Books in Life sciences

Evapotranspiration in Agro-Ecosystems and Forestry

1st Edition
July 15, 2025
Suat Irmak
English
Paperback
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eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 1 6 4 8 0

Evapotranspiration in Agro-Ecosystems and Forestry: Spatio-temporal Applications presents the progress and advances made in terms of science and application of evaporation, transpiration, and evapotranspiration for various vegetation surfaces, water bodies, and bare soil under different soil and crop management (including different irrigation and tillage management) conditions. Sections on forest and wetlands evapotranspiration and grassland evaporative losses are included, as are the fundamentals of original Penman, Penman-Monteith, Shuttleworth-Wallace and ASCE-EWRI and FAO56 Penman-Monteith equations and their derivatives.The book is an excellent resource to better understand the progression and applications and dynamics of most recent evapotranspiration, evaporation and transpiration measurement and modeling technologies. Case studies will be provided in terms of how different technologies are currently deployed, how data are used for providing information and management decisions to the users.

Narcolepsy

1st Edition
July 15, 2025
Ahmed S. BaHammam + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 9

Narcolepsy: Integrating Basic and Clinical Knowledge provides comprehensive coverage of narcolepsy-related topics. The book offers updated, deep coverage of its diagnosis, treatment, and impact on mental health based on the latest research findings and clinical practices. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together experts from different specialties, such as sleep medicine, psychology, and neurology to offer a more holistic understanding. This allows for a more nuanced discussion of how narcolepsy interacts with various aspects of health and well-being. Researchers and clinicians will find within this book novel information on pathophysiology and neurobiology, as well as behavioral and psychosocial considerations.Users will find this to be a resource that takes a deep dive into narcolepsy, introducing topics never before discussed in books on the topic, including COVID-19 and sleep, as well as immunotherapy and gene therapy. It’s the cutting-edge medical volume professionals need, whether narcolepsy specialists or more casual readers.

Neurotoxicity of Solvents

1st Edition
Volume 14
July 15, 2025
Christoph van Thriel
English
Hardback
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eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 9 2

Neurotoxicity of Solvents, Volume Fourteen highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including the Effect of toluene on memory: A focus on humans, experimental models and treatment approaches, Neurotoxicological Mechanisms of Ethanol, Neurobehavioral Aspects and Methodology of Solvents, Organic solvents and neurodegenerative diseases: exploring a possible link, Neurotoxicity of propylene ethers, An ecotoxicological view on solvents neurotoxicity, and The olfactory system as a target of solvent toxicity.

Enfermedad vascular cerebral en jóvenes

1st Edition
July 15, 2025
Fernando Barinagarrementeria Aldatz + 1 more
Spanish

Enfermedad vascular cerebral en jóvenes constituye una contribución inédita en lengua española sobre un tema tan específico como trascendente: la enfermedad vascular cerebral (EVC) en la población joven, escrita por autores internacionales líderes en los diferentes aspectos de este complejo tema. En las últimas décadas, la EVC en jóvenes ha dejado de ser una rareza clínica para convertirse en un problema creciente, con implicaciones significativas por lo que hace a su diagnóstico y manejo. El adecuado abordaje clínico y tecnológico es indispensable para la solución de esta compleja patología, y este título ofrece las herramientas necesarias para su estudio. La presente obra proporciona una revisión exhaustiva de los diferentes aspectos de la enfermedad, abordando su incidencia y factores de riesgo, tanto clásicos como nuevos. También se revisan las diferentes etiologías, y se proporciona un marco para la toma de decisiones clínicas y el manejo de los trastornos cerebrovasculares tanto frecuentes como infrecuentes en esta población.

Artificial Intelligence-Based Smart Healthcare Systems

1st Edition
July 11, 2025
Kashif Naseer Qureshi + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Smart Healthcare Systems: New Standards, Technologies, and Communication Systems delves into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern healthcare. The book sheds light on the integration of AI technologies into healthcare systems, significantly enhancing diagnostics, patient care, treatment, research, and administrative processes. It emphasizes AI's emergence as a crucial component of healthcare, where advanced AI-powered networks improve data communication, sensing, and monitoring capabilities, setting new standards for healthcare efficiency and accuracy.In addition to discussing AI's applications in patient monitoring, medical image analysis, human pose estimation, speech recognition, and disease diagnosis, the book explores architectural frameworks like software-defined networks, cloud and edge-based architectures, and mobility-based systems. It stresses the need for scalable, flexible, energy-efficient, and interoperable designs to support AI integration. Furthermore, the importance of robust security, privacy standards, and policies in AI-based healthcare systems is highlighted, considering the unique challenges and requirements of this domain.

