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    • The Covid-19 Response in New York City

      • 1st Edition
      • April 21, 2024
      • Syra S. Madad + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The COVID-19 Response in New York City: Crisis Management in the Largest Public Health System provides an historical accounting of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of the largest public health system in the United States. The book offers a roadmap to guide healthcare systems and their providers in the event of future pandemics. Readers will learn about surge staffing and level loading, as well as tips from the ED and ICUs on how to respond to an unprecedented influx of inpatients. Written by healthcare providers who were at the epicenter of the pandemic in New York City, this book provides a sound accounting of the response to the pandemic in one of the world's largest cities.

    • CRISPR Handbook

      • 1st Edition
      • November 15, 2024
      • Zhi-Yan Du
      • English
      • Paperback
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      CRISPR Handbook: Applications, Tools and Resources presents a detailed introduction to the CRISPR technology. This handbook summarizes the current CRISPR applications in diverse organisms, shares useful tools for starting a CRISPR experiment, and provides information on software and services for CRISPR technology.Written by an expert in the field of biotechnology and molecular biology of diverse experiment models, including plants, microalgae, and fungi. This handbook will serve as a guide for those who are interested in learning about CRISPR technologies and their applications in research and industry.

    • Nanosensors in Healthcare Diagnostics

      • 1st Edition
      • November 13, 2024
      • Abhinay Sharma + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Nanosensors in Healthcare Diagnostics examines the role of nanosensors in clinical microbiology, point-of-care sensing, clinical diagnostics, and therapy.This book addresses the concept of nanosensors and their utilization in healthcare diagnostics, and therapy. It covers the principles and mechanisms involved in nanosensor-based diagnostics platforms. It also discusses various approaches and techniques used in the preparation of nanosensors as well as the biomedical application of nanosensors in clinical diagnostics and their significance in the detection, treatment, and management of diseases. This book is a useful reference for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals studying nanosensors in biological and medical sciences.

    • Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems

      • 1st Edition
      • March 26, 2024
      • Vivek Kumar + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems: Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification describes the application of competent microbes in plant growth promotion, nutrient management and recycling from molecular perspectives. Understanding of molecular mechanism of Microbial diversity in association with plant roots is very imperative for plant health and ecosystem equilibrium.

    • Evaporation Technology in Food Processing

      • 1st Edition
      • February 29, 2024
      • Seid Mahdi Jafari + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Evaporation Technology in Food Processing, in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains the processing operations and equipment necessary for recent invented non-thermal processing of different food products, including ozonation, plasma processing, pulsed electric fields, high pressure processing, irradiation and high frequency processing. These processes and unit operations are very important in terms of achieving favorable sensory properties and energy usage. Written by experts in the field of food engineering, this book targets industrial engineers working in the field of food processing and within food factories. The book is divided into four sections: “Evaporation basics," “Different types of evaporators,” “Application of evaporators in the food industry”, and “Design, control and efficiency of evaporators”. All chapters emphasize basic texts relating to experimental, theoretical, computational, and/or applications of food engineering principles and the relevant processing equipment to evaporation unit operations.

    • Emerging Therapeutic Targets and Drug Delivery Approaches in IBD

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 101
      • November 12, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Emerging Therapeutic Targets and Drug Delivery Approaches in IBD, Volume 101 in this ongoing series, highlights new advances, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Fibrosis in IBD – AXL as a Promising Therapeutic Target, Developing a pathway to test anti-fibrotic drugs in Crohn’s disease, Emerging therapeutics for the management of intestinal fibrosis and strictures, GCPII for IBD, Fistulas/stem cell products for IBD/Crohn’s, The landscape of new therapeutic opportunities for IBD, TL1A : A Model For The Use Of Precision Medicine For The Treatment of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Dectin-1 as a therapeutic target for IBD, and more.Additional sections cover BRD4 as an Emerging Epigenetic Therapeutic Target for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Scripps - S1P, The potential of targeting TREM-1 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Microbiome therapies.

    • Insect Oil as a Source of Nutraceuticals

      • 1st Edition
      • November 29, 2024
      • Abdalbasit Adam Mariod
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Insect Oil as a Source of Nutraceuticals: New Approaches in the Food and Feed Industry explores how removing insect lipids can be an important source to not only ensure future food security, but also show the many uses of how insect oil can be a fat replacer in food, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. While edible insect species are harvested in large numbers to contribute to food security, and as a source of alternative animal protein, their oil has not been seen in all parts of the world as part of the human diet.With more than 1,900 types of edible insects that can be consumed as food, and the fact that edible insects comprise of approximately 20% fat, the second most abundant nutrient after protein, this book is a welcomed addition on the topic.

