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  • Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture

    From Lab to Farm to Table
    • 1st Edition
    • Katarzyna Chojnacka + 1 more
    • English
    Mixed crop-livestock systems offer promising strategies for sustainable farming. Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture: From Lab to Farm to Table details solutions for mitigating agricultural waste, such as carbon emissions and chemical runoff, and creating a circular economy on mixed farms. In addition to covering potential solutions, the book will analyze the effectiveness of each strategy in protecting the environment from harm. Notable topics covered include manure management, agricultural waste valorization, wastewater and resource recovery, and even dairy cow feed for lowering methane production.While the book is based primarily on the climates and farming systems of Europe, the climactic diversity of the continent will make this a useful resource for many other parts of the world with similar climates, including North America and portions of South America, Asia, and Oceana. Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture: From Lab to Farm to Table offers practical strategies and solutions to readers and will benefit audience members ranging from students and researchers to farmers and agricultural stakeholders.

  • Nanoengineered Therapeutics for Lung Cancer

    Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Arun Kumar Singh + 4 more
    • English
    Nanoengineered Therapeutics for Lung Cancer: Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies explores contemporary methods for diagnosing and treating lung cancer using cutting-edge nanotechnology. The book provides a foundational understanding of lung cancer biology, detailing innovative nanodrug delivery strategies and their practical applications in treatment. The content is strategically structured, covering the design, synthesis, and application of nanodrug delivery systems. Chapters delve into specific technologies such as gold nanoparticles, exosome-mediated therapies, and siRNA-based gene silencing. The book also addresses challenges like drug resistance and toxicity, offering insights into future research directions and advancements in the field. This book benefits graduate students, researchers, and healthcare professionals by seamlessly integrating theoretical concepts with practical applications. It serves as an essential educational resource, equipping readers with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle complex challenges in lung cancer treatment using nanomedicine. This comprehensive guide ensures that readers stay at the forefront of the rapidly evolving landscape of cancer therapeutics.

  • The Human Nervous System

    • 4th Edition
    • George Paxinos + 2 more
    • English
    The Human Nervous System, Fourth Edition is the standard reference for the anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system of the human. Fully revised, with new chapters covering genes and anatomy, gene expression studies, and glia cells. The book continues to be an excellent companion to the Atlas of the Human Brain, and a common nomenclature throughout the book is enforced. Physiological data, functional concepts, correlates to the neuroanatomy of the major model systems (rat and mouse), and brain function round out the new edition.All chapters are fully revised with sharper photomicrograph images and new chapters on principle fiber pathways and the isthmus and midbrain region are featured.

  • Exploring Health Benefits of Phenolic Compounds in Food By-Products and Functional Foods

    • 1st Edition
    • Abdur Rauf + 1 more
    • English
    Exploring Health Benefits of Phenolic Compounds in Food By-Products and Functional Foods investigates the diverse sources of bioactive compounds found in various foods and their physiological effects on the human body. This comprehensive volume emphasizes the chemical structures that maximize nutritional benefits, offering insights into how different phenolic compounds can improve health and manage diseases. From fruits and vegetables to marine sources and microbial fermentation, this book highlights new developments in phenolic compounds and functional food research.The book also delves into the functional attributes of ingredients like mushrooms and pomegranates, exploring the potential of flavonoids and antibacterial agents in certain fruits and vegetables to promote healing and overall health. Chapter authors discuss the role of bioactive compounds in areas such as weight management, gut health, sports nutrition, cardiovascular health, and more.

  • Single, Double, and Triple Starch Modifications

    • 1st Edition
    • Zebin Guo
    • English
    Single, Double, and Triple Starch Modifications, a volume in the "Applications of Starches in Food and Packaging" Series systematically reviews the chemical modification technology of starch and its latest research, in addition to providing a reference for the application of starch production technologies in food, materials, biomedicine and other fields. The book summarises the chemical modification methods of starch and its modified structure, as well as digestibility, and the physical and chemical properties. Simultaneously, it compares the latest research on the modification method, while describing its current or potential applications. Therefore, readers can comprehend the modification of starch and its related applications from a processing technology perspective and its impact. Edited by an internationally diverse group of experts and leaders who possess extensive knowledge of techniques and properties of the chemical modification of natural starch, this book is an excellent resource that ensures a global perspective on the subject matter.

