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    • Edible Flowers

      • 1st Edition
      • July 12, 2024
      • Arun Kumar Gupta + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 7 7 0 9
      Edible Flowers: Health Benefits, Nutrition, Processing, and Applications discusses several edible flowers and their history, bioactive compounds, pharmacological properties, chemistry, and manifold applications. Composed of 20 chapters, the book explores significant edible flowers which have a bioactive and pharmacological attribute apart from preservation aspects. Each of the presented flowers are analyzed by its taxonomy, history, nutritional properties, important bioactive natural compounds, pharmacological potential, use in food processing, and marketability.Medici... and edible flowers that are grown in the various countries and are thought to promote health are also the subject of this book, thus ensuring the food security aspect. Written by a team of experts in the field, this book is a good support for researchers and scientists working in the fields of food science, food technology, and nutrition, with a special interest by the study of edible flowers.

    • Acetaminophen Toxicity

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2024
      • Barry Rumack + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 8 7 8 0
      Acetaminophen Toxicity: Experimental and Clinical Advances provides detailed information on the risks of consuming the drug in various situations and effective treatments of toxicity.Divided into two parts, the foundational aspects of this book cover the mechanism of toxicity in a detailed manner beginning with the history of acetaminophen to newly explored areas of genetics, proteomics, and metabolomics. The second half goes on to discuss clinical practices and examine where further research and therapeutic approaches may be headed. This part answers key questions about whom to treat, what are the exceptions, how long do you treat, how much antidote do you need, when are other treatments necessary, and what are those other treatments.With contributions from experts in the field, this book is a thorough, well-researched, and valuable reference for scientists, researchers, and clinicians engaged in pursuing better and more accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients with acetaminophen toxicity.

    • Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis in Multiple Sclerosis

      • 1st Edition
      • June 11, 2024
      • Francisco Javier Quintana
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 3 8 4 9 3
      Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis in Multiple Sclerosis summarizes our current understanding on MS and its clinical features and monitoring with available biomarkers, focusing on mechanisms that drive disease pathogenesis and their control by genetic, environmental factors and novel therapies for disease management. The book is written for neurologists, neuroimmunologists and clinical, translational and basic researchers interested in mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease which targets the central nervous system (CNS). It is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults with a prevalence of 1 in 1000 and increasing, hence the importance of this book.

    • Pharmacology in Drug Discovery and Development

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 21, 2024
      • Terry P. Kenakin
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 4 1 2 5 6
      Pharmacology in Drug Discovery and Development: Understanding Drug Response, Third Edition is an introductory resource that illustrates how pharmacology can be used to furnish the tools necessary to analyze different drug behavior and trace this behavior to its root cause or molecular mechanism of action. Chapters logically build upon one another to show how to characterize the pharmacology of any given molecule and allow for more informed predictions of drug effects in all biological systems. New chapters are dedicated to the interdisciplinary drug discovery environment in both industry and academia, and special techniques involved in new drug screening and lead optimization.The updates to the Third Edition include a new section converting “descriptive” data into “predictive” data through comparison to mathematical models, expansion on enzymes, drug metabolites and drug–drug interactions, and two new chapters. The newly developed companion website hosts further educational resources to complement the book. As in previous editions, this new edition includes numerous valuable chapter summaries, detailed references, practical examples, and case studies throughout.

    • Yoga for Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation

      • 1st Edition
      • November 17, 2024
      • Indranill Basu Ray
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Yoga in Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation: Integrating Complementary Medicine into Cardiovascular Medicine highlights recent research, clinical trials and experiments on yoga and meditation as a preventative measure against various major cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease and metabolic syndromes.Chapters discuss yoga's role in ameliorating cardiac dysfunction and current knowledge on the effects of yoga on the brain, emotion, and other factors that initiate and perpetuate vascular inflammation. Cellular, genetic, and molecular effects of yoga based on experimental evidence are also covered in detail, providing readers with the latest research on the effects of yoga and meditation in heart diseases.This book also explores current knowledge gaps in yoga research to facilitate further research and is a comprehensive reference to scientists and clinicians interested in yoga's health effects, including preventing and treating diseases.

