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  • Inorganic Chemistry in Germany

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 82
    • English
    Inorganic Chemistry in Germany, Volume 82 in the Advances in Inorganic Chemistry series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting chapters written by an international board of authors. Specific chapters focus on Cooperative effects in bimetallic and multimetallic complexes, Harnessing transition metal nitrido complexes for challenging bond activation reactions and catalysis, Applications of N-heterocyclic carbene-pnictogen compounds in transition metal chemistry and homogeneous catalysis, Aminopyridinato ligands – from quintuple bonding via hydrogen storage to selective olefin syntheses, Multifunctional Perspectives of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Recent advances in low valent silicon chemistry, Recent developments in CO2 reduction by aluminum and silicon compounds, and much more.
  • Stem Cells and Signaling Pathways

    • 1st Edition
    • Surajit Pathak + 1 more
    • English
    Stem Cells and Signaling Pathways brings together chapters exploring the mechanism of stem cells and the signaling pathways. This book is a very concise and easy-to-use book. It serves as an ideal reference to guide investigators towards further valuable answers on the role of stem cells and will aid basic researchers and scientists in biomedical sciences and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine with a wide variety of interests in stem cell biology linking basic signal transduction for possible future therapies directed to treatments and different diseases.Significant information on signaling has been presented here. Sufficient knowledge has been provided on therapeutic approaches for the treatment of different degenerative disorders.
  • Non-Conventional Starch Sources

    Properties, Functionality, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • José Manuel Lorenzo + 1 more
    • English
    Non-Conventional Starch Sources: Properties, Functionality, and Applications presents the use of non-conventional, unutilized, and underutilized sources to isolate, characterize and functionalize starches. Specific attention is paid to the sources’ application in foods as well as their incorporation into packaging through films and coatings. Broken into seven sections, this book addresses sources from fruit seeds, cereals and millets, pseudo-cereals, seeds, roots and tubers, rhizome and legumes. Food scientists, technologists and students and researchers studying related fields will benefit from this important reference.
  • Higher Alcohols Production Platforms

    From Strain Development to Process Design
    • 1st Edition
    • Hamid Amiri + 2 more
    • English
    Higher Alcohols Production Platforms: From Strain Development to Process Design comprehensively covers the production of higher alcohols, from the fundamentals to the latest research. Bringing together experts from industry and academia, the book sheds light on the practical aspects of higher alcohol production and offers a roadmap for researchers to follow. In addition to the fundamentals of higher alcohol production, readers are presented with detailed information on up and downstream processes, including microbial processes and the various production pathways available. A discussion of metabolic pathways has a dedicated chapter, as do C2, C3-C8, and C4 sugar fermentation platforms. A lifecycle assessment is also presented, addressing the energy, environmental, social and economic factors in the sustainability of higher alcohol production. Readers will find this to be a unique and comprehensive reference on the production of higher alcohols that will be of interest to students, researchers and industry professionals involved in bioenergy and renewable energy, and more.
  • Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows

    Fundamentals, Analysis and Measurement
    • 2nd Edition
    • Stewart Glegg + 1 more
    • English
    Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows: Fundamentals, Analysis and Measurement, Second Edition provides a detailed introduction to sound radiation from subsonic flow over moving surfaces. This phenomenon is the most widespread cause of flow noise in engineering systems, including fan noise, rotor noise, wind turbine noise, boundary layer noise, airframe noise and aircraft noise. This fully updated new edition includes additional problems, illustrations and summary materials to support readers. New content covers Rapid Distortion theory (RDT), boundary layer wall pressure fluctuations, and flow induced sound at surfaces. Themes addressing non-compressible flows have also been added, offering coverage of hydroacoustic as well as aeroacoustic applications. New support materials for this edition include course outlines, problem sets, sample MATLAB codes and experimental data to be found at www.aeroacoustics.ne...
  • Chemistry of Modified Oxide and Phosphate Surfaces: Fundamentals and Applications

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 36
    • Robson Fernandes de Farias
    • English
    Chemistry of Modified Oxide and Phosphate Surfaces: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition, Volume 17 presents an updated overview of the surface chemistry of modified oxides and phosphates. The book focuses on their potential applications and provides a fundamental understanding and explanation of significant developments. This new edition extensively updates and expands existing chapters with more recent examples and applications (such as bulk and surface modifications). In addition, it adds two new chapters on both the formulation of solid propellants for rockets and missiles and medical applications. This book will serve as an effective starting point for anyone wanting to understand the subject in greater depth. It will appeal to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, as well as researchers and the industry sector.
  • Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • Susie Nilsson
    • English
    Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches, Volume Seven highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.
  • Phage Therapy - Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 201
    • English
    Phage Therapy - Part B, Volume 201 covers bacteriophage and their isolation, screening, synthetic phage, diagnostics, directed evolution, host interaction, and more. The book's aim is to highlight a number of aspects of phage in a way that can help students, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs and stakeholders perform research. Sections cover Phages for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, Phage for the treatment of Vibrio cholerae infection, Phages for the treatment of Mycobacterium species, Phage therapy for gut microbiome, Phages as delivery vehicles, Phage display, Unlocking the potential of Phages: Innovative Approaches to harnessing Bacteriophages as Diagnostic Tools for Human Diseases, and more. Other sections explore Phage display and human disease detection, Bacteriophage as Cargo and its application in nanomedicine, Phage for drug delivery vehicles, Genome editing for phage design and uses for therapeutic applications, Phage for cancer therapy, and Phage for regenerative medicine and cosmetics.
  • Movement Disorders Emergencies

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • English
    Movement Disorders Emergencies, Volume Six in the International Review of Movement Disorders series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters that discuss Management of non-motor emergencies in Parkinson’s disease, Movement disorders emergencies in metabolic diseases, Acute psychiatric problems in movement disorders, Emergencies in deep brain stimulation, Emergencies in pump therapies, Acute parkinsonism: from viruses to strange pathogens, Acute dystonia and status dystonicus dystonia, Emergencies in tic and choreic disorders, Telemedicine and digital health solutions for managing movement disorders emergencies, and much more.
  • Stratigraphy of Geo- and Biodynamic Processes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • Michael Montenari
    • English
    Stratigraphy and Timescales, Volume Eight in the Advances in Sequence Stratigraphy series, covers research in stratigraphic disciplines, including recent developments in the geosciences. This fully commissioned publication aims to foster and convey progress in stratigraphy with its inclusion of a variety of topics, including The fusulinids of a carbonate platform in Middle Permian Maokou Formation (Guadalupian) in eastern Sichuan Basin, China, Provenance of the Neogene sedimentary rocks of Sabah: the Kudat Formation, circular basins and the Crocker Unconformity revisited, The Neogene West Baram Delta, Ages and provenance of sedimentary rocks from Northwest Sulawesi and East Kalimantan: the Neogene Mahakam Delta, and much more.