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  • Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants

    Mechanisms and Management Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Koushik Chakraborty + 4 more
    • English
    Driven by the realities of global climate change, compound stress events—such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and flooding—now frequently affect crops within a single season, posing significant risks to global food security and agricultural sustainability. Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants: Mechanisms and Management Strategies examines how plants coordinate distinct physiological, biochemical, and molecular pathways to adapt under complex stress conditions, contrasting these mechanisms with those triggered by individual stress factors.Chapters cover key processes including redox regulation, hormonal signaling, transcriptional control, ion transport, and metabolic adjustments. The volume also highlights advances in breeding and biotechnology—from marker-assisted selection and genome editing to nanotechnology and multi-omics approaches—alongside practical strategies for improved stress management, such as optimized nutrient use, microbial interventions, and climate-adaptive agronomy.Comprehensi... in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this reference book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, plant scientists, and agricultural professionals by offering the strategic insight needed to anticipate, rather than react to, the evolving challenges of plant–environment interactions.

  • Guide to Plant Transcription Factors

    • 1st Edition
    • Aryadeep Roychoudhury
    • English
    Guide to Plant Transcription Factors is the first comprehensive resource on the dynamics of transcription factor function in plants, covering their roles in process regulation, stress management, post-translational modification, and epigenetic control. The book explores how transcription factors can be manipulated or engineered for crop improvement, offering insights into their regulatory mechanisms and practical applications.Transcr... factors bind to upstream regions of target genes and recruit additional proteins, often facilitating chromatin remodeling to enable further binding. They play critical roles in diverse physiological processes, including seedling development, shoot and root growth, flowering, fruit ripening, seed maturation, nitrogen fixation, and photosynthesis. Plant transcription factors belong to numerous families, each with distinct mechanisms and functions. They also govern plant responses to pathogens and tolerance to abiotic stresses through complex gene regulatory networks.This volume provides a systematic overview of recent advances in transcription factor research, their relationship with stress tolerance, and the roles of individual transcription factors in plant systems. Featuring contributions from leading scientists worldwide, Guide to Plant Transcription Factors is an essential reference for researchers, academics, and advanced students in plant biology and biotechnology.

  • The Rat Nervous System

    • 5th Edition
    • George Paxinos + 1 more
    • English
    The Rat Nervous System, Fifth Edition is an indispensable guide for researchers and students in neuroscience who are working on the rat and mouse as experimental models. The new edition provides thorough updates throughout, including the latest information in an active field of research on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system and their unique functions. Readers will learn how to formulate sound hypotheses as well as carry out accurate research models.

  • Decolonizing Medical Education, Research and Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Faadiel Essop
    • English
    Decolonizing Medical Education, Research and Practice delves deeply into the complexities of transforming medicine by examining curricula, research, and clinical care. The book highlights how colonial legacies have shaped medical perspectives, resulting in persistent inequities and barriers to fair healthcare access. By critically analyzing the ways in which colonialism fostered false narratives about race and embedded systemic racism, the text underscores the urgent need to dismantle these longstanding biases. The first section offers a thorough critique of how Eurocentric traditions continue to influence medical education and practice, perpetuating discriminatory treatment and unequal outcomes.The second part of the book shifts focus to solutions, featuring case studies and practical strategies for creating a more inclusive, culturally sensitive healthcare system. Written by leading global experts, it is a vital resource for medical students, postgraduates, clinicians, educators, researchers, and policymakers interested in meaningful change. The authors aim to inspire a new era in medicine that acknowledges past harms and works toward equitable healthcare for communities worldwide.

  • Quick Guide to Diabetes Mellitus

    • 2nd Edition
    • William E. Winter + 3 more
    • English
    Quick Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, Second Edition provides essential knowledge on the pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, laboratory evaluation, and basic clinical management of diabetes and its complications targeted to laboratory scientists and technicians. Eleven percent of the U.S. population have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, and laboratory scientists play an essential role in the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of this disease. This reference presents an easy-to-read question-and-answer format that will provide fundamental knowledge and aid in commonly encountered clinical challenges.This updated release includes new information on genetic and environmental risk factors for type 1 and 2 diabetes, pediatric glucose targets per American Diabetes Association Standards, type 2 diabetes management sections, including treatment guidelines and information on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and gastric bypass surgery.

