High Altitude

High Altitude
Author: Erik R. Swenson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461487722

​ Over the last decade the science and medicine of high altitude and hypoxia adaptation has seen great advances. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia addresses the challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and the particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to high altitude. In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the basic science and the clinical consequences of exposure to high altitude. Genetic, cellular, organ and whole body system responses to high altitudes are covered and chapters discuss these effects on a wide range of diseases. Expert authors provide insight into the care of patients with pre-existing medical conditions that fail in some cases to adapt as well as offer insights into how high altitude research can help critically ill patients. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia is an important new volume that offers a window into greater understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases.

High Altitude Baking

High Altitude Baking
Author: Patricia Ann Kendall
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781889593159

A collection of recipes developed by the high altitude baking experts at Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.

High Altitude Primates

High Altitude Primates
Author: Nanda B. Grow
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1461481759

The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying populations located in higher altitudes. High altitude populations are important not only because of their uniqueness, but also because they highlight the range of primate adaptability and the complex variables that are involved in primate evolution. These populations are good examples of how geographic scales result in diversification and/or speciation. Yet, there have been very few papers addressing how this high altitude environment affects the behavior, ecology, and conservation status of these primates. ​

The New High Altitude Cookbook

The New High Altitude Cookbook
Author: Beverly Anderson Nemiro
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1980
Genre: Cookbooks
ISBN: 9780394513089

Absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks or bakes at altitudes of 2,500 feet or more above sea level. Contains over 500 carefully adjusted recipes, special cooking tips, charts and tables.

Ward, Milledge and West’s High Altitude Medicine and Physiology

Ward, Milledge and West’s High Altitude Medicine and Physiology
Author: Andrew M Luks
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1131
Release: 2021-02-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0429814763

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and recreation. Building on this established reputation, the new and highly experienced authors provide a fully revised and updated text that will help doctors continue to improve the health and safety of all people who visit, live or work in the cold, thin air of high mountains. The sixth edition remains invaluable for any doctor accompanying an expedition or advising patients on a visit to altitude, those specialising in illness and accidents in high places, and for physicians and physiologists who study our dependence on oxygen and the adaptation of the body to altitude.

High Altitude Medicine and Physiology 5E

High Altitude Medicine and Physiology 5E
Author: John West
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2012-11-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444154338

A comprehensive update to this preeminent and accessible text, this fifth edition of a bestseller was developed as a response to man's attempts to climb unaided to higher altitudes and to spend more time in these conditions for both work and recreation. It describes the ever-expanding challenges that doctors face in dealing with the changes in huma

The High Altitude Medicine Handbook

The High Altitude Medicine Handbook
Author: Andrew J. Pollard
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781857758498

This book discusses the technical changes that take place at high altitude, and reasons in a down-to-earth way how these situations can be sensibly handled. The authors are climbing doctors with first-hand experience of altitude medicine.

High Altitude Leadership

High Altitude Leadership
Author: Chris Warner
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2008-09-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470417633

Leadership is often a risky, lonely role possessing nearly unbearable lows and fleeting highs. Despite this emotionally and intellectually draining roller coaster, a handful of leaders deliver stunning results, with great consistency. They push past current leadership trends in order to achieve the most extremely challenging goals. They don't fall prey to the platitudes or cliches we see so often see in leadership theory. Instead, they succeed by recognizing and surviving the dangers that challenge them as they take themselves and their teams to higher levels. These rare individuals are those that Chris Warner and Don Schmincke call High Altitude Leaders. In High Altitude Leadership they show how to become that kind of leader.The authors present a new approach to leadership development, based on ground-breaking scientific research, field-tested under the most brutal conditions on the most difficult summits, and successfully applied in the training of executives, management teams, and entrepreneurs throughout the world.?

High Altitude and Man

High Altitude and Man
Author: John B. West
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-05-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461475252

Leading authorities on high-altitude physiology contribute to this work, which is divided into three sections: Man at Extreme Altitude; Sleep and Restoration at High Altitude; and Physiology of Permanent Residents of High Altitude. Based on a symposium on physiology at high altitude sponsored by the American Physiological Society, the volume includes several chapters on the achievements of the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest, where the first physiological measurements at altitudes above 8,000 meters were recorded. With growing interest in the study of human performance in these conditions, this text marks a lasting achievement in high-altitude physiology.

Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems

Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems
Author: Münir Öztürk
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319128590

This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas, Caucasus and South America covering the countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Russia,Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Americas. The book will serve as an invaluable resource source undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers.