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  • 1
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    Fuzzy Sets Methods in Image Processing and Understanding : Medical Imaging Applications (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Computer vision. ; Radiology. ; Biotechnology. ; Computer Vision. ; Radiology.
    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.
    Abstract: This book provides a thorough overview of recent methods using higher level information (object or scene level) for advanced tasks such as image understanding along with their applications to medical images. Advanced methods for fuzzy image processing and understanding are presented, including fuzzy spatial objects, geometry and topology, mathematical morphology, machine learning, verbal descriptions of image content, fusion, spatial relations, and structural representations. For each methodological aspect covered, illustrations from the medical imaging domain are provided. This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers in the field of medical image processing. This book also: Enriches reader understanding of the latest fuzzy sets methods using higher level information (object or scene level) for advanced tasks, such as image understanding Shares many insights into fuzzy spatial objects, including fuzzy geometry and topology as well as set theoretical operations Covers in detail machine learning in image processing and understanding, with special focus on clustering, classification, and basic and advanced fuzzy methods .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 302 p. 97 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031194252
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19425-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19425-2
    DDC: 660.6
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    Biorefinery: A Sustainable Approach for the Production of Biomaterials, Biochemicals and Biofuels (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Biomaterials. ; Biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Biomaterials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1_Biomass to liquid fuels: Recent trends in techniques in catalytic conversions -- Chapter 2_Towards sustainable production of hydrogen and biogas from biomass residues -- Chapter 3_ Biorefinery for biofuel production: A Case Study -- Chapter 4_Techno economic analysis and profitability analysis of biofuel production -- Chapter 5_Life cycle analysis and environmnetal impact of bio fuel production -- Chapter 6_Valorization of non lignocellulosic bio waste for BioChemicals -- Chapter 7_State of art technologies for production of biochemicals from biomass -- Chapter 8_Nutraceuticals functional foods and specialty chemicals -- Chapter 9_Technoeconomical analysis of BioChemical production: A Case study -- Chapter 10_Life cycle assessment and sustainability for production of pectin -- Chapter 11_Production of biofertilizers from agro residue: sustainability issues and challenges -- Chapter 12_Utilization of activated carbon obtained from biomass in waste water treatment -- Chapter 13_Sustanability and life cycle assessment of nano-materials from biomass -- Chapter 14_Biorefinery approach for production of enzymes from fruit peel waste -- Chapter 15_Production of Biomaterials: A Case study.
    Abstract: This book discusses recent trends and concepts in the field of biorefinery. It discusses optimal and economic strategies for converting biomass to value-added products to maximize profits with minimal environmental impact with a sustainability approach. The chapters of the book are focused on the current technologies, techno-economical aspects, life cycle assessment, and case studies. The book is divided into three sections; the first section presents strategies for the production of biofuels like bioethanol, biomethane, biohydrogen, bio-oil, gasification, etc., from the biomass in a sustainable way. The second sections review the extraction of bioactive chemicals, phenolic antioxidants, enzymes, and carboxylic acid from the biomass residue. The last section examines the utilization of biomass for the production of bioactive materials, including biofertilizers, bioadsorbents, activated carbon, nano-materials, and pigments. This book explores the relation between biofuels and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 7.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 409 p. 56 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974816
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7481-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7481-6
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    Regional Culture and Social Change : A Study of Miao-Inhabited Areas of Southwest China (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Religion and sociology. ; Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Sociology of Religion.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Geography, Economy and Nationality of Shimenkan of Weining -- Methodist Churches in Zhaotong -- Shimenkan and Christianity -- Governance of the Miao nationality by the national government in Weining -- The Miao Nationality in Weining in Early People's Republic of China -- Social Reform of the Miao nationality in Weining -- Cooperative and People's Movement in Weining -- Socialist Education Movement" and "the Cultural Revolution" in Weining -- Reform and Opening up of Weining -- Shimenkan after Reform and Opening up -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book explores Shimenkan—a Miao-inhabited area in Weining County, China—and its rural society from a comprehensive and long-term perspective, drawing on research conducted by the author in the course of ten years. Located in the northwest of Weining County in Guizhou Province, Shimenkan is a multiethnic area, where, e.g., the Hans, Miaos, Yis, Huis, and Buyis live. Until the early twentieth century, it was a small mountain village; the introduction of Christianity led to significant cultural and social changes in this area. Focusing on China in the twentieth century, the book addresses the traditional culture of the Miao people, the popularity of Christianity in early modern times, the management and control by the government, the socialist reform in the period of the People’s Republic of China, and the changes following the reform and opening-up in recent years. Covering a century’s worth of history, it discusses the major historical events in Northeastern Yunnan and Northwestern Guizhou around Shimenkan and analyzes local social structures, religions, ideologies, customs, and ethnic psychologies, making it a valuable addition to the study of regional social history. The book draws on archives, literature reviews, and field surveys and pursues a multi-disciplinary approach combining history, anthropology, and other disciplines. It offers a valuable resource for researchers in history, religion, and ethnology, as well as readers interested in the spread of Christianity in the Miao-inhabited areas of southwestern China.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 273 p. 45 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811989834
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8983-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8983-4
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    Biotechnology and Omics Approaches for Bioenergy Crops (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Bioenergy Crops in the Perspective of Climate Change -- 2. Major and Potential Biofuel Crops -- 3. Biotechnological approaches for the production of Bioenergy -- 4. Integrated OMIC approaches for bioenergy crops -- 5. Genomics of Bioenergy Crops -- 6. Omics Approaches for Sorghum: Paving the Way to a Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Future -- 7. Exploring Omics Approaches to Enhance Stress Tolerance in Soybean for Sustainable Bioenergy Production -- 8. Advanced and Sustainable Approaches in Sugarcane Crop Improvements with Reference to Environmental Stresses -- 9. Role of endophytes in the regulation of metabolome in bioenergy crops -- 10. Cotton Stalks - Potential Biofuel Recourses for Sustainable Environment -- 11. Harmful Insects in Some Biofuel Plants and Their Biology -- 12. Perspectives use of mustards in biofuel production in Turkey -- 13. Current status and future prospectus of Bioenergy crops.
    Abstract: This edited book summarizes the efforts made to develop sustainable bioenergy production through different generations. The topics included in the book cover information about different bioenergy crops, their classification and use as biofuel, agronomic practices to improve biomass yield, classic breeding techniques, genetic diversity, current status and future perspective of bioenergy crops in the omics era. It also discusses application of modern biotechnological and molecular biotechnological techniques for the improvement of bioenergy crops this having enhanced biomass and plant based products. The book explores growing biofuel crops and their impact on environment, bioethics and biosafety issues related to the modern approaches. Another important aspect is the incorporation of nanotechnology for bioenergy crops and biofuel production. All book chapters are contributed renowned researchers in their respective field. This is a unique book covering the bioeneragy crops in the modern omics era. The book is useful for the researchers and post-graduate students to guide them in the field of bioenergy crops.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 288 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819949540
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4954-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4954-0
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    Biotech Challenges (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Environmental policy. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics. ; Environmental Policy.
    Abstract: This book is a translation of an original French edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. The evolution of genome’s modification by genetic engineering was characterized by a major technological breakthrough with the discovery of CRISPR in 2012. A distinction is now made between first-generation biotechnologies developed in the 20th century and current second-generation biotechnologies, NGT or New Genomic Techniques, including genome editing. How do we consider these genomic modifications compared to those that occur spontaneously in nature? What are the applications of these techniques in the fields of plants, animals, and human health? What prospects in terms of development and independence for countries and at least what regulations are in force on the different continents? The book questions what GMOs are, genome editing products and the place of genomic transformations today and tomorrow in our societies. It tries to give some geostrategic and regulatory benchmarks on biotech products in order to better understand the current issues.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 157 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031382376
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38237-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38237-6
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    Manual of Biobank Quality Management (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biology Technique. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biomedical Research.
    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.
    Abstract: This pioneering handbook serves as an essential tool for any biobanking entity to create, implement and continuously improve their Quality Management System (QMS). Written in a concise and highly readable manner all biobanking related QMS aspects, ranging from legal aspects to safety matters, are addressed according to the best knowledge in compliance with the dedicated Biobanks ISO standards. Following a practical approach by making use of FAQ and common practice sections this book guides the readers through this complex field in an easy-to understand way. The guidelines are convergent not only with ISO 20387:2018 Biotechnology - Biobanking - General requirements for biobanking but also with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 19011:2018, ISO 27000:2014, and ISO 27002:2013. Furthermore, they are compatible, among others with the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), IARC, and ISBER Best Practices. Aimed at both biobank employees and other stakeholders (e.g. public bodies, political bodies, hospitals, pharmaceutical industry, funders) at any level of experience the book serves as valuable source for self-education and teaching. The manual complies to the principles of responsibility, openness, and transparency and can be used by any biobanking unit regardless of the biological material the biobank operates with and independent of their associated biobank network. On behalf of a group of specialists and experts in the area of biobanking, regarding Quality Management Systems (QMS), Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues (ELSI) and IT solutions, the authors present with this book a significant achievement based on activities within the project, European Research Infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC „Quality Standards for Polish Biobanks” Handbook (QSPB).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 152 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031125591
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12559-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12559-1
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    Biotechnology Applied to Inflammatory Diseases : Cellular Mechanisms and Nanomedicine (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Cytology. ; Nanobiotechnology. ; Biology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Nanomedicine. ; Biotechnology. ; Cell Biology. ; Nanobiotechnology. ; Biological Sciences. ; Nanotechnology. ; Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Cellular and molecular mechanisms in inflammatory diseases -- Chapter 1. Vascular Diseases as mediator of systemic inflammation -- Chapter 2. Inflammation and gut microbiote -- Chapter 3. Cardioimmunology: na interdisciplinar approach -- Chapter 4. Cell therapy as strategy for respiratory Diseases -- Chapter 5. Mitochondrial dysfunction as a trigger of inflammation in cardiovascular diseases -- Chapter 6. Cancer therapy-induced inflammation and its consequences -- Chapter 7. Coupling glucose phosphorylation to oxygen in brain mitochondria: would it be redox set point? -- Chapter 8. Methods for the analysis of arachidonic acid-derived metabolites in platelets -- Part 2. Nanomedicines for inflammatory diseases -- Chapter 9. In vitro models and molecular markers for assessing nano-based systems inflammatory potential -- Chapter 10. Using micro- and nanocarriers for myocardial targeted delivery -- Chapter 11. Nano-based hydrogels for atopic dermatitis treatment -- Chapter 12. Nanomedicine applied to inflammatory bowel diseases -- Chapter 13. Nanomedicine therapies for macrophage-targeted delivery -- Chapter 14. Nano-based therapies for pulmonary inflammatory diseases -- Chapter 15. Pulmonary inflammation treated by nanocarriers.
    Abstract: Biotechnology involves an interdisciplinary science that provides an interface between biological, molecular and cellular aspects of living organisms with broad technologies applicable in the fields of health, environment and materials. This book “Biotechnology applied to inflammatory diseases: Cellular mechanisms and nanomedicine” is focused on elaborating especially on two trendy areas from Biotechnology. In this volume, different inflammatory pathologies in terms of cellular and molecular mechanisms are characterized to better understand the science behind current precision medicine. The second part of the book focuses on the main biotechnological advancements for the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of various types of inflammatory diseases, highlighting up-to-date contributions of nanomedicine. The reader will be able to explore the utilization of technologies for various inflammatory diseases and will be able to enable an engaging and valuable knowledge for further research and clinically applied scenarios. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 340 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811983429
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8342-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8342-9
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    Re-visioning Geography : Supporting the SDGs in the post-COVID era (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Space in economics. ; Sustainability. ; Development economics. ; Education. ; Geography. ; Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Development Economics. ; Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Geospatial technologies -- The effect of an open educational resource (OER) on student teachers‘ abilities to diagnose students‘ written argumentation skills -- Development of the Online Geospatial Problem-Solving Instrument: Investigating Elementary Students’ perceptual processes in geospatial problem-solving. -- A Spatial Knowledge Infrastructure for the Aegean Archipelago -- A Virtual Window to the World: Using Story Maps for SDG Visibility and Environmental Educatio -- Education for sustainable water consumption in multinational collaboration teachers training: Goals and Challenges -- Connecting Literature and Web Maps: Hungarian writers and poets online -- Part 2: Education, Geography and new Geospatial technologies and tools -- Teaching Geography with a Web GIS Approach -- Education for Sustainability Using Cloud-based Geographic Information Systems at University -- Comparative Dimensions of teaching Geography & History in Austria and in Israel, Migration of Vienna Jewry during the 1930s -- Geographiic Education for the Promotion of Spatial Citizenship: Collaborrative Mapping for Learning About the Local Environment in a Global Context -- Part 3: COVID-19 and post-COVID -19 -- The Art of Geographical Analysis of Covid-19 Related Data -- Development of a Synthetic Index of Social Vulnerability to Covid-19 in the City of Zaragoza (Spain) -- Students’ Satisfaction with Synchronous Online Learning in Times of COVID-19: A Case Study of Greek Geography Students -- Can Climate Crisis Go Viral? A Review of Climate Change Communication Lessons in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Towards a EU’s Sustainable and Humane Border Regime -- Part 4: Gepspatial technologies and application in agriculture -- Pest Management with Precision Farming Tools: the Case of the Olive Fly (Bactrocera Oleae) -- Sustainable Networking Solutions in Remote IoT Environments: Use Cases, Challenges and Solutions for Smart Agriculture.
    Abstract: Geography is a discipline with a profound interdisciplinary character focusing on studying the complex interactions between nature and society. Geography can advance the level of knowledge and awareness and provide important contributions to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. This book explores some of these issues, while also disseminating and supporting the efforts of geographers worldwide to promote the implementation of the SDGs. It offers local and global perspectives to a variety of topics covered by the SDGs, such as: How do different actors such as universities, companies and education actors respond to Sustainable Development Goals, especially during the complex context of the COVID pandemic? What is the role of novel spatial technologies and open/big data in achieving SDGs and how can Geography assist? How are new eco-social challenges positioned in a post-pandemic global change? What are novel educational contexts and resources that can be used to transform society toward sustainability of socioecological systems? What conceptual frameworks and strategies can contribute to the construction of societies based on human welfare and the care of nature? This book is focused on innovative sustainability-oriented geographical research on the above (and more) topics that explore the diverse social, environmental, economic and cultural contexts at various spatial scales. It also includes chapters that report on geographical education initiatives in schools and universities, the implication of geographers in community-based learning and increasing community's awareness in terms of environment, climate change and sustainable development as well as chapters that make use of geospatial technologies (e.g., remote sensing, GIS, etc.) both in geographical research and education for sustainable development are particularly relevant for the book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 325 p. 93 illus., 86 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031407475
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40747-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40747-5
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    Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science : An Analysis of Ontario, Canada (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Quality of life. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Quality of Life Research. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Land use and land cover change: advancing with geographic information science -- Chapter 2-Land use in Ontario: challenges in land use classification -- Chapter 3-The golden horseshoe: land use from past to present -- Chapter 4-First nations reserves in Ontario: effects of urban sprawl -- Chapter 5-Archaeological heritage and urban sprawl: corridors of change -- Chapter 6-The cityscape: urban growth in Toronto -- Chapter 7-Land use and health perception -- Chapter 8-Environmental injustice in southern Ontario -- Chapter 9-Happiness and land use. .
    Abstract: This book presents a systematic analysis of challenges in the field of Geographical Information Systems and Science, geographical analysis, and regional science for Ontario, one of the fastest-changing provinces in Canada and one of North America's largest economic hubs. In nine chapters, the book offers advanced spatial analysis techniques and digital data content to integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as tools to tackle regional and urban challenges. The chapters address the following main topics: 1) state-of-the-art approaches for regional discrepancies, 2) investigations of available methods for advanced spatial analysis, 3) identification of regional patterns and land use dynamics, 4) availability of Web 3.0 data content for regions without standardized data, and 5) the limitations and challenges of urbanization and its impact on landscape, heritage and ecosystems. The volume is divided into four sections dealing with key issues in Ontario, each addressing the use of GIS for crucial regional decision-making. The book will be of interest to researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, planners, regional scientists, and policy makers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 240 p. 66 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031247316
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24731-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24731-6
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    At the Frontiers of Everyday Life : New Research in Cramped Spaces (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Integrated Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cramped spaces, w(r)iggle room and everyday politics: An introduction -- Part 1: Everyday geographies of scholar activism -- Should I stay or should I go? Academic tempered radicalism in the era of ecological crisis -- Towards ‘minor’ methodologies or crisis as method -- Part 2: Repertoires of research methodologies and fieldwork experiences -- The sympoietic orchard: Everyday ways of co-creating an orchard -- Researching urban coworking spaces: Everyday life and reflexivity during the fieldwork -- Beyond the club: A feminist poetic inquiry to reimagine festive spaces and practices of the electronic scene in Paris -- Mapping sifikile – A place of home: Methodological reflections on hope from a coal frontier -- Madame Ruetabaga’s prefigurative politics at the urban fringes of Grenoble -- Digital practices on social media: New perspectives on the production of space and geopolitical inquiry -- Part 3: Embodied negotiations: Agency, survival, care -- Life at the margins: Women’s everyday practices as resistance in a working-class neighbourhood in Barcelona -- Digitalisation of working space: Women working from home in Turkey -- Home, work and everyday life: Gender dynamics in a mining city -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: The book provides a critical analysis of the geographies of everyday life, looking at how spatial practices craft w(r)iggle room to cope with the boundaries saturated by normativity, power relations, and inequalities. It explores the possibilities for making do with the everyday practices forming a way of living in cramped spaces. In this respect, early-career researchers and activists share their fieldwork experiences through an intersectional lens based on emerging research methodologies and scholar-activist practices. From their own vantage point, they look at their own contexts, practices, and research subjects at the level of everyday life. Spatial practices and place-based imaginaries from France, Finland, and Spain to Turkey and South Africa present a wide range of non-counter hegemonic yet enabling practices for transformation in everyday life. The contributors, trained in a variety of convergent disciplines concerned with everyday life and space (geography, geopolitics, architecture, urban planning, sociology, political sciences), discuss scholar-activist methodologies during the current crisis in contemporary academia, reflect on their research methodologies and research experiences, and inquire into the ways of embodied negotiations for agency, survival, and care. A group of early-career researchers and activists came together to seek out the possibilities of transformative change in everyday life during the peak periods of COVID-19. When researchers and activists were forced to stay at home in isolation, the authors met up online to discuss their subjectivities self-reflexively to challenge the distance between the researcher and “the field.” The book is the outcome of their collective production based on numerous meetings, writing workshops, and creative debates.
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    Pages: XIV, 224 p. 23 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031465802
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46580-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46580-2
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    Open Mapping towards Sustainable Development Goals : Voices of YouthMappers on Community Engaged Scholarship (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Digital humanities. ; Open source software. ; Sustainability. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Digital Humanities. ; Open Source. ; Sustainability. ; Cartography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- PartI. Mapping for the Goals on Poverty, Hunger, Health, Education, Gender, Water, and Energy -- Chapter2. Open Data Addressing Challenges Associated with Informal Settlements in the Global South -- Chapter3. Leveraging Spatial Technology for Agricultural Intensification to Address Hunger in Ghana -- Chapter4. Rural Household Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition in Northern Ghana -- Chapter5. Where is the Closest Health Clinic? YouthMappers map their communities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter6. Cross-continental YouthMappers Action to Fight Schistosomiasis Transmission in Senegal -- Chapter7. Understanding YouthMappers Contributions to Building Resilient Communities in Asia -- Chapter8. Activating Education for Sustainable Development Goals through YouthMappers -- Chapter9. Seeing the World Through Maps: An Inclusive and Youth Oriented Approach -- Chapter10. Youth Engagement and the Water-Energy-Land Nexus in Costa Rica -- Chapter11. Power Grid Mapping in West Africa -- Chapter12. Mapping Access to Electricity in Urban and Rural Nigeria -- PartII. Youth Action on Work, Leadership, Innovation, Inequality, Cities, Production and Land -- Chapter13. Stories from Students Building Sustainability Through Transfer of Leadership -- Chapter14. Drones For Good: Mapping Out the SDGs Using Innovative Technology in Malawi -- Chapter15. Assessing YouthMappers Contributions to the Generation of Open Geospatial Data in Africa -- Chapter16. Mapping Invisible and Inaccessible Areas of Brazilian Cities to Reduce Inequalities -- Chapter17. Visualizing YouthMappers Contributions to Environmental Resilience in Latin America -- PartIII. Marking a Path to Goals on Sustainable Communities, Consumption, Climate, Oceans, Land, and Justice -- Chapter18. Youth Engagement and Participation in Mitigating Perennial Flooding in Kampala, Uganda using Open Geospatial Data -- Chapter19. Sustainable Mobility through Knowledge Exchange and Collaborative Mapping of Cycling Infrastructure: SIGenBici in Medellín, Colombia -- Chapter20. Wastesites.io: Mapping Solid Waste to Meet Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter21. Mapping for Resilience: Extreme Heat Deaths and Mobile Homes in Arizona -- Chapter22. Mapping for Women’s Evacuation Plans during Climate-induced Disasters -- Chapter23. Sustainable Development in Oceania and the Role of Mapping for Women -- Chapter24. Sustainable Coastal Communities in the Anthropocene: Lessons from Crowd-Mapping Projects in Colombia -- Chapter25. Collaborative Cartography Making Riparian Communities Visible in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil -- Chapter26. Open Mapping with Official Cartographies in the Americas -- Chapter27. Cities of the Future Need to be Both Smart and Just: How We Think Open Mapping Can Help -- PartIV. Supporting YouthMappers to Advance the SDGs through Institutions and Partnerships -- Chapter28. Mentoring Experiences in YouthMappers Chapters -- Chapter29. The Ecosystem Where YouthMappers Live and Thrive -- Chapter30. A Free and Open Map of the Entire World: Opportunities for YouthMappers within the Unusual Partnership Model of OpenStreetMap -- Chapter31. Youth and Humanitarian Action: Open Mapping Partnerships for Disaster Response and the SDGs -- PartV. The Paths Ahead -- Chapter32. Generation 2030: The Strategic Imperative of Youth Civic and Political Engagement -- Chapter33. Reflecting on the YouthMappers Movement.
