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  • Cardiometabolic Dynamics

    A Deep Dive into Health and Disease
    • 1st Edition
    • Yihua Bei + 1 more
    • English
    Cardiometabolic Dynamics: A Deep Dive into Health and Disease explores the intricate relationship between metabolic health and cardiovascular diseases, illuminating how cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to metabolic dysregulation. The book delves into the ways metabolic pathologies act as precursors to cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. With a focus on healthy cardiometabolic dynamics, it underscores the crucial role they play in sustaining cardiovascular wellness, offering a comprehensive perspective on the intersection of metabolism and heart health.The book further examines the influence of lifestyle factors, such as diet and exercise on cardiovascular metabolism and highlights emerging technologies like omics, genetic engineering, and wearable devices to advance research, diagnosis, and treatment.

  • Proteostasis and Cancer

    • 1st Edition
    • Buddhi Prakash Jain
    • English
    Proteostasis and Cancer explores the intricate mechanisms of protein homeostasis and their critical roles in cancer progression and therapeutics. The book delves into the mechanisms that control proteins inside the cell to preserve the health of the cellular proteome and the organism itself. It covers key topics such as post-translational modifications, protein folding, proteolysis, and the unfolded protein response (UPR), with a specific focus on their roles in cancer. Detailed discussions on molecular chaperones, the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and autophagy pathways offer valuable insights into how these processes contribute to cancer progression and how they can be targeted for therapeutic interventions.With clear explanations and well-labeled diagrams, the book makes complex concepts accessible to students and researchers alike. It also addresses the clinical implications of proteostasis in cancer, providing a foundation for developing innovative, therapeutic strategies. The book's multidisciplinary approach, combining insights from biochemistry, cancer biology, and medical sciences make it an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the role of proteostasis in cancer.

  • A Modern Atlas for Implantable Devices of the Spine, Brain, and Nerve

    For Pain, Movement Disorders, and Nerve Dysfunction
    • 1st Edition
    • Timothy R. Deer + 1 more
    • English
    A Modern Atlas for Implantable Devices of the Spine, Brain, and Nerve: For Pain, Movement Disorders, and Nerve Dysfunction is an essential resource for healthcare professionals and researchers working in neuromodulation. This groundbreaking text focuses on the latest advancements in implantable technologies, exploring innovative techniques, frequencies, and neural targets that have revolutionized patient care. Covering a diverse range of conditions related to pain, movement disorders, and nerve dysfunction, the atlas provides a detailed overview of spinal, brain, and peripheral nerve procedures. It combines anatomical insights with clinical best practices to help professionals achieve enhanced outcomes in complex medical scenarios.In addition to introducing cutting-edge devices, the book delves into procedures like spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion modulation, offering a roadmap for navigating intricate anatomical and procedural landscapes. The atlas includes valuable sections on sacral nerve modulation and peripheral nerve stimulation, ensuring comprehensive coverage of neuromodulation's expanding possibilities. By bridging theoretical knowledge with practical application, this resource equips practitioners with the tools needed to address diverse patient challenges effectively.

  • Medical Device Design

    Innovation from Concept to Market
    • 3rd Edition
    • Peter J. Ogrodnik
    • English
    Medical Device Design: Innovation from Concept to Market, Third Edition provides the bridge between engineering design and medical device development. The book clearly explains the process of medical device development - from very early stages of conceptualization to commercialization on the global market. It addresses medical devices' regulatory (FDA and EU) requirements, shows the essential methodologies medical designers must understand to ensure their products meet requirements, and brings together proven design protocols, enabling engineers and medical device manufacturers to rapidly bring new products to the marketplace.This book is suitable for professional engineers, both new and experienced, as well as students taking a course in medical device design.

  • Neuromorphic Computing for Brain Computer Interfaces

    Enhanced Synergies in Mind and Machine
    • 1st Edition
    • Seifedine Kadry + 3 more
    • English
    Neuromorphic Computing for Brain Computer Interfaces: Enhanced Synergies in Mind and Machine examines practical situations where interpretability is crucial, going beyond theoretical considerations and providing case studies and examples to illustrate how Brain Computer Interfaces could be implemented in the real world. The book encompasses novel concepts, cutting-edge research, frameworks, and tools that facilitate comprehension of neuromorphic computing models. It is an ideal, comprehensive reference for professionals, researchers, and students who want to grasp the fundamental concepts and most recent developments in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neuromorphic computing.

  • Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

    • 3rd Edition
    • Benjamin Oldroyd
    • English
    Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Third Edition, Four Volume Set is a unique curated collection of punchy essays on all aspects of animal behavior, written by experts and carefully edited for readability and accessibility. Animal behavior is usually defined as what animals do, i.e. their movements. We can ask how they move, (i.e. the physiological and neurological causes of movement) and why they move. To answer this latter question, behavioralists generally turn to evolutionary explanations. The Encyclopedia gives equal weight to these ‘how’ (proximate) and `why` (ultimate) explanations of animal behavior. The third edition updates and expands the previous version to cover all substantive topics in the field. Animal behavior is one of the largest subdisciplines in biology. Therefore, chapters focus on broad concepts and avoid becoming entrapped in taxon-specific detail. To illustrate this, one could consider the topic ‘cooperative hunting’. One way to cover this topic would be to have individual chapters on hunting in lions, mongoose, African wild dogs, army ants, dolphins etc. But it would serve the reader much better if a comparative approach was taken to see if there are commonalities across taxa. For example, is communication necessary for cooperative hunting? Is there any evidence of planning or is every hunt opportunistic? This comparative approach requires authors to provide a synthesis, pushing beyond specific taxa of expertise, but helps readers making useful connections. This is a fundamental feature of this work. This edition retains chapters on the historical development of the field, which is important to our understanding of where the discipline sits today, but similarly the work is forward leaning, including the authors` perspective of where their discipline is headed. Structured chapters and cross-references help readers following their interests with ease. Like a bird field guide, this encyclopedia is an entrée to deeper knowledge. Readers of the encyclopedia are encouraged to explore beyond individual chapters via links to related ones, key reviews and relevant online material.

  • Protein-Based Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery

    • 1st Edition
    • Prashant Kesharwani
    • English
    Protein-based Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery is a comprehensive book aimed at pharmaceutical scientists and researchers both in academia and corporate environments focused on nanotechnology drug delivery and pharmaceutical-relat... disciplines. The book covers the design and characterization of various protein nanoparticles, sheds light on the power of an endogenous substance as a drug delivery system, and highlights the possible future trends in the use of protein-based drug delivery. It covers in-depth novel applications of protein-based drug delivery from fundamental to most current use cases. The book comprises three parts. Part one is devoted to the foundations of protein-based drug delivery, including nanocarriers development, drug encapsulation, targetability, and in vivo properties. Part two explores the applications of protein-based nanoparticles in drug delivery, covering topics such as protein nanoparticles in cancer therapy, genetic material delivery, and nanocarriers based on milk protein, silk, and gliadin. Part three addresses recent advances and regulatory aspects of protein-based nanoparticles in drug delivery, including clinical translation, challenges, biological toxicity, and environmental hazards associated with protein-based nanoparticles. Protein-based Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery provides a complete journey of protein-based drug delivery, offers an in-depth understanding of the design and characterization of various protein nanoparticles, and highlights possible future trends in this field. Pharmaceutical scientists will benefit from the novel applications of protein-based nanoparticles drug delivery approaches in the biological field. Nanotechnologists, biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, and clinicians will also benefit from the foundational content provided as a basis to support communication and tackle the multidisciplinary challenges associated with research in this exciting field.

  • Basic Microbiology

    History, Fundamentals and Insights
    • 1st Edition
    • Saurabh Bhatia + 2 more
    • English
    Basic Microbiology: History, Fundamentals and Insights offers an exploration of the microbiology, providing a foundation in the study of microorganisms and their impact on health and disease. Beginning with an introduction to microbiology, the book covers the metabolism of microorganisms, revealing the biochemical processes that sustain microbial life. It then examines microbial genetics, uncovering the mechanisms of genetic variation and inheritance in microbes. Detailed chapters on bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa provide thorough insights into the structure, function, and classification of these diverse organisms. The book also covers the principles of immunity, explaining the body’s defense mechanisms against microbial invasion. Finally, it addresses infection and diseases, highlighting the relationship between pathogens and human health. Ideal for students, educators, and professionals in microbiology and related field, Basic Microbiology: History, Fundamentals and Insights serves as an essential resource for understanding the microscopic world and its relevance to medicine and biology.

  • Applied Microbiology

    Microbes, Pharmaceutical Techniques and Procedures
    • 1st Edition
    • Saurabh Bhatia + 1 more
    • English
    Recently, molecular technologies have positively affected the field of applied microbiology, providing rapid quantitative as well as qualitative information on microorganisms present in a given sample. The development of microbiology-based inventions suggests a worthwhile but challenging prospect to create pharmaceutical products and harvest the superior potential therein. Some of the challenges while patenting the microorganisms can be overcome by updating aspirants related with ethical and regulatory issues, especially guidelines established in microbiology to explore its more clinical applications. Applied Microbiology: Microbes, Pharmaceutical Techniques and Procedures includes diverse applications of microorganisms in 21st century like emerging infections and their futuristic impact over the society. Applied Microbiology: Microbes, Pharmaceutical Techniques and Procedures carries outcomes of present research to reach those whose aspiration allows using this information and know-how in both the basic as the applied settings.

  • Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems for Sustainable Healthcare

    • 1st Edition
    • Vandana Bajaj + 5 more
    • English
    Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems for Sustainable Healthcare addresses the integration of emerging technologies like Virtual Reality, Smart Robotics, and Human-Computer Interaction, which are crucial for maximizing digital health's potential. The book includes case studies that highlight challenges faced by medical practitioners and industry professionals, providing valuable insights for designing sustainable iCPS solutions. Aimed at biomedical engineers, researchers, and industry professionals, it offers guidance for developing practical applications in sustainable healthcare. Additionally, shared, cross-disciplinary experiences assist engineers with less clinical expertise in enhancing healthcare applications in the intelligent digital health sector. Overall, case studies illustrate past challenges in the healthcare industry and present effective solutions to overcome them, making the book a comprehensive resource for advancing sustainable healthcare practices.

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