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Books in Life sciences

    • Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • September 1, 2025
      • Wujie Zhang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is an essential resource for pharmaceutical sciences and engineering students. Covering all key concepts related to drug delivery courses, it introduces basic pharmacology, barriers to drug delivery, drug targeting, and novel drug delivery systems. Design considerations and approaches are thoroughly illustrated. The textbook reflects nanotechnology in various chapters and includes practical lab activities, providing a comprehensive understanding of drug delivery systems, experimental design, and data analysis. It is ideally suited for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses.In addition to the foundational material, the textbook delves into cutting-edge topics such as biomimetic drug delivery systems, targeted delivery systems, stimuli-responsive systems, and micro/nano-robots-ba... drug delivery systems. Emerging fields like cell therapy, artificial intelligence (AI) in drug delivery, and 3D printing-based systems are also explored. Professionals in the Pharma industry will benefit from the innovative concepts and platforms presented, making it a valuable addition to their resources.
    • Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2025
      • Sukanta Mondal
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Though global food demand is ever-increasing, agricultural productivity is declining, largely due to the shrinking of resources like cultivable land. Under such circumstances, the role of the livestock sector to fulfill growing food demand is particularly important for food and nutritional security. Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production details the roles of both established and emerging reproductive and genomic technologies in creating more sustainable livestock production. This book outlines a variety of integrated strategies, covering traditional and modern omics approaches (structural, functional, comparative and epigenomics) and genomics-assisted breeding methods. These can be adopted and utilized to dissect and decode the gene regulatory networks involved in the quantitative yield and stress tolerance traits in livestock. Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production is a particularly attractive resource for scientists, researchers, educators and professionals in livestock science, veterinary medicine, and food security. The work will allow professional readers to incorporate existing research into their practices and will prompt academics to build on existing research and make new discoveries.
    • Nanomedicine and Nutrigenomics

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Yugal Kishore Mohanta + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Nanomedicine and Nutrigenomics: Pioneering the Future of Health offers a comprehensive introduction to nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, ensuring readers grasp the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications. The book provides an overview of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and gene-nutrient interactions, paving the way for understanding the potential healthcare applications of these groundbreaking methodologies. It emphasizes the synergy between nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, showcasing how they can optimize health outcomes and delving into nanotechnology's role in enhancing drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and therapeutics, while also highlighting personalized nutrition interventions based on genetic makeup. The book addresses future advancements, ethical implications, and challenges, presenting a holistic view.
    • Emerging Paradigms in Delivery of Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Glioblastoma

      • 1st Edition
      • September 26, 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.
    • Magnetic Nanomaterials for Plant and Soil Systems Improvement

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2025
      • Azamal Husen
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Magnetic Nanomaterials for Plant and Soil Systems Improvement discusses the impact of nanotechnology on plant growth, disease resistance, and soil enrichment, specifically focusing on magnetic nanomaterials like iron, iron oxide, cobalt, and nickel ferrite nanoparticles. The book starts with an introduction to the properties and fabrication processes of magnetic nanomaterials for plant and soil system application. It then extensively examines the influence of these materials on plant biology, growth, production, and the broader plant-soil system. This book includes discussions on the environmental safety of nanomaterials, plant stress management, plant disease control, and ethical considerations associated with the use of magnetic nanomaterials in plant and soil systems. Tailored for advanced students, scientists, and researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, and agriculture, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of how magnetic nanomaterials can effectively enhance crop performance.
    • Advances in Food Security and Sustainability

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 10
      • October 1, 2025
      • English
      Food Security and Sustainability: Global Challenges and Innovations, Volume 10 in the Advances in Food Security and Sustainability series highlights the latest developments in addressing food security concerns worldwide. This volume presents insightful chapters on crucial topics, including The Nexus of Food Security, Water Security, and Land Sustainability in Africa, Impact of Climate Disaster, Migration, and Health Risk on Food Security in Africa, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Food Safety: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Perspectives, and Food Security Amidst Disasters: Cases in the Philippines, among others.Additional chapters explore Sustainable Water Management for Food Security, Meat Consumption in Africa: Trends, Challenges, and Impact, Food Security and Global Water Security, The Role of Pharmacists in Addressing Nutritional Deficiencies in Food-Insecure Countries, and Biofortification: Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies in Staple Foods in Africa. The volume also covers innovative solutions such as Advancing Women's Roles in Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Practices in Africa, Nurturing Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Africa: Policy and Institutional Backing, and Planetary Health and Food Sustainability in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategic Pathways.This comprehensive collection provides an in-depth understanding of food security through the lens of climate change, health systems, technological advancements, and policy frameworks, making it an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the field.
    • Soil Pollution

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Teresa Rocha-Santos + 2 more
      • English
      Soil Pollution: From Monitoring to Remediation, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the causes of soil pollution, distribution, transport, and fate of pollutants and transformation of pollutants in soil and metabolite accumulation. Soil pollution has increased over the last decades and may pose a risk for human and ecological health. The book expands and updates on current knowledge with an increased focus on PFAs and micronanplastics. The new edition also includes a new chapter on the One Health initiative.In this book, researchers and students in soil science will find appropriate and comprehensive information on organic, inorganic, and nanoparticle pollutants in soil, methodologies for their monitoring, and data reporting processes in order to gain adequate insights of pollution problems caused by these pollutants.
    • Neuromonitoring Techniques

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Hemanshu Prabhakar
      • English
      Neuromonitoring Techniques: Quick Guide for Clinicians and Residents, Second Edition continues to be the comprehensive resource designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential knowledge for effective patient care. This revised edition introduces new chapters that delve into cutting-edge areas of neuromonitoring, including Clinical Neuromonitoring, providing insights into real-world applications, Electroencephalogram... unraveling the intricacies of brain activity monitoring, and Brain Ultrasound, exploring the latest advancements in non-invasive imaging techniques. From the fundamentals in the Introduction to Neuromonitoring Techniques to advanced topics such as Cognitive Function Monitoring and Functional Neuroimaging, each chapter is precisely crafted to offer a quick yet thorough understanding of the respective techniques. Whether you are a seasoned clinician seeking to stay abreast of the latest advancements or a resident looking to build a strong foundation, this revised edition provides an accessible guide to the diverse realm of neuromonitoring.
    • CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens

      • 1st Edition
      • September 19, 2025
      • Jen-Tsung Chen
      • English
      CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens improves the understanding of CRISPR-mediated crop protection, presenting innovative strategies for developing disease-resistant crops that can withstand a variety of biotic stresses.In agricultural food production, a range of stressors continues to challenge crop production globally. Fortunately, modern crop breeding approaches have developed rapidly, including the promising technology of plant genome editing. Leading to improvements in disease resilience or stress-tolerant crops, CRISPR/Cas9 is among the mainstream genome editing technologies for plant breeding precision and efficiency.CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens offers in-depth summaries curated by leading experts and professors in the field of agricultural biotechnology, providing the essential knowledge needed to advance research and applications in crop resilience.
    • Development of Sensory Organs

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 165
      • September 1, 2025
      • English
      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.