Product Description: During the past several years there has been a shortage of flight opportunities for biological and medical projects. And those that were available usually had severe restrictions on instrumentation, number of subjects, duration, time allotted for performing the experiments, a possibility for repetition of experiments...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Since its first edition,'Aviation Medicine' has applied current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the stresses which are faced by both civil and military aircrew on a daily basis. It has become the recommended textbook for those taking the worldwide recognized Diploma in Aviation Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, and similar overseas qualifications...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The only book of its kind, this comprehensive reference provides information on the implications of disease to the well being of airline passengers, and how such diseases may affect their fitness to fly. This is completely unlike other aviation medicine texts that concentrate on health conditions as they effect pilot and other crewmembers...read more

Product Description: This book provides an authoritative and practical guide to the assessment, management, treatment and care of pilots and other professional groups within aviation; covering a range of relevant topics, for health and human resources practitioners working in the airline industry...read more

A textbook for a college or flight-training course. Explains to future pilots the aspect of their physiology that can be affected by flight, and how to recognize, compensate for, and prevent problems. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Life Science studies in space were initially driven by the need to explore how man could survive spaceflight conditions; the effects of being launched un­ der high accelerations, exposed to weightlessness and radiation for different periods of time, and returned to Earth in safety...read more

Product Description: Life Science studies in space were initially driven by the need to explore how man could survive spaceflight conditions; the effects of being launched un­ der high accelerations, exposed to weightlessness and radiation for different periods of time, and returned to Earth in safety...read more

Product Description: For the first time the history of the psychological and psychiatric evaluation of astronaut and cosmonaut candidates is detailed. The general public and many professionals assume that psychological issues have been and will be extremely important factors in successful space exploration...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Aviation was born almost a century ago. Today we have at our disposal an array of flying machines ranging from a single-prop driven to 8-engine jet aircraft. Some are used for commercial purposes, some for military operations, and some for pleasure and recreation...read more

Product Description: To most people, safety in flying means aircraft safety. But what of the danger to your "health"? Consumers have been kept in the dark for too long about the health dangers of flying, victims of the vested interests of the airlines and travel industry...read more

Highly accurate and thoroughly updated, this book has set the standard in electronic devices and circuit theory for over 25 years. Boylestad and Nashelsky offer readers a complete and comprehensive survey of electronics and circuits, focusing on all the essentials they will need to succeed on the job. This very readable book is supported by strong, helpful learning cues and content that is ideal for new workers in this rapidly changing field. Its colorful layout boasts a large number of stunning photographs. Topics covered include: semiconductor diodes, BJT devices, DC biasing, FET devices, Op-Amp applications, power amplifiers, linear-digital ICs, power supplies and voltage regulators, and other two-terminal devices. An excellent reference work for anyone involved with electronic devices and other circuitry applications, such as electrical and technical engineers.

Product Description: The official publication of the National Flight Nurses Association, this text follows the core curriculum standards established by the U.S. Department of Education. Comprehensive and timely, it is the standard reference for flight nurses and health professionals that are training in or practicing air medical transportation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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A standard text for nearly a quarter-century (first edition, 1972), divided generally into two main components: the dc analysis and the ac or frequency response. This revised edition (5th, 1992) continues to be driven by the growing use of computer software, packaged IC units, and the expanded range

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Product Description: This teaching text is designed primarily to support coursework at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. The two-volume set also provides a reference text for those desiring a broad overview of the space environment, response of living systems to spaceflight, psychosocial issues of spaceflight and life support systems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)