    Abstract: This collection amplifies the experiences of some of the world’s young people who are working to address SDGs using geospatial technologies and multi-national collaboration. Authors from every region of the world who have emerged as leaders in the YouthMappers movement share their perspectives and knowledge in an accessible and peer-friendly format. YouthMappers are university students who create and use open mapping for development and humanitarian purposes. Their work leverages digital innovations - both geospatial platforms and communications technologies - to answer the call for leadership to address sustainability challenges. The book conveys a sense of robust knowledge emerging from formal studies or informal academic experiences - in the first-person voices of students and recent graduates who are at the forefront of creating a new map of the world. YouthMappers use OpenStreetMap as the foundational sharing mechanism for creating data together. Authors impart the way they are learning about themselves, about each other, about the world. They are developing technology skills, and simultaneously teaching the rest of the world about the potential contributions of a highly connected generation of emerging world leaders for the SDGs. The book is timely, in that it captures a pivotal moment in the trajectory of the YouthMappers movement’s ability to share emerging expertise, and one that coincides with a pivotal moment in the geopolitical history of planet earth whose inhabitants need to hear from them. Most volumes that cover the topic of sustainability in terms of youth development are written by non-youth authors. Moreover, most are written by non-majoritarian, entrenched academic scholars. This book instead puts forward the diverse voices of students and recent graduates in countries where YouthMappers works, all over the world. Authors cover topics that range from water, agriculture, food, to waste, education, gender, climate action and disasters from their own eyes in working with data, mapping, and humanitarian action, often working across national boundaries and across continents. To inspire readers with their insights, the chapters are mapped to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ways that connect a youth agenda to a global agenda. This is an open access book. .
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    Pages: XXIII, 382 p. 258 illus., 251 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031051821
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05182-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05182-1
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    Making Green Cities : Concepts, Challenges and Practice (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainable architecture. ; Landscape architecture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Integrated Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. The Green City: General Concept -- Chapter 1. What Does “The Green City” Mean?(Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 2. What Is Urban Nature? (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 3. What is Urban Green and Blue Infrastructure? (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 4. The Green City: General Concept (Jürgen Breuste) -- Part II. The Nature Concept – of What Urban Green Nature Consists of Part Front Matter -- Chapter 5. The Four Urban Natures Approach (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 6. Urban Woodlands - Remnants of Pristine Landscape (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 7. Public Urban Parks - Designed Urban Green Spaces (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 8. Urban Gardens – The Private Urban Green (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 9. Urban Waters – The Urban Blue Infrastructure (Jürgen Breuste) -- Chapter 10. New Urban Wildernesses - Novel Urban Ecosystems (Jürgen Breuste).
    Abstract: This book shows what role nature can play in a city and how this can make it a better place for people to live. People, planners, designers and politicians are working towards the development of green cities. Some cities are already promoted as green cities, while others are on their way to become one. But their goals are often unclear and can include different facets. Presenting contributions from world leading researchers in the field of urban ecology, the editors provide an interdisciplinary overview of best practices and challenges in creating green cities. They show examples of how to build up these cities from bits and pieces to districts and urban extensions. Each example concludes with a summary of the collected knowledge, the learning points and how this can be used in other places. The best practices are collected from around the world – Europe, America and Asia. Contributions cover a wide range of biophysical and cultural backgrounds within these three continents, including the Central, Southern and Eastern European region, as well as Latin and North America. The new dynamic urban development of Asia is illustrated by case studies from China and the Indian subcontinent. The reader will learn which role nature can play in green cities and what the basic requirements are in terms of culture, pre-existing nature conditions, existing urban surroundings, history, design and planning.
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    Pages: XX, 595 p. 201 illus., 171 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783030730895
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73089-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73089-5
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    Melanins: Functions, Biotechnological Production, and Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Biochemistry. ; Metabolism. ; Cell biology. ; Natural products. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Metabolic Pathways. ; Natural Products. ; Genetics and Genomics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Melanin synthesis in bacteria: who, how and why -- Chapter 2 The role of melanin in fungal disease -- Chapter 3 Melanosome origins, diversity and functional relevance across animals -- Chapter 4 Biotechnological production of melanins with recombinant microorganisms -- Chapter 5 Extraction, purification, and characterization of microbial melanin pigments -- Chapter 6 Exploiting melanin-metal interactions for emerging technologies -- Chapter 7 Fundamentals and applications of optically active melanin-based materials.
    Abstract: This book provides an up-to-date overview of the biological functions of melanins, their biotechnological production, and their industrial applications. The melanins form a group of polymeric pigments found in most organisms. These natural products are generated by the oxidation of phenolic and indolic molecules yielding melanins, which include eumelanin, pheomelanin, pyomelanin, and the allomelanins. These pigments have diverse biological functions, including photoprotection, thermoregulation, antioxidation, virulence, and metal ion sequestration. Melanins have physicochemical properties that have proven useful in the optical, electronic, material, agriculture, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and medical industries. The chapters in this book provide an in-depth analysis of the current issues and challenges in this field. Topics covered include the properties, biogenesis, and evolution of melanosomes. The book also addresses the synthesis and industrial production of melanins by microorganisms. The metabolic pathways for the synthesis of several types of polymeric pigments in microorganisms and their role in pathogenesis are reviewed. The large-scale production and purification of melanins to provide this product for industrial applications is a formidable challenge. Two chapters present and discuss the state-of-the-art used for the generation of microbial melanin-production strains and the processes for the biotechnological synthesis and purification of these pigments. Melanins are polymers that can interact with metals, a chapter reviews this capacity in the context of technological applications, including electrochemical energy storage and metal recovery. These polymers are materials having favorable characteristics for photonic applications, including UV blocking and broadband absorption. The current advances in the application of these pigments in optically active materials are presented and discussed.
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    Pages: VII, 146 p. 25 illus., 21 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031277993
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27799-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27799-3
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    Biomanufacturing for Sustainable Production of Biomolecules (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Genetics. ; Synthetic Biology. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Synthetic Biology. ; Genetic Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Strain design and optimization methods for sustainable production -- Chapter 2. Designer and minimal cells for production of biomolecules -- Chapter 3. Recent advances in downstream processing deployed in the treatment of pharmaceutical effluents -- Chapter 4. Microbial conversion of waste to biomolecules -- Chapter 5. Biosensor for detecting biomolecules -- Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence Assisted Production of Biomolecules -- Chapter 7. Escherichia coli cell factory for synthesis of biomolecules -- Chapter 8. Bacillus subtilis cell factory -- Chapter 9. Pseudomonas putida cell factory -- Chapter 10. Cyanobacteria for marine based biomolecules -- Chapter 11. Yeast cell factory for biomolecules -- Chapter 12. Plant cell factory for biomolecules -- Chapter 13. Genetic manipulation of crop for enhanced food quality and nutrition towards sustainable production -- Chapter 14. Insect cell factory for production of biomolecules -- Chapter 15. Mammalian cell factor for biomolecules -- Chapter 16. Genome editing guided production of biomolecules -- Chapter 17. Cell free protein synthesis system for sustainable production of biofuels -- Chapter 18. Challenges and opportunities in biomanufacturing.
    Abstract: This book elucidates the sustainable production of commercially important biomolecules in medicines, food, and beverage processing, through biological systems, including microorganisms, animal cells, plant cells, tissues, enzymes, and in vitro. It discusses promising technologies for the manipulation of cells including, genetic engineering, synthetic biology, genome editing, and metabolic engineering. The initial chapters of the book introduce topics on biomanufacturing, circular economy, strain design and improvement, upstream and downstream processing. The subsequent chapters cover artificial intelligence-assisted production, designer cell factories, biosensors for monitoring biomolecules, different cells factories, biosynthetic pathways, and genome editing approaches for scale-up biomanufacturing. Lastly, the book discusses the opportunities and challenges of implementing biological systems for the production of biomolecules. This book is a valuable source for students, researchers, scientists, clinicians, stakeholders, policymakers, and practitioners to understand biomanufacturing for the sustainable production of biomolecules.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 359 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811979118
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7911-8
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    Drugs and a Methodological Compendium : From bench to bedside (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Drug delivery systems. ; Biology. ; Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Drug Delivery. ; Biological Sciences. ; Pharmaceutics. ; Biomedical Research.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1.Computational and informatics methodologies in Drug Discovery, with focus on Natural Products -- Chapter 2.Structural biology an essential tool for Drug discovery and Development -- Chapter 3.Bioactivity guided fractionation and identification of bioactive molecules: A basic method in drug discovery -- Chapter 4.In–vitro methodologies for the safety assessment of drugs -- Chapter 5.In-vivo models for evaluation of Drug efficacy: Demand and Challenges -- Chapter 6.Preclinical In vivo Drug Development Studies: Limitations, Model Organisms and Techniques -- Chapter 7.Peptide Based Therapeutics and Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter 8.Basics of Clinical Drug Development: Clinical Trial and Drug Development -- Chapter 9.Trailblazing contemporary frameworks for drug repurposing: A saga on drugs’ expedition to disinter the veiled destiny -- Chapter 10.Small molecules as promising tool for targeted cancer therapies: an overview of 21st century -- Chapter 11.Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery Systems with Cancer Therapy in Perspective -- Chapter 12.Biomimetic approach for the controlled drug delivery through 3D bioactive scaffolds: A novel strategy for tissue engineering applications -- Chapter 13.Perspectives on anti-tuberculosis drug discovery -- Chapter 14.Cofactor-Receptor interactions based pharmacophore design for development of novel inhibitors: A case study against Tuberculosis -- Chapter 15.Insilico identification of potential antivirals against SARS-CoV2 main protease and RBD of spike protein – A Drug Repurposing Approach -- Chapter16.Anti-malarial drug discovery and development: from bench to bedside.
    Abstract: This book provides a meticulous view on methodological drug discovery and development insights from bench to bedside. The current book threads almost each step encompassing drug the discovery and development of a molecule. The chapters focus on computational modus operandi, pharmacological optimization approaches, modern high-throughput screening methods and in-vitro procedures, role of structural biologists in drug discovery and development, medicinal chemistry approaches for drug design, formulation and drug delivery, in-vivo evaluations of candidate molecules, clinical trial procedures and others. The book also covers specific case studies, regulatory approval proceedings, and industrial view point alongside the aforementioned conceptual layout. And at the same time, the volume integrates medical, biological, medicinal, pharmacological and computational streams, and it is suggested as an ideal guideline to a wide audience including molecular biologists, biochemist, pharmacologists, medicinal chemist, toxicologists, drug discovery and development researchers, and all other students interested in these disciplines. .
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    Pages: XV, 425 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811979521
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7952-1
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    Production of N-containing Chemicals and Materials from Biomass (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Chemical Bioengineering. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Hydrolysis of nitrile compounds in near-critical water -- Chapter 2. Major advances in syntheses of biomass based amines and pyrrolidone products by reductive amination process of major bio-derived platform molecules -- Chapter 3. Producing N-heterocyclic compounds from lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks -- Chapter 4. Waste shell biorefinery: sustainable production of organonitrogen chemicals -- Chapter 5. Sustainable production of nitriles from biomass -- Chapter 6. Catalytic upgrading of bio-based ketonoc acids to pyrrolidones with hydrogen donor sources -- Chapter 7. Microbial production of amine chemicals from sustainable substrates -- Chapter 8. Engineering biochar-based materials for carbon dioxide adsorption and separation -- Chapter 9. Producing N-containing chemicals from biomass for high performance thermosets -- Chapter 10. Preparation of N-doped carbon materials from lignocellulosic biomass residues and their application to energy storage and conversion devices -- Chapter 11. Preparation of green N-doped biochar materials with biomass pyrolysis and their application to catalytic systems -- Chapter 12. Evaluating the role of gasification stages on evolution of fuel-N to deepen in sustainable production of NH3.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of studies on state-of-art techniques developed for producing value-added N-containing chemicals and N-doped carbon materials from renewable sources via sustainable technologies. Aiming to improve conversion effectiveness and develop innovative techniques for new value-added N-containing products, topics in the text address recent advances, assess and highlight promising methods or technological strategies, and outline direct conversion routes for conversion of renewable resources to N-containing chemicals and materials. World-renowned authorities, experts, and professionals have contributed individual chapters in selected areas to cover the overall topic comprehensively. In addition to researchers and professionals in the field, educators teaching university courses on biomass transformation, biomass energy, energy materials, heterocyclic chemistry, resource materials and sustainable development and green chemistry will find the text informative with new international perspectives. .
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    Pages: XIX, 414 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819945801
    Series Statement: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 12
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4580-1
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    Thermophilic Anaerobes : Phylogeny, Physiology and Biotechnological Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Bacteria. ; Archaebacteria. ; Microbial ecology. ; Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Bacteria. ; Archaea. ; Environmental Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: General topics -- Geothermal habitats and adaptations of thermophilic microbes -- Diversity of thermophilic prokaryotes -- Molecular basis for thermostability -- Cultivation techniques and molecular methods of identification of thermophilic, anaerobic bacteria -- Part II: Biochemistry and Physiology of thermophiles -- Physiology of chemoheterotrophic thermoanaerobes -- Part III: Biotechnological Applications -- Thermostable enzymes and their applications -- Production of biofuels by thermoanaerobic bacteria -- Production of fine chemicals by thermophilic, anaerobic bacteria -- Part IV: Future aspects -- Potential of anaerobic thermophiles and future prospects.
    Abstract: Hot environments are diverse environments that habor a wide variety of anaerobic microorganisms. Although the existence of thermophilic microorganisms has been known for over a century, it is only since the 1970s that warm environments inhabited by thermophiles have been studied in more detail. While aerobic thermophiles have received most of the interest, thermophilic anaerobes have received less attention. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental aspects of thermophilic anaerobes, from their environments to their applications in biotechnology. The book is divided into three parts: 1) a general overview of thermophilic anaerobes, their history, environments, and phylogenetic relationships, 2) physiological aspects of thermophilic anaerobes and their mechanisms of thermal adaptation, and 3) the biotechnological applications of thermophiles for the production of biofuels and other chemical building blocks as well as their applications in specific industries. This comprehensive and up-to-date book, Thermophilic anaerobes - Phylogeny, Physiology and Biotechnological Applications, is a valuable resource for experienced researchers and early career scientists alike who want to learn more about this exciting and developing field.
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    Pages: VI, 244 p. 36 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031417207
    Series Statement: Emerging Issues and Trends,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41720-7
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    Digital Cultures : Postmodern Media Education, Subversive Diversity and Neoliberal Subjectivation (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Education. ; Biotechnology. ; Cultural Studies. ; Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Postmodern Cyberspace -- The SNS Universe of the Control Society -- The University in the Digital Age as a Site of Postmodern Media Education.
    Abstract: David Kergel explores the questions of how free and self-determined we are in the digital age, whether the Internet encloses us or whether it opens up new spaces for diversity and education. The starting point is the thesis that the Internet is both heritage and future: postmodern spaces of freedom and neoliberal fixations of the electronic age unfold in the ubiquitous cultural space that digital media span. At the same time, the Internet restructures social spaces in the 'analog world', digitalizes self/world relations or forms digital cultures, which in turn form ourselves. For dealing with the ambivalence of the Internet between postmodern diversity and neoliberal subjectification, an understanding of media education based on educational theory is proposed. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Kulturen des Digitalen by David Kergel, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2018. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Content Postmodern Cyberspace The SNS universe of the control society The university in the digital age as a site of postmodern media education The target groups Lecturers and students of cultural, social and educational sciences, media education with a focus on media and educational theory Media educators and media pedagogues The author Dr. David Kergel is Professor for Social Work at the International University of Applied Sciences, Duisburg, Germany.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783658352509
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35250-9
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    Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution? : Uses in Bioremediation and in Biorefinery (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biomaterials. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomaterials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Environmental Pollution and Biotechnological Solutions -- Chapter 2. Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria and Biomass Production -- Chapter 3. Removal of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants by Marine Microalgae -- Chapter 4. Algal-Bacterial Consortiums, from Fundamental Interactions to Environmental Applications -- Chapter 5. Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants by Marine Yeasts -- Chapter 6. Sustainable Direct Digital Manufacturing Using Marine Resources -- Chapter 7. Exploiting Marine Fungi in the Removal of Hazardous Pollutants and Biomass Valorisation -- Chapter 8. Marine Bacteria for Bioremediation -- Chapter 9. Marine Bacteria for Biofertilizers -- Chapter 10. Marine Sponges for Bioremediation Purposes and for Secondary Metabolites Production -- Chapter 11. Genetic Modification: A Gateway to Stimulate the Industrial Production of Biofuels -- Chapter 12. “Omics” Technologies in Biodegradation Processes -- Chapter 13. Conclusion: Environmental Protection ‒ Our Common Responsibility.
    Abstract: Marine environments represent an underexplored source for numerous biotechnological applications. Of particular interest are organisms that can provide various valuable molecules and are potential candidates for bioremediation strategies. Fungi, algae, bacteria, yeasts, and sponges are some unique resources in marine ecosystems. But these must be preserved and protected from irreversible damage. Sustainable exploitation through farming systems is the alternative to prevent pressure on harvesting wild marine organisms. Written by an international team of experts, this book provides a broad overview of the possible approaches and technologies that can be applied in bioremediation processes and the possibilities to add value to the biomass produced. It provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art of current research and practice in bioremediation technology and bio-based materials. New processing technologies, and recent technical advances in molecular biology such as gene mining, omics techniques, and metabolic engineering are highlighted. The exciting possibilities that artificial intelligence can bring to the future of the biotechnology industry are also approached. The multidisciplinary nature of this book makes it of interest to a wide range of readers, including researchers, students, consulting professionals, engineers, governmental entities, and institutions working in environmental biotechnology, pollution control and prevention, and chemical processes.
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    Pages: X, 269 p. 68 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031172267
    Series Statement: Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7
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    New Perspectives on Health and Social Care (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Public health. ; Quality of life. ; Biotechnology. ; Public Health. ; Biotechnology. ; Quality of Life Research.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction – Perspectives on Health and Social Care -- Chapter 2: New Perspectives: Foucault and applicability to Health and Social Care -- Chapter 3: A Foucauldian Analysis of Health and Social Care -- Chapter 4: Surveillance and Health and Social Care -- Chapter 5: Governmentality and Health and Social Care -- Chapter 6: Performativity and Health and Social Care -- Chapter 7: Power and Health and Social Care -- Chapter 8: Narrative, Health, Care and Family -- Chapter 9: Health and Care in the Risk Society -- Chapter 10: Towards Global Health?.
    Abstract: The relationship between health, social care, and the teaching of disciplines such as sociology, social work, and social policy are increasing in many regions worldwide. This book explores the relationship between wider social theory and social welfare though an understanding of how power and resistance impinges on how helping professions operate in health and social spaces in the twenty-first century. The book presents a critical analysis of major Foucauldian theories and social issues in the construction and practice of health and social welfare. It discusses important theoretical and substantive contributions to current debates and presents an engaging, comprehensive, and innovative perspective to address both how power and resistance shape the way we live and how the way we live shapes the way in which we understand social relations among professionals, policy makers, and user groups in comparative contexts. The purpose of this book is to critically inform debates concerning the abstract and empirical features of health and social care examined through the lens of innovative theoretical perspectives emanating from Foucauldian theories.
