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  • Mitophagy in Health and Disease

    Mechanisms, Health Implications, and Therapeutic Opportunities
    • 1st Edition
    • John J. Lemasters
    • English
    Mitophagy in Health and Disease: Mechanisms, Health Implications, and Therapeutic Opportunities is a complete reference to this key cellular process involved in homeostasis. The book addresses the machinery and mechanisms of mitophagy, including an overview of mito-biogenesis and dynamics and specific types of mitophagy. Other sections cover mitophagy across the human lifespan, from development to aging, discussing the interplay between inflammation and several conditions. The final part covers therapeutic opportunities presented by targeting mitophagy, including inducers and inhibitors, targeting strategies, and studies specific to cardioprotection and neurodegenerative diseases prevention.This is the ideal reference for cellular and molecular biologists needing a consistent and thorough overview of the subject, as well as research physicians in areas where mitochondria play a key role.

  • Ecology of Marine Fish

    • 1st Edition
    • Henrique Cabral + 3 more
    • English
    Ecology of Marine Fish offers updated reviews of the current knowledge on the ecology of marine fish. This book is an all-inclusive reference on the diversity of marine fish, their behaviors, their role in marine food webs, as well as the human and environmental impacts on marine fish, such as pollutants and climate change. It takes a historical approach to discussing spatial and temporal patterns of fish populations and introduces the changing patterns of the present. Each chapter provides an in-depth review of the science behind marine fish populations and the methodological tools to study them.This book is an excellent resource for anyone in the fisheries sector, including scientists and researchers, fisheries managers, marine resource managers, marine biologists, fish farmers, marine ecologists, policy makers, leaders and regulators, operations researchers, as well as students and faculty studying marine fish ecology.

  • Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics

    Volume 1: Foundations and Introductory Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Khalid Raza
    • English
    Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics vol. 1, Foundations and Applications, the intersection of deep learning and genetics opens up new avenues for advancing our understanding of the genetic code, gene regulation, and the broader genomics landscape. The book not only covers the most up-to-date advancements in the field of deep learning in genetics and genomics, but also a wide spectrum of (sub) topics including medical and clinical genetics, predictive medicine, transcriptomic, and gene expression studies. In 21 chapters Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics vol. 1, Foundations and Applications describes how AI and DL have become increasingly useful in genetics and genomics research where both play a crucial role by accelerating research, improving the understanding of the human genome, and enabling personalized healthcare. From the fundamentals concepts and practical applications of deep learning algorithms to a wide range of challenging problems from genetics and genomics, Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics vol. 1, Foundations and Applications creates a better knowledge of the biological and genetics mechanisms behind disease illnesses and improves the forecasting abilities using the different methodologies described. This title offers a unique resource for wider, deeper, and in-depth coverage of recent advancement in deep learning-based approaches in genetics and genomics, helping researchers process and interpret vast amounts of genetic data, identify patterns, and make discoveries that would be challenging or impossible using traditional methods.

  • Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics

    Volume 2: Advanced Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Khalid Raza
    • English
    Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics: Vol. 2 (Advanced Applications) delves into the Deep Learning methods and their applications in various fields of studies, including genetics and genomics, bioinformatics, health informatics and medical informatics generating the momentum of today's developments in the field. In 25 chapters this title covers advanced applications in the field which includes deep learning in predictive medicines), analysis of genetic and clinical features, transcriptomics and gene expression patterns analysis, clinical decision support in genetic diagnostics, deep learning in personalised genomics and gene editing, and understanding genetic discoveries through Explainable AI. Further, it also covers various deep learning-based case studies, making this book a unique resource for wider, deeper, and in-depth coverage of recent advancement in deep learning based approaches. This volume is not only a valuable resource for health educators, clinicians, and healthcare professionals but also to graduate students of genetics, genomics, biology, biostatistics, biomedical sciences, bioinformatics, and interdisciplinary sciences.

  • Health Literacy in Medicines Use and Pharmacy

    A Definitive Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Ahmed Awaisu + 4 more
    • English
    Health Literacy in Medicines Use and Pharmacy: A Definitive Guide highlights issues related to medication literacy from the context of the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals. This definitive guide will undoubtedly serve as an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals in training and practice, fostering excellence in patient care globally. The book provides a clear explanation of medication literacy, presents different tools to assess health and medication literacy, readability, and comprehensibility of written medicine information (WMI), and elaborates on different approaches to develop customized and patient-friendly WMI. The book also covers health and medication literacy in special populations, including geriatrics, pediatrics, and pregnant/lactating patients. Written by experts in health communication, this book will help pharmacists, other health professionals, educators, students, and regulators, who need to develop customized educational materials that can be understood by a broad range of patients, especially those with low health literacy.

