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As he traveled across Germany and the Netherlands and sailed on
Dutch and Brandenburg slave ships to the Caribbean and Africa from
1682 to 1696, the young German barber-surgeon Johann Peter
Oettinger (1666-1746) recorded his experiences in a detailed
journal, discovered by Roberto Zaugg and Craig Koslofsky in a
Berlin archive. Oettinger's journal describes shipboard life, trade
in Africa, the horrors of the Middle Passage, and the sale of
enslaved captives in the Caribbean. Translated here for the first
time, A German Barber-Surgeon in the Atlantic Slave Trade documents
Oettinger's journeys across the Atlantic, his work as a surgeon,
his role in the purchase and branding of enslaved Africans, and his
experiences in France and the Netherlands. His descriptions of
Amsterdam, Curacao, St. Thomas, and Suriname, as well as his
account of societies along the coast of West Africa, from
Mauritania to Gabon, contain rare insights into all aspects of
Europeans' burgeoning trade in African captives in the late
seventeenth century. This journeyman's eyewitness account of all
three routes of the triangle trade will be invaluable to scholars
of the early modern world on both sides of the Atlantic.
This volume focuses on current evidence-based pharmacological
treatments of various forms of pulmonary hypertension and provides
a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this area. The
first part of the book covers the definition, classification,
pathophysiology, pathology, biomarkers and animal models of the
disease, thus laying the conceptual basis for what follows. The
middle section provides an overview of the established therapies,
such as calcium channel blockers, prostanoids, endothelin receptor
antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and inhaled nitric
oxide. The last section explores novel pathways and emerging
therapeutic approaches including soluble guanylate cyclase
stimulators, Rho-kinase inhibitors, inhibitors of serotonin
receptors and transporters, peptide growth factors, vasoactive
peptides, modulators of redox equilibrium and cyclic nucleotide
homeostasis, as well as immunosuppressive and anti-proliferative
agents. Particular attention is given to the clinical applications
of these experimental therapies, that are on the horizon. The book
thus spans the continuum from basic science to clinical
applications.
Over the past decade, major advancements in the understanding of
the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology of pulmonary
hypertension occurred in parallel with the discovery and
development of new therapies. Pharmacological agents that modulate
the main pathophysiological pathways of pulmonary arterial
hypertension have changed the course of this devastating disease by
relieving symptoms and improving and prolonging patients lives.
The first part of the book covers definition, classification,
pathophysiology, pathology, biomarkers and animal models of
pulmonary hypertension, thus laying the conceptual basis for what
follows. The middle section provides an overview of the established
therapies, such as calcium channel blockers, prostanoids,
endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and
inhaled nitric oxide. The concluding section explores novel
pathways and emerging therapeutic approaches including soluble
guanylate cyclase stimulators, Rho-kinase inhibitors, inhibitors of
serotonin receptors and transporters, peptide growth factors,
vasoactive peptides, modulators of redox equilibrium and cyclic
nucleotides homeostasis, as well as immunosuppressive and
anti-proliferative agents. Particular attention is given to
clinical applications of these experimental therapies. "
After the discovery of endogenous NO formation in the late '80s
and the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, many
researchers and physicians again became interested in the NO/sGC
interaction and cGMP-dependent signaling. This book is an
enthusiastic celebration of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)
and amply illustrates the importance of this field of science to
patients and the way in which the field has evolved. It is
exclusively devoted to this exciting and important signaling
molecule, addressing all recent advances in understanding guanylate
cyclase regulation, NO/sGC interactions, cGMP effector mechanisms
and their pathophysiological and pharmacological implications.
Particular attention will also be given to clinical applications of
the novel cGMP-elevating drugs which are on the horizon, thus
spanning the continuum from basic science to clinic.
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Conversations with Goethe (Paperback)
Johann Peter Eckermann; Translated by Allan Blunden; Introduction by Ritchie Robertson
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A perceptive introduction to the mind of one of German's greatest
writers, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years 'The
best German book there is' Nietzsche By the turn of the nineteenth
century, the poet, novelist and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
was one of the most famous people in the world. In 1823 he became
friend and mentor to the young writer Johann Eckermann, who, for
the last nine years of Goethe's life, recorded their wide-ranging
conversations on art, literature, science and philosophy. This rich
portrait of Germany's literary elder statesman, now in its first
new translation for over 150 years, gives a fascinating glimpse
into a great mind as well as 'many insights and invaluable lessons
about life.' Translated by Allan Blunden with an Introduction by
Ritchie Robertson
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Das kindliche Knie (German, Hardcover)
Manfred Nelitz, Romain Seil; Contributions by Meinrad Beer, Leonhard Doederlein, Daniel Dornacher, …
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Johannes Peter legt seiner Studie die These zugrunde, dass durch
ein optimal ausgelegtes Turbinenrad die Leistungscharakteristik des
Motors signifikant verbessert werden kann, ohne auf
Zusatzmassnahmen angewiesen zu sein. Basierend auf CFD-Simulationen
erarbeitet der Autor zu diesem Zweck ein Verfahren zur Optimierung
des Wirkungsgrades und des Massentragheitsmoments der Turbine. Zur
Durchfuhrung der Simulationen entwickelt er ein parametrisiertes
CAD-Modell des Turbinenrades, welches die Darstellung von
Radialturbinen uber Mixed-flow-Turbinen bis hin zu Axialturbinen
ermoeglicht. Er zeigt, dass eine zentrale Strategie bei der
Entwicklung von immer effizienteren Verbrennungsmotoren die
Steigerung des Aufladegrades darstellt und hierbei der Turbine
eines Abgasturboladers eine entscheidende Bedeutung zukommt.
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