Books in Life sciences

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development

1st Edition
February 24, 2025
Yaser Dahman
English
Paperback
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Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development: Journey from Lab to Shelf of Commercial Pharmaceutical Drugs is a complete reference and learning resource for those working in pharmaceutics or aspiring to join the industry. The book provides a comprehensive view into all aspects of drug discovery, approval, and production. Using examples of well-known drugs and their journeys from lab to market, the book provides a comprehensive overview of all steps involved in bringing new drugs, including biologics, to the shelves.Topics covered include Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Formulations of Different Dose Form, Analytical Testing and Development, Unit Operations and Design for Major Equipment, Basics of Analytics and Process Validations and Protocols (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) in FDA-Regulated Industries.This book provides graduate students from several areas with a solid foundation of the Pharmaceutic industry across key stages on new drug lifecycle.

Computational Genomics and Structural Bioinformatics in Microbial Science

1st Edition
February 24, 2025
Javid Ahmad Parray + 2 more
English
eBook
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Computational Genomics and Structural Bioinformatics in Microbial Science: Microbial Genomics (Volume 2) covers different aspects of microbial genomics, metagenomics, and functional studies of microbes through informative illustrations of current trends in computational tools and bioinformatics approach in environmental microbiology and clinical diagnosis. This book aims to provide readers with an overview of the microbial genome, computational genomics, and structural bioinformatics in microbial science, as well as the most recent developments in these fields. This book covers a range of topics, including the challenges and opportunities of computational epigenomics, bioinformatics tools for assessing metagenomic data, as well as computed comparative genomics and computational phenotyping of microorganisms relevant to agriculture. Microbial Genomics: Host Adaptation, virulence, and Evolution is a valuable resource for faculty members, researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities, medical research labs, that are interested in microbial science specifically related to the microbial genome, computing genomics, and bioinformatics.

Host Adaptation, Virulence, and Evolution

1st Edition
February 24, 2025
Javid Ahmad Parray + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Microbial Genomics: Host Adaptation, Virulence, and Evolution covers different aspects of microbial genomics, metagenomics, and functional studies of microbes that have provided a significant understanding of microbial-host interactions, virulence function, host adaptation mechanisms, including microbial evolution. Microbial Genomics: Host Adaptation, virulence, and Evolution is a comprehensive source on the latest updates and applications of microbial genomics information to understand the plant, microbe interaction, host adaptation, virulence nature of the infectious pathogen, microbial evolution, host-pathogen interactions contribute to shaping the genetic diversity of both organisms. Sections include an introduction to Microbial Genomics, followed by sections on Plant Microbiome, Genome Editing Prospecting and Approaches, Microbial virulanse and disease incidence. The final section of the book covers Microbial Genomics and evolutionary concepts. “Microbial Genomics: Host Adaptation, virulence, and Evolution” is a valuable resource for faculty members, researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities, medical research labs, industries, and government agencies that are interested in the microbial science specific to the microbial genome, virulence function of pathogenic microbes, host adaptation, evolution of microbes, and all other disciplines related to molecular microbiology.

Genetic and Genome-Wide Microbial Insights: Bioenergy

1st Edition
February 24, 2025
Javid Ahmad Parray + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Genetic and Genome-Wide Microbial Insights: Bioenergy: Microbial Genomics (Volume 3) delves into the cutting-edge developments in the field of metagenomics, encompassing both metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics. This comprehensive resource highlights the significant potential of metagenomics in screening previously uncultivated microbial species. It underscores the pivotal role of these advanced genomic techniques in accessing elusive microorganisms, thereby revolutionizing the production of biofuels. This book emphasizes the practicality of these methods, aiming to make biofuel production more economically feasible and efficient. "Genetic and Genome-Wide Microbial Insights: Bioenergy" offers both a foundational overview and the most recent advancements in microbial genomics, computational genomics, and enzyme engineering. It details the process of upscaling and bio-prospecting microbial strains, specifically tailored for biofuel production, providing a comprehensive guide that bridges basic concepts with cutting-edge research. This book covers a range of topics, including advanced microbial fuel production techniques, Sustainable bioenergy (genomics and biofuel development) and microbial engineering. The comprehensive chapters in this book will appeal to readers from diverse backgrounds in biology, life sciences, agriculture, environmental engineering, genome engineering, and even medicine.

