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  • Adaptive Phytoremediation Practices

    Resilience to Climate Change
    • 1st Edition
    • Gordana Gajic + 3 more
    • English
    Adaptive Phytoremediation Practices: Resilience to Climate Change discusses current phytoremediation practices under an ever-pressing need for environmental remediation due to increasing pollution in a changing climate. Phytoremediation is increasingly relevant due to plants’ high effectiveness and sustainability during remediation and the ability of potential phytoremediation plants to adapt to changes in climate. Changing climatic conditions cause various biotic and abiotic stresses in plants and thereby negatively affect a plant’s establishment, growth, and yield. Therefore, the integration of suitable climate-resilient plants and adaptive remedial practices along with proper agro-biotechnologica... interventions is of paramount importance to mitigate the rapidly growing pollution. This book is an important reference for environmental scientists, particularly those working in pollution management and remediation, forming an up-to-date collection of phytoremediation practices that provide sustainable solutions as a holistic approach for carrying out phytoremediation under changing climatic conditions.

  • Sustainable Polylactide-Based Blends

    • 1st Edition
    • Suprakas Sinha Ray + 1 more
    • English
    Sustainable Polylactide-Based Blends provides a critical overview of the state-of-the-art in polylactide (PLA)-based blends, addressing the latest advances, innovative processing techniques and fundamental issues that persist in the field. Sections cover the fundamentals of sustainable polymeric materials, polylactide and polymer blends, current and upcoming processing technologies, structure and morphology characterization techniques for PLA and PLA-based blends, and the processing, morphology development, and properties of polylactide-based blends. Final chapters focus on current and future applications, market potential, key challenges and future outlooks. Throughout the book, theoretical modeling of immiscible polymer blends helps to establish structure-property relationships in various PLA-based polymer blends. With in-depth coverage of fundamentals and processing techniques, the book aims to support the selection of each processing method, along with an understanding of surface chemistry to achieve improved compatibility between phases.

  • Characterization of Odorant Patterns by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 96
    • English
    The volume has as primary focus multidimensional gas chromatography (heart-cutting systems, comprehensive 2D-GC systems and hybrid solutions) and its characteristic features for in depth investigation of complex fractions of odor-active volatiles. Contributions, from outstanding researchers in the field from Academia and industry, cover fundamentals aspects on the physiology of olfaction, the strategies to identify key-odorants from the bulk of detectable volatiles (sensomics), the principles of operation of multidimensional analytical platforms (i.e., comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography – GC×GC; heart-cut 2D-GC, hybrid systems), and the fundamental role of mass spectrometry in providing reliable and informative data. Insights on new systems design and configurations are also provided, including sample preparation and data processing strategies, as important steps of the whole analytical process. Real-world examples cover food volatiles, complex aroma mixtures, odors emitted from industrial plants, volatiles of interest in forensic and medical applications.

  • The Lung in Autoimmune Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17
    • Fabiola Atzeni + 2 more
    • English
    The Lung in Autoimmune Diseases, Volume Seventeen identifies and describes the role of the lung in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases. From disease patterns, prognosis and risks to treatment, this book provides a comprehensive approach for the role of the lung in autoimmune diseases and the influence of autoimmune disease on the lung’s functionality. In recent years, there is increasing knowledge in the field, including lung infection in early disease stages, mechanisms involved in lung damage, and new treatments. Recognition of lung involvement and implementation of some specific therapies is an important issue for clinicians dealing with systemic autoimmune diseases.

  • Diabetic Neuropathy

    • 1st Edition
    • Mitra Tavakoli
    • English
    Diabetic Neuropathy identifies the most accurate early biomarkers of nerve damage to better understand pathophysiology and diagnose diabetic neuropathy in the clinical care of patients, and in particular, permit an accurate evaluation of future therapies in clinical trials. This succinct reference focuses on the current data and research on diabetic neuropathy and is essential reading for researchers in endocrinology, neurology and pharmacology, along with clinicians that need to better understand the novel pathogenetic pathways leading to diabetic neuropathy and the treatments.

  • Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery

    • 4th Edition
    • Jay T. Bishoff + 1 more
    • English
    Concise, thorough, and superbly illustrated, Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery, 4th Edition, is an ideal resource for learning new techniques or briefly reviewing before a case. Written and edited by renowned experts in the field of laparoscopic and robotic surgery, this practical text covers today’s best minimally invasive approaches using the surgical systems, equipment, and robotic devices in use today. More than three hours of video instruction, an increased focus on robotics and new urologic procedures, and step-by-step illustrations help you sharpen your skills in this high-demand area.

  • Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

    Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics through Bacterial and Fungal Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Maulin P. Shah + 1 more
    • English
    Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes: Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics through Bacterial and Fungal Approach covers the active and applicable role that bacteria and fungi play in the degradation of xenobiotic compounds from the environment. The book gives up-to-date information on recent advancements in the field of environmental xenobiotics and how they disturb a plant's metabolism. The book also gives information on aerobic and anaerobic degradation of xenobiotic compounds through bacteria or fungi and/or a combined approach. Finally, the book covers the characteristics of environmental microbiology, biochemical engineering, agricultural microbiology, environmental engineering, and soil bioremediation.

  • Manual de radiología para técnicos

    Física, biología y protección radiológica
    • 12th Edition
    • Stewart C. Bushong
    • Spanish
    El objetivo del manual es transmitir conocimientos básicos de física radiológica, preparar a los estudiantes para sus exámenes y proporcionar una base de conocimientos para que los radiólogos puedan tomar decisiones documentadas sobre facores técnicos, calidad de la imagen diagnóstica, y control de la radiación para los pacientes y el personal. Se ajusta al programa de la American Society of Radiologic Technologists, que ayuda a desarrollar las destrezas necesarias para obtener imágenes radiológicas de alta calidad de forma eficaz y segura; a preparar con éxito la prueba de acceso al American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, y a la incorporación a la práctica clínica. Se han reorganizado, consolidado y actualizado los capítulos para reflejar los más recientes avances en imagen médica y se incluyen descripcioens de temas que prometen un increible desarrollo de la imagen médica: tomosíntesis, inteligencia artificial (IA), computación cuántica (cúbits) y cambios en el tratamiento de la radiación. Se ofrece una amplia visión de la radiología, incluidas las bases de la física radiológica, las técnicas de imagen diagnósticas, la radiobiología y el tragamiento radiológico. Se incluyen objetivos de aprendizaje de los capítulos para ayudar a los estudiantes y facilitar la lectura del texto, se presentan ecuaciones que van siempre seguidas de ejemplos de problemas, con una aplicación clínica directa. Asímismo, esta edición merjora los puntos clave de cada capítulo, al incluir más conceptos y definiciones.

  • Manual de crisis en urgencias y emergencias

    • 1st Edition
    • Manuel Aguilera Peña
    • Spanish
    El Manual de crisis de urgencias y emergencias tiene como objetivo principal servir de «ayuda cognitiva» inmediata a los profesionales que tienen que enfrentarse a situaciones de crisis en los servicios de urgencias, como un recurso complementario al conocimiento y la experiencia del médico, no como una solución integral. El contenido se distribuye en protocolos concisos y claros, redactados de manera simple para permitir al profesional, de una manera rápida, localizar la información necesaria para superar las crisis de urgencias más comunes que puede presentar un paciente cuando ingresa en un Servicio de Urgencias. Se establecen de manera ordenada los pasos fundamentales del manejro de una crisis de urgencia, evitando posibles daños a los pacientes por acciones innecesarias u omisión de acciones relevantes. Consta de protocolos de eventos críticos que aportan listas de las acciones y los tratamientos quese deben realizar cuandose conoce el diagnóstico, y listas de verificación que tratan de prevenir crisis y solucionar problemas antes de que se desarrollen. De gran utilidad en todos los servicios de urgencias, tanto extrahospitalarios como hospitalarios, en los traslados de pacientes críticos y en las unidades de observación, hospitalización y cuidados intermedios.

  • Noguer-Balcells. Exploración clínica práctica

    • 29th Edition
    • Jesús M. Prieto Valtueña + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Este texto clásico sobre la exploración clínica cuenta con un contenido riguroso y exhaustivo, destaca los puntos clave que deben guiar tanto la anamnesis y la exploración física como la interpretación de los datos obtenidos y favorece la comprensión e interpretación de los datos obtenidos. Como puntos destacados conviene resaltar que se centra en la relación médico-paciente, aborda los síntomas y los signos clave, estructura el contenido por sistemas y aparatos y analiza la utilización de la ecografía en la exploración clínica general. Además, ejemplifica mediante atractivas ilustraciones los conceptos clave, los procesos exploratorios y los principales procesos e incluye un vademécum semiológico para la labor asistencial diaria

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