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    Pages: IX, 144 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031254321
    Series Statement: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25432-1
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    Ultra-Weak Photon Emission from Biological Systems : Endogenous Biophotonics and Intrinsic Bioluminescence (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part 1. History of UPE research -- Mitogenetic rays -- Oxidation, free-radicals and ultraweak luminescence -- Biophotons and the International Institute of Biophysics (IIB) -- Part 2. Physics of light and light research -- Physics of photon emission -- Chemiluminescence as a tool for free radical research -- Highly sensitive imaging and spectral analysis of UPE from biological systems and their application -- Part 3. Molecular mechnisms of UPE -- Free radicals in biology -- Ultraweak luminescence from aqueous systems -- Chemiluminescence in oxidation of hydrocarbons: mechanistic fundamentals -- Chemiluminescence in oxidation of fatty acids and lipids -- Chemiluminescence in protein oxidation -- Emitters of endogenous biological chemiluminescence: quantum chemical modeling insights -- Enzymatic sources of free radicals -- Part 4. UPE research in life science -- Luminescence of animal tissues and vegetable oils -- Ultraweak photon emission from human body in relation to anatomy and histology -- Chronobiological aspects of spontaneous ultra-weak photon emission in humans: Ultradian, circadian and infradian rhythms -- Autoluminescence in seedlings: applications -- Application potentiality of Delayed Luminescence in Medicine, Biology and Food Quality researches -- Part 5. Mitogenetic effect and related phenomena: unresolved problems of UPE -- Mitogenetic effect: preface -- Mitogenetic effect in biological systems -- Physical properties of mitogenetic radiation -- Secondary, degradation and necrobiotic radiation -- Mitogenetic research in medicine: radiation of blood and cancer diagnostics -- Part 6. Non-chemical distant interaction hypothesis - pro et contra -- Non-chemical distant interaction: preface -- The possible functions of electromagnetic cell communication -- Understanding of Fritz-Albert Popp’s biophoton theory from the viewpoint of a biologist -- Limits to the information transfer through UPE -- Quantum nonlocality and biological coherence -- Part 7. Perspectives -- Integrating ultraweak photon emission in mitochondrial research -- Selected biophysical methods for enhancing biological autoluminescence -- Upconverting nanoparticles as sources of singlet oxygen -- Upconverting nanoparticles as sources of singlet oxygen -- Delayed Luminescence as a tool to study the structures of systems of biological interest and their collective long-living excited states -- Index.
    Abstract: This book addresses the phenomenon of biological autoluminescence (also known as ultraweak photon emission, UPE, biochemiluminescence, or biophotons) and deals with a very broad spectrum of subjects, ranging from basic observational studies to molecular mechanisms, free-radical processes, physics of electron excitation and photon emission, as well as detection techniques. The chapter topics include UPE in plants, animals, and the human body; microorganisms and subcellular structures; and model systems, illustrating its high prevalence. Several sections of the book provide some backstory, with emphasis on methodology, unresolved questions, and existing controversies. The authors raise and discuss complex, potentially divisive aspects: Are there any reasons to assume the existence of non-chemical interaction in biological systems? Can research results in the field of mitogenetic radiation, delayed luminescence, and oxychemiluminescence of model systems, be correctly interpreted? What does the future hold for this area of research? Altogether, this publication gives the reader a thorough overview of biological autoluminescence (UPE, biophotonics) research, making it ideal for students and researchers who are new to the area as well as those who are specializing in it.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031390784
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39078-4
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    Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice : A Contribution from Geography Education (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Education and state. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Education Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Recontextualizing Sustainability: Regulative and Instructional Discourse -- Learning culture, Competencies and Consequences for Sustainability -- Dealing with Uncertainty in a Transformative Education for Sustainable Development -- Education for Sustainable Development in a Culture of Digitality -- School Geography as Radical Global Citizen Education -- Sustainable Contradictions? The Prospect for an Eco-socialist School Geography -- Bringing Sustainability into the Classroom -- Subject Matter Knowledge and Sustainability – Implications for Classroom Instruction -- Teaching with Geographical Situations to Practice Sustainability -- Geography Education for Sustainable Development through Problem-based Learning -- Factors Affecting Geography Pre-service Teachers’ Perception about Education for Sustainable Development -- Geographical Knowledge and (Education for) Sustainable Development in Geography Curricula -- Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Practicing Sustainable Geographies through Online Technology Integration -- Practicing students SDG Strategies through Fieldwork – Exploring Student Perspectives on Green Urban Planning Models in a Nature Park -- Opportunities and Challenges in Geography Education to Practice Sustainability Education.
    Abstract: This book shares with an international audience of teachers, scholars, and policymakers the experience of pedagogical practices to facilitate sustainability in the world. Sustainability is seen here as a journey toward the end state of sustainable development. Therefore, the authors contribute different roads to engage teachers and students with pedagogical discourse. Overall, the book demonstrates the value of powerful knowledge through action-oriented learning based on a bottom-up process. Consequently, pedagogical practices are understood as the instructional approaches based on a social constructivist model in which active learning is performed with student-to-student engagement. Secondary teachers in social sciences and university professors in geography find the study to be a valuable source of stimulation for incorporating new ideas and resolving common problems in their learning and teaching environments. Education policymakers around the world also benefit from the only publication that presents international perspectives on geographical knowledge related to sustainability. The contributing authors are experienced scientists in the field of geography education who are giving special attention to pedagogical practices that promote new directions toward sustainable thinking. This book is the first outcome of an international collaboration officially established in 2023 between the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Texas State University and the Department of Geography at the University of Bayreuth.
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    Pages: XVII, 189 p. 16 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819926879
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2687-9
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    Images of Delhi : A Literary and Humanistic Geography of Post-independence India (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Humanistic study of urban images -- Delhi: Evolution of an urban region -- Images of Delhi in Indo-Anglian and Hindi literary works -- Delhi: As an idea -- Old Delhi (Shahjehanabad) and adjacent regions -- New Delhi and neighboring colonies -- Four authors and their perceptions of Delhi -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: The main objective of this book is to analyze prominent literary images of Delhi in post-independence India. The author has probed into a number of eminent writings in Hindi, English and other languages. The author's methodology, a humanistic and phenomenological approach, allows exploration of experiential dimension of writers’ and their characters in various genres of literature. An inquiry into perceptions and imagination in literature enriches the understanding of place, space, time, and seasons, the concerns central to geography. The Perceptions of the metropolis of Delhi interestingly vary between authors and their characters. The images of Delhi in plethora of literary works show a wide spectrum of colors. The images evoke feelings of reverence, love, adoration, dislike, indifference or neutrality. Experiences vary from places of beauty and grandeur to utterly ugly environments. Natives express different views and attitudes toward the city of Delhi from those of expatriate writers.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031285851
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28585-1
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    Health Geography in Sub-Saharan Africa : Development-Health Nexus (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Public health. ; Social medicine. ; Internal medicine. ; Economic development. ; Integrated Geography. ; Water. ; Public Health. ; Medical Sociology. ; Internal Medicine. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Inequities and inequalities in access to care. Chapter 2 -- Gender and health. Chapter 3 -- Disability and health. Chapter 4 -- Food security. Chapter 5 -- Water and sanitation. Chapter 6 -- Mining and health. Chapter 7 -- Climate change and health. Chapter 8 -- Ageing and health. Chapter 9 -- Non-communicable diseases. Chapter 10 -- Infectious diseases. Chapter 11 -- Social interventions and health. Chapter 12 -- Environmental intervention and health. .
    Abstract: This volume creates a platform to showcase health geography research from countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and draws on theoretical and methodological innovations to initiate a discussion on the complexities of the issues impacting health in the region. Through theoretically and empirically grounded contributions from a variety of researchers working across SSA, the book addresses a wide range of topics that are usually treated separately when discussing health geography in the region. By bridging the social science and health disciplines, the book introduces new ways of thinking temporally and spatially about these topics in non-geography contexts as well. In 4 sections, the text will broadly appeal to students, researchers, teachers, policy makers, and global health professionals. Section 1 addresses the social determinants of health, including gender, disability, and other inequities and inequalities associated with healthcare access. Section 2 discusses the environmental determinants of health such as food security, water and sanitation, mining, and climate change. Section 3 focuses on current and emerging challenges to health in SSA, including ageing, non-communicable disease, and infectious diseases. Section 4 concludes the text by discussing the need to develop social and environmental intervention policies and strategies to address health challenges in SSA.
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    Pages: XIII, 204 p. 11 illus., 9 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031375651
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37565-1
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    Revising Smart Cities with Regenerative Design (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Development economics. ; Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Development Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. UNVEILING THE SMART CITY: How Smart is it? -- Chapter 2. SMART CITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY: How Smart City helps with sustainability -- Chapter 3. SMART CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: How Smart City can help cool the planet -- Chapter 4. SMART CITIES AND REGENERATIVE APPROACHES: How design with Smart City tech can regenerate cities -- Chapter 5. SMART CULTURAL AND INCLUSIVE CITIES: How Smart City can help urban culture and inclusion -- Chapter 6. SMART CITIES AND THE URBAN ECONOMY: How Smart City can integrate good urban economies -- Chapter 7. CONCLUSIONS: Redefining Smart Cities.
    Abstract: This book presents a road map to urban regeneration through the contemporary concept of smart cities. It investigates why the concept has gained adoption as it has but until now it has been geared towards a profit-making venture by large corporations and ignoring the economic aspirations of smaller companies and city councils. The technologies can provide enhanced liveability levels if the concept is redefined. This work will be of interest to academics and policy makers looking at exploring how to drive urban regeneration in a sustainable and inclusive fashion while supporting local economies. It presents a case study of Port Louis, Mauritius, with unique insights and data. Academics, policy makers and urban developers could potentially adopt the model and calibrate it to various cities and quantify the economic and social benefits.
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    Pages: XI, 119 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031280283
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28028-3
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    Total Socioenvironmental Systems : An Analytical Framework for Human-Natural Interactions and Sustainability (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -Theoretical Foundations of Total Socioenvironmental System (TSES) -- Chapter 2-Analytical Frameworks of TSES -- Chapter 3 - Building Temporally Compatible TSES Dataset -- Chapter 4 - Empirically investigating time-series causality between grassland productivity and socio-environmental factors, Inner Mongolia as a Case Study -- Chapter 5 - Empirical evaluation of urban sustainability from underlying causal structures and legacy effects: The prefecture cities in China as a Case Study -- Chapter 6 - Constructing Spatially Compatible TSES Dataset: Examining Urban Declining in Southeast Michigan as the case study -- Chapter 7 -Empirically examining spatial processes of urban declining: Southeast Michigan as the case study -- Chapter 8 - Modeling grassland deterioration considering spatial variations and time-lag effects at a finer geographical scale -- Chapter 9 - Innovations, Limitations, and Future Directions of TSES.
    Abstract: This book presents a new analytical framework and several newly developed quantitative methods to investigate the interactions between climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors as a total socioenvironmental system (TSES). Facing the increasingly imperiled ecosystems around the world, understanding the complex relationships between humans and environments is of utmost importance. This book offers several solutions to these challenges based on the author's research and illustrates them with case studies and annotated data sets. It develops the conceptual framework of a TSES, emphasizing the identification of causal relationships as a starting point to investigating the interactions between biophysical phenomena and socioeconomic factors. The book experiments with various spatial data assimilation techniques such as GIS for matching diverged areal units over which biophysical and socioeconomic datasets are collected. Trend extraction methods including machine learning for synchronizing distinct temporal rhythms hidden in biophysical and socioeconomic phenomena to augment their causal relationships are explored as well. The book also examines sustainability in urban systems, social systems, and ecosystems. This volume will be useful to readers across many disciplines, including but not limited to geographic information science, ecological informatics, environmental informatics, regional and urban modeling, quantitative social sciences and planning.
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    Pages: XXII, 264 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031395949
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39594-9
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    Research Directions, Challenges and Achievements of Modern Geography (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Globalization. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Globalization.
    Description / Table of Contents: Re-thinking cities and the urban: from the global to the local -- From the new world to multiple possible worlds: political geography, geopolitics and border studies -- New and emerging pathways for transport geography -- Geography and geographers in place and time: a view from the international geographical union’s commission on the history of geography -- Innovative development of modern agricultural geographic engineering -- Integrating Geography for Global Sustainability and the Earth's Future: the role of International Geographical Union Commission on Geography of Future Earth -- Global change and human mobility in the Anthropocene -- Contribution of Geography and Geospatial Technology to Cope with Hazards and Risks: Implications of GIS Development in Japan -- Marginality issues in a time of world reorganization -- Land Use and Land Cover Changes in a Global Environmental Change Context -- The Contribution of Geography -- Coastal Systems: the dynamic interface between land and sea -- Advances in karst geomoprhology and hydrogeology research in the last decade and its future direction for karst land use planning -- Achievements and challenges of geographical research in Africa -- Issues and dilemmas of local and regional development in geographical research.
    Abstract: This book identifies and discusses research directions, challenges and achievements in contemporary geography. It also documents the most current theoretical and methodological considerations undertaken by scientists representing various sub-disciplines of geography with particular reference to human geography. It was assumed that the thematic structure of the currently active International Geographical Union (IGU) problem commissions corresponds to the most relevant and current research directions in geography. Reflecting this assumption, the book consists of 14 chapters contributed by geographers representing 14 problem commissions of the IGU, which allows us to examine geography from different perspectives and to provide the reader with a complete overview of contemporary research issues in human geography. The first part discusses contemporary research problems and issues related to scientific methodology and achievements of selected geographical sub-disciplines, including urban geography, agricultural geography, transport geography, and political geography, among others. The second part focuses on the interdisciplinarity of geography and the topics of global dimension undertaken by geographers such as global change, GIS and geospatial technology, marginalization, and environmental change. This part also discusses the internal relations between geographical specializations and their links with other related sciences, including geology, sociology, and economics. The third part discusses the holistic approaches of geography applied to particular regions, territories, or conditions (Africa, costal systems, geomorphology and local development).
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    Pages: XVI, 293 p. 40 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819966042
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6604-2
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    Land Remediation and Management: Bioengineering Strategies (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Molecular ecology. ; Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Molecular Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Plantation-Based Soil Reclamation of Emerging Contaminants -- 2. Plant-Based Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product (PPCP) in Soil -- 3. Rhizoremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants [POPs] from The Soil -- 4. Biotransformation of 1,4-dioxane by the use of bacteria in the soil -- 5. Persistence, Toxicity and Strategies for Remediation of Brominated Flame Retardants in Soil and Sedimentation in aquatic matrices under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions -- 6. Biodegradation of the Fungicide by Bacteria in Soil -- 7. Fungal Enzymes in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants -- 8. Mycoremediation of Heavy Metals and/or Metalloids in Soil -- 9. Bio-Removal of Analgesics and Antibiotics by Soil Worm -- 10. Vermiremediation of Pesticides -- 11. Biochar-Assisted Remediation of Contaminated Land: Prospect And Challenges -- 12. Biomass-based Engineered Materials for Soil Remediation -- 13. Bioremediation of Asa river sediment using Agricultural by-products -- 14. Potential Application of Biochar For Efficient Restoration of Crude Oil Contaminated Sites -- 15. Biodegradation of Low Density Polyethylenes (LDPE) using microbial consortia -- 16. Biodegradation aspects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in soil.
    Abstract: This edited book deals with land regeneration and management using living organisms for a sustainable future. It brings together the latest developments made by leading biotechnologists, bioengineers and environmental scientists in the area of land remediation. The chapters cover different aspects of soil's conventional and emerging pollutants (synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals). Global population is rapidly affected by this catastrophic situation, industrialization and overuse of chemical compounds. There are currently many bioengineering strategies used to eliminate these dangerous chemicals. In this book, the chapters present the current evidence and comprehensive studies that may be useful for reader. It provides a comprehensive text thereby filling the gap in the literature. The contents of the book further deliver a good understanding of emerging environmental contaminants and their sustainable remediation through the use of bioengineering tools and techniques. This book is of interest to industry experts, researchers, academicians in bioengineering and biomedical sciences, graduates and undergraduates in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, Health, Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is also a useful read for national and international agricultural scientists and policy makers.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819942213
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4221-3
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    Culture and Archaeology of the Ancestral Unangax̂/Aleut of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska : Unangam Tanangin ilan Unangax̂/Aliguutax̂ Maqax̂singin ama Kadaangim Tanangin Anaĝix̂taqangis (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Ethnology. ; Culture. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Regional Cultural Studies. ; Social and Cultural Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- The Physical Environment -- Biological Environment -- The First People -- People on the Landscape -- Making a Living -- Life at Home -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: For the past 9,000 years, people lived and flourished along the 1,000-mile Aleutian archipelago reaching from the American continent nearly to Asia. The Aleutian chain and surrounding waters supported 40,000 or more people before the Russians arrived. Despite the antiquity of continuous human occupation, the size of the area, and the fascinating and complex social organization, the region has received scant notice from the public. This volume provides a thorough review describing the varied cultures of the ancestral Unangax̂, using archaeological reports, articles, and unpublished data; documented Unangax̂ oral histories, and ethnohistories from early European and American visitors, assessed through the authors’ multi-decade experience working in the Aleutian Archipelago. Unangam Tanangin ilan Unangax̂/Aliguutax̂ Maqax̂singin ama Kadaangim Tanangin Anaĝix̂taqangis (Culture and Archaeology of the Ancestral Unangax̂/Aleut of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska) begins with a description of the physical and biological world (The Physical Environment and The Living Environment) of which the Unangax̂ are part, followed by a description of the archaeological research in the region (The People). The rest of the book addresses ancestral Unangax̂ life including settlement on the land, and the characteristics of sites based on the activities that took place there (People on the Landscape). From this broad perspective, the view narrows to the people making a living through hunting, fishing, and collecting food along the shore-line, making their intricate tools, storing and cooking food, and sewing and weaving (Making a Living); household life including house construction, households, and the work done within the home (Life at Home); and the personal changes an individual goes through from the time they are born through death, including spiritual transitions and ceremonies (Transitions), and the evidence for these events in the material record. This book is written in gratitude to the Unangax̂ and Aleut people for the opportunity to work in Unangam Tanangin or the Aleutian Islands, and to learn about your culture. We hope you find this book useful. The purpose of this book is to introduce the broader public to the cultures of this North Pacific archipelago in a single source, while simultaneously providing researchers a comprehensive synthesis of archaeology in the region.
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    Pages: XXI, 419 p. 64 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031442940
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44294-0
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    Marine Climate of Russian Coastal Territories : Public Health Aspects of Biological Adaption (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Public health. ; Climatology. ; Integrated Geography. ; Public Health. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Climate and weather: impact on the body -- Chapter 3: Climatic norms, definition periods. Methods for determining the areas of biological comfort/discomfort -- Chapter 4: Adaptation to marine climate -- Chapter 5: Influence of weather and climatic conditions on health Adaptation to the marine climate of Russian regions -- Chapter 6: Non-specific prevention of pre-disease states and diseases when adapting to a maritime climate -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
    Abstract: The monograph was written based on the material of the post-doctoral thesis prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rakhmanov and it has been translated from its original version in Russian. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the process of biological adaptation and adaptation capacity of the population to the marine climate of Russia’s North, the Black and Caspian Sea regions and the Baltic Sea coast. The authors explore different biological reactions to adaptation and offer their classification depending on the type of climate. Special attention is given to the prevention of prenosological conditions and diseases typical of coastal areas. Evidence suggests that the human body has a remarkable capacity to adapt to a range of climatic and weather conditions through a variety of targeted adaptation measures.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031309519
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30951-9
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    Geopolitical Perspectives from the Italian Border : Introducing Gianfranco Battisti, Triestino Geographer (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Triestino Geographical Thought -- Chapter 1. Becoming geographer in Trieste: autobiographical essay, with a reflection on the nature of Geography -- Chapter 2. Living in the borderlands: political geography, geopolitics and advocacy in the Triestino School of Geography during the long 20th Century -- Part 2: Historical Geographyas Method: Producing Geopolitics From The Julian Region -- Chapter 3 Urbanization processes in a transnational area. An application of the rank-size rule to the Austrian Littoral (1849-1918) -- Chapter 4. Gorizia Nova, aka “New Gorizia:” a Euro-city on the border between Italy and Slovenia. A recommendation for local level territorial changes after Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004. Chapter 5. Inland areas and border regions: a geopolitical interpretation. Comparing the marginalization of Trieste and Umbria as an example of the dynamics of borderlands vs. remote inland areas. Part 3: From Trieste To The World: Deploying Triestino Geographical Thought To Grand Geopolitics In Europe And Beyond -- Chapter 6. The reshaping of German-Yugoslav Space from a middle European Point of view. Paper presented at the 2nd IBRU Conference, held in Durham, UK, on July 18-21, 1991 -- Chapter 7. Europe. The many reasons of an epoch-spanning crisis. A long-term geo-historical and geo-economics analysis of the obstacles to European integration -- Chapter 8. A century of struggles. A comparison of multiple geopolitical agendas in Europe, the US and beyond -- Chapter 9. Cycles of geopolitical (dis)order, as determined by interactions between spatial systems. A theoretical model of the systemic drivers of geopolitics.
