Cosmic Radiation
Cosmic Radiation Michael Bagshaw Francis A. Cucinotta Cosmic rays were discovered in 1911 by the Austrian physicist, Victor Hess. The planet Earth is continuously bathed in high-energy galactic cosmic ionizing…
Thermal Stress
Thermal Stress Robert W. Kenefick Samuel N. Cheuvront John W. Castellani Catherine O’Brien INTRODUCTION In the past, aviators in open cockpit aircraft had to perform flight tasks with little or…
Vibration and Acoustics
Vibration and Acoustics Suzanne D. Smith Jerry R. Goodman Ferdinand W. Grosveld The authors dedicate this chapter to the late Dr. Henning von Gierke Aerospace systems generate some of the…
Human Response to Acceleration
Human Response to Acceleration Robert D. Banks James W. Brinkley Richard Allnutt Richard M. Harding The most reliable instrument for measuring the varied effects of dynamic force on man is…
Physiology of Decompressive Stress
Physiology of Decompressive Stress Jan Stepanek James T. Webb … upon the withdrawing of air … the little bubbles generated upon the absence of air in the blood juices, and…
Respiratory Physiology and Protection Against Hypoxia
Respiratory Physiology and Protection Against Hypoxia Jeb S. Pickard David P. Gradwell There is something fascinating about science. One gets such a wholesale return of conjecture from such a trifling…
The Beginnings: Past and Present
The Beginnings: Past and Present J. Robert Dille Stanley R. Mohler Thus do men serve history and history the ages. —Eddie Rickenbacker History started today, not only yesterday. —Anon. EARLIEST…
Inborn Errors of Immunity
Inborn Errors of Immunity Jean-Laurent Casanova Mary Ellen Conley Luigi D. Notarangelo INTRODUCTION Louis Pasteur established the germ theory of infectious diseases whilst working near Alès, between 1865 and 1870,…
Cancer Immunology
Cancer Immunology Hans Schreiber INTRODUCTION The goal of this chapter is to provide foundations and key facts in tumor immunology to students, immunologists, and oncologists in order to stimulate critical…
Transplantation Immunology
Transplantation Immunology Megan Sykes Kathryn Wood David H. Sachs INTRODUCTION The transplantation of organs and cells between individuals saves or prolongs thousands of lives each year. The growing list of…