Recent Advances in Nanomedicines Mediated Wound Healing

1st Edition
February 21, 2025
Prashant Kesharwani
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Recent Advances in Nanomedicines Mediated Wound Healing presents an overview of various nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems explored widely for wound healing. The book provides a comprehensive review of thriving strategies used for wound healing and thoroughly describes the most recent developments in emerging modern drug delivery systems with a focus on nanotechnology. It serves as a complete package for a holistic understanding of molecular pathways, conventional therapy, and novel nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery for wound healing while also exploring advanced strategies like siRNA and aptamer mediated approaches and nanomedicines to treat diabetic and full thickness wounds.This book will help researchers, undergraduates, graduate students, and experts in nanotechnology drug delivery and pharmaceutical related disciplines design and develop novel drug delivery systems and devices for wound healing that take advantage of recent advances in nanomedical technologies.

Circulating biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment response prediction in cancer - Part A

1st Edition
Volume 391
February 21, 2025
Lorenzo Galluzzi + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Circulating Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Response Prediction in Cancer Patients, Part A, Volume 391 delves into the crucial role of circulating biomarkers in cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Specific chapters in this new release include Circulating biomarkers for diagnosis and response to therapies in cancer patients, Identification of circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for diagnosis and response to therapies in cancer patients, Identification of cell-free circulating epigenomic biomarkers for early diagnosis and response to therapies in breast cancer patients, Expanding frontiers in liquid biopsy-discovery and validation of circulating biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer, and much more.This comprehensive work explores the various types of biomarkers, their significance in early cancer detection, prognostication, and evaluation of therapeutic responses. It covers cutting-edge research on circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNA, exosomes, and other biomarkers that can revolutionize cancer management. Additionally, it discusses the challenges, advancements, and future prospects of utilizing circulating biomarkers in personalized cancer care.

Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment

1st Edition
February 19, 2025
Antonio Segura Carretero + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment presents the most up-to-date research on the role of polyphenols in physiological function, organs, and disease. Presenting preclinical animal studies and clinical assays from different points of view, this book explores how herb extracts affect cardiovascular, cognitive, and immunological health and their action on obesity, cancer, digestion, blood pressure, diabetes, mood, and on the skin and eyes. This book begins with the biological properties and pathways of polyphenols, their bioavailability, phytochemistry, and, finally, their pharmacological action. This book closes exploring the processing and production of polyphenols within functional foods and as nutraceuticals.This book is an excellent resource for professionals and academics working in the phytochemical and medical fields, including food chemists, nutritionists, and industrialists, as well as postgraduate students.

Advances in Agronomy

1st Edition
Volume 190
February 19, 2025
Donald L. Sparks
English
Hardback
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 190, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

The Science of Grapevines

4th Edition
February 19, 2025
Markus Keller
English
Paperback
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Fully revised and updated The Science of Grapevines, Fourth Edition is an introduction to the physical structure of the grapevine, its organs, their functions, and their interactions with the environment. Scientifically grounded and integrating discoveries in other plant species, it explores the physiological processes underlying grapevine form and function, their developmental and environmental control, and their implications for practical vineyard management. The book begins with a brief overview of the botanical classification, plant morphology and anatomy, and growth cycles of grapevines. It then covers the basic concepts in growth and development, water relations, photosynthesis and respiration, mineral uptake and utilization, and carbon partitioning. Then these concepts are put to use to understand plant-environment interactions including canopy dynamics, yield formation, and fruit composition. The book concludes with an introduction to stress physiology, including water and nutrient stresses, extreme temperatures, and the interaction with other organisms. Progress in the fields of grape cultivar evolution, grape ripening, and stress physiology has been rapid since edition 3 was published in 2020. Edition four reflects the latest insights into these and other key aspects of grapevine anatomy and physiology. Based on the author’s more than 30 years of teaching, research, and practical experience with grapevines and grape production, this book provides an important guide to understanding this fascinating and economically important plant. As a textbook for students and a reference for scientists and industry professionals, the book enables readers to use the discussed scientific concepts in their own research or practical production systems.

Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components

2nd Edition
February 18, 2025
Mahendra Rai
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and their Components, Second Edition offers pharmaceutical and life sciences researchers an overview on the most relevant studies for fighting specific multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi using natural products. This new edition expands the coverage of uses of traditional medicinal plants to against MDR, includes new chapters on the potential of plant-derived bioactive compounds for reversal of multidrug resistances, covers the use of flavonoids to combat microbes and cancer, and the use of nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicle.The need to combat multidrug-resistant microorganisms is an urgent one. This book provides important coverage of mechanism of action, the advantages and disadvantages of using herbal extracts, essential oils and their components, and more, to aid researchers in effective antimicrobial drug discovery.

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