    • Understanding the Pandemic

      • 1st Edition
      • November 7, 2024
      • Shampa Chatterjee + 7 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Understanding the Pandemic: Pathophysiology, Transmission, and Treatment of COVID-19 aims to cover all aspects of COVID-19 infection from the virus, transmission, pathogenesis, immune-inflammation response, systemic injury, organ damage, associated factors, and comorbidities that drive mortality. Organized into ten sections, the book aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the impact of COVID-19. The book begins a review of coronaviruses, their structure and mechanism of action. The book goes on to discuss the immune response to the virus and its effect on various organs. It examines clinical cases based on an observations and postmortem studies.Other topics include the long-term effects of COVD-19, vaccines, and public health response.

    • Engineering Biology for Microbial Biosynthesis of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2024
      • Yongjun Wei + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 5 5 9 8
      Engineering Biology for Microbial Biosynthesis of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds will be of great interest to undergraduate and graduate students, scientists, researchers, and engineers who work on the microbial production of plant-derived bioactive compounds. As many plant-derived bioactive compounds are the foundation of effective drugs to cure diseases, it's important to understand the limits of their applications in drugs and other industries. With the development of synthetic biology and green biomanufacturing, the biosynthesis of complex bioactive compounds is possible. However, the engineering fundamentals for microbial biosynthetic of plant-derived bioactive compounds is vast.This book summarizes the engineering fundamental biotechnologies for microbial production of plant-derived bioactive compounds, allowing the content to be easily accessed. Coverage includes summaries of key achievements, identification of challenges, current approaches, tips and tricks, and helpful insights into critical bottlenecks.

    • Development of Gluten-Free Pasta

      • 1st Edition
      • January 30, 2024
      • Amir Gull + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Development of Gluten-Free Pasta summarizes current progress in the development of gluten-free (GF) products, focusing particularly on pasta products. Presented in 11 chapters, the book focuses on the role of prebiotic fiber, hydrocolloids, fruit and vegetable by-product pomace and the physical, microstructural, sensory, and nutritional properties of the gluten-free pasta. The science of gluten intolerance is explained as well, with all relevant literature gathered and summarized in one place. Hence, this book lays a very solid foundation for the development of GF pasta which can be exploited as an essential therapeutic tool in the prevention of celiac disease. This comprehensive reference, written by world renowned scientists who elaborate on the study of different selected additives of plant origin, provides immense assistance in the field of research as many areas are still unexplored in the field of cereal science & technology.

    • Immune Therapy for Pancreatic and Colon Cancers

      • 1st Edition
      • November 26, 2024
      • Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Immune Therapy for Pancreatic and Colon Cancer expands the knowledge on pathways, immune modulators, immune check points, and monoclonal antibodies that can lead to appropriate cancer treatment. With a strong focus on the development of immune therapies to improve the survival rates of pancreatic and colon cancer, this book also shows the latest trends in immune targeted approaches for cancer treatment. Sections describe the role of and the immune response to pancreatic and colon cancer, gives insights to past and current immunotherapies, including metabolic reprogramming, immune blockade therapy and immune modulation.This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, students, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge of the advances in immunotherapy in pancreatic and colon cancer, inspire them and guide their design of novel experimental projects and translational studies.

    • Mass Transfer Operations in the Food Industry

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2024
      • Seid Mahdi Jafari + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Mass Transfer Operations in the Food Industry, a new volume in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains the processing operations and equipment necessary for mass transfer processes, including crystallization, distillation, gas adsorption, and ionic exchange. These processes and unit operations are very important in the manufacture of products such as salt, sugar, edible oils and flavorings, essential oils, soft drinks, etc. All chapters emphasize basic texts relating to experimental, theoretical, computational, and/or applications of food engineering principles and the relevant processing equipment to mass transfer unit operations.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.

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