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    • Tendon Regeneration

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 16, 2025
      • Manuela E. Gomes + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Tendon Regeneration: Understanding Tissue Physiology and Development to Engineer Functional Substitutes was the first book to highlight the multi-disciplinary nature of this specialized field and the importance of collaboration between medical and engineering laboratories in the development of tissue-oriented products for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) strategies.Beginning with a foundation in developmental biology, the book explores physiology, pathology, and surgical reconstruction, providing guidance on biological approaches that enhances tendon regeneration practices. Contributions from scientists, clinicians, and engineers who are the leading figures in their respective field’s present recent findings in tendon stem cells, cell therapies, and scaffold treatments, as well as examples of pre-clinical models for translational therapies and a view of the future of the field.New coverage will include signaling pathways for tendon development, molecular mechanisms of tendinopathy, inflammation contribution to healing and pathology of tendons, tendon aging and degeneration, tendon models, and translational studies for tendon regenerative medicine.

    • Microbial Electrochemical Systems for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Research

      • 1st Edition
      • October 10, 2025
      • Maulin P. Shah
      • English
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      Microbial Electrochemical Systems highlights major challenges in large scale operation and presents the future scope of these techniques to make treatment processes more sustainable as new hybrid technologies combining algae, bacteria, and chemical agents are being developed for sustainable wastewater treatment processes. This book delves into the latest advancements in Microbial Electrochemical Systems, emphasizing the major obstacles faced during large-scale operations and outlining the future potential of these techniques to enhance sustainability in treatment processes. As urbanization and intensive agriculture increase, the variety and concentration of contaminants in wastewater continue to grow. The book addresses these evolving challenges with innovative solutions.Moreover, the book emphasizes the limitations of conventional wastewater treatment methods, which often require longer processing times and higher energy input. By exploring the potential of Microbial Electrochemical Systems (MES), the book offers insights into a more sustainable approach to wastewater treatment. It also highlights the global significance of adopting these advanced technologies to cope with the rising levels of pollutants due to modern detergents, soaps, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. The comprehensive examination of MES in this book provides a clear understanding of how these systems can revolutionize wastewater management.

    • Reproductive Immunogenetics: A Molecular and Clinical Overview, Vol. 3

      • 1st Edition
      • June 26, 2025
      • Shafat Ali + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Immunogenetics: A Molecular and Clinical Overview, Vol. 3, Immune Cells and Immunotherapeutics in Recurrent Miscarriage provides an overview of the scientific knowledge, achievements, and findings in the field of immunogenetics of recurrent pregnancy loss. With a strong focus on the role immune cells can play in recurrent pregnancy loss, the book also examines immune therapeutic aspects. In fifteen chapters, the book describes the roles of both helper cells, nature killer cells, lymphoid cells, regulatory cells and macrophages in recurrent pregnancy loss. In addition, it describes clinical outcomes of several therapies and gives insight into new treatments. This new release is a valuable resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.

    • Epidemiology of Cannabis

      • 1st Edition
      • April 22, 2025
      • Albert Stuart Reece + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Epidemiology of Cannabis: Genotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, Epigenomics and Aging provides a novel and comprehensive exploration of five areas that have previously been associated with cannabis use, namely mental health in adults and young adults, pediatric autism, congenital anomalies, cancers, and aging. The book also explores the possibility of how these associations might be reflected in overall disease trends at the population health level. This book surveys these five areas in detail and applies cutting-edge analytical software and geospatial space–time analytical techniques to these questions. With all this information gathered into one book in an easily readable form, this book is a reference for clinicians, health science and allied health practitioners, public health and basic science researchers and drug and health regulators interested in these topics. It is also suitable for inclusion in course work and study preparation courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

    • Synergistic Plant Metabolomics and Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Addressing Abiotic Stress

      • 1st Edition
      • June 1, 2025
      • Naeem Khan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Synergistic Plant Metabolomics and Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Addressing Abiotic Stress unveils the latest advancements in understanding how plants respond to environmental pressures. Unravelling the complexities of metabolic pathways affected by abiotic stresses and exploring the pivotal role of PGPM in enhancing plant resilience, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of these intricate relationships. Recent advancements in plant sciences, metabolomics, and microbiology have fostered a deeper understanding of the interconnected roles of metabolites and growth-promoting microorganisms in plant resilience and the role of microorganism in altering plant metabolome under environmental stresses. The book consolidates this emerging knowledge into an accessible volume, offering a holistic view of how plant metabolomics and microbial interactions contribute to plant adaptation under abiotic stresses. Aimed at researchers and practitioners, the book translates scientific findings into both research inspiration and practical applications for professionals and advanced students in plant science, agriculture, biotechnology, and related fields, addressing tangible strategies for improving plant and crop resilience and productivity.

