Small Doses Of The Future

Author : Brad Aiken
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 331904253X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Doses of the Future written by Brad Aiken and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today’s medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past. In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking short stories. Touching upon a great variety of themes, including but not limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of what might be awaiting humanity. Yet, in these stories it is always the protagonists, humans after all, who remain at the center stage, not the new technologies. This provides the fictional material with a unique blend of science fiction and social fantasy. It also warns us to be wary of the pitfalls of too much reliance on dehumanizing technology and to make sure it remains our helper, not our master. Last but not least, an extensive scientific essay investigates the interplay between science fiction and both past and current advances in medical sciences and technology, making the link to the fictional material in the book as well as to the relevant scientific literature. Brad Aiken is the Medical Director for Rehabilitation at Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida. He has published several scientific articles, and has presented to both professional and non-professional groups on a variety of topics. Dr. Aiken has received numerous science awards, including the Navy Science Award, as well as awards from the Army, the Air Force and NASA. He began writing science fiction while in college at Boston University, and published his first book, Starscape: The Silver Bullet, in 2000. His latest book, Zone of the Tenth Degree, was published in August 2012. His short stories have appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Padwolf Presents, and the vampire anthology New Blood.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030949771X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of Low Dose Radiation Research in the United States written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposures at low doses of radiation, generally taken to mean doses below 100 millisieverts, are of primary interest for setting standards for protecting individuals against the adverse effects of ionizing radiation. However, there are considerable uncertainties associated with current best estimates of risks and gaps in knowledge on critical scientific issues that relate to low dose radiation. The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies hosted the symposium on The Future of Low Dose Radiation Research in the United States on May 8 and 9, 2019. The goal of the symposium was to provide an open forum for a national discussion on the need for a long-term strategy to guide a low dose radiation research program in the United States. The symposium featured presentations on low dose radiation programs around the world, panel discussions with representatives from governmental and nongovernmental organizations about the need for a low dose radiation research program, reviews of low dose radiation research in epidemiology and radiation biology including new directions, and lessons to be learned from setting up large research programs in non-radiation research fields. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the symposium.

Author : Clifton Leaf
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476739986
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Truth in Small Doses written by Clifton Leaf and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade ago Leaf, a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the public's immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progress-- brilliant young scientists-- are now abandoning the search for a cure.

Author : Robert Paul Hunter
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
ISBN 13 : 2889193551
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Low-dose antibiotics: current status and outlook for the future written by Robert Paul Hunter and published by Frontiers E-books. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antimicrobial therapy is a key factor in our success against pathogens poised to ravage at risk or infected individuals. However, we are currently at a watershed point as we face a growing crisis of antibiotic resistance among diverse pathogens. One area of intense interest is the impact of the application of antibiotics for uses other than the treatment of patients and the association with such utilization with emerging drug resistance. This Research Topic “Low- dose antibiotics: current status and outlook for the future” in Frontiers in Microbiology: Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy details various aspects of the wide ranging effects of antimicrobial therapy from areas such as the regulation of host responses to modulation of bacterial virulence factors to acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes.

Author : Ayelet Waldman
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0451494091
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Really Good Day written by Ayelet Waldman and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, Ayelet Waldman undertook a very private experiment, ingesting 10 micrograms of LSD every three days for a month. This is the story--by turns revealing, courageous, fascinating and funny--of her quietly psychedelic spring, her quest to understand one of our most feared drugs, and her search for a really good day"--

Author : Russell L. Ackoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management in Small Doses written by Russell L. Ackoff and published by . This book was released on 1986-08-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ackoff gives the reader 52 small doses of sound management thinking, delivered with characteristic Ackoff wit, humor and clarity.

Author : Ken Fern
Publisher : Permanent Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781856230117
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plants for a Future written by Ken Fern and published by Permanent Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing edible and other useful plants, both native to Britain and Europe and from temperate areas around the world, this book includes those suitable for: the ornamental garden, the lawn, shady areas, ponds, walls, hedges, agroforestry and conservation. Book jacket.

Author : G. Greenhalgh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780860109877
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of Nuclear Power written by G. Greenhalgh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1989-01-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William A. Ambrose
Publisher : AAPG
ISBN 13 : 0891813829
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy Resources for Human Settlement in the Solar System and Earth's Future in Space written by William A. Ambrose and published by AAPG. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book's purpose is to provide the quantitative foundation for beginning to think about developing energy and minerals outside of Earth's atmosphere that are necessary to support scientific missions, space and extra-terrestrial scientific stations and permanent colonies, and ultimately expand Earth's economy beyond the near-earth environment to include space resources. We cannot envision a situation where all resources required for future space activities are exported from Earth, therefore, this book clearly illustrates that an effective economy is possible beyond Earth's surface when we consider the resources available in near-Earth space. Our first audience is members of AAPG, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) and other professionals engaged in energy and resource development. As energy professionals, we are concerned on a daily basis with providing the necessary energy and minerals required for our growing world population and the increasing standard of living that comes with ample energy availability. And more than anything else, AAPG members are explorers. We are the professionals who have pushed back the boundaries of our resource base, from capturing petroleum resources from surface seeps, to drilling onshore wells to extract oil and gas, and to venturing offshore into increasingly difficult and hostile environments to supply the cheap and abundant energy made available by our advances in technology. There are more similarities than differences between deepwater exploration and development, and space exploration. Beyond our own members, however, our audience is every rational human being who understands human health and well-being, quality of life, education and freedom are dependent on the energy and minerals that support our advanced civilization. Space is the next frontier, and as the world civilization expands beyond Earth's surface we hope this publication serves to illustrate there are abundant opportunities to support and maintain - and in fact, allow to prosper - civilization's expansion into space -- Publisher's website.

Author : Broder J. Merkel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319110594
Total Pages : 887 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uranium - Past and Future Challenges written by Broder J. Merkel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the collection of papers from the latest International Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology Conference (UMH VII) held in September 2014, in Freiberg, Germany. It is divided to five sessions: Uranium Mining, Uranium and Phosphates, Clean-up technologies for water and soil. Uranium and daughter nuclides and basic research and modeling. Each session covers a wide range of related topic and provides readers with up to date research and solutions on those matters.