    • Clinical Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis Essentials and Current Updates

      • 1st Edition
      • January 13, 2024
      • Shitiz Sriwastava + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Clinical Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis Essentials and Current Updates offers readers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and its related disorders, providing the latest research findings and insights to ensure readers are well informed. This book thoroughly examines the underlying genetic factors contributing to the development of the disease while emphasizing the significant role of vitamin D in both the pathogenesis and treatment of MS. Furthermore, this book provides essential information on current treatment guidelines for effectively managing MS during pregnancy. This includes a specific focus on optimizing outcomes and addressing the complexities involved, healthcare professionals are equipped to handle the challenges presented by this specific patient population. Overall, this book delivers meticulous, updated, and extensive information on all aspects of MS, from demographic features and etiopathogenesis to the latest diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. With a focus on delivering valuable knowledge and practical insights, Clinical Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis Essentials and Current Updates serves as an essential resource for healthcare professionals and researchers seeking a deeper understanding of MS.

    • Revealing Uncharted Biology with Single Cell Multiplex Proteomic Technologies

      • 1st Edition
      • June 25, 2024
      • Wendy Fantl
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Revealing Uncharted Biology with Single Cell Multiplex Proteomic Technologies: Platforms. Understanding the intricate coordination of highly diverse cell types within healthy tissues and organs is essential for grasping their functionality. This coordination, often disrupted in disease, hinges on proteins—the primary drivers of cellular function. By examining protein abundance and activation states in single cells, researchers can identify key cell populations involved in both healthy and diseased states, including those influencing disease initiation, progression, and therapeutic responses. Single-cell multiplex proteomic platforms have recently emerged as powerful tools for biomedical research. Their strengths lie in revealing cell types that are rare or subtly different and would otherwise go undetected in bulk cellular analyses. This unique capability enables deeper insights into cellular behavior and disease mechanisms.This book offers comprehensive overviews of technologies developed for multiplex single-cell proteomic analyses. It begins with the pioneering work from Professors Scott Tanner, Mitchell Winnick and Garry Nolan resulting in the development and early application of the mass cytometer, (CyTOF). The instrument merges flow cytometry with time-of-flight mass spectrometry and analyzes cells labelled with metal tagged antibodies. These components work together to enable CyTOF to perform highly multiplexed protein analysis at the single-cell level, offering a powerful tool for understanding complex cellular behaviors and interactions.Recogni... that cellular organization is critical for tissue function, subsequent chapters explore advanced multiplex imaging platforms including Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC), Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging (MIBI), CODetection by InDExing, and Chip Cytometry. Later chapters present recent advances in these imaging platforms and data analysis approaches - Combined Nucleic Acid and Protein Quantification in situ, Tissue Schematics, and High-definition CODEX for 3D Multiplex Spatial Cell Phenotyping. These techniques integrate deep phenotyping with spatial mapping to provide unprecedented insights into cellular interactions within tissues. The book also highlights computational approaches essential for managing and interpreting the vast datasets generated by these technologies. Revealing Uncharted Biology with Single Cell Multiplex Proteomic Technologies: Platforms help researchers in many fields, including developmental biology, cancer biology, immunology, neuroscience, and drug discovery gain an understanding about the theories and detailed methodologies behind these technologies. Integrating proteomics with genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptomic platforms, this book aims to inspire new research opportunities, ultimately advancing the development of reliable biomarkers and improving patient outcomes.

    • Ureases

      • 1st Edition
      • February 16, 2024
      • Rodrigo Ligabu Braun + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Ureases: Foundations, Classes, and Applications provides a thorough, practical analysis of ureases—enzymes of growing relevance across a range of biotechnological applications and drug discovery. Unique in many aspects, ureases are one of the few enzymes to have nickel in their active sites. This book covers all aspects of this enzymatic class starting with foundational overview and then providing historical urease research and current state, from basic biochemistry to the use of ureases as hallmarks in enzymology, crystallography, and bioinorganic chemistry. The different classes of ureases, structurally diverse but chemically equivalent, are individually discussed.The multi-protein, multi-step activation of ureases (with chemical modification of residues, transport, and transfer of nickel ions) are examined in-depth, along with the catalytic mechanisms of ureolysis and its inhibitors. The final two sections of the book address multiple applications of ureases in health and biotechnology, respectively, going from gastric ulcer treatment to architectural uses in buildings and engineering. Future applications and next steps in research are also considered.

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