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Preventing Animal Abuse and Exploitation

1st Edition
December 31, 2099
Carla Litchfield
English

Preventing Animal Abuse and Exploitation: An Assessment of Wildlife, Captive, and Domestic Animal Treatment provides an overview of the continuum of human-animal interactions, ranging from activities in natural habitats to those in captive environments and in fashion and food. As the scientific process of conducting and communicating research is slow and hindered by gaps in knowledge, people are more likely to encounter information by themselves via traditional or digital media exposés and social media. Both scientific and anecdotal reports suggest that there is a link between exploitation, the abuse of animals and that of vulnerable people, hence these psychological aspects are explored.As people become more aware of animal sentience, feelings and emotions, our society is having to address issues around animal rights and advocacy. Similarly, growing awareness of climate change and environmental issues is resulting in a need to consider the unsustainable practices related to animal production. This book provides simple, everyday behavior solutions that readers can implement to live their lives and educate others in a more mindful and compassionate way.

Nanotechnology in Plants

1st Edition
December 31, 2099
Shafaqat Ali + 5 more
English

Nanotechnology in Plants is a comprehensive resource that details all aspects of how nanotechnology has revolutionized the world of plant science. With a strong focus on benefits and applications, the book also discusses the manufacturing and preparation of nanomaterials and their development and characterization. From yield, to nutrition, to protection and stress resilience, nanotechnology is impacting key stages in the plant lifecycle. This title considers all these aspects, with chapters on the risks of using nanomaterials, how green nanotechnology can be utilized, analytical techniques for nanomaterial loading, and recent advances in the development of Engineered Nanoparticles (ENPs) with plants. This is an essential read for plant scientists and researchers interested in broadening their knowledge in the field of nanotechnology.

Vascular Inflammation

1st Edition
December 31, 2099
Johannes Waltenberger
English

Vascular Inflammation: A Novel Understanding of Vascular Diseases and Innovative Strategies for Prevention presents a novel approach to understanding vascular function, vascular dysfunction and vascular diseases. In this title, renowned international experts provide answers with regards to the definition of vascular inflammation, explore a range of relevant aspects of the concept, along with their impact in both understanding as well as treating vascular inflammation and its consequences. Topic include history, mechanisms, genetic basis, disease manifestations and treatment approaches. This cross-disciplinary book is intended for researchers and physicians in the fields of vascular biology, immunology and atherosclerosis. Although there is a large and growing body of evidence about the functional impact of vascular inflammation, the concept as such has never been well defined. Vascular Inflammation is key in understanding any vascular pathology, as well as vascular development and physiological vascular function.

Biochar as a Multipurpose Platform

1st Edition
December 31, 2099
Alberto Tagliaferro + 2 more
English

Biochar as a Multipurpose Platform: With Applications in Energy, Environment, and Materials discusses all the most cutting-edge biochar applications, including environmental remediation, energy storage, composites, and catalyst production, thus providing an expert overview of recent trends in biochar research. Biochar is a solid residue that is recovered after the thermal decomposition of biomasses inert atmosphere. Biochar has been used for many decades for soil applications. Nonetheless, biochar is far more than a mere soil amendment.

Electrocardiography

1st Edition
December 31, 2099
Anthony Kashou
English

Electrocardiography: Best Cases from Our Practice covers the latest trends in electrocardiology recording software and devices making their way into clinical practice. The book's case studies offer practical guidance for researchers and clinicians on interpreting electrocardiographic data from multiple sources to improve patient outcomes, providing useful reference points for professionals seeking to apply seemingly abstract data points toward individuals’ concrete health goals.The role of cardiac electrical analysis in clinical practice is indispensable. Accordingly, recent advancements in electrocardiological technology have been staggering. Yet, this profusion of disparate recording devices has challenged medical professionals seeking clear-cut strategies for interpreting electrocardiographic data.

A Researcher's Guide to Rodent Behavior

1st Edition
Volume 32
December 1, 2099
Robert M.J. Deacon + 1 more
English

A Researcher's Guide to Rodent Behavior: Experimental Designs, Methods and Protocols, Volume 32 provides a comprehensive guide to all forms of behavioral processes found in mice, rats and other rodents used in behavioral and cognitive research. Sections discuss basic skills necessary for successful rodent behavior research, including experimental design, animal selection, building any necessary apparatus, ethical considerations and interpretation of results. The book provides useful guidance for researchers at all stages of their careers, including a detailed description of how to perform stereotaxic surgery on the rat or mouse brain, advice on how to non-appetitively motivate rodents, and more. Most significantly, the book contains 35 proven, clearly defined protocols to aid readers in their research, making it one of the few books available that provides a collection of such protocols in a single publication. The cognitive, motor, sensory, affective, and species-typical protocols are profusely illustrated with full-color photographs from the author’s own research, to help readers more fully understand the studies and methods discussed in the text and provide further instruction on the ideal ways to re-create research projects themselves.