  • Digital Pathology

    Implementation in Clinical Practice with AI applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Meera Hameed + 1 more
    • English
    Digital Pathology: Implementation in Clinical Practice with AI Applications covers digital pathology applications in a clinical pathology laboratory setting, providing guidance and various tools for practical implementation. This comprehensive and detailed description of nuts and bolts of digital pathology implementation is unique and comes from the experience of high throughput scanning from a large surgical pathology laboratory. This is a valuable reference to prepare the end users not only about thoughtful launch of digital pathology but also to prepare for the future use of AI mediated decision support tools as the field advances.This book covers the entire range of this topic and can be used as a practical reference for individuals that wish to be part of the evolution of diagnostic pathology. Sections include pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic processes, encompassing hardware, software, space, staffing, quality control, laboratory information system applications, clinical validation, use cases and future applications, including computer assisted diagnosis and decision support tools.

  • Bacterial Enzymes as Targets for Drug Discovery

    Meeting the Challenges of Antibiotic Resistance
    • 1st Edition
    • Punit Kaur + 1 more
    • English
    Bacterial Enzymes as Targets for Drug Discovery: Meeting the Challenges of Antibiotic Resistance addresses the gap between medical microbiology, structural biology, and genomic science in the development of new antibacterial drug development. This book consolidates detailed profiling of bacterial target enzyme families for the drug discovery process and methodologies for use and validation of the potential drug targets. The contents cover the foundations of the antibiotic drug discovery process and focus on bacterial enzymes as drug targets, building across these disciplines to provide a comprehensive resource in bacterial structural biology and genomics. This is the ideal reference for antibiotic drug discovery researchers in the pharma industry and academia. Biochemists, microbiologists, and medicinal chemists will also benefit from this books’ content.

  • Advancements in Nanotechnology for Food and Packaging

    • 1st Edition
    • Tabli Ghosh + 2 more
    • English
    Advancements in Nanotechnology for Food and Packaging explores current trends, advances and associated challenges of the applications of nanotechnology in the food sectors, such as the fabrication and characterization of functional food, developments and shelf-life extension. This book is organized into 16 chapters that cover the main concepts related to the use of nanotechnology in food processing, packaging and monitoring. Coverage includes food functionalization, quality management and control, food sensory, membrane filtration technology, nanotechnology-based sensors, sustainable packaging, regulatory aspects, and much more.This book an essential resource for materials and food scientists, technologists, researchers, academics and professionals working in nanotechnology and food science.

  • MicroRNA Advances and Application in Plant Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Rahul Datta + 2 more
    • English
    MicroRNA Advances and Application in Plant Biology presents a broad range of tools and techniques used for microRNA identification and utilization for diversity analysis in plants, crop improvement, and gene regulation. With expert insights, this book addresses those concepts through curated chapters that are well-illustrated with informative data, tables, figures, and photographs. While biological microRNA database resources have been created for the better understanding of structural and functional properties of primary-microRNAs (pri-microRNAs) to mature microRNAs, there remains a need for foundation understanding of how microRNAs may play a very crucial role in a plant lifecycle as an regulatory and stress tolerance molecule.There are still many unanswered questions about the structural and functional properties of the microRNAs, like the role of microRNA in crop improvement, gene regulation, stress tolerance, disease resistance plant, plant communication, and environmental interaction.

  • Chemistry of Thermal and Non-Thermal Food Processing Technologies

    • 1st Edition
    • Brijesh K Tiwari + 1 more
    • English
    Chemistry of Thermal and Non-Thermal Food Processing Technologies provides the latest information to the food science community about the chemistry of emerging food processing technologies, including the fundamentals, recent trends, chemistry aspects in terms of quality parameters, and microbial inactivation for each technology. Divided in 4 sections, the book focus on a range of emerging technologies, such as microwave processing of food, radio frequency processing, infrared processing, ohmic heating, drying technologies, ionizing radiation processing, among others.All chapters include the following common features: principle, scope and mechanisms; effect on macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates); effect on bioactives (Vitamins, minerals, bioactive agents); chemistry of microbial inactivation; and degradation mechanisms.

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