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1) Purpose and desire: what makes something "alive" and why modern Darwinism has failed to explain it
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"SUNY professor, biologist, and physiologist J. Scott Turner argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is--and only an openness to the qualities of "purpose and desire" will move the field forward. Turner surveys the history of evolutionary thought, identifying "purpose and desire" as the keys to a coherent science of life and its evolution. In Purpose and Desire,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Overview: Introduction to the Human Body, 10th Edition enables allied health professionals to efficiently and effectively master the essentials of anatomy and physiology as well as understand the balance between homeostasis and disruptions to homeostasis. Features such as Looking Back to Move Ahead help refresh basic concepts and make connections from system to system and concept to concept. Rich in clinical resources that highlight disruptions to...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the author of The Emperor of All Maladies, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and The Gene, a #1 New York Times bestseller, comes his most spectacular book yet, an exploration of medicine and our radical new ability to manipulate cells. Rich with Mukherjee's revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is the third book in this extraordinary writer's exploration...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 678
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Human Physiology: A Very Short Introduction explores how the human body works, senses, reacts, and defends itself. Physiology is the science of life. It considers how human bodies are supplied with energy, how they maintain their internal parameters, the ways in which they gather and process information or take action, and the creation of new generations. This VSI examines the experiments undertaken to understand the interplay of the vast variety...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jossey Bass
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Steven D. Garber explains all the major biological concepts and terms in this newly revised edition, including the origin of life, evolution, cell biology, reproduction, physiology, and botany. The step-by-step, clearly structured format of Biology is fully accessible to students, providing an easily understood, comprehensive treatment of all aspects of life science. Like all Self-Teaching Guides, Biology helps readers build their knowledge at their...
Author
Publisher
Elsevier
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
16th edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 512 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Mastering the essentials of anatomy, physiology, and even medical terminology has never been easier! Using simple, conversational language and vivid animations and illustrations, Structure & Function of the Body, 16th Edition walks readers through the normal structure and function of the human body and what the body does to maintain homeostasis.
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Pub. Date
©2019.
Edition
6th edition.
Physical Desc
x, 530 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reviews the basics of pathophysiology including an overview of the cell and its components, cell division, degeneration and aging, homeostasis, disease and illness. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy is one of the top selling titles in the series presenting one of the most difficult topics to learn and information vital to nurses and student nurses in an easy to understand and remember format"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Helios Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Physical Desc
xxix, 458 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Katina I. Makris, veteran natural health-care practitioner and former sufferer of CFS, fibromyalgia, and Lyme, carefully explains the mechanisms at play with autoimmune illness. "The body is not compartmentalized into illness symptomology, but is integrated and whole; the mind-body-spirit are entwined as one, searching for balance or homeostasis," she writes. With clear insight into our seven energy chakra centers and the correlation to our bodily...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 310 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only the survival but also the flourishing of life. Antonio Damasio makes clear that we descend biologically, psychologically, and even socially from a long lineage that begins with single living cells; that our minds and cultures are linked by an invisible thread to the ways and means of ancient unicellular life...
Author
Publisher
Hay House Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A powerful seven-day, whole-food cleanse to completely reset and reboot your body, targeting the Five Master Systems (endocrine, digestive, immune, detoxification, and pH balancing). Balance equals life. At base, our bodies make us fighters because the body will drop everything to make balance happen. So when we put one system out of balance, we are essentially making our body fight itself. The Alkaline Reset Cleanse is a different way of thinking...
Author
Series
Publisher
Relaxation Co
Pub. Date
℗2004
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Your body is a self-healing instrument. If you give it a chance it will always tend toward homeostasis or healthful balance. Sound healer Steven Halpern uses soothing and free-floating keyboard compositions to draw the body into this state of balance and harmony. Combining artistic inspiration, sensitivity, and sophisticated sound technology, his compositions synchronize the hemispheres of the brain and amplify the production of alpha brainwaves....
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
5th ed.
Physical Desc
v, 535 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
One of the top-selling titles from the Incredibly Easy series, the fully updated 5th edition of Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy presents information vital to nurses and student nurses on the difficult topic of pathophysiology in an easy-to-learn, easy-to-remember approach -- as only Incredibly Easy titles can do! This entertaining, practical, and informative reference reviews the basics of pathophysiology including an overview of the cell and...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
©2015
Edition
Rev. and with a new introduction [pbk. ed.].
Physical Desc
xxxii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In A Mood Apart, Dr. Peter Whybrow examines mood disorder as "an affliction of the self," exploring the human experience of manic-depressive illness, rediscovering the human being within the diagnosis. Our culture stigmatizes and romanticizes mental illness confusing it with questions of willpower, personal weakness, or creative impetuosity. Dr. Whybrow teaches us that we live our lives by systems of regulation and control - a process he calls "emotional...
Publisher
Concept Media
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 CD-ROMs.
Language
English
Description
"This series begins with the basics of arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation and describes the components of the acid-base balance, listing their normal values and compensatory mechanism for restoring homeostasis to patient with an imbalance. Two models are used for interpretation of acute, mixed, partially compensated, and full compensated acid-base disturbances. One uses the H model, which is a visual technique in which PaCO₂, HCO₃, and...
Series
Nursing clinics of North America volume 31, no. 4
Publisher
Saunders
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
vii, p. 689-886 : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Edition 11.
Physical Desc
xviii, 969 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts, 11th Edition, continues the tradition of excellent coverage of basic nursing theory and clinical skills that have long made this text a leading resource for LPN/LVN students at the start of their studies. Students using this text will learn theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications, all while applying philosophical concepts focusing on the human experience...
Author
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 158 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A full-color guide to crystal massage for healing, energy balance, and stress release in the physical, emotional, and energetic bodies [bullet] Illustrates full-body massage techniques with crystal wands, crystal spheres, polished stones, and amber [bullet] Details the healing properties of more than 50 crystals and gemstones and how to select the proper one for a specific condition [bullet] Explains how to cleanse and recharge crystal, gemstone,...
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