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This book provides an overview of microgravity-induced changes in
human metabolism, muscle, bone and the cardio-vascular system, and
discusses in detail the nutrient uptake required during spaceflight
to counteract these adaptive mechanisms and ensure an improved
physical constitution upon returning to Earth. It addresses the
needs of professors, researchers and students working in the field
of human physiology and nutrition.
This book provides an overview of microgravity-induced changes in
human metabolism, muscle, bone and the cardio-vascular system, and
discusses in detail the nutrient uptake required during spaceflight
to counteract these adaptive mechanisms and ensure an improved
physical constitution upon returning to Earth. It addresses the
needs of professors, researchers and students working in the field
of human physiology and nutrition.
Michael Copon takes up the reins as the young warrior Mathayus in
this prequel to the 2002 film 'The Scorpion King'. Warned against
joining the Emperor of Akkad's elite fighting warriors, the Black
Scorpions, by his father Ashur (Peter Butler), Mathayus (Copon)
ignores his advice and sets off to enlist. Falling foul of the evil
Sargon (Randy Couture), commander of the army, Mathayus is rescued
by his father and pardoned by the Emperor Hammurabi (Az Abrahams)
in exchange for joining the Black Scorpions. When Sargon then
murders Ashur, Mathayus bides his time, honing his skills in the
Black Scorpions until a time that he can exact vengeance. After
finally graduating as a master swordsman, Mathayus meets Sargon,
now Emperor after murdering Hammurabi, who convinces him to swear
his allegiance. But after Sargon imprisons and kills Mathayus's
brother on a trumped up charge, Mathayus discovers that Sargon can
only be killed using a magical sword that has to be retrieved from
the underworld. With his childhood friend (and love-interest) Layla
(Karen Shenaz David) and new accomplice Aristophanes (Simon
Quarterman) along for the ride, Mathayus sets off on his quest.
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