Bøger af Zainab Nasrati

Dette kompendium er til dig, der skal bruge en grundig men kortfattet, illustreret og letforståelig gennemgang af menneskets metabolisme og biokemi.Kompendium i Metabolisk biokemi giver en grundlæggende forståelse for menneskekroppens metaboliske processer, pathways, samt regulering af disse. Metabolitter som kulhydrater, lipider, proteiner og nukleotiders optag, omsætning og udskillelse i kroppen, gennemgås trin for trin med illustrative figurer. Foruden de metaboliske pathways, bliver nøje udvalgte beregningsopgaver af alt fra energiforbrug og -udbytte samt regneopgaver med ernæring, enzymaktivitet og iltforbrug gennemgået.Kompendiet er velegnet til farmaci-, odontologi-, medicin- og veterinærstuderende, samt andre med interesse for metabolisme og biokemi.

Adama Bah grew up in East Harlem after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected to her community and the people who lived there. But as a thirteen-year-old after the events of September 11, 2001, she began experiencing discrimination and dehumanization as prejudice toward Muslim people grew. Then, on March 24, 2005, FBI agents arrested Adama and her father. Falsely accused of being a potential suicide bomber, Adama spent weeks in a detention center being questioned under suspicion of terrorism.With sharp and engaging writing, Adama recounts the events surrounding her arrest and its impact on her life-the harassment, humiliation, and persecution she faced for crimes she didn't commit. Accused brings forward a crucial and unparalleled first-person perspective of American culture post-9/11 and the country's discrimination against Muslim Americans, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn't ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so much. With unstoppable energy and a deep knowledge of local culture, Salvador founded Light and Hope for Puerto Rico and raised more than $100,000 to purchase and distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to households in need.With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Salvador recalls living through the catastrophic storm and grappling with the destruction it left behind. Hurricane brings forward a captivating first-person account of strength, resilience, and determination, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.