    Abstract: This book presents the work of Gianfranco Battisti, on Geopolitics and Border Geographies in north-eastern Italy, Europeanization, and Globalization, contributing to debates on the inclusion of non-English speaking scholars in international geography. It highlights the institutions and cultures that shaped more than fifty years of his writing, as they emerged through his biography, theoretical contributions, and methods. Battisti uses historical geographies as tools to explain contemporary geopolitics while maintaining a high attentiveness to data-driven research. He applies these tools to investigate ‘geographical facts’ at the local, regional and global scale, viewed from the distinctive viewpoint of the city of Trieste, a laboratory of geopolitical change for more than two centuries. To better understand the importance of place in the production of geographical theories and methods, this book discusses Battisti’s biography in the context of the Triestino School of geography that started from the same French and German classics that shaped Anglo-American geography in the 19th century to later express original features. This book explains such features by introducing the concept of Geography as an industry that operates in a local and global context. It then deploys the methods Battisti developed within his school to discuss the realities and problems of borderlands in a historic and local context during the first and second World Wars and the geopolitical rationale that shaped the times between. The book continues to give an outlook, on how Europe reconstructed itself geopolitically, the implications thereof, and a comparison of how this fits in with geopolitical agendas on a global scale. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031260445
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26044-5
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    Governance of Social Tipping Points : Resilience of the European Union’s Periphery vis-à-vis Migration, Climate Change and War (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Political science. ; Political planning. ; Integrated Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Governance and Government. ; Public Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Tipping Points: A Survey of the Literature -- Chapter 3. Governance & Resilience: A Stakeholder Agency Perspective -- Chapter 4. Spatial Determinants of Tipping Points Governance: Beyond Stakeholder Agency -- Chapter 5. Governing Social Tipping Points in the EU’s Periphery: A Conceptual Framework & Methodology -- Chapter 6. Resilience in Migration, Climate Change and Geopolitics: A Case of the EU’s Periphery -- Chapter 7. Resilience of the EU’s Periphery vis-à-vis Social Tipping Points: Policy Recommendations -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This monograph assesses the intersections between social tipping points (STP), a relatively understudied social-ecological concept, and various public policy concepts, such as governance, state capacity and resilience of the state and non-state actors, all within the context of the EU Eastern and Southern periphery. This unique approach is subsequently embodied in the newly created conceptual framework of how the STPs are governed and analyzed using three case studies. The goal is to examine how various state and non-state actors (transnational, private, and local) have managed to navigate the STPs triggered by migration, climate change, and geopolitics. The multi-level governance of STPs is studied within the context of the EU periphery, thus spatial and geographical determinants of the resilience are analyzed as well.
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    Pages: XV, 156 p. 28 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031474132
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47413-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47413-2
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    Health and Medical Geography in Africa : Methods, Applications and Development Linkages (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Public health. ; Medical care. ; Geography. ; Public Health. ; Health Care.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Health, Diseases and Development - An Introduction to Health and Medical Geography in Africa -- Part 1: Nature, Perspectives and Methods -- Chapter 2: Philosophy, Questions and Methods in Health and Medical Geography in Africa -- Chapter 3: Medical Geography in Nigeria – History, Debates and State of the Discipline -- Chapter 4: Traditional and Non-Traditional Data Sources useful in Research in African Health and Medical Geography -- Chapter 5: Mixed Research Methods for Buruli Ulcer Prevention in Southern Benin using Geographic Health Surveys -- Part 2: Environment, Health and Disease -- Chapter 6: Spatial Analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy among Adults in Zimbabwe HIV: Geo-additive Bayesian Survival Models -- Chapter 7: Mobility and Disease Diffusion in East Africa – The Case of HIV/AIDS, Ebola and Covid-19 -- Chapter 8: Management and prevention of HIV infection in migrant miners in Lesotho and South Africa: A capabilities approach -- Chapter 9: Geographical Analysis of Malaria in Nigeria - Spatiotemporal Patterns of National and Subnational Incidence -- Chapter 10: Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing Climatic Context: An Emerging Public Health Threat in Africa -- Part 3: Health and Wellbeing -- Chapter 11: Climate-Related Diseases and Health Impacts of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 12: Spatial Distribution and Pattern Analysis of Women Sexual Violence in Tanzania -- Chapter 13: Associating Poverty with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against Rural and Poor Urban Women (RPUW) in Cameroon -- Chapter 14: Menstrual Hygiene Management in the Context of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policies – A Case of Schools in Nigeria Health -- Chapter 15: The Nexus between Development and Early Childhood mortality in Nigeria -- Part 4: Location and Health Behaviour -- Chapter 16: Sanitation, Health Seeking Behaviour and Substance Use among Street Children in Ibadan, Nigeria -- Chapter 17: Human Geophagy (Soil Ingestion): Biochemical Functions and Potential Health Implications -- Chapter 18: Spatial Analysis of Breastfeeding Practices and Childhood Morbidity Episodes in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study of a National Dataset -- Chapter 19: Test-Tube Transnationalism: Fertility Migrants and Reproductive Refugees and the Provision of Care Across Southern Africa -- Part 4: Health Inequalities and Healthcare Planning -- Chapter 20: Location, Accessibility and Socioeconomic Correlates of Child Immunisation Coverage in Nigeria -- Chapter 21: Approaches to Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 22: Access to Health Facility and Frequency of Antenatal Care Visits in Malawi using Bivariate Copula Regression Modelling -- Chapter 23: Territorial Study of the Distribution of Doctors in Gabon.
    Abstract: This contributed volume focuses on the evolution and current state of the sub-discipline of health and medical geography in Africa. It encompasses theoretical and methodological issues as well as the current teaching and research capacities of institutions offering programs in health and medical geography in Africa. Further, the book will review the level of adoption of the sub-discipline in State policies and practice and also provide practical illustrations, with case studies, of how studies in the sub-discipline are central to the actualization of Africa's development agenda. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between health and development. Through its direct and indirect impacts on labor productivity, population health and wellbeing matter for the social and economic development of households and national economies. Yet, health is not uniform in space. And so is development. Comparatively on many health and development indicators, Africa fairs poorly. The variation in health may present as differences in the occurrence and spread of diseases, the distribution of and access to healthcare facilities, and/or in health outcomes among the population. Reasons for these variations range from biology to the population’s levels of exposure and susceptibility to elements in their environment, including the social interactions taking place within the environment. The field of health and medical geography focuses on the spatial patterns and processes underlying these variations and provides pathways for understanding and addressing them. More specifically, the sub-discipline of health and medical geography focuses on, among others, how places (their characteristics and processes that go on in them) and environmental factors underlie and/or influence disease patterns, exposure and susceptibility to diseases, health variations, health behavior, health outcomes, and the provision of and access to healthcare services. This volume documents perspectives and applications in health and medical geography in Africa for academics, students, health practitioners, and development policymakers.
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    Pages: XXIII, 499 p. 105 illus., 94 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031412684
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41268-4
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    Novel Innovation Design for the Future of Health : Entrepreneurial Concepts for Patient Empowerment and Health Democratization (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Entrepreneurship. ; New business enterprises. ; Public health. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Entrepreneurship. ; Public Health.
    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.
    Abstract: This book highlights the reasons for an urgently needed revision of the current global healthcare setup, discusses the needed mindset for a future of health, and provides a comprehensive development toolset for disruption (and for the needed incremental innovations towards disruption). Today’s biomedical and health innovation related research in universities encourages activities that lead to incremental innovations with a relatively low risk of failure. The healthcare industry on the other hand provides tools and devices for established healthcare providers to improve the diagnosis and therapy/ treatment of the patients’ health problems. The patient is not in the center of healthcare provision however, and prevention and prediction are not core goals. The current health setup needs to be challenged and disrupted. Disruptions are coming from technologies or processes that lead to a significant (〉10x) reduction in cost or price/ performance and that also come with new business models. The need for change, effects of exponential technologies, and the needed shift to prevention and to homecare for health democratization and patient empowerment will be discussed in detail in the first parts of the book. The subsequent sections address several innovation methods with a focus on a novel meta methodology named Purpose Launchpad Health. This is followed by a comprehensive discussion on health entrepreneurship activities and needs. The final section of the book addresses how to train students to become entrepreneurial health innovators, presenting successful curricula and examples of health incubation and accelerator setups. All of the innovation tools presented and used in this book are summarized in the final chapter to help the reader get started planning an entrepreneurial venture. Written by experts from academia and industry, the book covers important basics and best practices, as well as recent developments. Chapters are concise and enriched with key messages, learning objectives and real innovation examples to bridge theory and practice. This book aims to serve as a teaching base for health innovation design and to prepare for health-related entrepreneurial ventures. Readers with medical, biomedical, biotechnology, and health economics backgrounds - and anyone who wants to become a future oriented health innovator or who believes in disruptive approaches - will find this book a useful resource and teaching tool for developing validated products/ services and processes for the future of health.
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    Pages: XXXIV, 624 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031081910
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08191-0
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    Microbial Beta Glucanases : Molecular Structure, Functions and Applications (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Microbiology. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Microbiology. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.An Introduction to Beta Glucan and Beta Glucanases -- 2.Industrial Applications of Beta Glucanases -- 3.Microbial Sources of Beta Glucanase Enzymes -- 4.Role of Beta Glucanases in Animal Nutrition -- 5.Betaglucanse in Breweries -- 6. Exploitation of Actinobacteria for Beta Glucanolytic enzymes –Screening and Characterisation -- 7.Structural Characterisation of Beta Glucanase Genes from Actinobacteria -- 8.Application of Codon Optimization in Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases -- 9.Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases: Recombinant Expression of in E. coli -- 10.Purification and Properties of Recombinant Beta Glucanases Enzymes -- 11.Fungal Beta Glucanases -- 12.Industrial Production and Characterisation of Beta Glucanases -- 13.Protein Engineering of Beta Glucanase Enzymes -- 14.Biotechnological Avenues in Hybrid Beta Glucanase Enzyme Production.
    Abstract: This book offers an overview of the current knowledge on beta glucanase enzymes derived from actinobacterial source, their structure, functions and industrial applications. It summarizes the exploitation of actinomycetes, assay methods for beta glucanase screening, structural characterisation, genetic engineering, protein engineering, strategies for purification, characterisation and finally how to synthesize a hybrid enzyme of beta glucanases.Enzyme beta glucanases have considerable interest in industrial biotechnology owing to its distinct effect on the hydrolysis of insoluble beta glucan molecules and applications in particular industrial sectors such as food, feed and beverages industries. The beta glucanases are characterized extensively in microorganisms viz. bacteria, fungi and also in plants. A wide varieties of actinobacterial β- glucanases have exclusively active on β-glucan substrates and cleave the mixed linkage β-glucan chains at different points. This is significant for picking precise substrates for the assay of each type of enzymes within this enzyme groups. The well recognized specificity and mechanism of action within the enormous substrates allow to understand that most of them are varied from cellulases, excluding β-1,4-glucanases. The progress in genetic and protein engineering in actinobacterial beta glucanases improves the stability, activity and thermodynamic properties in relation with industrial relevance. This book will be useful for researchers and students engaged in industrial biotechnology, enzyme production, molecular biology, protein engineering and many more.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811964664
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6466-4
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    Gender and Energy Transition : Case Studies from the Upper Silesia Coal-mining Region (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Feminism. ; Feminist theory. ; Economic development. ; Biotechnology. ; Feminism and Feminist Theory. ; Development Studies.
    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?.
    Abstract: This volume takes an ecofeminist perspective in analysing societal changes related to energy transition, with a focus on Upper Silesia in Europe, following the closure of coal-mining industries in the region. It provides both a macro and micro view of how energy transition in societies built around an energy industry can lead to major shifts in societal and familial dynamics, and how women locate themselves in this transition period affecting the economy as well as social and environmental structures and values. Densely populated Upper Silesia in southern Poland, with one of the longest histories of industrialization, extractivism and environmental degradation in Europe, can be considered as a microcosm of regions that have undergone such changes due to energy transition. The traces of telling socio-economic changes, as well as the tangle of modernity and conservatism, are both clearly visible in the local region and society. The book documents the Silesian changes and highlights the female perspective: their culture, identities, as well as empowerment and the agency. The paradigm of feminist and masculinity studies helps in presenting the complexity and the challenges of the just energy transition. This is a topical volume, given that many regions of the world are undergoing similar changes, and is an interesting read for decision-makers, policy experts, environmentalists, as well social scientists who study issues related to sustainability and environmental/societal challenges in energy transition. Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 226 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030784164
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78416-4
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    Anticipatory Ethics and The Use of CRISPR in Humans (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Medical genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Medical Genetics.
    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.
    Abstract: Can we move forward with the use of CRISPR in humans without a well-formed policy and ethical framework to support it? In this new book, neuroscientist Michael W. Nestor and philosopher Richard Wilson argue that the answer is a resounding “no.” Does an ethical and policy program need to be restrictive concerning the use of CRISPR in humans? Nestor and Wilson argue that, although the future of gene editing in humans is inevitable using CRISPR technologies, the scientific, policy, ethics, and clinical communities must work together to provide the necessary frameworks to help CRISPR flourish as an essential tool to treat human disease. To achieve the most inclusive, equitable, and ethically sound use of CRISPR in humans, the scientific/policy/clinical community must involve the most comprehensive set of stakeholders possible, including the lay public. This book sets a framework for shared understanding and discussion across disciplines with an appeal to scientists and non-scientists alike. The authors urge all stakeholders to engage in active dialogue about the appropriate context for using CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies in humans. It provides policy analysis and recommendations for assuring the most inclusive, equitable, and ethically sound use of CRISPR in humans, exploring its positive potential to treat mental disorders and the potential to induce other cognitive enhancements.
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    Pages: XIX, 145 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030983680
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98368-0
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    Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Sustainable Recycling of Organic Solid Waste (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Chemical Bioengineering. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Sustainable technologies for recycling organic solid wastes -- Part II: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Thermo-chemical Conversion Processes -- Chapter 2. Recent advances in the catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and different polymer wastes: from laboratory scale to pilot plant -- Chapter 3. Roadmap to Low-Cost Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes for Production of Liquid Fuels -- Chapter 4. Production of Valuable Compounds from Leaves by Supercritical CO2 Extraction -- Part III: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Biodegradation -- Chapter 5. Recovery of biohydrogen and biomethane by anaerobic fermentation of organic solid waste -- Chapter 6 Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into biogas via anaerobic digestion -- Chapter 7. Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into chemicals via biodegradation -- Part IV Production of Liquid Biofuels with New Technologies -- Chapter 8. Producing value-added products from organic bioresources via Photo-BioCatalytic processes -- Chapter 9. Depolymerisation of fossil fuel and biomass-derived polyesters -- Chapter 10 Producing Value-added Products from Organic Solid Wastes with Mechanochemical Processes -- Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass-Related Molecules for Converting Organic Solid Wastes into Chemical Products -- Chapter 12 Third Generation Biorefineries Using Micro- and Macro-Algae -- Part V. Techno-Economic Analysis -- Chapter 13. Prospects and perspectives for producing biodiesel, bioethanol and bio-chemicals from fruit waste: Case study in Brazil and Serbia -- Chapter 14. Sustainable Recycling and Valorization of Organic Solid Wastes for Fuels and Fertilizers.
    Abstract: This book covers sustainable recycling processes (e.g. physical, biological, chemical, and thermo-chemical) of multiple organic solid wastes, provides methods for material recycle of wastes into value-added products including fuels and commodity chemicals that are able to be directly applied to promote manufacturing processes. Aimed at improving the awareness of effective conversion protocols and for developing innovative biomass conversion processes, this text was conceived as a collection of studies on state-of-art techniques and know-how for production of biofuels and chemicals from sustainable recycling of organic solid wastes. Topics in the text are discussed in terms of addressing recent advances, assessing and highlighting promising new methods or new technological strategies and direct conversion of organic solid wastes to process feeds. Highly-recognized authorities, experts and professionals have contributed individual chapters in selected areas to cover the overall topic in a comprehensive manner. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 506 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811661624
    Series Statement: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 11
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6162-4
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    Biobanks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Relevance, Setup and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biomaterials. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomaterials. ; Biological Techniques.
    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.
    Abstract: This book introduces the fundamentals of biobanking and guides through the practical planning thereof, with a special focus on the situation in low- and middle-income countries. On the example of the setup of a Ukrainian biobank the book discusses the main steps and aspects of successful biorepository implementation and management. Topics covered include collection, storage and shipping of samples, establishment of an IT system, development of a sustainability plan, and project and risk management. Furthermore, the importance of the formation of international biobanking societies such as the Ukraine Association of Biobanks is highlighted, and their main objectives and tasks are discussed. The book addresses life science and business professionals as well as national authorities who are interested in biobanking in general and in setting up a biobank in particular.
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    Pages: XVII, 235 p. 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030876371
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87637-1
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    Recent Advances in Edible Fats and Oils Technology : Processing, Health Implications, Economic and Environmental Impact (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Lipids. ; Food science. ; Biotechnology. ; Lipidology. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats: Sources, Properties and Recovery -- Chapter 2. Exotic Oil: Sources, Properties and Recovery -- Chapter 3. Seed Oil: Sources, Properties and Recovery -- Chapter 4. Vegetable Oil Refining -- Chapter 5. MINOR COMPONENTS IN EDIBLE OIL -- Chapter 6. Blending, Hydrogenation, Fractionation and Interesterification Processing -- Chapter 7. Ionic Liquid as a Green Solvent for Lipid Processing -- Chapter 8. Diacylglycerol Oil: Health Benefits, Synthesis and Applications -- Chapter 9. Medium-and Long-Chain Triacylglycerol: Production, Health Effects and Applications -- Chapter 10. Enzymatic synthesis of human milk fat substitutes -- Chapter 11. Cocoa Butter Alternatives for Food Applications -- Chapter 12. Oleogel: Production and Application -- Chapter 13. Characterization of Nanoemulsions: The Way Forward -- Chapter 14. Processing Contaminants In Edible Oil -- Chapter 15. Enzymatic Biodiesel Production from Low-Quality Waste Oils and Non-edible Oils: Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 16. Sustainability and Traceability in the Malaysian Oil Palm Industry -- Chapter 17. Adulteration in Oils and Fats Industry.
    Abstract: This book is written by international experts with both academic and industrial credentials. It presents for the first time, a collection of up-­to-­date scientific advances in the area of edible fats and oils technology, over a span of 10 years from 2009 to the year 2019. The book covers the existing and recent advanced techniques adopted in the edible fats and oils research and touches on the processing and modification, to the traceability and sustainability issues of fats and oils. Some recent technologies like supercritical carbon dioxide, microwave, ultrasound, and enzymatic‐ assisted processes, ionic liquid, enzymatic processes, biosensor and membrane technology are presented in the book. The book aims to provide the technologists and researchers in research, development and operations in the edible fats and oils industries with critical and readily accessible information on the recent advances in the field. The book is divided into three broad sections- Fats and Oils Chemistry and Processing, Fats and Oils Modification and Health Implications, and Fats and Oils Safety, Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts. It is an extremely comprehensive and valuable resource, which serves as an essential reference for students and lipid scientists from academia or industry.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811651137
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5113-7
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    Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Life sciences. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Life Sciences. ; Animal Physiology. ; Agriculture.
    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.
    Abstract: This book covers hot topics in the nutrition and metabolism of terrestrial and aquatic animals, including the interorgan transport and utilization of water, minerals, amino acids, glucose, and fructose; the development of alternatives to in-feed antibiotics for animals (e.g., swine and poultry); and metabolic disorders (or diseases) resulting from nutrient deficiencies. It enables readers to understand the crucial roles of nutrients in the nutrition, growth, development, and health of animals. Such knowledge has important implications for humans. Readers will also learn from well-written chapters about the use of new genome-editing biotechnologies to generate animals (e.g., cows and swine) as bioreactors that can produce large amounts of pharmaceutical proteins and other molecules to improve the health and well-being of humans and other animals, as well as the growth and productivity of farm animals. Furthermore, the book provides useful information on the use of animals (e.g., cattle, swine, sheep, chickens, and fish) as models in biomedical research to prevent and treat human diseases, develop infant formulas, and improve the cardiovascular and metabolic health of offspring with prenatal growth restriction. Editor of this book is an internationally recognized expert in nutrition and metabolisms. He has about 40 years of experience with research and teaching at world-class universities in the subject matters. He has published more than 660 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 90 chapters in books, and authored two text/reference books, with a very high H-index of 127 and more than 66,000 citations in Google Scholar. This publication is a useful reference for nutrition and biomedical professionals, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in animal science, aquaculture, zoology, wildlife, veterinary medicine, biology, biochemistry, food science, nutrition, pharmacology, physiology, toxicology, and other related disciplines. In addition, all chapters provide general and specific references to nutrition and metabolism for researchers and practitioners in animal agriculture (including aquaculture), dietitians, animal and human medicines, and for government policy makers.
