Review 0497

-Title: Isolation. NASA Experiments in Closed-Environment Living.
-Authors: Helen W. Lane; Richard L. Sauer; Daniel L. Feeback (Edits.).
-Publisher: Univelt, Inc.
-Pages: 442
-Illustrations: B/W graphics and photos.
-Language: English.
-Publication Date: 2002.
-Collection: Science and Technology Series, Volume 104.
-ISBN: 087703494X (soft cover), 0877034931 (hard cover).

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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This book is the Advanced Human Life Support Enclosed System Final Report.

(Extracted from the Cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Editors/Contributors.
-Acknowledgements.
-Table of Contents.
-1. Introduction.: -1.1 Isolation and Integrated Testing: an Introduction to the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project.
-1.2 Overview of the Report.
-1.3 The Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project: the Crew Perspective.
-2. Overviews.: -2.1 Test Phases and Major Findings.
-2.2 Chamber Studies Medical Care Overview: Medical Officer's Report.
-3. Human Factors/Behaviour/Performance.: -3.1 Architecture.
-3.2 Habitability.
-3.3 Acoustic Noise During the Phase III Chamber Test.
-3.4 Assessment of Sleep Dynamics in a Simulated Space Station Environment.
-3.5 Operational Psychology Countermeasures During the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project.
-3.6 Spaceflight Cognitive Assessment Tool for the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phase III Test.
-3.7 Sociokinetic Analysis as a Tool for Optimization of Environmental Design.
-4. Environmental Monitoring.: -4.1 Air Quality.
-4.2 Water Chemistry Monitoring.
-4.3 Microbiology.
-4.4 Crew Food Systems.
-5. Medical Monitoring.: -5.1 Nutritional Status Assessment During Phases IIa and III of the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project.
-5.2 Exercise Countermeasures Demonstration Projects During the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phases IIa and III.
-5.3 Reactivation of Latent Viruses.
-5.4 The Influence of Environmental Stress on Cell-Mediated Inmune Function.
-5.5 Physiological Effects of Iodinated Water on Thyroid Function.
-6. Training.: -6.1 Telemedicine During Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project Phase III.
-6.2 In Situ Training Project: LMLSTP Phase III Report.
-7. Conclusions and Significance of Ground-Based Models.: -7.1 Habitability and Environmental Factors: the Future of Closed-Environment Tests.