Therapy for Mucus-Clearance Disorders (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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This single-source reference provides an up-to-date exploration of current medications and devices used for the clearance of mucus from the lungs while simultaneously providing the latest research and studies to clearly guide scientists studying the pathophysiology of airway inflammation and mucus clearance, clinicians and therapists treating patients with chronic lung disease, and researchers developing new medications and devices to enhance airway clearance.

Respiratory-Circulatory Interactions in Health & Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824704746

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This book describes the basic, pathophysiologic, and clinical importance of the reciprocal relationships and interactions between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, examining mechanical responses caused by lung volume and thoracic pressure. Emphasizes humoral and neurophysical interactions occurring in diseases that lead to cardiorespiratory failure. Covering pulmonary mechanics, respiratory muscle function, exercise physiology, and control of venous return and cardiac output, Respiratory-Circulatory Interactions in Health and Disease · focuses on mechanisms of heart failure in respiratory disease · details the central interactions in sudden infant death syndrome · considers the control of tissue metabolism, the development of the sympathetic nervous system, mathematical modeling, and image analysis as a tool for investigating cardiocirculatory function · examines the effects of muscle reflexes on respiration and circulation · analyzes systemic inflammatory response and chronic obstructive lung disease · discusses respiratory maneuvers to support failing circulation and ventilation · addresses current controversies surrounding the balloon-tipped catheter · debates using inhaled nitrous oxide to treat circulatory failure · and more! Supplying a rational basis for understanding the ways in which the cardiovascular and respiratory systems interact in normal and abnormal situations, Respiratory-Circulatory Interactions in Health and Disease is a blue-ribbon reference for cardiologists; pulmonologists; physiologists; intensivists; cardiothoracic surgeons; anesthesiologists; asthmatologists; health care practitioners interested in chest, pulmonary, and thoracic medicine; and medical school students in these disciplines.

High Altitude: An Exploration of Human Adaption (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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High Altitude: An Exploration of Human Adaption (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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High Altitude Medicine and Physiology

ASIN: 0824703138

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This book explores how humans respond to the hypoxia of high altitudes, addressing the response of lowlanders to sudden and sustained exposure, as well as that of those living permanently at high elevations. Examines adaptation and maladaptation, acute and chronic high-altitude illnesses, and the challenges faced by lowland dwellers with preexisting medical conditions who venture to high altitude! Containing more than 3000 references and over 200 tables, charts, and graphs that support the text, High Altitude · offers an anthropological perspective on those who dwell permanently at great heights · investigates how cells sense oxygen, including arterial chemoreceptors, erythropoietin-producing tissues, and pulmonary vascular smooth muscle · discusses the role of individual organs as well as their integrated function in enabling physical and mental performance at high altitude · focuses on the additional metabolic and circulatory demands of perception, thought, and action in the brain · considers how organisms defend themselves against the stress of hypoxia · and more! Written by more than 55 contributors who are among the world's leading authorities and investigators, High Altitude is a provocative referencefor pulmonologists, physiologists, biologists, critical care specialists, internists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and medical school students.

Electron Microscopy of the Lung (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Electron Microscopy of the Lung (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824783190

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Documents the enormous contribution electron microscopy has made to the study of lung biology, describing new analytical instruments, recent technological developments, and future avenues of research. Illustrated with 290 micrographs of normal and abnormal lung, rare tumors, and other features of lu

Sleep Deprivation: Basic Science, Physiology and Behavior (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824759494

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Analyzing ground-breaking research, this reference highlights the impact of sleep deprivation on the well-being of the individual and society-presenting current theories on the function of sleep, the effects of sleep deprivation on patients with medical and psychiatric conditions, as well as providing interpretative and methodological results in comparative studies of sleep deprivation.

Pulmonary & Peripheral Gas Exchanged in Health and Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824703359

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Featuring a comprehensive analysis of gas exchange in healthy and diseased states and addressing functions of peripheral gas delivery, this detailed reference presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and studying oxygen transport throughout the body. More than 30 internationally renowned experts combine techniques from clinical medicine, pathophysiology, and therapy to deliver the latest research in an integrative manner on pulmonary gas exchange in the body. Pulmonary and Peripheral Gas Exchange in Health and Disease · examines the effects of damaged lungs and the abnormal functions of body tissues and organs on pulmonary circulation · reviews the behavior and mechanisms of gas exchange in the heart, skeletal muscle, gut, brain, and kidneys · describes the requirements and behavior of homeostasis · investigates conditions in normal physiology-during exercise, and at sea level, high altitude, and microgravity · analyzes the performance of gas exchange in bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and acute respiratory disease syndrome · highlights peripheral transport of oxygen from the capillaries into the mitochondria · targets prescient directions for future research · and more! Containing over 2800 literature references, drawings, photographs, and equations, Pulmonary and Peripheral Gas Exchange in Health and Disease makes an excellent reference for pulmonologists; physiologists; anesthesiologists; chest, intensive care, thoracic, and emergency room physicians; and medical school students in these disciplines.

Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 082470195X

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This groundbreaking reference outlines the clinical manifestations and management of illness caused by common respiratory viruses, and details the most up-to-date diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative measures. Reviews specific pulmonary diseases on a pathogen-by-pathogen basis! Assessing the newest approaches to viral diagnosis, Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract · analyzes important interactions between viruses and the respiratory tract · elucidates the pathophysiology and unique mechanisms by which viruses cause illness and evade host defense mechanisms · covers the clinical management of respiratory viral infections · shows how viruses can be used for understanding pulmonary diseases such as bronchiolitis, asthma, and secondary bacterial infections of the lung · addresses respiratory viral infections in newborn, elderly, and immunosuppressed patients · discusses the use of therapeutic and preventative approaches for pediatric and adult patients · explores the emerging understanding of the pathogenesis of viral respiratory disease · identifies the critical literature on proven viral infections · and more! With over 1800 references, tables, drawings, and photographs, Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract is ideal for pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, physiologists, virologists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824701682

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This book parallels the strategy used by pathologists and pulmonologists to arrive at a patient's diagnosis in daily practice, presenting examples with histopathologic or clinical findings that challenge readers to rule out possibilities from the differential diagnosis and determine the etiology and appropriate treatment. Emphasizes frequently encountered practical problems in differential diagnosis! With contributions from nearly 35 pathologists and clinicians who cover both neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung diseases, Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology · enhances communications between the pathologist and the clinician regarding lung biopsies · assesses the clinical utility of transbronchial biopsy in various disease processes · summarizes the relationship between patterns of mature fibrosis and the most common associated pathological entities · describes and recommends techniques for inflation fixation of open or thoracoscopic lung biopsy specimens · explores diseases that fill, rather than collapse or destroy, alveoli · examines the differential diagnosis of immature intraalveolar fibrosis · discusses alveolar lining cell proliferations, interstitial infiltrates, vascular diseases, and diseases causing alveolar destruction · explains diffuse, multifocal, and focal infiltrates · follows the routine path of diagnosing granulomatous diseases · considers infection and allograft rejection in pulmonary allograft recipients · aids in establishing tissue diagnosis of diseases with overlapping clinical and histopathologic features · supplies clues to differentiate malignant from nonmalignant cell proliferations · and more! Differing in design from traditional medical references, Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology contains 1175 cited works, micrographs, tables, and drawings, and is a time-saving, user-friendly guide for pathologists, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, physiologists, internists, general practitioners, and medical school students in these disciplines.

Sports and Exercise Medicine (Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 76)

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Sports and Exercise Medicine (Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 76)
Stephen C. Wood , and Robert C. Roach
Manufacturer: Marcel Dekker
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This unique resource presents current perspectives and special issues in sports medicine and pulmonary biology providing previously unavailable information on a broad variety of topics. Details the effect of training on respiratory muscles in conjunction with the respiratory centers, the conducting nerves, and the rib cage and abdomen!

Reichman and Hershfield's Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive, International Approach, Third Edition (Two-Volume Set) (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0849392713

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Thoroughly examining tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, this Third Edition merges state-of-the-art research developments with principles of programmatic TB management. Each of the 50 chapters analyze current studies on TB mechanisms and treatment and will meet the needs of all who work in the field of TB control, whether in low-income, high-prevalence areas or in low-prevalence industrialized countries.