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    ISBN: 9783030856861
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1354
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85686-1
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    Current Advances in Biotechnological Production of Xylitol : Fermentative Production of Xylitol (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Chemical engineering. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Biomaterials. ; Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Chemical Process Engineering. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Plant Materials.
    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.
    Abstract: This book explores recent advances in the microbial production of xylitol and its applications in food and medical sector. Xylitol is an important biomolecule from lignocellulose biorefinery which is produced from the xylose by chemical reactions or microbial fermentation methods. Currently, the demand of xylitol at commercial scale is being met through chemical methods. However, recent breakthroughs made in plant cell wall destruction, genetic engineering to develop the designer microorganisms, fermentation methods and media formulations and downstream processing have led the ways for sustainable production of xylitol at commercial scale in lignocellulose biorefineries. Microbial production of xylitol is preferred over the chemical processes as it is environmentally friendly, higher process efficiency with the desired product yield, and product recovery with minimum impurities. This book is a unique compilation of 11 book chapters written by experts in their respective fields. These chapters present critical insights and discuss the current progress and future progress in this area into fermentative xylitol production. Chapter 9 is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. For further details see license information in the chapter.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031049422
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04942-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04942-2
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    Electrical Properties of Tissues : Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Mapping (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Radiology. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Neurosciences. ; Biotechnology. ; Radiology. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. ; Neuroscience.
    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.
    Abstract: This book covers the latest developments in tissue electrical conductivity and current density imaging, increasingly popular as well as challenging applications of MRI. These applications are enabled by the acquisition of high-quality MR phase images. This book provides a practical description of the MRI physics needed to understand and acquire phase images in MRI and the key details required to reconstruct them into conductivity, current density or electric field distributions. Comprehensive details are provided about the electrical properties of biological tissues, computational modeling considerations, experimental methods, construction of non-biological and biological phantoms and MRI pulse sequences. An inclusive review of image reconstruction algorithms, and their potential applications is provided for applications directed at determining current density or electric fields, such as in transcranial DC or AC stimulation techniques; as well as electrical conductivity reconstructions that may be of use in quantitative MRI applications used to detect cancer or other pathologies. This is an excellent book for undergraduate and graduate students beginning to explore phase, current density, and conductivity imaging in MRI, and will also be of great use to researchers interested in the area of MR-based electrical property imaging.
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    Pages: VII, 206 p. 101 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031038730
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1380
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03873-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03873-0
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    Engineering Biomaterials for Neural Applications : Targeting Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Neurosciences. ; Biomaterials. ; Biotechnology. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomaterials.
    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.
    Abstract: This book describes past and present advances in engineering materials for neural applications, with special emphasis on their usefulness for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. The book presents major physio-pathological features of traumatic injuries at the brain and spinal cord as examples of diseases hampering the central nervous tissue. By incorporating knowledge from the perspective of experts with diverse backgrounds, this book gives insight into the understanding of these multifaceted pathologies and the materials science approaches that aim to cure them. The interdisciplinary nature of this book makes it a perfect candidate for the interest of a broad audience, from clinicians working on neural diseases to scientists whose work focuses on the nervous tissue (neuroscientists) and/or materials science. Undergraduate and PhD students can also benefit from the knowledge and discussion included in this book.
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    Pages: XXVI, 310 p. 77 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030814007
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81400-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81400-7
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    The CRISPR/Cas Tool Kit for Genome Editing (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Food science. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Food Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: An introduction to CRISPR/Cas based genome editing -- Chapter 2: History and classification of CRISPR/Cas systems -- Chapter 3: Bioinformatic tools -- Chapter 4: Delivery methods in CRISPR/Cas platform -- Chapter 5: Re-engineering of CRISPR/Cas system -- Chapter 6: Beyond genome editing: CRISPR approaches -- Chapter 7: RNA editing with CRISPR/Cas13 -- Chapter 8: CRISPR for rewriting genetic codes -- Chapter 9: Applications of CRISPR/Cas system in plants -- Chapter 10: Challenges and Future perspective of CRISPR Technology.
    Abstract: This book discusses CRISPR/Cas- one of the most powerful tools available to scientists for genome editing. CRISPR/Cas is not only a genome editing tool, but researchers have also engineered it for gene regulation, genome imaging, base editing and epigenome regulations. This book describes the entire toolkit for CRISPR/Cas. The opening section gives an introduction to the technique and compares it with other genome editing tools. Further section gives a historical perspective of the tool, along with its detailed classification. The next chapters describe bioinformatic tools in CRISPR/Cas, and delivery methods for CRISPR/Cas. The book also discusses about the applications of CRISPR/Cas beyond genome editing and use of CRISPR for rewriting genetic codes. The book dedicates a section to the use of CRISPR in plants. The book culminates with a chapter on the current status, challenges and shortcomings of the CRISPR/Cas genome editing tool. The book would be highly interesting to students and researchers in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, food science, agriculture and plant sciences.
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    Pages: XII, 333 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811663055
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6305-5
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    Musculoskeletal Infection (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Immunology. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Immunology. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Musculoskeletal Burden – Where are we now? -- 2. Bacterial Adhesion, Virulence and Biofilm Formation -- 3. Prevention of Infection: Best Practice and Novel Strategies -- 4. Prosthetic Infection: Colonization and Diagnosis -- 5. Soft Tissue Infections -- 6. Incidence, Complications and Novel Treatment Strategies: Diabetic Ulcer of the Limb -- 7. Incidence, Complications and Novel Treatment Strategies: Osteomyelitis -- 8. Incidence, Complications and Novel Treatment Strategies: Joint Arthroplasty -- 9. Incidence, Complications and Novel Treatment Strategies: Massive Bone Tumour Surgery -- 10. Incidence, Complications and Novel Treatment Strategies: Pediatric Spinal Surgery & Management -- 11. War Wounds and Orthopaedic Trauma Devices.
    Abstract: This book gathers international knowledge and contemporary clinical and scientific evidence on infections associated with the musculoskeletal system at a time when we are confronted with significant challenges and uncertainty. A key focus of the book is enhancing and advancing future discovery in the detection, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal infection. This is an ideal book for physicians, surgeons, research scientists, university students, as well as medical and allied health students.
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    Pages: VII, 375 p. 41 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030832513
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83251-3
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    Multifaceted Biomedical Applications of Graphene (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: I. Basic Features and Potential Toxicity of Graphene Family Nanomaterials -- Principles and Biomedical Application of Graphene Family Nanomaterials -- Differential Toxicity of Graphene Family Nanomaterials Concerning Morphology -- II. Graphene-based Nanomaterials as Scaffolds for Stem Cell Fate Modulation and Tissue Regeneration -- Graphene-based Materials for Efficient Neurogenesis -- Functional Graphene Nanomaterials-based Hybrid Scaffolds for Osteogenesis and Chondrogenesis -- Role of Graphene Family Nanomaterials in Skin Wound Healing and Regeneration -- III. Graphene as Agents for Drug Delivery, Bioimaging, Theranostics, and Therapeutics -- Graphene-based Nanomaterials as Drug Delivery Carriers -- Graphene-based Nanomaterials for Biomedical Imaging -- Graphene - A Promising Theranostic Agent -- Graphene as Photo-thermal Therapeutic Agents -- IV. Graphene for Nanobiosensors, Biochips, and Antibacterial Agents -- Graphene for Nanobiosensors and Nanobiochips -- Antibacterial Activity of Graphene-based Nanomaterials -- Conclusions -- Reflections and Outlook on Multifaceted Biomedical Applications of Graphene.
    Abstract: This book explains the fundamental characteristics and biofunctionality of graphene-based nanomaterials and provides up-to-date information on the full range of their biomedical applications. An introductory section gives an overview of the chemical composition and physical properties of graphene and its derivatives as well as their potential toxicity and biosafety. Detailed attention is then devoted to the potential of multifunctional graphene-based nanomaterials (MFGNs) to direct the differentiation of stem cells into specific lineages and induce tissue regeneration. Here, individual chapters address the application of MFGNs for the purposes of neurogenesis, osteo- and chrondrogenesis, myogenesis, and wound healing. Subsequent sections focus on the capability of MFGNs as agents for drug delivery, bioimaging, theranostics, and therapeutics as well as their effectiveness as biomimetic platforms for nanobiosensors, biochips, medical devices, and dental applications. The book will be essential reading for graduate students, scientists, and engineers in any of the biomedical research fields in which efforts are being made to utilize novel MFGN-incorporated composite materials and develop functional devices based on them.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811649233
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1351
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4923-3
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    Pharmaceutical Nanobiotechnology for Targeted Therapy (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biology Technique. ; Molecular biology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Biological Techniques. ; Molecular Biology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter. 1. Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) as a Platform for Vaccination and Targeted Drug Delivery -- Chapter. 2. CRISPR/Cas9 Nano-Delivery Approaches for Targeted Gene Therapy -- Chapter. 3. Lipoplexes and Polyplexes for Targeted Gene Delivery -- Chapter. 4. Aptamer-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 5. Artificial Exosomes as Targeted Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 6. Nanoarchaeosomes in drug delivery -- Chapter. 7. Bioengineered Metallic Nanomaterials for Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 8. Nanobody-Based Delivery Systems for Diagnosis and Therapeutic Applications -- Chapter. 9. Phytosomes Used for Herbal Drug Delivery -- Chapter. 10. Porphysomes and porphyrin-based nanomaterials for drug delivery system -- Chapter. 11. Ethosomes for Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 12. Liposomes and Niosomes for Targeted Drugs and Gene Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 13. Dendrimers as Targeted Systems for Selective Gene and Drug delivery -- Chapter. 14. Polymersomes for Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 15. Quantum-Dot-Based Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Therapeutic applications -- Chapter. 16. Carbon-based Nanomaterials for Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 17. Hybrid Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications -- Chapter. 18. Polymeric Micelles for Targeted Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 19. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery Systems -- Chapter. 20. Magnetic Nanoparticles for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.
    Abstract: The field of nanotechnology for targeted therapy initiated more than decade ago has grown fast and interest is increasing. Given the importance of the field for targeted drug and gene delivery systems, there are a large number of laboratory investigations today researching nanobiomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Because of the ability of scientists to load nanoparticles with any agent, interest continues to grow and technology in this arena is rapidly evolving. These emerging nanobiomaterials-based medicines can overcome the disadvantages of traditional medicines by target-oriented and site-specific delivery of precise medicines (immunotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, and so on). Pharmaceutical Nanobiotechnology for Targeted Therapy presents an updated overview of recent advancements in the field of pharmaceutical nanobiotechnology and nano-based drug and gene delivery systems. This comprehensive knowledge will allow researchers to discover innovative nanobiomaterials for targeted therapeutics. The chapters deal with various emerging nanobiomaterials for targeted therapeutic delivery systems and the writing is in a style that is easily disseminated and in a manner that can be readily adopted as sources for new and further studies. This book should be useful for researchers and professionals from academia and industry working in the field of nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, as well as in the field of pharmaceutical nanotechnology. It should also be useful to those interested in a range of disciplines from material science, chemistry, molecular biology, polymer chemistry, and many more interdisciplinary areas.
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    Pages: XIV, 639 p. 127 illus., 102 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031126581
    Series Statement: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12658-1
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    Vegetation and Climate (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: I General Part -- Part A - Ecological Basics (Autoecology) -- Part B - Ecological Basics (Synecology) -- Part C - Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Biology -- II Special Part -- Part D - ZB I: Zonobiome of the evergreen tropical rainforest or equatorial humid diurnal climate -- Part E - ZB II: Zonobiome of savannas, deciduous forests and grasslands of the tropical summer rainfall region -- Part F - ZB III: Zonobiome of hot deserts or subtropical arid climate -- Part G - ZB IV: Zonobiome of hardwoods or Mediterranean winter rainfall regions -- Part H - ZB V: Zonobiome of laurel forests or warm temperate humid climate -- Part I - ZB VI: Zonobiome of winter barren deciduous forests or temperate nemoral climate -- Part J - ZB VII: Zonobiome of steppes and cold deserts or arid temperate climate -- Part K - ZB VIII: Zonobiome of hardwood forests or temperate arid climate. Part K - ZB VIII: Zonobiome of taiga or cold temperate boreal climate -- Part L - ZB IX: Zonobiome of tundra or arctic climate -- Part M - Summary, conclusions -- III Final part.
    Abstract: Vegetation, soil and climate are the most important components of ecological systems. The book presents a compact synthesis of our current knowledge of the ecology of the Earth and is thus the basis for understanding the major interrelationships in a global perspective. In the first part, with a rich endowment of illustrations and photographic material, the well-introduced book deals with the essential processes and operations on the Earth's surface that lead to the formation of the vegetation cover with its distinctive zonation. In the second part, the individual vegetation zones as large-scale ecosystems (i.e. zonobiomes of the biosphere) are consistently described comparatively according to certain criteria. In a short and compact form, the main characteristics and structures as well as examples of ecosystem processes are discussed. The large-scale ecosystems are also the basis and reference system for all anthropogenic changes that have drastically altered vegetation over the last millennia, but especially in the 20th century. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Vegetation und Klima by Siegmar-W. Breckle and M. Daud Rafiqpoor, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. Authors Siegmar-W. Breckle long-time professor and head of the Department of Ecology at the University of Bielefeld (Germany). He continued the multi-volume work "Ecology of the Earth" by Heinrich Walter, published numerous articles and books on the ecology of many regions, especially the drylands combined with countless study trips around the globe. His research in deserts, tropics and high mountains is the basis for the corresponding chapters in this book. M. Daud Rafiqpoor, long-time research associate of the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz and coordinator of two ecologically oriented long-term projects of this academy ("Three-dimensional Landscape Classification of the Tropics and Subtropics" and "Biodiversity in Change"). Numerous study trips in almost all tropical and subtropical mountains of the world. Publication of many papers and books on the geography and ecology of tropical and subtropical high mountains and Afghanistan.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783662640364
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64036-4
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    Spatial Planning in Poland : Law, Property Market and Planning Practice (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Urban policy. ; Law. ; Real estate business. ; Urban economics. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Law. ; Real Estate Economics. ; Urban Economics. ; Regional and Spatial Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Key determinants of spatial management systems in Europe (Paulina Legutko-Kobus, Maciej Nowak) -- Chapter 2. Determinants and effects of planning practice in Poland (PrzemysławŚleszyński) -- Chapter 3. Spatial development law in Poland and related problems (Maciej Nowak) -- Chapter 4. Determining the interdependence (including barriers and challenges) between legal regulations and planning practice (PŚ, MN PLK) -- Chapter 5. Summary and conclusions.
    Abstract: This book defines the dilemmas related to the interface between legal regulations and planning practice in the spatial management system. Based on specific case studies, it gives examples of possible problems and ways of solving them. It applies to Poland's standard and the determinants of spatial policy in other countries. It provides the basis for a developed international discussion and concretely suggests specific actions at local, regional and national levels.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030969394
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96939-4
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    Heritage and the Sea : Volume 1: Maritime History and Archaeology of the Global Iberian World (15th-18th centuries) (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Underwater archaeology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Cultural property. ; Archaeology. ; Anthropology. ; Geography. ; Maritime Archaeology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Archaeology and Heritage. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Anthropology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Remains of the shipwreck: an introduction to the Iberian maritime and underwater landscape -- Chapter2. A paradigm of inter and multidisciplinary research: The ForSEAdiscovery project as a case study -- Chapter3. Life and Death in the Spanish Carrera de Indias: ships, merchants, cargoes and routes -- Chapter4. Iberian Ships of the Early Modern Period -- Chapter5. Ship Types in Portugal -- Chapter6. The Iberian Peninsula between two Seas: Shipbuilding Revolution in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, 14th–15th centuries -- Chapter7. An insight into Mediterranean naval architecture in the 16th century through the texts of Nicolò Sagri (1538–1571). A comparative perspective with Ibero-Atlantic shipbuilding -- Chapter8. From the Baltic Sea to Andalusia: North European timber (and traders) in 16th-century Seville -- Chapter9. Supplying timber for His Majesty’s fleets: forest resources and maritime struggle in Portugal (1621–1634) -- Chapter10. Historical Documents as sources for the study of shipbuilding in Spain -- Chapter11. Iberian Documents and Treaties on shipbuilding -- Chapter12. Maritime vocabulary in texts: Fray Joseph de Ledesma (1701) -- Chapter13. GIS application on 16th-18th centuries Iberian Shipwrecks.
    Abstract: This two-volume set highlights the importance of Iberian shipbuilding in the centuries of the so-called first globalization (15th to 18th), in confluence with an unprecedented extension of ocean navigation and seafaring and a greater demand for natural resources (especially timber), mostly oak (Quercus spp.) and Pine (Pinus spp.). The chapters are framed in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary line of research that integrates history, Geographic Information Sciences, underwater archaeology, dendrochronology and wood provenance techniques. This line of research was developed during the ForSEAdiscovery project, which had a great impact in the academic and scientific world and brought together experts from Europe and America. The volumes deliver a state-of-the-art review of the latest lines of research related to Iberian maritime history and archaeology and their developing interdisciplinary interaction with dendroarchaeology. This synthesis combines an analysis of historical sources, the systematic study of wreck-remains and material culture related to Iberian seafaring from the 15th to the 18th centuries, and the application of earth sciences, including dendrochronology. The set can be used as a manual or work guide for experts and students, and will also be an interesting read for non-experts interested in the subject. Volume 1 focuses on the history and archaeology of seafaring and shipbuilding in the Iberian early modern world, complemented by case studies on timber trade and supply for shipbuilding, analysis of shipbuilding treatises, and the application of Geographic Information Systems and Databases (GIS) to the study of shipwrecks.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030864606
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86460-6
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    Beneath the Lines : Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th Century (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; History. ; Political science. ; Human geography. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; History. ; Political Science. ; Human Geography. ; Cartography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Drawing the lines, knowing the borders. An overview of recent scholarship on boundary-making and modern regimes of territorialization -- Part I. Boundary Treaties and Joint Commissions: Theoretical Foundations and Praxis on the Ground -- 2. Modern State Sovereignty as Geometric Purification of Territory. Delimitation Theories and Practices in the 1864 Spanish-Portuguese Boundary Treaty -- 3. Delimitation of the Spanish-Portuguese Border and the Controversy over La Contienda -- 4.From a Line on a Map to Realities on the Ground. The French-German Joint Boundary Commission at Work (1871-1877) -- 5. Mexican Geographer Engineers and the Demarcation of Mexico's Borders -- Part II. Contesting the Naturalness of Borders. Cartographic Practices, Geographical Knowledge and Territorial Issues -- 6. Borders on Paper, Borders on the Ground. Boundary Commissions Under the Treaty of Madrid and Their Role in the Reinvention of the Rio de la Plata Frontier (1752-1759) -- 7. Rights of Use vs. Natural Boundary: Demarcation of the Iraty Forest Massif (Western Pyrenees, 17th-19th Centuries) 8. A Water Borderline Adrift Between France and Spain. The Bidasoa and the Bay of Higuer at the End of the 19th Century -- 9. Demarcation of the Border of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1913–1931): Chronicle of Failure -- Part III. Concluding Essay -- 10. Borders at the Global Turn.
    Abstract: This book brings together ten empirically rich and theoretically informed contributions that aim to clarify both geo-historical specificities and common transnational and global features of the cultures and practices of boundary making that shaped modern statehood. Written by scholars from Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, the essays included in this volume provide a comparative international perspective on the processes of border formation, as well as an integrative approach that seeks to strengthen the links between renewed geo-historical studies and more contemporary-oriented border studies. The book is addressed to a wide range of researchers, including geographers, historians, political scientists and specialists in geopolitics and the history of international relations.
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    Pages: XII, 172 p. 35 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030969042
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96904-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96904-2
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    Mission Earth : Geodynamics and Climate Change Observed Through Satellite Geodesy (2022)
    Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Surveying the Earth through the ages -- Geodesy in the 21st century - Global reference systems and modern geodetic space observation techniques -- Our planet in focus - Phenomena of global change -- Social relevance of high-precision measurement of our planet from space.
    Abstract: How does your cell phone know where you are right now? How is our planet changing due to geodynamic processes and ongoing climate change? How can these changes be precisely measured from space in order to obtain reliable information about the melting of ice sheets or the threat to coastal regions from rising sea levels? This popular science book provides answers to these and many other socially relevant questions. It is aimed at interested non-professionals who want to learn more about our fascinating planet, but also at experts in natural sciences. You are taken on an exciting journey through time from the first surveys in ancient times to the satellite era, which is providing us with a global view of our home planet. Illustrative examples demonstrate how deeply global positioning and navigation with satellites pervade our daily life, and what fundamental contributions geodesy makes to understanding the Earth system and determining the effects of climate change. With interview contributions by Günter Hein, Harald Lesch and Stefan Rahmstorf. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Mission Erde by Detlef Angermann et al., published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2021. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). Content and language were subsequently revised by the authors. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Authors Detlef Angermann holds a doctorate in geodesy and heads the Research Area Reference Systems at the Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut of the Technical University of Munich. Roland Pail is Professor of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy at the Technical University of Munich. Florian Seitz is Professor of Geodetic Geodynamics and heads the Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut of the Technical University of Munich. Urs Hugentobler is Professor of Satellite Geodesy and heads the Satellite Geodesy Research Facility of the Technical University of Munich.
