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  • Federated Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks in Healthcare

    Enhancing Privacy and Efficiency
    • 1st Edition
    • Abhishek Kumar + 3 more
    • English
    Federated Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks in Healthcare: Enhancing Privacy and Efficiency explores the innovative intersection of quantum computing and federated learning in the context of healthcare. As medical data grows exponentially and privacy concerns intensify, this book addresses the urgent need for secure, scalable AI solutions that enable collaborative data analysis without compromising patient confidentiality. It offers a detailed examination of the theoretical foundations of quantum machine learning and federated systems, complemented by practical case studies spanning medical imaging, genomics, and disease diagnosis. The content delves into architecture design, security protocols, and optimization techniques, equipping researchers and practitioners with the tools to develop privacy-preserving AI models tailored for medical applications. The book also discusses regulatory considerations, deployment challenges, and future research directions, positioning itself as a vital resource for advancing healthcare AI. Its comprehensive approach bridges fundamental science and real-world implementation, empowering healthcare professionals, data scientists, and policy makers to harness next-generation quantum federated systems for improved patient outcomes and data security. This resource is essential for those seeking to implement cutting-edge AI technologies in healthcare, ensuring secure, efficient, and collaborative medical data analysis.

  • AI-Driven Personalised Pediatric Nutrition

    • 1st Edition
    • Gayathri Nagasubramanian + 2 more
    • English
    AI-Driven Personalised Pediatric Nutrition explores how emerging digital ecosystems, spanning immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, wearables, and online communities, are reshaping pediatric nutrition and child health. Bridging the intersection of nutrition science and digital health, this comprehensive reference integrates clinical data analysis, education, ethics, and policy into a unified framework. The volume provides practical strategies for the safe, ethical, and equitable implementation of digital nutrition interventions. Key topics include AI-driven personalization, digital therapeutics, immersive learning environments, data governance, equity, and child safety, all supported by global case studies and actionable implementation models. The book covers twelve thematic areas, each featuring international case studies, and cross-disciplinary insights. Readers will apply this knowledge to optimize growth and development, design patient-centered digital pathways, and inform policy decisions that promote safe, equitable digital nutrition care for all children. This reference supports rigorous assessment, scalable deployment, and sustained improvements in child health outcomes today.

  • The Fundamentals of Customer-Centered Design of Food Products

    A Multisensory Strategy Integrating Emerging Techniques
    • 1st Edition
    • Luis H. Reyes + 3 more
    • English
    The Fundamentals of Customer-Centered Design of Food Products: A Multisensory Strategy for Integrating Emerging Techniques, is a comprehensive guide for students, and food industry professionals, dedicated to creating food and beverage products that truly resonate with today's consumers. This fundamental resource bridges the gap between traditional product-centric development and modern, holistic approaches that focus on the complete sensory and consumer experience. Divided into three sections, the book begins with laying the foundations for understanding customer-centered food product design and understanding the consumer in multisensory food experiences. Section two explores how each sensory modality interacts to influence consumer perception and satisfaction to create products with optimized nutrition and personalized consumer appeal. The book concludes with section three highlighting the technology and innovative tools such as smart sensors, digital tools, and sustainable processes, used to achieve consumer-centered food product design. The authors also discuss how to communicate sensory value in marketing and brand strategies and future perspectives in consumer-centered multi-sensory food design.

  • Next Generation Food Safety

    AI-Driven Mycotoxin Detection, Risk Analytics and Quality Assurance in Ready-to-Eat Foods
    • 1st Edition
    • C. Kishor Kumar Reddy + 3 more
    • English
    Next Generation Food Safety: AI-Driven Mycotoxin Detection, Risk Analytics, and Quality Assurance in Ready-to-Eat Foods is an essential resource for food scientists, technologists, and supply chain professionals seeking to harness AI for safer, higher-quality RTE foods. As contamination and quality control challenges grow, this book addresses the need for advanced detection methods and predictive analytics. It showcases how machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and IoT-based sensors are transforming food safety across diverse categories, from cereals and dairy to plant-based and fermented products. The volume covers foundational AI concepts, model validation, and real-world applications such as hyperspectral imaging for mycotoxin detection and supply chain risk assessment. It discusses current limitations, including data quality and regulatory hurdles, offering practical strategies for validation and deployment. Ethical considerations and cybersecurity are also addressed, ensuring comprehensive guidance for industry adoption.Next Generation Food Safety: AI-Driven Mycotoxin Detection, Risk Analytics, and Quality Assurance in Ready-to-Eat Foods empowers stakeholders to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions that enhance safety, ensure compliance, and support sustainable food systems, meeting the evolving demands of modern food safety management.

