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  • Developmental Dyscalculia

    From Brain Mechanisms to Educational Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Yarden Gliksman + 2 more
    • English
    Developmental Dyscalculia: From Brain Mechanisms to Educational Applications presents research with a domain-general approach. It examines issues in the fields of numerical and non-numerical cognitive domains, neuro- mechanisms, and pedagogic issues to pave the way to a bridge between lab research, daily life, and curriculum applications, with a goal of finding a pathway to early diagnosis and interventions of developmental dyscalculia. It will be of interest to researchers with interests in cognitive neuroscience and education, to contribute fruitful discussions between education and neuro-cognition. 

  • Space Biology and Space Biotechnology

    • 1st Edition
    • Ai-Rong Qian + 3 more
    • English
    Space Biology and Space Biotechnology provides the reader with a wide-ranging review of space biology and related fields. Topics covered include the space environment, space microbiology, space botany, space hydrobiology, space physiology, space development, space ecology, animal and tissue engineering, space simulation technology, and space pharmaceuticals. Written for professionals in biology and biotechnology, graduate students and post-docs, as well as spaceflight professionals in industry, academia and government, this book covers all the right bases in space biology and biotechnology.

  • Psychopharmacologie pratique

    Transposer les résultats des essais fondés sur les preuves dans la pratique clinique
    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph F. Goldberg + 2 more
    • French
    Aujourd’hui, la polypharmacologie est un outil majeur pour le traitement des patients souffrant de formes graves et chroniques de troubles de l’humeur, d’anxiété, de psychose ou de troubles du comportement.Dans l’esprit des travaux et écrits de Stephen M. Stahl, cet ouvrage offre une vue d’ensemble novatrice sur les connaissances en psychopharmacologie et les stratégies de prises de décision, en intégrant les résultats d’essais fondés sur les preuves aux données de la clinique, avec des exemples et des situations cliniques réelles. Il aborde la manière dont les prescripteurs peuvent mettre en place une « psychopharmacologie sur mesure », adaptée aux besoins spécifiques de chaque patient, en conservant l’approche et l’état d’esprit d’un praticien.Quelle que soit leur expérience, les professionnels pourront ainsi affiner et améliorer leurs prescriptions et leurs prises en charge, en ciblant les manifestations des circuits neuronaux dysfonctionnels et les dimensions psychopathologiques, au-delà des diagnostics psychiatriques conventionnels.Prése... sous une forme dynamique, pratique et en couleurs, avec des tableaux de synthèse, des encadrés et des vignettes cliniques concrètes, cet ouvrage est un guide précieux d’aide à la décision pour tous les praticiens qui prescrivent des psychotropes. Joseph F. GoldbergProfesseur de psychiatrie clinique,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkStephen M. StahlProfesseur de psychiatrie et de neurologie,Universit... of California Riverside and University of California San DiegoMarc-Antoine Crocq (traducteur)Psychiat... des adolescents du Haut-Rhin, CAMUHA,Université de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse

  • Rice Cultivation Under Abiotic Stress

    Challenges and Opportunities
    • 1st Edition
    • Sudhakar Srivastava + 2 more
    • English
    Rice Cultivation under Abiotic Stresses: Challenges and Opportunities provides a unique look at three key factors in optimized rice yield – cultivation practices, understanding abiotic stress response, and mitigation strategies – enabling the reader to better understand the cause, effect, and means of protecting rice crop yield. It is a uniquely comprehensive resource for advancing the sustainable and optimal production of rice that will be a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in Agriculture, Agronomy, Botany, Plant Physiology, and Environmental Science.Rice is the primary source of energy for over half of the world’s people. It can play a vital role against mal and under nutrition, but as climate and other abiotic challenges continue to impact yield, steps need to be taken to ensure production.

  • Primer Design

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57
    • English
    Primer Design, Volume 57 in the Methods in Microbiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Methods on discriminating between bacterial strains, Primers to PCR and qPCR techniques, and more.

  • Rehabilitation Engineering, Assistive Technologies and the Future of Healthcare Using Robotics

    • 1st Edition
    • D. Jude Hemanth + 1 more
    • English
    Rehabilitation Engineering, Assistive Technologies and the Future of Healthcare Using Robotics​​​ presents the most recent developments in assistive technologies, rehabilitative engineering, and robotics, offering in-depth analysis of cutting-edge instruments and frameworks that have the power to transform rehabilitation and general well-being. The book provides insights into how the integration of assistive technology and robots can enhance healthcare delivery while also addressing global challenges related to healthcare accessibility, rehabilitation, the integration of advanced technologies, opportunities, and problems in assistive technologies. Sections are complemented by case studies from different countries.