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    Pages: XII, 246 p. 74 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783662641064
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64106-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-64106-4
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    The Geography of Albania : Problems and Perspectives (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Economic geography. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Geology. ; Regional Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Economic Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I - INTRODUCTION, POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGIONS -- Introduction -- I.1. General geographical features of Albania -- I.2. Historical and Political Geography -- I.3. Ethnic Groups and Religions -- I.3.2. Religions -- PART II - LANDSCAPE OF ALBANIA -- II.1. Geological construction -- II.2. The relief -- II.3. Climate -- II.4. Waters -- II.5. Soils -- II.6. Flora and fauna -- II.7. Albanian natural and cultural heritage -- PART III - DEMOGRAPHICS -- III.2. Sociocultural features -- III.2. Sociocultural features -- PART IV - THE ECONOMY -- PART V - GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS -- INDEX.
    Abstract: This book is one of the first to give a comprehensive and detailed overview of the complete geography of Albania in English. It highlights the most important and manifold potentials of nature, society and economy of Albania as well as development problems during different time periods. One focus lies on Albania's perspectives and challenges for the future. Beside natural aspects also topics such as migration, poverty, social situation, economy, urban development, regional disparities among others are discussed. This book appeals to academics and researchers of geography, regional development and related disciplines as well as teachers and students of geography, geology, natural sciences, social sciences, economics. The book is also attractive for media representatives, tourists and other interested individuals travelling to Albania.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 255 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030855512
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85551-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85551-2
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    Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability : Application of Geospatial Technology (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Geography. ; Soil Science. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Application of RS-GIS-R for soil-land resources assessment, monitoring, and modelling -- Assessment of soil health and monitoring -- Soil and sediments pollution -- Microbiology of Soil and Sediments -- Soil Salinity and Sodicity -- Soil erosion and contamination from agricultural activities -- Digital soil mapping and carbon stock modelling -- Soil degradation and Risk assessment -- Agricultural Soil Pollution -- Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination -- Environmental Pollution of Soil and Anthropogenic Impact -- Soil pollution by industrial effluents and solid wastes -- Environmental impact and risk assessment -- Open source satellite data and GIS for soil resources mapping and monitoring -- Bioremediation in soil resources management and land use planning.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources. This book explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open sources software & R statistical programming and modelling in modern geo-computation techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining/machine learning techniques and robust modelling in soil resources. Soil and agricultural systems are an integral part of the global environment and human well‐being, providing multiple goods and services essential for people worldwide and crucial for sustainable development. Soil contamination is an environmental hazard and has become a big issue related to environmental health. The challenge of the twenty-first century is to reduce the contaminant load and bring it to below permissible level. The contamination is not only a problem affecting local environments at the place of occurrence but also spreading to other regions because of easy transportation of pollutants. This leads to direct and indirect contamination of land and aquatic systems, surface water and groundwater, inducing significant risks for natural ecosystems. In this context, the spatial modelling, prediction, efficient use, risk assessment, protection and management of soil resources in the agriculture system are the key to achieving sustainable development goals and ensuring the promotion of an economically, socially and environmental sustainability future. The aim of this book on soil contaminants and environmental health: application of geospatial technology is to identify the soil and sediment quality, sources of contaminants and risk assessment and focuses on the decision-making and planning point of view through GIS data management techniques. This book covers major topics such as spatial modelling in soil and sediments pollution and remediation; radioactive wastes, microbiology of soil and sediments, soil salinity and sodicity, pollution from landfill sites, soil erosion and contamination from agricultural activities, heavy metal pollution and health risk; environmental impact and risk assessment, sustainable land use, landscape management and governance, soil degradation and risk assessment, agricultural soil pollution, pollution due to urban activities, soil pollution by industrial effluents and solid wastes, pollution control and mitigation in extreme environments. The content of this book is of interest to researchers, professionals and policy-makers whose work is in soil science and agriculture practices. The book equips with the knowledge and skills to tackle a wide range of issues manifested in geographic data, including those with scientific, societal and environmental implications.
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    Pages: XXIV, 729 p. 208 illus., 188 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031092701
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09270-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09270-1
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    Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North Africa : An Epidemiological Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Human geography. ; Medical care. ; Integrated Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Health Care.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Adolescent Health in the MENA Region: Determinants and Distribution -- 2-Adolescent nutrition: a focus on the MENA -- 3-Addressing Social Determinants of Oral Health among Adolescents from MENA -- 4-Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in relation to Vitamin D Deficiency among older adolescents -- 5-Activity among Adolescents from the MENA -- 6-Exploring Factors for Predictive Modelling of Obesity and Overweight in Adolescents: Application to MENA Region -- 7-Determinants of Knowledge in relation to Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region -- 8-Growth Assessment in Adolescence: Measurement and Interpretation for the Middle East and North Africa -- 9-Oral health of adolescents in the MENA region -- 10-Demographic and Geographic Variations in Respiratory and Allergic Conditions among Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates -- 11-The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus among in adolescents and their determinants in from the Middle East and North Africa Region -- 12-HIV and sexual health in MENA’s adolescents.
    Abstract: This 2-volumeset focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 2 focuses on nutritional and reproductive health in the MENA region, predictive modelling of obesity, determinants of sexual and oral health, HIV, and diabetes. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. .
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    Pages: X, 199 p. 20 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030921071
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92107-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92107-1
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    Landscape Pattern Language : A New Approach to Landscape Expression and Spatial Reasoning (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Landscape architecture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Geography. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The logic of landscape pattern language -- The theoretical evolution and innovation of landscape pattern language -- landscape space units as the foundation of pattern language -- The C-3P analytical framework of landscape space -- The framework of landscape pattern language -- The space and design vocabulary of landscape pattern language -- spatial relations and reasoning of landscape pattern language -- Networks syntax and scaling of landscape pattern language -- Prospect of landscape pattern language using in practice.
    Abstract: This book presents a landscape pattern language framework for describing landscape spaces and offers a new approach to landscape expression and spatial reasoning. In addition to describing a conceptual model of landscape pattern language and its inner logical connections, the book discusses the functionality of landscape pattern language from both local and universal perspectives—effectively demonstrating that it can be used to highlight the individuality and characteristics of landscape space shaping. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for all graduate students, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners in the areas of landscape architecture, landscape planning, and regional planning, especially ecological planning and design. .
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    Pages: XXXIV, 422 p. 295 illus., 166 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811964305
    Series Statement: EcoWISE, Innovative Approaches to Socio-Ecological Sustainability,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6430-5
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    The Landscape of the Sierra Nevada : A Unique Laboratory of Global Processes in Spain (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Ecology . ; Geomorphology. ; Climatology. ; Biodiversity. ; Geography. ; Ecology. ; Geomorphology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geographic Uniqueness of the Sierra Nevada in the Context of the Mid-latitude Mountains -- Biotic Uniqueness of the Sierra Nevada as a Hotspot of Biodiversity -- Singular Cultural Landscapes of the Sierra Nevada -- Scientific Knowledge Generated in the Sierra Nevada: Bibliographic Review in WOS Since 1970 -- The Geological Setting -- Glacial Geomorphology of the Massif -- Reconstruction of Past Environments Using Lake Sedimentary Records -- Modern Periglacial Environment and Permafrost -- Variability and Recent Trends -- Snow Dynamics, Hydrology and Erosion -- Altitudinal Migrations and Changes in the Composition of High Mountain Plant Communities -- Altitudinal Migrations and Changes in the Composition of Animal Communities -- Dynamics of Forest Systems Under Land Use and Climatic Change Scenarios -- Resilience of Montane Ecosystems to Major Disturbances (fires) -- Migrations Rivers -- High Mountain Lakes as Remote Sensors of Global Change -- Paleolimnological Indicators of Climate Change -- Atmospheric Inputs and Drastic Alterations in Food Webs and Ecosystems Processes -- Remote Sensors Monitoring of Functional Aspects of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems -- Managing the Uniqueness of Sierra Nevada Ecosystems Under Global Change: Adaptive Projects -- Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge in Agrobiodiversity for a Sustainable Mountain Economy -- Data Model, E-infrastructure Services and Virtual Research Environments (VRE) -- Advancing Open Science in Sierra Nevada: Current Citizen Science Campaigns -- Filling the Gaps in Research, Management and Social Connection.
    Abstract: This book covers the landscape, geography and environment of the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The Sierra Nevada hosted the last glaciers in southern Europe. Today, it is one of the most important centers of plant diversity in the western Mediterranean and one of the most outstanding in Europe. This massif has ideal conditions to analyze past environments as well as the effects of global change on ecosystems. This can be seen in the large number of projects that are being conducted within the umbrella of the Sierra Nevada Global Change Observatory. This book summarizes all the scientific knowledge available about this massif, from the geomorphological and ecological perspectives to the recent spatial adaptive management and Open Science initiatives. Focusing on the very sensitive mountain environment of Sierra Nevada, the book intends to be a reference for many people interested in mountain processes. The audience would include scientists from all disciplines, but it would also target on an audience beyond the academia (territorial managers, environmentalists, mountaineers, politicians, technicians, etc.).
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    Pages: XVII, 421 p. 171 illus., 156 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030942199
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94219-9
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    Relational and Critical Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development : Belonging and Sensing in a Vanishing World (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Teaching. ; Human geography. ; Critical Thinking. ; Geography. ; Pedagogy. ; Human Geography. ; Critical Thinking.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-The wonderment of touching, sensing and naming the more-than human world -- Chapter 2-Being in and through aesthetic forms of expressions reimagining a future world -- Chapter 3-Awareness and subjectification of the more-than-human world -- Chapter 4-Exploring the world in sensuous ways, creating new narratives and asking urgent and severe questions -- Chapter 5-Social Justice and Action Competences in Classroom Practice: The future ‘skills’ of citizenship -- Chapter 6-Introducing disorienting dilemmas: Provoking actions -- Chapter 7-Creating spaces for negotiation, imagining and listening: Stretching situated moments of critical literacy in whole class discussion -- Chapter 8-Addressing anxiety: To linger, confirm and give hope -- Chapter 9-Transformative learning: Creating new identities -- Chapter 10-Take a stance: Facilitating students’ decision-making.
    Abstract: This volume focuses on the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), education, to look at sustainability from various angles with the purpose of challenging preconceptions about what sustainable education might entail and how it should be conducted. To this end, the book assembles scholars from various research fields and disciplines, who are willing to be at the cutting edge regarding sustainability and education on all levels with students in the ages of 6-15. Through this approach, the text points towards a “wild pedagogy” in line with post-sustainable thinking. This involves agency and the role of nature itself as a co-educator, and promotes cultural changes, and explorative processes of finding “the wild” – the unknown, and complexity in nature – and thus of challenging the human need for control. This approach is also, in line with the 2030 Agenda, an attempt to move from advocating predetermined behavioural change to embracing a pluralistic perspective on sustainability, based on holistic views on education. Such views include curiosity, wonderment, compassion and agency as guiding lights. The book is structured into three sections, based on three interrelated strands. These strands are, in various ways, dependent on one another and further engaged with bringing education theory and practice together. These strands are 1) Belonging and sensing, 2) Critical thinking, social justice and action competence, and 3) Creating hope in a vanishing world. These strands aim to increase our access to and understanding of the ways in which sustainability can be integrated into education and why. The purpose of the text is to encourage educators of all kinds and levels, as well as scholars in different fields, to explore new perspectives on education for sustainable development. The book examines probes in diverse academic fields and focuses on how to combine different approaches and content, and therefore everyone interested in interdisciplinary and cross-curricular teaching and learning should find this work enlightening. .
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    Pages: XXVII, 186 p. 42 illus., 40 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030845100
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84510-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84510-0
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    Adolescent Mental Health in The Middle East and North Africa (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Medical care. ; Human geography. ; Integrated Geography. ; Health Care. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Adolescent Mental Health in the MENA Region and the link with Policy and Programming -- 2-There is no Health Without Mental Health: The Middle East and North Africa -- 3-A Silent Epidemic of Depression among Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Emerging Tribulation -- 4-Understanding mental illness stigma in Arab youths’ everyday lives -- 5-Developing and Implementing Youth Friendly Public Policies: A perspective into the Arab Region -- 6-Adolescent health in Saudi Arabia: Policy dimensions -- 7-Health Policies of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How Do We Strategize in the Age COVID-19?.
    Abstract: This 2-volume set focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 1 focuses on mental health in the MENA region, the development and implementation of youth friendly public policies, and how to strategize in the age of COVID-19. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. .
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    Pages: X, 121 p. 5 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030917906
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91790-6
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    Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology : Interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha mandala as a framework for organizing towns (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Landscape architecture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Geography. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction and Methodology -- Chapter2. Ancient Indian Design and Town Planning Principles as a Frame for Case Studies -- Chapter3. Other Interpretive Frameworks -- Chapter4. Shiva Temples -- Chapter5. Deliberations.
    Abstract: Classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala are not often discussed in the western discourse on urbanism, even while much of these predate the commonly taught European writings. This book sheds light on some of those forgotten concepts, thus making the lesser discussed classic Indian town organization ideas accessible to architecture, landscape, and urban planning students worldwide. The resonance of these concepts in present times are reviewed through case studies of select Hindu temple towns in India. Furthermore, the author underscores the formal abstraction of the classic Indian Mandala and transplants the discourse from sociology to socio-ecologically adept trans-disciplinary design thinking. The creative interpretations offer a premise to start revising classic models for current practice to influence the urbanism and ecology of a place in accordance with the changing climate. Reviews “India has a strongly developed design, planning language and principles or sutras as shared through ancient Indian texts approximately developed through 5000-550 BCE such as, Kamikagama and Suprabhedgama, Matsyapurana, Bhavishyapurana, and Manasara. Kautilyashastra from around 5th BCE builds additional layers of complexity to the discourse. Sharma’s book orients the students to some of these classic ancient principles while taking them on an investigative journey of applicability of these at temple precinct and town level.” - Pankaj Jain. Professor and Head of the Department of Humanities and Languages, FLAME University, Pune, India “Our changing climate is forcing the rapid evolution of the pressing issues concerning urbanism. Sharma’s book draws upon traditional Indian frameworks to be embedded in design methods, to creatively mitigate the current problems to be addressed in urbanism.” -Tom Verebes. Professor of Architecture, New York Institute of Technology "Dr. Sharma presents an enlightening and groundbreaking perspective on the Hindu Temple landscape, placing it in the nexus of urbanism and ecology." - Diane Jones Allen, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030872854
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87285-4
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    Abandonment as a Social Fact : The Problem of Unused and Unmaintained Private Buildings in a Neo-institutional Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Framework -- Chapter 3. Case study -- Chapter 4. Discussion -- Chapter 5. Conclusions -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book provides a multidisciplinary approach for the study of the “abandonment” problem at the inter-section among urban studies, neo-institutionalist perspectives, and social ontology. An analytical framework (based on descriptive and operational issues, factors, reasons, policies) has been built to interpret the phenomenon of abandonment and possible ways of intervening. The work considers the Italian situation in general terms and examines the case study of Milan in depth. This case is interesting because it triggered public discussions on the problem of abandonment in a non-shrinking context. Moreover, recently, specific policies to cope with abandonment problem have been introduced. The purpose of the book is to show that the problem of the “abandonment” of urban buildings should be understood as a social fact and not as a brute fact. Thus, in this work the “abandoned” state of buildings is considered as not directly related to certain physical variables; rather, it entirely depends on human evaluations. Crucial information in this regard is how institutional frameworks (e.g. sets of rules of conduct) influence individual behaviour and actions through time. In this view, we may identify abandonment as a phenomenon intertwined with the actions of both private and public entities. The neo-institutional approach helps to highlight how the problem of abandonment is articulated with respect to property rights, formal constraints, reasons behind policy decisions, intervention strategies and implementations.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030903671
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90367-1
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    Ecological Building Materials for Deserts and Drylands (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Architecture. ; Materials science. ; Bioclimatology. ; Climatology. ; Geography. ; Architecture. ; Materials Science. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1. BauKlima/ BuildingClimate -- Chapter 2. BauStoff/ Building Matters -- Chapter 3. KlimaStoff/ (Future) Climate Matters -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: This book examines prospective climate adaptive building materials in desert and drylands in the context of climate change, desertification, urbanisation demands, and the consequent sustainable urban development challenges. This preliminary collection of ecological materials covers the characterisation of biotic and abiotic resources for materials, their specifications and benefits for adequate bio-climatic design and construction. Particular emphasis is given to ecological composite materials for advances in desert architecture. Based on the initial collection, the book culminates with potentials for new ecological building materials. The "eComposite Combinator" matrix offers potential research recipes and encourages the reader to conduct further climate-matters related research.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030954567
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95456-7
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    Critical Planning and Design : Roots, Pathways, and Frames (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Cities and towns History. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Political science. ; Geography. ; Urban History. ; Urban Sociology. ; Political Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Critical planning and design: Walking through roots and dissenting imaginations -- Part 1: Roots -- Giancarlo Paba’s trilogy of Luoghi comuni (Common Places, 1998), Movimenti urbani (Urban Movements, 2003), Corpi urbani (Urban Bodies, 2010): Influential Italian ‘critical planning’ thinking -- Ildefonso Cerdà, Teoría General de la Urbanización, 1867: An innovative approach -- L’Ordine politico della Comunità (The Political Order of Community) 2014: Concrete community and territorial principle in Adriano Olivetti’s thought -- All the layers of an ecological commitment at the frontier: Ian McHarg, Design with Nature, 1969 -- L' Architecture de survie (1978) is back talking to EU cities in crisis: The provocative message by Yona Friedman as a key for the present and future urban agenda -- Part 2: Planning pathways -- John Friedmann, The Good Society (1979): Panning pathways for a just society -- David Harvey’s Urbanization of Capital (1985): Why it helped me so much -- A place in the world? Places, Cultures and Globalization, 1995. Doreen Massey’s lessons: Is the world really shrinking or is the geography of the world teaching us openness and diversity? -- Patsy Healey and Collaborative Planning (2005): Re-thinking democracy in the ‘reasoning in public’ arena -- Utopian tension: Sandercock’s inspiring journey “Towards Cosmopolis” (1998) -- Zwischenstadt / Inbetween city. Thomas Sieverts, Cities Without Cities: An interpretation of the Zwischenstadt, 2004 -- Part 3: Conceptual frames -- Inquiry and change: The troubled attempt to understand and shape society, 1990: The radical contribution of Charles E. Lindblom’s self-guiding society and probing volitions -- Rediscussing Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia, 1974 -- Property titles to land and issues of distributive justice -- Blade Runner, 1982. Do Androids dream of electric sheep?- Philip K Dick’s science fiction and Maschinenmenschen in Metropolis -- Max Weber, Die Stadt (1922), English edition, Max Weber, The City, edited and traslated by Don Martindale and Gertrude Neuwirth, The Free Press, 1958 -- Antonio Gramsci and the prison notebooks -- Le droit à la ville, 1968: Reading Lefebvre’s the right to the city in planning perspective -- The trouble with Henri: The production of urban space – from theory to research -- Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari, Mille Plateaux, 1980: "The good use of philosophy" -- Georges Didi-Huberman, La survivance des lucioles (2009). The thickness of time: going beyond the surface of the present to understand contemporary territories.
    Abstract: The book interprets and recombines, within a subjective trajectory, some roots, pathways and conceptual frames of the planning thought that worked either as dissenting imaginations or generative source to critically question the modernist epistemologies. ‘Critical planning and design’ is presented in this book as a field of research inspired by critical urban theory and developed along with ideas and theories that prove to be radical, alternative, dialectical to the mainstream history of planning. In this book, scholars present what they consider as the most important books in the field of planning, public policy and design. They have been asked to write about a book and its author, in their preferred manner. This freedom allowed passionate and original contributions. Three main threads - the three parts of the book - shape the choices of the authors. The first concerns the reconstruction of some genealogical roots of planning (including Cerdà, Yona Friedman, Alberto Magnaghi, and Ian McHarg). The second thread groups the authors who dialogue with contemporary protagonists of the planning debate (including John Friedmann, Leonie Sandercock, Doreen Massey, David Harvey, Tom Sievert, and Patzy Healey). The third thread includes authors who dig into relevant writings in social and philosophical sciences (including Max Weber, Charles Lindblom, Henri Lefebvre, Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari, Georges Didi-Huberman, Robert Nozick, Pand hilip K Dick). The book is addressed to researchers of planning and urban studies, who value the critical re-reading of some fundamental books. Including thoughtful and critical arguments on influential thinkers of the past two centuries, the book will enable students, scholars and researchers of planning, design, political science, geographical, environmental, and urban studies to better understand the socio-spatial and ecological transformations under the contemporary transition while relying on a “usable past”. The book is also addressed to a wider audience of readers interested in the problems of the city and space.
