Download or read book Environmental Physiology and Psychology in Arid Conditions written by Unesco and published by paris. This book was released on 1964 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Environmental Physiology and Psychology in Arid Conditions written by Unesco and published by paris. This book was released on 1964 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies of Organization and Competition in Grocery Manufacturing written by United States. National Commission on Food Marketing and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Arid Zones written by Hilton Kramer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hot and temperate deserts and their marginal steppe lands comprise one-third of the land surface of the world and are an increasingly critical area for the economic wellbeing of world populations. The remarkable mechanisms of floral, faunal, and human adaptation to the distinct and difficult environment of these arid zones, as well as the potential of modern technology for facilitating adaptation, are described and explained by Walton in the light of our most recent knowledge of the phenomena and processes involved.Beginning with a clarification of the definitions of arid and semi-arid regions and with the delineation of techniques for measuring the degree of aridity in these areas, the author shows that there is wide variation among the arid zones in landscape and climate and that there are numerous local and microclimates within any single arid region. The life cycles of the plants and animals of the arid zones are described and the water resources, including problems of salinity, mineral contamination, and the construction of reservoirs, are examined. Extensive treatment is given to potential agricultural adaptations and to pastoralism as the most widespread response to dry land. A final chapter summarizes attempts at adaptation to prevailing drought and discusses the kinds of future development that the author deems most likely in arid zones.Throughout the book emphasis is placed on specific, detailed analysis, with adequate tables and formulas for in-depth understanding of particular aspects of aridity. Examples from both Old and New Worlds are used to demonstrate the spheres in which progress is being made and to show the mistakes in past and present land use in arid areas. An essential supplement for courses in physical geography, the book will be useful in many area studies and in studies of economic development.
Download or read book The Atmospheric Environment written by Andris Auliciems and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1972-12-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study energy-exchange processes and climatic influences are examined in relation to thermal comfort and work efficiency as exemplified in a schoolroom situation. The investigation tests fundamental hypotheses on meterotropisms and optimal thermal environments and demonstrates how daily variations within atmospheric environments are considerably more important than had been previously suspected. It also describes the experimental use of a variety of microclimatic instruments and thermal indices in conjunction with psychological tests of continuous mental performance. The Atmospheric Environment treats a complex problem from a broad multi-disciplinary standpoint and is of particular interest to climatologists, psychologists, teachers and educational administrators, heating and ventilating engineers, and to all concerned with environmental management. (Department of Geography Research Publications 8).
Download or read book Arid Lands written by E. S. Hills and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1951 UNESCO launched an Arid Zone Programme with the object of promoting research into arid regions from every relevant scientific point of view. This book, originally published in 1966, represents the range of research undertaken and gives a general conspectus of arid zone geography. 17 authors from 8 countries contributed and the book deals comprehensively with all the main areas, with specific examples used to illustrate arguments. There are chapters on meteorology, geology, geomorphology, botany and zoology and almost 50% of the book is devoted to man’s activities: irrigation and agriculture; industry; animal breeding and human survival in the desert
Download or read book Heat Stress and Culture in North India written by Jack M. Planalp and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study delineates interrelationships between the thermal environment, specially the prolonged seasonal heat stress, and human life and culture in North India. The subject is first treated historically, with a survey of the ideals and behavior of man's adaptation to the climate in ancient and medieval India, and in colonial Anglo-Indian society. Present-day adaptations to the climate, as reflected in housing, clothing, technology, daily regimen, and diet are described and examined in greater detail. The second part of the report centers on heat injuries, with a survey of their worldwide epidemiology, and statistics and maps showing their incidence since 1960 in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The folk beliefs, concepts and therapy which are generally applied in rural North India to the occurrence of heat injuries are described and examined. Appendices further describe the recognized heat disorders and the scientific indices for assessing comfort and heat stress. (Author).
Download or read book Engineering and Medicine in Extreme Environments written by Tobias Cibis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together in-depth information on a wide array of bio-engineering topics and their application to enhance human health, performance, comfort, and survival in extreme environments. Contributions from biomedical engineering, information systems, medicine and physiology, and medical engineering are presented in relation to a broad range of harsh and extreme environmental scenarios, including underwater, terrestrial (both natural and man-made), and space travel. Physicians, engineers, and scientists, as well as researchers and graduate students, will find the book to be an invaluable resource. Details effects of extreme environments on human physiology; Presents human-environment interaction in different scenarios; Overview of engineering challenges and problems in extreme environments.
Download or read book Human Acclimation and Acclimatization to Heat A Compendium of Research written by Carol J. Greenleaf and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Modification of Stress Responses to Cold and Electric Shock written by Perry London and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project was undertaken to determine the usefulness of autohypnotic training for overcoming the debilitating effects of stress on performance and physiological processes. The experiment was performed on 64 male volunteers, one-half high in hypnotic susceptibility and one-half low. Each subject then went through three experimental sessions, one without stress and two with stress, in each of which he was given two performance tasks and monitored on eight physiological measures. Cold (35C) and electric shock (15 second average interval) were used as the stressors. After the non-stress and first stress sessions, the subjects in the experimental group received 6 hours of autohypnotic training, oriented toward enabling them to function optimally under stress without excessive discomfort. (Author).
Download or read book Evaluation of Thermal Environment in Shelters written by Douglas Harry Kedgwin Lee and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Desert Biology written by G. W. Brown and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desert Biology: Special Topics on the Physical and Biological Aspects on Arid Regions, Volume I covers the biology, geophysical characteristics, and ways of life in arid regions. This book is composed of 11 chapters, and begins with a brief description of a desert community, the Merkhiyat Jebels, with its diverse fauna and flora. The subsequent chapters look into the climate, geographical distribution, geologic and geomorphic aspects, and the evolution of desert community. These topics are followed by intensive discussions on desert plants, animals, and limnology. The last chapter describes the adaptive processes and human adaptation capacity to arid environments. This book will prove useful to upper division and graduate students in desert biology.
