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    • Endoscopy-Past, Present, and Future

      The NYSGE at 50
      • 1st Edition
      • Jonathan Cohen + 1 more
      • English
      Endoscopy-Past, Present, and Future: The NYSGE at 50 commemorates a significant milestone - the 50th Anniversary of NYSGE. In honor of this occasion, prominent voices within the Society explore pivotal advancements in the realm of gastrointestinal endoscopy, a journey that has unfolded since the group's inception in 1974. These essays intricately weave the narrative of the indispensable role NYSGE members have played in shaping the landscape. While the spotlight is cast on the pioneering strides made by NYSGE's endoscopists and researchers, the volume also examines how these breakthroughs intertwine with the contemporary state of various endoscopic disciplines.The book's chapters take readers on a comprehensive journey through the evolution of gastroenterology and endoscopy. Opening with a historical overview, the first chapter delves into the visionary founding of NYSGE and its subsequent growth. Highlighting figures like Florence Lefcourt and Doris Barnie, the chapter underscores their pivotal roles in establishing the society. It traces the development of the nurses program, NYSGE courses, and global collaborations, offering a glimpse into transformative advancements on the horizon. Following chapters spotlight pivotal achievements, such as the trajectory of polypectomy from its inception to televideo mentoring, and more.

    • Interventional Management of Migraines and Other Headache Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • Ivan Urits + 1 more
      • English
      Interventional Management of Migraines and Other Headache Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of interventional treatment options available for migraine headaches and other headache disorders, including their mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications, and efficacy. It covers the fundamental principles of interventional procedures, including patient selection, preparation, and monitoring during and after treatment. This book offers practical instructions to clinicians and healthcare professionals for the selection, administration, and evaluation of interventional treatments for headaches. Further, it addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of migraine management, including collaboration between neurologists, pain specialists, anesthesiologists, and other professionals involved in patient care.

    • Precision Medicine for Long and Safe Permanence of Humans in Space

      • 1st Edition
      • Chayakrit Krittanawong
      • English
      Precision Medicine for Long and Safe Permanence of Humans in Space serves as a reference to assist with the diagnosis of medical conditions (e.g., microgravity, space radiation), monitoring inflight, clinical decision-making inflight, disease prediction and prevention (pre- or postflight), and the facilitation of precision space medicine. This book defines the basic concepts of space health, fundamental physics, and biology in space and highlights the current applications, current challenges, and future directions in space medicine. Each chapter discusses precision medicine to a specific medical subspecialty, including cardiovascular disease, neurology, nephrology, endocrinology, ophthalmology, hepatology, hematology, pulmonology, emergency medicine, nutrition, dermatology, immunology, mental health, regenerative medicine, surgery, vascular surgery, anesthesiology, urology, OB-GYN, and male and female reproductive issues in space. Additionally, this book discusses current artificial intelligence (AI) technology in space, AI in commercial space industry, and recent space health progress worldwide (e.g., NASA, China, Japan, the Middle East). This book serves as an ideal companion for healthcare professionals, scientists, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, students, or anyone interested in space travel.

    • Kaufman’s Atlas of Mouse Development Supplement

      With Coronal Sections
      • 2nd Edition
      • Gillian Morriss-Kay + 1 more
      • English
      Kaufman's Atlas of Mouse Development Supplement, Second Edition continues the stellar reputation of the original Atlas by providing updated, in-depth anatomical content and morphological views of organ systems. The book explores the developmental origins of the organ systems, following the original atlas as a continuation of the standard in the field for developmental biologists and researchers across biological and biomedical sciences studying mouse development. In this new edition, each chapter has been updated to include the latest research, along with while new chapters on the functional aspects of mouse and human heart development, the immune system, and the inner ear.These additions ensure an up-to-date resource for all biomedical scientists who use the mouse as a model species for understanding the normal and abnormal development of human systems.

