Download or read book Beriberi in Modern Japan written by Alexander R. Bay and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the medical and scientific debate about the etiology of the disease as it played out between diet theorists and contagionists from 1880 to 1940. In modern Japan, beriberi (or thiamin deficiency) became a public health problem that cut across all social boundaries, afflicting even the Meiji Emperor. During an age of empire building for the Japanese nation, incidence rates in the military ranged from 30 percent in peacetime to 90 percent during war. Doctors and public health officials called beriberi a "national disease" because it festered within the bodies of the people and threatened the health ofthe empire. Nevertheless, they could not agree over what caused the disease, attributing it to a diet deficiency or a microbe. In Beriberi in Modern Japan, Alexander R. Bay examines the debates over the etiologyof this "national disease" during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Etiological consensus came after World War I, but the struggle at the national level to direct beriberi prevention continued, peaking during wartime mobilization. War served as the context within which scientific knowledge of beriberi and its prevention was made. The story of beriberi research is not simply about the march toward the inevitable discovery of "the beriberi vitamin," but rather the history of the role of medicine in state-making and empire-building in modern Japan. Alexander Bay is assistant professor of history at Chapman University.
Download or read book Beriberi White Rice and Vitamin B written by Kenneth J. Carpenter and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease. Caused by the lack of a minute quantity of the chemical thiamin, or vitamin B1 in the diet, beriberi is characterized by weakness and loss of feeling in the feet and legs, then swelling from fluid retention, and finally heart failure. Western doctors working in Asia after 1870 saw it as the major disease in native armed forces and prisons. It was at first attributed to miasms (poisonous vapors from damp soil) or to bacterial infections. In Java, chickens fed by chance on white rice lost the use of their legs. On brown rice, where the grain still contained its bran and germ, they remained healthy. Studies in Javanese prisons then showed beriberi also occurring where white (rather than brown) rice was the staple food. Birds were used to assay the potency of fractions extracted from rice bran and, after 20 years, highly active crystals were obtained. In another 10 years their structure was determined and "thiamin" was synthesized. Beriberi is a story of contested knowledge and erratic scientific pathways. It offers a fascinating chronicle of the development of scientific thought, a history that encompasses public health, science, diet, trade, expanding empires, war, and technology. From the preface: This is a medical detective story: beginning with the investigation of a disease that has killed or crippled at least a million people, and then following up clues that ranged much wider. One outcome was the production of a synthetic chemical that we now, nearly all of us, consume in small quantities each day in our food. The detectives had a variety of professions and spoke different languages. Their work ranged from studying the health of laborers in a primitive jungle to the painstaking dissection of individual grains of rice under a microscope. The integrated story of their struggles and successes, culled from old volumes in scattered libraries, forms the subject of this book.
Download or read book Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A Vitamin K Arsenic Boron Chromium Copper Iodine Iron Manganese Molybdenum Nickel Silicon Vanadium and Zinc written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-07-19 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series issued by the National Academy of Sciences on dietary reference intakes (DRIs). This series provides recommended intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for individuals based on age and gender. In addition, a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), has also been established to assist an individual in knowing how much is "too much" of a nutrient. Based on the Institute of Medicine's review of the scientific literature regarding dietary micronutrients, recommendations have been formulated regarding vitamins A and K, iron, iodine, chromium, copper, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, and other potentially beneficial trace elements such as boron to determine the roles, if any, they play in health. The book also: Reviews selected components of food that may influence the bioavailability of these compounds. Develops estimates of dietary intake of these compounds that are compatible with good nutrition throughout the life span and that may decrease risk of chronic disease where data indicate they play a role. Determines Tolerable Upper Intake levels for each nutrient reviewed where adequate scientific data are available in specific population subgroups. Identifies research needed to improve knowledge of the role of these micronutrients in human health. This book will be important to professionals in nutrition research and education.
Download or read book Thiamine Deficiency and Associated Clinical Disorders written by David W. McCandless and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-29 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thiamine deficiency and related clinical disorders represent an intriguing area of both basic and clinical investigation. Modern imaging strategies have facilitated the rapid treatment, and potential reversal of these clinical disorders. The fusion of laboratory and clinical knowledge serve as an example of how research can translate to successful treatment. The goal of Thiamine Deficiency and Related Clinical Disorders is to bring together cogent results from basic and clinical investigation and to stimulate further investigations in these areas. This data will be useful to neurologists, internists, nutritionists, biochemists, neurochemists, neuroscientists, and others with interest in thiamine deficiency.