  • 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 a vital resource for medical practitioners and researchers in the rapidly evolving field of neuromodulation. This comprehensive reference navigates the intricate landscape of implantable technologies with a focus on new techniques, advanced waveforms and frequencies, and novel neural targets spanning the spine, brain, and peripheral nerves. This atlas introduces groundbreaking devices, including best practices tailored to enhance clinical outcomes. From spinal cord stimulation to intricate procedures involving the dorsal root ganglion, and sacral nerve, each section reviews both the anatomical nuances and procedural details, equipping practitioners with the expertise needed to tackle a diverse array of disease states and patient conditions.

  • Brain Energy Metabolism in Alzheimers Disease - Part C

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 188
    • English
    Brain Energy Metabolism in Alzheimer’s Disease – Part C, Volume 188 in the International Review of Neurobiology series, presents the latest research on metabolic dysfunction and its role in neurodegenerative diseases. This volume brings together contributions from an international panel of experts, exploring the molecular, cellular, and systemic aspects of energy metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.Chapters in this release examine metabolic therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease, alterations in brain energy metabolism in comparison with Parkinson’s disease, and the role of epigenetic modulation through natural compounds. Additional sections address mitochondrial dysfunction, disruption of metabolic pathways, and the contribution of glial cells to neurodegenerative processes.Further contributions explore metabolic disorders linked to Parkinson’s disease, signaling pathways in neurodegeneration, and advances in therapeutic and diagnostic strategies targeting key enzymes. The volume also highlights the role of intestinal microbiota, nanocarrier-based therapeutic approaches, and emerging treatments such as HDAC inhibitors. Together, these chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic prospects related to energy metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases, making this volume an essential reference for researchers and clinicians in neuroscience and neurobiology.

  • Advances in Food Security & Sustainability

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • English
    Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, Volume 11, highlights recent developments and emerging perspectives in addressing global food security challenges. This volume brings together a diverse collection of chapters written by international experts, examining the complex interactions between food systems, health, environmental sustainability, and technological innovation. Chapters in this release explore topics such as the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in food safety, the One Health approach to food security, regional perspectives on food security in the Americas, and the relationships between diet, health, and medical outcomes, and much more.Further chapters discuss policy environments influencing food security, the application of decision analysis methods for food safety, and strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies through biofortification. The volume also addresses global and regional issues including meat consumption trends in Africa, protein security in Central Asia, the legacy of the Green Revolution, and the role of biodiversity and marine ecosystems in sustaining resilient food systems. ]

  • Neuroscience for Sleep Medicine Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 299
    • English
    Neuroscience for Sleep Medicine series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Plant-Derived Feed Additives and Animal-Based Foods

    Linking Animal Health, Product Quality, and Consumer Perceptions
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack
    • English
    Plant-Derived Feed Additives and Animal-Based Foods: Linking Animal Health, Product Quality, and Consumer Perceptions presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of how plant-based feed additives, or phytogenics, can transform animal nutrition to improve livestock gut health, enhance product quality, and ultimately benefit consumer health. Moving beyond conventional feeding practices, this book integrates cutting-edge science on oxidative stress, inflammation, bioactive phytochemicals, and gut microbiota modulation. It covers a broad range of interdisciplinary topics from animal welfare to consumer science, and offers a unique “farm-to-fork” perspective that connects animal feed science with public health and sustainability. Organized into thirteen insightful chapters, Plant-derived Feed Additives and Animal-based Foods addresses key themes such as functional phyto-feed mechanisms, product quality, ethical and environmental considerations, regulatory frameworks, and future trends at the feed-food-health nexus. Designed for animal agriculturalists, veterinarians, and food scientists, this book provides both foundational knowledge and practical guidance for implementing ethical, sustainable, and economically viable feed interventions.

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