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• 1. The Origin of the Ocean.
• 2. A History of Marine Science.
• 3. Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics.
• 4. Ocean Basins.
• 5. Sediments.
• 6. Water and Ocean Structure.
• 7. Ocean Chemistry.
• 8. Circulation of the Atmosphere.
• 9. Circulation of the Ocean.
• 10. Waves.
• 11. Tides.
• 12. Coasts.
• 13. Life in the Ocean.
• 14. Primary Producers.
• 15. Marine Animals.
• 16. Marine Communities.
• 17. Marine Resources.
• 18. The Ocean and the Environment. Afterword.
• Appendix 1. Measurements and Conversions.
• Appendix 2. Geologic Time.
• Appendix 3. Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation.
• Appendix 4. Maps and Charts.
• Appendix 5. The Beaufort Scale.
• Appendix 6. Taxonomic Classification of Marine Organisms.
• Appendix 7. Periodic Table of the Elements.
• Appendix 8. Working in Marine Science.
• Appendix 9. The World Ocean Seafloor.
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Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 10th edition gives you a basic understanding of the complexities and uncertainties involved in ocean use as well as its role in sustaining life on Earth. Thoroughly updated with the latest findings from the field, the text includes new coverage of important issues such as climate change. Emphasizing the science process throughout, it helps you see how concepts from other scientific fields relate to topics in oceanography. Co-author Robert Ellis draws from his experience managing research projects and educational programs throughout the world, and a diverse group of National Geographic Explorers share their unique insights on key concepts. In addition, MindTap equips you with a wealth of anywhere, anytime digital learning solutions.
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• The Growth of Oceanography
• The Planet Oceanus
• The Origin of Ocean Basins
• Marine Sedimentation
• The Properties of Seawater
• Wind and Ocean Circulation
• Waves in the Ocean
• Tides
• Marine Ecology
• Biological Productivity in the Ocean
• The Dynamic Shoreline
• Coastal Habitats
• Ocean Habitats and Their Biota
• The Ocean's Resources
• The Human Presence in the Ocean
• Global Climate Change and the Oceans

Invitation to Oceanography, Eighth Edition introduces students to the key concepts from geology, chemistry, physics, and biology as it relates to ocean environments and processes. This comprehensive text helps students learn how scientists interpret data, taking raw knowledge and transforming it into real understanding. As concepts are explained and described with words and numbers, students can apply their learning using questions at the end of each chapter, including the Review of Basic Concepts, Critical-Thinking Essays, and Discovering with Numbers.
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"Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable-in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver of back, a glimpse of a fluke, or a split-second breach before diving away. It's a pressing question, given how frequently whales are in the news: Japan just withdrew from the International Whaling Commission; the Makah Tribe seeks to resume hunts; in 2019 more than 200 gray whales washed up along the West Coast; in 2018, an orca attracted international attention when she pushed her dead calf through the water 17 days before letting go; and, amid all this, every few years we discover new species of whales. Beyond the parade of headlines, writing about whales-history, science, and literary work-often sits within disciplinary silos. Touching This Leviathan starts a conversation among them. Drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary criticism, environmental studies, and composition theory, author Peter Wayne Moe offers a deep dive into the alluring and impalpable mysteries of Earth's largest mammal. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and swimming with intelligence and wit, Touching This Leviathan is creative nonfiction that gestures toward science and literary criticism as it invites readers into the belly of the whale"-- Provided by publisher.

• Chapter 1. Evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships of Aeglidae Sandro Santos, Marlise Ladvocat Bartholomei-Santos, Bianca Lais Zimmermann, Marcos Perez-Losada and Keith A. Crandall
• Chapter 2. Morphology, taxonomy and diversity of extant Aeglidae Sandro Santos, Georgina Bond-Buckup and Carlos G. Jara
• Chapter 3. Population Structure and Morphological Maturity Setuko Masunari
• Chapter 4. Trophic ecology Pablo Collins
• Chapter 5. Reproductive Biology and Gonadal Development in Aeglidae Carolina Sokolowicz
• Chapter 6. Postembryonic development, parental care and recruitment Sergio Luiz de Siqueira Bueno, Roberto Munehisa Shimizu and Juliana Cristina Bertacini Moraes
• Chapter 7. Intra- and interspecific behavioral interactions of Aeglidae with a comparison to other decapods Marcelo M. Dalosto and Alexandre V. Palaoro
• Chapter 8. Physiological ecology: osmoregulation and metabolism of the aeglid anomurans John Campbell McNamara and Samuel Coelho Faria
• Chapter 9. Conservation status and threats of Aeglidae: beyond the assessment Harry Boos, Paula Guimaraes Salge and Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro
• Chapter 10. Sampling and data analysis for population studies on the life history of Aegla spp. Roberto Munehisa Shimizu and Sergio Luiz de Siqueira Bueno.
