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  • Cell Signaling Pathways in Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 149
    • May 18, 2022
    • English
    Cell Signaling Pathways in Development, Volume 149 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Ephrin signaling, Cell signaling to the extracellular matrix, Signaling by TGF-b superfamily members, Hedgehog signaling, Parallels in signaling during development and regeneration, Hippo signaling, Wnt/PCP signaling, Signaling oscillations in presomitic mesoderm, FGFs/RTKs subcellular signaling compartments, and Signaling dynamics.

  • Functional Bakery Products: Novel Ingredients and Processing Technology for Personalized Nutrition

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 99
    • May 17, 2022
    • English
    Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 99 highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Personalizing bakery products using 3D food printing, Dietary fiber in bakery products: source, processing, and function, The realm of plant proteins with focus on their application in developing new bakery products, Guiding the formulation of baked goods for the elderly population through food oral processing: challenges and opportunities, Gluten free bakery products: Ingredients and processes, Enhancing health benefits of bakery products using phytochemicals, Sugar, salt and fat reduction of bakery products, and more.

  • Coenzyme B12 Enzymes Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 668
    • May 17, 2022
    • English
    B12 Enzyme, Volume 667 in the Methods in Enzymology serial, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting timely, interesting chapters, including Part I: B12 Biosynthesis and B12 Chaperones, Probing the preference and regioselectivity of lower ligand activation and its role in cobamide diversity, Biosynthesis of corrinoids, The human B12 trafficking chaperones: CblC, CblD and ATR, A method for the efficient adenosylation of corrinoids, Production, purification and liposome reconstitution of cobamide synthase, Extraction and Purification of Cobamides from Bacterial Cultures, Part II: The many faces of B12-dependent enzyme reactions, Methylcobalamin-depe... methionine synthase, and much more.

  • Large Animals as Models for Human Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 189
    • May 17, 2022
    • Ya-Xiong Tao
    • English
    Large Animals as Models for Human Diseases, Volume 189 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of important topics, including Sheep as a model for neuroendocrinology research, Relevance of dog as a model for urologic diseases, Relevance of lactocrine hypothesis to human maternal programming of development, Comparative aspects of embryo implantation, Pig as an animal model for obesity, Canine models of cancer, Bovine model for human ovarian diseases, Mutations in G protein-coupled receptors in large animals: Modeling human diseases, and more.

  • Advanced Methods and Mathematical Modeling of Biofilms

    Applications in Health Care, Medicine, Food, Aquaculture, Environment, and Industry
    • 1st Edition
    • May 14, 2022
    • Mojtaba Aghajani Delavar + 1 more
    • English
    Advanced Mathematical Modelling of Biofilms and its Applications covers the concepts and fundamentals of biofilms, including sections on numerical discrete and numerical continuum models and different biofilms methods, e.g., the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and cellular automata (CA) and integrated LBM and individual-based model (iBM). Other sections focus on design, problem-solving and state-of-the-art modelling methods. Addressing the needs to upgrade and update information and knowledge for students, researchers and engineers on biofilms in health care, medicine, food, aquaculture and industry, this book also covers areas of uncertainty and future needs for advancing the use of biofilm models. Over the past 25-30 years, there have been rapid advances in various areas of computer technologies, applications and methods (e.g. complex programming and algorithms, lattice Boltzmann method, high resolution visualization and high-performance computation). These new and emerging technologies are providing unprecedented opportunities to develop modeling frameworks of biofilms and their applications.

  • Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

    • 1st Edition
    • May 14, 2022
    • Daniel C.W. Tsang + 1 more
    • English
    Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals introduces the state-of-the-art of biochar for agricultural applications to actualize sustainable development goals and highlight current challenges and the way forward. The book focuses on scientific knowledge and biochar technologies for agricultural soil improvement and plant growth. Sections provide state-of-the-art knowledge on biochar production and characterization, focus on biochar for agricultural application and soil improvement, discuss the roles of biochar for environmental improvement in farmland to relieve water and waste management as well as climate change, highlight biochar used for boosting bioeconomy and clean energy, and discuss future prospects. This book will be important to agricultural engineers and researchers as well as those seeking to improve overall soil and environmental conditions through the use of biochar.

