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    • Machines of the Farm

      • 1st Edition
      • March 4, 2026
      • Divaker Durairaj Chelladurai
      • English
      Machines of the Farm: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide a thorough understanding of farm machinery, its mechanics, and management. It dives deeply into practical concepts related to agricultural equipment, including calibration and adjustments essential for agricultural engineers. By blending theoretical insights and practical applications, the book covers topics such as mechanics, materials, selection, and performance evaluation. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises to ensure a broad and practical understanding of the subject.The book not only details specific machines and scientific principles but also includes chapters on primary and secondary tillage equipment, machinery for sowing, weed control, crop protection, manure application, and harvesting. It reviews the testing of farm machines, earth-moving equipment, and considers performance against cost. This textbook is a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Agricultural Engineering, as well as professionals in the field, farm machinery designers, and agricultural consultants. Additionally, it offers a full solutions manual for instructors and worked examples for students to further their learning objectives.

    • Retinoic Acids in Cancer Therapy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 21
      • March 2, 2026
      • Saeid Ghavami + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Retinoic Acids in Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms of Sensitivity, Resistance, and Methods of Delivery, Volume 21 offers a detailed exploration of how All Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) functions to kill cancer cells, as well as the survival mechanisms of certain cells when treated with this drug. This comprehensive book delves into the specific cell pathways and compartments that are involved in the action of retinoic acids (RAs) in inhibiting cell proliferation across various cancers, providing invaluable insights for continued research and improved therapeutic approaches in oncology.The book comprises 16 chapters that address the molecular structure and biological properties of ATRA, elucidate the mechanisms of resistance to ATRA, and evaluate its efficiency in treating seven different cancers. Additionally, it discusses strategies to enhance ATRA cancer treatment and offers future perspectives on its applications. As a vital resource for health professionals, researchers, and students alike, this volume aims to expand the collective understanding of ATRA's therapeutic potential and inspire the development of new, more effective cancer treatments.

    • Thin Film Photovoltaics

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • Jeyakumar Ramanujam + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Thin Film Photovoltaics: Single-junction and Tandem provides a comprehensive introduction to thin film solar cells and the latest developments in this expanding field. The book includes detailed information on material properties required for solar cells, working principles, energy band structure, charge transport to the electrodes and approaches to improve efficiency. Front-end and back-end processes are discussed in detail. Current challenges to commercial translation and potential opportunities to overcome to those challenges are also covered, and factors limiting solar cells parameters are also considered. Emphasis is on new materials and state-of-the-art technologies used for fabrication and characterization.Thi... book is suitable for researchers in academia and R&D in the subject areas of materials science and engineering, energy, physics, and chemistry.

    • Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Medical Things Era

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • Janmenjoy Nayak + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Medical Things Era is driven by the imperative to address the intricate convergence of healthcare, technology, and security. In response to the burgeoning challenges presented by the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), this book is designed to be an indispensable resource for computer systems experts, healthcare staff, and executives. It goes beyond the surface, offering strategic insights and actionable strategies that encompass not only the IoMT landscape but also the intersection of artificial intelligence, signal processing, and cyber security. Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the IoMT Era serves as a problem-solving compass for a diverse readership in the healthcare landscape. For healthcare professionals and IT leaders, the book untangles the complexities of integrating and securing Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, offering a roadmap for understanding and navigating this rapidly evolving terrain. Biomedical engineers, burdened with strategic and everyday decisions, find in this book strategic insights and actionable strategies, empowering them to make informed choices amidst the ever-changing challenges posed by technology and cybersecurity threats. The authors present a comprehensive guide that not only elucidates the challenges and opportunities presented by IoMT but also explores how the synergy of AI and signal processing can elevate healthcare systems. This integration is crucial in deciphering the intricate nuances of medical data, enhancing diagnostics, and fortifying the security of interconnected healthcare networks.

    • PACAP

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • David Vaudry + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      PACAP: From Discovery to Function in Health and Disease serves as a comprehensive review covering all aspects of PACAP and its receptors, from expression to function in healthy tissues and disease models. The book introduces the biochemical, pharmacological and signaling properties of PACAP before exploring the biological actions of PACAP in normal health and pathological conditions. It considers PACAP in relation to various aspects, including pain, stress, brain injury, tumor cells and neurodegenerative disease. Effect on peripheral organs is also covered, from the gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system to immune cells and bones, among others. Therapeutic potential is also explored. This is a volume in the Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease book series, and provides a complete analysis of PACAP and the latest research in the field. Thus it is an ideal guide for researchers interested in PACAP and its impact across health and disease.