Microstructure with Magnetic Resonance

1st Edition
Volume TBD
December 1, 2099
Valerij G. Kiselev + 1 more
English

Microstructure with Magnetic Resonance: Problems and Solutions responds to the challenge of how to see the invisible with magnetic resonance imaging. Technically, the goal is to quantify cellular-level properties of biological tissues and microarchitecture of porous media orders of magnitude below the achievable resolution of MR. While the interest in this area has grown exponentially, current research involves physics outside the scope of standard NMR and MRI textbooks. Microstructure with Magnetic Resonance: Problems and Solutions introduces readers to methods of describing complex media in statistical terms, and covers the effects of complex microenvironments on the MR signal phase, on the transverse relaxation, and on different facets of the diffusion-weighted signal.The book presents the material as a set of problems with detailed solutions, that build on each other, stimulating a hands-on approach to learning. Each chapter begins with a short introduction to the topic, followed by problems, solutions, and a summary of key points. The problems start from the basics, and bring the reader step-by-step to the frontier of current knowledge. The overall focus is on gaining physical insight, by drawing on simple physical analogies and dimensional analysis, which help to reproduce the essence of the results obtained in classical and recent studies. The necessary mathematics is collected in dedicated appendices.With this book the reader will:• Understand the classic and current literature on microstructure mapping with NMR and MRI• Become familiar with the modern trends in microstructure MR• Be able to design new experiments using MR based on a solid theoretical foundation

Studying Ageing and Disease in Laboratory Mice

1st Edition
December 1, 2099
Ilaria Bellantuono + 1 more
English

Studying Ageing and Disease in Laboratory Mice: A Handbook reviews mouse models commonly used in studies on ageing. The book highlights the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies and discusses their relevance to disease susceptibility. In addition to addressing the genetics and phenotypic analysis of mice, examples of models of delayed or accelerated ageing and their modulation by caloric restriction are discussed. With the focus on laboratory mice models, the book provides a toolbox of techniques which can be used to consistently assess their health span. Topics discussed include assessing ageing in rodents, available models, and experimental plans and protocols. This book is valuable resource for researchers, scientists and professionals, but will also be ideal for students and practitioners who wish to broaden their knowledge in the field.

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Cardiovascular Disease

1st Edition
December 1, 2099
Ankush D Jamthikar + 1 more
English

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Cardiovascular Disease gives detailed insights into CVD risk assessment using non-invasive carotid imaging under the paradigm of artificial intelligence. The book initially presents global statistics of CVD along with the current standard-of-care screening tools. It provides a deep understanding of carotid atherosclerosis, the anatomy of the carotid artery, how carotid imaging can capture several atherosclerotic plaque characteristics automatically, and the link between these automated carotid artery plaque characteristics with the coronary artery disease. This book further explains the use of carotid atherosclerotic plaque characteristics for short-term and long-term CVD risk assessment using machine learning and deep learning algorithms. A novel approach to CVD risk prediction by combining conventional cardiovascular risk predictors with carotid ultrasound image-based phenotypes is also discussed and compared against the conventional CVD risk prediction algorithms. Lastly, this book provides applications of CVD risk assessment in several comorbidities such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, coronary artery disease, HIV, and COVID-19. Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Cardiovascular Disease is for those interested in using artificial intelligence techniques for CVD and stroke risk assessment.

Algorithms in Computational Biology

1st Edition
December 1, 2099
David C. Molik
English

Algorithms in Computational Biology takes a deep dive into the tools used and common problems in bioinformatics (e.g.: sequence alignment, ordination) and explores the underlying algorithms that make them run. The algorithms used in sequence alignment come from an older problem in Computer Science called Fuzzy String Matching, or sometimes Inexact String Matching, from which an understanding of the solutions to these older problems imparts a stronger understanding of the Sequence Alignment problem. By briefly looking at the history of the problem and solutions, and then taking a deeper look at the mechanics of the algorithm, readers will improve their understanding of their science and be more able to accurately and efficiently implement solutions in Computational Biology. Each chapter of the book provides its own look at a problem-algorithm pairing. Each chapter is comprised of a brief history, which describes the problem, then restates the problem more succinctly in algorithmic and mathematical terms, and then presents known solutions to those algorithms. The book begins with a "state of computational biology" Introduction, and ends with a concluding chapter wherein the next problems of computational biology are described and explored. This book is intended to be an independent resource for someone wanting to learn more about computational biology, formatted in an interesting and accessible way. Algorithms in Computational Biology provides a bridge for Computational Scientists, talking about something they know: the algorithm, and Biologists, talking about something they know: the biology. By making the other half just accessible enough, and walking that line, both can gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the other.