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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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    • Biotechnology for Beginners

      • 3rd Edition
      • January 16, 2023
      • Reinhard Renneberg
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biotechnology for Beginners, Third Edition presents the latest developments in the evolving field of biotechnology which has grown to such an extent over the past few years that increasing numbers of professional’s work in areas that are directly impacted by the science. This book offers an exciting and colorful overview of biotechnology for professionals and students in a wide array of the life sciences, including genetics, immunology, biochemistry, agronomy and animal science. This book will also appeals to lay readers who do not have a scientific background but are interested in an entertaining and informative introduction to the key aspects of biotechnology. Authors Renneberg and Loroch discuss the opportunities and risks of individual technologies and provide historical data in easy-to-reference boxes, highlighting key topics. The book covers all major aspects of the field, from food biotechnology to enzymes, genetic engineering, viruses, antibodies, and vaccines, to environmental biotechnology, transgenic animals, analytical biotechnology, and the human genome.

    • Hospitalization, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surgery in Iran

      • 1st Edition
      • January 14, 2023
      • Ali Akbar Velayati
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Hospitalization, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surgery: The Lifecycle of Medical Sciences in Iran provides a complete understanding of the lifecycle of medicine in the underserved area of Iran. Coverage will elucidate the importance of communication between scientists in different countries for the further development of research to advance hospitalization infrastructure, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and surgery techniques and availability. Using a systematic timeline approach, coverage includes early medical sciences to present day of Iran. Each chapter highlights important research, techniques, and procedures throughout the lifecycle of medical sciences and includes topics from bloodletting and setting bones, to anesthesia and vaccines. The content in each chapter emphasizes standard protocols based on international recognition to help developing countries adopt newer technologies.

    • Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

      • 1st Edition
      • January 14, 2023
      • Tariq Altalhi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Methods for Producing Smart Packaging covers the latest advances in the development and production of smart packaging. The book addresses issues related to the production of smart packaging, including marketing and environmental impacts of these new products. The book demonstrates how modern packaging goes beyond protecting food against physical, chemical, and biological damage, and that scientific advances now enable producing functional packaging that prolongs product quality, preserves physical and chemical properties, produces greater protection against transportation shocks, and makes food more compact and easily recycled.

    • Clinical Management of Pediatric COVID-19

      • 1st Edition
      • January 13, 2023
      • Char Leung
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Clinical Management of Pediatric COVID-19: An International Perspective and Practical Guide provides the most current international research and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Coverage ranges from epidemiology including origin, route of transmission, incubation period, mortality and susceptibility risk factors; to pathogenesis, including difference between the adult and pediatric populations. Diagnosis is covered with special attention to the difference between adult and pediatric patients as well as the differences between newborns, children and adolescents. The book presents current complications, including multisystemic inflammatory syndrome as well as treatment therapies including antiviral and immunomodulatory therapies for this age group. Finally, immunization efficacy and safety are examined. This is the perfect reference to provide guidance to pediatricians on the diagnosis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2, as well as a valuable source of the latest research about the pediatric population for further study.

    • Venous Ulcers

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 13, 2023
      • Cynthia K. Shortell + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Venous Ulcers, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive synthesis of evidence-based recommendations and the highest level of expertise from a leading group of doctors, which is a fundamental constituent for the appropriate management of nonhealing venous wounds in everyday practice. This book offers a fertile environment for a complete understanding of genetics and molecular and biochemical mechanisms that lead to the development and progression of venous ulcers, which is essential for elucidating the underlying pathophysiology and can be utilized for developing novel therapies and accessing previously inaccessible areas of research. Socioeconomic impact, impact on health-related quality of life, the clinical course of the disease, and diagnostic algorithms are elaborated in detail. All currently available treatment modalities are explained in a clinically applicable approach with particular emphasis on operative technique, technical feasibility, success rates (both clinical and technical), and side effects. Lastly, this book elaborates on special diagnostic considerations and management of the most complex patients, often requiring the highest level of expertise for successful treatment.