    • Patient Treatment and Management Following an Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • Douglas P. Beall
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Worldwide, vertebral compression fractures (VCF) continue to be the most common major fragility fracture affecting patients over the age of 50, and osteoporosis is the most prevalent condition associated with VCFs. Patient Treatment and Management Following an Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture provides treatment and management guidance of the osteoporosis disease process in patients who have had a vertebral compression fracture. The book opens with a foundation of osteoporosis and VCF then reviews clinical and radiological assessment approaches, evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management options. Subsequent chapters cover the efficacy of the different vertebral augmentation types on patient outcomes, optimization methods, potential complications, and decisions for osteoporosis treatment in these patients. Special attention is paid to the treatment sequence and objectives following an osteoporotic VCF. The book concludes with coverage of insightful developments in clinical management and research and features targeted case studies representing common patient characteristics and showcasing varying aspects of the VCF and underlying osteoporosis. This title serves as an invaluable resource for any practitioner treating patients with osteoporosis as well as those managing fragility fractures in older patients.

    • Natural Language Processing for Healthcare

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • Laxmi Shaw + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Natural Language Processing for Healthcare: The Rise of Intelligent Assistants addresses the critical gap between cutting-edge AI research and its practical application in healthcare, offering an accessible yet comprehensive guide tailored to the unique challenges of medical environments. It highlights how NLP technologies are revolutionizing patient care, medical documentation, and clinical decision-making, while emphasizing ethical, legal, and interoperability considerations. Structured into four sections, the book begins by laying foundational knowledge in NLP and healthcare data, covering crucial concepts such as tokenization, medical ontologies like UMLS and SNOMED CT, machine learning models including BioBERT and ClinicalBERT, and the emerging impact of large language models like GPT. The applications section explores real-world implementations of intelligent assistants, such as virtual health chatbots, clinical documentation tools, conversational AI for patient engagement, and voice recognition integrated into electronic health records. Technical chapters provide insights into system architectures, evaluation metrics, data privacy, security, and interoperability standards like FHIR. The final section looks ahead to future directions including multilingual NLP, federated learning for privacy preservation, and the evolving landscape of AI-driven healthcare assistants. This book is an indispensable resource for a broad audience. Healthcare professionals and clinicians will find practical insights into streamlining patient care and diagnostics. Biomedical researchers and data scientists can deepen their understanding of NLP methods tailored to medical data. Students, educators, technology developers, and healthcare administrators alike will benefit from the book’s balanced coverage of theory, implementation, and regulation, empowering them to innovate and responsibly deploy intelligent assistants that enhance healthcare delivery worldwide.

    • Cutting Edge Advances in Transplantation

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Dai Dao Nghiem
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Cutting Edge Advances in Transplantation presents the current state of the science of transplantation. With a unique interdisciplinary approach, this reference collects contributions from selected transplant surgeons, scientists, and immunologists who have worked in the field for the last thirty years. Coverage includes transplantation tolerance, the molecular approach to transplant monitoring, sensitized transplant recipients, xenotransplantation, biologics, and regifted organs. This is the perfect reference for transplant surgeons and nephrologists that want to find new approaches and solutions to serve their patients. It is also ideal for transplantation researchers looking for the most up-to-date scientific information related to the field which can be built upon.

    • Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Frederick S.B. Kibenge + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology is a practical reference to address the steadily increasing importance of infectious diseases of aquatic animals. With the burgeoning expansion of the animal aquaculture industry to new geographic areas, new microbial and parasitic species with pathogenic potential will continue to emerge. This necessitates rapid identification of the new pathogens to enable their control. Each pathogenic bacterial or fungal species is accompanied by the full description of both taxonomic and clinical information for the three major aquatic food animals (fish, crustaceans and mollusks).Aquacultur... Mycology and Bacteriology takes a comprehensive approach to facilitate research to develop vaccines or other similar pathogen mitigation measures, and is useful to bacteriologists, mycologists, aquaculturists, clinical practitioners in aquatic animal health and all those in industry, government or academia who are interested in aquaculture, fisheries and comparative biology.

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