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Aeglidae focuses on these unique crustaceans who are endemic to South America. The book is the first to summarize the diverse aspects of the Aeglidae, whose taxonomic features and phylogenetic relationships, evolutionary history and biogeographical background, biological characteristics, and current conservation awareness make them stand out among all other decapods. Addresses the morphology, taxonomy, and phylogenetics that characterize the Aegla and their relationship to other decapod taxa Provides in-depth treatment of the evolutionary history, biogeography, reproduction, developmental biology, and the life cycle of the Aeglidae Discusses their physiology, ecology and behavior, including physiological mechanisms associated with freshwater adaptation, population dynamics, trophic ecology, agonistic and non-agonistic behavior Covers the current conservation status of all known species of aeglids, major threats to them, the use of aeglids as flagships or umbrella species, and conservation action planning Edited by internationally distinguished leaders in this field. This will be an important reference not only for carcinologists working with this family of decapods, but also readers interested in the evolution, biogeography, taxonomy, phylogenetics, physiology, and reproductive ecology.
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"An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations"-- Provided by publisher

A new edition of a unique textbook that provides an exhaustive treatment of the world's different coasts-with focus on climate change sea-level rise Coastlines of the world are as diverse and complex as any geological setting on Earth, and understanding them is extremely important. Beaches and Coasts, Second Edition is an exciting and unique textbook that covers the world's different coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped them. This new edition emphasizes the future susceptibility of coast to climate driven stresses and decreasing sediment supplies, and considers various aspects of coastal management that are and/or that need to be undertaken. Seeking to better educate students and readers about the sustainability of coast and coastal environments, this exciting and unique book offers enlightening coverage of: the Earth's mobile crust; sediments of coastal environments; impacts of sea level change; weather systems and the effects of storms; the influence of wave energy and different tidal regimes; river deltas; coastal bays; estuaries and lagoons; tidal flats; coastal wetlands; beach and nearshore areas; coastal barriers; tidal inlets; glaciated coasts; and rocky coasts. Takes an extensive look at the world's varied coasts and covers the many processes that have shaped them over time Shows how coastal processes and landform evolution are expected to be impacted by climate change Includes new coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 flooding of New Orleans, Hurricane Sandy and its affect on New York and the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean and Tohoku Lavishly illustrated with over 400 color photographs and figures Draws on a wealth of author experience that broadens the content of chapters and provides for numerous and varied examples Beaches and Coasts, Second Edition is an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students of coastal geology, coastal processes and coastal environments. .
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• 1. History of the ASCOBANS Agreement
• 2. Conservation Agreements for the Protection of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
• 3. Regional Review of Cetaceans in NW Europe
• 4. Systematic List of European Cetaceans
• 5. Conservation Threats
• 6. Conservation Research
• 7. Conservation Actions
• 8. Focus on the Future.
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European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change. This comprehensive resource will appeal to marine mammal conservationists and researchers, as well as environmental and wildlife practitioners at all levels.
