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    • Handbook of Statistical Analysis

      • 3rd Edition
      • September 16, 2024
      • Robert Nisbet + 2 more
      • English
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      Handbook of Statistical Analysis: AI and ML Applications, third edition, is a comprehensive introduction to all stages of data analysis, data preparation, model building, and model evaluation. This valuable resource is useful to students and professionals across a variety of fields and settings: business analysts, scientists, engineers, and researchers in academia and industry. General descriptions of algorithms together with case studies help readers understand technical and business problems, weigh the strengths and weaknesses of modern data analysis algorithms, and employ the right analytical methods for practical application. This resource is an ideal guide for users who want to address massive and complex datasets with many standard analytical approaches and be able to evaluate analyses and solutions objectively. It includes clear, intuitive explanations of the principles and tools for solving problems using modern analytic techniques; offers accessible tutorials; and discusses their application to real-world problems.

    • Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 14, 2024
      • Victor R Preedy + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in coffee, their benefits (or adverse effects), and explores coffee as it relates to specific health conditions. Embracing a holistic approach, this book covers the coffee plant, coffee production and processing, the major varieties of coffee, and its nutritional and compositional properties. Coffee’s impact on human health, disease risk, and prevention comprises the majority of the text. Diseases covered including Alzheimer’s, anxiety and depression, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and more. This book also covers coffee’s impact on organs and organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and the gut microbiome.Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, is the only book on the market that covers all varieties of coffee in one volume and their potential benefits and risks to human health. This is an essential reference for researchers in nutrition, dietetics, food science, biochemistry, and public health.

    • Tea in Health and Disease Prevention

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 14, 2024
      • Victor R Preedy + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      While there is a nearly universal agreement that drinking tea can benefit health, information on the benefits or adverse effects of drinking tea is scattered, leaving definitive answers difficult to ascertain. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, once again addresses this problem, bringing together all the latest and most relevant information on tea and its health effects into one comprehensive resource. This book covers compounds in black, green, and white teas and explores their health implications, first more generally, then in terms of specific organ systems and diseases. With over 75% brand new content, this fully reorganized, updated edition covers a wider range of tea varieties and beneficial compounds found in tea, such as epigallocatechin gallate and antioxidants.Tea in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, is an organized, efficient resource that will help readers find quick answers to questions and will help inspire further studies for those interested in tea research. This is a must-have reference for researchers in food science and nutrition, as well as nutritionists and dieticians.

    • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 13, 2024
      • Iain Davidson
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production, Second Edition is a practical reference that brings a complete description of the process and equipment necessary for automated food production in the food/biscuit industry. The book describes the existing and emerging technologies in biscuit making and production, making it a valuable asset to R&D personnel and students in food technology and engineering areas. The second edition brings 370 new photos and images for updated equipment. Additional chapters covering energy usage and baking efficiency are also included, along with data on energy usage and energy saving.Iain Davidson shares his almost 50 years of experience in the biscuit baking industry worldwide with students, researchers or people joining a biscuit making company.

    • Childhood Obesity

      • 1st Edition
      • September 13, 2024
      • Luis Moreno
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Childhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the issue and offer the latest in treatment and prevention strategies and resources. Beginning with basic concepts and definitions, chapters progress to cover worldwide prevalence and trends, genetic and epigenetic origins, metabolic programming, and neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety. Further, this book examines social determinants and lifestyle behaviors contributing to risk factors as well as complications associated with childhood obesity.Final chapters discuss multidisciplinary treatment, strategies for prevention, and current worldwide policies aimed to address obesity in children. This fundamental reference is a vital resource for both researchers and practicing clinicians in pediatric medicine.

    • Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approaches to Analyze Cancer

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 163
      • September 12, 2024
      • English
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      Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approaches to Analyze Cancer, Volume 163 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting topics on the Impact of thermal processing on food flavonoids, Bioinformatics and bioactive peptides from foods: does it work together?, Food off-flavor volatiles generation, characterization and advances in novel strategies for mitigating off-flavor perception, Innovations in Food Packaging for a Sustainable and Circular economy, Upcycling of seafood side streams for circularity, Edible insects in foods, Effect of novel food processing technologies on Bacillus cereus spores, and more.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 188
      • September 11, 2024
      • English
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 188, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

    • CRISPR-Cas-Based Genome Editing for Treating Human Diseases-Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 208
      • September 11, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      CRISPR-Cas-Based Genome Editing for Treating Human Diseases-Part A, Volume 208 represents CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing. Currently, CRISPR-Cas systems are proven a key technology for targeted genome editing, which is acting as a simple, rapid, and cost-effective solution. CRISPR-Cas9 system is being used in microbial genome editing, mammalian genome editing, disease models, and more. It has shown potential in human disease treatment. However, it is not easy to find CRISPR-Cas systems genome editing in a single source.This volume offers CRISPR-Cas systems for human diseases, bacterial disease, gut microbiome editing, viral disease, protozoan disease, fungal disease, stem cell therapy, CRISPR in epigenetics, CRISPR in cancer, autoimmune and blood disorders. In addition, it highlights a number of aspects of the CRISPR-Cas systems that can help the basic understanding of students, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders to perform their research with great interest.

    • Handbook of Neural Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • September 11, 2024
      • Stephanie Willerth
      • English
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      Handbook of Neural Engineering: A Modern Approach provides a comprehensive overview of the field from biology to recent technological advances through an interdisciplinary lens. The book is divided into three sections: 1) Biological Considerations for Neural Engineering, 2) Neural Engineering Strategies, and 3) Emerging Technologies for Neural Engineering. It provides the first comprehensive text that addresses this combination of subjects. Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis, represent an enormous healthcare burden, and many of these diseases lack true cures, making it imperative to study the biological systems that become disordered to understand potential treatment options.This book covers the basic neurobiology and physiology, common neural engineering strategies, and emerging technologies in this field. It is designed to support an upper year/graduate elective course in neural engineering, and will provide a foundational overview of the field for interdisciplinary researchers, clinicians, engineers, and industry professionals. The handbook provides readers with a strong base in both biological and engineering principles along with the concepts necessary to implement solutions using Neural Engineering.

    • Advances in Immunology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 163
      • September 11, 2024
      • English
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      Advances in Immunology, Volume 163, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology. Sample chapters include The role of autophagy in RIP1 mediated cell death and intestinal inflammation, IL-17 family cytokines in inflammatory or autoimmune kin diseases, and more.​​​​​​

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