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Description / Table of Contents: Section I: The physiology of the gene/environment interaction -- Nutrition -- Physical Exercise -- Circadian Rhythm -- Toxicants: Smoke, Alcohol and Heavy Metals -- Hormones -- Section II: Gene-Environment Interaction and Disease Susceptibility -- Obesity and Metabolic Syndromes -- Cancer -- Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders -- Asthma and allergic disorders -- Lamarck Versus Darwin: The Concept of Aquired Epigenetic Inheritance -- Section III: Genome/Epigenome -- Genetic Contribution to Epigenetic Inheritance -- The Controversial Role of DNA Methylation in Epigenetic Inheritance -- Small Non-Coding RNAs -- Chromatin Modifiers -- Soma-to-Germline Information Transfer: Questions and Promises.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Polyphenols and flavonoids from honey: Biological applications -- 2. Chemistry and application of lac and its by-products -- 3. Silk: an amazing biomaterial for future medication -- 4. Insect Chitin and Chitosan: Structure, Properties, Production and Implementation Prospective -- 5. Recent advances in the arthropod natural product chemistry -- 6. Silkworm: A Unique Creature for Natural Products -- 7. Present and future prospects on nutritious feeding using insects -- 8. Insect Pheromones and its applications in management of pest population -- 9. Non-Protein chemical compounds from Lepidopteran insect cocoons. .

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Concerns and Threats of Heavy Metals Contamination on Aquatic Ecosystem -- Pollution in Aquatic Environs: Sources and consequences -- A Recent Scenario of Groundwater Quality in Northwest Himalaya, India -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Toxic Effects and their Bioremediation Strategies -- Mechanisms and importance of phytoremediation -- Role of Soil Biota and Associated Threats -- Viability of in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation approaches for degradation of noxious substances in stressed environs -- Bioremediation: A viable approach for degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon -- Application of macrophytes for remediation of wastewater in constructed wetlands -- Application of Biotechnology for restoration of degraded environs -- Role of Free Floating Aquatic Macrophytes in abatement of the disturbed Environs -- Genetically Modified Microbes as Biofertilizers -- Nanotechnology: A Modern Waste management approach -- Restoration of Heavy Metal Contaminated Environs through Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Enzyme Cascade Design – Retrosynthesis Approach -- Chapter 3 : Multi-Enzymatic Cascades in vitro -- Chapter 4: Multi-Enzymatic Cascades in vivo -- Chapter 5: Chemo-Enzymatic Cascades -- Chapter 6: Enzyme Cascade Kinetic Modelling -- Chapter 7: Enzyme Cascade Reaction Engineering -- Chapter 8: Enzyme Cascade Process Design and Modelling -- Chapter 9: Enzyme Cascade Reaction Monitoring And Control -- Chapter 10: Cascade reactions in non-conventional media -- Chapter 11: Perspectives.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fractionation strategies -- Chapter 3. Biochemical conversion of cellulose -- Chapter 4. Biochemical conversion of hemicellulose -- Chapter 5. Biochemical conversion of lignin -- Chapter 6. Thermochemical conversion of cellulose and hemicellulose -- Chapter 7. Thermochemical conversion of lignin -- Chapter 8. Material application of lignin -- Chapter 9. TEA for evaluating biorefinery strategies.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Fuzzy spatial objects (fuzzy geometry and topology, set theoretic operations) -- Mathematical morphology -- Distances and similarities between fuzzy sets -- Machine learning in image processing and understanding -- Fusion -- Spatial relations -- Structural representations.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1. Causes and Effects of Pesticide and Metal Pollution on Different Ecosystems -- 2. Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metals: Sources, Effects and Toxicity -- 3. Role of Modern Innovative Techniques for Assessing and Monitoring Heavy Metal and Pesticide Pollution in Different Environments -- 4. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution -- 5. Mycoremediation: A Sustainable Approach for Pesticide Pollution Abatement -- 6. Bio-pesticides: Application and Possible Mechanism of Action -- 7. Values of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Management in Agricultural Industries -- 8.Role of Macrophytes in Spontaneous Lacustrine Phytofiltration -- 9. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Using Salix (Willows) -- 10. Photo catalysis: An Effective Tool for Treatment of Dyes Contaminated Wastewater -- 11. Removal of dyes from waste water by Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration -- 12. Biofilm: an innovative modern technology for aquatic pollution remediation -- 13. Heavy Metal Soil Contamination and Bioremediation -- 14. Environmental Biotechnology: For Sustainable Future -- 15. Global Environmental Regulations for Management of Pesticides -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Literature Search -- Sequence Analysis -- Structural Analysis -- Protein Expression Hosts and Expression Plasmids -- Gene Cloning -- Protein Expression -- Assay -- Gene Mutagenesis -- High-Throughput Screening (HTS) -- Protein Variants Analysis and Characterization -- Continuing from Protein Variants -- Employability.

Description / Table of Contents: Application of iPSC to modelling of respiratory diseases -- Gene editing in human pluripotent stem cells: recent advances for clinical therapies -- Vascular wall as source of stem cells able to differentiate into endothelial cells -- Physiological and therapeutic roles of neuropeptide Y on biological functions -- Rho signaling-directed YAP/TAZ regulation encourages 3D spheroid colony formation and boosts plasticity of Parthenogenetic Stem Cells -- Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy -- Regenerative medicine: Injectable cell-based therapeutics and approved products -- Stem Cell Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Future Perspectives -- Potential of tribological properties of metalnanomaterials in biomedical applications -- The impact of the low frequency of the electromagnetic field on human.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Targeted genome editing techniques in plant defense regulation -- 2. Synthetic promoters in regulating disease gene expression -- 3. Transcription factors associated with defense response against fungal biotrophs -- 4. Transcription factors associated with defense response against fungal necrotrophs -- 5. Transcription factors associated with defense response against viruses -- 6. Role of microbial bio-agents as elicitors in plant defense regulation -- 7. Transcriptional Factors Response under Biotic Stress in Wheat -- 8. Potential Transcription Factors for Biotic Stress Tolerance in Sugarcane -- 9. Role of transcription factors in response to biotic stresses in Maize -- 10. Role of transcription factors in response to biotic stresses in Pearl millet -- 11. Role of transcription factors in response to biotic stresses in Tomato -- 12. Role of transcription factors in response to biotic stresses in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.).

Description / Table of Contents: Hematopoietic Stem Cells -- Mesenchymal Stem Cells -- Cord Blood Stem Cells -- Neural Stem Cells and Their Niche -- Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells -- Heart Muscle Tissue Engineering -- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Epigenetics of Somatic Cell Reprogramming -- Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Neural Regeneration -- Dopaminergic Neuron-Related Stem Cells -- Liver Disease Modelling -- Organoids in Developmental Biology Research and Application -- Extracellular Vesicles -- Ethics in Stem Cell Applications.

Description / Table of Contents: Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis -- Medical Image Synthesis via Deep Learning -- Deep Learning for Pulmonary Image Analysis: Classification, Detection, and Segmentation -- Deep Learning Computer Aided Diagnosis for Breast Lesion in Digital Mammogram -- Decision support system for lung cancer using PET/CT and microscopic images -- Lesion Image Synthesis using DCGANs for Metastatic Liver Cancer Detection -- Retinopathy analysis based on deep convolution neural network -- Diagnosis of Glaucoma on retinal fundus images using deep learning: detection of nerve fiber layer defect and optic disc analysis -- Automatic segmentation of multiple organs on 3D CT images by using deep learning approaches -- Techniques and Applications in Skin OCT Analysis -- Deep Learning Technique for Musculoskeletal Analysis -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I. What Is Wrong with Health? What Should the Future of Health Be? -- INNOVATION DESIGN for the FUTURE of HEALTH -- Health Innovations from an Innovators’ Perspective -- From SICKCARE to HEALTHCARE to HEALTH -- Future Look on Health: Opportunities -- Navigating Towards a Future of “One Health” -- Part II. Exponential Medicine + Technologies + Mindset -- Exponential Technologies for an Exponential Medicine -- Exponential Medicine: Challenges of Human Spaceflight Bringing Innovations for Earth—A Case Study -- Healthy Longevity -- The Science of Health Longevity -- Space Healthtech: Innovation Base for Longevity -- Part III. Future Health Value Propositions -- Healthcare the Melting Pot of Technology, Humanity, and Confusion -- Democratize Health Delivery -- Health Innovation Process: Definitions and Short Methodology Introductions -- Prevention, Prediction, Personalization, and Participation as Key Components in Future Health -- Digital Health Business Models: Transformation Is on the Horizon -- Value Propositions for Future Health Developments: Digital, Portable, Connected, Experience-Enhancing, Supportive, Patient-Centric, and Affordable -- (Digital) Patient Journey and Empowerment: Digital Twin -- Part IV. Innovation Methodology Basics -- Stanford Biodesign as Base: Empathy and Patient Centricity as the Main Driver -- Purpose Launchpad Methodology: Introduction -- Design Thinking for Innovations in Healthcare -- VPC to BMC to Exponential Canvas: Canvas Interconnectivity for Exponential Scaling -- Innovation Methodology I3 EME: Awareness for Biomedical Engineers -- Part V. Ethics + Health Innovation -- Integrating Ethical Considerations into Innovation Design -- Part VI. Health Innovation Design -- Case Studies Used Throughout the Book: Innovation Categories Explained -- Why Is Healthcare Different with Respect to Innovation and Entrepreneurial Activities? -- Purpose Launchpad Health (PLH) Methodology Introduction -- Part VII. Purpose Launchpad Health -- Purpose Launchpad Health: Exploration and Evaluation Phases—Actual Case Studies -- Part VIII. Health Leadership, Skills and other Methodologies -- Soft Skills Needed for Problem Understanding and Innovation Generation -- Leadership in Healthcare: A Novel Approach. Healthcare Executives’ Traits, Styles, and Approaches -- Future Skills Framework in Healthcare -- Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: Quo Vadis Immunotherapy Industry -- Part IX. Health Entrepreneurship -- Global Health Markets and Their Different Needs -- Patient: Health Relation and Digital Health Entrepreneurship -- Health Start-Up: Create Impact and be Investment Ready Intra- and Entre-Preneurs -- Regulatory Issues for Health Innovations -- Innovation Think Tank Frameworks for Resolving “The Innovator’s Dilemma” in Healthcare -- A Primer on Patents and IP for Health Innovations -- Successfully Implementing Ambidexterity in the Medical Industry -- Reverse Innovation: Circumvent Digital Health Transformation Issues -- Part X. Health Innovation Education and Incubation -- Health Innovation Design: “CAMPing” for the Unmet Clinical Need -- Health Technology Innovation Generation (HTIG) Lecture and Project Classes at AGH University -- Health Innovation Design at a University: INKA INNOLAB at Otto-von-Guericke-University -- Clinical Innovation at Acibadem Biodesign Center -- Example of a Needs-Driven Innovation Training Program: The BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Program -- Addressing the Healthcare Needs with Innovation Think Tank Global Infrastructure and its Methodology -- The Power of a Collaborative Ecosystem: Introducing the Edison™ Accelerator -- HealthTec Networks and Clusters (Global): Innovation Clusters in Medtech in Europe -- Leadership-Compass: “Networking and Synapting Empowered by Health Captains” -- Part XI. Purpose Launchpad Health: Toolset Templates and Principles -- PLH Templates and Principles.

Description / Table of Contents: Data Analysis of Infection Rates Among Exposed Healthcare Workers Could Reveal Effective Prophylactics Against SARS-CoV-2 -- Immune Responses to SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV AND SARS-CoV-2 -- Normothermic Preservation of Liver – What does the Future Hold? -- Tissues from Post-Mortem Donors as Alternative Sources of Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine -- New Pioneers of Optogenetics in Neuroscience -- A Current Overview of Scaffold-Based Bone Regeneration Strategies with Dental Stem Cells -- The Importance of Stem Cell Senescence in Regenerative Medicine -- Hematological Malignancies and Fertility -- Unraveling polymeric nanoparticles cell uptake pathways: two decades working to understand nanoparticles journey to improve gene therapy -- Cellular Dust as a Novel Hope for Regenerative Cancer Medicine.

Description / Table of Contents: Carbon materials from various sources for composite materials -- Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Composites: Machining Aspects and Opportunities for Manufacturing Industries -- Surface modification of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) towards preparation of natural/synthetic rubber blend nanocomposites -- Mechanical properties of nanoclay composite materials -- Fireproof capability of rigid polyurethane foam based composite materials -- Structural behavior of composite materials in fire -- Natural resources based green composite materials -- Composite materials for wind turbine structure -- Electrochromic Smart Windows: An Energy-efficient Technology -- Graphitic Carbon Nitride/ Metal Oxides Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Engineering -- Application of Nanofiber-based Composites: Progressive Health Impact -- Polymer-based Nanocomposite: Recent Trends in Safety Assessments in biomedical applications -- Modern approach of hydroxyapatite based composites for biomedical applications -- Hybrid Composite in Orthopedic applications -- Polymer-based composite in biomedical applications -- Components of All-solid-state Ion-Selective Electrodes (AS-ISEs) -- Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-based Composites for Food Applications -- Nanocomposite Materials in Food Packaging: Opportunities, Challenges and Safety Assessment -- Biodegradability and Composite Coatings: Past, Present and Future Prospects -- Nanocomposite Film for Food Packaging: Opening Doors to Future Applications -- Functional Chitosan-Based Composites for Potential Application in Food Industry -- Metal-insulator-metal as a biosensing platfrom .

