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Postbiotics
Health and Industry
1st Edition
October 9, 2024
Dhanasekaran Dharumadurai + 1 more
English
Postbiotics: Health and Industry provides a detailed overview on the fundamentals, biological and therapeutic properties, safety, and application of postbiotics in health and industry. Sections cover the fundamentals of postbiotics, which include insights on probiotic microorganisms, postbiotics, and host–microbe interaction, analysis, and characterization of postbiotics. The book goes on to delve into the different types of postbiotics and their mechanisms. Remaining sections explore various health, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications of postbiotics.
Immuno-oncology and immunotherapy Part A
1st Edition
Volume 189
October 9, 2024
English
Immuno-Oncology And Immunotherapy – Part A Volume 189, in the Methods in Cell Biology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Specific chapters to this release include, Generation of transmitochondrial cybrids in cancer cells, Methods for flow cytometry analysis for tumor infiltrating cells functions and phenotype, Innovative 2D and 3D methods of tumor cells culture, and more.
Sprouted Grains
Nutritional Value, Production, and Applications
2nd Edition
October 8, 2024
Hao Feng + 3 more
English
Sprouted Grains: Nutritional Value, Production and Applications, Second Edition includes new chapters on sprouted grains as new plant-based protein sources, Fatty Acids Content and Profiling in Sprouted Grains, Amylase Activity in Sprouted Grains, and The Role of Sprouted Grains in Human Gut Health. As sprouted grains are one of the hottest topics in cereal and grain science, this comprehensive reference presents essential reading, from grain germination from both a genetic and physiological perspective, the nutrients and bioactive compounds present in spouted grains, equipment and technical innovations for processors and manufacturers of sprouted grains and subsequent products, and more.
Challenges and Solutions of Climate Impact on Agriculture
1st Edition
October 8, 2024
Shah Fahad + 5 more
English
Challenges and Solutions of Climate Impact on Agriculture explores issues arising from the changing climate for agricultural plants, with a soil-focused approach. Addressing the impacts on a range of important global food crops, it looks at issues of water and temperature and their impact on soil quality for production.Presented by a global team of experts, this book will be important for researchers seeking to understand specific challenges, and means of addressing those challenges effectively and efficiently.The agriculture sector is arguably one of the most sensitive to changes in the climate. Because the climate of a region determines the nature and characteristics of vegetation and crops, any change in the mean seasonal temperature and decrease in effective precipitation can reduce productive periods for crops, risking outbreaks of pests and disease and negatively affecting global food security.
Fungal Stress Mechanisms and Responses
1st Edition
Volume 129
October 8, 2024
English
AAM: Fungal Stress Mechanisms and Responses explores the adaptive strategies and biotechnological applications of fungi under stress conditions. This volume features an array of reviews by experts in the field, reviewing different aspects of fungal stress responses. The initial three chapters focus on stress in fungal insect pathogens, while chapters 4–6 address the impact of stressful environmental conditions on fungi used for bioremediation. The last chapter investigates the molecular aspects of copper homeostasis in human fungal pathogens. This volume offers a comprehensive collection of findings that help our understanding of fungal stress responses and their applications in agriculture, medicine, and the environment.
Targeted Therapy for the Central Nervous System
Formulation, Clinical Challenges, and Regulatory Strategies
1st Edition
October 7, 2024
Viral Patel + 3 more
English
Targeted Therapy for the Central Nervous System: Formulation, Clinical Challenges, and Regulatory Strategies presents research on various delivery methods of drugs to the central nervous system and brain. This volume examines targeted therapies for neurodegenerative disorders and succinctly outlines the future of drug delivery systems, highlighting significant advancements specifically relating to central nervous system delivery. This book will be of great interest to researchers working in the field of neuroscience and pharmacology as well as clinicians (pharmacists, radiologists, psychiatrists).
Extracellular Vesicles from Basic Research to Clinical Applications
1st Edition
Volume 94
October 5, 2024
English
Extracellular Vesicles from Basic Research to Clinical Applications, Volume 94 covers theses lipid bilayer particles containing proteins, glycoproteins, mRNA, other small RNA species, and lipids formed and released by various pathogens. Chapters in this update include Extracellular Vesicles release from protozoa parasite and animal model, EVs from parasite and biomarkers, Translational Medicine – Use of EVs as therapy, EVs and viruses and their interaction with cells, EVs and Toxoplasma gondii, EVs and Fungi, Biogenesis of EVs in parasites, Extracellular vesicles, EVs and Leishmania, EVs in neuropsychiatry, EVs and Bacteria.Other sections cover EVs and sleep deprivation, EVs and cancer, Extracellular vesicles and methods to isolation, purification, and characterization.
Progress in Medicinal Chemistry
1st Edition
Volume 63
October 4, 2024
English
Progress in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 63 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Specific chapters in this release include Harnessing conformational drivers in drug design, Recent Advances in the Medicinal Chemistry of Heterobifunctional Derivatives for Protein Homeostasis, and A Decade of Antimalarial Drug Discovery: New Targets, Tools and Molecules.
Fish Protein Hydrolysates
From Production to Food and Nutraceutical Industry Applications
1st Edition
October 4, 2024
Nilesh Nirmal + 3 more
English
Fish Protein Hydrolysates: From Production to Food and Nutraceutical Industry Applications provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on fish protein hydrolysate production using a variety of innovative processing techniques and technologies. This book highlights various biological activities and health benefits of fish protein hydrolysates, their food and nutraceutical industry applications, and associated safety concerns.Written by international experts in the field of fisheries and seafood processing, this book provides its readership with a wealth of recent developments and guidance on each production method, including current and emerging technologies. This book discusses the defatting and debittering aspects of fish protein hydrolysates, purification methods, trends in food product development, food and feed applications, and more. Most importantly, this book provides real-time industrial scale-up process, commercialization, safety, and regulatory issue of fish protein hydrolysate as a food ingredient.Fish Protein Hydrolysates: From Production to Food and Nutraceutical Industry Applications is a valuable resource for fish processing industries, researchers, or scientists to update their knowledge on production techniques, bittering issues of fish protein hydrolysates, and scale-up processes. In addition, this is a valuable source for academic scholars and students to keep up to date with the current changes and improvements in fish protein hydrolysate production and applications in the food industry.
The Fundamentals of Stereoelectroencephalography
1st Edition
October 3, 2024
Patrick Chauvel + 3 more
English
Gain confidence and expertise with stereoelectroencepha... (SEEG) as a presurgical method for epilepsy with this helpful resource. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, Stereoelectroencepha... teaches the scientific and medical bases of SEEG through its essential disciplines (anatomy, biophysics, electrophysiology, and cognitive and behavioral neuroscience) and their interrelations. It fully covers the basic and clinical aspects of the pharmaco-resistant epilepsies investigated with SEEG and their surgical indications.

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