  • Neuroreceptors

    Physiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Targeting
    • 1st Edition
    • Deepa S. Mandlik + 1 more
    • English
    Neuroreceptors: Physiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Targeting offers an in-depth exploration of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying brain receptor function and their critical roles in health and disease. This authoritative reference addresses ionotropic, metabotropic, receptor tyrosine kinases, and nuclear receptors, detailing their structures, signaling pathways, and physiological functions. The book emphasizes how receptor malfunctions contribute to neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, bridging fundamental biology with clinical relevance. Through comprehensive coverage of experimental methodologies—includ... imaging, electrophysiology, and molecular pharmacology—it equips researchers and clinicians with practical insights for investigating receptor dynamics and developing targeted therapies. The final sections focus on innovative therapeutic strategies, including gene editing, receptor modulation, and personalized medicine approaches, reflecting current advances in translational neuroscience. This resource is designed to serve as a vital tool for scientists, healthcare professionals, and students seeking a cohesive understanding of receptor biology and its therapeutic potential, fostering progress in neuropharmacology and neurotherapeutics

  • Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma and Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Physiopathology and Diagnosis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 133
    • English
    Volume 133 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of three of the most challenging endocrine neoplasms—pheochromo... paraganglioma, and adrenocortical carcinoma. Bringing together contributions from internationally recognized experts, this volume explores the latest advances in tumor biology, genetics, molecular mechanisms, and endocrine pathophysiology, while offering a practical approach to modern diagnostic strategies. Readers will find detailed discussions on hereditary syndromes, genotype–phenotype correlations, biochemical testing, imaging modalities, histopathological assessment, molecular profiling, and emerging biomarkers that are reshaping the diagnosis and risk stratification of adrenal tumors. Integrating cutting-edge scientific discoveries with clinical practice, this volume serves as an essential resource for endocrinologists, oncologists, endocrine surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine specialists, geneticists, researchers, and trainees seeking to improve the diagnosis and understanding of these rare but clinically significant endocrine malignancies. With its multidisciplinary perspective and strong translational focus, Volume 133 is an indispensable reference for clinicians and scientists dedicated to advancing adrenal tumor care and research.

  • Antiviral African Medicinal Plants: Families, Species, and Therapeutic Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 121
    • English
    Antiviral African Medicinal Plants: Families, Species, and Therapeutic Applications is a comprehensive scholarly volume that systematically explores the rich pharmacopeia of African flora as a source of antiviral agents. Organized by plant families and species, it integrates ethnopharmacological traditions with modern phytochemical and pharmacological evidence, highlighting the therapeutic potential of diverse classes of natural products. The book provides critical analyses of structural diversity, mechanisms of action, and translational challenges, while emphasizing the cultural relevance and accessibility of medicinal plants in African healthcare systems. By bridging traditional knowledge with contemporary biomedical research, the volume offers a harmonized framework for advancing African medicinal plants into scientifically validated antiviral therapies. It serves as both a reference for researchers and a roadmap for interdisciplinary collaboration in drug discovery, public health, and ethnomedicine.

  • Alcohol-Free Beer

    From Production to Consumer Perception
    • 1st Edition
    • Elisabeth Koussissi + 1 more
    • English
    Alcohol-free Beer: From Production to Consumer Perception covers this unique, emerging market segment. The book begins with introductory content and definitions before covering the production process, with a focus on fermentation methods. Nutritional aspects, flavor, and sensory characteristics of the end product as well as consumer perceptions are also covered. As the first academic book on the market to exclusively cover non-alcoholic and low ABV beer, this book will be particularly useful to researchers interested in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, fermentation, and consumer behavior, especially as it relates to the consumption of alcohol (or lack thereof).Consumers seeking out better mental and physical wellbeing are opting to drink less alcohol, giving rise to this beverage trend. Yet for researchers and industry professionals crafting the product, it can be a challenge to closely replicate the pleasant taste of alcoholic beer. As the market for alcohol-free beer has undergone a unique, global rise in volume of consumption and production during the last decade, this book will be ideal for brewing chemists and beverage industry scientists hoping to create new alcohol-free beverages.

  • Advances in Machine Learning for Engineering Applications and Sustainable Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 145
    • English
    Advances in Machine Learning for Engineering Applications and Sustainable Development, published as Volume 145 of the serial Advances in Computers, provides a comprehensive and timely exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming engineering practice and advancing sustainability goals. The volume brings together contributions from leading researchers to examine the integration of data-driven methods in concrete technology, digital fabrication, structural health monitoring, materials engineering, and industrial process optimisation. It highlights emerging paradigms such as AI-driven 3D printing, predictive analytics for failure detection, lifecycle and environmental impact assessment, and circular economy strategies.Spanning foundational methods and real-world implementations, the volume emphasises sustainable materials, eco-efficient construction processes, and intelligent system design. It pays particular attention to the use of ML in improving resource efficiency, enabling recycling of industrial by-products, and enhancing the performance of green materials such as biochar-based composites. By combining theoretical insights, mathematical modelling, and application-oriented case studies, this volume serves as a critical reference for advancing resilient, efficient, and environmentally responsible engineering systems.

  • Microbiome and Tumorigenesis

    Dysbiosis in Different Cancers
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Sanjana Mehrotra + 1 more
    • English
    Microbiome and Tumorigenesis: Dysbiosis in Different Cancers examines the intricate relationship between the human microbiome and cancer. Organized into three parts, the book opens with the conceptual and ecological foundations of the human microbiome and dysbiosis, tracing how microbial imbalance contributes to tumor development. The second part examines how microbiome dysbiosis drives carcinogenesis, covering its effects on tumor immunity, the dual role of microbial metabolites as both oncogenic drivers and protective effectors, and the contribution of fungal and viral dysbiosis to cancer development and treatment. The third part surveys dysbiosis across organ-specific cancers, including gastrointestinal, skin, oral, lung, head and neck, liver, and gynecologic malignancies. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, and students seeking to understand the complex interplay between the microbiome and cancer, with insights into potential therapeutic strategies and future research directions.

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