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  • Reliable Decision-Making for Sustainable Transportation

    • 1st Edition
    • Gholamreza Haseli + 2 more
    • English
    Reliable Decision-Making for Sustainable Transportation explores decision-making methods that incorporate expert and decision-maker opinions for improved reliability. The book examines fuzzy sets that capture ambiguity and enable a more comprehensive analysis of stakeholder perspectives, focusing on transportation case studies to demonstrate techniques for weighing criteria, ranking alternatives, and selecting optimal and reliable decisions. It seeks to advance transportation planning, traffic engineering, road safety, and sustainability by integrating state-of-the-art decision support systems that leverage AI and multiple stakeholder viewpoints.This approach will benefit researchers and professionals across transportation, decision sciences, supply chain management, and operations looking for innovative ways to model uncertainty and decision-maker reliability and providing methodologies and frameworks for more robust group decisions.

  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    Including Actinides
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 67
    • English
    Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides, Volume 67 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Updates in this new release include Emerging trends in the design and potential applications of luminescent lanthanide coordination complexes for photodynamic therapy, Deciphering crystal field splitting of lanthanide ions using magnetism, luminescence and ab initio calculations: a friendly discussion between van Vleck and Boltzmann, The Heavy Rare Earths' Supply Chain, and more.

  • Advancing Brain Cancer Care

    Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights
    • 1st Edition
    • Zodwa Dlamini
    • English
    Advancing Brain Cancer Care: Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights delves into the intricate challenges of brain tumor management, offering cutting-edge solutions tailored to individual patients. Emphasizing the African perspective, it explores the use of innovative technologies to bridge care gaps and improve outcomes in underserved regions. By combining science, technology, and regional expertise, the book offers hope for patients and practitioners alike. Beyond its focus on brain tumor care, the book highlights the ethical considerations of AI integration into healthcare systems. It examines how precision medicine can reshape treatment pathways while addressing inequities in global access to care.Additionally, it provides a deep dive into collaborative efforts across continents, showcasing case studies and actionable insights that push the boundaries of conventional healthcare solutions. This vital resource is both an inspiration and a guide for those committed to advancing cancer care worldwide.

  • Green Microbiology

    Sustainability, Climate Change, Food, and Water
    • 1st Edition
    • Adenike A. Akinsemolu + 1 more
    • English
    Green Microbiology: Sustainability, Climate Change, Food, and Water provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of green microbiology. The book introduces readers to various ways in which microbes can be used in sustainable development, including in areas such as climate change, food production, bioenergy, bioremediation, and water treatment. The book also discusses the social, economic, and environmental impact of green microbiology, as well as the business and future trends in this field. Edited by two experienced professionals in the field of industrial microbiology and environmental science, with a particular expertise in the intersection between food processing and food microbiology, this book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in the field, helping to solve the problems of a lack of comprehensive resources and a lack of understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable development.

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57
    • English
    Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 57 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of interesting topics, including Thinking Through Change: The Role of Environmental Factors in Shaping Vertebrate Cognition, Cold-Blooded Cognition: Recent advances in reptile cognition and their implications, Building by animals: myths and misunderstandings, and The Behavioral Ecology of Rapid Color Change in Fishes: Context, Diversity, and Open Questions.

  • Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent

    Strategies for Sustained Release Curcumin
    • 1st Edition
    • Mahmood Ahmed + 1 more
    • English
    Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent: Strategies for Sustained Release Curcumin is a comprehensive reference on techniques to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin, while also covering sustainability aspects across its production cycle. This book focuses on the information needs of pharmaceutical scientists aiming at developing drug delivery systems and formulations that can maximize the therapeutic impact of curcumin drugs. After an introduction to curcumin therapeutic properties, the authors delve into the bioavailability challenges confronted by curcumin, discussing influencing factors, pharmacokinetic pathways, and formulations to augment its bioaccessibility. Chapter 3 explores innovative formulation paradigms, encompassing nanoparticle-based delivery systems and lipidic matrices, tailored to overcome solubility limitations and increase absorptive efficacy. Chapter 4 covers delivery systems, encompassing prodrug strategies, encapsulation modalities, and nanocarrier technologies. Chapter 5 investigates sustainable sourcing and production, raising awareness to ethical cultivation practices, eco-friendly extraction methodologies, and proficient waste management techniques within curcumin production processes. In Chapter 6 discusses balancing bioavailability augmentation with sustainability principles including case studies. Chapter 7 navigates the domain of pharmacokinetic studies and clinical trials, providing an overview of bioaccessibility and bioavailable formulations. Chapter 8 explores safety profiles, regulatory requirements, and quality benchmarks, encompassing product labeling and claims concerning curcumin's bioavailability and sustainability. Chapter 9 casts a future view contemplating nascent technologies for bioavailability and sustainability optimization. The final chapter concludes the book with the author's observations on its central themes. Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent: Strategies for Sustained Release Curcumin provides practical strategies to be explored by pharmaceutical scientists in increasing bioavailability of curcumin formulations. Research physicians and nutritionists may also benefit from the evidence-based information on curcumin's therapeutic activities provided across the book.

  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 131
    • English
    Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 131 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology where users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topics of microbiology.

  • Research in Anatomy

    A Comprehensive Guide in Anatomical Sciences and Education
    • 1st Edition
    • Hosam Eldeen Elsadig Gasmalla
    • English
    Research in Anatomy: A Comprehensive Guide in Anatomical Sciences and Education aims to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary anatomical research methods. It fills a critical gap in anatomical research methodologies. While many texts cover general research methods or specific topics, there is a lack of comprehensive resources that encompass the various approaches in anatomical studies. It serves as a valuable resource for students, educators and researchers in the anatomical sciences and related disciplines.The book is divided into two parts. Part one is the introductory section, which covers the fundamentals of anatomical research through seven chapters. It starts by providing brief descriptions and examples of various research designs and offering a step-by-step guide on how to conduct systematic literature searches. Subsequent chapters in this section compare human and animal studies in anatomical research, discuss how to conduct systematic reviews, cover essential aspects of data analysis and management in anatomical research, outline methods for sharing anatomy research findings, and highlight the vital role of cadavers in advancing anatomical knowledge and medical education. Finally, this section explores the methods and approaches used to study and improve anatomy education.The second section explores various specialised research areas in detail. It provides guidance and insights on several topics, including developmental anatomy research, the use of surgical observations for anatomical research, and morphometric studies in anatomy. Additionally, it discusses the application of medical imaging tools for anatomical studies and the significance of macroscopic and microscopic examination and imaging techniques in neuroanatomical research. Finally, this section explores anatomical variability

  • Peroxidases

    Biochemical Properties, Roles, Mechanism and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Pratima Bajpai
    • English
    Peroxidases: Biochemical Properties, Roles, Mechanism and Applications delves into the world of peroxidases, enzymes crucial in various biochemical and industrial processes. This comprehensive guide starts with an exploration of the origins and biochemical properties of peroxidases from sources such as animals, plants, and microbes. It explains their classifications, mechanisms of action, and the molecular evolution of different peroxidase families. Additionally, the book discusses the enhancement of peroxidase activities and their role in biotechnology. The second part of the book highlights the applications of peroxidase in organic synthesis, the pulp-paper industry, diagnostic kits, and biosensors.Finally, the book examines advanced healthcare applications, including targeted cancer therapies and enzyme immunoassays. This detailed resource is aimed at researchers, practitioners, and students in biochemistry, biotechnology, and related scientific fields.

  • High Intensity Functional Training

    Clinical Applications in Training, Rehabilitation, and Sport
    • 1st Edition
    • Amy M. West
    • English
    High Intensity Functional Training: Clinical Applications in Training, Rehabilitation, and Sport presents a clear definition of high intensity functional training (HIFT) in medical literature while also examining how HIFT can be used as an exercise/training modality, a rehabilitation protocol, and as a competitive sport unto itself. Topics covered move from the data in the research, the implications to specific patients, and rehabilitation outcomes. Chapter authors are all subject matter experts, some of whom have designed and implemented studies regarding this training modality.This comprehensive book provides a solution on training and the sport, and how to best care for these athletes.

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