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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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    • Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Lakshmi Narayana R. Vemireddy + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      In the rapidly evolving landscape of crop genetics, the book, Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement is an essential resource designed for researchers, students, and professionals seeking to leverage bioinformatics tools for precision breeding. This comprehensive manual provides step-by-step guidance on utilizing molecular data derived from genetics and breeding experiments, offering hands-on instructions for key software applications in genetic diversity analysis, QTL mapping, genome-wide association mapping, haplotype analysis and genomic selection.Beyond technical tutorials, the book explores cutting-edge bioinformatics tools such as sequence databases, BLAST, primer designing, and sequence alignment, ensuring users gain a holistic understanding of genomics-driven crop improvement. Definitions, terminology clarifications, and interpretation of the results help bridge the gap between theory and application, simplifying complex analyses.Whether you are a novice or an experienced researcher, this book equips you with the skills to analyze and apply genomic data effectively, making it an invaluable asset for transforming geneticists into genomicists in both plant and animal sciences.

    • Generative AI, Large Language Models, Graph Neural Networks and Knowledge Graphs Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Abdulhamit Subasi
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Generative AI, Large Language Models, Graph Neural Networks and Knowledge Graphs Applications offers readers a thorough examination of the cutting-edge technologies that are shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Through clear explanations and practical insights, this book bridges theoretical concepts and real-world applications, helping professionals, researchers, and academics understand and implement advanced AI solutions. With a focus on the foundational principles of Generative AI, LLMs, GNNs, and Knowledge Graphs, the text emphasizes their collaborative potential and provides guidance for solving complex problems across multiple disciplines.The book also stands out for its emphasis on hands-on learning, featuring practical examples and case studies from industries such as healthcare and finance. It highlights interdisciplinary applications, demonstrating how these technologies can be leveraged to address real-world challenges. Readers benefit from comprehensive coverage of each topic, deep dives into their interconnections, and actionable strategies for staying at the forefront of AI advancements.

    • Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Ljuba Bachárová + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Looking Beyond Left Ventricular Mass offers a fresh perspective on the use of electrocardiograms (ECGs) for treating left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The book bridges the gap between recent research findings and clinical practice, aiming to advance the technology into the future. It emphasizes the unique insights that ECGs provide regarding the cardiac electric field in LVH patients, pushing for a shift in the traditional diagnostic approach of ECG for LVH. The book addresses the need to reconsider classical diagnostic paradigms and focuses on false-negative ECG results that actually contain valuable, often overlooked information.These results can be crucial for diagnostics, selecting targeted therapy, and assessing cardiovascular risk. By maximizing the potential of ECG technology, the book aims to enhance patient outcomes and bring innovation to cardiac healthcare.

    • The Potential of Intermittent Fasting in Age-related Diseases and Precision Anti-aging Therapeutics

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Abhishek Kumar Singh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      The Potential of Intermittent Fasting in Age-related Diseases and Precision Anti-aging Therapeutics takes an in-depth look at the beneficial and efficacious role of Intermittent Fasting (IF) in a wide array of aging-associated diseases. It provides a comprehensive resource that not only outlines the potential benefits and future research directions but also delves into the limitations and nuances of IF in managing these conditions. The book is divided sections and begins by covering the fundamentals of aging and the effects of IF. Subsequent sections examine the physiological impact IF has on aging; its potential influence on stress resistance, heart, gut, and overall health optimization; social and ethical considerations as a therapeutic strategy; bridging IF research findings and clinical practice; and the potential integration and application of IF into age-related diseases treatment. Offering a consolidated and scientifically grounded perspective aimed at equipping readers with a balanced understanding, this book serves as a go-to reference for researchers and clinicians alike seeking clear and accurate insights into how IF can positively influence the health and longevity of the aging population.

    • Encyclopedia of Reproduction

      • 3rd Edition
      • November 20, 2025
      • Michael K. Skinner
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The Encyclopedia of Reproduction, Third Edition, Six Volume Set comprehensively reviews biology and abnormalities, also covering the most common diseases in humans, such as prostate and breast cancer, as well as normal developmental biology, including embryogenesis, gestation, birth and puberty. Each of the 575 chapters provides a comprehensive overview by leaders in their respective fields that is ideal for advanced undergraduate students, research professionals, and clinicians. Chapters explore the latest advances in cloning, stem cells, endocrinology, clinical reproductive medicine, and genomics.As reproductive health is a fundamental component of an individual’s overall health status and a central determinant of quality of life, this 6-volume set provides the most extensive and authoritative reference within the field.

