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  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 187
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy, Volume 187, 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.
  • Distributed Optimization and Learning

    A Control-Theoretic Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Zhongguo Li + 1 more
    • English
    Distributed Optimization and Learning: A Control-Theoretic Perspective illustrates the underlying principles of distributed optimization and learning. The book presents a systematic and self-contained description of distributed optimization and learning algorithms from a control-theoretic perspective. It focuses on exploring control-theoretic approaches and how those approaches can be utilized to solve distributed optimization and learning problems over network-connected, multi-agent systems. As there are strong links between optimization and learning, this book provides a unified platform for understanding distributed optimization and learning algorithms for different purposes.
  • Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants

    • 1st Edition
    • Alvina Gul
    • English
    Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants provides in-depth insights into the use of the emerging “CRISPR/Cas9” technology for precise genome editing. This technology has revolutionized plant science research particularly for crop improvement owing to its simplicity and efficiency. The book provides a wide range of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing techniques for a variety of plants. Chapters include the latest applications of CRISPR/Cas9 system in connection with abiotic stresses, biotic stresses, biofortification, yield improvement, disease modelling and prognosis and molecular diagnosis. Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants also evaluates various regulatory and ethical aspects that must be considered when implementing the CRISPR/Cas9 approach. This book is a valuable resource for professionals and researchers, as it provides effective CRISPR/Cas9-based strategies for sustainable agriculture and treatment of various diseases.
  • The Discovery of New Medicines in Academia

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 100
    • English
    The Discovery of New Medicines in Academia, Volume 100 highlight examples of discoveries originating in academia that have been successfully translated into promising therapeutics that have advanced into clinical trials. Chapters in this release cover Design and Discovery of Itaconate prodrugs for Alopecia Areata, Hydroxyl-Dendrimer Delivery System for Neurological Disease, Development of allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors for Psychiatric Disease, Targeting the constitutively active ERK1/2 signaling kinase for cancer, mRNA reprogramming of myeloid cells for tumor immunotherapy, Development of novel drugs targeting protein-protein interactions, and much more.Additional sections cover Neuro-steroids and analogs for the treatment of epilepsy, Development of inhibitors of eukaryotic translation, Discovery/developmen... of antiviral, anticancer and/or anti-inflammatory agents, Discovery of novel anti-infective agents, Targeting proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) for cancer, and Implementation and Evolution of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology to Patient Digital Twins and Biomimetic Twins.
  • Advances in Microbial Physiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 85
    • English
    Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 85 in this ongoing serial, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors. Topics of interest in this update include The genetic basis of predation by myxobacteria, Vancomycin susceptibility and VISA in Staphylococcus aureus, Cytochrome bd-type oxidases and environmental stressors in microbial physiology, Bacterial heme-containing sensor proteins, Algal hemoglobins, Inter-species interactions in polymicrobial infections, Utilization of Low Methane Concentrations by Methanotrophs, and Role of sulfidogenic members of the gut microbiota in human disease.
  • Diagnosis and Analysis of COVID-19 using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Based Techniques

    • 1st Edition
    • Mohammad Sufian Badar + 4 more
    • English
    Diagnosis and Analysis of COVID-19 using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Based Techniques offers new insights and demonstrates how machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and (Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to diagnose and fight COVID-19 infection. Sections also discuss the challenges we face in using these technologies. Chapters cover pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and Blockchain /IoT Blockchain technology, examining how AI can be applied as a tool for detection and containment of the spread of COVID-19, and on the socioeconomic and educational post-pandemic impacts of the disease.This is a multidisciplinary resource for those engaged in researching COVID-19 and how emerging technologies are being used as tools for detection, transmission and treatment strategies.
  • The Neurophysiology of Silence (C): Creativity, Aesthetic Experience and Time

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 287
    • English
    Neurophysiology of Silence: Consciousness and Self Awareness, Volume 284 in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.
  • Biophysical Approaches for the Study of Membrane Structure Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 701
    • English
    Biophysical Approaches for the Study of Membrane Structure, Part B, Volume 701 explores lipid membrane asymmetry and lateral heterogeneity. A burst of recent research has shown that bilayers whose leaflets differ in their physical properties—such as composition, phase state, or lateral stress—exhibit many fascinating new characteristics, but also pose a host of challenges related to their creation, characterization, simulation, and theoretical description. Chapters in this new release include Characterization of domain formation in complex membranes: Analyzing the bending modulus from simulations of complex membranes, The density-threshold affinity: Calculating lipid binding affinities from unbiased Coarse-Grain Molecular Dynamics simulations, and much more.Additional sections cover Uncertainty quantification for trans-membrane stresses and moments from simulation, Using molecular dynamics simulations to generate small-angle scattering curves and cryo-EM images of proteoliposomes, Binary Bilayer Simulations for Partitioning Within Membranes, Modeling Asymmetric Cell Membranes at All-atom Resolution, Multiscale remodeling of biomembranes and vesicles, Building complex membranes with Martini 3, Predicting lipid sorting in curved bilayer membranes, Simulating asymmetric membranes using P21 periodic boundary conditions, and many other interesting topics.
  • Cannabidiol in Neurology and Psychiatry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 177
    • English
    Cannabidiol in Neurology and Psychiatry, Volume 177 in the International Review in Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topic such as Historical perspective on the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol, Cannabidiol: pharmacodynamics pharmacokinetic, Cannabidiol and Alzheimer’s disease, Cannabidiol on anxiety disorders, Cannabidiol on psychosis, Cannabidiol on autism spectrum disorders, Cannabidiol in Epilepsy, Cannabidiol in Ischemia/stroke, Cannabidiol in Depression, Cannabidiol and Abuse of drugs, and much more.Additional chapters cover Cannabidiol in fear response and PTSD, Cannabidiol and Pain. and Cannabidiol and Parkinson’s disease.
  • Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 2

    Amphibians
    • 2nd Edition
    • David O. Norris + 1 more
    • English
    Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 2: Amphibians is the second of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book covers endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behavior, and the anatomy of amphibian reproduction. It provides a broad treatment of the roles of pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal hormones in all aspects of reproduction, as well as descriptions of major life history events. New to this edition is a concluding assessment of the effect of environmental influences on amphibians.This book is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in amphibians, as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and a presentation of our understanding of reproductive events gained over the past decade. It may serve as a stand-alone reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of herpetology or as one of five coordinated references aligned to provide topical treatment across vertebrate taxa for researchers, practitioners, and students focused on vertebrate endocrinology.