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    • Fatty Acids

      • 1st Edition
      • July 21, 2017
      • Moghis U. Ahmad
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fatty Acids: Chemistry, Synthesis and Applications is a comprehensive source of information about a wide range of industrially important fatty acids. This practical resource provides key insights into the chemistry, synthesis, industrial applications, derivatives, and analysis of fatty acids, and the chemical modifications that transform them for use in products from biodiesel fuels to pharmaceuticals. Written by a team of industry experts, Fatty Acids includes detailed descriptions of fatty acid crystallization, enzymatic synthesis, and microbial production. This book focuses heavily on the chemistry of trans fatty acids, with extensive explanations of their synthesis and measurement. Further, the book addresses advances in the analytical methodology, including mass spectrometry, of fatty acids as well as their derivatives. This book serves as a reference manual to a new generation of lipid scientists and researchers; a useful resource for oleochemical industries; and a valuable teaching aid for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in fields related to the chemistry of oils, fats, and food.

    • From Artemisia annua L. to Artemisinins

      • 1st Edition
      • July 8, 2017
      • Youyou Tu
      • English
      • Hardback
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      From Artemisia annua L. to Artemisinins: The Discovery and Development of Artemisinins and Antimalarial Agents is the first book that systematically introduces the origin and development of artemisinine and artemisinine-based drugs. It includes four distinct sections, including Artemisia annua L., Artemisinin, Dihydroartemisinin, and other artemisinin derivatives. Tu Youyou, the chief inventor of artemisinin, together with other members from the research team, have written a book that will be a valuable reference work for both researchers involved in the medical industry and scholars who are interested in undertaking innovative research.

    • Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological and Medical Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • March 6, 2017
      • Sekhar Chandra Ray + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Nanomaterials for Biological and Medical Applications explores the different applications of carbon nanomaterials in drug and gene therapies and their use in tissue regeneration, biosensor diagnosis, enantiomer separation of chiral drugs, extraction and analysis of drugs and pollutants, and as antitoxents. The book describes the synthesis processing of carbon nanomaterials, carbon composite nanomaterials, and their different biological and biomedical applications, including the removal of biologically toxic materials, optical biosensor applications, bio-imaging probe, drug delivery, cancer treatments, and other biomedical applications.

    • Human Brain in Standard MNI Space

      • 1st Edition
      • June 24, 2017
      • Juergen K Mai + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Human Brain in Standard MNI Space: A Comprehensive Pocket Atlas is a thorough pocket atlas designed for easy reference and interpretation of medical and scientific MR-images. It is intended for both early career and advanced medical students, for residents in radiology and neurology, and those involved in neuroscience research, emphasizing anatomy’s relationship to radiology. In addition, the book is ideal for non-specialists interested in issues relating to the brain or the determination of imaging features.

    • Comprendre la paralysie cérébrale et les troubles associés

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 3, 2017
      • Sylvain Brochard + 13 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Comprendre la paralysie cérébrale et les troubles associés est une refonte du livre précédent sur les infirmités motrices cérébrales. Son originalité réside dans le fait qu’il s’engage sur la voie du pronostic autant clinique qu’humain. L’approche médicale est large, de l’atteinte neuromotrice, orthopédique, des troubles de la santé aux facteurs de dysfonctionnement psychologique et/ou neuropsychologique. La recherche d’indices pronostiques dépend d’éléments cliniques déjà validés et s’appuie aussi sur des connaissances scientifiques récentes, comme la plasticité cérébrale.La parole donnée aux adultes en situation de handicap, voire aux familles, permet de suivre la pertinence de l’application des décisions thérapeutiques qu’ils ont vécues. Leurs témoignages indiquent leur dynamique pour trouver une qualité de vie personnalisée et leur volonté de trouver des contacts humains élargis. Des textes complémentaires, des références ainsi que des séquences vidéos montrant les divers aspects de la prise en charge en rééducation et en chirurgie orthopédique sont proposés en ligne. Coécrit par des équipes multidisciplinaires et référentes – médecins de médecine physique et de réadaptation (MPR), pédiatres, chirurgiens, rééducateurs, psychologues, scientifiques –, cet ouvrage a été coordonné par le docteur Danièle Truscelli.

    • Immunology

      • 1st Edition
      • October 27, 2017
      • M. A. Hayat
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Immunology, Volume 1: Immunotoxicology, Immunopathology, and Immunotherapy discusses the investment of time, effort and finance that go into making progress in preventing and/or curing serious diseases by using standard treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and hormone therapy). The use of these treatments is accompanied by unavoidable, devastating side effects. At the cost of being repetitious, it has to be emphasized that an improved understanding of the immune system, avoidance of unhealthy habits (e.g., smoking, intake of alcohol, perpetual stress, and lack of exercise) and early detection (using biomarkers) are the only three friends we have to at least delay the onset of serious diseases.

    • Critical Care Neurology Part I

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 140
      • January 25, 2017
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Critical Care Neurology, Part I: Neurocritical Care focuses on the care specialists and general neurologists that consult in the ICU and their work with patients in acute, life-threatening situations who are dealing with neurologic or neurosurgical crises emanating from either a preexisting neurologic syndrome or from a new neurologic complication appearing as a result of another medical or surgical critical illness. These two separate clinical situations form the pillars of neurocritical care, hence these practices are addressed via two separate, but closely related, HCN volumes. Chapters in both focus on pathophysiology and management, and are tailored for both general neurologists and active neurocritical specialists, with a specific focus on management over diagnostics. Part I addresses the principles of neurocritical care and the management of various neurologic diseases. Part II addresses the interplay between neurologic complications and the surgical, medical, cardiac, and trauma of critical illnesses that most typically present in the ICU.

    • Models of Seizures and Epilepsy

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 14, 2017
      • Asla Pitkänen + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Models of Seizures and Epilepsy, Second Edition, is a valuable, practical reference for investigators who are searching for the most appropriate laboratory models to address key questions in the field. The book also provides an important background for physicians, fellows, and students, offering insight into the potential for advances in epilepsy research as well as R&D drug development. Contents include the current spectrum of models available to model different epilepsy syndromes, epilepsy in transgenic animals, comorbidities in models of epilepsy, and novel technologies to study seizures and epilepsies in animals.

    • Sleep and Neurologic Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • January 17, 2017
      • Mitchell G. Miglis
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Sleep and Neurologic Disease reviews how common neurologic illnesses, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s dementia impact sleep. In addition, the book discusses how common primary sleep disorders influence neurologic diseases, such as the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and stroke, as well as their association with various primary headache disorders and epilepsy syndromes. The utilization of sleep technology, such as polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, actigraphy, laboratory and CSF testing is also covered. The book is written for the practicing neurologist, sleep physician, neuroscientist, and epidemiologist studying sleep.

    • Advances in Immunology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 134
      • April 13, 2017
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Immunology, Volume 134, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology. Topics covered in this new volume include γδ T Cells and B Cells, A Chemoattractant-Guid... Walk Through Lymphopoiesis: From Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Mature B Lymphocytes. Tissue Specific Regulation of Dendritic Cell Development and Function, and the Regulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGFβ). Articles in this long running series address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for the future.

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