Download or read book Toward the Conquest of Beriberi written by Robert R. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sourcebook for Teaching Science Grades 6 12 written by Norman Herr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sourcebook for Teaching Science is a unique, comprehensive resource designed to give middle and high school science teachers a wealth of information that will enhance any science curriculum. Filled with innovative tools, dynamic activities, and practical lesson plans that are grounded in theory, research, and national standards, the book offers both new and experienced science teachers powerful strategies and original ideas that will enhance the teaching of physics, chemistry, biology, and the earth and space sciences.
Download or read book Python Made Simple written by Beri Rydhm and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take tiny steps to enter the big world of data science through this interesting guideKey features Acquire basic concepts related to python programming Understand the core functionalities of Python Programming Provide the information regarding idle IDE Computational Problem solving in Python Object oriented concepts in Python Database connectivity with Python Description In the last few years, python gained popularity and became the first choice of the students, teachers as well as professionals. It is being used in different fields such as education, software development, website development and also in various advanced research. In the field of education it allows students to learn the programming language in an easier and efficient manner. In the information technology field it can be used as a language for creating softwares as well as for web developments. It can be integrated with different platforms like Django. In research, Python programming can be used in simulation or it can be used for machine learning techniques.The primary goal of this text is to create a pedagogically sound and accessible textbook that emphasises on core concepts of Python programming. The book contains lots of practical examples to show the working of a particular code construct. The book can be very helpful in order to learn the basic and advance concepts of python programming.In the beginning of the book the focus is on the basic concepts related to core python programming starting from the installation phase of python interpreter to building the concepts for the reader towards python programming. Then the book moves towards the concept of different statements and programming conditions that python programming can handle in an easier manner. It then moves to the concepts related to object oriented programming and at last the reader will get to know about the database connectivity with the python program.What will you learn You can learn the core concept related to python programming You will get to learn how to program in python You can learn how Python programming helps to solve computational problems By reading this book you can learn how to work with python You will get familiarity with the python programming concepts. You will learn how to operate idle IDE and how it can be used to write python program in easier way. Who this book is forThe book is intended for anyone who wish to learn python programming language. This book also covers the syllabus of various universities and readers can use this book as a help in their academic education. This book can be used by readers to start with python programming from basics to advanced level even without having any prior knowledge of python programming. Table of contents1. Introduction to Python2. Python Fundamentals3. Expression and Operators4. Control Statements5. Functions6. List Processing7. Tuple Processing8. Dictionary Processing9. String Processing10. File Processing11. Exception Handling12. Object Oriented Programming13. Inheritance & Polymorphism14. Database Design in Python About the authorRydhm Beri teaches in BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, as an Assistant Professor, since last three years and has 5 years of experience in the field of education and 3 years of experience in research. Her research interests include MANETs, Cloud computing, IOT, Fog Computing. She has done M.Sc. Computer Science from BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar and MCA from Lovely Professional University and is currently pursuing Ph.D. in the field of IOT and embedded systems. She has a deep knowledge of programming and has worked for different projects in languages like, .Net, Java, PHP and Python. Currently she is working on Python programming and relate it to IOT and Machine learning field.She has published 19 research papers out of which 17 are international and 2 are national research papers. She has also been working as a reviewer in conferences and journals. In her leisure time, she likes to attend workshops and conferences and likes to program applications.Her Blog links: https://rydhmberi.weebly.com/Her LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rydhm-beri-47a721101/
Download or read book Beri beri Its Symptoms and Symptomatic Treatment written by Percy Netterville Gerrard and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disease and Demography in Colonial Burma written by Judith L. Richell and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disease and Demography in Colonial Burma is an examination of the factors that shaped demographic change in Burma between 1852 and 1941. Despite increasing contemporary interest in the historical demography of the non-European world, there has been little detailed exploration of Burma's extensive but problematic population records. Judith Richell developed a demographic framework for Burma by analysing late nineteenth century and early twentieth century census data, and used this information to analyse population change within the country. Colonial Burma experienced relatively high rates of mortality, and Richell related this phenomenon to nutrition, the development of sanitary and health services, the impact of migration from India, and agricultural change. She also assessed infant, child and adult mortality, the incidence of endemic diseases such as beri beri and malaria, and outbreaks of plague and cholera as well as the influenza pandemic of 1918. The data the author collected and her discussion of these topics provide an exceptionally valuable resource for scholars interested in Burma, demography and public health in Southeast Asia. Book jacket.
