Books in Life sciences

Epidemiologic Methods

1st Edition
November 15, 2022
Stephen C. Newman
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 8 7 8 0 3
eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 8 7 8 1 0

Epidemiologic Methods: The Essentials is a concise, but thorough volume that provides a solid grounding in core methodologic issues. The book takes a streamlined approach on cohort studies, case-control studies, prevalence studies, randomized trials, demographic studies of morbidity and mortality, ecologic studies, screening, effect modification, bias and confounding. Organized according to study design, with each chapter building on those preceding it, the book provides detailed examples throughout, using data tables and graphs to reinforce methodologic points.

Stem Cell Therapy

1st Edition
November 13, 2022
Hala M. Gabr + 1 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 1 5 6 9 2
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 1 5 7 0 8

Stem cell therapy is a fast-growing field of medicine with remarkable prospects in a broad spectrum of diseases. Stem Cell Therapy: Practical Considerations addresses the biological properties of stem cells, mechanisms of action; as well as actual therapeutic decisions such as cell type, source, dose, manipulation, and route of injection. After discussing all this data, the book will illustrate how to travel through the idea from abstract question to laboratory experiment, animal experiment and then on to design a clinical trial throughout all its phases. Written for scientists and postgraduate students in the field of stem cell research and therapy. The authors will cover practical therapeutic issues they have long experienced in the field.

Smart Polymeric Nano-Constructs in Drug Delivery

1st Edition
November 12, 2022
Suresh P Vyas + 2 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 2 4 8 8
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 3 9 9 7

Smart Polymeric Nano-Constructs in Drug Delivery: Concept, Design and Therapeutic Applications provides a thorough discussion of the most state of the art material and polymer exploitations for the delivery of bioactive(s) as well as their current and clinical status. The book enables researchers to prepare a variety of smart drug delivery systems to investigate their properties as well as to discover their uses and applications. The novelty of this approach addresses an existing need of exhaustively understanding the potential of the materials including polymeric drug delivery systems that are smartly designed to deliver bioactive(s) into the body at targeted sites without showing side effects. The book is helpful for those in the health sector, specifically those developing nanomedicine using smart material-based nano-delivery systems. Polymers have unique co-operative properties that are not found with low-molecular-weight compounds along with their appealing physical and chemical properties, constituting the root of their success in drug delivery. Smart Polymeric Nano-Constructs in Drug Delivery: Concept, Design and Therapeutic Applications discusses smart and stimuli responsive polymers applicable in drug delivery, followed detailed information about various concepts and designing of polymeric novel drug delivery systems for treatment of various type of diseases, also discussing patents related to the field. The book helps readers to design and develop novel drug delivery systems based on smart materials for the effective delivery of bioactive that take advantage of recent advances in smart polymer-based strategies. It is useful to those in pharmaceutical sciences and related fields in developing new drug delivery systems.

Biocatalyst Immobilization

1st Edition
November 12, 2022
Maria Lujan Ferreira
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 3 1 7 1
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 3 7 7 5

Biocatalyst Immobilization: Foundations and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of biocatalytic immobilization processes, as well as methods for study, characterization and application. Early chapters discuss current progress in enzyme immobilization and methods for selecting and pretreating enzymes prior to immobilization, with an emphasis on navigating common challenges and employing enzyme supports and post immobilization treatments to impact enzymatic activity. Process-based chapters instruct on measuring and reporting on enzyme immobilization efficiency, protein final content, quantification of reaction products, and the use of nanomaterials to characterize immobilized enzymes. Later chapters examine recent advances, including novel enzymatic reactors, multi-enzymatic biocatalysts, enzymatic biosensors, whole cell immobilization, the industrial application of immobilized enzymes, and perspectives on future trends.

Novel Sensitizing Agents for Therapeutic Anti-EGFR Antibodies

1st Edition
Volume 1
November 11, 2022
Shi Hu
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 1 5 8 4 5
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 1 5 8 5 2

Novel Sensitizing Agents for Therapeutic Anti-EGFR Antibodies presents a description of the sensitizers used to overcome resistance to anti-EGFR targeted antibody therapies in cancer, including novel engineered antibody drugs and other sensitizers. The book gives insights into the landscape of anti-EGFR based cancer treatments, the challenges of targeted therapy, and a glimpse into the future of antibody therapy. It offers pertinent science information on strategies used for the rational design and discovery of novel sensitizing agents, and in addition, translational studies involving pre-clinical and clinical design. This book is an indispensable resource for cancer researchers, medicinal chemists and other biomedical scientists.Finally, the book covers basic science strategies used in drug discovery and preclinical evaluation focused on EGFR blockage resistance, as well as clinical trial methodology, including clinical pharmacokinetics and imaging to address issues of efficacy evaluation of the new anticancer sensitizers for anti-EGFR drug resistance.