  • Starch Conjugates

    Properties and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Aayushi Deepak Kadam + 1 more
    • English
    Starch Conjugates: Properties and Applications a volume in the Applications of Starches in Food and Packaging Series, compiles the latest research findings, methodologies, and case studies of starch conjugates synthesis techniques and applications across different industries, such as Food, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Engineering. The book brings detailed analysis and practical insights into the synthesis, characterization, and utilization of starch conjugates, ultimately fostering innovation and an eco-friendly alternative to conventional materials, driving advancements in materials science and technology. Practical case studies and real-world examples offer practical guidance to researchers and industry professionals, aiding them in developing and implementing starch conjugate-based solutions. The book also serves as a problem-solving resource for those facing challenges in utilizing starch conjugates, offering strategies, best practices, and expert advice to overcome obstacles and optimize outcomes. With contributions from experts across various disciplines, the book provides an interdisciplinary perspective, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers and professionals from different backgrounds.

  • Environmental Turbulence

    From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Elie Bou-Zeid + 1 more
    • English
    Environmental Turbulence: From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications explains how to understand environmental and geophysical turbulence, both at a theoretical level and in engineering applications. Sections cover the effects of these new features on the fundamental flow dynamics in relatively simple domains. That is, how the turbulence statistics and structure are modified by the stabilizing or destabilizing effects of buoyancy and rotation is surveyed. Scalar transport is also described in detail. Flow in more complex domains is then described, focusing on vegetated and urban canopies, wind farms, air-sea interfaces, the upper ocean and clouds.Turbulence in environmental media is strongly modulated by buoyancy forces at all scales and by rotation at the largest scales, in contrast to canonical turbulent flows. It is rarely steady, which can give rise to non-equilibrium effects, and the domains such as wind farms or cities are often quite complex, leading to more intricate dynamics than in classic wall-bounded or free shear flows.

  • Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Joris W. Thybaut + 5 more
    • English
    Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is a practical focused text that brings together the relevant basics for reaction engineering and shows their applications to a wide variety of examples, whilst looking at the intrinsic kinetics data acquisition, reaction mechanism elucidation, elementary step-based modelling and model-based design and optimization involved.The book aims at spanning the entire process from acquisition of the relevant data in dedicated experimental set-ups, over the proper treatment of the data and the corresponding interpretation up to the quantification of the gained understanding in a model. The latter aspect allows the reader to challenge the interpretation made of the data and design subsequent experiments or improve the interpretation/model formulation. The coverage is not just limited to the generic (theoretical) principles but will also carefully consider and explain their application to a variety of real-life applications including gas- and liquid-phase reactions, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving adsorption either in the Henry regime or at full saturation of the catalyst or combined homogeneous-heteroge... reactions.Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is written primarily for graduate students and postdoc researchers in chemical engineering or applied industrial chemistry studying chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, as well as physical chemists studying kinetics.

  • Urinary Incontinence

    Integrating Science and Clinical Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Marcus Drake + 2 more
    • English
    Urinary Incontinence: Integrating Science and Clinical Practice provides a succinct elaboration of the current understanding of the system function of lower urinary tract physiology from world-leading contributors and clinical relevance. Key influences on mechanisms and therapies within urinary incontinence are presented for proper understanding of the scientific basis of incontinence and its clinical treatment. The first part of the book is dedicated to System Physiology: Function and Adaptation. In this section an anatomical sequence is followed for presenting the chapters, moving from the lower urinary tract organs upwards through the spinal centers to the brain, thus revealing what is known and unknown.The second is dedicated to Incontinence: Mechanism and Therapy. In this clinical application section, the chapters will be derived from the clinical classification of incontinence, incorporating some of the major unanswered questions, such as; what urodynamics can tell us about the passive physical and contractile properties of the bladder; how neuromodulation works; the sensations arising from the LUT; how the physical properties of the outflow tract are obtained from urethral pressure profiles; how PET and fMRI images are interpreted and what principles of drug design and outcome measures are validated as repeatable.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Health Care

    • 2nd Edition
    • David D. Luxton
    • English
    "Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral and Mental Healthcare", Second Edition, focuses on modern developments in AI and their specific application in mental health practice and research. AI technologies are transforming how mental and behavioral health care is provided and conducted. This updated edition summarizes recent advances in artificial intelligence in mental health clinical practice and research. Each chapter provides a technical description of the advance, a review of application in clinical practice, and empirical data on clinical efficacy. In addition, each chapter includes a discussion of practical issues in clinical settings, ethical considerations, and use limitations. New to this edition are chapters on topics such as machine learning in clinical and research settings, workflow efficiency through task automation, and how AI can be used to aid in precision health and medicine. This book will be helpful to mental health practitioners interested in learning about or incorporating AI advances into their practice and for researchers interested in a comprehensive review of these advances in one source. This book helps solve the problem of disparate, non-specific, or overgeneralized information by consolidating need-to-know information in one comprehensive reference volume specific to behavioral and mental health.

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