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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

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    • Effective Use of Social Media in Public Health

      • 1st Edition
      • May 24, 2023
      • Kavita Batra + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Effective use of Social Media in Public Health offers a well-organized and comprehensive review of social media and its impact on people’s lives and the public health sector. Divided into sections, the book addresses the growing use (and importance) of social media in conducting and disseminating research findings and covers an array of issues from cyberbullying to diversity and inclusion. Written by health educators and practitioners for health educators and practitioners, this book is a timely resource on the topics discussed.

    • Computational Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis

      • 1st Edition
      • April 12, 2023
      • Janmenjoy Nayak + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computational Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis: Progress and Challenges provides insights into the current strength and weaknesses of different applications and research findings on computational intelligence in cancer research. The book improves the exchange of ideas and coherence among various computational intelligence methods and enhances the relevance and exploitation of application areas for both experienced and novice end-users. Topics discussed include neural networks, fuzzy logic, connectionist systems, genetic algorithms, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, self-organizing systems, soft computing, fuzzy systems, and hybrid intelligent systems. The book's chapters are written by international experts from both cancer research, oncology and computational sides to cover different aspects and make it comprehensible for readers with no background on informatics.

    • Quick Guide to Body Fluid Testing

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 2, 2023
      • Darci R. Block + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Quick Guide to Body Fluid Testing, Second Edition comprehensively covers the latest updates in three parts devoted to preanalytic considerations such as collection, labeling, handling, transport, specimen pretreatment, test ordering practices, analytic validation and postanalytic considerations. This revised edition includes a new section on validation requirements when replacing instruments, expanded post-analytical considerations to include selection of quality control materials and concentrations, and expanded frequently asked questions to address questions that arise around body fluid testing. This second edition aims to help laboratories make decisions about their body fluid testing menu and risk-based decisions about the thoroughness of their validation study design, making it a valuable resource to lab professionals. This book will act as a readily available pocket reference for students, academics and health care professionals working in a wide variety of contexts in the body fluid testing process.

    • The COVID-19 Disruption and the Global Health Challenge

      • 1st Edition
      • November 7, 2023
      • Vincenzo Atella + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The COVID-19 pandemic represents an important watershed for modern society. The world will never be the same. Almost all economic and social activities need to be reviewed, rethought, and adapted to the new context. The COVID-19 Disruption and the Global Health Challenge explains a complex phenomenon that has left doubts and uncertainties among the many who want to understand.The book fills some of these gaps by providing answers to a series of questions including why the epidemic originated, how it spread, how it was managed, how long we will have to live with it, what effects did it have on the economy, who will be most affected, how the new world will change us, and how our way of seeing the world will change. Lastly, the book proposes some solutions to prevent and be more prepared to the recurrence of such events as well as to manage them more effectively.

    • Pulmonary Assessment and Management of Patients with Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • April 13, 2023
      • Oscar Henry Mayer
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pulmonary Assessment and Management of Patients with Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease covers the broad medical problems and specific pulmonary conditions in patients with pediatric neuromuscular disease, ranging from the different types of neuromuscular disease, their pathophysiology, and assessment and management, including both novel disease modifying pharmacotherapies and state-of-the-art clinical management. This book provides evidence-based guidance for pediatric patients with neuromuscular disease, and is a valuable resource to pediatric pulmonologists, critical care physicians, and respiratory therapists who want an update and understanding on the cutting-edge therapies and standards of care for managing this population.

    • Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception

      • 1st Edition
      • June 9, 2023
      • Emiliano Bruner
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective on the evolution of the visuospatial ability in the human genus. It presents current topics in cognitive sciences and prehistoric archaeology, to provide a bridge between evolutionary anthropology and neurobiology. This book explores how body perception and spatial sensing may have evolved in humans, as to enhance a “prosthetic capacity” able to integrate the brain, body, and technological elements into a single functional system. It includes chapters on touch and haptics, peripersonal space, parietal lobe evolution, somatosensory integration, neuroarchaeology, visual behavior, attention, and psychometrics. Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception represents an essential resource for evolutionary biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and neuroscientists who are interested in the role of body perception and spatial ability in human cognition.

    • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology

      • 1st Edition
      • December 2, 2023
      • Barry S. Rosenstein + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Radiation Oncology**Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology: A Guide for Clinicians is designed for the application of practical concepts in machine learning to clinical radiation oncology. It addresses the existing void in a resource to educate practicing clinicians about how machine learning can be used to improve clinical and patient-centered outcomes. This book is divided into three sections: the first addresses fundamental concepts of machine learning and radiation oncology, detailing techniques applied in genomics; the second section discusses translational opportunities, such as in radiogenomics and autosegmentation; and the final section encompasses current clinical applications in clinical decision making, how to integrate AI into workflow, use cases, and cross-collaborations with industry. The book is a valuable resource for oncologists, radiologists and several members of biomedical field who need to learn more about machine learning as a support for radiation oncology.

    • Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness

      • 1st Edition
      • January 6, 2023
      • John Higgins + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness helps readers navigate the world of smartphone apps to direct them to those which have had the best medical evidence in obtaining the users’ goal. The book covers the history of apps, how they work, and specific apps to improve health and wellness in order to improve patients outcomes. It discusses several types of apps, including apps for medical care, sleeping, relaxation, nutrition, exercise and weight loss. In addition, sections present the features of a good app to empower readers to make their own decision when evaluating which one to use. This is a valuable resource for clinicians, physicians, researchers and members of biomedical field who are interested in taking advantage of smartphone apps to improve overall health and wellness of patients.

    • Smart Anticorrosive Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • March 28, 2023
      • Chandrabhan Verma + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Smart Anticorrosive Materials: Trends and Opportunities covers new developments in nanoscale coatings and their current applications. The book addresses fundamental characteristics, synthesis, inhibition mechanisms and applications of green nanomaterials for educational (academic) as well as industrial purposes and provides a chronological overview of the growth of the field. The book concludes with discussions about commercialization, economics and environmental considerations. This will be an indispensable reference for scholars, chemical engineers, chemists and materials scientists working in R&D and academia who want to understand corrosion systems and modern advancements on smart coatings.

    • Microbial Biofilms

      • 1st Edition
      • June 10, 2023
      • Sanket Joshi + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Microbial Biofilms: Challenges and Advances in Metabolomic Study is a volume in the Advances in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series. The volume covers the metabolomic characteristics of bacterial biofilms and examines the techniques used in the analysis of the metabolomics of the biofilm, its formation, and related infections. The book includes the metabolomics study of various types of biofilms and details new strategies in targeting metabolic pathways for inhibiting the biofilm. The book also describes various types of metabolomics studies like metabolomics of oral biofilm and metabolomics of biofilm by nosocomial microbes. It also points out the recent advancements on various aspects of metabolomics studies pertaining to biofilms, related infections, their pathogenesis, and present-day treatment strategies. Microbial Biofilms: Challenges and Advances in Metabolomic Study is a helpful resource to scientists and researchers engaged in biofilm studies, precisely on the metabolomic changes at molecular level occurring in the participating microorganisms. It is also fascinating and thought provoking for the clinicians and health professionals actively involved in the treatment of biofilm mediated chronic infections, since it depicts the pathogenic consequences of the small molecular interactions of the metabolites in biofilm.

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