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter. 1. Emerging nanomaterials for forestry and associated sectors: An overview -- Chapter. 2. Potential of Nanomaterials in Bio-Based Wood Adhesives: An Overview -- Chapter. 3. Nanomaterials to improve fire properties in wood and wood-based composite panels -- Chapter. 4. Wood Plastic Composites (WPC): Applications of Nanomaterials -- Chapter. 5. Nanomaterials to improve properties in wood-based composite panels -- Chapter. 6. Nanomaterials to improve the strength of wooden joints -- Chapter. 7. Application of nanomaterials for wood protection -- Chapter. 8. Nanocellulose in paper and board coating -- Chapter. 9. Green Materials for Radiation Shielding: An overview -- Chapter. 10. Formaldehyde emissions from wood-based composites: Effects of nanomaterials.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Systematic Errors in Longitudinal Measurements -- Chapter 2 - Endodontic Treatment and Vertical Root Fracture -- Chapter 3 - Debonding of Resin Composite Restorations -- Chapter 4 - Attenuation of Curing Light through Resin Composite Restorations -- Chapter 5 - Release of Ions or Molecules from Dental Restorations -- Chapter 6 - Heat Generated from Dental Resin Composites during Curing -- Chapter 7 - Mechanical Failure of Dental Restorations – The Weakest-Link Theory -- Chapter 8 - Stability of Dental Implants -- Chapter 9 - Kinetics of Photo-polymerization -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Supercritical Fluid Technologies: A Green Solvent Approach for Pharmaceutical Product Development -- Supercritical Green Solvent for Amazonian Natural Resources -- Non-catalytic and catalytic supercritical water oxidation of phenol in the wastewaters of petroleum and other industries -- Production of Platform Chemicals using Supercritical Fluid Technology -- Supercritical carbon dioxide — a glimpse from the modern era of green chemistry -- Extraction of phenolic compounds by Supercritical fluid extraction -- The Application of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in the Extraction of Biomolecules -- Chemistry of ionic liquid, switchable solvents, supercritical carbon dioxide and sub/supercritical water -- Applications of supercritical carbon dioxide in the rubber industry -- Compressed fluids for food by-products biorefinery -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1. GMOs, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes Part I: GM CROPS AND THEIR IMPACTS -- Chapter 2. Impact of GM crops on farmland biodiversity -- Chapter 3. GM crops: Resistance development and impact on biodiversity -- Chapter 4. Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Biodiversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi -- Chapter 5. GMOs – Impact on Non-Target Arthropods -- Chapter 6. Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on the Soil Microbiome, Biological Processes and Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 7. Environmental analytical and ecotoxicological aspects of Bt maize in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region of the European Union. Part II: GM INSECTS -- Chapter 8. GM Insect biodiversity and ecological interactions -- Chapter 9. Invasive Species Control and Resolution of Wildlife Damage Conflicts: a Framework for Chemical and Genetically-based Management Methods -- Chapter 10. Risk assessment of transgenic silkworms -- Part III: GM VERTEBRATES -- Chapter 11. Genetically Engineered Fish: potential impacts on aquaculture, biodiversity, and the environment -- Chapter 12. GM Farm Animals: Potential Impact on Biodiversity Including Ethical Concerns -- Chapter 13. GM Animals: Biodiversity and Bioethical Concerns and Analysis -- Part IV: RISK ASSESSMENT -- Chapter 14. Hypothesis-led ecological risk assessment of GM crops to support decision-making about product use -- Chapter 15. Risk assessment of insect-resistant genetically modified crops on non-target arthropods and benefits to associated biodiversity of agro-ecosystems -- Chapter 16. Ecological Risk Assessment for soil invertebrate biodiversity and ecosystem services -- Part V: GENE DRIVE APPROACHES -- Chapter 17. Engineered Gene Drives: Ecological, environmental, and societal concerns -- Chapter 18. Engineered Gene Drives and their Value in the Control of Vector Borne Diseases, Weeds, Pests and Invasive Species -- Chapter 19. Evaluating Gene Drive Approaches for Public Benefit -- Part VI: GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION -- Chapter 20. Governance of Emerging Technologies/Applications in the Bio/Life Sciences: Genome Editing and Synthetic Biology -- Part VII: ANNEX A -- National legal perspectives. Africa. Chapter 21. Botswana - Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and Synthetic biology: Their potential applications and the legal perspectives -- Chapter 22. Democratic Republic of the Congo - GMOs/synthetic biology rules/regulations and biodiversity: A legal perspective -- Chapter 23. Kenya - A Review of Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) - Case Study of Kenya. Chapter 24. South Africa - Synthetic Biology Regulatory Considerations and Biodiversity: A Legal Perspective for South Africa -- Chapter 25. Tunisia - The Use of Modern Biotechnology in Tunisia: Regulatory Framework -- Chapter 26. Zimbabwe - The status of Biosafety in Zimbabwe: A legal perspective. Americas -- Chapter 27. Argentina - Regulatory Framework for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) -- Chapter 28. Colombia - GMOs/innovative biotechnology regulations -- Chapter 29. Ecuador - Modern biotechnology in Ecuador: development and legal framework -- Chapter 30. Honduras - GMOs/synthetic biology rules/regulations and biodiversity: A legal perspective from Honduras -- Chapter 31. Venezuela - GMOs/regulations and biodiversity: A legal perspective in Venezuela -- Asia -- Chapter 32. India - GMOs/Synthetic Biology rules/regulations and biodiversity: A legal perspective from India -- Chapter 33. Malaysia - Genetic modifications and synthetic biology regulations and biodiversity: A legal perspective for Malaysia -- Chapter 34. Pakistan - Synthetic Biology: challenges and opportunities from a biodiversity perspective in Pakistan -- Chapter 35. Thailand - GMOs and synthetic biology regulations: Thailand perspective -- Australasia -- Chapter 36. Australia - Biodiversity Considerations as Part of the Regulation of GMOs, Including Synthetic Organisms -- Chapter 37. New Zealand - GMO Rules and Regulations in New Zealand -- Europe -- Chapter 38. Czech Republic - GMO Regulations and Biodiversity: A Legal Perspective -- Chapter 39. Hungary - Hungary’s GMO-free policy and its legal background -- Chapter 40. Italy - GMOs and synthetic biology rules/regulations and biodiversity: the legal perspective of Italy -- Chapter 41. Norway - The Norwegian Gene Technology Act: Protection of Biodiversity -- Chapter 42. Slovenia - GMOs and synthetic biology regulations and biodiversity: A Slovenian legal perspective.

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chemical fertilizers and their impact on soil health -- Microbial Bioremediation of Pesticides/Herbicides in Soil -- Pollution cleaning up techniques -- Role of Mushrooms in the Bioremediation of Soil -- Microbial degradation of organic constituents for sustainable development -- Traditional farming practices and its consequences -- Soil organic matter and its impact on soil properties and nutrient status -- Sustainable Agricultural Practices -- Values of Composting -- Introduction to Microbiota and Biofertilizers -- Fungi and their potential as Biofertilizers -- Bacillus thuringiensis as a Biofertilizer and Plant Growth Promoter -- Cyanobacteria as Sustainable Microbiome for Agricultural Industries -- Intercropping: A Substitute but Identical of Biofertilizers -- Application of Phyllosphere Microbiota as Biofertilizers -- Biofertilizers: A Viable tool for future organic agriculture -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Application of reinforcement and deep learning techniques in brain machine interfaces -- Chapter 2: Specific muscle activation patterns in athletic and orthopedic populations: considerations for using surface electromyography in assistive and biofeedback device applications -- Chapter 3: Kineto-dynamic modeling of human upper limb for robotic manipulators and assistive applications -- Chapter 4: Learning from the human hand: force control and perception using a soft-synergy prosthetic hand and non-invasive haptic feedback -- Chapter 5: Design of a soft glove-based robotic hand exoskeleton with embedded synergies -- Chapter 6: Model predictive control based knee actuator allocation during a standing-up motion with a powered exoskeleton and functional electrical stimulation -- Chapter 7: Deep brain stimulation for gait and postural disturbances in Parkinson’s disease -- Chapter 8: Cognitive and physiological intent for the adaptation of motor prostheses -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Historical Developments of Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques -- Callus Cultures -- Cell Suspension Cultures -- Protoplast Cultures -- Haploid Techniques -- Plant Propagation: Meristem Cultures, Somatic Embryogenesis Micropropagation, and Transformation of Somatic Embryos in Bioreactors -- Some Endogenous and Exogenous Factors in Cell Culture Systems -- Primary Metabolism -- Secondary Metabolism -- Phytohormones and Growth Regulators -- Cell Division, Cell Growth, Cell Differentiation -- Genetic Problems and Gene Technology -- Summary of Some Physiological Aspects in the Development of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture.

Description / Table of Contents: Metallic and Ceramic Biomaterials: Current and Future Developments -- Polymers, Composites and Nano Biomaterials: Current and Future Developments -- Polyurethane Based Materials with Applications in Medical Devices -- Rapid Prototyping of Hydrogels to Guide Tissue Formation -- Engineered Scaffold Architecture Influences Soft Tissue Regeneration -- Customized Implants for Bone Replacement and Growth -- Direct Digital Manufacturing of Complex Dental Prostheses -- Digital Design and Fabrication in Dentistry -- The Development of an Artificial Finger Joint -- Computer-Aided Development of Mega Endo-Prostheses -- Smart Insoles -- Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing -- Additive Manufacturing in Craniofacial Applications -- Additive Manufacturing in Hearing Aids.

Description / Table of Contents: Reference genome sequence of flax -- Repeat DNA sequences in flax genomes -- Pale flax (Linum bienne): an underexplored flax wild relative -- Flax breeding -- QTL mapping: strategy, progress and prospects in flax -- Genetics of abiotic stress in flax. QTL and candidate genes for flax disease resistance -- Key stages of flax bast fiber development through the prism of transcriptomics -- Metabolomics and transcriptomics-based tools for linseed improvement.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Global Alignment of PPI Networks -- Chapter 2: Integrated Network-Based Computational Analysis for Drug Development -- Chapter 3: Effective Random Walk Models for Comparative Network Analysis -- Chapter 4: Computational Methods for Protein-Protein Interaction Network Alignment -- Chapter 5: Network Propagation for the Analysis of Multi_Omics Data -- Chapter 6: Motifs in Biological Networks -- Chapter 7: Bio Fabric Visualization of Network Alignments -- Chapter 8: Module Identification of Biological Networks via Graph Partition -- Chapter 9: Network Module Detection to Decipher the Heterogeneity of Cancer Mutations.

Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction to Drugs, Drug Targets and Drug Resistance -- 2.Drugs Resistance in Bacterial Diseases -- 3.Drugs Resistance Against Viral Diseases -- 4.Drug Resistance in Protozoal Infections -- 5.Antifungal Drugs: Mechanism of Action and Resistance -- 6.Drug Resistance in Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections -- 7.Drug Resistance in Skin Diseases -- 8.Drugs Resistance in Lungs Diseases -- 9.Neurological Disorders: Biochemistry of Drug Resistance and Future Challenges -- 10.Drug Resistance in Kidney Diseases -- 11.Drugs resistance in Heart Diseases -- 12.Drugs Resistance in Liver Disease -- 13.Drug Resistance in Cancer -- 14.Drugs Resistance and Treatment Failure in HIV and / or AIDS -- 15.Drug Resistance in Reproductive Diseases -- 16.Drug Resistance in Diabetes -- 17.Drug Resistance in Rheumatological Diseases -- 18.Pherotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Role of CSP-1 and CSP-2 in Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance; Towards Development of Live Attenuated Vaccine Candidates in Inducing Netosis Based Acquired Immune Response -- 19.Hypoxia, Obesity and Drug Resistance; Towards Sustainable Development Goals and Globalization -- 20.Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Multidrug-resistance in Uropathogens and Novel Therapeutic Combat -- 21.Drugs Resistance Management.

Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 -- Conventional nanosized drug delivery systems for cancer applications -- Homing peptides for cancer therapy -- Radiolabeling of theranostic nanosystems -- Boosting nanomedicine efficacy with hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Part 2 -- Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Carriers for Biomolecules in Cancer Therapy -- Clearable Nanoparticles for Cancer Photothermal Therapy -- Biohybrid Nanosystems for Cancer Treatment: Merging the Best of Two Worlds -- Electrospun Nanofibers for Cancer Therapy -- Nanoneedle-based materials for intracellular studies -- Part 3 -- In vitro assays for nanoparticle-cancer cell interaction studies -- 3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening of nanoparticles -- In vitro and in vivo tumor models for the evaluation of anticancer nanoparticles -- Part 4 -- Nanotechnology for the Development of Nanovaccines in Cancer Immunotherapy -- Viral nanoparticles: cancer vaccines and immune modulators -- Industrial Perspective on Cancer Immunotherapy -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Section 1: Introduction of Acellularization -- Section 2: Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) as a Bioscaffold -- Section 3: Methods of Characterization of Acellularized Tissue -- Section 4: Methods of Sterilization of Acellularized Tissue -- Section 5: skin -- Chapter 1: Thin Skin -- Chapter 2: Thick Skin -- Section 6: Cartilage Tissue -- Chapter 1: Hyaline cartilage -- Chapter 2: Fibrocartilage -- Chapter 3: Elastic cartilage -- Section 7: Bone Tissue -- Section 8: Cardiovascular System -- Section 9: Digestive System I -- Chapter 1: Tongue -- Chapter 2: Esophagus -- Chapter 3: Stomach -- Chapter 4: Small Intestine -- Chapter 5: Large Intestine -- Section 10: Digestive System II -- Chapter 1: Liver -- Chapter 2: Pancreases -- Chapter 3: Gallbladder -- Section 11: Respiratory System -- Chapter 1: Trachea -- Chapter 2: Lung -- Section 12: Urinary System -- Chapter 1: Kidney -- Chapter 2: Bladder -- Section 13: Nerve System -- Chapter 1: Central Nerve System (CNS) -- Chapter 2: Peripheral Nerve System (PNS) -- Section 14: Female Reproductive System -- Chapter 1: Ovary -- Chapter 2: Uterus -- Chapter 3: Vagina -- Chapter 4: Cervix -- Section 15: Male Reproductive System -- Chapter 1: Prostate Gland -- Chapter 2: Testis.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Genome and Transcriptome of Amaranth Species -- Chapter 2. Organelle Genomics: The Chloroplast Genome of Amaranth -- Chapter 3. Genetic and Phenotypic Odyssey: Voyage of the Grain Amaranths from the Americas to the Old World -- Chapter 4. Genetics of Betalain Pigments in Amaranth Species -- Chapter 5. Molecular Characterization of Seed Storage Proteins (SSPs) in Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 6. Genetic Diversity in Amaranth and its Close Relatives -- Chapter 7. Searching for an Identity: Functional Characterization of Taxonomically Restricted Genes in Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 8. How to Overcome Recalcitrance? Novel Strategies and Recent Advances in the Genetic Transformation of Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 9. Polyploidy and Hybridization for Amaranth Crop Improvement -- Chapter 10. Amaranth Transcription Factors in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses.

Description / Table of Contents: Graviola Fruit Extraction by Ionic Liquid Microwave-assisted Extraction (IL-MAE) -- Role of Ionic Liquids in the Enzyme Stabilization: A Case Study with Trichoderma ressie Cellulase -- Role of Ionic Liquids in the Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass -- Proliferation of rat amniotic stem cell (AFSC) on modified surface microcarrier -- Application of spectroscopic methods for the analysis of non-halal meats in food products: A narrative review -- Identification of Potential Biomarkers of Porcine Gelatin -- Gamma Ray Mutagenesis on Bacteria Isolated from Shrimp Farm Mud for Microbial Fuel Cell Enhancement and Degradation of Organic Waste -- Effect of temperature on antibacterial activity and fatty acid methyl esters of Carica papaya seed extract -- Solid-state Fermentation of Agro-industrial Waste Using Heterofermentative Lacti Acid Bacteria -- Synthesis of chitosan-folic acid nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for propolis compounds.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Climate change overview -- Fungi: Essential elements in ecosystems -- Thermotolerance and adaption to climate change -- Impact of climatic change on dermatophytosis -- Climate change and the proliferation of cases of sporotrichosis -- Climate change and eumycetoma -- Effect of climate change on the geographical distribution of coccodioidomycosis -- Geographical expansion of histoplasmosis and its relation to climate change -- Impact of climate change on opportunistic mold infections -- The emergence of opportunistic yeast infections and climate change -- Climate change and allergies -- Climate change and mycotoxins -- Mycosis in natural disasters associated with climate change -- Advances and limitations in the identification of fungi -- Actions against the increase in fungal infections due to climate change: Prospects for vaccine development -- Bibliography -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Brassica juncea: A Crop for Food and Health -- Chapter 2. Botanical Descriptions of Brassica juncea: Taxonomy, Cytology, Cytogenetics and Phylogenetic Relationships -- Chapter 3. Chemical Composition of Oil and Cake of Brassica juncea: Implications on Human and Animal Health -- Chapter 4. Genepools of Brassica -- Chapter 5. Genetic Diversity Characterization and Population Structure in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 6. Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 7. Heteroploidy in Brassica juncea: Basics and Applications -- Chapter 8. Introgression Breeding in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 9. In vitro Culture for Micropropagation, Somatic Embryogenesis, Somatic Mutation, and Somatic Hybridization in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 10. Genetic Modification of Brassica juncea: Current Scenario and Future Prospects -- Chapter 11. Molecular Linkage Mapping in Brassica juncea: Founding the basis for Marker Assisted Selection -- Chapter 12. Brassica juncea Genome Sequencing: Structural and Functional Insights -- Chapter 13. Brassica juncea Genome Assemblies – Characteristics and Utilization -- Chapter 14. Resequencing in Brassica juncea for Elucidation of Origin and Diversity -- Chapter 15. Large Scale Genome Analysis: Genome Sequences, Chromosomal Reorganization, and Repetitive DNA in Brassica juncea and Relatives -- Chapter 16. Brassica juncea L. : Chloroplast Genome -- Chapter 17. Transcriptomics Research and Resources in Brassica spp -- Chapter 18. Metabolomics of Brassica juncea -- Chapter 19. Proteomics Approach to Uncoverkey Signaling Pathways in Brassica juncea in Abiotic and Biotic stress -- Chapter 20. Genomics Approaches to Understand the Evolution of Brassica juncea -- Chapter 21. Regulatory Genes in Development and Adaptation, and Their Utilization in Trait Improvementin Brassica juncea: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 22. Advanced Molecular Breeding for Yield -- Chapter 23. Advanced Breeding for Oil and Oil Cake Quality in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 24. Advances in Breeding Strategies for Improving Stress Tolerance in Brassicas -- Chapter 25. Genome Editing in Polyploid Brassica Crops.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Bioreceptors -- Chapter 3. Catalytic Biosensors -- Chapter 4. Affinity Biosensors -- Chapter 5. Affinity Biosensors -- Chapter 6. Label-free Biosensors -- Chapter 7. Bioreceptor Immobilization -- Chapter 8. Biochips. Chapter 9. Genome Sequencing -- Chapter 10. Genome Sequencing -- Chapter 11. Micro Electrode Arrays, Implants and Organs-on-a-Chip -- Appendix.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Recent advances in plant adaptation to climate change – An introduction to compatible solutes -- 2. Osmosensing and signaling in plants - Potential role in crop improvement under climate change -- 3. Amino acids other than proline and their participation in abiotic stress tolerance -- 4. Engineering glycine betaine biosynthesis in alleviating abiotic stress effects in plants -- 5. Improvement of abiotic stress tolerance by modulating polyamine pathway in crop plants -- 6. Engineering fructan biosynthesis against abiotic stress -- 7. The γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) towards abiotic stress tolerance -- 8. Sugar alcohols and osmotic stress adaptation in plants -- 9. Crosstalk of compatible solutes with other signalling pathways in plants -- 10. Effect and importance of compatible solutes in plant growth promotion under different stress conditions -- 11. Compatible solute engineering: An approach for plant growth under climate change.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Environment as a feminist issue -- 3. Silesian coal: history of Silesian industrialisation, the emergence of industrial society and its present restructuring -- 4. Silesian modernizations: analysis of the discourses of change -- 5. Coal perception in the region -- 6. Silesian narratives about the energy and ecology -- 7. The changing roles and values of Silesian women -- 8. Silesian women’s identity: the might of myth -- 9. Women's activity: "I" towards the change -- 10. Post-coal Silesia – the emergence of new regional identity -- 11. Upper Silesia: towards a sustainable future?.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Religion outside one’s homeland -- Chapter 2. Asylum seekers, immigrants, new Europeans: setting the scene -- Chapter 3. Young foreign Christian Catholics: a portrait -- Chapter 4. Being Muslim in Hard Times in Europe: New Opportunities and Old Challenges -- Chapter 5. God will save us! Faith, identity and practices in refugee welcoming centers -- Chapter 6. Similarities and differences: the Me3 generation at the mirror -- Chapter 7. Does religious capital still matter? Local secularized societies face with a renewal of religious pluralism -- Concluding remarks.

Description / Table of Contents: Microheterogeneity of antibody molecules -- Part I: Analytical Methods -- Lectin and LC based methods for immunoglobulin (G) glycosylation analysis -- Mass spectrometry-based methods for immunoglobulin G N-glycosylation analysis -- CE based methods for Ig(G) glycosylation analysis -- Automation of Ig glycosylation analysis -- Bioinformatics in immunoglobulin glycosylation analysis -- Part II: Biosynthesis & Regulation -- N-glycan biosynthesis: Basic principles and factors affecting its outcome -- Genetic regulation of immunoglobulin G glycosylation -- Epigenetics of immunoglobulin G glycosylation -- IgG changes in aging and other inflammatory conditions -- Estrogen-driven changes in immunoglobulin G Fc glycosylation -- Part III: Effector Functions & Diseases -- Sweet rules – linking glycosylation to antibody function -- Immunoglobulin G glycosylation in diseases -- Immunoglobulin A glycosylation and its role in diseases -- Part IV: Applications -- Importance and monitoring of therapeutic immunoglobulin G glycosylation -- Glycosylation of plant-produced immunoglobulins -- The rapidly expanding nexus of immunoglobulin G N-glycomics, suboptimal health status, and precision medicine -- Glycosylation of antigen-specific antibodies - Perspectives on immunoglobulin G glycosylation in vaccination and immunotherapy.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 The World of Carbohydrates -- Chapter 2 Basic Knowledge of Glycobiology -- Chapter 3 Carbohydrates involved in Diseases -- Chapter 4 Detection of Carbohydrate by Colorimetric Methods -- Chapter 5. Analytical Techniques to Study Carbohydrates -- Chapter 6 Monosaccharide Composition Analysis -- Chapter 7 Carbohydrate Analysis of Glycoconjugates -- Chapter 8 Structural Characterization of Released Glycans -- Chapter 9 Analysis of Sialic Acids -- Chapter 10 Carbohydrate Microarray Technology -- Chapter 11 Analysis of Carbohydrates by Mass Spectrometry -- Chapter 12 Analysis of Carbohydrates by Nuclear Magnetic -- Chapter 13 Glycobioinformatics -- Chapter 14 Concluding Remarks. .

