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    • Falciparum Malaria

      • 1st Edition
      • April 14, 2024
      • Tabish Qidwai
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Falciparum Malaria: Diagnostic Tools, Therapeutic Advances, and Future Opportunities discusses the current state of therapeutic options for malaria, antimalarial drugs and drug targets. The book also covers recent progress in the development of vaccines and other approaches for malaria treatment, prevention and control and explores diagnostic tools and biomarkers. Sections examine potential biomarkers and their applications, molecular diagnostic tools, multi-omic approaches for the characterization of therapeutic action of potential new antimalarials, therapeutic advances in falciparum malaria, antimalarial drugs, targeting parasite apicoplast for antimalarial drug discovery, cellular and adjunctive therapies for malaria treatment, and future opportunities. With contributions from experts in the field, this book is an ideal resource for academics, researchers, graduates and industry engaged in malaria research, its diagnosis, and treatment.

    • Antioxidant Methods

      • 1st Edition
      • April 14, 2024
      • Francisco Avelino
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Antioxidant Methods: A Guideline for Understanding and Determining AntioxidantCapacity summarizes the importance of antioxidants as a class of compounds withinnumerous areas of science and technology. The chapters elucidate diverse methodologiesfor assessing the antioxidant capacity of an antioxidant, while also exploring the correlationbetween its structural attributes and overall performance. Chapters include descriptions ofprotocols used to measure antioxidant capacity by different methods, highlighting experimentalsteps, bottlenecks, expected outcomes, advantages, limitations, and more.This is the perfect reference for biomedical science researchers looking for the right methodfor determining antioxidant capacity through the structure and functionalities of the compound,as well as the mechanisms involved in the antioxidant action.

    • Intelligent Packaging

      • 1st Edition
      • April 14, 2024
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Intelligent Packaging: Current Technologies and Applications, Volume Six in the Developments in Food Quality and Safety series is the most up-to-date resource on topics such as Advances in the analysis of toxic compounds and control of food poisoning; Food fraud, traceability and authenticity; Revalorization of agrifood industry; Natural antimicrobial compounds and application to improve the preservation of food; Non-thermal processing technologies in the food industry; Nanotechnology in food production; and Intelligent packaging and sensors. This updated volume covers intelligent packaging by discussing the aspects of emerging technologies and strategies to obtain such packaging relevant to the development of traceable food products.Topics such as indicators, sensors, tracing devices, and intelligent packaging used in various food products, such as dairy, meat, fruits and vegetables are also explored. The series is edited by Dr. José Manuel Lorenzo and authored by a team of global experts in the fields of Food Quality and Safety, providing comprehensive knowledge to food industry personals and scientists.

    • Livestock Genome Editing Tools

      • 1st Edition
      • April 13, 2024
      • Kui Li + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Livestock Genome Editing Tools introduces applications and improvements to a series of new genome editing techniques in livestock, such as pigs, cattle, and sheep. These tools include zinc finger nucleases (ZFN), transcription activator–like effector nucleases (TALEN), and the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR/Cas9) system, as well as the traditional gene targeting tools. The book also summarizes a series of genome editing–related techniques, including microinjection and somatic cell nuclear transfer.Written by international experts who have been working on livestock genetic editing field for more than 30 years, this book provides extensively theoretical and practical experience for readers to master the latest developments. This book explores the importance of research and application, as well as operation procedures, of livestock genetic editing tools. The writing of operation details makes this book an accessible read.This book is an important resource for researchers interested in genome-edited animals and scientists and technicians in breeding institutions and is also of interest to students major in animal reproduction and biological engineering.

