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  • The neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorder

    Neuronal mechanisms, current treatments and novel developments
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 175
    • English
    The Mechanisms Behind Developing Dependence, Sub-groups, and Novel Approaches to Treatment, Volume 174 in the Neurobiology of Alcohol Abuse series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Substitution therapy in alcohol treatment, with a focus on mechanisms and possibilities, Designing and analyzing studies on treatments for alcohol dependence, The harm reduction approach for treatment of alcohol dependence, Current treatments for alcohol dependence, with a suggested focus on mechanisms and possibilities, Metabolomics in relation to alcohol dependence with focus on possibilities for precision medicine, and Repurposing drugs for treatment of alcohol dependence.
  • Heart Development and Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 156
    • English
    Heart Development and Disease, Volume 156 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters including Macrophages during heart valve development, Computational models of cardiovascular biology, Mechanisms of early sarcomere assembly, Role of RNA binding proteins during heart development and disease, Early heart development and morphogenesis, PSC models for development and disease, ECM or SHF development, Role of metabolism during heart development, Cellular ploidy in cardiac biology, and Genetics of CHD in the human population.
  • Molecular Impacts of Nanoparticles on Plants and Algae

    • 1st Edition
    • Huseyin Tombuloglu + 4 more
    • English
    Molecular Impacts of Nanoparticles on Plants and Algae covers molecular mechanisms of plants/algae related to cellular uptake, translocation of nanoparticles, and genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome responses against it. The book introduces readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends of nanoparticles and plants/algae including interactions of nanoparticles with biological compounds in vitro. Nanoscience and nanotechnology have rapidly been developed in the last few decades, and they have a wide range of applications in industry, medicine, food, and agriculture. In agriculture, nanoparticles (NPs) have successfully been used for growth regulation, crop protection and improvement. This book presents the most recent findings on nanoparticle and plant/algae interaction by focusing on molecular response mechanisms at genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels. In addition, uptake and translocation mechanism of nanoparticles are assessed both in plant and algae. Throughout this book, the latest developments and discoveries are highlighted, along with open problems and future challenges in molecular mechanisms of plants/algae as a response of nanoparticles.
  • Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy

    Latest Advances in Production, Storage, and Integration
    • 1st Edition
    • Mejdi Jeguirim
    • English
    Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy, Volume One in the Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies series, looks at the production performance of renewable energy sources and emerging production processes. Chapters cover some of the most dynamic developments, best practices, and future concepts in solar energy systems, energy storage, geothermal energy, bioenergy, wind energy, fuel cells, and hydrogen production. The book also includes recent regulations and worldwide policies. By reviewing these state-of-art advances, this book provides readers with an up-to-date source on renewable energy grid integration and its importance in aiding the energy transition.This is a valuable resource for graduates, researchers, professors, and industry professionals involved in the renewable energy sector, as well as advanced engineering courses dealing with renewable energy, sources, thermal and electrical energy production, and sustainability.
  • Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems

    Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification
    • 1st Edition
    • Vivek Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems: Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification describes the application of competent microbes in plant growth promotion, nutrient management and recycling from molecular perspectives. Understanding of molecular mechanism of Microbial diversity in association with plant roots is very imperative for plant health and ecosystem equilibrium.
  • Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

    • 2nd Edition
    • Daniel Baird + 1 more
    • English
    Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Seven Volume Set is the most up-to-date reference work for system based coastal and estuarine ecosystem science and management. It addresses the big issues facing the estuaries and coastal zone; in particular how to best use multi- and inter-disciplinary science to ensure the sustainability of the environment. It focusses on the need to protect and maintain the natural functioning of the estuaries and coasts worldwide while delivering the ecosystem services from which society extract goods and benefits.Structured chapters, written by leaders in the field, include reference lists and additional reading, copious diagrams, case-studies, and especially provide synthesis diagrams and conceptual models of complex issues. The Treatise covers both the natural and social sciences, serving a wide audience which ranges from undergraduate students to established researchers and practitioners. The work avoids autecological studies but focusses on inter-linked physical-chemical-bi... processes and associated socio-economic issues in the coastal zone. It examines estuaries and coasts, and their interactions and feedbacks with humanity, from the inland catchment/river basin to the ocean shelf.The new edition builds on and expands the previous version with significant updates and a whole new section on Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems, covering the resistance and resilience of the estuaries, coasts and other transitional habitats to climate change, thereby determining changes and responses needed over the coming decades.
  • Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria

    • 1st Edition
    • Keizo Shimada + 1 more
    • English
    Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria is a comprehensive overview of phototrophic bacteriacovering the following: overview of photosynthesis and phototrophic bacteria; systematicsand characteristics of each taxon; ecology and cultivation; photosynthetic electrontransfer systems; metabolism; pigments and lipids; light-harvesting systems and reactioncenters; photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expression; origin and evolution ofphotosynthesis; and the utilization of phototrophic bacteria.Chapters are written by some of Japan’s leading researchers in the area, providing researchersin photosynthesis, bacterial physiology, microbial ecology, artificial photosynthesis,bioph... biochemistry, industrial chemistry a highly detailed, up-to-date and thoroughlycross-refe... book in this interdisciplinary area. With very few books being published overthe last 25 years on the topic, this book especially fills a crucial need for young researchersand those working at the margins of interdisciplinary fields.
  • Signals and Systems Using MATLAB®

    • 4th Edition
    • Aydin Akan + 1 more
    • English
    Signals and Systems Using MATLAB, Fourth Edition features a pedagogically rich and accessible approach to what can commonly be a mathematically dry subject. Historical notes and common mistakes combined with applications in controls, communications, and signal processing help students understand and appreciate the usefulness of the techniques described in the text. This new edition features more worked examples and a variety of new end-of-chapter problems, suggestions for labs, and more explanation of MATLAB code.
  • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 119
    • English
    Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 119, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. Topics covered in this new release include Advances in Endotoxin Analysis, SARS-CoV-2 detection and surveillance, Osteopontin in Cancer, Gastrointestinal Hormones: History, Biology, and Measurement, Natriuretic Peptide Testing Strategies in Heart Failure: a 2023 Update, and Defining Allowable Total Error Limits in the Clinical Laboratory.
  • Scale-up and Chemical Process for Microbial Production of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

    From Laboratory to Industry
    • 1st Edition
    • Yongjun Wei + 2 more
    • English
    Many plant-derived bioactive compounds are the foundation for drugs or effective drugs to cure diseases. Usually, the bioactive compounds in plant biomass are low, and the extraction of bioactive compounds from plants is not eco-friendly, which limits their application in drugs and other industries. While the biosynthesis of some complex bioactive compounds is possible, the scale-up and chemical process technology still needs further application in commercial production of the plant-derived bioactive compounds.Scale-up and Chemical Process for Microbial Production of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: From Laboratory to Industry summarizes recent commercial microbial production strategies for plant-derived bioactive compounds. This comprehensive summary will be of great interest to scientists and researchers, as well as engineers who work on the microbial production of plant-derived bioactive compounds in the industry.