Books in Life sciences

Unveiling the History of Transplantation

1st Edition
September 9, 2024
Shi Chen
English
Hardback
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Unveiling the History of Transplantation: An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities covers the key international figures involved in organ transplantation and related fields. It includes a discussion of the contributions of many Nobel Prize winners in Physiology and Medicine. The book introduces the whole process of transplantation and the latest research progress of cell, tissue, and organ transplantation: from initial exploration to maturity and on to widespread application. A key feature of this resource is that it includes a large number of unique historical photos and material related to organ transplantation as collected by the author from libraries worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence for Drug Product Lifecycle Applications

1st Edition
September 6, 2024
Alberto Pais + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Artificial Intelligence for Drug Product Lifecycle Applications explains the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug discovery and development paths, including the clinical and postapproval phases. This book gives methods for each of the drug development steps, from the fundamentals to postapproval drug product. AI is a synergistic assembly of enhanced optimization strategies with particular applications in pharmaceutical development and advanced tools for promoting cost-effectiveness throughout the drug lifecycle. Specifically, AI brings together the potential to improve drug approval rates, reduce development costs, get medications to patients faster, and help patients comply with their treatments.Accelerated pharmaceutical development and drug product approval rates will enable larger profits from patent-protected market exclusivity. This book offers the tools and knowledge to create the right AI strategy to extend the landscape of AI applications across the drug lifecycle. It is especially useful for pharmaceutical scientists, health care professionals, and regulatory scientists, as well as advanced students and postgraduates actively involved in pharmaceutical product and process development involving the use of artificial intelligence in drug delivery applications.

Self-powered Sensors

1st Edition
September 4, 2024
Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj + 4 more
English
Paperback
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Self-powered Sensors: A Path to Wearable Electronics features recent developments in chemical, photonic, pharmaceutical, microbiological, biomimetic, and bio-inspired approaches for MEMS/NEMS and medicinal self-powered sensors. Unconventional nanomaterial sensors driven by self-sufficient energy are given a contemporary review, with a focus on the categorization of energy sources and comparisons of research involving self-powered solar, piezoresistive, triboelectric, and thermodynamic technologies. This book also focuses on the different techniques, materials, comparisons of fabrication of self-powered sensors as well as thermoelectric self-powered sensors and its implantable applications.

Biomechatronics

2nd Edition
September 4, 2024
Marko B. Popovic
English
Paperback
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Biomechatronics is rapidly becoming one of the most influential and innovative research directions defining the 21st century. The second edition Biomechatronics provides a complete and up-to-date account of this advanced subject at the university textbook level. This new edition introduces two new chapters – Animals Biomechatronics and Plants Biomechatronics – highlighting the importance of the rapidly growing world population and associated challenges with food production. Each chapter is co-authored by top experts led by Professor Marko B. Popovic, researcher and educator at the forefront of advancements in this fascinating field. Starting with an introduction to the historical background of Biomechatronics, this book covers recent breakthroughs in artificial organs and tissues, prosthetic limbs, neural interfaces, orthotic systems, wearable systems for physical augmentation, physical therapy and rehabilitation, robotic surgery, natural and synthetic actuators, sensors, and control systems. A number of practice prompts and solutions are provided at the end of the book. The second edition of Biomechatronics is a result of dedicated work of a team of more than 30 contributors from all across the globe including top researchers and educators in the United States (Popovic, Lamkin-Kennard, Herr, Sinyukov, Troy, Goodworth, Johnson, Kaipa, Onal, Bowers, Djuric, Fischer, Ji, Jovanovic, Luo, Padir, Tetreault), Japan (Tashiro, Iraminda, Ohta, Terasawa), Sweden (Boyraz), Turkey (Arslan, Karabulut, Ortes), Germany (Beckerle and Wiliwacher), New Zealand (Liarokapis), Switzerland (Dobrev), and Serbia (Lazarevic).

Forest Fungi

1st Edition
September 4, 2024
Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology explores sustainable option aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plant–fungus Interactions. Forests are the world’s greatest repository of terrestrial biomass, soil carbon and biodiversity. They provide a variety of provisioning, supporting, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services, which are crucial for the survival of human beings. Fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems as mutualists, saprobes and pathogens.

Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials

1st Edition
September 1, 2024
Abhijit Sarkar + 3 more
English
eBook
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Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials: A Comprehensive Guide is a complete overview of the latest research focused around the emerging and multidisciplinary values of these functional biomolecules. Providing insights into their origin, discovery, application and potential, the book places multiple facets together to improve understanding and inspire further research. The book will guide those working in the areas of plant biochemistry and physiology, as well as those seeking to develop new food and pharmaceutical products.Peptides not only play an essential role in the evolution and survival of plants but are also important for their role in health-promoting supplements and medicines. Written by experts from the specific disciplines, this book reviews these nano-molecules which regulate plant growth, development, and defense; as well as imparting substantial commercial importance as herbal pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. The book covers the array of fundamental and application-oriented knowledge relating to this important functional plant bio-molecule.

Anandamide in Health and Disease

1st Edition
September 1, 2024
Bernard Le Foll
English
Paperback
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Anandamide in Health and Disease, a volume in the Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease: How Cells Communicate series, is a complete reference on the roles of anandamide in health and disease states. Following the characteristics of the series, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the effects of the mediator on human health.The book is divided into two parts, the first of which provides background information on biology, regulation, synthesis and degradation and modulation of anandamide. The second part is dedicated to covering the role of anandamide in various diseases. A comprehensive panel of authors cover several somatic and psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychosis and substance use disorders. Additionally, the role of anandamide across epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and digestive conditions is explored.Anandamide in Health and Disease is the perfect reference for bioscience researchers seeking to understand anandamide pharmacology, biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology. Clinicians may also be interested in better understanding the wide-ranging health effects of the mediator.

The Immunology of the Cat

1st Edition
September 1, 2024
Ian R Tizard
English
Paperback
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The Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat and its relatives and relating recent basic science to important clinical issues. The book opens with the evolution, domestication, and development of the cat then provides detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, feline allergic diseases, the top feline autoimmune diseases, and feline immunodeficiencies. Content examines feline vaccines, hypersensitivity, cancer, nutrition, and the aged cat. Professionals in veterinary research and practice will appreciate complete information on all aspects of feline immunology in one essential resource.

Mononuclear Non-heme Iron Dependent Enzymes

1st Edition
Volume 703
September 1, 2024
Anna Maria Pyle + 2 more
English
Hardback
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Mononuclear Non-heme Iron Dependent Enzymes, Volume 703 focuses on methods for studying, characterizing, and leveraging the chemistry of mononuclear non-heme iron dependent enzymes. Chapters in this new release include Photoreduction for Rieske oxygenase chemistry, Insights into the Mechanisms of Rieske Oxygenases from Studying the Unproductive Activation of Dioxygen, Non-heme iron and 2-oxoglutarate enzymes catalyze cyclopropane and azacyclopropane formations, Obtaining precise metrics of substrate positioning in Fe(II)/2OG dependent enzymes using Hyperfine Sublevel Correlation Spectroscopy, Xe-pressurization studies for revealing substrate-entrance tunnels, and much more.Additional chapters cover A tale of two dehydrogenases involved in NADH recycling, Rieske oxygenases and/or their partner reductase proteins, Expression, assay and inhibition of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) from Solanum lycopersicum and Zea mays, Biocatalysis and non-heme iron enzymes, In vitro analysis of the three-component Rieske oxygenase cumene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas fluorescens IP01, Structure and function of carbazole 1,9a-dioxygenase, Characterization of a Mononuclear Nonheme Iron-dependent Mono-oxygenase OzmD in Oxazinomycin Biosynthesis, and much more.

Ectoparasitic Diseases

1st Edition
August 31, 2024
English
Paperback
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Ectoparasitic Diseases provides information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ectoparasitic conditions caused by arthropods of medical importance. The book discusses the manner in which arthropod ectoparasites threaten human health by bodily infestations, covering specific ectoparasites and the vector-borne infectious diseases transmitted by each. Chapters offer definitions, epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, therapeutic treatments, and preventive measures. In addition, the book examines the public health, socioeconomic, and psychological impact from ectoparasitic infections.This book offers comprehensive coverage to researchers, practitioners, and advanced students studying ectoparasitic vector-borne diseases.

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