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Biotechnology of 21st Century -- 3. Considerations on the Scaling of biological and chemical reactors -- 4. Design of a cultivation media for the production of metabolites with practical application in the biodegradation of industrial dyes -- 5. Obtaining and characterizing new biomaterials based on starch, for use in the food and health industry -- 6. Influence of immersion time in pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus) proteolytic enzyme solutions on the texture of bovine meat -- 7. Determination of free amino acids in fermented and toasted cocoa (Theobroma cacao) samples, using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection by diode arrangement -- 8. Characterization of cassava and bee wax residues for their use in the obtaining of bioplastic -- 9. Development of a thermoplastic material from the residues of the banana (Musa paradisiaca) -- 10. Chemical ecology and its role in the conservation of threatened species: a case study in the Galapagos islands -- 11. Energy evaluation of solid biofuels made from mixtures of lignocellulosic biomass -- 12. Reforestation and conservation of vegetable germ plasm: challenges and expectations -- 13. Characterization of Moniliophthora roreri evans and evaluation of biological control alternatives in cacao (Theobroma cacao), for the Ecuadorian amazon -- 14. Application of biotechnology to the search and selection of PGPR in the control of phytosanitary problems in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and banana (Musa acuminata) -- 15. Sustainability of organic quinoa cultivation (Chenopodium quinoa) in communities of colta Ecuador -- 16. Effects of artificial light intensity and temperature on the growth of lettuce (Lactuca sativa l.) in a vertical urban farm in low cost indoor -- 17. Efficiency of led lights in the propagation and field of summer flowers in Ecuador -- 18. Evaluation of extraction methods to obtain a natural flocculant from the tamarind seed (Tamarindus indica) -- 19. Bicomponent adsorption of Brilliant blue FCF and tartrazine under dynamic conditions using rice husk -- 20. Kinetic approach to the biocoagulation process of mixtures of Moringa oleífera and Caesalpinia spinosa in synthetic turby water -- 21. Sustainable alternatives in the treatment of liquid industrial waste -- 22. Biodegradation of industrial dyes with enzymatic extracts obtained in FES and FEL systems with Pleurotus djamor -- 23. Removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from medium and soil (lab & field conditions) by microorganisms isolated from the Ecuadorian amazon rainforest -- 24. Chemistry of natural products -- 25. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of natural extracts of altamisa (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and melissa (Melissa officinallis) for the control of pathogenic agents -- 26. Phenolic compounds of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell extraction and antimicrobial activity -- 27. Susceptibility to antimicrobials in strains of environmental origin, a public health problem -- 28. Inhibition effect of oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil on an active biodegradable film -- 29. Current Challenges and Future Prospective of Biotechnology.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Sulfate-reducing prokaryotes: Changing paradigms -- 2. Characteristics and taxonomy -- 3. Reduction of sulfur and nitrogen compounds -- 4. Electron transport proteins and cytochromes -- 5. Systems contributing to the energetics of SRP -- 6. Cell biology and metabolism -- 7. Geomicrobiology, biotechnology, and industrial applications -- 8. Biocorrosion -- 9. Ecology of dissimilatory sulfate reducers: Life in extreme conditions and activities of SRB -- 10. Interactions of SRB with animals and plants.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Brief Introduction to CRISPR Cas 9 -- Chapter 2: Introduction To Anticipatory Ethics -- Chapter 3: CRISPR, Phenomenology and Lived Experience -- Chapter 4: CRISPR and the Concept of Personhood -- Chapter 5: The use and access to CRISPR in historically socio-economically disadvantaged and marginalized communities -- Chapter 6: Future use of CRISPR: Gene Drive -- Chapter 7: Future use of CRISPR II: CRISPR Kill Switches -- Chapter 8: Domestic and International Regulation of CRISPR -- Chapter 9: Policy Recommendations with respect to CRISPR Germline Editing in Humans -- Chapter 10: Conclusions.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Biobanking -- Scientific Relevance, Problems and the Destitution for Principles of Biobanks and Biobanking Activities -- Types of Biobanks -- Ethical and Legal Principles in the Field of Biobanking -- Business Planning for Biobanks -- Biobanking Concepts Specific for Developing Countries -- Methods of Implementation and Set-up of National Biobanking Networks -- Implementation of Ethical and Legal Considerations in a Biobanking Network -- Collection and Management of Samples -- Quality Control and Risk Management in Biobanks -- Governance and Stakeholder Analysis -- Biobanking IT Systems, Database Structure and Web Applications -- Management Model and Sustainability Plan of Biobanks -- Sustainability Plan and Project Management of a Biobanking Network -- Establishing a Biobank Using Standardisation -- Science and Innovation of Biobanks -- Running a Biobank Network -- Infrastructure: Delivering on the Promise of Biobanking -- Design Considerations and Equipment of Biobanks -- Software Tools for Biobanking in LMICs -- The Importance of Cancer Biobanks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- Biobanking in Paediatrics: A Look from Armenia as a Middle-Income Country -- Biobanking of the Central Nervous System -- The Importance of Biobanking COVID-19 Samples -- Oncobiobanking in a Middle-Income Country: The Example of Russia -- Sustainability of Biobanks and Biobanking in LMICs -- Biobanks for Enabling Research and Development by Trusted Patient Data Environment -- Future Perspective of the Biobanking Field.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Nutrition and Metabolism: Foundations for Animal Growth, Development, Reproduction, and Health -- Chapter 2: Insights into the Regulation of Implantation and Placentation in Humans, Rodents, Sheep, and Pigs -- Chapter 3: A Role for Fructose Metabolism in Development of Sheep and Pig Conceptuses -- Chapter 4: Nutritional Regulation of Embryonic Survival, Growth and Development -- Chapter 5: Phosphate, Calcium, and Vitamin D: Key Regulators of Fetal and Placental Development in Mammals -- Chapter 6: Nutritional and Physiological Regulation of Water Transport in the Conceptus -- Chapter 7: Amino Acids in Microbial Metabolism and Function -- Chapter 8: Potential Replacements for Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Poultry: Interactions at the Gut Level and their Impact on Host Immunity -- Chapter 9: Microbiomes in the Intestine of Developing Pigs: Implications for Nutrition and Health -- Chapter 10: L-Arginine Nutrition and Metabolism in Ruminants -- Chapter 11: Hepatic Glucose Metabolism and Its Disorders in Fish -- Chapter 12: Protein-Sourced Feedstuffs for Aquatic Animals -- Chapter 13: Functional Molecules of Intestinal Mucosal Products in Animal Nutrition and Health -- Chapter 14: Use of Genome Editing Techniques to Produce Transgenic Farm Animals -- Chapter 15: Cows as Bioreactors for the Production of Nutritionally and Biomedically Significant Proteins -- Chapter 16: Use of Agriculturally Important Animals as Models in Biomedical Research -- Chapter 17: Pigs (Sus Scrofa) in Biomedical Research.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Economic Value and Research Significance of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 2. Moso Bamboo Germplasm Resources in China/World -- Chapter 3. Biological Traits of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 4. Moso Bamboo Genome -- Chapter 5. Moso Bamboo Transposon -- Chapter 6. Transcriptome of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 7. Moso Bamboo Alternative Splicing (AS ) and Polyadenylation -- Chapter 8. Characterizations and Function of Transcript Factor Gene families -- Chapter 9. MicroRNAs of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 10. Mitochondrial Genome of Endophytic Fungi from the Seed of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 11. Breeding Strategies of Moso Bamboo.

Description / Table of Contents: Senescence opposed to longevity -- Genetics, the language of Proteomics -- Plants Uncover Senescence Animals Way Off Humans -- Rejuvenation stops Senescence -- Overlap of Senescence with Disease -- Mosaic Restricted to the Individuum -- Remaining Time until Death -- Laboratory Checkups -- eroprotectors.

Description / Table of Contents: Genomic Designing For Abiotic Stress Tolerant Soybean -- Designing the Rapeseed Genome for Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Sunflower and Abiotic Stress: Genetics and Breeding for Resistance in the Post-Omics Era -- Integration of Genomics Approaches in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.): An overview -- Drought Tolerance in Rape and Mustard: Conventional and Molecular Approaches -- Genomic Designing For Sesame Resistance To Abiotic Stresses -- Abiotic Stresses in Castor Plant -- Designing Genomic Solutions to Enhance Abiotic Stress Resistance in Flax.

Description / Table of Contents: 1 Modeling in Biomechanics 1 -- 1.1 The different perspectives 2 -- 1.1.1 The engineering approach 2 -- 1.1.2 The clinical approach 2 -- 1.1.3 The pre- clinical approaches 2 -- 1.2 Opportunities and challenges 2 -- 1.3 Statistical analysis 3 -- 1.3.1 Probability distributions 4 -- 1.3.2 Hypothesis testing 7 -- 1.3.3 Correlation amongst variables 9 -- 1.3.4 Regression modeling 10 -- 1.3.5 Mean difference test 13 -- 1.3.6 Study design 14 -- 1.4 Model definition 16 -- 1.5 Model development and testing 17 -- 1.5.1 Sensitivity analysis 17 -- 1.5.3 Validation 21 -- 1.6 Case study: Biomechanical Rupture Risk Assessment (BRRA) 21 -- 1.6.1 Short comings of the current AAA risk assessment 21 -- 1.6.2 Intended Model Application (IMA) 21 -- 1.6.3 Failure hypothesis 22 -- 1.6.4 Work flow and diagnostic information 22 -- 1.6.5 Key modeling assumptions 23 -- 1.6.6 Clinical validation 24 -- 1.7 Summary and conclusion 25 -- Appendix: Biomechanics Modeling 27 -- A.1 Definitions and terminology in statistics 27 -- 2 The circulatory system 29 -- 2.1 Physiology 29 -- 2.1.1 Vascular system 29 -- 2.1.2 Key concepts 31 -- 2.1.3 Cells in the vascular system 32 -- 2.1.4 Macrocirculation 33 -- 2.1.5 Lymphatic system 37 -- 2.1.6 Microcirculation 38 -- 2.1.7 Hemodynamic regulation 41 -- 2.2 Mechanical system properties 42 -- 2.2.1 Vascular pressure 43 -- 2.2.2 Vascular flow 44 -- 2.2.3 Vascular resistance 45 -- 2.2.4 Transcapillary transport 45 -- 2.3 Modeling the macrocirculation 45 -- 2.3.1 Windkessel (WK) models 46 -- 2.3.2 Vessel network modeling 57 -- 2.4 Modeling the Microcirculation 63 -- 2.4.1 Transcapillary concentration difference 63 -- 2.4.2 Filtration 65 -- 2.5 Summary and conclusion 70 -- Appendix: Mathematical preliminaries 72 -- A.1 Complex numbers 72 -- A.2 Fourier series approximation 72 -- Appendix: Basic circuit elements 73 -- B.1 Resistor element 73 -- B.2 Capacitor element 73 -- B.3 Inductor element 74 -- Appendix: Transport mechanisms 74 -- C.1 Diffusion 74 -- C.2 Advection 75 -- Appendix: Osmosis 75 -- D.1 Osmotic pressure 75 -- D.2 Transport across semipermeable membranes 76 -- 3 Continuum Mechanics 77 -- 3.1 Kinematics 78 -- 3.1.1 Deformation gradient 78 -- 3.1.2 Multiplicative decomposition 79 -- 3.1.3 Polar decomposition 79 -- 3.1.4 Deformation of the line element 79 -- 3.1.5 Deformation of the volume element 80 -- 3.1.6 Deformation of the area element 80 -- 3.1.7 Concept of strain 81 -- 3.2 Concept of stress 85 -- 3.2.1 Cauchy stress theorem 86 -- 3.2.2 Principal stresses 87 -- 3.2.3 Isochoric and volumetric stress 89 -- 3.2.4 Octahedral stress and von Mises stress 89 -- 3.2.5 Cauchy stress in rotated coordinates 91 -- 3.2.6 First Piola-Kirchhoff stress 91 -- 3.2.7 Second Piola-Kirchhoff stress 92 -- 3.2.8 Implication of material incompressibility on the stress state 93 -- 3.3 Material time derivatives 94 -- 3.3.1 Kinematic variables 94 -- 3.3.2 Stress rates 95 -- 3.3.3 Power-conjugate stress and strain rates 96 -- 3.4 Constitutive modeling 97 -- 3.4.1 Some mechanical properties of materials 97 -- 3.4.2 Linear elastic material 100 -- 3.4.3 Hyperelasticity 102 -- 3.4.4 Viscoelasticity 105 -- 3.5 Governing laws 113 -- 3.5.1 Mass balance 114 -- 3.5.2 Balance of linear momentum 116 -- 3.5.3 Maxwell transport and localization 118 -- 3.5.4 Thermodynamic principles 119 -- 3.6 General principles 125 -- 3.6.1 Free body diagram 125 -- 3.6.2 Initial Boundary Value Problem 126 -- 3.6.3 Principle of Virtual -- 3.7 Damage and failure 129 -- 3.7.1 Physical consequences 129 -- 3.7.2 Strain localization 130 -- 3.7.3 Linear Fracture Mechanics 132 -- 3.7.4 J -- Integral 133 -- 3.7.5 Cohesive zone modeling 133 -- 3.8 Multiphasic continuum theories 134 -- 3.8.1 Mixture theory 134 -- 3.8.2 Poroelasticity theory 134 -- 3.9 Summary and conclusion 135 -- Appendix: Mathematical preliminaries 136 -- A.1 Laplace and Fourier transforms 136 -- A.2 Matrix algebra 136 -- A.2.1 Trace of a matrix 137 -- A.2.2 Identity matrix 137 -- A.2.3 Determinant of a matrix 137 -- A.2.4 Inverse and orthogonal matrix 138 -- A.2.5 Linear vector transform 138 -- A.2.6 Eigenvalue problem 138 -- A.2.7 Relation between the trace and the eigenvalues 139 -- A.2.8 Cayley-Hamilton theorem 139 -- A.3 Vector algebra 140 -- A.3.1 Basic vector operations 140 -- A.3.2 Coordinate transformation 142 -- A.4 Tensor algebra 144 -- A.4.1 Spherical tensor 144 -- A.4.2 Tensor operations 145 -- A.4.3 Invariants of second-order tensors 145 -- A.5 Vector and tensor calculus 146 -- A.5.1 Local changes of field variables 146 -- A.5.2 Divergence theorem 147 -- Appendix: Some useful Laplace and Fourier transforms 148 -- B.1 Laplace transforms 148 -- B.2 Fourier transforms 150 -- Appendix: Some useful tensor relations 151 -- 4 Conduit vessels 153 -- 4.1 Histology and morphology of the vessel wall 154 -- 4.1.1 Layered vessel wall organization 154 -- 4.1.2 Differences between arteries and veins 155 -- 4.1.3 Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) 156 -- 4.1.4 Cells 157 -- 4.2 Mechanical properties and experimental observations 158 -- 4.2.1 Aorta 160 -- 4.2.2 Carotid artery 161 -- 4.2.3 Coronary artery 162 -- 4.2.4 Iliac artery 163 -- 4.3 Vascular diseases 163 -- 4.3.1 Diagnostic examinations 164 -- 4.3.2 Atherosclerosis 165 -- 4.3.3 Biomechanical factors in atherosclerosis 167 -- 4.3.4 Carotid artery disease 169 -- 4.3.5 Coronary heart disease 171 -- 4.3.6 Aneurysm disease 172 -- 4.4 Vascular adaptation 174 -- 4.5 Constitutive descriptions 175 -- 4.5.1 Capacity of a vessel segment 176 -- 4.5.2 Hyperelasticity for incompressible solids 177 -- 4.5.3 Purely phenomenological descriptions 178 -- 4.5.4 Histo-mechanical descriptions 183 -- 4.5.5 General theory of fibrous connective tissue 185 -- 4.5.6 Residual stress and load -- free configuration 188 -- 4.5.7 Visco-elastic descriptions 189 -- 4.5.8 Damage and failure descriptions 191 -- 4.5.9 Non-passive vessel wall properties 194 -- 4.6 Identification of constitutive parameters 194 -- 4.6.1 Analytical vessel wall models 197 -- 4.6.2 Optimization problem 199 -- 4.7 Case study: Wall stress analysis of the normal and aneurysmatic -- infrarenal aorta 205 -- 4.7.1 the analysis type 205 -- 4.7.2 Setting the boundary conditions- Dirichlet boundary 205 -- 4.7.3 Setting the loading conditions - Neuman boundary 205 -- 4.7.4 Setting the vascular wall properties 206 -- 4.7.5 Setting the output options 206 -- 4.8 Summary and Conclusion 206 -- Appendix: Protocol experimental vessel wall testing 208 -- A.1 Tissue harvesting and sample preparation 208 -- A.2 Test protocol definition and data recording 208 -- A.3 Acquired -- x CONTENTS -- 5 Blood flow 211 -- 5.1 Blood composition 211 -- 5.1.1 Erythrocyte (or red blood cell) 212 -- 5.1.2 Leukocyte (or white blood cell) 212 -- 5.1.3 Thrombocyte (or platelet) 213 -- 5.1.4 Plasma 213 -- 5.2 Forces acting at blood particles 214 -- 5.2.1 Drag force 214 -- 5.2.2 Gravitational and inertia forces 214 -- 5.2.3 Forces related to fluid pressure 214 -- 5.2.4 Forces related to fluid velocity and shear stress 215 -- 5.2.5 Forces arising from collisions 216 -- 5.2.6 Chemical and electrical forces 216 -- 5.2.7 Segregation of blood particles 218 -- 5.3 Blood rheology modeling 218 -- 5.3.1 Alteration of blood microstructure with the shear rate 218 -- 5.3.2 Modeling generalized Newtonian fluids 219 -- 5.3.3 Single-phase viscosity models for blood 220 -- 5.3.4 Composition-based viscosity models for blood 221 -- 5.4 Blood damage 224 -- 5.5 Description of incompressible flows 224 -- 5.5.1 Energy conservation 224 -- 5.5.2 Linear momentum conservation 226 -- 5.6 Blood flow phenomena 232 -- 5.6.1 Laminar and turbulent flow 232 -- 5.6.2 Boundary layer flow 233 -- 5.6.3 Blood flow through circular tubes 233 -- 5.6.4 Multi-dimensional flow phenomena 234 -- 5.7 Case study: Wall Shear Stress (WSS) analysis of the normal and -- aneurysmatic infrarenal aorta 236 -- 5.7.1 Setting the analysis type 236 -- 5.7.2 Setting the boundary conditions -Dirichlet boundary 236 -- 5.7.3 Setting the loading conditions -Neuman boundary 237 -- 5.7.4 Setting the blood rheological properties 237 -- 5.7.5 Setting the output options 237 -- 5.8 Summary and conclusion 238 -- Appendix: Mathematical preliminaries 239 -- 6 The vascular wall, an active entity 241 -- 6.1 Vasoreactivity 242 -- 6.1.1 Structure of contractile SMC 242 -- 6.1.2 SMC contraction regulation 243 -- 6.2 Arteriogenesis 243 -- 6.3 Angiogenesis 244 -- 6.4 Damage, healing and failure 244 -- 6.5 Modeling frameworks 244 -- 6.5.1 Open system governing laws 245 -- 6.5.2 Kinematics-based growth description 246 -- 6.5.3 Tensorial distribution of volume growth 248 -- 6.5.4 Homeostatic growth 249 -- 6.5.5 Continues turnover-based growth description 252 -- 6.5.6 Other formulations 256 -- 6.5.7 Applications of growth descriptions 257 -- 6.6 Conclusion and Discussion 258 -- 6.7 Applications 259 -- 6.7.1 Tensile testing the passive and active vessel wall 259 -- 6.7.2 Biaxially loaded vessel wall patch 260 -- 6.7.3 Ring testing of vessel segments 262 -- References 265 -- Problem Solutions 287 -- Index 373.

