bacteria other than the phage host are examined. One chapter is devoted to the occurrence and implications of phage in various industries, e.g. dairy, wine, sausage, and antibiotic industries.
Author: Pietro Avogaro Publisher: ISBN: Category : Alcohol Languages : en Pages : 446
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Abstract: A comprehensive view of the use and abuse of alcohol, from social, genetic, and metabolic standpoints, ispresented. The 6 major areas covered are: effects on society and health; interaction with the endocrine system; interaction with drugs; effects on lipids and lipoproteins; liver function and pathology; and effects on the renal and cardiovascular systems. Specific topics include analyses of alcohol and its biochemical pathways in the body. Data from animal experiments and human observations reflect the effects of ethanol on regulation of triacylglycerol synthesis, growth hormone, and prolactin secretion. The changing perceptions toward alcohol are illustrated by emerging information on possible nutritional options, such as lipoprotein alterations which result in increased HDL levels and VLDL turnover, and seem to be associated with some protection against the risk of coronary heart disease. While small amounts of alcohol seem beneficial in gastrointestinal and pancreatic functions, excessive ingestion presents dangerous implications for pregnancy, thegonadal system, central nervous system, liver functions, etc.
Author: Michael D Myers Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1446275817 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 326
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Qualitative research has become a legitimate approach within the information systems community, but researchers have traditionally drawn upon material from the social sciences given the absence of a single source relevant to them. Qualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader represents just such a volume and is both timely and relevant. Information systems and qualitative research articles are now widely used for teaching on many upper level courses in information systems, and there is demand for a definitive collection of these readings as a basic reader and teaching text. This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, along with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research. The book is organised according to the following thematic sections: · Part I: Overview of Qualitative Research · Part II: Philosophical Perspectives · Part III: Qualitative Research Methods · Part IV: Modes of Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data Qualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader should become the benchmark reference point for students and researchers in information systems, management science and others involved in information technology needing to learn about qualitative research.
Author: Abraham Stolman Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 1483219240 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 406
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Progress in Chemical Toxicology, Volume 5 covers topics on the improved isolation and detection procedures and quantitation methods for volatile poisons, stimulants, hallucinogenic drugs, and marihuana. The book discusses the absorption, distribution, and excretion of drugs and poisons and their metabolites; the system for the toxicological analysis of drugs in biological specimens; and the isolation and analysis of phenothiazines. The text also describes the use of fluorescence in toxicology and the toxicology of new synthetic organic polymers used in containers for food, pharmaceutical compounds, and drinkable water. Some microcrystal tests for drugs and advances in polarography as applied to toxicological analysis are also considered. Biochemists, toxicologists, and scientists involved in the study of narcotics will find the book invaluable.
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