Books in Life sciences

Practical Paediatric Prescribing

1st Edition
April 24, 2020
Will Carroll + 4 more
English

Prescribing for children is problematic. Children are not small adults in terms of their physiology, and they cannot be subjects in clinical trials. This makes prescribing for them something of an art and a daunting one at that for trainees. Will Carroll (co-editor of the Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics amongst other titles for paediatrics trainees) with a team of fellow paediatricians and a hospital pharmacist have sought to demystify prescribing for children. The team has identified what from their experience are the most common drugs prescribed to children and have addressed each one, adding detail about how each medicine works. Each chapter follows the ABCDE structure covering Absorption, Biological effects, Clearance, Dosing and side Effects in children. This book is a succinct, portable reference, modelled closely on Hitchings et al.: The Top 100 Drugs.

Handbook of Vegetable Pests

2nd Edition
April 23, 2020
John Capinera
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Handbook of Vegetable Pests, Second Edition, provides two types of diagnostic aids: the easy-to-use "guides to pests of vegetable crops", which guides the reader to the most likely pests of each vegetable crop based on the portion of the plant attacked and the category of pest; and the more technical dichotomous keys for identification of many of the difficult-to-identif... species. It includes over 300 common and occasional pest species, detailing the geographic distribution of vegetable pests, host plant relationships, natural enemies, damage, life history, and methods of control and damage prevention.

Cell-Derived Matrices Part B

1st Edition
Volume 157
April 23, 2020
David Caballero + 2 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Cell-Derived Matrices Part B, Volume 157 provides a detailed description and step-by-step methods surrounding the use of three-dimensional cell-derived matrices for tissue engineering applications. Chapters in this new release include Glaucomatous cell-derived matrices, Cardiac tissue explants decellularization, Decellularization of skin matrices for wound healing applications, Guiding axonal growth by aligned cell-derived matrices for spinal cord injury regeneration, Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Matrices for Enhanced Osteoregeneration, Amniotic decellularized matrices, Three-Dimensional (3-D) Tissue Reconstruction without Scaffold, Tubular cell-derived matrices for TERM applications, and more.

Cell Death Regulation in Health and Disease - Part B

1st Edition
Volume 352
April 22, 2020
Lorenzo Galluzzi + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Cell Death Regulation in Health and Disease - Part B, Volume 352, the latest release in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, reviews and details current advances in cell and molecular biology. Chapters in this updated release include Regulation of cell death signaling in insects, Bcl-2 family proteins, Cell death signaling in prokaryotes, Parthanatos in neurodegenerative diseases, Cell death regulation in yeast, Mutual regulation of autophagy and necroptosis, Therapeutic inhibition of cell death by autophagy induction, and Necroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases.

Advances in Immunology

1st Edition
Volume 146
April 21, 2020
Frederick W. Alt
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Advances in Immunology, Volume 146, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, with this release focusing on The design of vaccine strategies to elicit HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies, T cells in latent viral infections, Preserving Immune Homeostasis with A20, Transcriptional control in the context of innate and adaptive lymphoid development, RAG and AID structural biology and the important insights it has generated for the V(D)J recombination and CSR/SHM fields, and more.

Advances in Virus Research

1st Edition
Volume 106
April 21, 2020
Thomas Mettenleiter + 2 more
English
Hardback
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Advances in Virus Research, Volume 106, the latest in the series, contains new, informative updates on the topic. First published in 1953, this series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

Human Reproductive Genetics

1st Edition
April 19, 2020
Juan A. Garcia-Velasco + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Human Reproductive Genetics: Emerging Technologies and Clinical Applications presents a great reference for clinicians and researchers in reproductive medicine. Part I includes a brief background of genetics and epigenetics, probability of disease, and the different techniques that are being used today for analysis and genetic counseling. Part II focuses on the analysis of the embryo, current controversies and future concepts. Part III comprises different clinical scenarios that clinicians frequently face in practice. The increasing amount of genetic tests available and the growing information that patients handle makes this section a relevant part of the fertility treatment discussion. Finally, Part IV concludes with the psychological aspects of genetic counseling and the role of counselor and bioethics in human reproduction.

Wound Healing, Tissue Repair, and Regeneration in Diabetes

1st Edition
April 18, 2020
Debasis Bagchi + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Diabetes explores a wide range of topics related to wound healing, tissue repair and regeneration, putting a special focus on diabetes and obesity. The book addresses the molecular and cellular pathways involved in the process of wound repair and regeneration. Other sections explore a wide spectrum of nutritional supplements and novel therapeutic approaches, provide a comprehensive overview, present various types of clinical aspects related to diabetic wounds, including infection, neuropathy, and vasculopathy, provide an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements and phytochemicals that have been proven beneficial, and assess future directions. This book is sure to be a welcome resource for nutritionists, practitioners, surgeons, nurses, wound researchers and other health professionals.

Advances in Agronomy

1st Edition
Volume 161
April 18, 2020
Donald L. Sparks
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 161, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

Pulsed Electric Fields to Obtain Healthier and Sustainable Food for Tomorrow

1st Edition
April 17, 2020
Francisco J. Barba + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Pulsed Electric Fields to Obtain Healthier and Sustainable Food for Tomorrow illustrates innovative applications derived from the use of pulsed electric fields beyond microbial inactivation. The book begins with an introduction on how pulsed electric fields work and then addresses the impact of pulsed electric fields on bioaccessability/bio... and the development of nutraceuticals and food additives. Other sections explore the reduction of contaminants and assess the improvement of industrial process efficiency. A final section explores patents and commercial applications. This book will be a welcomed resource for anyone interested in the technological, physiochemical and nutritional perspectives of product development and the reduction of food toxins and contaminants. The concepts explored in this book could have a profound impact on addressing the concept of "food on demand," a concept that is a top priority in industry.

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