Description / Table of Contents: Genomic Improvement of Rice for Drought, Aluminum, and Iron Toxicity Stress Tolerance -- Advances In Breeding For Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat -- Resistance to Abiotic Stress: Theory and Applications in Maize Breeding -- Genetic Diversity for Barley Adaptation to Stressful Environments -- Advances in Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Pearl Millet -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Foxtail millet -- Genomic-Assisted Breeding in Finger Millet.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Economic Importance, Practical Limitations to Production, Management and Breeding Targets of Alfalfa -- Chapter 2. Factors Influencing Yield and Quality -- Chapter 3. The Origin, Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Alfalfa -- Chapter 4. Germplasm Collection, Genetic Resources and Gene Pools in Alfalfa -- Chapter 5. Biotechnology Advances in Alfalfa -- Chapter 6. Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation of the Alfalfa Genome -- Chapter 7. Transcription Factors in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Genome-Wide Identification and a Web Resource Center AlfalfaTFDB -- Chapter 8. Genomics of Forage Quality in Alfalfa -- Chapter 9. Physiological, Morphological, Biochemical, and Genetic Responses of Alfalfa to Salinity -- Chapter 10. Developing SNPs and Strategies for Genomic Analysis in Alfalfa -- Chapter 11. Genomics Resources for Breeding in Alfalfa: Availability, Utility, and Adoption -- Chapter 12. Genomic Selection for Higher Yield and Quality in Alfalfa -- Chapter 13. Identification and Characterization of Disease Resistance Genes in Alfalfa and Medicago truncatula for Breeding Improved Cultivars -- Chapter 14. Genetic and Genomic Assessments for Improving Drought Resilience in Alfalfa -- Chapter 15. Self-Incompatibility, Inbreeding Depression, and Potential to Develop Inbred Lines in Alfalfa -- Chapter 16. Targeted Mutagenesis of Alfalfa.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications -- Characterization and Biocompatibility of a Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) 3D-Printed Scaffold -- Implications of Nanoscopic Surface Modification on Protein Adsorption and Cell Adhesion -- Biosurfactant-Based Nanoscale Micelles Extraction of Bio-Molecules -- Nanoemulsion of Herbal Bioactives -- Current Aspects of Nanotechnology in Agriculture -- Novel Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Pesticides Using Nano-Catalysts -- Bio-Nanoconjugates for Their Potential Role in Medical Science and Pharmaceuticals -- Enzymes in Nanoemulsion: A Way Forward for the Bioremediation of Organopollutants -- Biochar-Based Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Treatment -- Bacteriocins as Nanoparticle Forms and Their Applications -- Dry Deposition of Atmospheric Nanoparticles -- Carbon Dots and Their Theranostic Applications -- Magnetic Nanoparticlles from Bacteria -- Exploring the Protective Efforts of Silver Nanoparticles as Bionanofungicide Against Soil-Borne Sclerotium rolfsii Infection in Wheat Plants -- A Green Synthetic of Magnetite Nanoparticles to Treat Heavy Metal Stress in Oryza sativa L. -- Synthesis of Novel Metal/Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials Using Plant Sources and Their Potential Environmental Applications -- Structural Model and Diagram Electro-Magnetoelastic Actuator for Nanobiotechnology -- Bionanocomposites for Green Applications -- Importance of Nanotechnologies in Changing Climatic Conditions -- Nanotechnology for Biofuels: Progress and Pitfalls -- Metal Organic Framework Nanomaterials -- Nanobubble Liposome Complexes: Significance in Diagnostic Imaging and Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery -- Benefits of Chitosan-Based and Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites in Food Protection and Food Packaging -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Methods for hemicellulose deconstruction aiming to xylose recovery: Recent progress and future perspectives -- Detoxification of hemicellulosic hydrolysates for improved xylitol production -- Fermentative production of xylitol from various lignocellulosic hydrolysates -- Strain improvement methods for enhanced xylitol production -- Fermentative methods for xylitol production: a comparative account on batch, fed-batch and continuous fermentation -- Methods for xylitol recovery: appraisal and future perspectives -- Critical analysis on xylitol production employing integrated approaches in sugarcane and corn processing mills -- Techno-economic analysis of xylitol production in standalone and integrated biorefineries -- Applications of xylitol in food, health and medical sector -- Market, consumption trends and commercial status of xylitol production.

Description / Table of Contents: Tomato -- Potato -- Capsicums -- Eggplant -- Vegetable Brassica -- Cucurbits -- Allums -- Amaranth.

Description / Table of Contents: Reduced and Minimal Cell Factories in Bioprocesses: Towards a Streamlined Chassis -- Construction of minimal genomes and synthetic cells -- Engineering reduced-genome strains of Pseudomonas putida for product valorization -- Genome-reduced Corynebacterium glutamicum fit for biotechnological applications -- Reduction of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome: challenges and perspectives -- The use of in silico genome-scale models for the rational design of minimal cells -- From minimal to minimized genomes: Functional design of microbial cell factories -- Resource allocation principles and minimal cell design.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Concerns and Threats of Contamination on Aquatic Ecosystems -- 2. Effect of Pesticides on Fish Fauna: Threats, Challenges and Possible Remedies -- 3. Impact of Invasive Plants in Aquatic Ecosystems -- 4. Role of Modern Innovative Techniques for Assessing and Monitoring Environmental Pollution -- 5. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Environmental Pollution -- 6. Biopesticides: clean and viable technology for healthy environment -- 7. Inoculum addition in the presence of plant rhizosphere for petroleum polluted soil remediation -- 8. Vermicomposting: An Eco-friendly Approach for Recycling /Management of Organic Wastes -- 9. Bio-Fertilizers: Ecofriendly Approach for Plant and Soil Environment -- 10. Phytoremediation of heavy metals: an ecofriendly and sustainable approach -- 11. Credibility of in situ Phytoremediation for Restoration of Disturbed Environments -- 12. Role of White Willow (Salix alba L.) for Cleaning up the Toxic Metal Pollution -- 13. Mycoremediation: a Sustainable Tool for Abating Environmental Pollution -- 14. Microbial Biofilm Cell Systems for Remediation of Wastewaters -- 15. Pollution remediation by way of using genetically modified plants (GMP) -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: DNA basics (a primer on DNA) -- Hiding and storing messages and data in DNA -- DNA as a nanoscale building material -- DNA machines and nanobots -- DNA-based nanoelectronics -- Concluding remarks.

Description / Table of Contents: Insights into the emergence, clinical prevalence and significance of Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants -- Periprosthetic Joint Infection -- Complications in orthopedic trauma surgery: fracture related infection -- Chiral Stereochemical Strategy for Antimicrobial Adhesion -- Perspectives on and need to develop new infection control strategies -- Battling bacteria with free and surface-immobilized polymeric nanostructures -- Engineering Approaches to Create Antibacterial Surfaces on Biomedical Implants and Devices -- 3D Printed Ceramic-Polymer Composites for Treating Bone Infection -- Bioinspired interfaces for the management of skin infections -- Antimicrobial endodontic materials -- Local Delivery of Anti-biofilm Therapeutics -- Device-Related Infections -- Advances in polysaccharide based antimicrobial delivery vehicles -- Antibacterial Coatings on Medical Implants -- Perspectives on biomaterial-associated infection: pathogenesis and current clinical demands -- Polymeric Nanoparticulate Delivery Vehicles of Antimicrobials for Biofilm Eradication -- Pathogenesis of biomaterial-associated infection -- Metal- and Polymer-Based Nanoparticles for Advanced Therapeutic and Diagnostic System Applications -- Antimicrobial Material in Arthroplasty -- Antimicrobial Hydrogels: Key Considerations and Engineering Strategies for Biomedical Applications -- Antibacterial Polymeric and Peptide Gels/Hydrogels to Prevent Biomaterial-related Infections -- The Impact of Bacterial Biofilms in Transfusion Medicine -- Mechanisms of Action and Chemical Origins of Biologically Active Antimicrobial Polymers -- When the Race is Lost: The Clinical Impact of Prosthetic Joint Infections -- Antibacterial Hydroxyapatite: An Effective Approach to Cure Infections in Orthopedics -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Composting: Paradigms and Mechanisms -- 1. Compost and Compost Tea Microbiology: the “-Omics” Era -- 2. Biological Sterilisation, Detoxification and Stimulation of Cucurbitacin-containing Manure -- 3. Nematode succession during composting process -- 4. Review on Physiological Effects of Vermicomposts on Plants -- 5. Interaction of Earthworm Activity with Soil Structure and Enzymes -- 6. Survival of Pathogenic and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Vermicompost, Sewage Sludge and other Types of Composts in Temperate Climate Conditions -- Part 2. Modern Tools and Techniques for Composting Research -- 7. Molecular Tools and Techniques for Understanding the Microbial Community Dynamics of Vermicomposting -- 8. Molecular Tools and Techniques for Understanding the Microbial Community Dynamics of Vermicomposting -- 9. Recent Advances in Assessing the Maturity and Stability of Compost -- 10. Application of Nanotechnology to Research on the Microbiology of Composting -- Part 3. Composting Applications -- 11. Bioremediation of Pesticides in Soil Through Composting: Potential and Challenges -- 12. Current Trends and Insights on Compost Utilization Studies - Crop Residue Composting to Improve Soil Organic Matter in Sugarcane Cultivation, Tamil Nadu, India -- 13. Applications of Streptomyces spp. Enhanced Compost in Sustainable Agriculture.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. History and Social Aspects of Sourdough -- 2. The sourdough legislation -- 3. Chemistry of Cereal Grains -- 4. Technology of Sourdough Fermentation and Sourdough Applications -- 5. Steamed Bread -- 6. Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Sourdough Lactic Acid Bacteria -- 7. Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Physiology of Sourdough Yeasts -- 8. Physiology and Biochemistry of Lactic Acid Bacteria -- 9. Sourdough: A Tool to Improve Bread Flavor, Rheology and Shelf Life -- 10. Sourdough: A Tool for Non-Conventional Fermentation and To Recover Side Streams -- 11. Nutritional Aspects of Cereal Fermentation with Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts -- 12. Sourdough and Gluten-Free Products -- 13. Sourdough and Cereal Beverages -- 14. Perspectives.