    • Protein Digestion-Derived Peptides

      • 1st Edition
      • April 12, 2024
      • Cristina Martinez-Villaluenga + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Protein Digestion-Derived Peptides: Chemistry, Bioactivity, and Health Effects presents the latest international advances in fundamental and applied research on the impact of gastrointestinal digestion on the release of bioactive peptides from food sources.This book covers the fundamentals and applications of gastrointestinal digestion and absorption models as well as the impact of food matrices, their components and protein characteristics, and peptide bioactivity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability. Moreover, the book expands coverage in vitro and in vivo approaches to simulate gastrointestinal digestion of food proteins and absorption models to evaluate the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of released peptides.Developed for nutrition researchers, food scientists, and pharmaceutical scientists, this book is a welcomed resource for those who wish to understand the impact of peptides on chronic disease.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 185
      • April 12, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 185, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

    • Advanced Imaging in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 34-2
      • April 11, 2024
      • Joseph J. Gemmete
      • English
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      In this issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph Gemmete and Zachary Wilseck bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advanced Imaging in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke. Top experts in the field discuss metabolic imaging such as PET, in vivo O17 MRS imaging, quantitative sodium MR imaging, pharmacological MRI (pHMRI), dual-energy CT, vessel wall imaging, and more.

    • Liposomes in Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • April 10, 2024
      • Sophia G. Antimisiaris
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Liposomes in Drug Delivery: What, Where, How and When to Deliver is a concise, well-structured reference covering all the important issues related to the potential of this technology. Organized to provide practical information to researchers from any discipline with a particular therapeutic or bio-active substance to deliver, this book helps readers understand if liposomes can be of benefit for their particular need, what is the best type of liposome to use according to what needs to be delivered, where/when to deliver it, and how to design/prepare/chara... liposome properties for a particular application.The book is structured in Four parts. The first covers in a concise but in-depth way, what liposomes are, which are the liposome types, advantages/disadvant... and what is their stability, characterization methods, in vitro stability, and in vivo fate after different administration methods (routes). The second part focuses on the different mechanisms for liposomal drug delivery. Methodologies/techno... for manipulation of liposome structure/properties in order to design liposomes for particular delivery applications. Specific roadmaps for liposome design are discussed, including components to incorporate in liposomes for specific types of encapsulated molecules or specific routes of administration. The third part covers liposome applications for drug delivery. It focuses on specific delivery considerations for particular diseases. Finally, the fourth part covers methods of liposome fabrication.

    • Microbial Biofilms

      • 1st Edition
      • April 10, 2024
      • Mukesh Kumar Yadav + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Microbial biofilms are serious problem in medical settings as they are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Infection related to biofilms not only increases recovery time, but also escalates the cost of disease management. Biofilms are intrinsically resistant to antibiotics and evade human defense mechanisms. In addition, the close proximity of microbes within biofilms promotes genetic transformation, facilitating the acquisition of antibiotic-resistant genes and leading to an increased prevalence of diseases associated with resistance. Fortunately, with advances in science and technology, novel strategies are being utilized to mitigate the impact of biofilms on human health.Microbial Biofilms: Role in Human Infectious Diseases focuses on new and emerging concepts in microbial biofilm research. It explores topics such as the mechanisms of biofilm formation, biofilm-induced pathogenesis, biofilm detection and diagnosis, gene exchange within biofilms, strategies to control microbial biofilms, and the burden of biofilm-associated infections. Additionally, the book highlights the various antibiofilm strategies, such as surface coating, signal quenching, novel compounds that can be translated to curb biofilm-associated infections, and the escalation of antimicrobial resistance determinants.

    • Sinusoidal Cells in Liver Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • April 9, 2024
      • Jordi Gracia-Sancho
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Sinusoidal Cells in Liver Diseases: Role in their Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment provides a state-of-the-art review on recent advances surrounding the role of liver sinusoidal cells (LSECs, HSCs, macrophages, and other non-parenchymal cells) in acute and chronic liver diseases. Coverage emphasizes disease pathophysiology, novel mechanisms, unmet clinical questions, development of biomarkers, and treatment opportunities. By focusing on the role of sinusoidal cells in human liver diseases, this reference provides a comprehensive overview of the role of sinusoidal cells in acute and chronic liver diseases, in its pathophysiology and mechanisms, and in the development of novel biomarkers and new therapeutics.Cells of the liver vasculature play an essential role in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic liver diseases and are considered key therapeutic targets to treat most of human hepatopathies. Coverage in this reference includes the phenotypic changes occurring in liver vascular cells and how cells contribute to the development of microcirculatory dysfunction, fibrosis, inflammation, and liver failure.

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