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  • Advances in 3D and 4D Printing of Medical Robots and Devices

    • 1st Edition
    • Ankit Sharma + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in 3D and 4D Printing of Medical Robots and Devices presents the most recent innovative breakthroughs in smart manufacturing and biomedical engineering to help enhance knowledge and expertise in 3D/4D printing technologies and advancements in biomedical applications through robotics and medical devices. This book highlights the usage and importance of 3D/4D printing-based prototyping as well as the manufacturing of robotic elements such as energy generators, morphology control, and novel design strategies. This book will help readers to pursue contemporary insights into currently ongoing practices in biomedical and mechatronic engineering including the fabrication of actuators manufacturing; muscles, vibration dampers, bio-inspired structures, pre-surgical and post-surgical tooling, medical assistance robots, drug delivery, microfluidic, and wearable electronics. Academic scholars, manufacturing scientists, and commercial manufacturers of bio-devices and medical robotics will find this book to be useful in adopting competent biomaterials as well as innovative techniques for applications in biomedical engineering.
  • The Use of Radioautography in Investigating Protein Synthesis

    • 1st Edition
    • C. P. Leblond + 1 more
    • English
    The Use of Radioautography in Investigating Protein Synthesis is a collection of papers that discusses the tracing of labeled proteins through photographic emulsion, particularly radioautography or autoradiography. The papers discuss proteins at the site of their synthesis, their subsequent migration through the cell, their secretions, and the formation of the basement lamella in salamanders. One paper outlines the primary aims in specimen preparation for electron microscope autoradiographic techniques and the procedures to achieve them. Another paper reports on migrating proteins (CNP) and nonmigrating proteins of the Amoeba proteus nucleus in which nonmigrating proteins are sedimentable by centrifugation in situ in the nucleus. One paper investigates the extent of protein synthesis for cell renewal in thoracic duct lymphocytes (TDL) or that for export or intracellular turnover. The protein synthesized by the large cell population in TDL is associated with mitosis and cell renewal. A major portion of that synthesized by the medium cells (80 per cent) and practically all of that produced by small cells are for purposes other than cell renewal. The collection can prove beneficial to biochemists, micro-biologists, bio-physicists, cytologists, histologists, pathologists, cellular researchers, and academicians involved in the study of cellular biology.
  • Circulating Tumor Cells, From Biotech Innovation to Clinical Utility Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 392
    • English
    Circulating Tumor Cells, From Biotech Innovation to Clinical Utility Part B, Volume 392 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 timely topics, including Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer: integrating stemness and heterogeneity to improve clinical utility, Multi-omic Features and Clustering Phenotypes of Circulating Tumor Cells Associated with Metastasis and Clinical Outcomes, CTCs in CRC: updates, Proteomics and post-translational modification analysis in CTCs, Latest advances of CTC studies in prostate cancer, and Epigenetics and CTCs: new biomarkers and impact on tumor biology.
  • Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 234
    • English
    Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 234 merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. Chapters in this new release cover Unified formalism of light beam optics and light polarization, Relativistic Theory and Calculation of Electrostatic Focusing Systems, A Nonlinear Representation Theory of Equivariant Deep Learning Using Group Morphology, and Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Electron Microscopy.
  • The Origins of Life

    From Abiotic Chemistry to the First Cells
    • 1st Edition
    • Karl Niklas + 2 more
    • English
    The Origins of Life: From Abiotic Chemistry to the First Cells is an essential textbook that tackles one of the greatest mysteries in science, how inanimate matter evolved into the first living things. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, delving into the basic principles of the earth’s chemistry, the formation of pre-cellular entities, and the acquisition of chemical complexity. It explains the creation of chromosomes, metabolic pathways, and the features of the earliest prokaryotes. Users will find a detailed exposition of the World RNA Hypothesis in an accessible and easy-to-read style which is comprehensible for both science and non-science majors.This textbook is a critical resource for upper-level undergraduate students in Cellular Biology, specifically those studying or researching evolution, cellular chemistry, and pre-biotic chemistry, as well as non-science majors in courses on the philosophy of science or related topics. It is also useful for professionals in biochemistry, evolutionary biology, and astrobiology who wish to understand the origins of life and first cells. Science communicators could use this interdisciplinary textbook for teaching and dissemination to broader audiences as well.
  • Smart Organ-on-Chip Devices

    Dynamic Microfluidic Systems for Cell Culture
    • 1st Edition
    • Tiago Albertini Balbino + 2 more
    • English
    Smart Organ-on-Chip Devices: Dynamic Microfluidic Systems for Cell Culture discusses the concepts to engineer functional stimuli responsive organotypic-on-chip devices and its application in several fields, including drug development, disease modeling, personalized medicine, and tissue engineering. Groundbreaking studies are presented throughout the book sections to reinforce the importance of adding more reliable and robust in vitro platforms able to closely emulate the dynamism of human physiology.The authors present new information regarding in silico studies of cell spheroids within microfluidic devices, as well as step-by-step guidance on key procedures. Written for researchers, practitioners and students using microfluidic devices as platforms, by well-respected scientists from both academia and industry.
  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 191
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters on Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system, Principles and Application of Nitrogen Management in Precision Agriculture: A Review, No-Till System: a genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands, Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, A Global Review of the Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Soils and Ecosystems, and more.Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality
  • Epidemiology of Cannabis

    Genotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, Epigenomics and Aging
    • 1st Edition
    • Albert Stuart Reece + 1 more
    • English
    Epidemiology of Cannabis: Genotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, Epigenomics and Aging provides a novel and comprehensive exploration of five areas that have previously been associated with cannabis use, namely mental health in adults and young adults, pediatric autism, congenital anomalies, cancers, and aging. The book also explores the possibility of how these associations might be reflected in overall disease trends at the population health level. This book surveys these five areas in detail and applies cutting-edge analytical software and geospatial space–time analytical techniques to these questions. With all this information gathered into one book in an easily readable form, this book is a reference for clinicians, health science and allied health practitioners, public health and basic science researchers and drug and health regulators interested in these topics. It is also suitable for inclusion in course work and study preparation courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
  • Navigating the Complexities of SARS-CoV-2 Immunobiology

    The Science Behind the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 213
    • English
    Navigating Complexities of the SARS-CoV-2 Immunobiology: The Science behind the COVID-19 Pandemic offers a comprehensive exploration of the immune response to COVID-19. This volume brings together research and insights from leading experts to address key aspects of COVID-19 immunology, including T cell responses, cytokine storms, immune evasion strategies, and the impact on preexisting conditions. It also examines the long-term implications of the disease, such as long COVID and its intersection with autoimmunity, as well as the role of the microbiome. This compilation provides a deep understanding of the durability of immune responses post-infection and vaccination, presenting novel perspectives on therapeutic approaches and the path forward in combating this global pandemic.
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology

    Fertilization and Activation of Development
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 162
    • English
    Fertilization and Activation of Development, Volume 162 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.Chapters in this new release include Fertilization and the fast block to polyspermy in the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis: A historical perspective, The Mammalian Egg's Zona Pellucida, Fertilization, and Fertility, Function, structure, and regulation of the broadly conserved gamete membrane fusion protein, HAP2, Gamete activation for fertilization and seed development in flowering plants, Paternal contributions to mammalian zygote, and much more.Additional sections cover Ovarian follicle formation and activation, Cytoskeletal dynamics in gamete (pro)nuclear migration across flowering plants, animals, and yeast, and Luteinizing hormone-induced changes in the structure of mammalian preovulatory follicles.