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  • The Future of Human Evolution

    • 1st Edition
    • Rene J. Herrera + 1 more
    • English
    The Future of Human Evolution provides a discussion of how cultural, biological and microevolutionary (drift, selection, and mutation) pressures might affect our future as a species. The book is split into twelve chapters, beginning with evolutionary forecasting, and gene and culture coevolution. It then discusses life expectancy and population growth, followed by chapters on mutation rates, climate change and diet. This book also explores artificial selection and ‘designer babies’, trans-humanism and artificial intelligence (machine-human symbiosis), inequality and the colonization of space. The Future of Human Evolution serves as a valuable resource for both researchers and students studying human evolution and human population genetics, as well as non-academics with an interest in human evolution.

  • Navigating Decentralized Finance

    From Blockchain to Crypto Assets and Tokenization
    • 1st Edition
    • Pascal Egloff + 2 more
    • English
    Navigating Decentralized Finance: From Blockchain to Crypto Assets and Tokenization provides an in-depth overview of how blockchain and digital assets drive financial economics with a truly global approach. This comprehensive textbook covers blockchain technologies, infrastructure, applications, and regulatory and legal aspects, offering both a quick introduction for beginners and numerous, practical case studies to engage advanced students and working professionals. Here, after discussing blockchain fundamentals, experts consider blockchain contracts, scalability, CBDCs, tokenization, stablecoins, NFTs, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the metaverse, among other topics, with applications explored across the financial world.Each chapter adopts a consistent structure and pedagogy accompanied by over 120 illustrations across the book, as well as a blockchain glossary. An instructor website includes a complete set of lecture slides supporting undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and faculty across the globe.

  • Advances in Cancer Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 168
    • English
    Advances in Cancer Research, Volume 168 in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Plasticity in cell adhesion during cancer progression, AEG-1 on Cancer Drug Resistance: From Molecular Insights to Therapeutic Challenges, Multimodal AI to differentiate tumor progression from treatment effect in glioblastoma, The Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Mediating Cancer Health Disparities, In search of a targetable immune profile for acute myeloid leukemia, Notch signaling in tumorigenesis and maintenance of cancer stem cells, and much more.

  • Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems

    A Textbook with Lab Activities
    • 1st Edition
    • Wujie Zhang
    • English
    Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is an essential resource for pharmaceutical sciences and engineering students. Covering all key concepts related to drug delivery courses, it introduces basic pharmacology, barriers to drug delivery, drug targeting, and novel drug delivery systems. Design considerations and approaches are thoroughly illustrated. The textbook reflects nanotechnology in various chapters and includes practical lab activities, providing a comprehensive understanding of drug delivery systems, experimental design, and data analysis. It is ideally suited for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses.In addition to the foundational material, the textbook delves into cutting-edge topics such as biomimetic drug delivery systems, targeted delivery systems, stimuli-responsive systems, and micro/nano-robots-ba... drug delivery systems. Emerging fields like cell therapy, artificial intelligence (AI) in drug delivery, and 3D printing-based systems are also explored. Professionals in the Pharma industry will benefit from the innovative concepts and platforms presented, making it a valuable addition to their resources.

  • Hypnosis: Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 185
    • English
    Hypnosis: Part B, Volume 185, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

  • Nanocarriers in Prostate Cancer

    Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Bhupendra G. Prajapati + 3 more
    • English
    Nanocarriers in Prostate Cancer: Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies provides a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on the latest advancements in nanotechnology for prostate cancer therapy. Sections delve into different types of nanomaterials, including polymeric nanoparticles, DNA origami nanocarriers, and dendrimers. Each chapter explores their unique applications in targeted drug delivery, imaging, and therapeutic strategies, providing detailed insights into how nanotechnology revolutionizes prostate cancer care. This book benefits researchers, clinicians, and students focused on oncology and nanomedicine by offering a deep dive into the potential of nanocarriers in prostate cancer treatment.This book bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and clinical applications, offering insights into how various nanocarriers enhance drug delivery, improve imaging techniques, and provide targeted, less invasive treatments. It serves as a valuable resource for developing more effective, personalized treatments, leading to improved patient outcomes and reduced toxicity associated with traditional therapies.