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The Society of Arcueil: A View of French Science at the Time of Napoleon I
Maurice P. Crosland
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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ASIN: 0674815556

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Society of Arcueil: A View of French Science at the Time of Napoleon I
Maurice Crosland
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Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles
Treating absorption and scattering in equal measure, this self-contained, interdisciplinary study examines and illustrates how small particles absorb and scatter light. The authors emphasize that any discussion of the optical behavior of small particles is inseparable from a full understanding of the optical behavior of the parent material-bulk matter. To divorce one concept from the other is to render any study on scattering theory seriously incomplete.
Special features and important topics covered in this book include:
* Classical theories of optical properties based on idealized models
* Measurements for three representative materials: magnesium oxide, aluminum, and water
* An extensive discussion of electromagnetic theory
* Numerous exact and approximate solutions to various scattering problems
* Examples and applications from physics, astrophysics, atmospheric physics, and biophysics
* Some 500 references emphasizing work done since Kerker's 1969 work on scattering theory
* Computer programs for calculating scattering by spheres, coated spheres, and infinite cylinders

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Excellent text for Absorption and Scattering!.......2005-06-06

Bohren and Huffman present a coherent and comprehensive description of absorption and scattering by small particles. The text is written in a very amusing style, where ideas are presented in a conversation like manner, as if the authors are directly addressing the reader, providing jokes and examples to illustrate their point. This text builds upon the description provided by Hulst in classic text, and provides a deal of useful information particularly related to absorption (not covered by the text of Hulst)!

The first eight chapters illustrate the basic theory of scattering and absorption, introducing expression and physics relevant to spheres, spheroids and a whole array of particles. This section is quite similar in spirit to the text by Hulst, requires a background in electrodynamics (to make it most useful) . In part II and part III, the authors discuss the optical constants of bulk matter and small particles respectively, citing examples of metallic as well as semiconducting particles. This book fills the need for a textbook for studying extinction coefficients of all kinds of particles, and is useful for physicists, chemists, meteorologists, material scientists, etc. Nonlinear optics is not covered, as also the effect of multi-particle scattering (and thankfully so)!

The book is very useful for people studying absorption (and scattering) of nanoparticles. It contains a good description of basic physics of plasmon resonance, extremely relevant to the research of people studying metallic particles. Bohren has written some really amusing as well as insightful "science" books on experiments and observations of physical phenomenon in daily life (and atmospheric sciences). This book is similar, with additional detail in terms of mathematical equations:)! Extremely useful for researchers and scientists even remotely associated with studies of absorption and scattering by particles! In terms of usefulness, this book is much better than the text by Kerker on similar topic!

Excellent.......2003-02-15

Very good choice of topics. Clear presentation. Caters to a wide variety of audiences.

I'd give it a 5 if it included a chapter devoted practical aspects of experimental light scattering measurements, techniques, and instrumentation.

Very well written exposition, 1st-rate content........2000-11-09

The authors' lively and `user-friendly' style of presentation help bring material of an advanced nature within the reach of a larger number of readers than most books that deal with the subject at this level. I highly recommend this classic reference.

Excellent resource for motivated student or expert.......1999-06-29

I have found this to be a very useful reference for calculations of light-scattering properties of particles of various sizes and shapes. Discussions of subjects ranging from geometrical optics to Mie theory appear clear and complete. The book also includes computer algorithms for computing scattering properties of homogeneous spheres, coated spheres and cylinders.

One of the best books on light scattering........1998-09-07

This book must be on the table of every researcher in light scattering field.

Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles

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Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles
Craig F. Bohren
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Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles

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Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles
Michael I. Mishchenko , Larry D. Travis , and Andrew A. Lacis
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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This thorough and up-to-date treatment first introduces the general formalism of scattering, absorption, and emission of light and other electromagnetic radiation by arbitrarily shaped and arbitrarily oriented particles. It then discusses the relation of the radiative transfer theory to single-scattering solutions of Maxwell’s equations and describes in detail exact theoretical methods and computer codes for calculating scattering, absorption, and emission properties of arbitrarily shaped particles. Further chapters demonstrate how scattering and absorption characteristics of small particles depend on particle size, refractive index, shape, and orientation. The work illustrates how the high efficiency and accuracy of existing theoretical and experimental techniques, and the availability of fast scientific workstations, result in advanced physically-based applications of electromagnetic scattering to non-invasive particle characterization and remote sensing. This book will be valuable for science professionals, engineers and graduate students in a wide range of disciplines including optics, electromagnetics, remote sensing, climate research, and biomedicine.

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Theoretical investigation of the absorption and scattering of small particles (NASA contractor report)

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N. L Krascella
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Theoretical investigation of the absorptive properties of small particles and heavy-atom gases (NASA CR)

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N. L Krascella
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