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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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    • Deciding with Children in Pediatrics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 16, 2024
      • John Massie + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 8
      Deciding with Children in Pediatrics: Children’s Participation in Healthcare Decision-making provides the ethical underpinning and offers practical strategies to foster meaningful participation of children in decisions affecting their healthcare. It will assist clinicians to bring forward the perspectives and values of the child, ensuring their preferences are incorporated into decision-making or appropriately justified when this is not possible. This is to both improve healthcare delivery and serve the best interests of children— now and as decision-makers in the future.This book reviews theories underpinning the concept of deciding with children and explores how pediatric decision-making is standardly managed. It then proposes a model for making healthcare decisions with children. A panel of experienced clinicians and ethicists demonstrate, via a series of case studies, how to promote children’s participation across a variety of clinical areas, child ages, and developmental stages. It concludes with a review of questions, concerns, and challenges. Deciding with Children in Pediatrics: Children’s Participation in Healthcare Decision-making helps bridge the gap between philosophy and practical clinical ethics and creates a frame of reference for children’s healthcare providers.

    • Scale-up and Chemical Process for Microbial Production of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

      • 1st Edition
      • March 20, 2024
      • Yongjun Wei + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 5 8 4 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 5 8 5 7
      Many plant-derived bioactive compounds are the foundation for drugs or effective drugs to cure diseases. Usually, the bioactive compounds in plant biomass are low, and the extraction of bioactive compounds from plants is not eco-friendly, which limits their application in drugs and other industries. While the biosynthesis of some complex bioactive compounds is possible, the scale-up and chemical process technology still needs further application in commercial production of the plant-derived bioactive compounds.Scale-up and Chemical Process for Microbial Production of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: From Laboratory to Industry summarizes recent commercial microbial production strategies for plant-derived bioactive compounds. This comprehensive summary will be of great interest to scientists and researchers, as well as engineers who work on the microbial production of plant-derived bioactive compounds in the industry.

    • Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography

      • 1st Edition
      • November 5, 2024
      • Mehmet Baykara + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 5 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 4 0
      Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: A Clinically-Oriented Atlas introduces a wide range of clinical applications of anterior segment OCT for the diagnosis, follow up, and assessment of medical and surgical treatments and critical interventions. Though there is research on imaging the anterior segment of the eye using OCT, there have not been attempts to compile the implications of these findings into a single source. Rather, this book avoids focusing on generic descriptions of the technology, providing a unique perspective on the clinical aspects of OCT. This atlas will translate research into practice in a way that has never been achieved before.For those wishing to apply the theoretical aspects of OCT to their daily practice, this book provides a unique how-to guide that has thus far been missing from literature. While other books offer significant background on OCT, only this one will serve as a go-to reference for treatment of real patients.

    • Fundamental Principles of Oxidative Stress in Metabolism and Reproduction

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2024
      • Faiza Alam + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 8 8 0 7 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 8 8 0 6 0
      Fundamental Principles of Oxidative Stress in Metabolism and Reproduction: Prevention and Management is a comprehensive resource for anyone needing awareness and recognition of oxidative stress as a basic component of disease to determine the precise treatment plan considering the cause of the disease. It describes the effects of oxidative stress in the human body, the detection of metabolic changes, psychological impact and effect on reproductive outcomes. In addition, it discusses alterations at the cellular level occurring due to oxidative stress along with the genetic aspects involved in its pathogenesis.

    • Reproducibility in Biomedical Research

      • 2nd Edition
      • April 26, 2024
      • Erwin B. Montgomery Jr.
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 8 2 9 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 8 3 0 0
      Reproducibility in Biomedical Research: Epistemological and Statistical Problems, Second Edition explores the ideas and conundrums inherent in scientific research. This second edition addresses new challenges to reproducibility in biosciences, namely reproducibility of machine learning Artificial Intelligence (AI), reproducibility of translation from research to medical care, and the fundamental challenges to reproducibility. All current chapters are expanded to cover advances in the topics previously addressed. This book provides biomedical researchers with a framework to better understand the reproducibility challenges in the area. Newly introduced interactive exercises and updated case studies help students understand the fundamental concepts involved in the area.

    • Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • August 6, 2024
      • Asim K. Duttaroy
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 5 7 0 0 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 5 7 0 1 4
      Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Application presents the latest information on the contributions of different FABPs in physiology and pathophysiology, along with their importance in clinical outcomes. The book is divided into six main sections that cover FABP biology and their role in inflammation and diseases, such as cardiovascular, neurological, and liver diseases, to FABPs and their clinical applications.Each chapter thoroughly reviews current literature, primary research data and clinical cases, providing readers with an overview of the latest information in the expanded field of FABPs. This is an invaluable resource for both researchers and clinicians familiar with and those new to the exciting and everchanging world of fatty acid-binding proteins and clinical disorders.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Modern Healthcare Informatics

      • 1st Edition
      • September 27, 2024
      • M. A. Ansari + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 1 8 7 0 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 1 8 7 1 2
      Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Modern Healthcare Informatics provides a deeper understanding of the current trends in AI and machine learning within healthcare diagnosis, its practical approach in healthcare, and gives insight into different wearable sensors and its device module to help doctors and their patients in enhanced healthcare system.The primary goal of this book is to detect difficulties and their solutions to medical practitioners for the early detection and prediction of any disease.The 56 chapters in the volume provide beginners and experts in the medical science field with general pictures and detailed descriptions of imaging and signal processing principles and clinical applications.With forefront applications and up-to-date analytical methods, this book captures the interests of colleagues in the medical imaging research field and is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals who wish to understand the principles and applications of signal and image processing and its related technologies in healthcare.

    • Childhood Obesity

      • 1st Edition
      • September 13, 2024
      • Luis Moreno
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 1 9 7 4 0
      Childhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the issue and offer the latest in treatment and prevention strategies and resources. Beginning with basic concepts and definitions, chapters progress to cover worldwide prevalence and trends, genetic and epigenetic origins, metabolic programming, and neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety. Further, this book examines social determinants and lifestyle behaviors contributing to risk factors as well as complications associated with childhood obesity.Final chapters discuss multidisciplinary treatment, strategies for prevention, and current worldwide policies aimed to address obesity in children. This fundamental reference is a vital resource for both researchers and practicing clinicians in pediatric medicine.

    • Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Role of MicroRNAs in Head and Neck Cancer

      • 1st Edition
      • July 25, 2024
      • Ashok Kumar + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 9 6 8 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 9 6 9 5
      Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Role of MicroRNAs in Head and Neck Cancer provides detailed information on various miRNA-based approaches for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of HNSCC. The book encompasses various miRNA-based point-of-care diagnostics and drug delivery systems for HNSCC, along with information on clinical trials for improved clinical outcomes in HNSCC patients. In addition, it provides a comprehensive overview of currently available miRNAs associated with HNSCC and their extensive application for early diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Scientists and clinicians looking to win the battle against HNSCC will benefit from the book's sections on early diagnosis to improve treatment, increase treatment response rates, and reduce mortality rates. Recently, miRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics have gained considerable attention among the scientific community. MiRNAs are known to have great potential as biomarkers for early diagnosis, prediction, and prognosis of HNSCC, and play a role in development of targeted gene therapy.

    • Yoga for Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation

      • 1st Edition
      • November 17, 2024
      • Indranill Basu Ray
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 6 4 6 4
      Yoga in Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation: Integrating Complementary Medicine into Cardiovascular Medicine highlights recent research, clinical trials and experiments on yoga and meditation as a preventative measure against various major cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease and metabolic syndromes.Chapters discuss yoga's role in ameliorating cardiac dysfunction and current knowledge on the effects of yoga on the brain, emotion, and other factors that initiate and perpetuate vascular inflammation. Cellular, genetic, and molecular effects of yoga based on experimental evidence are also covered in detail, providing readers with the latest research on the effects of yoga and meditation in heart diseases.This book also explores current knowledge gaps in yoga research to facilitate further research and is a comprehensive reference to scientists and clinicians interested in yoga's health effects, including preventing and treating diseases.

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