Description / Table of Contents: Workflows and Components of Bioimage Analysis -- Measurements of Intensity Dynamics at the Periphery of the Nucleus -- 3D Quantitative Colocalisation Analysis -- The NEMO Dots Assembly: Single-Particle Tracking and Analysis -- Introduction to MATLAB: Image Analysis & Brownian Motion -- Resolving the process of Clathrin Mediated Endocytosis Using Correlative Light & Electron Microscopy (CLEM).

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- The importance of technogenesis and sustainable environmental protection technologies. Chapter 2 -- Natural and artificial biogeochemical barriers as natural technologies. Chapter 3 -- The sustainable natural materials and their role in waste management and soil contamination stabilizing. Chapter 4 -- The sustainable natural materials used for adsorbing contaminants from aqueous medium. Chapter 5 -- Biotechnologies as the sustainable environmental protection technologies. Chapter 6 -- The major properties of natural materials used in biofiltration systems. Chapter 7 -- Operational parameters of biofiltration systems required for efficient operation of components ensuring system’s sustainability. Chapter 8 -- Natural and inoculated microorganisms as important component for sustainability of biofiltration system. Chapter 9 -- The technologies of the sustainable environmental protection in real conditions in the case of biofiltration systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Genomics of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Malus domestica -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Banana -- Genetic Improvement of Citrus Limon (L. Burm f.) for Resistance to Mal Secco Disease -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Grapevine -- Wild and Related Species as a Breeding Source for Abiotic Stress Resistance of Peach Cultivars and Rootstocks -- Genomic Designing of new Almond-Peach Rootstock-variety Combinations Resistance to Plum pox virus -- Genomic Designing of New Plum Pox Virus Resistant Plumcot -- Integrated Genomic Designing and Insights for Disease Resistance and Crop Protection against Pathogens in Cherry -- Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Berries.

Description / Table of Contents: Electromagnetic Properties and the Basis for CDI, MREIT and EPT -- Modeling for Electromagnetic Characterization, Prediction and Reconstruction -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Basics -- Phantom Construction and Equipment Configurations for Characterizing Electrical Properties using MRI -- MR Current Density and MREIT Data Acquisition -- Magnetic Resonance Current Density Imaging (MR-CDI) -- Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance Tomography -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Management of Biobanks -- Chapter 2. Quality Management -- Chapter 3. Documentation and Records -- Chapter 4. Human Resources Management -- Chapter 5. Ethical and Legal Aspects -- Chapter 6. Supplies, Materials Management -- Chapter 7. Equipment -- Chapter 8. Traceability -- Chapter 9. Environmental and Staff Hygiene -- Chapter 10. Biobanking Processes and Quality Control -- Chapter 11. Deviations, Nonconforming Product/Data or Service -- Chapter 12. Audits -- Chapter 13. Improvement -- Chapter 14. Biobank Cooperation in the Scientific, Research and Development Area -- Chapter 15. Safety and Security.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Teak: The King of Timbers -- Chapter 2. Teak Plantations and Wood Production -- Chapter 3. Modern Silvicultural Practices and Productivity of Teak -- Chapter 4. Analysis and Modeling of Teak growth: New Perspectives for Productivity Evaluation -- Chapter 5. Economics of Teak -- Chapter 6. Teak Biology and Ecology -- Chapter 7. Teak Wood Chemistry and Natural Durability -- Chapter 8. Wood Properties and their Variations in Teak -- Chapter 9. Seed Biology and Seed Orchard Dynamics in Teak -- Chapter 10. Clonal Teak -- Chapter 11. Clonal Characterization and Variety Registration of Teak -- Chapter 12. Genetic Diversity and Population Genetic Structure of Teak -- Chapter 13. Genetic Improvement of Teak -- Chapter 14. Molecular Physiology of Teak -- Chapter 15. Genome of Teak: Structure and Features -- Chapter 16. Functional Genomics of Teak. .

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Harnessing the Hidden Treasures in African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa), An Underutilized Grain Legume with Food Security Potentials -- 2. The Role of Indigenous Food Species in Achieving Food Security in South-Eastern Nigeria -- 3. The potentials of African neglected and orphan crops in augmentation of African food security -- 4. Optimization of Soaking Condition and Drying Temperature for The Production of African Yam Beans (Sphenostylis sternocarpa) Flour -- 5. Harnessing the Potential of Underutilized Aquatic Bioresource For Food and Nutritional Security in Kenya -- 6. Exploring Some Neglected and Underutilized Root and Tuber Crops for Food Security in Nigeria -- 7. Finger Millet: A Crop with Food Security Potentials for Africans -- 8. An Exploratory Study of The Association Among Household Food Securing Activities, Gender and Health in South Africa -- 9. Exploring the Industrial Potential of The Nigerian Pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo L.) -- 10. Functional Meat and Meat Products for Sustainable African Nutrition Security -- 11. Agricultural Productivity: A Key Component of Inclusive Growth Towards Food Security -- 12. Optimal Formulation of a Composite Flour from Biofortified Cassava, Pigeonpea, and Soybean for Complementary Feeding -- 13. Gauging Food Insecurity Resilience Among Pastoral Communities: A Case Study of Kenya -- 14. Optimisation and Multiplication of Large Fulani Eco-Type Chicken for Sustainable Production and Genetic Security in Nigeria -- 15. Soil Quality Indicators; Their correlation and Role in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity -- 16. Soil Quality and Horticulture: Implication for Food Security and Safety in Nigeria -- 17. Beneficiation of castor and thorn trees as management strategy to food security -- 18. Soil Information as A Factor to Consider in Sustainable Tree Crop Production for Nutritional Security, Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Management in Africa -- 19. African Walnuts: A Natural Depository of Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds Essential for Food and Nutritional Security in Africa -- 20. Implications of Production, Post-harvest and Consumption of Fish on Food and Nutrition Security: Nigeria as a Focal Country -- 21. Improving Crop Physio-Biochemical Efficiency and Abiotic Resilient Crops for Alleviating Food Insecurity in Africa -- 22. Analysis of Cassava Farmers’ Response to Climate Change Adaptation: Implication for Sustainable Food Production in Nigeria -- 23. Sustainable Agriculture: A Way Out to Combat Food Insecurity and Unsafety in The Context of Climate Change in West Africa -- 24. Smart Crops for Climate Change and Food Security in Africa -- 25. Impact of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Food Safety and Occurrence of Foodborne Diseases -- 26. Management of Soil-Microorganism: Interphase for Sustainable Soil Fertility Management and Enhanced Food Security -- 27. The Relevance of Plant Breeding to Food Security in Africa -- 28. Extent, Impact and Prospects of Genetically Engineered Crops in Africa -- 29. Soil Microbes and Food Security Nexus: Imperativeness of Microbial Biotechnology -- 30. Production of Edible Oil from Microorganisms -- 31. Food Sustainability Enhancement: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria as Key Players in The Alleviation of Drought Stress in Plants -- 32. Molecular Markers: Potential Facilitators in Plant Breeding and Germplasm Conservation -- 33. Biofertilizer: An Eco-Friendly Approach for Sustainable Crop Production -- 34. Design and Development of a Hybrid Bio-Solar Energy Fruit Dryer -- 35. Advances in Extrusion Technology and Its Applicability to Food Processing in Developing Nations -- 36. Nanotechnology as Vehicle for Biocontrol of Plant Diseases in Crop Production -- 37. Fusarium Species and Their Associated Mycotoxins in Foods and Their Products In Africa -- 38. Application of Nanobiotechnology In Agri-Food Sector; A Promising Technique in Food Safety -- 39. Salmonella enterica Subspecies Enterica Serotypes Associated with Meat and Meat Products in African Countries: A Review -- 40. Heavy Metals Contamination of Arable Lands: A Threat to Food Security and Safety -- 41. A Step Forward Towards Food Safety from Parasite Infective Agents -- 42. African Fermented Food as Antimicrobial Agents -- 43. Risk Assessment of Human Carcinogenicity of Acrylamide in Food: Way to Reduce the Predicted Mitogenic Side Effects Through Mitigation Strategy -- 44. Safety Hazards Along Animal Food Supply Chain in Nigeria.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Broomcorn Millet Genome -- Chapter 2. Buckwheat Genome and Genomics -- Chapter 3. Tef [Eragrostistis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] -- Chapter 4. The Apricot Genome -- Chapter 5. Chinese Jujube: Crop Background and Genome Sequencing -- Chapter 6. The Longan (Dimocarpus longan) Genome -- Chapter 7. The Mangosteen Genome -- Chapter 8. The Passion Fruit Genome -- Chapter 9. The Soursop Genome (Annona muricata L., Annonaceae) -- Chapter 10. Underutilised Fruit Tree Genomes from Indonesia -- Chapter 11. The Bambara Groundnut Genome: From the Crop to the Genome -- Chapter 12. Grasspea -- Chapter 13. The Lablab Genome -- Chapter 14. The Perennial Horse Gram (Macrotyloma axillare) Genome, Phylogeny, and Selection Across the Fabaceae -- Chapter 15. Breeding and Genomics of Pigeonpea in the Post-NGS Era -- Chapter 16. Rice Bean -- Chapter 17. The Winged Bean Genome: One Species Supermarket -- Chapter 18. Castor Bean: Recent Progress in Understanding the Genome of this Underutilized Crop -- Chapter 19. Genome Resources for Ensete Ventricosum (enset) and Related Species -- Chapter 20. Yam Genomics -- Chapter 21. The African Eggplant -- Chapter 22. Sequencing of the Bottle Gourd Genomes Enhances Understanding of the Ancient Orphan Crop -- Chapter 23. Advances and Prospects in Genomic and Functional Studies of the Aquatic Crop, Sacred Lotus -- Chapter 24. Utilising Public Resources for Fundamental Work in Underutilised and Orphan Crops.

Description / Table of Contents: Biosystematics and Botanical Descriptions of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) in India -- Genetic Diversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Seabuckthorn -- Current Status of Chromosome-based Gender Determination in Seabuckthorn -- Analytical Techniques for the Biochemical Profiling in Seabuckthorn -- Effect of Processing and Storage on Seabuckthorn Products -- Metabolomic Diversity of Seabuckthorn Collections from Different Geographical Regions -- Deciphering the Proteomes and Nanotechnological Potential of an Unexplored Plant Seabuckthorn -- Biotechnological Approaches for Seabuckthorn Improvement -- Repertoire of Molecular Markers and their Applications in Seabuckthorn -- Barcoding-based Identification of Hippophae species -- Transcriptome Sequencing and Analysis of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) -- Mining of Microsatellites and Transcription Factors in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) Transcriptomes -- Frankia – The Endo-micro-symbiont of Hippophae Sp -- Medicinal and Nutraceutical Properties of Seabuckthorn -- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of the Anti-oxidative Activity of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) -- Knowing More About Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)- A Promising Source of Safe and Effective Medical Radiation Countermeasure -- Methods in Seabuckthorn Breeding -- Global Distribution of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) Resources and their Utilization .

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter. 1. A diverse array of microbial taxa affianced in bioremediation to counteract environmental pollution.-Chapter. 2. Aerobic processes: best approach for the treatment of wheat starch effluents -- Chapter. 3. Banned pesticides with high persistence: the impact of their use in agriculture and their removal by microbial biodegradation -- Chapter. 4. Bioremediations for Oil Spills by Utilizing Microbes -- Chapter. 5. Genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation processes -- Chapter. 6. Microbial Modifications and Biochemical Pathway-mechanism for ecosystem decontamination -- Chapter. 7. Innovative biofilms mediated as empiricist of bioremediation for sustainable development -- Chapter. 8. Major groups of microorganisms employed in bioremediation -- Chapter. 9. Microbial Exploration and their Metabolic Capacity for detoxification and Restoration of Natural Ecosystems -- Chapter. 10. Microbes in Restoration of Polluted Ecosystems -- Chapter. 11. Microbial Biotechnology: Energy generation approach from the environmental waste -- Chapter. 12. Microbial degradation of industrial pollutants from different environment -- Chapter. 13. Microbial enzymes and their importance in the environmental decontamination -- Chapter. 14. Structural and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial-world for Sustainability -- Chapter. 15. Plant-Associated Bacteria in Ecosystems Functioning and Sustainability -- Chapter. 16. The science of microbial enzymes as detoxification tool for inorganic and organic pollutants.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Innovative antimicrobial and osteoinductive therapeutics -- Advances in antimicrobial and osteoinductive biomaterials -- Recent Advances in Controlled Release Technologies for the Co-Delivery of Antimicrobial and Osteoconductive Therapeutics -- Biofilm-inhibiting and osseointegration-promoting orthopedic implants with novel nanocoatings -- Three dimensional (3D) and drug-eluting nanofiber coating for prosthetic implants -- Cationic antimicrobial coatings with osteoinductive properties -- Peptide Functionalized Biomaterials with Osteoinductive or Anti-biofilm Activity -- Construction of bio-functionalized ZnO coatings on titanium implants with both self-antibacterial and osteoinductive properties -- Gasotransmitters: antimicrobial properties and impact on cell growth for tissue engineering -- Carbon nanotubes: Their antimicrobial properties and applications in bone tissue regeneration -- Part II: Interface tissue engineering and advanced material for scaffolds -- Fracture healing and progress towards successful repair -- Animal models for bone tissue engineering and osteoinductive biomaterial research -- Bioprinting in Tissue Engineering -- Additive Manufacturing of Bio-scaffolds for Bone Regeneration -- Anti-biofouling and Antimicrobial Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering -- Osteoinductive and osteoconductive biomaterials -- Bimetallic nanoparticles for biomedical applications: a review -- Peptide-mediated Bone Tissue Regeneration -- Antibody mediated osseous regeneration - a new strategy for bioengineering -- Extracellular matrix-based materials for bone regeneration -- Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering: Properties and Relevance in Bone Repair -- Bioactive Glasses in Orthopedic Applications -- Advances in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration -- SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING: A state of the art review concerning types, properties, materials, processing and characterization -- Recent Developments of Zn-Based Medical Implants -- Recent physical interaction-based bioadhesives -- Tellurium, the forgotten element: a review for the properties, processes and biomedical applications of the bulk and nanoscale metalloid -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction – Biology of Breast Cancer Metastasis and Importance of the Analysis of CTCs -- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Circulating Tumor Cells, the Precursors of Metastasis -- Disseminated Tumor Cells and Dormancy in Breast Cancer Progression -- Methodology for the Isolation and Analysis of CTCs -- Advances in the Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Single Cell Analyses and Interactions, and Patient-derived Models for Drug Testing -- Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) Heterogeneity in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Different Approaches for Different Needs -- Relevance of CTC Clusters in Breast Cancer Metastasis -- Epigenetics of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer -- Circulating Tumor Cells: Applications for Early Breast Cancer -- Clinical Relevance and Therapeutic Application of CTCs in Advanced Breast Cancer. .