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• Petroglyph
• The oooo-ers
• Blue museum
• Charisma
• Sounding
• Sea pie
• Kitsch interior
• Scantling

When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans

This book brings together the state of our knowledge on the interactions between climate change and marine biota. It focusses broadly on the environmental stressors during the Anthropocene period; when human activities started to have a significant global impact on earth's geological imprint and ecosystems. This period of rapid change is accompanied by rising carbon dioxide levels, increasing global temperatures, loss of oxygen in aquatic systems, and the fast release of pollutants into the environment among many other environmental stressors originating from large scale human activities, such as widespread overfishing.The Future of Marine Life in a Changing Ocean starts by providing the reader with a brief background on fundamental concepts in ocean science and climate. It then moves on to a brief description of recent changes in marine chemistry such as ocean acidification, a decline in oxygen levels in the oceans, ocean warming, and marine pollution, with some examples of shifts in ecosystem diversity. The chapters discuss these topics in the context of how a changing ocean impacts ecosystem health, the biological carbon pump, the sequestration of carbon dioxide from the surface ocean into the deep sea, and the perceived notion of the ocean's unlimited resilience to maintain its role as a 'carbon reservoir'. Topics include threats to marine diversity, ecosystem function, latitudinal shifts in productivity and diversity, and changes in global cycling of elements such as carbon. It concludes with an analysis of the impact of climate change on food security.Written for undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers in the natural and social sciences, this book provides a science background to study environmental change in marine ecosystems as well as a science framework to study policy, marine law and the economics of climate change. This book is an essential read for anyone hoping to understand key challenges facing our oceans.
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• Introduction
• Why interactive web graphics from R?
• What you will learn
• What you won't learn (much of)
• Web technologies
• djs
• ggplot
• Graphical data analysis
• Data visualization best practices
• Prerequisites
• Run code examples
• Getting help and learning more
• Acknowledgements
• Colophon
• I Creating views
• Overview
• Intro to plot_ly()
• Intro to plotlyjs
• Intro to ggplotly()
• Scattered foundations
• Markers
• Alpha blending
• Colors
• Symbols
• Stroke and span
• Size
• Dotplots & error bars
• Lines
• Linetypes
• Segments
• Density plots
• Parallel Coordinates
• Polygons
• Ribbons
• Maps
• Integrated maps
• Overview
• Choropleths
• Custom maps
• Simple features (sf)
• Cartograms
• Bars & histograms
• Multiple numeric distributions
• Multiple discrete distributions
• Boxplots
• D frequencies
• Rectangular binning in plotlyjs
• Rectangular binning in R
• Categorical axes
• D charts
• Markers
• Paths
• Lines
• Axes
• Surfaces
• II Publishing views
• Introduction
• Saving and embedding HTML
• Exporting static images
• With code
• From a browser
• Sizing exports
• Editing views for publishing
• III Combining multiple views
• Arranging views
• Arranging plotly objects
• Recursive subplots
• Other approaches & applications
• Arranging htmlwidgets
• Flexdashboard
• Bootstrap grid layout
• CSS flexbox
• Arranging many views
• Animating views
• Animation API
• Animation support
• IV Linking multiple views
• Introduction
• Client-side linking
• Graphical queries
• Highlight versus filter events
• Linking animated views
• Examples
• Querying facetted charts
• Statistical queries
• Statistical queries with ggplotly()
• Geo-spatial queries
• Linking with other htmlwidgets
• Generalized pairs plots
• vi Contents
• Querying diagnostic plots
• Limitations
• Server-side linking with shiny
• Embedding plotly in shiny
• Your first shiny app
• Hiding and redrawing on resize
• Leveraging plotly input events
• Dragging events
• D events
• Edit events
• Relayout vs restyle events
• Scoping events
• Event priority
• Handling discrete axes
• Accumulating and managing event data
• Improving performance
• Partial plotly updates
• Partial update examples
• Advanced applications
• Drill-down
• Cross-filter
• A draggable brush
• Discussion
• V Event handling in JavaScript
• Introduction
• Working with JSON
• Assignment, subsetting, and iteration
• Mapping R to JSON
• Adding custom event handlers
• Supplying custom data
• Leveraging web technologies from R
• Web infrastructure
• Modern JS & React
• VI Various special topics
• Is plotly free & secure?
• Improving performance
• Controlling tooltips
• plot_ly() tooltips
• ggplotly() tooltips
• Styling
• Control the modebar
• Remove the entire modebar
• Remove the plotly logo
• Remove modebar buttons by name
• Add custom modebar buttons
• Control image downloads
• Working with colors
• Working with symbols and glyphs
• Embedding images
• Language support
• LaTeX rendering
• MathJax caveats
• The data-plot-pipeline
• Improving ggplotly()
• Modifying layout
• Modifying data
• Leveraging statistical output
• Translating custom ggplot geoms.