Tissue Engineering

3rd Edition
November 11, 2022
Clemens van Blitterswijk + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 4 4 5 9 3
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 5 1 3 4 3

Tissue Engineering, Third Edition provides a completely revised release with sections focusing on Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Tissue Engineering of Selected Organs and Tissues. Key chapters are updated with the latest discoveries, including coverage of new areas (skeletal TE, ophthalmology TE, immunomodulatory biomaterials and immune systems engineering). The book is written in a scientific language that is easily understood by undergraduate and graduate students in basic biological sciences, bioengineering and basic medical sciences, and researchers interested in learning about this fast-growing field.

Himalayan Fruits and Berries

1st Edition
November 11, 2022
Tarun Belwal + 2 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 5 5 9 1 4
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 5 5 9 2 1

Himalayan Fruits and Berries: Bioactive Compounds, Uses and Nutraceutical Potential presents nutraceutical fruits and berries from the Himalayan region and highlights their potential use in nutraceutical products. Beginning with the introduction of the Himalayan region and its wild fruits, this book explores various kinds of wild fruits and berries. It includes coverage of traditional, ethnomedicinal, and local uses of potential nutraceutical fruits and analyzes their distribution, availability, and cultivation methods. The book also provides a detailed summary of clinical studies and presents "from field to industry" case studies. Wild fruits and berries play an important role in mitigating hunger in the developing world, and these fruits are consumed either in whole or extracted for use in nutraceutical production. Nutrition researchers, food scientists, food chemists, plant scientists, pharmacologists, as well as students or researchers working in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries exploring the use of Himalayan wild berries and fruits as new components and sources in nutraceuticals will benefit from this book.

Visualization Techniques for Climate Change with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

1st Edition
November 11, 2022
Ashutosh Kumar Dubey + 4 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 7 1 4 0
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 7 1 5 7

Visualization Techniques for Climate Change with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence covers computer-aided artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies as related to the impacts of climate change and its potential to prevent/remediate the effects. As such, different types of algorithms, mathematical relations and software models may help us to understand our current reality, predict future weather events and create new products and services to minimize human impact, chances of improving and saving lives and creating a healthier world. This book covers different types of tools for the prediction of climate change and alternative systems which can reduce the levels of threats observed by climate change scientists. Moreover, the book will help to achieve at least one of 17 sustainable development goals i.e., climate action.

Thermal Processing of Food Products by Steam and Hot Water

1st Edition
November 10, 2022
Seid Mahdi Jafari
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 8 6 1 6 9
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 9 7 0 6 6

Thermal Processing of Food Products by Steam and Hot Water, a volume in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains the processing operations and equipment necessary for the thermal processing of different food products by applying steam and hot water. Sections cover an overview of thermal food processing, heat exchangers in the food processing industry, different thermal processing operations in the food industry, and applications of heat exchanges. All sections emphasize basic texts relating to experimental, theoretical, computational and/or the applications of food engineering principles and relevant processing equipment. Written by experts in the field of food engineering, in a simple and dynamic way, this book targets industrial engineers working in the field of food processing and within food factories to make them more familiar with the particular food processing operations and equipment.

Viral Infections and Antiviral Therapies

1st Edition
November 10, 2022
Amal Kumar Dhara + 1 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 8 1 4 5
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 7 2 4 2 0

Viral Infections and Antiviral Therapies provides comprehensive coverage of viral infections and their transmission. Coverage includes antiviral agents, therapeutics, their mechanisms and treatment strategies. The book is organized into four sections, including an introduction to antiviral therapies, viral infections and their transmission, antiviral agents and therapeutics, and a market overview and future developments. The chapters in each section of the book discuss various key topics that are contributed to by an international group of leading experts.

Related subjects

Agricultural and biological sciences

Drug discovery

Immunology

Microbiology and virology

Neuroscience

Pharmaceutical sciences

Pharmacology

Toxicology

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health