Description / Table of Contents: Web-based 3D visualisation of biological and medical data -- Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia: Visualising Nerve and Needle -- Scanning conditions in functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging: how to standardise resting-state for optimal data acquisition and visualisation? -- Interactive VR Stroke Rehabilitation System Design -- Systematic review of Augmented and Virtual Reality in anatomical education -- Interdimensional travel: Visualisation of 3D-2D transitions in anatomy learning -- Anatomy Visualizations Using Stereopsis: Assessment and Implication of Stereoscopic Virtual Models in Anatomical Education -- Storyboarding in Medical Animation -- The hidden curriculum of imaging and utilisation of unregulated social media resources within clinical education -- Online distance learning in biomedical sciences: Community, belonging and presence. .

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The historical studies underpinning the concept of hair follicle neogenesis (Higgins C, Jahoda C) -- Chapter 2. Hair regeneration and rejuvenation: pipeline of medical and technical strategies (Limbu S, Kemp P) -- Chapter 3. Cells and structures involved in hair follicle regeneration: an introduction (Tsai J, Garza LA) -- Chapter 4. The dermal papilla and hair follicle regeneration: Engineering strategies to improve dermal papilla inductivity (Pantelireis N, Clavel C) -- Chapter 5. Dermal sheath and hair follicle regeneration (Yoshida Y, Tsuboi K, Kishimoto J) -- Chapter 6. Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions between hair follicles and dermal adipose tissue (Ramos R, Plikus MV) -- Chapter 7. Lymphatic vasculature and hair follicle regeneration (Cazorla A, Perez-Moreno M) -- Chapter 8. In vitro and ex vivo hair follicle models to explore therapeutic options for hair regeneration (Bertolini M, Piccini I, McElwee KJ) -- Chapter 9. Extracellular vesicles including exosomes for hair follicle regeneration (Aberdam E, le Riche A, Bordes S, Closs B, Park BS, Aberdam D) -- Chapter 10. Stem cell-based therapies for hair loss: what is the evidence from a clinical perspective? (Park BS, Choi HI) -- Chapter 11. Induced pluripotent stem cell approach for hair follicle regeneration (Pinto A, Terskikh AV) -- Chapter 12. Biofabrication technologies in hair neoformation (Abreu CM, Gasperini L, Marques AP) -- Chapter 13. Wound healing induced hair follicle regeneration (Jiang Y, Myung P) -- Chapter 14. Hair follicles in wound healing and skin remodeling (Plotczyk M, Jimenez F) .

Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Fungal Symbiosis -- Current Status–Enlightens in Its Biology and Omics Approach on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Community -- An Insight through Root-Endophytic-Mutualistic Association in Improving Crop Productivity and Sustainability -- Interaction Between Root Endophytes and Plants: Their Bioactive Products and Significant Functions -- Unravelling the Role of Endophytes in Micronutrient Uptake and Enhanced Crop Productivity -- Dual and Tripartite Symbiosis of Invasive Woody Plants -- Eco-friendly Association of Plants and Actinomycetes -- The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis of Trees: Structure, Function, and Regulating Factors -- Effectiveness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Improving Carob Culture in the Mediterranean Regions -- Leaf Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds -- Role of Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica in Nutrient Acquisition and Plant Health -- The Role of Symbiotic Fungi in Nutri-Farms -- Part II. Bacterial Symbiosis -- Understanding the Evolution of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria -- Rhizobia–Legume Symbiosis During Environmental Stress -- Archaeal Symbiosis for Plant Health and Soil Fertility -- Microbial Symbionts of Aquatic Plants -- Rhizobium Presence and Functions in Microbiomes of Non-leguminous Plants -- Part III. Insect–Fungus Mutualism -- Symbiotic Harmony Between Insects and Fungi: A Mutualistic Approach -- Panorama of Metarhizium: Host Interaction and Its Uses in Biocontrol and Plant Growth Promotion -- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Potential Plant Protective Agent Against Herbivorous Insect and Its Importance in Sustainable Agriculture -- Eradication of Malaria by the Mutualistic Interaction Between Wickerhamomyces anomalus and Anopheles sp -- Part IV. Microbial Symbiosis in Disease and Stress Management -- Halophyte–Endophyte Interactions: Linking Microbiome Community Distribution and Functionality to Salinity -- Root Endophytic Microbes and Their Potential Applications in Crop Disease Management -- Do Mycorrhizal Fungi Enable Plants to Cope with Abiotic Stresses by Overcoming the Detrimental Effects of Salinity and Improving Drought Tolerance? -- Combined Use of Beneficial Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for the Biocontrol of Plant Cryptogamic Diseases: Evidence, Methodology, and Limits -- Remediation of Toxic Metal-Contaminated Soil and Its Revitalisation with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Stem Cells: The Facts and Hype in Stem Cells Research and Development -- Chapter 2. Embryonic and Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Chapter 3. Adult Stem Cells: Hematopoietic Stem Cells, and Control Of Hematopoiesis -- Chapter 4. Adult Stem Cells: Adult Stem Cells: Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Pericytes -- Chapter 5. Cancer Stem Cells and the Development of Cancer -- Chapter 6. Stem Cell Applications In Metabolic Disorders: Diabetes Mellitus -- Chapter 7. Epigenetics in Stem Cell Biology -- Chapter 8. Practicum: Isolation of Bone Marrow and Adipose Tissue Mesenchyme Stromal Cells -- Chapter 9. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Biology, History and in-vitro Generation -- Chapter 10. Tissue Engineering Modalities and Nanotechnology -- Chapter 11. Practicum: Scaffold engineering using the amniotic membrane -- Chapter 12. The Scientific Method, Ethical Consideration and Implications in Stem Cell Research.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction by the editors -- Chapter 2. Antibodies – A History of their Discovery and Properties -- Chapter 3. Monoclonal Antibodies and Hybridomas -- Chapter 4. Antibody Display Systems -- Chapter 5. Transgenic Animals for the Generation of Human Antibodies -- Chapter 6. Applications of Antibodies in Therapy, Diagnosis & Science -- Chapter 7. Bispecific antibodies -- Chapter 8. Antibody-Drug Conjugates -- Chapter 9. Alternative Binding Scaffolds – multipurpose binders for applications in basic research and therapy -- Chapter 10: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) redirected T cells -- Chapter 11. Improvement of Key Characteristics of Antibodies -- Chapter 12. Engineering therapeutic antibodies for development -- Chapter 13. Eukaryotic expression systems for upstream pro-cessing of monoclonal antibodies -- Chapter 14. Antibody Validation.

Description / Table of Contents: Western blotting: How it began -- 2. Basics of Western Blotting -- 3.Basic Calculations in Western Blotting -- 4.Choosing The Right Antibody For Western Blotting -- 5. Sample Preparation -- 6. Blocking membranes at places that do not have transferred proteins -- 7. A Basic Method for Western Blotting -- 8. Trouble Shooting Western Blotting -- 9. Using Biotin to demonstrate western and dot blotting in University Practical Classes- A Guide To Instructors -- 10. Nitrocellulose Membrane Art -- 11. The Use Of A Harmless Invisible Ink To Send Secret Messages On Nitrocellulose Membranes And As A Substitute For The Harmful Radioactive Ink Used As A Marker In ECL Membrane Assays -- 12. Fingerprinting On Nitrocellulose And Polyvinylidene Difluoride Membrane -- 13. Spectrometric Determination Of Protein For Electrophoresis -- 14. Concentrating Proteins For Western Blotting -- 15. Dissolving Proteins Using Lysis Buffer -- 16. Blotting And Detecting Glycosaminoglycans -- 17. Passive Blotting From Tissue Slices -- 18. Localizing Proteins by Tissue Printing -- 19. Ultrasound Blotting -- 20. Obtaining Several Blots From A Single SDS-PAGE Gel By Passive Transfer -- 21. Diffusion Blotting From SDS-PAGE Gels Supported By Solid Plastic -- 22. Dot-Immunobinding -- 23. Simultaneous Immunoblotting Analysis With Activity Gel Electrophoresis -- 24. Protein Blotting By Centrifugation -- 25. Blotting And Immunostaining Of Multiple Antigenic Peptides -- 26. High Molecular Weight Protein Blotting Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis -- 27. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide PAGE And Eastern Blotting -- 28. Purification Of Autoantibodies Bound To An Autoantigen Immobilized On A Membrane Strip -- 29. Miniaturized Blotting -- 30. Affinity Immunoblotting -- 31. Transferring Coomassie Blue Stained Proteins from Polyacrylamide Gels To Transparencies -- 32. Protein Transfer From Immobilized pH Gradient Gels -- 33. SDS PAGE To Immunoblotting In Sixty Minutes -- 34. Western Blot Analysis Of Protein-DNA Complexes Formed DuringGel Shift Experiments -- 35. Electrophoretic Transfer Of High And Low Molecular Weight Proteins To Membranes Using Heat -- 36. Grid-immunoblotting -- 37. Far-western Blotting -- 38. Native Electrophoresis And Western Blot Analysis -- 39. Efficient Electroblotting Of Low Molecular Weight Protein After Staining With Coomassie -- 40. Avoiding Non-specific Binding Of Secondary Antibodies In Immunoblotting By Double-blotting -- 41.A Brief Introduction To Other Protein Blotting Methods -- 42. Quantitative Computerized Western Blotting In Detail -- 43. Common Problems In Electrophoresis.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Nanomedicine: General Introduction from A to Z -- Immunology and Nanotechnology: Effects and Affects -- Role of Nanotechnology in Sensor Development -- Nanotechnology in the Characterization of Cancer -- Nano Vaccine -- Nanotechnology in Theranostics and In Vivo Imaging -- The Implication of Physical and Chemical Characterization of Therapeutic and Imaging Applications -- Polymers in Nanomedicine -- Delivery of Drug Payloads to Organs and Organ-Systems of Human Beings -- Drug Delivery Towards Cancer -- Drug Delivery Towards Malaria -- Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Implant Development -- Interactions Between Nano-Delivery Agents and Immune Systems -- The Fate of Drug Delivery Agents after Delivery of Payload -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Nitrogen physiology and ecology -- Chapter 1: Physiology and distribution of Nitrogen in soils -- Chapter 2: Ecophysiology of nitrogen in symbiotic relationships of plants and microorganisms -- Chapter 3: Ecological perspectives on soil microbial community involved in N-cycling -- Chapter 4: Pedological assessment of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents in wetland rice ecosystems of Majuli river island, Assam, India -- Part II: Nitrogen cycle and pathway -- Chapter 5: Functional Nitrogen in Rhizosphere -- Chapter 6: Potential contribution of soil microflora and fauna in Nitrogen cycle: A comprehensive study -- Chapter 7: Unraveling microbial nitrogen pathway in rhizosphere -- Chapter 8: Role of root exudates on different processes of nitrogen cycle in rhizosphere -- Part III: Techniques and applications -- Chapter 9: Techniques for improving nitrogen use efficiency in rice -- Chapter 10: Tools for characterization of nitrogen fixing microbes -- Chapter 11: Biopriming is emerging as a supplemental strategy for improving nitrogen use efficiency of crop species -- Chapter 12: Overview of the role of nitrogen in copper pollution and bioremediation mediated by plant-microbe interactions -- Part IV: Metagenomics -- Chapter 13: Metagenomics for improving soil fertility -- Chapter 14: Soil microbial diversity and metagenomics -- Part V: Bacteria in nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 15: Beneficial effects of Nitrogen fixing bacteria for agriculture of the future -- Chapter 16: Functional Diversity of Nitrogen-Fixing Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria-The Story so Far -- Chapter 17: Bacterial mutants for enhanced nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 18: Perspectives of nitrogen fixing Bacillus spp -- Chapter 19: Quorum Sensing Enhances Nitrogen Uptake In Plants -- Part VI: Fungi in nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 20: Fungi and nitrogen cycle: symbiotic relationship, mechanism and significance -- Chapter 21: Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Sustainable Plant Nitrogen Nutrition: Mechanisms and Impact -- Chapter 22: Nitrogen fixing fungi for development of biofertilizer and future strategies -- Chapter 23: Iron toxicity and its relation to nitrogen and phosphorus availability in ectomycorrhizal fungi -- Part VII: Algae in nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 24: Role of Algae in soil nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 25: Role of cyanobacteria in rhizospheric nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 26: Molecular aspects and oxygen relations of nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction (market, clinical need, bone grafts) a. Choice 1: Alan S Herford, DDS, MD (Loma Linda University) -- 2. Basic bone biology a. Choice 1: David T Scadden, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) -- 3. Principles of bone tissue engineering a. Choice 1: Antonios G Mikos, PhD (Rice University) b. Choice 2: Susmita Bose, PhD (Washington State University) -- 4. Additive manufacturing technologies a. Choice 1: Anthony Atala, MD (Wake Forest School of Medicine) b. Choice 2: Jennifer A Lewis, ScD (Harvard University) -- 5. 3D printing scaffolds for oral and maxillofacial regeneration a. Choice 1: Fernando PS Guastaldi, PhD (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Maria J Troulis, MsC (Massachusetts General Hospital) -- 6. 3D printing scaffolds for orthopedic joint tissue engineering a. Choice 1: Anthony J Melchiorri, PhD (Rice University) -- 7. 3D bioprinting and nanotechnology for bone tissue engineering a. Choice 1: Bhushan Mahadik, PhD (University of Maryland) -- 8. Bioreactors and scale-up in bone tissue engineering a. Choice 1: John P Fisher, PhD (University of Maryland) -- 9. Commercialization, legal, and regulatory considerations to translate 3D printing-based products to the marketplace and the clinic a. Choice 1: Anthony Ratcliffe, PhD (Synthasome, Inc.) -- 10. Future directions and challenges a. Choice 1: James J Yoo, PhD (Wake Forest School of Medicine) b. Choice 2: Fernando PS Guastaldi, PhD (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Bhushan Mahadik, PhD (University of Maryland).