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The richly illustrated Interactive Web-Based Data Visualization with R, plotly, and shiny focuses on the process of programming interactive web graphics for multidimensional data analysis. It is written for the data analyst who wants to leverage the capabilities of interactive web graphics without having to learn web programming. Through many R code examples, you will learn how to tap the extensive functionality of these tools to enhance the presentation and exploration of data. By mastering these concepts and tools, you will impress your colleagues with your ability to quickly generate more informative, engaging, and reproducible interactive graphics using free and open source software that you can share over email, export to pdf, and more. Key Features: Convert static ggplot2 graphics to an interactive web-based form Link, animate, and arrange multiple plots in standalone HTML from R Embed, modify, and respond to plotly graphics in a shiny app Learn best practices for visualizing continuous, discrete, and multivariate data Learn numerous ways to visualize geo-spatial data This book makes heavy use of plotly for graphical rendering, but you will also learn about other R packages that support different phases of a data science workflow, such as tidyr, dplyr, and tidyverse. Along the way, you will gain insight into best practices for visualization of high-dimensional data, statistical graphics, and graphical perception. The printed book is complemented by an interactive website where readers can view movies demonstrating the examples and interact with graphics.
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• 1. Historical Review
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Kingdom Protista
• 4. Porifera (parazoa)
• 5. Cnidaria
• 6. Ctenophores
• 7. Platyheminthes
• 8. Nemertea
• 9. Nematoda
• 10. Annelida
• 11. Archiannelides
• 12. Oligocheata
• 13. Hirudinea
• 14. Arthropods
• 15. Mollusca
• 16. Echinoderm
• 17. Tunicata.
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Invertebrate Embryology and Reproduction deals with the practical and theoretical objectives of the descriptive embryology of invertebrates, along with discussions on reproduction in these groups of animals. It explains several morphological and anatomical expressions in the field and covers the embryology of invertebrate animals, starting from the Protozoa, to the Echinodermata, the Protochordate and Tunicates. These groups include economically important aquatic invertebrates, such as crustaceans, as well as medically important invertebrates and economic arthropods. Each chapter is preceded by the taxonomy of the discussed phylum and/or the species to enable the reader to locate the systematic position.
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"The natural history of the North Atlantic right whale, its evolution, biology, environment, marine life, whaling, history, conservation and protection."-- Provided by publisher

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Prologue: A Tale of Two Fisheries
• PART ONE: The Hero
• CHAPTER ONE: A Family Matter
• CHAPTER TWO: A Hero's Life
• PART TWO: A Human Problem
• CHAPTER THREE: The Original Salmon
• CHAPTER FOUR: Old Ways in the New Land
• CHAPTER FIVE: A Golden Fish Arrives in the EastC
• CHAPTER SIX: When It Was Working
• CHAPTER SEVEN: The White Man Comes
• CHAPTER EIGHT: Nowhere to Run
• PART THREE: The Problem With Solutions
• CHAPTER NINE: Why Not Make More?
• CHAPTER TEN: Sea Cattle
• CHAPTER ELEVE: The Release
• PART FOUR: The Dangerous Future
• CHAPTER TWELVE: Elegy for the Atlantic
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Dismantling of Myths
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Ballad of the Pacific
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Golden Fish Departs
• EPILOGUE :It Concerns Us
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.
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"Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Who hears the fishes when they cry?' Maybe we need to go down to the river bank and try to listen." In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of Salt and Cod, The Big Oyster, 1968, and Milk, among many others, employs his signature multi-century storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle of salmon. During his research Kurlansky traveled widely and observed salmon and those who both pursue and protect them in the Pacific and the Atlantic, in Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Japan, and even the robust but not as frequently visited Kamchatka Peninsula. This world tour reveals an eras-long history of man's misdirected attempts to manipulate salmon and its environments for his own benefit and gain, whether for entertainment or to harvest food. In addition, Kurlansky's research shows that all over the world these fish, uniquely connected to both marine and terrestrial ecology as well as fresh and salt water, are a natural barometer for the health of the planet. He documents that for centuries man's greatest assaults on nature, from overfishing to dams, from hatcheries to fish farms, from industrial pollution to the ravages of climate change, are evidenced in the sensitive life cycle of salmon. With stunning historical and contemporary photographs and illustrations throughout, Kurlansky's insightful conclusion is that the only way to save salmon is to save the planet and, at the same time, the only way to save the planet is to save the mighty, heroic salmon.
