Publications
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Role of Microbes in Human Health and Diseases
(2019)
Microbes are ubiquitous and have ecological interactions with almost all life forms. Likewise, humans invariably engage in host-microbial interactions that could induce short-term or long-term effects. Some of these long-term ...
Gene Editing
(2019)
Gene-editing technologies (e.g., ZFNs, TALENs, and CRISPRs/Cas9) have been extensively used as tools in basic research. They are further applied in manufacturing agricultural products, food, industrial products, medicinal ...
Gene Expression Profiling in Cancer
(2019)
The contribution of modern-day genetics in designing efficient gene expression profiles for cancer is immense. The progress of technology and science in recent years provides the opportunity for discovery and application ...
Whey
(2019)
Whey - Biological Properties and Alternative Uses proposes to rethink our use of agro-industrial by-products. Especially, those from cheese production, which although contain 50% of the nutrients of the original milk, are ...
Management of Tinnitus
(2019)
Tinnitus ("ringing in the ears") is a serious health condition that can negatively affect a patient's quality of life. Although there is presently no way to cure tinnitus, there are some good, well-established methods that ...
Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Hormone Assays
(2019)
Infertility is a major public health concern and medical condition that afflicts millions globally. As such, many people seek reproductive care with the goal of receiving a proper diagnosis and a successful outcome using ...
Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants
(2019)
Plants are subjected to numerous environmental stresses, which can be classified into two broad areas: abiotic and biotic stresses. While the first is considered the damage done to an organism by other living organisms, ...
Friction, Lubrication and Wear
(2019)
Tribology has rapidly expanded in recent years as the demand for improved materials has increased. The good function of numerous electrical, electrochemical, mechanical, and biological systems or components depends on ...
Functional Foods
(2019)
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" said Hippocrates, the father of medicine approximately 2500 years ago. Is food also medicine? Are products that intend to cure diseases medicinal products and not food? ...
Glomerulonephritis and Nephrotic Syndrome
(2019)
Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide disease affecting up to 4% of the population. In many cases, glomerulonephritis is the underlying disease leading to kidney failure. One hallmark of glomerulonephritis is proteinuria, ...
Gingival Disease
(2019)
Gingival diseases interact with many systemic disturbances and can adversely affect a person's quality of life. Therefore an accurate diagnosis with successful treatment and prevention is necessary to mitigate negative ...
Computer Graphics and Imaging
(2019)
Computer graphics development is so quick that it has expanded from devices designed for military and top industrial applications to equipment for schools and households as common information media for education and ...
Public Economics and Finance
(2019)
To better understand the role and importance of government, it is important to try to comprehend all aspects of public economics and finance. This book covers many of these aspects and presents a core thesis that government ...
Saliva and Salivary Diagnostics
(2019)
Salivary diagnostics have advanced exponentially in the past decade. Saliva collection is easy and non-invasive and allows for detecting a myriad of biomarkers, making it a promising diagnostic tool. Salivary analytes have ...
Elements of Bioeconomy
(2019)
This book is a review of the basic problems associated with the implementation of bioeconomic processes. The book contains chapters developed by teams from different countries of the world and therefore the chapters ...
Seismic Waves
(2019)
The importance of seismic wave research lies not only in our ability to understand and predict earthquakes and tsunamis, but it also reveals information on the Earth's composition and features in much the same way as it ...
Sustainable Alternative Syngas Fuel
(2019)
The development and use of sustainable and alternative fuels (syngas, biogas, biodiesel, bio-oil, hydrogen) derived from sources other than petroleum is needed due to the limited fossil fuel resources, the need for reduction ...
Type 2 Diabetes
(2019)
The emergence of type 2 diabetes as a global pandemic is one of the major challenges to health care in the 21st century. This book contains chapters covering the newest scientific concepts in the pathogenesis of type 2 ...
Recent Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery
(2019)
The implementation of laparoscopy has revolutionized surgery over the past few years, incorporating significant benefits for the patient. However, this evolution has also entailed many technical obstacles for surgeons. ...
Medical Imaging
(2019)
Several distinct medical imaging perspectives such as cutting-edge imaging methods, data analysis, better correlation with neurocognitive function, as well as detailed examples and summaries of disease monitoring, may help ...
