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    • Biochar

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Sivaperumal Sivaramakrishnan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 3 7 9 5 3
      Biochar: Science, Applications, and Future Prospects for Sustainable Solutions provides a thorough and practical understanding of biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis. This book explores biochar's scientific principles, diverse applications, and its role in sustainability. It addresses its use in agriculture, environmental management, and renewable energy, and delves into emerging technologies and future prospects. The aim is to equip readers with the knowledge needed to harness biochar's potential for enhancing soil fertility, mitigating climate change, and promoting sustainable development. With a strong focus on practical implementation, the book covers the methods of biochar synthesis, its physical and chemical properties, and factors influencing nutrient retention. It also discusses the ecological benefits of biochar in various environmental contexts. Detailed case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of biochar in agriculture, waste management, urban settings, and community projects, showcasing its environmental benefits and economic viability. The book is divided into sections that cover the science behind biochar, its role in carbon sequestration, diverse applications, practical guidelines for implementation, techno-economic assessments, and regulatory considerations. It also explores emerging applications and challenges in biochar research, including innovations in odor control, pest management, and potential advancements in technology and medical applications. This book is an essential resource for research scholars and scientists in environmental science, ecology, agriculture, biotechnology, and industrial engineering. It also serves as a valuable reference for academic faculties, students, and policymakers interested in promoting sustainable practices and advancing the field of biochar.

    • Biopharmaceutical Ecosystems

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • David R. Williams
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 5 9 7 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 6 2 2 5
      The ecosystem perspective on organizations and economic settings is relatively new. It expands on work that looks at bio-clusters, concentrating on the relationship between human and financial capital. The perspective takes an expansive view of biopharmaceuticals in relation to stakeholders and the social, political, and economic landscape, including other life science companies, academia, non-profits, government entities, and health systems. The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries have been merging for some time, with biotechnology often portrayed as a disruptive innovation to the pharmaceutical industry. A fuller description of this activity put into the greater context of the ecosystem perspective is warranted.Biopharmac... Ecosystems: A Comparative Study of U.S. and European Systems puts forward a picture of biopharmaceutical ecosystems in the USA and Europe. It examines and expands current thinking on the development of the ecosystem perspective on biopharmaceuticals. The title considers multiple locations, with countries in the top 15 of biopharmaceutical exporters selected. It pays particular attention to shifts in the political and economic landscape, and how such changes affect ecosystems. The underlying aim of biopharmaceutical ecosystems is to further the development of new drugs, reduce time to market, and lower costs. In explaining ecosystems, the book applies a quadruple helix model - academia; consumer/society; government; and industry - to each region and country in light of this triple aim.

    • Fostering and the Human-Animal Bond

      • 1st Edition
      • August 27, 2025
      • Laura A. Reese
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 3 8 3 3 2
      Fostering and the Human-Animal Bond: A Guide for Companion Animal Foster Care Providers and Shelters delves into the profound connection between humans and animals in animal fostering. Faced with capacity challenges, shelters often struggle to maintain animal health and welfare, sometimes leading to euthanasia. By examining various facets of the fostering experience, it provides essential information to improve volunteer recruitment and retention, ultimately benefiting both the animals and those who care for them. This comprehensive guide, written by an animal welfare expert, integrates interdisciplinary research from animal behavior, welfare, volunteerism, social work, and psychology.The book explores methods to enhance the emotional well-being of foster volunteers, their coping mechanisms, and the overall welfare of the animals, making it an invaluable resource for shelter professionals, foster coordinators, researchers, and students in related fields with its practical advice and insights to support and improve the fostering experience.

    • Digital Health Maturity: Quality, Interoperability, and Innovation

      • 1st Edition
      • August 28, 2025
      • Siaw-Teng Liaw + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 5 2 6 0 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 5 2 6 1 3
      Digital Health Maturity: Quality, Interoperability, and Innovation provides a roadmap to move from endless pilots and ad hoc system purchase to a systematic, stepwise, and integrated approach to increasing digital health capacity. Specific guidelines, tools, and use cases are discussed to show how the digital health maturity metamodel (DHM3) can be put into actual practice. The book discusses topics such as foundations of digital health and how to put them into practice; organizational considerations for implementation; and best practices, tools, and pitfalls to avoid. In addition, it discusses the future of digital transformation and the impact of a global adherence to digital health. It is a valuable resource for researchers, students, policy makers, governments and anyone who is interested in learning more about digital health and its benefits worldwide.

