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  • Metabolic Steatotic Liver Disease

    Current Knowledge, Therapeutic Treatments, and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • Mindie Nguyen + 1 more
    • English
    Metabolic Fatty Liver Disease: Current Knowledge, Therapeutic Treatments, and Future Directions provides the most updated research findings and defines the current data gaps on metabolic fatty liver disease. The book extensively covers key areas in metabolic fatty liver disease research, including epidemiology (adults and children), economic burden, patient-reported outcome burden, natural history, current treatments, current diagnostic methods, controversies (NAFLD/MAFLD), current guidelines, fatty liver disease in the presence of other liver diseases as well as guidance on future research. This book will provide translational researchers with a current and comprehensive resource dedicated to all aspects of research in metabolic fatty liver disease, identify current gaps in research and make future research recommendations. It also offers clinicians a look at important background information in metabolic fatty liver disease and thoroughly reviews the latest research in this area to inform treatment outcomes.

  • Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology

    Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects
    • 4th Edition
    • Hasan Murshed
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Radiation Oncology**Fundamenta... of Radiation Oncology: Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects, Fourth Edition, is written by a team of renowned experts. This book is a must-have resource for anyone practicing radiation oncology. From basic principles to more-advanced planning and delivery of radiation therapy to treat cancer, this book is a go-to resource for mastering the art and science of radiation oncology.

  • Biochar Production for Green Economy

    Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • Shiv Vendra Singh + 4 more
    • English
    Biochar Production for Green Economy: Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives addresses the advancements and developments for the efficient diversification of biochar toward achieving improved agricultural and environmental benefits. This comprehensive and cohesive volume is the first to address the potential multi-and transdisciplinary opportunities of effective biochar production and use. Including the potential applicability of not only crop waste biochar but weeds, agroforestry, agroindustry, municipal waste, as well chapters explore surface modified, enriched or tailored biochar for soil amendment, GHGs mitigation, bioremediation of organic, inorganic, metals and other emerging pollutants, as well as soil remediation. It also covers the trending multidisciplinary approaches of nanotechnology, surface chemistry and thermal decomposition advancements being adopted for capacity enhancement and versatile applicability in the field of agriculture, environment science and green energy synthesis. Composition and characteristics of tailored biochar, their interactions, and transformation into the soil and water ecosystem are illustrated. This book is a valuable resource for those pursuing biochar related areas as well as those seeking environmentally sustainable solutions to crop, soil or water issues.

  • Advances in Host Genetics and microbiome in lifestyle-related phenotypes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 111
    • English
    Advances in Host Genetics and Microbiome in Lifestyle-Related Phenotypes, Volume 111 explores the recent discoveries in the interaction between Host Genetics-Microbiome and lifestyle-related phenotypes regarding precision nutrition, physical activity, sports performance, circadian rhythm, sleep, and rest. Chapters in this release include Techniques, procedures, and applications in host Genetic analysis, Techniques, procedures, and applications in Microbiome analysis, Human adaptations to diet: biological and cultural coevolution, Impact of Evolution on Lifestyle in Microbiome, Nutrition and host Genetics: nutrigenetics, Nutrition and Microbiome: microbiome nutrition, Genomic predictors of physical activity and athletic performance, physical activity and Microbiome, Microbiome and Host Genetics in Circadian Rhythm, and more.

  • Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39
    • English
    Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 39 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

  • Genomic and Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Dhavendra Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    The Genomic and Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine largely focuses on pertinent genomic and molecular aspects of cardiovascular medicine relevant to all levels of clinical practice, from primary care to preventive healthcare. The book also focuses on practice applications of translational genomic and molecular developments and advances that impact on cardiovascular system structure and function. Each chapter is evidence-based and comprehensive, with in-depth, cutting-edge knowledge relevant to the practice of clinical cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. The book aims to fill a major gap of knowledge resource focused on genomic and molecular aspects of contemporary cardiovascular medicine and surgery practice. In view of scientific and technical complexities of the field, the book is written by a team of globally acknowledged experts in respective clinical, investigative, therapeutic and preventive aspects. The current practices within cardiovascular medicine and surgery offer excellent opportunity for genomic and molecular applications to achieve the high order effectiveness with maximum efficiency.

  • Casein

    Structural Properties, Uses, Health Benefits and Nutraceutical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Mamdouh El-Bakry + 1 more
    • English
    Casein: Structural Properties, Uses, Health Benefits and Nutraceutical Applications investigates casein properties, uses, and applications in food and non-food products in addition to exploring its health benefits and uses in manufacturing, such as in cheese products. Sections include in-depth discussions on the future scope, challenges, and market trends of this protein. This book is an excellent reference for food scientists, dairy researchers, pharmaceutical scientists, students and researchers studying related fields.

  • Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 110
    • English
    Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 111 provides the latest on highly timely topics, including Understanding the Heterocyclic Aromatic Amine Research: An Overview and Recent Findings, Recent advances and challenges in the analysis of natural toxins, High Pressure Processing Plus Technologies: Enhancing the Inactivation of Vegetative Microorganisms, A discussion on A1-free milk: nuances and comments beyond implications to the health, Bioactive peptides as a novel strategy to prevent alcoholic liver injury, Hemp seed protein-derived short- and medium-chain peptides and their multifunctional properties, Condensed tannins – their content in plant foods, changes during processing, antioxidant and biological activities, and more.

  • Advancement of Phenolic Acids in Drug Discovery

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Naresh Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Advancement of Phenolic Acids in Drug Discovery: Fundamental and Applications offers comprehensive coverage of the ADMET profiles of phenolic acids, their extraction method and prospects for drug design and development. Chapters overview phenolic acids and their characterization, discuss the role of phenolic acids in plant systems, present sources and detailed extraction methods of phenolic acids, and cover phenolic acid mechanisms of action as it relates to several key diseases and health conditions, including their role as antioxidant agents, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, anti-microbial drugs, anti-viral drugs, anti-cancer drugs, diabetes and metabolic dysfunctions, neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases. The book’s final chapters cover nanoscience aspects of phenolic acids, biomedical applications, and concludes with challenges and opportunities presented by phenolic acids. This is the ideal reference for researchers in the fields of drug development, both in academia and corporate settings. Researchers of related areas like food science and medicinal chemistry will also benefit from this in-depth profiling of therapeutical properties of phenolic acids.

  • African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance

    Part 2. Potent Botanicals to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 112
    • English
    African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance: Part Two: Potent Botanicals to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance offers detailed information on the best African medicinal plants that could be useful for the development of efficient herbal drugs, as well as the best phytochemicals that could be explored as potential pharmaceuticals to efficiently overcome cancers and their drug resistance. The book identifies and comments on the best cytotoxic African medicinal plants. The book also provides knowledge on ethnomedicinal uses of the identified plants, their pharmacological potency, and their phytochemistry.An overview of the relationship between cancer and other human diseases healed in the traditional health system with the plants documented is also highlighted. The book appears a unique tool for Scientists to have state-of-the-art of the best cytotoxic plants from the African flora.

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