    • Ligands for Targeted Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • May 23, 2025
      • Vikas Pandey + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Ligands for Targeted Drug Delivery: Basic Fundamentals and Applications is a comprehensive reference focused on the many ways drug carriers can be functionalized to target specific organs, tissues, cells, and sub-cellular compartments. Chapters cover the basic concepts of targeted drug delivery, describing multiple levels of targets and challenges, along with approaches for target-specific drug delivery and a thorough overview of the challenges in design and application of ligands. Following sections discuss nanoparticles and the main ligand classes with their respective applications. The final chapters discuss future prospects of the technology and clinical aspects of ligand modified drug delivery systems.This is a key reference to drug delivery researchers dealing with the application of ligands to overcome challenges in delivering their active principles to the target structure. Biomedical engineers, materials scientists, and chemists can also benefit from the through description of ligand classes and their potential to improve drug delivery efficiency.

    • Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment

      • 1st Edition
      • February 19, 2025
      • Antonio Segura Carretero + 2 more
      • English
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      Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment presents the most up-to-date research on the role of polyphenols in physiological function, organs, and disease. Presenting preclinical animal studies and clinical assays from different points of view, this book explores how herb extracts affect cardiovascular, cognitive, and immunological health and their action on obesity, cancer, digestion, blood pressure, diabetes, mood, and on the skin and eyes. This book begins with the biological properties and pathways of polyphenols, their bioavailability, phytochemistry, and, finally, their pharmacological action. This book closes exploring the processing and production of polyphenols within functional foods and as nutraceuticals.This book is an excellent resource for professionals and academics working in the phytochemical and medical fields, including food chemists, nutritionists, and industrialists, as well as postgraduate students.

    • Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 393
      • May 23, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease, Volume 393 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release include Circadian Rhythms in Cardiac Health and Disease, Liver as a nexus of daily metabolic cross talk, Non-rhythmic modulators of the circadian system: A new class of circadian modulators, The emerging role of circadian rhythms in exosome-mediated cellular crosstalk, Circadian rhythms and muscle health, and Output circuits from the suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling diverse physiological functions.

    • Sustainable Solutions for Food Waste

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • Amit K. Jaiswal + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Sustainable Solutions for Food Waste: From Recovery to Resource Efficiency explores the magnitude, causes, and environmental impacts of food waste. This book offers practical strategies and innovative technologies for reducing food waste and transforming it into valuable resources. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the book offers a unique perspective on the utilization of food waste in various industries, including grape and winery, fruit juice, olive oil, tea and coffee, dairy, and tropical fruits.Organized into four sections, it comprehensively covers the issue of food waste and sustainability. Section 1 provides an overview of the problem of food waste and the importance of reducing it sustainably, Section 2 focuses on the utilization of waste generated by specific industries, including grape and winery, fruit juice, olive and olive oil, tea and coffee, brewery, dairy, and citrus, Section 3 explores the utilization of waste generated by plant-based industries, including tropical fruit, vegetable, soy, tuberous plant, rice, and hard-shell fruit, and section 4 discusses advanced applications of food waste and resource efficiency.

    • Nano-bioinoculants

      • 1st Edition
      • April 2, 2025
      • Parul Chaudhary + 3 more
      • English
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      Nano-bioinoculants: Smart Tools for Modern Agriculture discusses the interactions between nanoparticles and soil–plants–microbio... systems in a single-volume book designed to guide improvements in sustainable agriculture i.e. plant production and soil health. Past practices for the application of pesticides and chemical fertilizers have reduced the beneficial microbial diversity and soil fertility essential for optimal crop yield and overall plant health. As a result, developing innovative approaches to plant/soil health maintenance, bioremediation process, and stress management is advancing. Plant protection methods are increasingly being tailored to improve sustainable precision results, reduce environmental impact, and to target specific plant health challenges. Nano-bioinoculants: Smart Tools for Modern Agriculture explains nanoparticles and beneficial microbes and their impact on soil microbiomes, soil fertility restoration, remediation of contaminated soil, and plant health. It also highlights nanoparticles and bioinoculants in stress management, plant growth, and productivity, as well as covering the potentially toxic effect of nanoparticles on humans and the environment. This volume in the Nanomaterial-Plant Interactions series explores the potential of nano-biotechnology for better agronomic performance and sustainability.

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