    • Basics in Amino Acid Metabolism in Humans in Health and Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2025
      • Milan Holecek
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Basics in Amino Acid Metabolism in Humans in Health and Disease summarizes the significance of amino acids and their metabolism. This book provides a single source of information bringing together a wide variety of research on the subject, explaining the rationality and risks of using some amino acids as dietary supplements. The first chapters describe amino acids' structure, classification, and transport across cell membranes and their role in protein synthesis, gluconeogenesis, and ketogenesis. The central part of the book is focused on the role of individual amino acids in the synthesis of various biologically essential substances and their metabolism in acquired and hereditary diseases. The following chapters are dedicated to the role of particular organs, such as the small intestine, intestinal microbiota, liver, muscle, kidneys, brain, adipose tissue, and lungs. The next sections are focused on amino acid metabolism under various physiological (food intake, starvation, exercise, and elderly) and pathological (systemic inflammatory response, cirrhosis, diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency, and cancer) conditions. The last chapter summarizes the benefits and potential adverse effects of increased intake of individual amino acids. The author, Professor Milan Holeček, has been studying and researching in the area for over 40+ years. "Basics in Amino Acid Metabolism in Humans in Health and Disease" is written for healthcare professionals, primarily nutritionists, specialists in intensive metabolic care, clinical nutrition, diabetology, hepatology, gerontology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and oncology.

    • Machine Learning in MRI

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 13
      • November 17, 2025
      • Thomas Kuestner + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Machine Learning in MRI: From Methods to Clinical Translation, Volume Thirteen in theAdvances in Magnetic Resonance Technology and Applications series presents state-of-the-art machine learning methods in magnetic resonance imaging that can shape and impact the future of patient treatment and planning. Common methods and strategies along the processing chain of data acquisition, image reconstruction, image post-processing, and image analysis of these imaging modalities are presented and illustrated. The book focuses on applications and anatomies for which machine learning methods can bring, or have already brought. Ideas and concepts on how processing could be harmonized and used to provide deployable frameworks that integrate into the clinical workflows are also considered.Pitfalls and current limitations are discussed in the context of how they could be overcome to cater for clinical needs, making this an ideal reference for medical imaging researchers, industry scientists and engineers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and clinicians. By giving an interdisciplinary presentation and discussion on the obstacles and possible solutions for the clinical translation of machine learning methods, this book enables the evolution of machine learning in medical imaging for the next decade.

    • Medications for Older Persons

      • 1st Edition
      • November 17, 2025
      • Roger Thomas
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Medications for Older Persons: Recommendations, Harms, Evidence provides a comprehensive resource detailing the benefits of medications for older individuals. It also addresses the potential harms associated with the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications or omissions in prescribing and examines how many adverse events, rehospitalizations, and deaths can be attributed to these medications. The book opens with a summary of medications that most benefit older patients, followed by the impact of older persons’ alcohol consumption, self-medication, and medication list accuracy and how these factors correlate to health outcomes.The remainder of the book is devoted to the assessment of medication groups focusing on Numbers Needed to Treat, Numbers Needed to Harm, and characteristics and numbers of adverse events. Medication groups covered include cardiovascular, central nervous system, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, respiratory, endocrine, pain, and fall prevention.

    • Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit

      • 1st Edition
      • November 17, 2025
      • Alys Bradley
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit serves as a “go to” text for all pathologists working on laboratory rabbits in safety assessment studies. The book helps diagnostic veterinary pathologists rule out spontaneous non-clinical disease pathology when assigning cause of death to these animals which are also kept as domestic pets. The book provides a comprehensive text on the spontaneous pathology seen in common laboratory rabbit strains. This is the first book collating information on all organ systems in these strains.

    • Genome Chaos

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 17, 2025
      • Henry H. Heng
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Genome Chaos: Rethinking Genetics, Evolution, and Molecular Medicine, Second Edition transports readers from Mendelian genetics to 4D genomics, building a case for genes and genomes as distinct biological entities where the genome, rather than individual genes, defines system-level inheritance and represents a clear unit of selection for macroevolution. In this thought-provoking text, Dr. Henry Heng invigorates fresh discussions in Genome Architecture Theory and helps readers reevaluate their current understanding of human genetics, evolution, and new pathways for advancing molecular and precision medicine.In this timely new edition, Dr. Heng fully embraces the integration of system information with genome-mediated evolutionary mechanisms, and supports this framework with recent findings and growing, interdisciplinary research. Ten evidence-based chapters discuss 4D genomics, genes and genomes as distinct biological entities, genome chaos and cellular macroevolution, karyotype coding and fuzzy inheritance, as well as an entirely novel model of evolution driven by information flow, and more. Brand-new chapters consider the creation and maintenance of system information for complexity and biodiversity, as well as modes of analyzing information-based and historically contingent evolutionary framework. This synthesis offers a revolutionary paradigm of evolutionary theory. It also hypothesizes about how information flow, matter arrangement, and energy interact.

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