Microalgae and One Health

1st Edition
July 2, 2025
Antonio Pérez-Gálvez + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Microalgae and One Health: Fundamentals, Biocompounds, and Health and Environmental Applications provides a novel compendium of the interdisciplinary applications of microalgae. Adverse global changes, including climate change, environmental pollution, urbanization, globalization, industrialization, and food insecurity are imminent threats to global health as they accelerate damage to humanity, wildlife, and the biosphere. The One Health concept asserts that these contemporary challenges are entwined in the interdependence of humans, animals, and our shared environment. This book examines the use of microalgae in human and animal nutrition, healthcare, and novel technologies applied to sustainable environmental processes.Written by a globally diverse network of experts, this book is systematically structured to illustrate the applications of microalgae. The first section of the book covers the fundamentals of microalgae, from chemistry to industry applications. The next section further examines microalgae chemistry and identifies bioactive compounds. Subsequent sections examine the utility of microalgae in One Health, from human therapeutic potential to animal health and sustainability. The book concludes with a comprehensive market analysis, regulatory discussion, and safety considerations associated with microalgae products.

Crosscultural Perspectives on Mind and Brain

1st Edition
Volume 8
July 2, 2025
Judy Illes + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Crosscultural Perspectives on Mind and Brain, Volume Eight probes crosscultural perspectives on the brain and mind. Chapters span understandings, knowledge sharing, Two-Eyed Seeing, storytelling, caregiving, capacity-building, respecting, reflecting, communicating, and regulating. Specific chapters in this new release include The Challenges of Reductionist Ways, Indigenous epistemologies, Two-Eyed Seeing, and the philosophy, practice, and applications of brain sciences, Knowing our ways of knowing: a reflection on Western science in relation to Indigenous epistemologies, Integrating the Two-Eyed Approach in neuroethics: Bridging the determinism-reductio... triangle with diversity and inclusivity, and more.Other sections cover Storying as the context for increasing accessibility of neuroscience for indigenous diaspora, Moving with the Drum Beat of the Community: Reflections on a decolonial and cross-cultural Neuroethics community engagement (Imbizo) in Africa, Older adults as a care resource for brain health: Perspectives from India and Africa, and much more.

Harmful Algal Blooms

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Senjie Lin
English
eBook
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Harmful Algal Blooms: Environmental Factors and Molecular Mechanisms offers a genomic and ecological perspective on harmful algal blooms, or HABs. The book provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge crucial for understanding the causes of HABs while also synthesizing foundational knowledge with recent discoveries. Written by an expert in algal molecular ecology, it blends molecular biology, physiology, and ecology to examine how harmful algae thrive on environmental conditions like climate change. After introducing historical ecological models, the book delves into the influencing factors and underlying molecular mechanisms of HABs.Other sections explore an integrated molecular approach to incorporate energy, nutrients, defenses, and sexual reproduction (ENDs) as a resolution for HAB growth. This is an important resource for researchers and students in marine biology and ecology fields, as well as phycological and environmental studies.

Bradykinin

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Réjean Couture
English
Paperback
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Bradykinin: From Vasodilation to Neuroinflammation, the latest release in the Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease series is a comprehensive guide to the multi-functional peptide bradykinin and its impact across the human body. The early chapters provide an overview of the biosynthesis and metabolism of bradykinin, understanding its receptors and signaling pathways, and the therapeutic value of agonists and antagonists for targeting these. This book explores the role of bradykinin in vascular, renal, and brain function, as well as its influence on various conditions and diseases, including inflammation, pain, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, obesity, ischemic stroke, and infectious diseases, including Covid-19.In addition to its foundational knowledge, the book includes extensive coverage of bradykinin biochemistry and molecular biology. It highlights the therapeutic potential of bradykinin, making it an ideal reference for researchers working in these fields. The book serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the complex roles of bradykinin and its applications in medical research and treatment.

Healthcare Transformation using Artificial Intelligence

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Robert JT Morris
English
Paperback
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Healthcare Transformation Using Artificial Intelligence provides insights into executing healthcare transformation through AI, and deploying health technology at scale. It focuses on improving patient outcomes while managing costs, highlighting selected use of AI and contrasting it with a “tech push” approach. Through interactions with leading clinicians and healthcare administrators, this book presents the most urgent challenges facing patients, such as lifestyle, self-empowerment, adherence, knowledge, and behavior change, and clinicians, including information overload, time scarcity, rapidly changing guidelines, care quality, and administrative burdens.The book explains recent AI breakthroughs and critically evaluates their promise, showing how AI can be successfully deployed to address these challenges. Real deployments, scaling, and evidence-gathering illustrate the best bets for AI in healthcare. Innovation is moving fast, but patient safety, clinical trials, and regulatory approvals ensure appropriate adoption. This resource is valuable for health professionals, scientists, researchers, practitioners, and students wishing to expand their knowledge in this field.

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