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    Pages: XX, 263 p. 8 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030931070
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93107-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93107-0
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    Sense(s) of Heimat : Plurilocal Self-Location and Emotional Geographies through the Lens of International Migration (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Challenging a static conception of Heimat -- 2 Heimat: theoretical framework(s) -- 3 Methodological approach -- 4 Insights from migrant biographies on the concept of Heimat -- 5 Heimat: an emotional map of biographical references -- 6 Conclusions on Heimat in the context of international migration.
    Abstract: The German notion of ‘Heimat’ is highly subjective, ambiguous and historically charged. Senses of belonging and identity associated with Heimat render the concept vulnerable to appropriation and instrumentalization by different political forces. Thereby, a static and exclusive understanding of Heimat is often depicted. This book drafts a counternarrative to demystify the contested concept. On the one hand, Heimat is conceptualized as spatial through emotional-geographical approaches to human-place relations. And on the other hand, the concept is placed in a global context through the perspective of international migration. The author contributes to the understanding of Heimat as an emotional map of self-location. This subjective map is neither purely static nor dynamic - it is characterized by simultaneities of opposing processes. About the Author Jessica Andel is currently enrolled in the Master’s programme “Human Geography: Globalisation, Media and Culture”. Since November 2019, she has been working as a student assistant on the Human Geography-team at the Institute of Geography of Johannes Gutenberg University.
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    Pages: VI, 113 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783658389857
    Series Statement: BestMasters,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38985-7
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    Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea : Filling the Gap Between Physicians and Engineers (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Neurology . ; Biomedical engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Neurology. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section A Physiology -- An Overview On Sleep Medicine -- Covering The Gap Between Sleep And Cognition – Mechanisms and Clinical Examples -- Obstructive sleep apnoea: Focus on Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with associated comorbidity -- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What’s in a Name? -- Treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration in heart failure with adaptive servo-ventilation: An integrative model -- Section B Diagnostic innovations -- Automated scoring of sleep and associated events -- Conventional machine-learning methods applied to the automatic diagnosis of sleep apnea -- Home Sleep Testing of Sleep Apnea -- ECG and heart rate variability in sleep-related breathing disorders -- Cardiopulmonary Coupling -- Pulse oximetry: the working principle, signal formation, and applications -- Oximetry indices in the management of sleep apnea: from overnight minimum saturation to the novel hypoxemia measures -- Airflow Analysis In The Context OF Sleep Apnea -- Deep-learning Model Based on Convolutional Neural Networks to Classify Apnea-hypopnea Events From The Oximetry Signal -- Tracheal sound analysis -- Obstructive Sleep Apnea with COVID-19 -- Section C Therapeutic innovations -- APAP, BPAP, CPAP and new modes of positive airway pressure therapy -- Adherence monitoring using telemonitoring techniques -- Innovations in The Treatment of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy -- Anna M. Mohammadieh -- Index.
    Abstract: The book focuses on biomedical innovations related to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. The latest diagnostic tools are described, including sleep laboratory equipment, wearables, and even smartphone apps. Innovative medical devices for treatment are also covered, such as CPAP, Auto-PAP, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, phrenic nerve stimulation, acoustic brain stimulation and electrical brain stimulation. This is an ideal book for biomedical engineers, pneumologists, neurologists, cardiologists, physiologists, ENT physicians, pediatrics, and epidemiologists who are interested in learning about the latest technologies in treating and diagnosing sleep apnea. Chapter 12 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: XI, 389 p. 68 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031064135
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1384
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06413-5
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    Gender and Migration : IMISCOE Short Reader (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Sex. ; Population Economic aspects. ; Ethics. ; Biotechnology. ; Gender Studies. ; Population Economics. ; Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Gender and Migration: an Introduction -- Chapter 2: Gendered Migrations and Conceptual Approaches: Theorising and Researching Mobilities -- Chapter 3: Gendered Labour -- Chapter 4: Transnational Families, Intimate Relations, Generations -- Chapter 5: Gendering Asylum -- Chapter 6: Engendering Integration and Inclusion -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access short reader offers a critical review of the debates on the transformation of migration and gendered mobilities primarily in Europe, though also engaging in wider theoretical insights. Building on empirical case studies and grounded in an analytical framework that incorporates both men and women, masculinities, sexualities and wider intersectional insights, this reader provides an accessible overview of conceptual developments and methodological shifts and their implications for a gendered understanding of migration in the past 30 years. It explores different and emerging approaches in major areas, such as: gendered labour markets across diverse sectors beyond domestic and care work to include skilled sectors of social reproduction; the significance of families in migration and transnational families; displacement, asylum and refugees and the incorporation of gender and sexuality in asylum determination; academic critiques and gendered discourses concerning integration often with the focus on Muslim women. The reader concludes with considerations of the potential impact of three notable developments on gendered migrations and mobilities: Black Lives Matter, Brexit and COVID-19. As such, it is a valuable resource for students, academics, policy makers, and practitioners.
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    Pages: VI, 123 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030919719
    Series Statement: IMISCOE Research Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91971-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91971-9
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    Biomechanics of Injury and Prevention (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biomechanics. ; Biophysics. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomechanics. ; Biophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction -- 2 Biomechanical study on injuries of human head-neck complex -- 3 Resist mechanism of woodpecker's head and neck injury -- 4 Biomechanical study on the mechanism of eye injuries -- 5 Biomechanics of the optic nerve -- 6 The mechanism of pulsatile tinnitus and treatment -- 7 Biomechanics of lower limb injuries during landing -- 8 The biomechanical study of half-squat parachute landing and injuries prevention -- 9 Biomechanical study on injury and treatment of human knee joint -- 10 The protective effect of insole on foot injury -- 11 Biomechanics of magnesium-based implant during tissue repair -- 12 Image-based finite element modeling for the descriptions of bone failure behaviors -- 13 Weightless musculoskeletal injury and protection -- 14 Study on the strength of manual work -- 15 The ergonomic system for the partial pressure suit.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the recent advancements for biomechanics of injury and prevention in mechanism, application and developing frontiers. Biomechanics plays an important role in achieving safety, health, comfort, and a high quality of life by revealing injury mechanism and providing prevention methods. The book covers injury and prevention to the entire human body, from head to toe, including injury and prevention in sports, traffic, accident, clinic and so on. In addition, bionics prevention method inspired by woodpecker is also introduced. The book provides the reader with not only the mechanism of injury but also the advanced injury diagnosis, treatment, and prevention devices based on biomechanics.
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    Pages: XVI, 463 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811642692
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4269-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4269-2
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    Bio-Nano Interface : Applications in Food, Healthcare and Sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Industrial microbiology. ; Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Industrial Microbiology. ; Pharmaceutics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1.Impact of isotropic and anisotropic plasmonic metal nanoparticles on healthcare and food-safety management -- Chapter 2. An introduction to different methods of nanoparticles synthesis -- Chapter 3. Classification, Synthesis, and Application of Nanoparticles against Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 4. Nanotechnology in Food Science -- Chapter 5. Facets of Nanotechnology in food processing, packaging and safety: an emerald insight -- Chapter 6. Nanotechnology and its potential application in postharvest technology -- Chapter 7. Nanotechnology mediated detection and control of phytopathogens -- Chapter 8. Nanosystems for Cancer Therapy -- Chapter 9. Phytoplankton mediated nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Chapter 10. Nanotechnology and its potential implications in Ovary Cancer -- Chapter 11. Nanotechnology: An Emerging Field in Protein Aggregation and Cancer Therapeutics -- Chapter 12. Bio-nano interface and its potential application in Alzheimer’s disease -- Chapter 13. Potential of curcumin nanoparticles in tuberculosis management -- Chapter 14. Application of Nanobiosensor in Health care sector -- Chapter 15. Bioactive nanoparticles: A next generation smart nanomaterials for pollution abatement and ecological sustainability -- Chapter 16. Smart nano-materials for bio-imaging applications:An overview -- Chapter 17. Biology of Earthworm in a World of Nano-materials: New Room, Challenges and, Future Perspectives -- Chapter 18. Bioethanol production from agricultural wastes with the aid of nanotechnology -- Chapter 19. Nanotechnology for sustainable bioenergy production.
    Abstract: This book discusses the unique interactions of nanoparticles with various biomolecules under different environmental conditions. It describes the consequences of these interactions on other biological aspects like flora and fauna of the niche, cell proliferation, etc. The book provides information about the novel and eco-friendly nanoparticle synthesis methods, such as continuous synthesis of nanoparticles using microbial cells. Additionally, the book discusses nanoparticles' potential impact in different areas of biological sciences like food, medicine, agriculture, and the environment. Due to their advanced physicochemical properties, nanoparticles have revolutionized biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Inside the biological milieu, nanoparticles interact with different moieties to adopt stable shape, size, and surface functionalities and form nano-biomolecular complexes. The interaction pattern at the interface form complexes determines the fate of interacting biomolecules and nanoparticles inside the biological system. Understanding the interaction pattern at the nano-bio interface is crucial for the safe use of nanoparticles in natural sciences. This book rightly addresses all questions about the interaction and the ensuing structure and function of these nano-biomolecular complexes. This book caters to students and researchers in the area of biotechnology, microbiology, and pharmaceutical sciences.
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    Pages: IX, 355 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811625169
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2516-9
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    Engineering Open-Source Medical Devices : A Reliable Approach for Safe, Sustainable and Accessible Healthcare (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Engineering design. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Engineering Design. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: I. FUNDAMENTALS -- 1. The medical industry: Present situation, global health concerns and outlook -- 2. General considerations for engineering open-source medical devices.-3. Systematic assessment of needs and viability analyses.-II. DESIGN METHODS FOR OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES -- 4. Creativity promotion: Collaborative design environments & open-innovation.-5. Safety-guided design methods for open-source medical devices -- 6. Design and simulation of open-source medical devices -- III. MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES -- 7. Prototyping of open-source medical devices -- 8. Manufacturing of personalized open-source medical devices -- 9. Mass-production of open-source medical devices -- IV. MAKING A REAL IMPACT WITH OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES -- 10. Open-source medical device approval and certification -- 11. Marketing open-source medical devices: Managing quality and supply chain -- 12. Issues linked to the long-term sustainability of open-source medical devices.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the challenges and potentials of open source and collaborative design approaches and strategies in the biomedical field. It provides a comprehensive set of good practices and methods for making these safe, innovative and certifiable biomedical devices reach patients and provide successful solutions to healthcare issues. The chapters are sequenced to follow the complete lifecycle of open source medical technologies. The information provided is eminently practical, as it is supported by real cases of study, in which collaboration among medical professionals, engineers and technicians, patients and patient associations, policy makers, regulatory bodies, and citizens has proven beneficial. The book is also supported by an online infrastructure, UBORA, through which open-source medical devices can be collaboratively developed and shared for the democratization of medical technology and for promoting accessible biomedical engineering education.
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    Pages: VIII, 271 p. 86 illus., 78 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030793630
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79363-0
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    Machine Learning in Biological Sciences : Updates and Future Prospects (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Bioinformatics. ; Machine learning. ; Biotechnology. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Machine Learning. ; Bioinformatics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. A Brief Overview Of Applications Of Machine Learning In Life Sciences -- Chapter 2. Introduction To Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Methods In Biology -- Chapter 3. Machine Learning Methods -- Chapter 4. Introduction To Machine Learning Models -- Chapter 5. Model Selection Formachine Learning -- Chapter 6. Multivariate Methods In Machine Learning In The Context Of Biological Data -- Chapter 7. Dimensionality Reduction Methods In Machine Learning -- Chapter 8. Hidden Markov Method -- Chapter 9. Neural Network And Deep Learning. Chapter 10. Ethics In Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence -- Chapter 11. Machine Learning And Life Sciences -- Chapter 12. Machine Learning And Negleced Tropical Diseases- Chapter 13. Machine Learning In Cardiovascular Diseases -- Chapter 14. Machine Learning And Diabetes -- Chapter 15. Machine Learning And Epilepsy -- Chapter 16. The Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Pytorch And Applications In Biology -- Chapter 17. Applications And Software Of Machine Learning And Ai In Medical Knowledge In Health -- Chapter 18. Cloud Computing Infrastructure In Healthcare Industry -- Chapter 19. Amazon Web Services (Aws) And Microsoft Azure In The Domain Of Life Sciences -- Chapter 20. Toxicity: An Introduction -- Chapter 21. Machine Learning (Ml) And Toxicity Studies. Chapter 22. Applications Of Machine Learning In Study Of Cell Biology -- Chapter 23. Genomics And Machine Learning -- Chapter 24. Cell Fate Analysis And Machine Learning -- Chapter 25. Study Of Biomarker And Machine Learning -- Chapter 26. Animal Behaviour: An Introduction -- Chapter 27. Study Of Animal Behaviour And Machine Learning -- Chapter 28. Machine Learning And Precision Farming -- Chapter 29. Machine Learning In The Study Of Animal Health And Veterinary Sciences -- Chapter 30. Macinelearning And Animalresorviors -- Chapter 31. Challenging Problems In Plant Biology -- Chapter 32. Machine Learning And Plant Sciences. Chapter 33. Machine Learning In Understanding Of Plant Pathogen Interactions -- Chapter 34. Machine Learning In Plant Disease Research -- Chapter 35. Biorobots -- Chapter 36. The Challenges To Application Of Machine Learning In Biological Sciences -- Chapter 37. The Future Of Machine Learning.
    Abstract: This book gives an overview of applications of Machine Learning (ML) in diverse fields of biological sciences, including healthcare, animal sciences, agriculture, and plant sciences. Machine learning has major applications in process modelling, computer vision, signal processing, speech recognition, and language understanding and processing and life, and health sciences. It is increasingly used in understanding DNA patterns and in precision medicine. This book is divided into eight major sections, each containing chapters that describe the application of ML in a certain field. The book begins by giving an introduction to ML and the various ML methods. It then covers interesting and timely aspects such as applications in genetics, cell biology, the study of plant-pathogen interactions, and animal behavior. The book discusses computational methods for toxicity prediction of environmental chemicals and drugs, which forms a major domain of research in the field of biology. It is of relevance to post-graduate students and researchers interested in exploring the interdisciplinary areas of use of machine learning and deep learning in life sciences.
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    ISBN: 9789811688812
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8881-2
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    Biotechnological Innovations for Environmental Bioremediation (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecosystem Engineers: A Sustainable catalyst for Environmental Remediation -- Chapter 2. Microbial Nanobiotechnology in Environmental Pollution Management: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 3. Soil Microbiome: A Key Player In Conservation of Soil Health Under Changing Climatic Conditions -- Chapter 4. Anaerobic Digestion for Climate Change Mitigation: A Review -- Chapter 5. Mitigation of microbially influenced corrosion of concrete sewers using nitrite -- Chapter 6. Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic and Semi- Synthetic Pathways: Biofuel Production for Climate Change Mitigation -- Chapter 7. Handmade paper Industry: A Green and Sustainable Enterprise and its challenges -- Chapter 8. Bioremediation Approaches and the Role of Microbes in the Bio-sustainable Rehabilitation of Polluted Sites -- Chapter 9. RECENT BIOREMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMOVAL OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES.-Chapter 10. Pesticides: Indian Scenario on Environmental Concerns and Future Alternatives -- Chapter 11. Phytoremediation: a Sustainable Solution to Combat Pollution -- Chapter 12. Phytoremediation and Therapeutic Potential of Neglected Plants: An Invasive Aquatic Weeds and Ornamental Plant -- Chapter 13. Phytoremediation of Coastal Saline Vertisols of Gujarat through Biosaline Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Emerging Biotechnologies in Agriculture for Efficient Farming and Global Food Production -- Chapter 15. Role of beneficial microbes in alleviating stresses in plants -- Chapter 16. Mainstreaming of Underutilized Oilseed Safflower Crop Through Biotechnological Approaches for Improving Economic and Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 17. Clean Energy for Environmental Protection: An Outlook Towards Phytoremediation -- Chapter 18. Role of Process Intensification in Enzymatic Transformation of Biomass into High Value Chemicals -- Chapter 19. Wetland Flora of West Bengal for Phytoremediation: Physiological and Biotechnological Studies: A Review -- Chapter 20. Vertical Cultivation: Moving towards a Sustainable and Eco-friendly Farming -- Chapter 21. Climate Change and its Effects on Global Food Production -- Chapter 22. Genetically Modified Crops to Combat Climate Change and Environment Protection – Current Status and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 23. Efficacy of Algae in the bioremediation of pollutants during wastewater treatment: future prospects & challenges -- Chapter 24. The use of Bio-Pesticides for sustainable farming: way forward towards sustainable development goals (SDGs) -- Chapter 25. Endocrine disruptor compounds: Human health and diseases -- Chapter 26. Monitoring of paralytic shellfish toxins using biological assays -- Chapter 27. Bioinformatics Towards Improving Bioremediation -- Chapter 28. Role of Environmental Factors in Increased Cancer Incidences & Health Impacts -- Chapter 29. Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE): An Emerging Nexus between Environment and Human Health -- Chapter 30. Fundamentals of SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater for early epidemic prediction and key learnings on treatment processes for removal of viral fragments -- Chapter 31. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines -- Chapter 32. CRISPR-Cas technology: A Genome-Editing Powerhouse for Molecular Plant Breeding -- Chapter 33. Recent reductive transformation from lignin derivatives to aliphatic hydrocarbons -- Chapter 34. Understanding Environment and Sustainability with Molecular Approaches -- Chapter 35. Bxb1-att site-specific recombination system mediated autoexcision to prevent environmental transgene escape -- Chapter 36. Microorganism: An Eco-friendly tool for Waste Management and Environmental safety -- Chapter 37. Biochemical effect of Nanoparticles treated plants extract on water-borne pathogen: A way towards future technique for water purification -- Chapter 38. Modern Waste Management -- Chapter 39. Health Aspects of Indoor Environmental Quality -- Chapter 40. Innovation Elements in the Sustainable Production of Indigenous Coffee in the Amazon.
    Abstract: This edited book focuses on the application and implementation of bioremediation and other strategies to create a sustainable and healthy environment. It provides a collection of approaches to environmental biotechnology for wastewater treatment, removal of soil heavy metals, degradation of pesticides, removal of dyes, waste management, and microbial conversion of environmental pollutants. This book brings to the fore contributions of certain globally important environmental biotechnologist. Bioremediation is a popular branch of biotechnology that involves the use of living organisms such as microorganisms (microbial remediation), bacteria, fungus (mycoremediation), and plants (phytoremediation) to bind, extract, and clean up contaminants, pollutants, and toxins from soil, groundwater, and other environments. This book is of interest to researchers, scientists, and academic faculty in environmental sciences. Also, it serves as additional reading and reference material for undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs in environmental, agriculture, ecology, and soil sciences. National and International policy makers will also find valuable information from this book.
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    ISBN: 9789811690013
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    Textbook on Cloning, Expression and Purification of Recombinant Proteins (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Medical genetics. ; Life sciences. ; Biophysics. ; Biotechnology. ; Medical Genetics. ; Life Sciences. ; Biophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: A Brief Introduction to Recombinant DNA Technology -- Cloning and Gene Manipulation -- Selection of Cloning and Expression Plasmid Vectors -- Transformation and Protein Expression -- Introduction to Recombinant Protein Purification -- Protein Purification by Affinity Chromatography -- Protein Purification by Ion Exchange Chromatography -- Gel Filtration Chromatography -- Protein Purification by Reversed Phase Chromatography and Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography -- Purification of Difficult Proteins -- Protein Quantitation and Detection. .