Antidepressants
(2019)
Major depression is a severe and prevalent brain disorder with a high disability burden, hence the push for effective treatments. Antidepressants have been around since the 1950s, and although current medications are much ...
Biochemical Testing
(2020)
Clinical Correlation and Diagnosis highlights the improvements in methodological approaches for the purposes of disease diagnosis and health research. Chapters cover such topics as serum protein electrophoresis, urinary ...
Recent Trends in Computational Intelligence
(2020)
Traditional models struggle to cope with complexity, noise, and the existence of a changing environment, while Computational Intelligence (CI) offers solutions to complicated problems as well as reverse problems. The main ...
Emerging Micro
(2020)
Nano-scale technologies is an emerging field of electronics on the scale of a billionth of a meter with integrated mechanical, fluidic, optical, and biological components. These technologies require less space, construction ...
Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
(2020)
This edited volume, “Nutrition and HIV/AIDS - Implication for Treatment, Prevention and Cure”, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the ...
Growth Disorders and Acromegaly
(2020)
The first two years of life represent a transition period when growth changes from predominantly growth hormone (GH) independent to GH dependent. This book, Growth Disorders and Acromegaly, includes two parts. The first ...
Poultry
(2020)
Poultry is a one of the biggest meat-producing industries in the world. The success story of the poultry industry largely depends upon continuous research and knowledge sharing. This book is an effort to disseminate the ...
Current Topics in Faecal Incontinence
(2020)
Faecal incontinence is a highly prevalent condition that continues to have an impact on the activities of daily living of both men and women worldwide. This book, Current Topics in Faecal Incontinence, provides a comprehensive ...
Update on Critical Issues on Infant and Neonatal Care
(2020)
Infant and neonatal health is one of the areas of greatest development and evolution within pediatrics. This edited volume Update on Critical Issues in Infant and Neonatal Care is a collection of reviewed and relevant ...
Recent Advances in Boron-Containing Materials
(2020)
The aim of this book is to represent an overview of applications of boron-based materials in the field of material science to biomedicine. This text is a collection of selected research articles and reviews, including ...
Perspectives on Nature Conservation
(2012)
Perspectives on Nature Conservation demonstrates the diversity of information and viewpoints that are critical for appreciating the gaps and weaknesses in local, regional and hemispheric ecologies, and also for understanding ...
Chemical Kinetics
(2012)
Chemical Kinetics relates to the rates of chemical reactions and factors such as concentration and temperature, which affects the rates of chemical reactions. Such studies are important in providing essential evidence as ...
Perioperative Considerations in Cardiac Surgery
(2012)
This book considers mainly the current perioperative care, as well as progresses in new cardiac surgery technologies. Perioperative strategies and new technologies in the field of cardiac surgery will continue to contribute ...
Air Quality
(2012)
The book reports research on relationship between fungal contamination and its health effects in large Asian cities, estimation of ambient air quality in Delhi, a qualitative study of air pollutants from road traffic, air ...
Anemia
(2012)
This book provides an up- to- date summary of many advances in our understanding of anemia, including its causes and pathogenesis, methods of diagnosis, and the morbidity and mortality associated with it. Special attention ...
Erectile Dysfunction
(2012)
Erectile dysfunction is a widespread problem, affecting many men across all age groups and it is more than a serious quality of life problem for sexually active men. This book contains chapters written by widely acknowledged ...
Cardiac Arrhythmias
(2012)
The most intimate mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias are still quite unknown to scientists. Genetic studies on ionic alterations, the electrocardiographic features of cardiac rhythm and an arsenal of diagnostic tests have ...
Acoustic Emission
(2012)
Acoustic emission (AE) is one of the most important non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for materials, constructions and machines. Acoustic emission is defined as the transient elastic energy that is spontaneously released ...
Special Topics in Cardiac Surgery
(2012)
This book considers mainly the current perioperative care, as well as progresses in new cardiac surgery technologies. Perioperative strategies and new technologies in the field of cardiac surgery will continue to contribute ...
Renal Transplantation
(2012)
This book presents a nice international compilation of scholarly papers and chapters which address the latest advances in renal transplant surgery. These works cover a variety of topics; the last advance and success of ...