Books in Life sciences

Milk Proteins

3rd Edition
November 15, 2019
Mike Boland + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Milk Proteins: From Expression to Food, Third Edition contains contributions from internationally recognized authors from academia and industry. Professionals, academics and graduate students working in any of the dairy-related industries or disciplines will continue to find this updated information valuable to their work. Using a unique "field-to-table" approach, this third edition provides comprehensive coverage of new developments and insights into the entire dairy food chain – from the source, to the nutritional aspects affecting the customer. Containing three new chapters, this new edition continues to present a comprehensive overview of the biology, processing, chemistry, and nutrition of milk proteins and features the latest science and developments. Valuable application-based information is made available through the exploration of the use of milk proteins from industry viewpoints.

General Medical Semiology Guide Part I

1st Edition
November 15, 2019
Manuela Stoicescu
English
Paperback
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eBook
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General Medical Semiology Guide, Part One is the first part of a two volume set that provides a comprehensive understanding of medical semiology. Highly illustrated with many original images from the author’s daily medical practice, the book highlights all signs of diseases and important semiological maneuvers. Each chapter contains a specific questionnaire of important questions that should be asked of patients in different situations to obtain valuable information that will assist in both medical thinking and in the formulation of diagnoses. This volume covers the face, eyes, thyroid gland, skin, mucoses, and more.

Clinical Precision Medicine

1st Edition
November 15, 2019
Judy S. Crabtree
English
Paperback
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Clinical Precision Medicine: A Primer offers clinicians, researchers and students a practical, up-to-date resource on precision medicine, its evolving technologies, and pathways towards clinical implementation. Early chapters address the fundamentals of molecular biology and gene regulation as they relate to precision medicine, as well as the foundations of heredity and epigenetics. Oncology, an early adopter of precision approaches, is considered with its relationship to genetic variation in drug metabolism, along with tumor immunology and the impact of DNA variation in clinical care. Contributions by Stephanie Kramer, a Clinical Genetic Counselor, also provide current information on prenatal diagnostics and adult genetics that highlight the critical role of genetic counselors in the era of precision medicine.

Innate Immunity

1st Edition
November 15, 2019
Yves Carton
English
Hardback
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Innate immunity is a new branch of immunology, confirmed by three Nobel Prize winners in 2011. It is the first line of defense against pathogens and is in a way the preliminary step of adaptive immunity which occurs later, and only present in vertebrates. This book examines the way in which innate immunity was discovered in invertebrates. As a starting point, it looks at the work of Louis Pasteur on silkworm disease and the findings of Ilya Metchnikov, discoverer of phagocytosis. It also investigates André Paillot, who in 1920 demonstrated the existence of humoral immunity in insects, unrelated to the type of immunity that was initially thought to be present in all vertebrates. Finally, Innate Immunity shows how the group directed by Jules Hoffmann found strong similarities between the innate immunity response of insects and mammals. The discovery of a receptor protein in Drosophila, which is also found in humans, was what led to Jules Hoffmann being awarded the Nobel Prize in 2011.

A Physicochemical Theory of Tip Growth

1st Edition
November 15, 2019
Pierre Pelce
English
Hardback
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A Physicochemical Theory of Tip Growth presents the latest information on experimental observations on living organisms, including unicellular algae, hyphae and neurons. These theories are analogous to the ones developed for the growth of nonliving matter, as already exposed by the author in the book.

Machine Learning

1st Edition
November 14, 2019
Andrea Mechelli + 1 more
English
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Machine Learning is an area of artificial intelligence involving the development of algorithms to discover trends and patterns in existing data; this information can then be used to make predictions on new data. A growing number of researchers and clinicians are using machine learning methods to develop and validate tools for assisting the diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain disorders. Machine Learning: Methods and Applications to Brain Disorders provides an up-to-date overview of how these methods can be applied to brain disorders, including both psychiatric and neurological disease. This book is written for a non-technical audience, such as neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists and health care practitioners.

Applied Genomics and Public Health

1st Edition
November 13, 2019
George P. Patrinos
English
Paperback
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Applied Genomics and Public Health examines the interdisciplinary and growing area of how evidence-based genomic knowledge can be applied to public health, population health, healthcare and health policies. The book gathers experts from a variety of disciplines, including life sciences, social sciences, and health care to develop a comprehensive overview of the field. In addition, the book delves into subjects such as pharmacogenomics, genethics, big data, data translation and analysis, economic evaluation, genomic awareness and education, sociology, pricing and reimbursement, policy measures and economic evaluation in genomic medicine. This book is essential reading for researchers and students exploring applications of genomics to population and public health. In addition, it is ideal for those in the biomedical sciences, medical sociologists, healthcare professionals, nurses, regulatory bodies and health economists interested in learning more about this growing field.

Engineering Strategies for Regenerative Medicine

1st Edition
November 13, 2019
Tiago G. Fernandes + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Engineering Strategies for Regenerative Medicine considers how engineering strategies can be applied to accelerate advances in regenerative medicine. The book provides relevant and up-to-date content on key topics, including the interdisciplinary integration of different aspects of stem cell biology and technology, diverse technologies, and their applications. By providing massive amounts of data on each individual, recent scientific advances are rapidly accelerating medicine. Cellular, molecular and genetic parameters from biological samples combined with clinical information can now provide valuable data to scientists, clinicians and ultimately patients, leading to the development of precision medicine. Equally noteworthy are the contributions of stem cell biology, bioengineering and tissue engineering that unravel the mechanisms of disease, regeneration and development.

Late Aging Associated Changes in Alcohol Sensitivity, Neurobehavioral Function, and Neuroinflammation

1st Edition
Volume 148
November 13, 2019
Terrence Deak + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Late aging associated changes in alcohol sensitivity, neurobehavioral function, and neuroinflammation, Volume 148, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Handbook of Data Science Approaches for Biomedical Engineering

1st Edition
November 13, 2019
Valentina Emilia Balas + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Handbook of Data Science Approaches for Biomedical Engineering covers the research issues and concepts of biomedical engineering progress and the ways they are aligning with the latest technologies in IoT and big data. In addition, the book includes various real-time/offline medical applications that directly or indirectly rely on medical and information technology. Case studies in the field of medical science, i.e., biomedical engineering, computer science, information security, and interdisciplinary tools, along with modern tools and the technologies used are also included to enhance understanding. Today, the role of Big Data and IoT proves that ninety percent of data currently available has been generated in the last couple of years, with rapid increases happening every day. The reason for this growth is increasing in communication through electronic devices, sensors, web logs, global positioning system (GPS) data, mobile data, IoT, etc.

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