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    • Magnetic Tweezers for the Study of Protein Structure and Function

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 694
      • March 14, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Magnetic Tweezers for the Study of Protein Structure and Function, Volume 694 in the Methods in Enzymology serial highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Single membrane protein tethering for magnetic tweezer experiments, Membrane protein folding studies using a robust magnetic tweezer method, Magnetic tweezers in cell mechanics, and more.

    • Biosensors for Foodborne Pathogen Detection

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2024
      • Manoj Kumar Pal + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biosensors for Foodborne Pathogens Detection: A Rapid Detection Approach covers rapid and accurate measurement for biosensing analysis. This book is organized in a systematic way, covering basic introduction and advanced approaches in biosensing and their use in the detection of food pathogens. This compilation includes chapters such as Methods, techniques and latest developments in the detection of foodborne pathogens; Basic principles in Biosensors and bioelectronics for the foodborne pathogens; Various bio-recognition receptors used in the biosensors; Nanomaterials and signal amplification in biosensors for foodborne pathogens; electrochemical biosensors for foodborne pathogens; Optical biosensors for foodborne pathogens, and more. This book act as a comprehensive resource for researchers or scientists working in food safety, especially in microbial food spoilage detection using biosensors.

    • Microbes at Bio/Nano Interfaces

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 54
      • March 13, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Microbes at Bio/Nano Interfaces, Volume 54 in the Advances in Virus Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of hot topics, including Advanced Hydrogel for Management of Bacterial Wound Infections, Biofilm Characterization: Imaging, analysis and considerations, Parasitic worm interactions with host molecular machinery, Investigation of microbes and surface carbohydrates using Atomic Force Microscopy, Interactions Between Microbial Cells and Titanium Implant Surfaces, Targeting Bacterial Polysaccharides with Antibodies and Vaccines, and much more.Other sections cover Using next generation sequencing to study host-pathogen interactions, Microbial Nano-Biosynthesis: Biomedical, Food and Environmental Applications, and Functional co-expression of LEA peptides: Providing an environment for efficient cellular recombinant protein expression.

    • Handbook of Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana)

      • 1st Edition
      • March 13, 2024
      • Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Handbook of Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana): Cultivation, Processing, Chemistry, and Functionality presents multidisciplinary coverage of P. peruviana and its role as in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products. Broken into three sections, the book addresses the cultivation, species, and cultivars of Physalis peruviana, along with its chemistry, functionality, health-promoting properties, technologies, processing, and applications. Written for nutrition researchers, food scientists, food chemists, food technologists, nutritionists, and those studying related field, this book is a timely reference for those who wish to learn more about this functional food.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • March 13, 2024
      • Joseph JY Sung + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: From Ethical, Social, and Legal Perspectives provides answers on how to improve acceptance and diminish the anxiety of the use of AI-assisted medicine. Through a series of social, ethical, and legal discussions from clinicians, social scientists, ethicists, and legal experts, this important reference has coverage that includes good data custodianship and stewardship, data access, data bias, data & healthcare equity, privacy and confidentiality, algorithmic understanding, and regulatory guidance, accountability, and legal responsibility.This reference will explain to healthcare providers how AI will enhance healthcare, will introduce to scientists and researchers the ethical and social aspect of AI that needs to be addressed, and will urge policymakers and health authorities to consider the legal framework needed to implement AI technology in healthcare.

    • Nanotechnology for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Management in Crop Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • March 13, 2024
      • Ramesh Namdeo Pudake + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Nanotechnology for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Management in Crop Plants reviews the most recent literature on the role of nanomaterials in achieving sustainability in crop production in stressful environments. The book explores the adverse conditions caused by abiotic stress to crop plants and the methods by which these conditions can be potentially overcome through developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature stress, excessive water, heavy metal stress, and UV stress are major factors which may adversely affect the growth, development, and yield of crops.While recent research for ways of overcoming the physiological and biochemical changes brought on by these stresses has focused on genetic engineering of plants, additional research continues into alternative strategies to develop stress tolerant crops, including the use of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

    • Recent Developments in Nanomaterial-based Sensing of Human Pathogens

      • 1st Edition
      • March 11, 2024
      • Seshadri Reddy Ankireddy + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Recent Developments in Nanomaterial-based Sensing of Human Pathogens is a comprehensive book providing recent insights into nanomaterial-based sensing of human pathogens. The chapters cover diverse topics, including nanosensor analytical properties, the intersection of nanosensors and biological markers in pathogenic diseases, nanodevices in neurological infections, foodborne pathogen detection, viral and bacterial biomarkers, fungal disease diagnostics, mycoplasma-triggered inflammation, protozoan diseases, and mycoplasma clinical detection. This book serves as a valuable resource showcasing cutting-edge advancements in nanotechnology for pathogen detection, contributing to improved diagnosis and disease management across various domains.

    • Gallstone Formation, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

      • 1st Edition
      • March 11, 2024
      • Rajani Sharma + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Gallstone Formation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention describes the current scenario of gallstones and adopted treatment methods. It is a complete reference for researchers introducing new techniques to help prevent extreme treatments such as a cholecystectomy. This reference provides current knowledge and basic challenges of understanding gallstone formation, with all variations of composition, including complications of the treatment process. This content directs researchers to focus on gallstone mechanisms to design and develop new treatment methods. The book provides all possible factors for gallstone formation as well as preventative measures.

    • Dynamic Aquaria

      • 4th Edition
      • March 11, 2024
      • Walter H. Adey
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, Fourth Edition demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological, physiological research, and ecosystem restoration produce answers to very complex ecological questions. The book describes unique characteristics of water that have allowed carbon chemistry to flourish and evolve life over 4 billion years, along with current disruptions such as global warming, overfishing, and chemical pollution. New content in this edition includes the use of LED lighting, DNA sequencing in microcosm construction and analysis, and the expansion of the bioengineered tool Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS) to combat global pollution problems.The book also features new information on marine calcification, research microcosms, thermogeography, and methods of water movement for minimizing plankton loss. It supports a deeper biological and ecological intelligence among the human population to better understand the processes behind environmental issues.

    • Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Biomedicine

      • 1st Edition
      • March 10, 2024
      • Abdulhamit Subasi
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Biomedicine provides ​updated knowledge on the applications of artificial intelligence in medical image analysis. In 16 chapters, it presents artificial applications in Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Electromyography (EMG), signal analysis, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR), and Ultrasound image analysis. It equips researchers with tools for early breast cancer detection from mammograms using artificial intelligence (AI), AI models to detect lung cancer using histopathological image, and a deep learning-based approach to get a proper and faster diagnosis of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images.In addition, it presents 3D medical image analysis using 3D Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Final sections cover an AI-based approach to forecast diabetes patients' hospital re-admissions. This is a valuable resource for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals who are interested in learning more about the applications of Artificial Intelligence and its impact in medical/biomedical image analysis.

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