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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.

    • Signal Processing Driven Machine Learning Techniques for Cardiovascular Data Processing

      • 1st Edition
      • June 12, 2024
      • Rajesh Kumar Tripathy + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Signal Processing Driven Machine Learning Techniques for Cardiovascular Data Processing features recent advances in machine learning coupled with new signal processing-based methods for cardiovascular data analysis. Topics in this book include machine learning methods such as supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, and meta-learning combined with different signal processing techniques such as multivariate data analysis, time-frequency analysis, multiscale analysis, and feature extraction techniques for the detection of cardiovascular diseases, heart valve disorders, hypertension, and activity monitoring using ECG, PPG, and PCG signals.In addition, this book also includes the applications of digital signal processing (time-frequency analysis, multiscale decomposition, feature extraction, non-linear analysis, and transform domain methods), machine learning and deep learning (convolutional neural network (CNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), transformer and attention-based models, etc.) techniques for the analysis of cardiac signals. The interpretable machine learning and deep learning models combined with signal processing for cardiovascular data analysis are also covered.
    • Laccase and Polyphenol Oxidase

      • 1st Edition
      • October 30, 2024
      • Ivanhoe K.H. Leung
      • English
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      Laccase and Polyphenol Oxidase: Biochemistry and Biotechnological Applications, a new volume in the Foundations and Frontiers in Enzymology series, provides a thorough discussion of the laccase and polyphenol oxidase enzyme families, which play key roles in the oxidation of phenolic substrates and are involved in a range of important biological functions in many organisms. In recent years, significant advances have been made in understanding these enzymes, but few resources exist on their fundamental biology, mechanisms, and applications. In this book, leading world experts discuss the biochemistry of laccase and polyphenol oxidases, research methods, and uses across industries, offering mechanistic and practical overviews of these important enzyme classes and empowering researchers to develop their own studies and hone applications. This book deftly connects topics across these intricate enzyme systems, with early chapters on the physicochemical properties of PPO and laccase, followed by separate sections on these related enzyme classes’ function in biological and industrial systems, production, purification, active assays, and application areas from food and wine to bioremediation to green chemistry.
    • OrthoBiologics

      • 1st Edition
      • August 15, 2024
      • Rachel M. Frank + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      OrthoBiologics provides state-of-the-art knowledge of current biologic therapies for a variety of orthopaedic conditions in a single source. The content is presented in a straightforward manner, including defining all currently available orthobiologic options, discussing processing characteristics and appropriate clinical use, and finally, summarizing clinical applications and outcomes as well as future potential directions.In addition to covering current approaches and applications, the editors aim for this book to present “best practices” for those practicing and researching orthopaedic pathologies and orthobiologic treatments, including blood and cellular based therapies. The editors are world-renown experts in the field and this book fills a gap in the market.
    • Sleep and Sport

      • 1st Edition
      • July 7, 2024
      • Michael A. Grandner + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Sports Medicine**The relationship between sleep and both mental and physical performance in athletes has become a key issue over the past several years. Sleep and Sport: Physical Performance, Mental Performance, Injury Prevention, and Competitive Advantage for Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers aims to synthesize the growing scientific evidence in this area to help researchers, clinicians, and others interested in sport to understand the fundamentals of sleep health and how these factors relate to athletes. Serving as an important bridge between the sleep and athletics field, this book educates sleep professionals about how their field of expertise relates to various aspects of athletics, while educating sports professionals about the basics of sleep and how it relates to their field of expertise. This is accomplished by explaining some of the basics of sleep health; reviewing the literature on sleep disorders, treatments, and risk factors for athletes; discussing ways that sleep health impacts physical and mental performance; and addressing key specific areas where these fields overlap. In all cases, this text will draw from the existing peer-reviewed literature, in order to provide evidence-based guidance that is objective and well explained.
    • Moving Towards Everlasting Artificial Intelligent Battery-Powered Implants

      • 1st Edition
      • October 15, 2024
      • Marvellous Moyo + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Moving Towards Everlasting Artificial Intelligent Battery-Powered Implants presents the development process of new artificial intelligent (AI) charging systems for battery-powered implants that can last for a lifetime after implantation. This book introduces new strategies to address the limitations of technologies that have been employed to improve the lifespan of medical implants. This book also provides guidelines that medical implant manufacturers can adopt during their product development stages—this adds a new dimension of research on medical device implants that can be a game changer for the AI medical implants industry. Researchers, engineers, and graduate students in the elds of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science will find this text helpful as they seek to understand the potential of AI systems to help achieve sustainability in healthcare and make current medical implants relevant in the future.
    • Nanomedicine in Translational Research

