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  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 134
    • June 1, 2026
    • English
    Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 134 presents a comprehensive exploration of the latest innovations in applied microbiology. The book delves into the diverse applications of microbiology across various industries, including agriculture, food production, biotechnology, environmental science, and healthcare. Through a collection of insightful chapters authored by experts in the field, readers are offered in-depth analyses of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and practical applications of microbiological principles.From novel microbial technologies to the impact of microbiomes on human health and beyond, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students seeking to stay informed and inspired by the exciting advancements.
  • Non-Stationary and Nonlinear Data Processing for Automated Computer-Aided Medical Diagnosis

    • 1st Edition
    • June 1, 2026
    • Rajesh Kumar Tripathy + 3 more
    • English
    Non-Stationary and Nonlinear Data Processing for Automated Computer-Aided Medical Diagnosis demonstrates the applications of machine learning and deep learning combined with signal processing techniques for human-machine interface applications using EMG signals. The book includes the analysis and classification of various heart diseases based on bio-signals like electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmography (PPG), and phonocardiogram (PCG) signals. Various machine learning approaches, including advanced algorithms like multivariate signal processing, time-frequency analysis, and nonlinear signal processing are covered for CAD of neural, muscular, and cardiovascular diseases. The methods for CAD of various brain disorders are also included. Presented techniques utilize advanced non-stationary and nonlinear signal processing, along with machine learning and deep learning-based classification processes. CAD methods for diagnosing various neurological diseases are based on bio-signals such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and magnetoencephalogram (MEG), as well as medical images like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT). Finally, the book addresses various types of medical signals and images, integrating nonlinear and non-stationary signal processing, machine learning, and deep learning within the CAD framework for diagnosing various diseases.
  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 133
    • May 1, 2026
    • English
    Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 133 presents a comprehensive exploration of the latest innovations in applied microbiology. The book delves into the diverse applications of microbiology across various industries, including agriculture, food production, biotechnology, environmental science, and healthcare. Through a collection of insightful chapters authored by experts in the field, readers are offered in-depth analyses of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and practical applications of microbiological principles.From novel microbial technologies to the impact of microbiomes on human health and beyond, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students seeking to stay informed and inspired by the exciting advancements.
  • Natural Language Processing for Healthcare

    The Rise of Intelligent Assistants
    • 1st Edition
    • March 27, 2026
    • Laxmi Shaw + 2 more
    • English
    Natural Language Processing for Healthcare: The Rise of Intelligent Assistants addresses the critical gap between cutting-edge AI research and its practical applications in healthcare, offering an accessible guide tailored to the unique challenges of medical environments. It highlights how NLP technologies are revolutionizing patient care, medical documentation, and clinical decision-making while emphasizing ethical, legal, and interoperability considerations. Structured into four sections, the book begins by laying foundational knowledge in NLP and healthcare data, covering concepts such as tokenization, medical ontologies like UMLS and SNOMED CT, machine learning models, including BioBERT and ClinicalBERT, and emerging impacts of large language models like GPT.The applications section explores real-world implementations of intelligent assistants, such as virtual health chatbots, clinical documentation tools, conversational AI for patient engagement, and voice recognition integrated into electronic health records. Technical chapters provide insights into system architectures, evaluation metrics, data privacy, security, and interoperability standards like FHIR. The final section looks ahead to future directions including multilingual NLP, federated learning for privacy preservation, and the evolving landscape of AI-driven healthcare assistants. This book is an indispensable resource for a broad audience.
  • Comprehensive Chemistry and Biology of Coumarins Scaffold