    • FAQ Kinder- und Jugendgynäkologie

      • 1st Edition
      • January 13, 2023
      • Patricia G. Oppelt + 1 more
      • German
      • Hardback
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      Das klar formulierte Kompendium mit knapp 300 Fragen und Antworten bereitet Ärzt*innen darauf vor, kleine und heranwachsende Mädchen sowie Jugendliche mit ihren spezifischen Problemstellungen gynäkologisch kompetent und sicher zu betreuen. Auf dem aktuellem wissenschaftlichem Stand werden u.a. dargestellt: die Besonderheiten der kinder- und jugendgynäkologische... Sprechstunde Erkrankungen des äußeren Genitals, der Ovarien, genitale Fehlbildungen Brustentwicklungsstö... Blutungsstörungen Kontrazeption Infektionen Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch Expert*innen aus ihrem Fach beantworten umfassend die wichtigsten und dringendsten Fragen. Das Buch eignet sich für: Weiterbildungsassist... und Fachärzt*innen Frauenheilkunde Geburtsmedizin, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Kidnerchirurg*innen Endokrinolog*innen

    • Urgencias en endocrinología

      • 1st Edition
      • January 13, 2023
      • Alexander L. Shifrin
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
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      Las urgencias en endocrinología son potencialmente mortales y pueden pasarse por alto con facilidad en pacientes sin antecedentes de enfermedades endocrinas. Urgencias en endocrinología es una imprescindible guía práctica de diagnóstico y tratamiento dirigida a los profesionales de la medicina, que cubre las urgencias frecuentes y graves relacionadas con los trastornos metabólicos endocrinos de la tiroides, las paratiroides, la hipófisis, las glándulas suprarrenales, el páncreas y los tumores neuroendocrinos gastrointestinales.

    • Handbook of Obesity in Obstetrics and Gynecology

      • 1st Edition
      • January 12, 2023
      • Tahir A. Mahmood + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Obstetrics & Gynecologyn**Handboo... of Obesity in Obstetrics and Gynecology addresses all aspects of general obstetrics and gynecology in obese patients, providing evidence-based guidance for the treatment and management of gynecological problems and pregnancy-related care in obese women. The book is a valuable resource for junior doctors, residents and obstetricians and gynecologists looking for a comprehensive guide that addresses the most relevant aspects of obstetric and gynecologic care that are impacted by obesity, an increasingly prevalent condition. The rising prevalence of global obesity is of public health concern, hence obese women suffer from a higher incidence of menstrual disorders, polycystic ovaries, infertility issues, and more.In pregnancy, obesity is associated with an increased risk of early pregnancy loss, recurrent pregnancy loss, fetal developmental abnormalities, thrombo-embolic disease, gestational diabetes, dysfunctional labor, post-partum hemorrhage and difficult operative deliveries.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 112
      • January 11, 2023
      • Gregory S. Makowski
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 112 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Heterogeneity in Major Depressive Disorder: The need for Biomarker-based and Personalized Treatments, Advances in exosome analysis, Translational Proteomics and Phosphoproteomics: Tissue to Extracellular Vesicles, Immune Checkpoint Therapy, Tumor Immunology, and Biomarkers in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Advances in Congestive Heart Failure Biomarkers, Fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease, and more.

    • The Immunological Synapse Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 173
      • January 11, 2023
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The Immunological Synapse, Part A, Volume 173 in the Methods in Cell Biology series provides state-of-the-art methods for the study of the immunological synapse. Sections cover Imaging polarized granule release at the cytotoxic T cell immunological synapse using TIRF microscopy: control by polarity regulators, Analysis of centrosomal area actin reorganization and centrosome polarization upon lymphocyte activation at the immunological synapse, P815-based redirected degranulation assay to study human NK cell effector functions, Cytotoxic and Chemotactic Dynamics of Natural Killer Cells Quantified by Live-cell Imaging, Quantification of interaction frequency between antigen-presenting cells and T cells by conjugation assay, and more. Other chapters focus on the Study of the Effects of NK-Tumor Cell Interaction by Proteomic Analysis and Imaging, Quantification of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus specific T cells and LCMV viral titers, Quantification of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus specific T cells and LCMV viral titers, An in vitro model to monitor natural killer cell effector functions against primary breast cancer, and Standardized Protocol for the Evaluation of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-modified Cell Immunological Synapse Quality using the Glass-supported Planar L.

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