Author: Committee to Assess the Health Implications of Per
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: ingestion, perchlorate, implications, health
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2005-04-25
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 0309095689
ISBN-13: 9780309095686

Perchlorate, a powerful oxidant used in solid rocket fuels by the military and aerospace industry has been detected in public drinking water supplies of over 11 million people at concentrations of at least 4 parts per billion (ppb). High doses of perchlorate can decrease thyroid hormone production by inhibiting the uptake of iodide by the thyroid. Thyroid hormones are critical for normal growth and development of the central nervous system of fetuses and infants. This report evaluates the potential health effects of perchlorate and the scientific underpinnings of the 2002 draft risk assessment

Author: Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes i
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: engineering, implications, level, sea, changes, responding
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1987-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0309037816
ISBN-13: 9780309037815

Over the last 100 years, sea level has risen approximately 12 centimeters and is expected to continue rising at an even faster rate. This situation has serious implications for human activity along our coasts. In this book, geological and coastal engineering experts examine recent sea level trends and project changes over the next 100 years, anticipating shoreline response to changing sea level and the consequences for coastal development and uses. Scenarios for future sea level rise and several case studies are also presented.

Author: Stefan H.E. Kaufmann
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: therapeutic, implications, opportunities, pharmacological, pharmacology, advances, volume, apoptotis, apoptosis
Number of Pages: 614
Published: 1997-06-30
List price: $225.00
ISBN-10: 0120329425
ISBN-13: 9780120329427

Programmed cell death (PCD) has become a topic of widespread interest and experimentation over the past decade. Written by experts in the field,Apoptosis: Pharmacological Implications and Therapeutic Opportunities concentrates on presenting an overview of PCD pathways as they are currently understood, and strives to identify important unanswered questions as well as other therapeutic possibilities suggested by recent biochemical discoveries. Understanding the biochemical pathways that participate in the cell death process has become an important goal in developmental biology, neurobiology, car

Author: Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: adaptation, science, base, mitigation, warming, implications, greenhouse, policy
Number of Pages: 944
Published: 1992-01-01
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0309043867
ISBN-13: 9780309043861

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming is the first comprehensive book to lay the groundwork for informed decision-making about global warming. It gives specific advice for U.S. policy while addressing the need for an international response to the potential warming of the planet. The authors analyze the scientific understanding of greenhouse warming; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emmissions. 6 x 9. Index.

Author: Committee on Implications of Emerging Micro- and N
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: nanotechnology, micro, emerging, implications
Number of Pages: 266
Published: 2002-12-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 030908623X
ISBN-13: 9780309086233

Authors:Louis J. Ignarro, Ferid Murad,
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: biochemistry, implications, therapeutic, biology, molecular, pharmacology, vol, advances, volume, nitric, oxide
Number of Pages: 530
Published: 1995-11-06
List price: $225.00
ISBN-10: 0120329352
ISBN-13: 9780120329359

Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular bases of drug action, both applied and experimental. This volume contains chapters that address diverse but interrelated areas pertaining to the chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology of nitric oxide in mammalian cells. The contents form a comprehensive treatise of factors influencing the control of nitric oxide production in various cell types. Highlights* Presents comprehensive coverage of the chemical

Author:
Publisher: ILO
Keywords: human, restructuring, commerce, implications, resource, meeting, geneva, tripartite, report, globalization, discussion
Number of Pages: 113
Published: 1999
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9221117618
ISBN-13: 9789221117612