  • Translational Pulmonology

    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Translational research is essential to the advancement of medicine. Translational Pulmonology is an instructional guide to translational medical research serves as a practical, step-by-step roadmap for taking a biomedical device, potential therapeutic agent, or research question from idea through demonstrated clinical benefit. Fundamentally, the volume aims to help bridge the gap between current research and practice. Written by a team of expert medical, biomedical engineering, and clinical research experts in pulmonary diseases, this volume provides a clear process for understanding, designing, executing, and analyzing clinical and translational research within the field.

  • Innovations in Cardio-Oncology

    Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, and Precision Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Sherry-Ann Brown
    • English
    Innovations in Cardio-Oncology: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, and Precision Medicine reviews the benefits of biomedical technologies and advancements in individualized medicine, with applications in cardio-oncology.Illu... of work involving machine learning and natural language processing help readers understand and maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, with integration of AI and digital health technologies into the clinical workflow for personalized patient care, research, and provider and patient education.In 31 chapters, Innovations in Cardio-Oncology: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, and Precision Medicine introduces the emergent medical field at the interface of cardiology and oncology, “cardio-oncology”, and describes prevention, screening and surveillance, followed by several chapters on the role of the applications of digital health, telemedicine, and AI in cardio-oncology precision care. The book also highlights many medical society guidelines and evidence-based recommended pathways for equitable digital health deployment and utilization in cardio-oncology care. This book anticipates that AI algorithms and innovative health tools have the potential to address, and does not have to widen, the already existing healthcare disparities, including inequalities related to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic level, health insurance status, linguistic and cultural barriers, systemic discrimination, and healthcare access.This book provides valuable practical guidance for healthcare professionals, scientists, learners, and patients to integrate digital health platforms into their clinical practice, research, and patient engagement models, fit for individual use and also for multi-stakeholder groups from academia, technology, and industry, with shared interests in applying Innovation (Digital Health, mHealth, Telemedicine, Telehealth, Informatics, Precision Health, Computational Medicine, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence including Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Neural Networks, & more) to Cardiology and Oncology clinical practice, research, and education.

  • Advances in DNA and mRNA-Based Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy: Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 165
    • English
    Advances in DNA and mRNA-Based Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy, Volume 165 in the Advances in Immunology series, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in DNA and mRNA vaccines: Significant therapeutic approach against cancer management, Nanoparticles for mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy, Nucleic acid Delivery as a therapeutic approach in cancer immunotherapy, Plasmid DNA and mRNA: Delivery approaches and challenges, Viral & Non-viral Delivery of mRNA against Cancer Cell, Progress in Modifying and Delivering mRNA therapies for Cancer Immunotherapy, and more.Other chapters cover mRNA-Based Cancer Vaccines: A Novel Approach to Melanoma Treatment, Therapeutic mRNAs for cancer immunotherapy: from structure to delivery, Harnessing the immune system: Insights into cancer vaccines, Lipid Nanoparticle-Mediate... mRNA Delivery in Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunotherapy Perspectives in the Era of B-Cell Editing in Cancer Treatment, Personalized Precision: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with mRNA-Based Vaccines in Melanoma Therapy, Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: Exploring Novel Immunotherapeutics, Checkpoints, bispecifics, and Vaccines in Development, and more.

  • Application of Adult Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Farshid Sefat + 1 more
    • English
    Application of Adult Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine offers a comprehensive overview of tissue engineering using adult stem cells to treat various disorders throughout the human body. The book introduces readers to adult stem cells, tissue engineering, and their application in regenerative medicine. It covers many new and up-to-date techniques, providing a solid foundation for understanding the field. Written by global leaders, this resource is invaluable for anyone studying, researching, or working in the areas of adult stem cells, tissue engineering, or regenerative medicine.The book is divided into three parts. Part One provides an introduction to adult stem cells and their application in regenerative medicine. Part Two focuses on different body organ systems, including the nervous, respiratory, digestive, urinary, circulatory, endocrine, skeletal, reproductive, muscular, and ocular systems. Part Three concludes with a review of the future of adult stem cells in regenerative medicine. This structure ensures that readers gain a thorough understanding of the current state and future potential of adult stem cells in treating various disorders.

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