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Based on his daily diary entries that provide a vivid and accurate
picture of events, the author candidly recounts his development as
a merchant mariner from his early years as an indentured apprentice
on the Elysia, followed by two years sailing on a passenger ship to
India before the Second World War erupted. At sea the war news is
relayed in bits and pieces, feeding the underlying tension that
keeps rising to the surface. Daily life is punctuated by terrifying
episodes such as seeing ships sunk in convoy or hearing bombs drop
beside the ship when in port during heavy air raids and the author
also relates the horrific experience of being torpedoed. The
extremes of nature that all on board had to contend with - winter
storms on the North Atlantic; navigating in convoy through flow ice
and avoiding icebergs; fog and the ever-present danger of
collision; the extreme heat experienced in the Red Sea and Persian
Gulf, without air conditioning - are all accurately described. He
also relates the problems encountered when sailing on worn-out
ships that would normally have been scrapped had it not been for
the war, and as a consequence experiencing leaks, engine trouble
and bursts of flame spouting from the funnel in areas where
submarines were operating! There are glimpses of the author's moods
and thoughts, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant and sometimes
romantic. He displays a droll sense of humour and there are
interesting philosophical comments dotted throughout the book. On a
return to peacetime sailing, the author was an officer on cargo
ships, qualifying as a Master Mariner before he left the sea.
"School of the Sea" is a treasure house of unusual information, the
kind not usually included in history books. It's personal, vivid,
and entertaining and contains some wonderful descriptions of the
dramas and mundane routines of shipboard society; stays in foreign
ports; when on leave and the long sequestered life at sea. So much
is missing from some existing maritime literature on WWII, where
the focus is mainly on danger, excitement and death - this book,
like no other, captures every dimension of daily life at sea and in
port.
Richard Jones's production of Benjamin Britten's most popular opera
takes to the stage at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. John
Graham-Hall stars as the eponymous, impetuous fisherman in this
mysterious tale set in a small fishing village on England's east
coast in the 19th century. Robin Ticciati, principal conductor of
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, takes the helm in his La Scala
opera debut.
"Embracing Destiny's Crossroads" is: The unveiling of the author's
real life journey that goes beyond her autobiography in revealing
simple life's lessons on what to do when reaching crossroads in
your life.
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Various Artists - Taverner (CD)
Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson, Stephen Richardson, Fiona Kimm, Michael Chance, …
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R462
Discovery Miles 4 620
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Facilitative Glucose Transporters in Articular Chondrocytes - Expression, Distribution and Functional Regulation of GLUT Isoforms by Hypoxia, Hypoxia Mimetics, Growth Factors and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines (Paperback, 2008 ed.)
Ali Mobasheri, Carolyn A. Bondy, Kelle Moley, Alexandrina Ferreira Mendes, Susana Carvalho Rosa, …
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R2,896
Discovery Miles 28 960
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Articular cartilage is a unique and highly specialized avascular
connective tissue in which the availability of oxygen and glucose
is significantly lower than synovial fluid and plasma. Glucose is
an essential source of energy during embryonic growth and fetal
development and is vital for mesenchymal cell differentiation,
chondrogenesis and skeletal morphogenesis. Glucose is an important
metabolic fuel for differentiated chondrocytes during post-natal
development and in adult articular cartilage and is a common
structural precursor for the synthesis of extracellular matrix
glycosaminoglycans. Glucose metabolism is critical for growth plate
chondrocytes which participate in long bone growth. Glucose
concentrations in articular cartilage can fluctuate depending on
age, physical activity and endocrine status. Chondrocytes are
glycolytic cells and must be able to sense the concentration of
oxygen and glucose in the extracellular matrix and respond
appropriately by adjusting cellular metabolism. Consequently
chondrocytes must have the capacity to survive in an extracellular
matrix with limited nutrients and low oxygen tensions. Published
data from our laboratories suggest that chondrocytes express
multiple isoforms of the GLUT/SLC2A family of glucose/polyol
transporters. In other tissues GLUT proteins are expressed in a
cell-specific manner, exhibit distinct kinetic properties, and are
developmentally regulated. Several GLUTs expressed in chondrocytes
are regulated by hypoxia, hypoxia mimetics, metabolic hormones and
pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this multidisciplinary article we
review the molecular and morphological aspects of GLUT expression
and function in chondrocytes and their mesenchymal and embryonic
stem cell precursors and propose key roles for these proteins in
glucose sensing and metabolic regulation in cartilage.
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