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Biological Characterization of Bone Tissue -- Chapter 1. Bone: functions, structure and physiology -- Chapter 2. Bone Quality Assessment at the Atomic Scale -- Part II: Bone Remodelling algorithms -- Chapter 3. Meshless, Bone Remodelling and Bone Regeneration Modelling -- Chapter 4. Dynamic biochemical and cellular models of bone physiology: integrating remodeling processes, tumor growth and therapy -- Chapter 5. Mathematical Modelling of Spatio-Temporal cell dynamics observed during Bone Remodelling -- Chapter 6. A Mechanostatistical Approach to Multiscale Computational Bone Remodelling -- Part III: Numerical simulation of bone tissue and adjacent structures -- Chapter 7. Finite Element Analysis of Bone and Experimental Validation -- Chapter 8. Computational modelling of tissue engineered cartilage constructs -- Chapter 9. On the Computational Biomechanics of the Intervertebral Disc -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: History of IgY-Technology -- Characteristics of IgY antibody -- Chicken keeping -- Basics of egg laying processes -- IgY extraction from yolk -- Immunization of chickens -- Cost calculation of industrial production of IgY preparations -- Application of IgY.– Human Medicine -- Application of IgY.– Veterinary Medicine -- Use of IgY Ab in aquaculture -- Molecularbiological methods for IgY-Ab production -- IgY receptors -- Additional aspects of IgY-technology.

Description / Table of Contents: Designing Commonbean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)For Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- A Scintillating Journey Of Genomics In Simplifying Complex Traits And Development Of Abiotic Stress Resilient Chickpeas -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) -- Advanced Breeding Strategies For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Cowpea -- Breeding For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Lentil In Genomic Era -- Genomic Design For Abiotic Stress Resistance In Pigeonpea -- Genetic and Genomic Research for Abiotic stresses in faba bean -- Genomic Designing For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Mungbean And Urdbean -- Genomic Designing Towards Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Grass Pea for Food and Nutritional Security.

Description / Table of Contents: General aspects of neural diseases and requirements of CNS implantable biomaterials as diagnostic and/or therapeutic tools -- Characteristics of the traumatic brain and spinal cord injured patients as a host of a CNS implanted biomaterial -- Electrophysiological recording at the damaged neural tissue -- Mechanical aspects of biomaterials and neural tissues -- Nanostructures to potentiate axon navigation and regrowth in CNS damaged tissue.-Electrical stimulation-based approaches focused on electrodes -- Engineered 2D and 3D biomaterials for neural applications -- Magnetic nanoparticles for the treatment of neural pathologies -- Magnetic devices for sensing at the neural tissue -- Cell therapies for neural applications -- Basics on electrical modeling of the electrode/tissue interface -- CNS therapeutic approaches in implantable devices for neurological diseases -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. History, Botanical and Taxonomic Description, Domestication and Spread -- Chapter 2. Economic, Nutritional and Health Importance -- Chapter 3. Genetic and Genomic Resources for Crop Improvement in Finger Millet -- Chapter 4. Paradigm Shift from Genetics to Genomics: Characterization of Diversity and Prospects of Molecular Markers -- Chapter 5. Molecular Mapping in Finger Millet -- Chapter 6. The Complete Genome Sequence of Finger Millet -- Chapter 7. Comparative Genomics in Finger Millet -- Chapter 8. Finger Millet Transcriptome Analysis Using High Throughput Sequencing Technologies -- Chapter 9. Seed Biology and Packaging of Finger Millet Using Omics Approaches for Nutritional Security -- Chapter 10. A Nutritional Crop Factory of Quality Seed Storage Proteins for Combating Malnutrition -- Chapter 11. Finger Millet Genome Analysis and Nutrient Transport -- Chapter 12. Finger Millet as Input Use Efficient and Organic By Default Crop -- Chapter 13. Molecular Basis of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Finger Millet -- Chapter 14. Genetic Transformation for Crop Improvement and Biofortification -- Chapter 15. Novel Prospective On Suppression of Ageing By The Consumption of Finger Millet -- Chapter 16. Finger Millet Holistic Value Chain Approach.

Description / Table of Contents: 1-Digging for Significant Genes in Microarray Expression Data Based on Systematic Sampling and Hierarchal Clustering Algorithm -- 2-A DSS for predicting Lymphoma in primary Sjogren’s Syndrome patients -- 3-Decision Support System for Breast Cancer Detection Using Biomarker Indicators -- 4-Hepatocellular Carcinoma Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques -- 5-Web-based Decision Support System for Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis -- 6-A Decision Support System for the Prediction of Drug Predisposition through Personality Traits -- 7-Development of a diagnostic tool for balance disorders based on machine learning techniques -- 8-Systems Approaches in the Common Metabolomics in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells: A Computational Approach -- 9-Bioinformatics Analyses of Spatial Peripheral Circadian Clock-Mediated Gene Expression of lucocorticoid Receptor-related Genes -- 10-Machine Learning for Autistic Spectrum Disorder Risk Screening -- 11-Mobile Application for Monitoring and Preventing Cognitive Decline through Lifestyle Intervention -- 12-Virtual Reality Zoo Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Using Real-time Gesture Recognition -- 13-Validation of the Greek Version of Social Media Disorder Scale -- 14-Adiponectin and its Effects on Acute Leukemia Cells: An Experimental and Bioinformatics Approach -- 15-Nature and quantum inspired procedures - a short literature review -- 16-Handling the cellular complex systems in Alzheimer’s disease through a graph mining approach -- 17-Debunking the neuromyth of learning style -- 18-Expert characteristics: implications for expert systems -- 19-Improving the Run-Time of Space E cient n-gram Data Structures using Apache Spark -- 20-Development of a protein biochip platform for Parkinson’s disease -- 21-The Cultural adaptation of the iSupportDementia in Greece -- 22-The use of data collection and big data analysis in Neurodegenerative disease prevention -- 23-Fractal Dynamics in the RR Interval of Craniopharyngioma and Adrenal Tumor in Adolescence -- 24-Bioinformatics approaches for Parkinson’s disease in clinical practice: Data- driven biomarkers and pharmacological treatment -- 25-Emerging Machine Learning techniques for modelling cellular complex systems in Alzheimer’s disease -- 26-Cognitive Enhancement Through Mathematical Problem Solving -- 27-Cognitive tasks of an information system for memory training and cognitive enhancement using mobile devices -- 28-An application for exploring visual perception. A pilot neuroeducational study -- 29-Genes Classification Based on Multi Class SVMs with Systematic Sampling and Hierarchical Clustering (SSHC) Algorithm -- 30-Multinetwork motor learning as a model for dance in neurorehabilitation -- 31-Controlling the chimera form in the Leaky Integrate-and-Fire model -- 32-Qualitative differences between the Semi-separable and the “Almansi type” Stokes stream function expansions in the study of biological fluids -- 33-A multiscale mathematical model for tumor growth, incorporating the GLUT1 expression.

Description / Table of Contents: PART I. Introduction and Overview -- Introduction: Bioeconomy and Sustainability -- PART II. Energy and Land Use -- “Global Shifting Agriculture” and Bioeconomy: Challenges for the Sustainable Use of Global Land Resources -- Sustainable Resources: From Plants to Products -- PART III. Nutrition and Food Ethics -- Food as a Moral Problem -- Bioeconomy and Food Security -- Acceptance of Insects and In Vitro Meat as a Sustainable Meat Substitute in Germany: In Search of the Decisive Nutritional-Psychological Factors -- PART IV. Technology and Governance -- Characteristics of Innovation in Bioeconomy -- Spatial Implications of the Leitmotif Shift from Biotechnology to Bioeconomy -- Problem Structures of Bioenergy Policy in the Power and Heat Sector in Germany -- The Bioeconomy Transformation in the German Rheinische Revier: Stakeholders and Discourses in Media Coverage -- PART V. Regulation and Economics -- Bioeconomy and Genome Editing: A Comparison Between Germany and the Netherlands -- Monitoring and Measuring Bioeconomy -- Resource Sufficiency in a Sustainable Bioeconomy: A Predator-Prey Perspective -- Agriculture in the Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies -- PART VI. Normativity and Ethics -- Bioeconomy and Ethics -- Bioeconomy from the Perspective of Environmental Ethics -- Conditions for an Ethically Responsible and Sustainable Bioeconomy Based on Hans Jonas’ Ethics of Responsibility -- Bioeconomy as a Normative Concept of Resilience: Challenges and Opportunities -- PART VII. Conclusions and Outlook -- Bioeconomy: Challenges and Conflicts from an Interdisciplinary Perspective -- Bioeconomy Beneath and Beyond: Persisting Challenges from a Philosophical and Ethical Perspective.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Bioprocessing and analytical development for virus-based therapeutics -- Chapter 2: Viral Vector Upstream Processing and Clarification -- Chapter 3: Upstream processing of viral therapeutics: From host cell expansion to virus production -- Chapter 4: Leveraging virus biology and host genetic conflicts for cell line development and engineering for virus-based therapeutics -- Chapter 5: Overview of Current Downstream Processing for Modern Viral Vectors -- Chapter 6: Filtration Principles and Techniques for Bioprocessing of Viral Vector–Based Therapeutics -- Chapter 7: Chromatographic purification of viruses: State of the art and current trends -- Chapter 8: Purifying Viral Vectors - A Review of Chromatography Solutions -- Chapter 9: Particle analytics - Comparative approaches for analysis of viral vectors -- Chapter 10: Phase-Appropriate Potency Assay Development for AAV-based Gene Therapy Products -- Chapter 11: Quantification of virus infectivity – the key assay for the development of viral therapeutics -- Chapter 12: Product-related impurities in therapeutic virus bioprocessing -- Chapter 13: Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) and Quality by Design (QbD) for bioprocessing of virus-based therapeutics -- Chapter 14: Methods and practical considerations in imaging viral therapeutics -- Chapter 15: Application of NMR Spectroscopy in Viral Assembly Characterization -- Chapter 16: Improved Production Strategies for Oncolytic Measles Viruses as a Therapeutic Cancer Treatment -- Chapter 17: Recent Advancements and Challenges in Recombinant Expression for Commercial Production of Virus Like Particles (VLPs) -- Chapter 18: Oncolytic viruses and viral gene therapy vectors: Principles of safety.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Nature and Scope of Research -- 2. Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Research-An Overview of Approaches -- 3. Planning Your Research -- 4. The Literature Review -- 5. Quantitative Research Methods -- 6. Qualitative Research Methods -- 7. Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation -- 8. Communicating Research Findings -- 9. Research Examples in Medical Imaging-A Selected Review.

Description / Table of Contents: Background of Mulberry: Origin and Distribution, Domestication, Taxonomy, Cytology and Biodiversity -- Cultivation, Utilization and Economic benefits of mulberry in an Indian Context -- Mulberry Breeding for higher leaf Productivity -- Mulberry genome analysis: Current status, challenges, and future perspective -- Relationship between genome size and ploidy level in mulberry -- Transcriptomics: Current status and future prospects for identifying trait specific genes in mulberry -- Proteomics in mulberry -- Current status and importance of DUS testing in Mulberry -- Molecular diagnostics of soil borne and foliar diseases of mulberry: Present trends and future perspectives -- Transgenic Mulberry (Morus spp.) for Stress Tolerance: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives -- Application of mulberry and mulberry silkworm by products for medical use -- Application of green synthesized nanoparticles in sustainable mulberry production: current trends and future perspectives -- Future Perspectives of Mulberry Genomic Research.