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• 1. Phylogeny of Echinoidea Andreas Kroh
• 2. Sea Urchin Life History Strategies John M. Lawrence
• 3. Gametogenesis in Regular Sea Urchins - Structural, Functional and Molecular/Genomic Biology Charles W. Walker
• 4. Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development in Regular Sea Urchins Adam G. Marsh and Mickie Lynn Powell
• 5. Endocrine Regulation of Regular Echinoid Reproduction Stephen A. Watts
• 6. Larval Ecology of Echinoids Anna Metaxas
• 7. Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins Thomas A. Ebert
• 8. Digestive System of Regular Sea Urchins Nicholas D. Holland
• 9. Ingestion, Digestion and Digestibility of Regular John M. Lawrence
• 10. Nutrition Stephen A. Watts
• 11. Carotenoids Coleen Suckling
• 12. Disease: Effects from Individuals to Ecosystems Michael Sweet
• 13. Immunology in Sea Urchins Jose Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva
• 14. Deep-Sea Sea Urchins Angela Stevenson
• 15. Regular Sea Urchins as Drivers of Shallow Benthic Marine Community Structure Robert S. Steneck
• 16. Effect of climate change on sea urchins Maria Byrne and Maria Byrne
• 17. Stock Enhancement of Regular Sea Urchins Yukio Agatsuma
• 18. Clyypeasteroidea James H. Nebelsick
• 19. Peronella John K. Keesing
• 20. Echinocardium cordatum Chantal De Ridder
• 21. Cidaroida John M. Lawrence
• 22. Centrostephanus rodgersii and Centrostephanus tenusipinus Maria Byrne and Maria Byrne
• 23. Diadema Nyawira A. Muthiga
• 24. Arbacia Paola Gianguzza
• 25. Loxechinus albus Julio Alberto Vasquez Sr.
• 26. Paracentrotus lividus Charles F. Boudouresque
• 27. Psammechinus miliaris Coleen Suckling
• 28. Echinometra Timothy R. McClanahan
• 29. Evechinus chhloroticus Mike Francis Barker
• 30. Heliocidaris erythrogramma John K. Keesing
• 31. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Robert E. Scheibling
• 32. Strongylocentrotus pururatus and Mesothuria franciscanus Laura Rogers-Bennett
• 33. Strongylocentrotus intermedius Yukio Agatsuma
• 34. Mesocentrotus nudus Yukio Agatsuma
• 35. Hemicentrotuos pulcherimus, Pesudocentrotus depressus, and Heliocidais crassispina Yukio Agatsuma
• 36. Lytechinus Stephen A. Watts
• 37. Tripneustes John M. Lawrence.
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Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Fourth Edition, Volume 43 expands its coverage to include the entire class of Echinoidea, making this new edition an authoritative reference of the entire class of species. This is a valuable resource that will help readers gain a deep understanding of the basic characteristics of sea urchins, the basis of the great variation that exists in sea urchins, and how sea urchins are important components of marine ecosystems. Updated coverage includes sections on reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids and disease.
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• Table of Contents.About the Authors.Foreword.Acknowledgements.
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Understanding Fever and Body Temperature.
