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  • Non-Traumatic Acute Surgical Problems

    An Infographic Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Constantine P. Spanos
    • English
    Non-Traumatic Acute Surgical Problems: An Infographic Guide is curated to offer a comprehensive understanding of acute surgical challenges, excluding trauma. Tailored specifically for medical students navigating their surgical rotations and seasoned instructors in the field, this guide serves as an indispensable resource. Each chapter serves as a path through the intricacies of acute surgical conditions with clarity and depth. Contents provide insight into the complexities of acute cholecystopathy, appendicitis, and acute pancreatitis, providing invaluable insights into diagnosis and sophisticated management strategies. This book navigates through the labyrinth of gastrointestinal bleeding scenarios, encompassing upper, lower, and variceal bleeding, as well as formidable challenges like caustic ingestion and esophageal perforation. Contents further cover vascular emergencies, unraveling the mysteries of aortic dissection, peripheral arterial embolism, and hypercoagulability, while mastering essential principles for timely and effective intervention. Coverage includes the subtleties of urological emergencies such as renal colic, pyelonephritis, and testicular torsion, alongside gynecological conditions including ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease.With a wealth of information, thoughtfully structured in an accessible format, this book not only empowers but emboldens its readers. Equipped with knowledge, insight, and confidence, individuals traversing the realm of acute surgical problems are fortified to navigate the challenges of real-world clinical settings with unwavering competence and assurance.
  • Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention

    • 2nd Edition
    • Victor R. Preedy + 1 more
    • English
    Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in coffee, their benefits (or adverse effects), and explores coffee as it relates to specific health conditions. Embracing a holistic approach, this book covers the coffee plant, coffee production and processing, the major varieties of coffee, and its nutritional and compositional properties. Coffee’s impact on human health, disease risk, and prevention comprises the majority of the text. Diseases covered including Alzheimer’s, anxiety and depression, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and more. This book also covers coffee’s impact on organs and organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and the gut microbiome.Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, is the only book on the market that covers all varieties of coffee in one volume and their potential benefits and risks to human health. This is an essential reference for researchers in nutrition, dietetics, food science, biochemistry, and public health.
  • Tea in Health and Disease Prevention

    • 2nd Edition
    • Victor R. Preedy + 1 more
    • English
    While there is a nearly universal agreement that drinking tea can benefit health, information on the benefits or adverse effects of drinking tea is scattered, leaving definitive answers difficult to ascertain. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, once again addresses this problem, bringing together all the latest and most relevant information on tea and its health effects into one comprehensive resource. This book covers compounds in black, green, and white teas and explores their health implications, first more generally, then in terms of specific organ systems and diseases. With over 75% brand new content, this fully reorganized, updated edition covers a wider range of tea varieties and beneficial compounds found in tea, such as epigallocatechin gallate and antioxidants.Tea in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, is an organized, efficient resource that will help readers find quick answers to questions and will help inspire further studies for those interested in tea research. This is a must-have reference for researchers in food science and nutrition, as well as nutritionists and dieticians.
  • Functional Foods

    Principles and Technology
    • 2nd Edition
    • Mingruo Guo
    • English
    Functional Foods: Principles and Technology, Second Edition covers the definition, history, and development trends of functional foods. Specifically, this updated edition discusses the chemistry of functional components and their physiological properties of functional foods, including antioxidants, dietary fiber, pre-, pro-, and paraprobiotics, symbiotics, and postbiotics, selected nutritional supplements, soy and soy foods, human milk biochemistry and infant formula, sports drinks chemistry, and formulation aspects. This book is sure to be of interest to food and nutrition researchers, pharmacologists, and those teaching and studying related fields.
  • Programa para mejorar la gestión del dolor crónico

    12 sesiones para reaprender a vivir plenamente
    • 1st Edition
    • Carolina BAEZA-VELASCO + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Este libro está pensado para el paciente, concebido como una auténtica guía práctica, es una herramienta de seguimiento y de motivación que le ayudará a centrarse en su objetivo, a no cejar en sus esfuerzos por mitigar el dolor cotidiano y a recuperar la calidad de vida. Las distintas intervenciones psicológicas incluidas no pretenden curar el dolor, sino ayudar a los pacientes a desarrollar recursos psicológicos y a adoptar herramientas eficaces para afrontar mejor el sufrimiento.
  • Childhood Obesity

    From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention
    • 1st Edition
    • Luis Moreno
    • English
    Childhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the issue and offer the latest in treatment and prevention strategies and resources. Beginning with basic concepts and definitions, chapters progress to cover worldwide prevalence and trends, genetic and epigenetic origins, metabolic programming, and neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety. Further, this book examines social determinants and lifestyle behaviors contributing to risk factors as well as complications associated with childhood obesity.Final chapters discuss multidisciplinary treatment, strategies for prevention, and current worldwide policies aimed to address obesity in children. This fundamental reference is a vital resource for both researchers and practicing clinicians in pediatric medicine.
  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production

    Process, Production and Packaging Equipment
    • 2nd Edition
    • Iain Davidson
    • English
    Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production, Second Edition is a practical reference that brings a complete description of the process and equipment necessary for automated food production in the food/biscuit industry. The book describes the existing and emerging technologies in biscuit making and production, making it a valuable asset to R&D personnel and students in food technology and engineering areas. The second edition brings 370 new photos and images for updated equipment. Additional chapters covering energy usage and baking efficiency are also included, along with data on energy usage and energy saving.Iain Davidson shares his almost 50 years of experience in the biscuit baking industry worldwide with students, researchers or people joining a biscuit making company.
  • Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approaches to Analyze Cancer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 163
    • English
    Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approaches to Analyze Cancer, Volume 163 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting topics on the Impact of thermal processing on food flavonoids, Bioinformatics and bioactive peptides from foods: does it work together?, Food off-flavor volatiles generation, characterization and advances in novel strategies for mitigating off-flavor perception, Innovations in Food Packaging for a Sustainable and Circular economy, Upcycling of seafood side streams for circularity, Edible insects in foods, Effect of novel food processing technologies on Bacillus cereus spores, and more.
  • CRISPR-Cas-Based Genome Editing for Treating Human Diseases-Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 208
    • English
    CRISPR-Cas-Based Genome Editing for Treating Human Diseases-Part A, Volume 208 represents CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing. Currently, CRISPR-Cas systems are proven a key technology for targeted genome editing, which is acting as a simple, rapid, and cost-effective solution. CRISPR-Cas9 system is being used in microbial genome editing, mammalian genome editing, disease models, and more. It has shown potential in human disease treatment. However, it is not easy to find CRISPR-Cas systems genome editing in a single source.This volume offers CRISPR-Cas systems for human diseases, bacterial disease, gut microbiome editing, viral disease, protozoan disease, fungal disease, stem cell therapy, CRISPR in epigenetics, CRISPR in cancer, autoimmune and blood disorders. In addition, it highlights a number of aspects of the CRISPR-Cas systems that can help the basic understanding of students, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders to perform their research with great interest.
  • Advances in Immunology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 163
    • English
    Advances in Immunology, Volume 163, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology. Sample chapters include The role of autophagy in RIP1 mediated cell death and intestinal inflammation, IL-17 family cytokines in inflammatory or autoimmune kin diseases, and more.​​​​​​