  • Medicinal Plants in Parkinson's Therapy

    • 1st Edition
    • Sachchida Nand Rai + 2 more
    • English
    Medicinal Plants in Parkinson's Therapy offers a comprehensive approach to managing Parkinson's disease, blending insights from traditional herbal medicine with contemporary research findings. By examining various herbs, plants, and natural compounds, the book explores their potential in alleviating symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and bradykinesia. Through practical and scientific research, readers learn how to integrate herbal preparations into their daily routines, including sourcing high-quality herbs, appropriate preparation methods, and dosage instructions. Emphasizing collaboration with healthcare professionals, the book underscores the need to complement herbal treatments with conventional therapies for Parkinson's disease. Sections delve into complementary approaches like dietary adjustments, lifestyle modifications, and mind-body practices such as meditation and acupuncture. Highlighting medicinal plants like Mucuna pruriens, Withania somnifera, Tinospora cordifolia, Centella asiatica, and Bacopa monnieri, the book reveals their neuroprotective and antioxidant properties. These plants, rich in bioactive compounds such as Ursolic acid, Chlorogenic acid, and Berberine have shown promising therapeutic activity in treating Parkinson's disease.

  • Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling

    Key Regulators of Development and Stress Adaptation
    • 1st Edition
    • Aryadeep Roychoudhury
    • English
    Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling provides a comprehensive account of how plants perceive and respond to internal and external cues through receptor-mediated pathways. The volume integrates structural, functional, and mechanistic perspectives to examine the diverse spectrum of plant receptors—including phytohormone receptors, growth regulator receptors, receptor-like kinases, and multiprotein complexes—that orchestrate growth, development, and survival under changing conditions.The book explains receptor functions in auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonate, salicylic acid, brassinosteroid, strigolactone, and karrikin signaling, while also addressing membranebound and cytoplasmic kinases, glutamate-like receptors, and other critical signaling components. By linking structural biology with functional outcomes, it shows how protein conformation and ligand recognition determine specificity and regulatory control.Emphasizing the interplay and crosstalk among receptor-mediated pathways, the text demonstrates how plants translate complex signals into precise cellular responses that regulate gene expression, coordinate development, and enable adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.Rich in mechanistic detail and conceptual breadth, Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling is an essential reference for researchers and academics in plant biology, molecular signaling, stress physiology, and related fields seeking to understand how plants transform signals into adaptive strategies.

  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 60
    • English
    Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 60 presents the latest in a serial that highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sample chapters in this new release include A Thermal Performance Improvement Study on a Novel Heat Sink Design and Innovative thermal management solutions for high-performance electronics: Advanced simulation techniques and practical applications.

  • Extracellular Vesicles: Advances and Perspectives in Treatments, Therapies, and Vaccination

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 96
    • English
    Extracellular Vesicles: Advances and Perspectives in Treatments, Therapies, and Vaccination, Volume 96 explores the field of extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their potential applications in treatments, therapies, and vaccination. Covering a broad range of topics from EV-based biomarker detection to vaccine development and theranostic applications, this new release in the series includes chapters on Extracellular Vesicles: Advances in Treatments, Therapies, and Vaccination, Extracellular Vesicles: Advances in Therapies and Vaccination in virus, Products of excretion-secretion and extracellular vesicles derived from zoonotic helminths: a two-face response, and more.Additional sections cover Extracellular Vesicles in Fungal Pathogenesis: Mechanisms and Implications, Extracellular vesicle-based vaccines: a promising approach for parasitic diseases, Extracellular Vesicles as Vaccines Against Infectious Diseases, EVs and images, Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles: Potential and Applications in Next-Generation Vaccines, Theranostic application of extracellular vesicles in breast cancer, and much more.

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