    • How to Treat Low Back Pain

      A Guide for Treating causes of Low Back Pain for Physicians and APPs
      • 1st Edition
      • Timothy R. Deer + 1 more
      • English
      How to Treat Low Back Pain: A Guide for Treating Causes of Low Back Pain for Physicians and APPs focuses on current technology and cutting-edge treatment options, all validated by data. Each chapter presents a thorough review of patient selection, procedure technique, and potential adverse complications for each recommended treatment. Written by experts in the field for practitioners and clinicians treating low back pain, and with anatomic artwork and illustrations throughout, the book covers all aspects of lower back pain, the leading cause of disability in developed countries, with the number of people affected worldwide increasing annually.In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in health care costs to treat low back pain, and most of these treatments simply provide symptomatic relief with few strategies that actually contribute to correcting the underlying cause.

    • Neurobiology of Infectious Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 1
      • Tatiana Barichello + 2 more
      • English
      Neurobiology of Infectious Diseases covers mechanisms underlying infectious diseases. It is divided into six distinct sections, beginning with the foundations of Neuroinfection. This section includes chapters on the role microbiota-gut-brain axis and specialized blood-neuronal barriers play in neurobiology of infectious diseases. The next three sections detail various bacterial infections, parasitic infections, viral infections, and fungal infections of the central nervous system. The last section reviews the proteins and other peripheral mediators that affect the central nervous system. Internationally contributed by experts in the field this book sets the foundation of neurobiology and infectious disease.Neurobiology is the study of cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior. Current research is vital for determining pharmaceutical and medicinal treatments for neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders and diseases.

    • Effects of Climate Change on Forests

      An Evidence-Based Primer for Sustainable Management of Temperate and Mediterranean Forests
      • 1st Edition
      • Fabrizio D'Aprile
      • English
      Effects of Climate Change on Forests: An Evidence-Based Primer for Sustainable Management of Temperate and Mediterranean Forests presents concepts, case studies and the application of theories about forest management under climate change. It provides invaluable insight to how forest planning and management tie into the ecological functioning and resilience of the forest, and does so by utilizing a concept weakly implemented in traditional forest planning: namely, by following the variability in growth, and other processes, over time. This shift in focus better incorporates the services provided by forests, and allows for better adaptation planning to help temperate forests not only survive but thrive in the face of climate change. Real-world case studies demonstrate how to effectively manage temperate forests under climate change, using the results of evidence-based research.

    • Non-coding RNA in Plants

      Modulation and Stress Responses
      • 1st Edition
      • Rahul Datta + 3 more
      • English
      Non-coding RNA in Plants: Modulation and Stress Responses  is the first book to present the basics of the importance of long non-coding RNA and its potential in addressing abiotic and biotic stresses. Describing the MiRNA and small RNA and their role in plant development, this book explains the importance of long non-coding RNA in plants, including its significance in virus resistance, its transposable elements, effector trigger immunity, and fungal and bacterial resistance in plants. Non-coding RNA for Modulation and Stress Response in Plants presents the state-of-the-science from its historical foundation through application throughout the lifecycle and production of agricultural and non-agricultural plants. While various coding has been explored within animal science, plant exposition has been minimal.  This book is designed to inspire additional research and developments toward improved plant resiliency and production.

    • Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic Physiology and Pathophysiology

      Sex, Gender and Function
      • 1st Edition
      • Jane Reckelhoff + 2 more
      • English
      Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular-Renal... Physiology and Pathophysiology: Sex, Gender and Function, the latest release in the Fundamentals of Physiology series, provides a fundamental overview on sex and gender differences in all aspects of physiology. The book shares information on sex and gender differences in a variety of topics in a single comprehensive volume. This book, published in association with the International Union of Physiological Sciences acts as a primer of information scientists can build upon with their own research in sex and gender-based research.

    • Handbook of Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis

      • 1st Edition
      • Dejan Jakimovski + 1 more
      • English
      Handbook of Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis provides an up-to-date introduction into multiple sclerosis disease, including new findings on the pathophysiological processes, the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. This book includes in-depth chapters exploring the use of conventional and non-conventional imaging methods. These chapters cover magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) specific topics such as measurement of brain atrophy and susceptibility-weigh... imaging. Additional chapters explore the use of additional imaging methods such as positron emission tomography (PET), optical coherence tomography (OCT) and high field MRI (use of 7T MRI scanners).

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