    • Advances in Cancer Research

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 168
      • December 1, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Advances in Cancer Research, Volume 168 in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Plasticity in cell adhesion during cancer progression, AEG-1 on Cancer Drug Resistance: From Molecular Insights to Therapeutic Challenges, Multimodal AI to differentiate tumor progression from treatment effect in glioblastoma, The Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Mediating Cancer Health Disparities, In search of a targetable immune profile for acute myeloid leukemia, Notch signaling in tumorigenesis and maintenance of cancer stem cells, and much more.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 194
      • August 29, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 194, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

    • Essentials of Neuroanesthesia

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 19, 2025
      • Hemanshu Prabhakar
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 2 2 7 2 6
      Essentials of Neuroanesthesia, Second Edition continues to offer valuable insights into the anesthetic management of neurosurgical and neurologic patients, covering all topics related to neuroanesthesia and providing essential knowledge on the brain and spinal cord. The book includes chapters on anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, along with specific chapters addressing various neurosurgical and neurological problems and their anesthetic management. This updated edition introduces new chapters on artificial intelligence in neurosciences, the role of simulation in clinical neurosciences, robotic neurosurgery, trigeminal neuralgia, coexisting transplanted organs, brain resuscitation after cardiac arrest, and more.In addition to the foundational knowledge, the book addresses related issues such as the evidence-based practice of neuroanesthesia, sterilization techniques, biostatistics, and ethical issues. It is a valuable resource for trainees, clinicians, and researchers in the fields of neuroanesthesia, neurocritical care, critical care, neurosurgery, and neurology. The comprehensive coverage and updated content make it an indispensable guide for understanding and managing the complexities of neuroanesthesia.

    • Nanodermatology

      • 1st Edition
      • August 28, 2025
      • Alka Lohani + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 6 3 2 7 6
      Nanodermatology: Advances in Theory and Practice navigates the evolving landscape of skincare, offering a deep dive into the principles, innovations, and practical implications of nanotechnology in dermatological research and practice. The book addresses both basic and clinical aspects and conveys practical insights needed to navigate the complexities of nanodermatology through applied case studies, real-world examples, and actionable recommendations. From fundamental principles to diagnostic techniques, therapeutic interventions, safety considerations, ethics, and regulation, it offers practical insights for advancing nanodermatology research and application. Additionally, the inclusion of clinical uses and regulatory considerations ensures that the book offers guidance for translating nanodermatology research into practice.From enhancing drug delivery systems to advancing cosmetic formulations, this authoritative guide illuminates the cutting-edge advancements shaping the future of skincare, making it an indispensable resource for researchers, clinicians, and students alike.

    • Exhaled Breath Analysis

      • 1st Edition
      • August 18, 2025
      • Artur Rydosz
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Exhaled Breath Analysis: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives presents the exhaled breath analysis process, starting with the fundamentals and background, moving to current approaches and applications, and concludes with challenges the field faces, along with the future outlook. The exhaled breath analysis process (EBAP) is dynamically changing, resulting in hard to follow research and conference papers, very often not covering the actual process. The book informs the reader on how to prepare research in the field, how to design the measurement protocol, and how to use biomarkers for analyzation, as well as the applications available for clinical practice.Primarily written for biomedical engineers and medical doctors, the book is also useful for hospital technicians, as well as those in PhD level Medicine and Engineering courses.

    • Amino Acids in Plant Protection

      • 1st Edition
      • August 29, 2025
      • Muhammad Bilal Hafeez + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Amino Acids in Plant Protection: Mechanisms, Metabolism and Coordination highlights the increasingly evident importance of amino acids in plant development and stress defense, addressing the needs of basic and applied plant scientists around the world. It provides the only comprehensive overview of the general direction of amino acid metabolism and genetic regulation under abiotic stress conditions, presenting a complete map of all currently known enzymatic steps involved in amino acid synthesis and degradation, including the initial steps leading to the synthesis of secondary metabolites.Higher plants are sessile and therefore cannot escape hostile environmental conditions that are a constant threat throughout their lifecycle. Unfavorable growth conditions such as extreme temperatures, drought, flood, and contamination of soils with high salt concentrations are considered the major abiotic environmental stressors that can not only limit plant growth and development, but also determine the geographic distribution of plant species and directly affect agronomical yield.

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