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How to Qualify for Kona

Autore: Ben Greenfield

Numero di pagine: 92

Getting to the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii can be pretty tough. But with this new book from Ben Greenfield and the Rock Star Triathlete Academy, you'll be instantly equipped with what you need to qualify. This comprehensive manual includes: - History Of Kona Ironman World Championships - Qualification Criteria - List Of Qualifying Races - Tips From The Experts On Qualifying - Qualifying Times per Age Group - What To Expect on Race Day - Tips From the Experts on Racing Kona - Race Day Pacing and Fueling Strategies This manual contains all the insider tips you need to begin your road to Kona!

How To Qualify For Kona - Ironman Triathlon World Championships

Numero di pagine: 79

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Novel and Alternative Functional Bioactive Nutritional Interventions

Autore: Renato Branco , Luiz Felipe Barella , Júlio Cezar De Oliveira , Isabela Lovizutto Iessi

Numero di pagine: 160

Obesity is a multifactorial metabolic disease that is characterized by unbalanced caloric ingestion and energy expenditure majorly associated with increased access to high-caloric and processed food and a modern and sedentary lifestyle. Long-term obesity has been associated with several other co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, and certain types of cancer. Obesity is frequently related to hormonal dysfunction associated with impaired glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance, two of the major characters involved in T2D onset and progression. Both obesity and T2D are associated with reduced quality of life and life expectancy and cost millions of dollars yearly to health systems worldwide.

Impacts of Common Geriatric Syndromes and their Interaction with Chronic Diseases on Health

Autore: Ming Yang , Jinhui Wu , Lin Kang , Andrea P. Rossi

Numero di pagine: 340

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Numero di pagine: 718

Contemporary IMRT

Autore: S. Webb

Numero di pagine: 495

The most important radiotherapy modality used today, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), is the most technologically advanced radiotherapy cancer treatment available, rapidly replacing conformal and three-dimensional techniques. Because of these changes, oncologists and radiotherapists need up-to-date information gathered by physicists an

Sarcopenia

Autore: Dominique Meynial-denis

Numero di pagine: 455

Sarcopenia: Molecular, Cellular, and Nutritional Aspects describes the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, defined by Rosenberg in 1997 as a hallmark of aging and referred to as “sarcopenia.” As life expectancy continues to increase worldwide, sarcopenia has become a major public health issue. The condition worsens in the presence of chronic diseases accelerating its progression. Sarcopenia is not considered to be “a process of normative aging” but according to the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), as a disease. As sarcopenia is an ineluctable process, prevention and management are the only options to promote healthy aging; these actions should perhaps be taken during youth. Included in this book: · Features essential information on sarcopenia, its current definition, and molecular and cellular aspects of this disease · Discusses the development of physical frailty, a complication of sarcopenia, and predicts its occurrence in the older population · Presents alterations in muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial dysfunction in the aging process · Provides data on the negative involvement of...

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SECOND EDITION

Autore: Sadagopan S.

Numero di pagine: 344

It is widely recognised that the knowledge of information systems is essential in today’s business organisations to survive and prosper. This book in its Second Edition, discusses all the major areas in information systems. It includes issues in the design, development and application of organisation-wide information systems and their effect on business and organisations. The issues discussed in the book supports the management of an enterprise in its planning, operation and control functions. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE bOOK • Balanced treatment of both the technical and organisational issues involved • Wide range of topics including databases, decision support systems, expert systems and system analysis • Contemporary examples from the Indian industry Though the main structure of the Second Edition remains the same, the chapters have been updated and revised as per the recent developments in the field of information technology. NEW TO THIS EDITION • Several ‘Case-studies’ have been incorporated at the end of each chapter. • New references have been included in the text to support the added text. • Learning objectives have been given at the beginning of each...