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  • Next Generation eHealth

    Applied Data Science, Machine Learning and Extreme Computational Intelligence
    • 1st Edition
    • Miltiadis Lytras + 3 more
    • English
    Next Generation eHealth: Applied Data Science, Machine Learning and Extreme Computational Intelligence discusses the emergence, the impact, and the potential of sophisticated computational capabilities in healthcare. This book provides useful therapeutic targets to improve diagnosis, therapies, and prognosis of diseases, as well as helping with the establishment of better and more efficient next-generation medicine and medical systems. Machine learning as a field greatly contributes to next-generation medical research with the goal of improving medicine practices and medical Systems. As a contributing factor to better health outcomes, this book highlights the need for advanced training of professionals from various health areas, clinicians, educators, and social professionals who deal with patients. Content illustrates current issues and future promises as they pertain to all stakeholders, including informaticians, professionals in diagnostics, key industry experts in biotech, pharma, administrators, clinicians, patients, educators, students, health professionals, social scientists and legislators, health providers, advocacy groups, and more. With a focus on machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks, this volume communicates in an integrated, fresh, and novel way the impact of data science and computational intelligence to diverse audiences.

  • Rosenberg's Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease, Seventh Edition

    Volume 1
    • 7th Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Roger N. Rosenberg + 1 more
    • English
    Rosenberg’s Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disease, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive introduction and reference to the foundations and key practical aspects relevant to neurologic and psychiatric disease. This volume has been thoroughly revised and includes newly commissioned chapters on ethics, genetic counselling and genet therapy for the central nervous system disorders. A favorite of over four generations of students, clinicians and scholars, this new edition retains and expands the informative, concise and critical tone of the previous edition. This is an essential reference for general medical practitioners, neurologists, psychiatrists, geneticists, and related professionals, and for the neuroscience and neurology research community at large.

  • Rosenberg's Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease, Seventh Edition

    Volume 2
    • 7th Edition
    • Volume 2
    • Roger N. Rosenberg + 1 more
    • English
    Rosenberg’s Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disease, Seventh Edition provides a comprehensive introduction and reference to the foundations and practical aspects relevant to the majority of neurologic and psychiatric disease. This updated volume focuses on degenerative disorders, movement disorders, neuro-oncology, neurocutaneous disorders, epilepsy, white matter diseases, neuropathies and neuronopathies, muscle and neuromuscular junction disorders, stroke, psychiatric disease, and a neurologic gene map. This volume includes new chapters on Von Hippel-Lindau disease, antisocial and violent behavior and Autism. A favorite of over four generations of students, clinicians and scholars, this new edition retains and expands on the informative, concise and critical tone of the previous edition. This is an essential reference for general medical practitioners, neurologists, psychiatrists, geneticists, related professionals, and for the neuroscience and neurology research community at large.

  • Probability Models

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51
    • English
    Probability Models, Volume 51 in the Handbook of Statistics series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Stein’s methods, Probabilities and thermodynamics third law, Random Matrix Theory, General tools for understanding fluctuations of random variables, An approximation scheme to compute the Fisher-Rao distance between multivariate normal distributions, Probability Models Applied to Reliability and Availability Engineering, Backward stochastic differential equation– Stochastic optimization theory and viscous solution of HJB equation, and much more.Additional chapters cover Probability Models in Machine Learning, The recursive stochastic algorithm, randomized urn models and response-adaptive randomization in clinical trials, Random matrix theory: local laws and applications, KOO methods and their high-dimensional consistencies in some multivariate models, Fourteen Lectures on Inference for Stochastic Processes, and A multivariate cumulative damage model and some applications.

