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  • Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Solutions

    Elements of Change
    • 1st Edition
    • Rohit Bhatia + 1 more
    • English
    Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Solutions: Elements of Change provides in-depth coverage of cutting-edge analytical techniques, emerging trends like AI-powered data analysis, real-time monitoring, and the global impact of environmental issues, aligning with sustainability goals such as clean water, climate action, and sustainable cities. The book includes practical case studies, real-world data analysis, and a comprehensive instructor's manual, making it suitable for both academic and professional audiences. Its focus on global perspectives and cultural sensitivity ensures it resonates across diverse regions, while interactive learning tools and digital resources enhance the educational experience.This edition, along with a sturdy collection of interactive ancillary resources for both students and instructors, delivers accessible, engaging, and comprehensive resources for readers, enhancing both the understanding and practical applications of analytical chemistry in environmental science. Designed to equip students with problem-solving, critical thinking, and data analysis skills, this textbook is an ideal resource for the next generation of environmental scientists, policymakers, and sustainability experts.

  • Food Industry 5.0

    Components, Opportunities, and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • Abdo Hassoun
    • English
    Abdo Hassoun, CEO at Sustainable AgriFoodtech Innovation & Research (SAFIR)Food Industry 5.0: Components, Opportunities, and Challenges examines the evolving paradigm in the agri-food sector, focusing on a human-centric, resilient, and sustainable future. Building on the integration of physical, digital, and biological advances characteristic of Food Industry 4.0, this book emphasizes how Industry 5.0 advances these foundations by prioritizing social and environmental sustainability through multidisciplinary approaches. It addresses the growing need for a comprehensive understanding of enabling technologies and their applications, filling a critical gap for researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders, guiding the transition toward more inclusive and sustainable food systems.This book is structured in three parts. Part I outlines the core principles of Food Industry 5.0, including enhancing human-centricity, fostering resilience in food systems, and mapping a pathway to sustainability. Part II explores the evolutionary trajectory from Industry 4.0 to 5.0, covering advancements such as the shift from weak artificial intelligence to artificial superintelligence, the expansion from the Internet of Things to the Internet of Everything, the emergence of cooperative robots and advanced drones, and innovations in 4D food printing and beyond. Part III evaluates whether Industry 5.0 represents a current trend or a future opportunity, discussing challenges in adopting enabling technologies and suggesting directions for future research and implementation.This book provides valuable insights for researchers and food specialists engaged in multidisciplinary innovation within agriculture and the food industry. It serves as a rich resource for professors and lecturers developing advanced curricula that integrate digital, physical, and biological sciences. Moreover, this book is an essential guide for policymakers and regulatory authorities aiming to establish frameworks that emphasize human well-being, sustainability, and collaborative innovation.

  • Biostatistical Methods and Applications

    Experiment Design, Analysis, and Presenting Findings
    • 1st Edition
    • Jitendra Kumar Chaudhary
    • English
    Biostatistical Methods and Applications: Experiment Design, Analysis, and Presenting Findings provides students and researchers with the skills needed to apply biostatistical concepts and implement a wide range of analytical tools. The text is an accessible and intentionally curated resource that instructs readers in designing experiments, considering the results, and presenting statistical findings and views. In twenty-four chapters and additional appendices, the book starts with an introduction to the field of statistics and from there covers experiment design, data coding, and data collection methods. The book also delves into descriptive statistics, probability, statistical distributions, correlations, and regression. Common research techniques such as normality tests, sample size determination, missing data analysis, statistical inference, test of significance, and ANOVA are explained in a clear manner so that readers can successfully understand and apply these methods. Biostatistical Methods and Applications: Experiment Design, Analysis, and Presenting Findings thoroughly explores fundamental topics in biostatistics to guide readers in conducting statistical analysis and interpretation by using the step-by-step procedures and diagrams in the book. This book covers current topics which are being used frequently in teaching and research areas, as well as specific statistical techniques including multivariate analysis, binary logistic regression, and non-parametric methods. This valuable first edition provides the necessary tools and conceptual foundations in quantitative reasoning to efficiently extract information from a vast sea of data, and to communicate research findings in order to support hypotheses and give credibility to research methodology and conclusions. With detailed explanations, illustrative examples and diagrams, and beneficial in-text exercises and solutions to support the study of biostatistics, this textbook will prove useful to students, researchers, and scientists who aim to increase their precision around methods and techniques in this field.

  • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 132
    • English
    Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 132 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Disease, Salivary Biomarkers in Oral Diseases: From Caries to Cancer – Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions, Exercise Biomarkers, Glycoproteomics of Body Fluids and Derived Exosomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Vitamin D in Health and Disease and Potential Shield Against COVID-19, and RNA Biomarkers in Hemorrhagic Stroke.

  • Immunomodulators - Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 151
    • English
    Immodulators, Volume 151 explores the pivotal role immodulators play in regulating immune responses for health and disease management. The book provides an in-depth overview of various classes of immunomodulatory agents, including biologics, small molecules, natural compounds, and synthetic drugs, examining their mechanisms of action and therapeutic applications. Chapters in this new release include Marine-Derived Polysaccharides and Peptides as Next-Generation Immunomodulators: Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Translational Challenges, Advances in Immunomodulation: From Dietary Influence to Computational Precision, iPSC-derived immunotherapy for Tau and Alzheimer's disease, and much more.Additional sections cover Antibodies targeting amyloid-β and Tau oligomers in Alzheimer's Disease, Biosimilars: Antibody and Nanobody Based Therapeutic Approaches Towards Protein Misfolding Diseases, Immunomodulator drugs: mechanisms of action and systemic effects, Microbiome and microbial products as immunomodulators: implication for gastrointestinal cancers, Integration of Network pharmacology, docking, and dynamics analysis to investigate the immunomodulatory activity of Pongamia pinnata, Transcriptomic Insights into Epigenetic and Immunomodulatory Roles of Nuclear Histone Genes in Bladder Cancer: A bioinformatics Approach, Utilizing DREIMT Database for Drug Prioritization in Immunomodulatory Therapy for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis, and many additional topics.