Download or read book Spaces Inspired by Nature written by Shirish Beri and published by Axel Menges. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary Indian architect Shirish Beri has built works ranging from private residences to educational complexes and large public projects across India. What is most interesting about this book is its structure. Interspersed with the projects are Beri s written and sketched expressions. The book features about a dozen projects in greater detail, well illustrated with clear drawings, evocative sketches and excellent photographs accompanied by the architect s own analysis of the design process and governing concerns in each project. Accompanying the book is a CD titled -The Unfolding White: Shirish Beri s search for wholeness-."
Download or read book The Promised Land written by Boulou Ebanda de Bbéri and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eschewing the often romanticized Underground Railroad narrative that portrays southern Ontario as the welcoming destination of Blacks fleeing from slavery, The Promised Land reveals the Chatham-Kent area as a crucial settlement site for an early Black presence in Canada. The contributors present the everyday lives and professional activities of individuals and families in these communities and highlight early cross-border activism to end slavery in the United States and to promote civil rights in the United States and Canada. Essays also reflect on the frequent intermingling of local Black, White, and First Nations people. Using a cultural studies framework for their collective investigations, the authors trace physical and intellectual trajectories of Blackness that have radiated from southern Ontario to other parts of Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa. The result is a collection that represents the presence and diffusion of Blackness and inventively challenges the grand narrative of history.
Download or read book Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children E Book written by Ross M. Ungerleider and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features comprehensive updates throughout the text, including indications, techniques, potential complications in perioperative management of patients, and surgical techniques for congenital heart disease. Covers recent advances in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, developments in mechanical assist devices, heart and lung transplantation, and interventional cardiac catheterization. Features an all-new, full-color format that speeds navigation and helps clarify complex concepts. Contains 27 new chapters with an emphasis on the team approach to patient care in the ICU including creating multidisciplinary teams, quality and performance improvement, training , and challenges and solutions to developing a cohesive team environment. Includes a detailed chapter on bedside ultrasound, walking you through the techniques you’re most likely to encounter in the ICU. Employs well-documented tables, text boxes, and algorithms to make clinical information easy to access, and to provide a more complete understanding of echocardiography, imaging modalities, pulmonary hypertension, and more. Describes the basic pharmacology and clinical applications of new pharmacologic agents. Examines issues affecting adults with congenital heart disease.
Download or read book Vitamins in the prevention of human diseases written by Wolfgang Herrmann and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides up-to-date knowledge on the role of water and fat soluble vitamins in the prevention of human diseases. The vitamins are essential food constituents with magnificent biological effects therefore, linking our biology to our lifestyle and environment. One-sided nutrition, smoking, alcohol, genetic factors, and even geographical origin interfere with our dietary intake of the vitamins. Therefore, it is not wondering that insufficient vitamin intake can impact our health and contribute significantly to the development of numerous diseases. The book offers expert reviews and judgements on the role of vitamins in our health and the link between vitamins deficiency and disease conditions at different life stages. Having knowledge about the association of vitamins and disease, as well as keeping track on the patients vitamin status has become increasingly important to physicians, clinical chemists, epidemiologists, specialists in nutrition, health professionals, researchers, and students who are interested in this area. Recent development in laboratory methods has helped making many issues in this field quantitative.
Download or read book 101 Ways to Look Your Best written by Ritu Beri and published by . This book was released on 2003-03-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fire of a Restless Mind written by Ritu Beri and published by Limited Editions. This book was released on 2016 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The See Through House written by Shelley Klein and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A charming account of a daughter, a house and a fastidious dad' Sunday Times Shelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid. With colourful glass panels set against a forest of trees, it was like living in a work of art. Her father, Bernat Klein, was a textile designer whose pioneering colours and textures were a major contribution to 1960s and 70s style. Thirty years on, Shelley moves back home to care for her father, now in his eighties: the house has not changed and neither has his uncompromising vision - or his distinctive way of looking at the world. Told with great tenderness and humour, this is Shelley's account of looking after an adored yet maddening parent and a piercing portrait of the grief that followed his death. 'A sad, funny, utterly fascinating book about families, home and how to say goodbye' Mark Haddon 'Original, moving and bracingly honest... often hilarious' Blake Morrison, Guardian 'It is strange that grief should produce such a life-affirming book, but it has. Read it for the solace it contains, or for its captivating descriptions. Either way, it's a delight' Telegraph
