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    • Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2020
      • Alan H.B. Wu + 1 more
      • English
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      Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury provides a comprehensive overview on the selection and implementation of serum-based and saliva-based biomarkers for traumatic brain injury. The book presents an economic analysis for implementing TBI biomarkers into clinical practice. In addition, it discusses the analytical tools needed to implement TBI biomarkers, including specifications for testing instruments and interpretative software. Neurologists, emergency department physicians, intensivists, and clinical laboratorians will find this book a great resource from which to familiarize themselves with the issues and processes regarding TBI biomarkers. Approximately 2 million people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year with over 250,000 hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths. There has been a significant rise in interest in diagnosing mild concussions, particularly in the sports world. While imaging has been the gold standard, these procedures are costly and not always available. There is great potential in using serum-based biomarkers, hence the book seeks to enlighten readers on new possibilities.

    • Systems and Synthetic Metabolic Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2020
      • Yanfeng Liu + 2 more
      • English
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      Systems and Synthetic Metabolic Engineering provides an overview of the development of metabolic engineering within medicine that is fueled by systems and synthetic biology. These newly developed, successful strategies of metabolic engineering guide the audience on how to propose and test proper strategies for metabolic engineering research. In addition to introductory, regulatory and challenges in the field, the book also covers dynamic control and autonomous regulation to control cell metabolism, along with computational modeling and industrial applications. The book is written by leaders in the field, making it ideal for synthetic biologists, researchers, students and anyone working in this area.

    • Sex and Cardiac Electrophysiology

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2020
      • Marek Malik
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Sex and Cardiac Electrophysiology: Differences in Cardiac Electrical Disorders Between Men and Women is a comprehensive investigation into all aspects of sex differences in cardiac electrophysiology. As there are substantial differences between female and male patients in physiology, pathology triggering factors, disease progression, clinical approaches and treatment outcome, this book provides a comprehensive examination. In cardiology, the differences between women and men are more recognized, hence this title summarizes these important differences, providing the essential information needed for clinical specialists and researchers involved in the design and implementation of clinical studies.

    • Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences

      • 1st Edition
      • July 8, 2020
      • Jules J. Berman
      • English
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      All too often, individuals engaged in the biomedical sciences assume that numeric data must be left to the proper authorities (e.g., statisticians and data analysts) who are trained to apply sophisticated mathematical algorithms to sets of data. This is a terrible mistake. Individuals with keen observational skills, regardless of their mathematical training, are in the best position to draw correct inferences from their own data and to guide the subsequent implementation of robust, mathematical analyses. Volume 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences provides readers with a repertoire of deductive non-mathematical methods that will help them draw useful inferences from their own data.Volumes 1 and 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences are written for biomedical scientists and college-level students engaged in any of the life sciences, including bioinformatics and related data sciences.

    • Biometals in Autism Spectrum Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • July 8, 2020
      • Andreas Grabrucker
      • English
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      Biometals in Autism Spectrum Disorders focuses on trace metals and autism. Compared to other references examining ASDs or metallomics, this book presents findings of abnormal metal homeostasis in ASD, providing an overview of current findings on trace metal biology, its role in ASD etiology, and how abnormal trace metal biology may be a common factor of several genetic and non-genetic causes of ASDs that were once considered unrelated. This comprehensive resource opens new vistas for the development of new therapies based on the targeted manipulation of trace metal homeostasis that will generate new awareness surrounding trace metal levels during pregnancy.

    • Visually Memorable Neuroanatomy for Beginners

      • 1st Edition
      • July 4, 2020
      • Min Suk Chung + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Visually Memorable Neuroanatomy for Beginners takes a close look at the anatomy of the human brain and teaches readers to identify and examine its structures in a relatable way. Unlike large textbooks that deliver a superficial overview of the subject, this book explores the anatomy and physiology of the brain using mnemonic techniques and informative comic figures that present brain regions at an introductory level, allowing readers to easily identify different parts of the brain. This volume is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in the medicine, health sciences, and biological sciences. Beginning with the morphology of the brain and spinal cord, this book then explores the somatic nerve and autonomic nerve, the cranial nerve and spinal nerve, the function of the brain, and concludes with the development of the nervous system.

    • The Mediterranean Diet

      • 2nd Edition
      • July 4, 2020
      • Victor R. Preedy + 1 more
      • English
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      The Mediterranean Diet: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition provides authoritative material on the many facets surrounding the complex interrelationships between diet, nutrition, health and well-being. The book discusses historical, cultural and scientific foundations, with chapters delving into nutritional adequacy, agricultural practices, food culture, mortality, quality of life, children and adolescents, behavior, cardiovascular diseases, diet quality, nutritional knowledge, nuts, minerals, olive oil, hydroxytyrosol, water, antioxidant nutritional status, ketogenics, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk, nutrigenetics, epigenetics, the link between epigenetics and pregnancy, gene polymorphisms bone health, insulin signaling inflammatory gene expression, and more.

    • Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences

      • 1st Edition
      • July 3, 2020
      • Jules J. Berman
      • English
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      Science is not a collection of facts. Science is the process by which we draw inferences from facts. Volume I of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences invites readers to linger over a collection of common observations to see what inferences can be drawn, when one applies a bit of deductive logic. If we just think about what we observe, it is often possible to discover profound biomedical insights.Volumes 1 and 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences are written for biomedical scientists and college-level students engaged in any of the life sciences, including bioinformatics and related data sciences.

    • Statistics in Medicine

      • 4th Edition
      • July 3, 2020
      • Robert H. Riffenburgh + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Statistics in Medicine, Fourth Edition, helps medical and biomedical investigators design and answer questions about analyzing and interpreting data and predicting the sample size required to achieve useful results. It makes medical statistics easy for the non-biostatistician by outlining common methods used in 90% of medical research. The text covers how to plan studies from conception to publication, what to do with data, and follows with step-by-step instructions for biostatistical methods from the simplest levels, to more sophisticated methods now used in medical articles. Examples from almost every medical specialty, and from dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and health care management are provided. This book does not require background knowledge of statistics or mathematics beyond high school algebra and provides abundant clinical examples and exercises to reinforce concepts. It is a valuable source for biomedical researchers, healthcare providers and anyone who conducts research or quality improvement projects.

    • State of the Art Evaluation of the Head and Neck, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-3
      • July 2, 2020
      • Ashok Srinivasan
      • English
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      This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on State of the Art Evaluation of the Head and Neck and is edited by Dr. Ashok Srinivasan. Articles will include: Diffusion MR in the head and neck: Principles and applications; Perfusion imaging in the head and neck: Go with the flow; MR spectroscopy of the head and neck: Principles, applications and challenges; Technological improvements in head and neck MR: At the cutting edge; Dual Energy CT in head and neck imaging: Pushing the envelope; Role of Ultrasound in head and neck evaluation; PET imaging in the head and neck: Current state and future directions; Patient centric head and neck cancer radiation therapy: Role of advanced imaging; AI in head and neck imaging: Glimpse into the future; NIRADS: Principles and implementation; Common data elements in head and neck reporting; and more!

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