  • Public and Environmental Health

    Shaping Tomorrow for a Sustainable Future
    • 1st Edition
    • Ranbir Chander Sobti + 1 more
    • English
    Public and Environmental Health: Shaping Tomorrow for a Sustainable Future offers an in-depth exploration of the latest developments, strategies, and research in these intertwined fields, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of how to improve health outcomes through innovative approaches and informed public policy. Sections address how individuals and communities can make informed health decisions for better health outcomes, present the myriad of challenges the environment poses, including climate change, and how global cooperation, policy interventions, and sustainable practices can help improve outcomes for communities across the world. Additional content details how surveillance and epidemiological research are foundational to public health at both a national and international level, allowing authorities to respond promptly to threats, allocate resources effectively, and implement targeted interventions. Written by experts from across the globe, this book is ideal for public health administrators, researchers, students, and NGOs involved in public health programs and the environment.

  • Wearable Sensing and Assistive Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation

    • 1st Edition
    • Wei Meng + 4 more
    • English
    Wearable Sensing and Assistive Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation provides an overview of current research and developments in the field of innovative technologies for advanced wearable sensing and assistive devices in medical rehabilitation. The book presents a systematic investigation into the wearable acquisition and deep learning-based processing of biological signals and applications with wearable robotic devices. It provides fundamental bio-mechatronics engineering knowledge to analyze and design new wearable sensing and assistive devices.In addition, the book includes human wearable sensors design and development, biological signals acquisition and processing, brain-computer interface and neuromuscular interfaces, wearable exoskeleton and soft robotic devices, and human-centered interactive robot control.

  • 2D and 3D Cellular Screening Models and AI Guided Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 204
    • English
    2D and 3D Cellular Screening Models and AI Guided Analysis, Volume 204 explores the development, application, and comparative benefits of 2D monolayer cultures and 3D organoids, spheroids, and tissue-engineered constructs for biomedical research and drug discovery. Chapters in this new release include High throughput CellTiter-glo viability assessment, Assessing viability of cancer cell spheroids in 3D drug screening, 3D killing assay of cancer spheroids by cytotoxic T lymphocytes in anchored microfluidic droplets, Use of micropatterning for 3D cell culture, Use of microfluidic chip devices for assessing the effect of radiation on 3D cell culture models, and much more.Additional chapters cover A 3D model for assessing regulated cell death modalities, YOLO detection model for Cell Viability assessment, Bioinformatics and AI/ML approaches using multi-omics data to accelerate diagnosis and delivery of precision care, Automated image analysis and machine learning for the assessment of mitochondrial membrane potential, Assessing cancer cell heterogeneity in patient-derived tumoroids, Assessment of lysosomal drug sequestration and release using fluorescence microscopy, Assessment of T cell toxicity in ex-vivo models of cancer, Three-dimensional Organoid Screening using Leica Thunder Microscope, Using vascularized organoids-on-chip for assessing systemic drug delivery, and many more interesting and timely topics.

  • Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer - Part E

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 400
    • English
    Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer, Part E, Volume 400 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of hot topics, including Epigenetic regulation of cancer, Phytochemicals with epigenetic properties and their role in melanoma therapy, Epigenetic Insights of MicroRNAs: Pioneering Cancer Detection via Advanced Biosensors, Epigenetic Regulation of Autophagy in Cancer: A Double-Edged Sword in Tumor Progression and Therapy Resistance, Epigenetic Regulation via Histone Modifications in Ovarian Cancer, The current findings and potential applications of breast cancer epigenetics, and much more.Other chapters cover the Application of bioinformatics and data science in studies of cancer epigenetics, and much more.

  • Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 150
    • English
    Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Volume 150 covers the pivotal roles that cytoskeletal proteins play in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders. The book explores the structure, function, and dynamics of key cytoskeletal components—including microtubules, actin filaments, and intermediate filaments—and examines how their dysfunction contributes to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Chapters in this new release include Cytoskeletal proteins regulates Tau in Alzheimer's Disease, "Sticks with whips in neurodegenerative diseases: On the roles of intrinsic disorder in (dis)function of cytoskeletal proteins", Glial Fibrillary Protein is potential biomarker For AD, and much more. Additional chapters cover Cytoskeletal disintegration in cardiovascular disease-related neurodegeneration, Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurodegeneration, Extracellular matrix degradation proteins in Neurodegenerative disease, GPCRs regulates Cytoskeletal remodeling in microglia, Understanding the impact of cytoskeleton disruption on synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer's Disease, Chemokine receptors modulates Cytoskeletal proteins in Alzheimer’s disease, Cytoskeletal Intermediate Filament proteins in Neurodegeneration, Mechanism of tau proteins differentially regulating the motility of different families of kinesin motors, The Quest to Restore Neuronal Structure: Targeting Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurodegenerative Diseases, and many more timely topics.

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