• Chapter 2: History of Body Temperature.Ancient times-An Imbalance in Bodily FluidsSeventeenth Century-Accumulations of Waste Products and FermentationEighteenth Century-Thermoregulation and the Natural Phases of FeverNineteenth Century-Medical Thermometers and "Fever Hospitals"Twentieth Century-A Scientific Approach to Fever, Microorganisms, and ThermoregulationTwenty-First Century-Interventions in Fever-Has Anything Changed?HypothermiaReflectionsReferences
• Chapter 3: History of the Thermometer.ThermoscopyThe ThermometerThe Fahrenheit ScaleThe Centigrade ScaleThe Kelvin ScaleThermocouplesTympanic Membrane RadiometryClinical ThermometryThe Clinical ThermometerNon-Contact Temperature MeasurementReflectionsReferences
• Chapter 4: Technical Accuracy.CalibrationTraceability, Accreditation, ITS-90 and StandardsClinical ThermometersGeneral Principles of OperationOther Factors Affecting MeasurementTypes of ThermometersReflectionsReferences
• Chapter 5: Thermoregulation of the Human Body.Heat Production and Heat LossHeat TransferRadiationConductionConvectionEvaporationPhysiology of ThermoregulationThermoreceptorsSet Point or Thermoeffector Threshold ZoneHow to Maintain Normal Body TemperatureCardio Vascular SystemSudomotor ControlMetabolismFactors Affecting Body TemperatureAge and Gender DifferencesAlterations in Body Temperature-Hyperthermia and HypothermiaReflectionsGeneral ReferencesSpecific References
• Chapter 6: Physiological and Immunological Activity.Physiological and Immunological Function of the Immune SystemInflammatory Activity Within InfectionsCells of the Immune SystemCells in the Innate Immune SystemCells in the Adaptive Immune SystemImmunoglobulinsCytokinesPro-Inflammatory CytokinesCytonkines as REgulatros of Lymphocyte Activation, Growth, and DifferentiationAnti-Inflammatory CytokinesCytokines with Both Pro-Inflammation and Anti-Inflammation ActivityImmunological Activity During PregnancyThe Competent SystemAcute Phase ProteinsPyrogenic ActivityFever PhasesReflectionsGeneral ReferencesSpecific References
• Chapter 7: Assessment and Evaluation of Body Temperature.Normal Body TemperatureDifferences Between IndividualsGenderAgeDifferences within Individuals-Temperature Gradients Within the BodyMeasurement of Body TemperatureSite of Measurement The Rectal Site The Oral Site The Auxillary Site The Ear Site The Temporal Artery Site (Forehead)ReflectionsReferences
• Chapter 8: Physiological and Inflammatory Activity in Various Conditions.HypersensitivityAutoimmune DiseasesAutoinflammatory DiseasesImmunodeficiencyMalignanciesMetabolic and Endocrine DisorderDiabetesAtherosclerosisInflammation and PainTrauma, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Post-Operative Conditions Following SurgeryInflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory DrugsReflectionsGeneral ReferencesSpecific References
• Chapter 9: Clinical Implications.The Adaptive Value of Elevated Body TemperaturePerceptions of FeverFever and Symptoms of IllnessAntipyresisAntipyreticsPhysical AnipyresisShiveringFever in the Critically IllFever in Frail, Elderly IndividualsFever in Children Antipyresis in ChildrenFebrile SeizuresHyperthermiaHypothermiaTherapeutic HypothermiaPractical Guidelines when Assessing Body TemperatureReflectionsSpecific References
• Chapter 10: Conclusions.Index.
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This book covers several areas, such as immunology, infectious diseases, physiology, general nursing, and medicine as well as measurement accuracy and the history of our understanding of fever. This book employs an interdisciplinary approach to exploring our concept of body temperature and specifically fever. The present volume revolves around thermometry, taking the reader on a journey from the past to the present. Yet while the emphasis is on the clinical importance of obtaining accurate, quantitative measurements of body temperature, the reader is also introduced to the most recent clinical work on the subject. This book represents a truly cross-disciplinary collaboration, using evidence-based practice to integrate physiological and immunological knowledge. The authors' intention with this volume is to help readers gain better insight into the importance of using knowledge from different disciplines to develop an appreciation of the different aspects of body temperature. In addition, the reader will come to understand the concept of fever in a broader perspective than is traditionally adopted.
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• listen
• breathe
• remember
• practice
• collaborate
• be vulnerable
• be present
• be fierce
• learn from conflict
• honor your boundaries
• respect your hair
• end capitalism
• refuse
• surrender
• go deep
• stay black
• slow down
• rest
• take care of your blessings
• activities.

Undrowned is a book-length meditation for the human species, based on the subversive and transformative lessons of marine mammals. Alexis Pauline Gumbs has spent hundreds of hours watching our aquatic cousins. They are queer, fierce, protective of each other, complex, shaped by conflict, and struggling to survive the extractive and militarized conditions humans impose on the ocean. With a brilliant mix of poetic sensibility, naturalist observation, and Black feminist insights, she translates their submerged wisdom to reveal what they might teach us. The result is a powerful work of creative nonfiction that produces not a specific agenda but an unfolding space for wonder and questioning. The use of metaphor and natural models in the service of social justice make Undrowned an absolutely unique read! Book jacket.