Understanding The Human Machine: A Primer For BioengineeringWorld Scientific Publishing Company, 7 ott 2004 - 412 pagine This introductory book for undergraduate students poses a question: What is bioengineering all about? After offering a reference frame and defining the objectives (chapter 1), “physiology” (chapter 2) is presented as a source material followed by “signals” (chapter 3) and “signal pick up” (chapter 4). Chapter 5 deals with the biological amplifier. Reading the signal and the need for mathematical models are the subject matter, respectively, of chapters 6 and 7; they only provide guidance. The last chapter tries to look ahead. Sometimes, the subject is treated in relative depth; at times, the visit is more superficial. Formation rather than information is favored. Historical shots supply background material and spicy insights. Style is light, sprinkled with a little humor. There are exercises which allow students to learn independently. |
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... example production of combustible gas or hormones (say, insulin) from bacteria or with genetics, so broadening perhaps excessively the field. An alternative name sometimes used is Biological Engineering, however, an advantage of the ...
... example production of combustible gas or hormones (say, insulin) from bacteria or with genetics, so broadening perhaps excessively the field. An alternative name sometimes used is Biological Engineering, however, an advantage of the ...
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... example, are easier in this respect because their variables have precise mathematical definitions. Psychophysiology, instead, does not have yet clear-cut variables to work with and, as a consequence, its quantification process is slower ...
... example, are easier in this respect because their variables have precise mathematical definitions. Psychophysiology, instead, does not have yet clear-cut variables to work with and, as a consequence, its quantification process is slower ...
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... example, hydraulic pressure and electrical potential. Have you ever heard of Hopkinson's Law? Find it out. Hint: It is another analog of the two laws mentioned above. To summarize, write down the three laws and clearly establish the ...
... example, hydraulic pressure and electrical potential. Have you ever heard of Hopkinson's Law? Find it out. Hint: It is another analog of the two laws mentioned above. To summarize, write down the three laws and clearly establish the ...
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... example, the skin and the guts). Suggested exercise: Why a person with hypotensive shock is pale? Please, think in terms of the “big print" without trying to develop a clinical history. Hint: Does he/she need blood supply to this ...
... example, the skin and the guts). Suggested exercise: Why a person with hypotensive shock is pale? Please, think in terms of the “big print" without trying to develop a clinical history. Hint: Does he/she need blood supply to this ...
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... example in the gut. The existence of pressure does not necessarily assure a good passage of blood. An obstructed vessel usually has good hydraulic pressure at the arterial side. Suggested exercise: Search for at least three pathologies ...
... example in the gut. The existence of pressure does not necessarily assure a good passage of blood. An obstructed vessel usually has good hydraulic pressure at the arterial side. Suggested exercise: Search for at least three pathologies ...
Sommario
1 | |
13 | |
What They Are | 217 |
4 Signal Pick Up | 271 |
5 Biological Amplifier | 299 |
Reading the Signals | 337 |
The Need of Mathematical Models | 349 |
8 Rounding Up and Looking Ahead | 359 |
References | 365 |
Index | 383 |
List of Figures | 393 |
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Understanding the Human Machine: A Primer for Bioengineering Max E. Valentinuzzi Anteprima limitata - 2004 |
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