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    • Seafood 4.0

      • 1st Edition
      • September 25, 2025
      • Abdo Hassoun + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Seafood 4.0: Digital, Physical, and Biological Innovations From Sea to Table serves as a comprehensivesource of information about the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) innovations and relevanttechnologies used in fisheries, aquaculture, and the seafood industry. The book is divided into fivesections, each exploring recent groundbreaking innovations and technological advances that enhanceseafood quality, safety, and traceability. These advancements hold strong potential to reduce seafoodwaste and production costs while simultaneously improving marine sustainability, enabling effectivemanagement of this valuable food resource across the entire seafood value chain from sea to table.The chapters address the current challenges and future research directions needed to accelerate theadoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in the seafood sector. Additionally, the book sets the stage forthe next wave of innovation, paving the way for the future revolution of Seafood 5.0.Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration and accelerating the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies,this book highlights how these innovations can lead to smart production, processing, supply chainmanagement, and consumer engagement, making it a valuable resource for anyone involved in theseafood supply chain, from production to consumption.

    • Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 25, 2025
      • Claudia Augusta De Moraes Russo + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 7 5 1 6
      Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set is a comprehensive resource containing approximately 215 chapters that covers all fundamental topics in evolutionary biology. Featuring a consistent chapter structure, this encyclopedia ensures easy navigation across the volumes. Each chapter effectively links concepts to specific systems and examples, making it an invaluable tool for anyone interested in applying evolutionary thinking to their field of study. This edition includes new or expanded topics such as human evolution, including cultural evolution and language, paleontology, the origins of life, mass extinction events, epigenetics, and metagenomics.The encyclopedia also delves into the evolution of behavior, game theory, kin selection, optimality, human microbiomes, and the diversification of viruses. With its broad coverage, this essential resource will engage readers across various educational levels, emphasizing the central role of evolutionary biology in the life sciences. It caters to a wide range of readers, from students to experienced professionals, by offering both introductory chapters and in-depth analyses.

    • Advances in Applied Microbiology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 132
      • September 24, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 132 presents a comprehensive exploration of the latest innovations in applied microbiology. The book delves into the diverse applications of microbiology across various industries, including agriculture, food production, biotechnology, environmental science, and healthcare. Through a collection of insightful chapters authored by experts in the field, readers are offered in-depth analyses of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and practical applications of microbiological principles. From novel microbial technologies to the impact of microbiomes on human health and beyond, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students seeking to stay informed and inspired by the exciting advancements.

    • Feedback Control and Adaptive Learning in Optical-Tweezer Robotics

      • 1st Edition
      • September 24, 2025
      • Xiang Li + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 1 5 4 8 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 1 5 4 9 7
      Feedback Control and Adaptive Learning in Optical-Tweezer Robotics is a comprehensive guide to merging robotic feedback control with optical trapping techniques in cell manipulation. It begins by providing foundational knowledge in dynamic modeling and control theory, essential for understanding optical-tweezer robotics' complexities. The book explores optical trapping principles, discussing traditional approaches' constraints and challenges. It then introduces a unified control methodology designed for dynamic adaptation to cell movement and escape scenarios, highlighting the importance of closed-loop control strategies in navigating the interaction between optical forces and robotic manipulation.Additio... the book delves into adaptive learning algorithms for real-time adjustments in unknown trapping stiffness, addressing challenges like limited field of view, stochastic disturbances, and handling multiple cells. It integrates open-access simulations and real-world experiments to reinforce theoretical concepts, offering practical examples. This unified approach's potential impact on biomedicine, biotechnology, and microscale robotics is emphasized, making it an invaluable resource for readers in these fields.

    • Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Reproductive Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • September 22, 2025
      • Guanqiao Shan + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Reproductive Medicine provides fundamental principles underpinning robotic and AI techniques used for reproductive medicine. The book provides the state-of-the-art technical advances in clinical infertility treatment, along with the outlook on future challenges and opportunities of robotics and AI in reproductive medicine. It covers robotics, AI, computer vision, biomedical engineering, and reproductive medicine.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Food Science

      • 1st Edition
      • September 22, 2025
      • Tanmay Sarkar + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence in Food Science: Transforming Food and Bioprocess Development covers the AI and machine learning techniques that are reshaping the food science landscape, introducing innovative solutions to improve food processing, safety, and sustainability. This book delves into the transformative potential of these cutting-edge technologies, exploring how they optimize food production, enhance bioprocess development, and tailor products to meet specific consumer needs. By integrating AI, researchers and industry professionals can address challenges such as resource efficiency and quality assurance, paving the way for a more sustainable and technologically advanced food system.Beyond optimization, the book examines AI applications in predicting food trends, analyzing complex datasets, and developing personalized nutrition plans. It provides insights into how AI enhances food storage, packaging design, and even consumer engagement through predictive models. With detailed case studies and forward-thinking perspectives, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for harnessing AI's power to revolutionize food science and bioprocess innovations.

    • Development of Sensory Organs

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 165
      • September 22, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

    • Deep Learning in Drug Design

      • 1st Edition
      • September 22, 2025
      • Qifeng Bai + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Deep Learning in Drug Design: Methods and Applications summarizes the most recent methods, and technological advances of deep learning for drug design, which mainly consists of molecular representations, the architectures of deep learning, geometric deep learning, large models, etc., as well as deep learning applications in various aspects of drug design. This book offers a comprehensive academic overview of deep learning in drug design. It begins with molecular representations, CNNs, GNNs, Transformers, generative models, explainable AI, large models, etc. Next, it covers deep learning applications like protein structure prediction, molecular interactions, ADMET prediction, antibody design, and so on. Finally, a separate chapter is dedicated to the introduction of the ethics and regulation of artificial intelligence in drug design. This book is ideal for readers aiming to learn and implement deep learning methods and applications in drug design and related fields.Deep Learning in Drug Design: Methods and Applications is particularly helpful to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in need of a practical guide to the principles of the discipline. Established researchers in the area will benefit from the detailed case studies and algorithms presented.

    • Emerging Paradigms in Delivery of Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Glioblastoma

      • 1st Edition
      • September 18, 2025
      • Rajeev Sharma + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Emerging Paradigms in Delivery of Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Glioblastoma describes the intense research and clinical developments that are required to optimize the available treatment options and the potential side effects to heal brain cancer. The success of this strategy includes the use of validated biomarkers, appropriate patient selection criteria, strategies to prevent adverse events, and the implementation of immunotherapy in multimodal treatment approach. In 18 chapters, this title sets forth the rationales for promising therapies like immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint blockade, chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy, oncolytic virotherapy, and vaccine therapy.In addition, the book reviews potential novel agents, the current status of preclinical and clinical trials, and the challenges and future perspectives in glioblastoma immuno-oncology. This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, health practitioners, students, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.

    • The Times They are A-Changin´: On Cannabinoids and Psychedelics´ Therapeutic Potential and Social Impact

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 296
      • September 18, 2025
      • English
      Cannabinoids and Psychedelics: A Therapeutic Revolution, Volume 296 offers original research, reviews, and essays, including basic science and clinical studies on cannabinoids and psychedelics. This includes basic works on the neurotransmitter systems, the effects of drugs on animal and human perception, and emotion and cognition. Chapters in this new release include Chemical diversity, receptor binding affinity and pharmacology of phytocannabinoids: insights into neuronal mechanisms, Does cannabis work for insomnia?, Testing NPSs as harm reduction strategies, Cannabis-based products in Brazil: regulation for quality improvement, Anti-prohibitionist social movement in Brazil and the strength of the Marijuana Marches, and much more.Other chapters include discussions on Philopsychedelia: The Reflorescence of Psychedelic Philosophy, Psychedelics in Palliative Care: Transcending Death and Alleviating Spiritual Suffering, High dreams: inhaled DMT increase lucid dreams and nightmares, Malaise in the psychedelic revolution: when and for whom this movement brings opportunities, and the Neurophenomenology of psychedelic-induced mystical experiences.

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