  • Bioprocess Engineering Principles

    • 3rd Edition
    • Ross Carlson + 2 more
    • English
    Bioprocess Engineering Principles, Third Edition provides a solid introduction to bioprocess engineering for students with a limited engineering background. The book explains process analysis from an engineering perspective using worked examples and problems that relate to biological systems. Application of engineering concepts is illustrated in areas of modern biotechnology, such as recombinant protein production, bioremediation, biofuels, drug development, and tissue engineering, as well as microbial fermentation. With new and expanded material, this remains the book of choice for students seeking to move into bioprocess engineering

  • Cardiometabolic Diseases

    Molecular Basis, Early Detection of Risks, and Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Gundu H. R. Rao + 1 more
    • English
    Cardiometabolic Diseases: Molecular Basis, Early Detection of Risks, and Management provides detailed information on all aspects of metabolic dysfunctions and associated risks for cardiometabolic diseases, including a thoughtful discussion of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of metabolic risks, approaches for the early detection, and robust management of metabolic risks. Written by a team of expert contributors, this book is useful reading for researchers and clinicians interested on recent advances in etiology of cardiometabolic diseases, the latest noninvasive approaches for diagnosis, risk assessment tools, therapeutic strategies, and also aspects of prevention of cardiometabolic diseases.

  • Handbook of Robotic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Stênio de Cássio Zequi + 1 more
    • English
    Handbook of Robotic Surgery serves as a primer covering the main areas of knowledge in robotic surgery. This comprehensive book provides essential information on all aspects related to robotic surgery, from the present up to the future. The discussion presented in sections ranges from the historical background of robotic surgery up to more recent and future technological innovations such as remote controls, surgically distant collaboration, simulators, modern surgical robotics, fluorescence-guided surgery, and virtual reality. The book also contains sections dedicated to the safety conditions in surgery and patient protection, which will be suitable for surgeons, health professionals, biomedical engineering professionals, healthcare administrators, and students. There are specific chapters for all areas in which robotic surgery has been used in daily clinical practice or is under development.

  • Novel Drug Delivery Systems in the management of CNS Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Pooja A Chawla + 4 more
    • English
    Novel Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of CNS Disorders offers a comprehensive source of information on delivering drugs to the central nervous system to treat various diseases and conditions. The book covers a wide range of CNS disorders, including epilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, cerebral palsy, autism, ALS, and others.The book begins by presenting the foundations of drug delivery to the brain and addressing the associated challenges. It then delves into clinical trials and explores the future potential of the presented technologies.This reference is designed for drug delivery researchers in academia and corporations, providing them with the essential knowledge about overcoming the Brain-Blood Barrier and achieving targeted drug delivery to the central nervous system.

  • Brain and Organ Communication

    Effects of Crosstalk on Neurophysiology
    • 1st Edition
    • Charu Mahajan + 2 more
    • English
    Brain and Organ Communication: Effects of Crosstalk on Neurophysiology examines the intricate relationship between the brain and other organ systems within the body. With an emphasis on homeostasis of these systems, this book also explores how various systems are related and affected by the brain injury or organ damage from a neurophysiological standpoint.This book will be most useful to researchers in neuroscience and graduate students studying neurophysiology. Those with an interest in endocrinology and clinicians in various branches of neuroscience and physiology will also find this book of interest.

  • The Charnolosome as a Novel Nanothereranostic Biomarker

    Overcoming Future Challenges in Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Sushil Sharma
    • English
    The Charnolosome as a Novel Nanothereranostic Biomarker: Overcoming Future Challenges in Medicine provides an overview of the charnolosome and its potential as a biomarker of cell injury. Based on the author’s original discovery of the charnoly body in the developing, undernourished rat cerebellar Purkinje neurons, this book delves into the potential for utilizing this mitochondria and lysosomal-derived intracellular organelle as a nanotheranostic biomarker to prevent and cure various diseases.The book discusses the cellular, molecular, genetic, and epigenetic mechanisms of charnolosomes and charnolosome-derived nano-vesicles. It also investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying auto-inflammatory, autoimmune, and infectious diseases resulting from their compromised mitochondrial bioenergetics, and the potential use of the charnolosome in preventing and curing such conditions.

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