      • 1st Edition
      • September 17, 2024
      • Kaladhar Kamalasanan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Nanomedicine in Translational Research: Status and Future Challenges harnesses the current developments and future directions of diagnostic and therapeutic solutions in clinical scenarios. This book integrates nanomedicine and biomaterials to develop healthcare technology for improved patient care and clinical practices, through applications using theranostics, biomaterials, 3-D printing, regenerative medicines, and nanosystems.Those in this multidisciplinary field will need to improve procedures and protocols, as well as regulatory guidelines and their clinical implications. This book will be highly useful as it is written by experts in the field for researchers working in the areas of nanotechnology, biomaterials, drug delivery, and pharmaceuticals for chronic diseases.
    • Exosomal RNA

      • 1st Edition
      • March 29, 2024
      • Debalina Bhattacharya + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Exosomal RNA: Role in Human Diseases and Therapy provides an in-depth study of exosomes and their RNA in the context of a variety of diseases. The book explores the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of exosomal RNA as biomarkers across a range of different conditions, including cancer, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and renal disease, as well as bacterial infections and tissue repair. The link between exosomal RNA expression and neurodegenerative disease is also explored. The book goes on to share the significance of exosomal RNA in preserving cellular function, with special attention given to their role in the autophagy process.This book also gives an overview of the isolation, characterization, and potential applications of exosomal RNA, providing researchers with an understanding of how they can be manipulated and utilized for the treatment of various diseases and conditions. This is an ideal reference for researchers in the field of molecular biology, cell biology, and related fields, as well as those involved in the development of therapeutics and personalized medicine.
    • Myopathies and Tendinopathies of the Diabetic Foot

      • 1st Edition
      • September 10, 2024
      • Claude Pierre-Jerome
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Myopathies and Tendinopathies of the Diabetic Foot: Anatomy, Pathomechanics, and Imaging is a unique reference of valuable instructive data that reinforces the understanding of myopathies and tendinopathies related to diabetes-induced Charcot foot. Diabetic myopathies usually precede other complications (i.e., deformity, ulceration, infection) seen in the diabetic foot. Oftentimes, these myopathies may be isolated especially during their initial stage. In the absence of clinical information relevant to diabetes, the solitaire occurrence of myopathies may lead to confusion, misinterpretation, and misdiagnosis. The misdiagnosis can cause delay of management and consequent high morbidity. This book emphasizes the complications of diabetic myopathies and tendinopathies and all their aspects, including pathophysiology, pathomechanics, imaging protocols, radiological manifestations, histological characteristics, and surgical management.Diabetes type II and its complications (diabetic myopathies and tendinopathies) have reached a dreadful high incidence worldwide. Likewise, the need for better understanding of these complications becomes indispensable. In this book, the readers of all genres will find all they need to know about these conditions. This book serves as a classic academic reference for educators, healthcare specialists, healthcare givers, and healthcare students.
    • Improving Health and Nutrition through Functional Foods

      • 1st Edition
      • November 23, 2024
      • Maira Rubi Segura Campos
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Improving Health and Nutrition through Functional Foods: Benefits and Applications presents functional foods as a therapeutic approach to disease and overall health and well-being. The book covers various functional foods, such as oilseeds, endemic fruits, and vegetables as foods to consider as complementary treatments for disease management. Written for nutrition researchers, food scientists, graduate students and other food science and health professionals, this book will be a welcomed reference for those who wish to better understand the role of bioactive compounds and functional foods in the treatment and prevention of disease.
    • Biological Insights of Multi-Omics Technologies in Human Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • May 23, 2024
      • Aarif Ali + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biological Insights of Multi-Omics Technologies in Human Diseases provides detailed information about the basics of multi-omic technologies, including ethics, historical perspective, science, drug discovery, and development and metabolism. With a strong focus on the practical application of omics approaches in cancer, cardiovascular, neurology, respiratory, viral, gastroenterology, autoimmune diseases, PCOS and tuberculosis, this book also includes special topics related to COVID-19 and Machine learning approaches. In 13 chapters, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the challenges and opportunities facing the therapeutic implications of multi-omics from academic, regulatory, pharmaceutical, socio-ethical, and economic perspectives.The chapters are designed in a well-defined chronology such that readers will intuitively understand the central idea. This book is an ideal resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, nutritionists, health practitioners, students, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.