  • Application of Machine Learning in Agriculture

    • 1st Edition
    • May 14, 2022
    • Mohammad Ayoub Khan + 2 more
    • English
    Application of Machine Learning in Smart Agriculture is the first book to present a multidisciplinary look at how technology can not only improve agricultural output, but the economic efficiency of that output as well. Through a global lens, the book approaches the subject from a technical perspective, providing important knowledge and insights for effective and efficient implementation and utilization of machine learning. As artificial intelligence techniques are being used to increase yield through optimal planting, fertilizing, irrigation, and harvesting, these are only part of the complex picture which must also take into account the economic investment and its optimized return. The performance of machine learning models improves over time as the various mathematical and statistical models are proven. Presented in three parts, Application of Machine Learning in Smart Agriculture looks at the fundamentals of smart agriculture; the economics of the technology in the agricultural marketplace; and a diverse representation of the tools and techniques currently available, and in development. This book is an important resource for advanced level students and professionals working with artificial intelligence, internet of things, technology and agricultural economics.

  • Unraveling the Complexities of Metastasis

    Transition from a Segmented View to a Conceptual Continuum
    • 1st Edition
    • May 14, 2022
    • Ammad Ahmad Farooqi + 2 more
    • English
    Unraveling the Complexities of Metastasis: Transition from a Segmented View to a Conceptual Continuum provides a critical overview of the recent developments of metastasis research and how progress can be further enhanced in the field. Metastasis is a highly complicated mechanism and prognostic analysis of different metastatic patterns in advanced cancer patients is becoming increasingly problematic. It is therefore essential to take a step back and focus on the underlying mechanisms of metastasis before moving ahead for effective translation of laboratory findings to clinically effective therapeutics. This book is surely helpful in putting together missing pieces of an incomplete jig-saw puzzle of molecular cancer. The book discusses topics such as the role of TRAIL-mediated signaling, late metastasis and mechanisms underlying tumor cell dormancy, CTCs and exomes, non-coding way of metastasis, and stem cells. Additionally, it brings relevant and updated information on nanotechnology-based docetaxel and the peculiarities of cancer cell metabolism. This book is a valuable source for cancer researchers, medical doctors and several members of biomedical field who need to understand better the complex mechanism of metastasis.

  • Trends of Applied Microbiology for Sustainable Economy

    • 1st Edition
    • May 14, 2022
    • Ravindra Soni + 3 more
    • English
    Trends of Applied Microbiology for a Sustainable Economy discusses the role of modern tools and next-generation technologies in applied microbial research, including recent trends and innovation in global biofertilizers. Agriculture has seen dramatic changes since the time of its inception. Starting with the domestication of wild plants to small-scale traditional farming and then large-scale, chemical-intensive agriculture. It is at a crossroads once again, putting a huge amount of pressure on available natural resources like soil, water and biodiversity which is bound to increase with the ever-growing human population. This book helps readers understand the challenges associated with these demographic changes.

  • Biomolecular Interactions Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 169
    • May 12, 2022
    • English
    Biomolecular Interactions: Part A, Volume 169, the latest release in the Methods in Cell Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Emerging Mechanisms of Targeted Protein Degradation by Molecular Glues, Design and use of programmable DNA Hydrogels, Oligomerization of membrane receptors: Approaches to measure in live cells, Interactions of alpha-synuclein with biomolecules, Gel-electrophoresis based method for biomolecular interaction, Recombinant centrosome expression in bacterial system, Reconstituting CCL5-CCR5 complex for structural and mechanistic analysis, Protein engineering and design in ion channel receptors, and much more.

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