CASE STUDIES IN PHYSIOLOGY: NOCTURNAL CARDIORESPIRATORY ADAPTIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN ITALIAN TREKKER AND A NEPALI GUIDE

Case studies in physiology: Nocturnal cardiorespiratory adaptive differences between an Italian trekker and a Nepali guide

Abstract The cardiopulmonary system is a Acrylic Plaque Couple Card physiological cornerstone in the adaptive response to hypobaric hypoxia.Portable devices make it feasible nowadays to precisely assess the response to high altitude (HA) expeditions.In this study, we investigated breathing and arterial blood pressure responses during a Himalayan tr

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CHARACTERISATION OF CEILING BOARDS PRODUCED FROM PLASTER OF PARIS REINFORCED WITH BANANA FIBRE AND COCONUT SHELL

The need for environmentally friendly and affordable building materials has sparked researches for materials to use in the construction industry.This paper therefore, studied the characterization of ceiling boards manufactured from plaster of Paris (POP) reinforced with banana fibres (BF) and coconut shell (CS) particulates.The samples were produce

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Lessons from the Land of Atoms and Molecules

When the humanities and social sciences examine nanotechnology, what does this reveal about those Home disciplines? Here, I cover six topics.First, we can ask whether our work is derived from earlier work on other scientific topics like genetically modified organisms or the ELSI program of the Human Genome Project.Secondly, how do we judge the extr

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