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    • Enhancement of Brain Functions Prompted by Physical Activity Vol 1

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 283
      • English
      The goal for this special edition of Progress in Brain Research extends beyond merely probing the yet-to-be-uncovered links between physical exercise and cognitive improvement. We aim to advance our knowledge, pushing the envelope of what is currently understood. We are particularly focused on how purposefully structured physical activities, carefully chosen participant groups, and specific cognitive areas can optimize the cognitive and mental health benefits derived from physical exercise. The inaugural volume of this series introduces 3 review articles and 7 original pieces of research, encompassing both behavioral experiments and neuroimaging studies. Our focus is on experimental research that sheds light on the immediate and long-term impact of physical exercise on cognition as well as expert opinions and systematic reviews that compile current findings and suggest avenues for upcoming research.

    • CRISPRized Horticulture Crops

      Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture
      • 1st Edition
      • Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam + 2 more
      • English
      CRISPRized Horticultural Crops: Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture summarizes applications of CRISPR/Cas systems and its advanced variants e.g., CRISPR/Cpf1, base editing and prime editing, for precise editing of horticultural crops. The book discusses vector transformations methods, epi-genome, deep learning, synthetic biology, and precision breeding for improving yield and quality related attributes in horticultural crops. With coverage of the relevant technologies and their applications, the book also includes bioinformatics and large-scale databases and their potential application in fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants and sections on regulatory concerns related to CRISPR edited crops. Horticultural crops, including fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants are an important component of agriculture production systems and play an important role in sustaining human life.

    • Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 184
      • English
      Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, Volume 184 in the Methods in Cell Biology series includes comprehensive protocols to assess the role of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), an immature, heterogenous cell population from the myeloid lineage with a potent immunosuppressive activity in a variety of diseases. This volume includes interesting protocols that address the Detection of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by flow cytometry, Determination of murine myeloid-derived suppressor cells by flow cytometry, Isolation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) from Endometriotic Mice Model and their Immunomodulatory Functions, Simple protocol for measuring CD11b+ GR-1+ (Ly6C+/Ly6G+) myeloid cells from a minimum volume of mouse peripheral blood, and much more.Additional chapters cover Assessment of myeloid-derived suppressor cell differentiation ex vivo, Single clonal tracking on biomimetic microtextured platforms for real-time guided migration analysis of myeloid-derived suppressor cell dissemination characteristics ex vivo, Isolation and immunosuppressive functions of myeloid-derived suppressor cell-derived exosomes, Characterization of lysosomal acid lipase in Ly6G+ and CD11c+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells, In Vitro Osteoclastogenesis Assessment using Murine Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells, Estimating Nitric Oxide (NO) from MDSCs by Griess Method, and In vitro generation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) from hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs).

    • Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Emerging Pollutants

      • 1st Edition
      • Guangxu Liu
      • English
      Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Emerging Pollutants: Toxicological Impacts provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge of the toxicological impacts of a variety of emerging pollutants on marine bivalve mollusk species. In addition to synthesizing recent toxicological findings, the book also discusses toxification mechanisms, current challenges, and future research prospects. Written by international experts, this book assesses new advances in the toxicological impacts of pollutants, including microplastics, bromide flame retardants, nanomaterials, pharmaceutical residues, personal care products, pesticides, and perfluorinated compounds. In addition, it details how these can affect reproduction, embryonic development, metabolism, and immune systems of marine bivalves. Behavioral responses and neuroendocrine regulation is also discussed. Toxification mechanisms are interpreted at both physiological and molecular levels. The book concludes with current research and environmental challenges and potentials for further, future study techniques.

    • Modern Inference Based on Health-Related Markers

      Biomarkers and Statistical Decision Making
      • 1st Edition
      • Albert Vexler + 2 more
      • English
      Modern Inference Based on Health Related Markers: Biomarkers and Statistical Decision Making provides a compendium of biomarkers based methodologies for respective health related fields and health related marker-specific biostatistical techniques. The book introduces correct and efficient testing mechanisms, including procedures based on bootstrap and permutation methods with the aim of making these techniques assessable to practical researchers. In the biostatistical aspect, it describes how to correctly state testing problems, but it also includes novel results, which have appeared in current statistical publications.In addition, the book discusses also modern applied statistical developments that consider data-driven techniques, including empirical likelihood methods and other simple and efficient methods to derive statistical tools for use in health related studies.

    • Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance

      • 1st Edition
      • Azamal Husen
      • English
      Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance provides the latest research on biostimulants, a diverse class of compounds that includes substances or microorganisms that are helpful in sustainable plant growth and development. These substances accelerate plant growth, yield, and chemical composition even under unfavorable conditions, and include nitrogen-containing compounds, humic materials, some specific compounds released by microbes, plants, and animals, various seaweed extracts, bio-based nanomaterials, phosphite, silicon, and more. Additionally, the book discusses new generation products and bioproducts that are being developed for sustainable plant growth and protection, including research updates in biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and the protective role of biostimulants. As the use of new generation biostimulants can enhance plant production systems through a significant reduction of synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilizers, and even elicit plant tolerance to various climate change-related stresses, this book is a welcomed edition to many fields of study.

    • Biochemical Immunology of Diabetes and Associated Complications

      • 1st Edition
      • Pratima Tripathi + 2 more
      • English
      Biochemical Immunology of Diabetes and Associated Complications offers in-depth coverage of the association of biochemical and immunological aspects of the human body in diabetes. It discusses the suppression and modulation of the immune system and the impact of immunochemicals on the biochemical pathways in diabetes, along with associated complications. The book enumerates the exigency in knowledge about the immunomodulators as therapeutic targets to cure the syndrome. It will serve as an important reference for medical practitioners, researchers, medical students, masters and doctoral students. In addition, it could also be used as a reference for science graduates, science teachers, and researchers.

    • Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 200
      • English
      Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders, Volume 200 covers new, recent descriptions of autoantibodies against neuronal cell surface antigens (only partly associated with paraneoplastic disorders) and the introduction of new immuno-oncological drugs that can contribute to diseases that are pathogenetically indistinguishable from paraneoplastic syndromes. Besides investigating the pathogenetic mechanisms of these disorders, this book also explores what the introduction of new drugs used in immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy are teaching us in terms of immunopathogenesis. Following sections present individual syndromes (phenotypical clinical manifestations) of the CNS, PNS, NMJ, and muscle.Finally, the book investigates the role of antibody markers that differentiate by cytoplasmic, nuclear, and neuronal cell surface reactivities. Side effects of the new immuno-oncological drugs increasingly used in cancer therapy are also covered.

    • Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

      A Case-Based Approach
      • 1st Edition
      • Ronald C. Hamdy
      • English
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Endocrinology/Metabo... Disease**Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Case-Based Approach is a practical guide that will be useful to a wide range of practicing and in-training clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. With its clinical case and scenario-based approach, readers can quickly decide which clinical problem to address such as the management of osteoporosis of a particular clinical problem (Atypical femoral shaft fractures, Glucocorticoids and bone health, etc.). Each chapter is self-contained with a list of objectives at the beginning and a presentation of clinical cases that encourages self-learning to non-specialized clinical staff. This book is easily accessible to non-specialists, allowing any healthcare provider to learn how to diagnose and manage osteoporosis in the context of their practice.

    • Inmunología básica

      Funciones y trastornos del sistema inmunitario
      • 7th Edition
      • Abul K. Abbas + 2 more
      • Spanish
      Nueva edición del texto derivado de la obra de referencia en Inmunología, "Abbas, Inmunología molecular y celular" en el que se presenta de una forma concisa y visual el nivel de información adecuado para el estudiante que se enfrenta por primera vez a la asignatura. Destaca su gran riqueza y calidad iconográfica. La inclusión de tablas, esquemas, puntos clave en negrita y preguntas de autoevaluación. En cuanto a las principales novedades cabe destacar la inclusión de contenidos nuevos y ampliados sobre pandemias, COVID-19 e inmunidad de rebaño, resistencia y susceptibilidad a COVID-19, vacunas de ARN y vacunas híbridas, inmunoterapia tumoral, respuestas inmunitarias innatas a los virus, mecanismos de tolerancia inmunológica e inmunoterapia para enfermedades autoinmunes, alérgicas y otras enfermedades inflamatorias y el cáncer. La nueva edición ofrece acceso a material adicional online en inglés a través de e-book+

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