1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910699705203321

Autore

Howell James C

Titolo

Gang prevention [[electronic resource] ] : an overview of research and programs / / by James C. Howell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, DC] : , : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, , [2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations

Collana

OJJDP juvenile justice bulletin

Soggetti

Gangs - Research - United States

Gang prevention - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF caption title screen (ncjrs.gov, viewed Jan. 20, 2011).

"Serving children, families, and communities."

"December 2010."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910438124303321

Autore

Seedhouse Erik

Titolo

Pulling G : human responses to high and low gravity / / Erik Seedhouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2012

ISBN

9781283907903

1283907909

9781461430308

1461430305

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Popular Science, , 2626-6113

Disciplina

531.14

612/.014532

Soggetti

Gravity - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Chapter 1: Project MX981 -- Chapter 2: To black out or not to black out -- Chapter 3: The wobblies -- Chapter 4: The G machine -- Chapter 5: Formula One -- Chapter 6: Punching out -- Chapter 7: Launch and re-entry -- Chapter 8: Microgravity -- Chapter 9: Artificial gravity -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Formula 1 racing drivers, fighter pilots, astronauts - G forces are an integral part of their lives - How do racing drivers sustain high G loads and not pass out? - What accelerative forces are unleashed when a fighter pilot ejects from a high-performance jet? - What is it like being launched into space and what are the effects on astronauts living in zero G on board the International Space Station? - How do aircraft simulate zero G? Pulling G gives a unique insight into how G forces affect people working in the high and low G environments. It examines the risks of high and low acceleration and explains the physiology of surviving in these environments. The history of G-related research is described, together with present-day and future development of methods to cope with the effects of increased and reduced G.