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    • Phytochemical Analysis by Modern Techniques

      • 1st Edition
      • December 10, 2025
      • Deepak Kasote + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Phytochemical Analysis by Modern Techniques: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives offers cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative methods. Beginning with an overview of conventional and modern extraction strategies used in phytochemical analysis, the book builds upon this knowledge by outlining state-of-the art modern techniques including vibrational spectroscopy and hyphenated HPLC-MS. The book emphasizes detailed, reproducible methods and real-world case studies, making the techniques accessible to readers from neighboring scientific fields. In addition to extraction strategies and modern techniques, the book covers metabolomics and diverse analytical tools to enhance holistic understanding of phytochemical analysis. It is an ideal resource for researchers, students, and professionals in analytical chemistry, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, natural product research, ethnopharmacology, and food chemistry.

    • Healthcare Frontiers in the Metaverse

      • 1st Edition
      • July 23, 2025
      • Shalli Rani
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Healthcare Frontiers in the Metaverse: Innovations and Impacts provides a deeper comprehension of the metaverse’s revolutionary effects on patient care, medical education, and operational procedures in the healthcare sector. This book Includes both the fundamentals of patient experience, provider practices, and the overall framework of the healthcare business as the democratization of medical education through virtual simulations and the individualized care enabled by AI-driven diagnostics. In 14 chapters, Healthcare Frontiers in the Metaverse: Innovations and Impacts leads the reader to an introduction to definition, elements, treatment and diagnostic in healthcare in metaverse, the next evolution in social connection, and the successor to the mobile internet. It describes the role of robots and give a view on the future scope and challenges. Healthcare Frontiers in the Metaverse: Innovations and Impacts serves as a road map for technologists and policymakers influencing the direction of healthcare as well as a help book for medical practitioners integrating metaverse technologies into their practice.

    • Melatonin in Horticultural Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Muhammad Ahsan Altaf + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Melatonin in Horticultural Plants: A Multifunctional Molecule for Abiotic Stress Tolerance consolidates insights from leading experts on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, ultimately resulting in enhanced crop tolerance to abiotic stresses.This book provides an in-depth analysis of various abiotic stressors affecting horticultural crops, detailing how they impact plant growth and development, from seedling establishment to senescence, as well as their influence on yield and quality. It explores how melatonin regulates these responses through chemical signaling and highlights its role in coordinating signal transduction pathways at physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, offering a comprehensive understanding of its potential in agriculture.Beyond its theoretical foundations, the volume considers how these findings can be translated into real-world strategies. This includes practical approaches such as the use of biostimulants, hormones, novel chemicals, and microorganisms to effectively harness melatonin’s benefits in horticultural production. Designed to support researchers, plant biologists, and horticulturists, it aims to foster innovation and facilitate sustainable advancements in horticultural science, contributing to the development of resilient crops capable of thriving despite changing climate conditions and disruptive anthropogenic activities.

    • Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • Amrita Srivastava + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management: A Natural Alternative details the sources and diversity of microbial and plant secondary metabolites, the methods used for their detection and extraction, their novel applications in disease management, and inclusion in mainstream therapy. Organized into three main sections, the book begins by discussing the potential of microbes, plants, microalgae, and cyanobacteria as valuable sources of secondary metabolites, their role and mechanisms of action in symbiotic and competitive interactions, extractions and purification strategies, and the means to maximize their production. The book goes on to explore the utility of secondary metabolites in mitigating plant stress and their therapeutic impact on human health management. With contributions from experts in the field, Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management is a useful interdisciplinary resource for researchers, professors, graduate and postgraduate students, and industry professionals studying applied microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and plant science.

    • Cerebral Asymmetries

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 208
      • March 13, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Cerebral Asymmetries, Volume 208 summarizes research on cerebral hemispheric asymmetries and their implication for consciousness cognition, language emotion, behavior movement, and neurological disease. The book discusses anatomy and networks, genetics, hormones, and evolution, although it is primarily focused on animal research as it relates back to humans.

    • Oceanic Dolphins

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • Thomas Allen Jefferson
      • National Marine Mammal Foundation
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Oceanic Dolphins: Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume Two in the Handbook of Marine Mammals series, focuses on dolphins, the remarkable marine mammals that live in our seas and oceans. For centuries, dolphins have fascinated humans with their intelligence and adaptability. As our understanding of marine mammals expands, there is a growing need for comprehensive references on their ecology and biology. This series, created to meet this need, provides definitive reviews of all living species of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, and marine otters and bears.This volume features chapters written by leading global experts on offshore and oceanic dolphin species. Each chapter includes detailed descriptions of the species, covering aspects such as distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites and diseases, and the effects of human activities on these species.

    • Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Research in the Era of Precision Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • May 15, 2025
      • Ranbir Chander Sobti + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Research in the Era of Precision Medicine: New Technologies and Personalized Drug Therapies for Patient Care provides researchers with an extensive overview of recent advances in molecular biology impacting the development of targeted therapies. The book delivers insights into the pathobiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of various diseases, providing a detailed study of the latest personalized interventions to be implemented across such conditions. It covers a range of technologies, including RNA-sequencing, AI, Machine Learning, gene therapy, omics and nanotechnology, delving into their clinical applications across various diseases.The book also tackles targeted treatments of different disease types, including acute, chronic, infectious and noncommunicable diseases. Future perspectives are also covered, providing an in-depth study across molecular medicine, drug discovery and delivery, disease diagnosis and prevention, and therapeutic interventions, and acting as an invaluable interdisciplinary reference for researchers across the biomedical sciences.

    • Lipids in Pulmonary Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • February 26, 2025
      • Md Faiyazuddin + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Lipid in Pulmonary Drug Delivery explores the most recent advancements, strategies, and state-of-the-art technological progress in the development of lipid-based nanocarriers for pulmonary administration. The book presents wide coverage of various lipid-based nano-drug carriers such as liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanoemulsions intended for the administration of drugs through the pulmonary route to treat different conditions. It also includes a general description of the formulation aspects of various lipid-based drug delivery vehicles, post-production processing, and biofate aspects with special emphasis on the pulmonary microenvironment.In addition, the authors include an update on the clinical status of the potential lipid nanocarriers used for effective management of the pulmonary related diseases. Written in a technical way covering the latest advancements in lipid-based drug delivery for pulmonary administration, this book is a useful reference for researchers, scientists, and graduate and postgraduate students working on, or planning, research in the field of lipid-based nano-drug pulmonary delivery platforms.

    • Advances in Insect Physiology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 68
      • July 25, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 68 in the series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sections in this new release include The immune and non-immune defenses of aphids, Ecology, Evolution, and Mechanisms of Taste in Social Insects, Neuroendocrine regulation of Malpighian tubules, Tick gut physiology, and Drosophila/insect immunity.

    • The Microbiome in Cancer and Autoimmunity - Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 394
      • July 7, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Microbiome in Cancer and Autoimmunity - Part A, Volume 394 offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between the human microbiome and the development of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Delving into cutting-edge research and clinical insights, this groundbreaking work elucidates the role of microbial communities in influencing immune responses, disease pathways, and therapeutic outcomes. From deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying microbiome-host interactions to unraveling the impact of dysbiosis on disease progression, the book provides a multifaceted analysis of the microbiome's pivotal role in cancer and autoimmunity.With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book serves as a pivotal resource for researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals seeking to understand and harness the therapeutic potential of the microbiome in combating cancer and autoimmune conditions.

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