    • 1st Edition
    • February 13, 2026
    • Shehryar Hameed + 2 more
    • English
    Comprehensive Chemistry and Biology of Coumarins Scaffold covers detailed methods and protocols to synthetize Coumarin derivatives and different applications and future perspectives for these compounds. Coumarin-Based Scaffolds plays an important role in organic, bioorganic, and medicinal chemistry as they act as a bridge between chemistry, life sciences, and biochemical investigations. Coumarin is an important scaffold for designing, generating a wide variety of chemical libraries and drug-like candidates to obtain desired therapeutic and pharmacological properties. Specific functional groups are covered as well as the synthesis of bioactive compounds against specific pathological conditions.The discovery of new coumarin-based drug candidates during the last decades has been covered to assist the pharmaceutical, bioorganic and medicinal chemists for their further research on coumarin-based molecules.
  • Fundamentals and Applications of Nanobiotechnology

    • 1st Edition
    • December 1, 2025
    • Basanta Kumara Behera
    • English
    Fundamentals and Applications of Nanobiotechnology offers a discussion on the integration of nanotechnology and biotechnology research and the industrial potential of nanobiotechnology across diverse sectors, such as the medical sciences, agriculture, cosmetics, and food sciences. Topics include the significance of biological nanoparticles, the different types of bionanoparticles, their structural interactions with biological systems, mechanisms of nanoparticle entry, and their applications in drug development, food sciences, agriculture, and cosmetics. Additionally, the book addresses the challenges, perspectives, and ethical considerations surrounding nanobiotechnology, offering a holistic view of the field's potential impact on society and the environment.Through detailed discussions and practical insights, this book serves as a resource for researchers, industry professionals, and students seeking to navigate the complexities of designing, commercializing, and utilizing nanobiotechnology-ba... products across various industries.
  • Advances in Applied Mechanics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 63
    • November 1, 2025
    • English
    Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume 63 highlights new advances, with this volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this release cover higher order discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the contact problems, Anisotropic Recovery-Based Error Estimators and Mesh Adaptation Tailored for Real-Life Engineering Innovation, Adaptive mesh refinement on Cartesian meshes applied to the mixed finite element discretization of the multigroup neutron diffusion equations, and more.Other sections cover a posteriori error analysis for Finite Element approximation of some groundwater models Part I: Linear models, a posteriori error estimates for low frequency electromagnetic computations, and more.
  • Lipases

    Foundations, Applications, and Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • October 14, 2025
    • Eliane Pereira Cipolatti + 2 more
    • English
    Lipases: Foundations, Applications, and Perspectives, a new volume in the Foundations and Frontiers of Enzymology series, offers a practical, in-depth discussion of lipases and instruction in their use across research and industry. Here, global experts in the field introduce readers to basic lipase biology and the history of the field, interfacial activation and lipase lids, evolving analytical techniques and technology for studying lipases, and a range of lipase applications, from health and drug discovery to biofuels, food, cosmetics, and waste treatment. Lipase sources and production methods discussed include mammalian lipases, microbial lipase production, biomass lipase production, immobilized lipases, and tailor-made recombinant lipases, among other approaches.
  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 132
    • September 24, 2025
    • English
    Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 132 presents a comprehensive exploration of the latest innovations in applied microbiology. The book delves into the diverse applications of microbiology across various industries, including agriculture, food production, biotechnology, environmental science, and healthcare. Through a collection of insightful chapters authored by experts in the field, readers are offered in-depth analyses of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and practical applications of microbiological principles. From novel microbial technologies to the impact of microbiomes on human health and beyond, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students seeking to stay informed and inspired by the exciting advancements.
  • Advances in Applied Mechanics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62
    • September 1, 2025
    • English
    Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume 62 highlights new advances, with this volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this release cover higher order discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the contact problems, Anisotropic Recovery-Based Error Estimators and Mesh Adaptation Tailored for Real-Life Engineering Innovation, Adaptive mesh refinement on Cartesian meshes applied to the mixed finite element discretization of the multigroup neutron diffusion equations, and more.Other sections cover a posteriori error analysis for Finite Element approximation of some groundwater models Part I: Linear models, a posteriori error estimates for low frequency electromagnetic computations, and more.