    Abstract: This book is immensely useful for graduate students as well as researchers to understand the basics of molecular biology and Recombinant DNA Technology. It provides a comprehensive overview of different approaches for the synthesis of recombinant proteins from E. coli including their cloning, expression and purification. Recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics have facilitated the use of Recombinant DNA Technology for evaluating the biophysical and biochemical properties of various proteins. The book starts with an introductory chapter on gene cloning, protein expression and purification and its implication in current research and commercial applications. Each chapter provides a lucid set of principles, tools and techniques for both students and instructors. The protocols described have been aptly exemplified, and troubleshooting techniques have been included to aid better understanding. Moreover, the set of questions at the end of each chapter have been particularly formulated to help effective learning.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811649875
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4987-5
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    Revisiting National Security : Prospecting Governance for Human Well-Being (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Political science. ; Quality of life. ; Biotechnology. ; Governance and Government. ; Quality of Life Research.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I In Quest of National Security: World of Sapiens -- 1. Humans and Human Systems: Shifting Centroid of National Security -- 2. National Security: Concept, Evolution and Descriptive Stasis -- 3. National Security: Definitions and Manifestations -- 4. Threats, Risks and Uncertainty: Triad of Chaotic Balance in a Chancy, Chancy World -- 5. Terrains and Terrain Specificity -- 6. Elements of National Security: Gravity Centres -- 7. Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance -- 8. Rule of Law and Role of Government —Law Making, Enforcing and National Security -- Part II Elements of National Security -- 9. #1 Military Security (Milsec) (ms) -- 10. #2 Economic Security (Econosec) (es1) -- 11. #3 Resource Security (Resourcesec) (rs) -- 12. #4 Border Security (Bordersec) (bs1) -- 13. #5 Demographic Security (Demosec) (ds1) -- 14. #6 Disaster Security (Disastersec) (ds2) -- 15. #7 Energy Security (Energysec) (es2) -- 16. #8 Geostrategic Security (Geosec) (gs1) -- 17. #9 Informational Security (Infosec) (is) -- 18. #10 Food Security (Foodsec) (fs) -- 19. #11 Health Security (Healthsec) (hs) -- 20. #12 Ethnic Security (Ethnicsec) (es3) -- 21. #13 Environmental Security (Envirosec) (es4) -- 22. #14 Cyber Security (Cybersec) (cs) -- 23. #15 Genomic Security (Genomesec) (gs2) -- 24. #16 Microbiomic Security (Microbiomicsec) (ms2) -- Part III Strategising National Security -- 25. Trendlines in National Security -- 26. Strategic National Security and National Security Strategy -- 27. Tradeoffs in National Security Governance -- Part IV Examining National Security -- 28. Research Purpose—National Security Governance -- 29. Research Factors and Questions—National Security Governance -- 30. Assessing and Indexing National Security -- Part V Future of Governance and Human Well-being -- 31. Beyond National Security—Global Perspective -- 32. Will Sapiens End? Premising Governance… -- 33. Human Well-being—Visions in Dark and Grey -- Part VI Conclusions -- 34. Present Imperfect—Future Perfect -- 35. Capsuling National Security.
    Abstract: This book examines the evolving concept of national security and how human systems could be governed in an ever turbulent and dynamic world. It takes a revised look at the concept of national security, previously researched and identified by the author, based on the present context but with a futuristic appreciation of governance, primarily national but extended to global perspectives, in the modern and dynamically shifting world. The book emphasises the need for governments to maximise national security for the well-being of their people. The concept of national security is taken as the key subject of national governance which is extendable to global governance wherein national security is not only the physical or military security alone but also the overall well-being of the people of a nation. This book explores how national security can be achieved by balancing its various elements in different terrains where the game of governance is played in national as well as global perspective. It also presents additional findings and observations to show that the approach is transformative, redefining the key knowledge paradigms. This book is relevant for policy makers, students, researchers and academics who wish to explore and rethink their approach towards governing the human systems, whose well-being is the responsibility of governments.
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    Pages: L, 1388 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811682933
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8293-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8293-3
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    Biotechnology for Environmental Protection (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Microbial ecology. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Biotechnology. ; Environmental Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Environmental pollutants: metal(loid)s and radionuclides -- 2 Environmental pollutants: organic and emerging contaminants -- 3 Biosorption, Bioaccumulation And Biodegradation – A Sustainable Approach For Management Of Environmental Contaminants -- 4 Bioremediation technologies for the treatment of water contaminated by organic and inorganic contaminants -- 5 Biological treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odorous compounds -- 6 Biological treatment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) -- 7 Biological Treatment Of Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products (Ppcps) -- 8 Genetic engineering strategies and degradation of pollutants using genetically engineered microbes (GEMs) -- 9 Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles and its application in wastewater treatment -- 10 BioTechnological approach for treatment of sludge from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plant -- 11 Microwave Assisted Chemically Modified Biochar For The Sequestration Of Emerging Contaminants.
    Abstract: This book covers broader application of biotechnology for the protection of environment through different bioremediation and biodegradation techniques developed for removal of environmental contaminants including the recently discovered contaminants. The book offers a comprehensive overview of environmental pollutants including their fate, behavior, environmental and associated health risks. It is useful reading material for postgraduate and graduate students of environmental biotechnology, environmental microbiology and ecology. Young researchers also find the chapters useful understanding the latest developments.
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    Pages: X, 310 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811949371
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4937-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4937-1
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    Representation, Re-Presentation, and Resistance : Participatory Geographies of Place, Health, and Embodiment (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Public health. ; Human geography. ; Epidemiology. ; Social policy. ; Integrated Geography. ; Public Health. ; Human Geography. ; Epidemiology. ; Social Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Refining and (Re)Defining “Place” in Health Research: Interrogating Spatial Knowledges + (Mis)Representations -- Chapter 2. Spatial Knowledge, Representation, + Place-Health Narratives: Youth Photovoice Perspectives on a “Food Desert” -- Chapter 3. Placescapes + Public Housing: Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Place’ + ‘Placemaking’ in Place-Based Health & Housing Strategies -- Chapter 4. The Real Limits of Imaginary Lines: A Participatory Activity Space Method for Exploring Intergenerational (Dis)Connections Between ‘Place’ and Health -- Chapter 5. Place, Health, and the Geography of Embodiment: Intergenerational Participatory Research for Representation/as Resistance in The Ville -- Chapter 6. Towards Decolonizing Place-Health Research: Placemaking, Power, and the Production of “Place”-Health Knowledge.
    Abstract: This book draws on the author's ten years of participatory work to examine core themes of (mis)representation, re-presentation, and resistance within place-health research and practice. The book includes practice- and research-based projects with implications and applications for practitioners (e.g. local health department epidemiologists) and academics, introducing readers to an array of new and mixed-methods within place-health research. It also introduces new conceptual and analytical place-health frameworks that more explicitly account for power—both within place making, unmaking, and remaking processes, and within the (re)production of place-health knowledges. Across six chapters, the author reports and reflects on a selection of research projects, raising key considerations in regard to place-health (mis)representation, and highlighting the value of participatory methods and processes in re-presenting—and decolonizing—spatial narratives of health. This includes an emphasis on the integration of community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles with the technological and procedural affordances of information and communication technologies (ICTs). With each chapter drawing from CBPR, decolonizing, social epidemiology, health geography, Black feminist, and critical theory orientations, the book offers an integrated call and framing for a critical examination of how geographies of “place” and health—and narratives/stories therein—are constructed, and perhaps might be de/re-constructed through inclusive and equitable research practices that center community and offer a mode of resistance for the production of place-health counternarratives. The book is intended for academic researchers and practitioners in public health and health geography fields, particularly those whose work engages social epidemiology, urban planning, and aspects of community development, and will also appeal to researchers and practitioners who use participatory, community-inclusive methods and processes in their work, especially as related to community mapping.
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    Pages: XXII, 140 p. 41 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031061417
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06141-7
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    Assessment in Geographical Education: An International Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Education. ; Geography. ; Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction – Surveying the landscape of assessment in geography education -- Binaries and silences in geography education assessment research -- Part I: Assessment related to cross-cutting concepts and skills in geography -- Assessing systems thinking in geography -- Assessment of mapping learning progressions in geography -- Assessing spatial skills/thinking in geography -- Part II: Assessment related to the signature pedagogies of inquiry and fieldwork -- Integrating assessment effectively into international fieldwork: A case study using student-led teaching and learning -- Inquiry-based fieldwork assessment for and as learning in geography -- Part III: Assessment as a social justice endeavour in geography education -- The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): A closer look at US gaps and trends in geography achievement -- Focusing on quality, forgetting inequalities: Assessment within GIS in the geography Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in South Africa -- Part IV: Future directions for assessment in geography education -- Online adaptive assessment of map skills -- Engaging with conceptual acrobatics: Geography assessment standards and rubrics -- Reflecting on the assessment landscape of primary geography.
    Abstract: In recent years there has been increased attention paid to the importance of assessment in Geographical Education, the chosen subject for this book. Assessment is an important tool for collecting information about student learning and for providing timely data to inform key stakeholders including students, teachers, parents and policymakers. To be effective, assessment needs to be valid, reliable and fair. Validity is about ensuring that we assess what we claim we are assessing. Reliability is about measuring performance and understanding in a consistent way. Without validity and reliability, assessment is unlikely to provide equitable opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know and can do. As geography educators it is therefore important that we identify the core concepts and skills in geography that we want students to master. We need a clear understanding of what the progression of learning looks like for each concept and skill so we can develop fit for purpose assessments that track and improve student learning. While there is a substantial literature on evidence-based assessment in secondary school contexts, research exploring best-practice assessment in geography is rare. This is a concern given the distinctive nature of geography and the important role of assessment in the learning process. This scholarly collection seeks to address this issue by connecting research in educational assessment with the domain of geography. The chapters are written by leading researchers in Geographical Education from across the globe. These chapters provide examples of innovation through the collective voices of geography teacher educator scholars from across Australia, USA, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland and Singapore. What unifies the work in this book, is that each chapter focuses on a key feature of the discipline of geography, providing scholarly examples of evidence-based practices for assessing student’s knowledge and skills. .
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    Pages: VIII, 232 p. 34 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030951399
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95139-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95139-9
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    A Geographical Century : Essays for the Centenary of the International Geographical Union (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Science History. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; History of Science. ; Geography.
    Abstract: This volume of specially commissioned interpretative essays marks the centenary of the establishment of the International Geographical Union in 1922. Written by leading human and physical geographers from all parts of the world, A Geographical Century considers the history and present condition of geography as an international science. Based on the latest research, A Geographical Century provides new and critical analyses of the different forms of geographical internationalism that emerged during the 20th century; the changing relations between geography and cognate disciplines in the natural and social sciences; the geopolitics of international geographical collaboration; and the prospects of geography as a 21st century international science.
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    Pages: XV, 247 p. 34 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031054198
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05419-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05419-8
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    Heritage and the Sea : Volume 2: Maritime History and Archaeology of the Global Iberian World (15th–18th centuries) (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Underwater archaeology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Cultural property. ; Archaeology. ; Anthropology. ; Geography. ; Maritime Archaeology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Archaeology and Heritage. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Anthropology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Dendroarchaeology of shipwrecks in the Iberian Peninsula: 10 years of observations and advances -- Chapter3. Ontography of an Ordinary Shipwreck: Paradox, Appellation, Provenance, Apparition -- Chapter4. Archaeological perspectives during the age of war of religions: the “capitana” and “almiranta” of the Illirica Squadron -- Chapter5. Can we identify the ship through a multidisciplinary approach? The Case of the Ribadeo 1 wreck (c. 1597) -- Chapter6. The Belinho 1 Shipwreck -- Chapter7. Shipwrecks of the Iberian Tradition in the Bay of Cadiz (Andalucía, Spain) -- Chapter8. Iberian Shipwrecks in the Americas. The Case of the Highbourne Cay Wreck -- Chapter9. Underwater Archaeology versus plunder of shipwrecks in the Dominican Republic -- Chapter10. The timbers of the Frigate Santa Maria Magdalena (18th century): An Spanish warship in the History and Archaeology -- Chapter11. Across the Pacific: The Manila galleons in perspective. Notes on the history and archaeology of the transpacific trade -- Chapter12. Ploughing through Global Seas: Maritime Routes and Knowledge in the Spanish Navy at the End of the First Global Age -- Chapter13. The design of European ships’ stock-anchors of the fifteenth into the eighteenth centuries -- Chapter14. A shared sailing: Artillery and ocean warships.
    Abstract: This two-volume set highlights the importance of Iberian shipbuilding in the centuries of the so-called first globalization (15th to 18th), in confluence with an unprecedented extension of ocean navigation and seafaring and a greater demand for natural resources (especially timber), mostly oak (Quercus spp.) and Pine (Pinus spp.). The chapters are framed in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary line of research that integrates history, Geographic Information Sciences, underwater archaeology, dendrochronology and wood provenance techniques. This line of research was developed during the ForSEAdiscovery project, which had a great impact in the academic and scientific world and brought together experts from Europe and America. The volumes deliver a state-of-the-art review of the latest lines of research related to Iberian maritime history and archaeology and their developing interdisciplinary interaction with dendroarchaeology. This synthesis combines an analysis of historical sources, the systematic study of wreck-remains and material culture related to Iberian seafaring from the 15th to the 18th centuries, and the application of earth sciences, including dendrochronology. The set can be used as a manual or work guide for experts and students, and will also be an interesting read for non-experts interested in the subject. Volume 2 focuses on approaches to the study of shipwrecks including a synthesis of dendro-archaeological results, current interdisciplinary case studies and the specialist study of artillery and anchors.
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    Pages: X, 348 p. 61 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030864644
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86464-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86464-4
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    Conserving and Managing Historical Urban Landscape : An Integrated Morphological Approach (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Urban morphology and historical urban landscape conservation and management -- Traditions of urban morphology: opportunities and challenges -- An integrated approach: combining the historico-geographical and the configurational approaches -- Integrated examination of urban form: historicity -- Integrated examination of urban form: historicity and conviviality -- Urban conservation and management practice in China -- An integrated morphological approach to urban conservation and management: The case of Nanjing -- Conclusion: The first step in a journey of a thousand miles.
    Abstract: This book focuses on urban morphology and its application to urban conservation and management. The rapid disappearance of historical urban landscapes, especially in developing countries, is largely attributed to the lack of historic awareness and broad-brush demolition and redevelopment in urban development. The book provides a new, integrated morphological approach that enables fine-grained and cross-scale examination of urban form based on both its historicity and socio-economic potential, with the aims of informing more responsive and context-specific conservation and management of historical urban landscapes. The robustness of this new approach and the feasibility of its application to urban conservation practice are tested and demonstrated by three case studies in drastically different cultural contexts, namely Ludlow, a medieval town in the UK, Chinatown in Singapore and a historic quarter in Nanjing, China. Combining historico-geographical and configurational approaches, the book also makes a significant breakthrough in terms of coordinating and synthesizing different traditions of urban morphology, which has been a key challenge to this field over the past decades. In addition, by using multi-source data, ranging from conventional cartographic maps to computer-generated and open online data, the integrated approach innovatively relates qualitative and quantitative aspects of urban form and links the qualitative and quantitative analyses of formal structure. As an interdisciplinary study merging geography, urban history, urban planning and design, this book is to be primarily used as a reference book for graduate students and scholars in various fields who are interested in urban form and urban conservation and management. In addition, it offers practitioners in urban planning and design a useful tool for managing changes in historical urban landscapes. Lastly, it contributes to developing a common platform to facilitate dialogues among various stakeholders and participants in urban conservation practice.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 197 p. 116 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811942228
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4222-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4222-8
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    Urban Resilience: Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation : Theory and Practice (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Urban Ecology. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban resilience approaches and paradigms -- Complex systems methodologies for urban resilience and sustainability, including multi, inter and transdisciplinary approaches -- Tools, indicators and modelling for urban resilience -- Geographic information systems and conceptual information systems -- New approaches in evaluation in context of urban resilience.
    Abstract: This book presents a select set of papers from an international and multidisciplinary approach, outlining the vanguard in the field of methodology, tools, and evaluation of the movement towards urban resilience. Reflecting on and redesigning the guidelines that orient the planning and management of urban development has become, today, an issue of global scope and priority that demands the committed and determined participation of society. Faced with the formidable challenge of guiding our cities towards sustainability, it is necessary to develop new approaches, paradigms, models, methodologies, and tools that make it possible to assess and raise the resilience profile of urban socio-ecosystems. The experiences that are developed in this book offer a wide and diverse set of concepts, theories, methodologies, instruments, and casuistry, impregnated by resilience notion, to inspire, influence, and guide thinking and practice for architects, urban planners, government officials, businessmen, civil and research organizations. In this book, the reader will be able to review either theoretical-methodology to organize notions on urban resilience, or application cases in a variety of areas and subsystems of a city but, being all of them inevitably and intricately linked through a complex matrix of structures and interactions that determine future, well-being, and resilience of urban socio-ecosystems in the global anthropo-environment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031075865
    Series Statement: Resilient Cities, Re-thinking Urban Transformation,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07586-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07586-5
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    Services for Aging Persons in China : Spatial Variations in Supply and Demand (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Public health. ; Economic development. ; Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Biometry. ; Integrated Geography. ; Public Health. ; Development Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Biostatistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part 1: History and Context -- Chapter 2: China's population aging and regional variation -- Chapter 3: Government policies and programs for elderly services: a historical review -- Part 2: Spatial analysis of supply and demand of services for aging persons -- Chapter 4: Living facilities for aging persons -- Chapter 5: Meal services for aging persons -- Chapter 6: Health services -- Part 3: Regional and local case studies -- Chapter 7: Community Services for Aging Person -- Chapter 8: Regional cooperation for nursing home facilities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.
    Abstract: This volume draws upon one of the first comprehensive studies on the regional variations of services for aging persons in China to provide an empirical and theoretical understanding of the impact of China's rapidly growing aging population on the country's socioeconomic, cultural, and political systems. In three parts, the manuscript combines case-oriented comparative methods with variable-oriented statistical and GIS analyses to examine the spatial patterns and relationships between supply and demand of affordable and accessible services for aging persons in China. Part one gives a historical review of population aging in China, including the development of services for aging persons and government policies and programs geared towards elders. Part two provides an analysis of spatial variations of supply and demand for services including food, housing, health, and community services for aging persons. Part three uses case studies to analyse the regional and local dimensions of elderly services. Suggestions are made for future planning, development, and policies. This book will appeal to policy makers, city planners, service providing businesses, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying economic geography, planning, and regional development.
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    Pages: XVIII, 150 p. 38 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030980320
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98032-0
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    The U.S. City in Transition (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography.
    Abstract: The U.S. city is undergoing constant change. In the East and Midwest, most cities were founded as trading posts on waterways. They boomed during the industrial era and reached their population peak in the mid-20th century, before suburbanization and deindustrialization caused them to decline in importance. Traces of decay were everywhere, and the prognosis for the future was conceivably poor. As Barbara Hahn shows in her book, this trend now seems to have been broken: Things are looking up again for the US. Some of the former industrial cities have succeeded in structural change. In the south and west of the country, cities have developed into new growth centers. However, not all cities are benefiting from this positive development, and many continue to shrink at an alarming rate. As the author points out, similar processes such as neoliberalism, deregulation, privatisation and gentrification can be observed in all cities, regardless of their location and level of development. Due to the large number of didactically prepared graphics, the book is suitable as a study read for students and scholars. The characteristics of the U.S. city, which are elaborated on the basis of current examples, as well as the illustrative photos also illustrate the change of the U.S. city to the interested reader. The Author Prof. Dr. Barbara Hahn holds the chair of economic geography at the University of Würzburg, Germany and has been observing the transformation of the U.S. cities since the mid-1980s in the course of many travels and research projects. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783662648612
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64861-2
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    The Green City : Urban Nature as an Ideal, Provider of Services and Conceptual Urban Design Approach (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Landscape architecture. ; Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Landscape Architecture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 What urban nature is -- 2 How urban nature came into being -- 3 How urban nature exists in the context of nature and culture -- 4 What urban nature accomplishes -- 5 What urban nature accomplishes -- 6 What constitutes urban biodiversity -- 7 What urban nature constitutes in the Green City concept -- What are the paths to a Green City.
    Abstract: Urban life without urban nature is unthinkable today! This textbook on the Green City examines urban nature as an ideal, provider of services and conceptual urban design approach. It answers important contemporary questions that arise about the ecological and cultural foundations, development and structure, and ecological performance of urban nature worldwide. The book explains what urban nature is, how it came to be, and how it evolved in the context of the natural and cultural conditions of its sites. It also describes what constitutes urban biodiversity and the role of differentiated urban nature in the Green City concept. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Die Grüne Stadt by Jürgen Breuste, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done by the author primarily in terms of content and scientific terms, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation but without loss of messages. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. Theories of urban development and ecology are linked to practical applications of urban planning and illustrated with many case studies and examples. The great potentials of urban nature are shown in detail. In order to cope with or mitigate problems in the city, a targeted urban nature management adapted to the specific conditions of the different types of urban nature is needed, which includes nature conservation as well as nature design, always keeping in mind the relation to the urban dwellers. The textbook will appeal especially to students and teachers of urban planning, ecology, geography, social sciences, and practitioners of urban design. The Author Jürgen Breuste is a renowned urban ecologist with special interdisciplinary and international research experience on urban nature. He currently teaches as a professor of urban and landscape ecology at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, University Bucharest, and East China University Shangha He is also president of the international scientific Society for Urban Ecology (SURE).
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783662639764
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63976-4
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    Our Dynamic Earth: A Primer (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Geology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Prologue: Why Physical Geography? -- Part I: Earth history and climate -- Chapter 1: Geological time -- Chapter 2: Earth’s internal heat engine -- Chapter 3: Volcanoes -- Chapter 4: Earth’s external heat engine -- Chapter 5: Climate change is normal -- Part II: Shaping the landscape -- Chapter 6: The landscape beneath our feet -- Chapter 7: Gravity and slopes -- Chapter 8: Flowing water -- Chapter 9: Flowing Ice -- Chapter 10: Coastal processes -- Chapter 11: Landscapes around us.
    Abstract: Students taking undergraduate degrees in geography, ecology, earth science, and environmental science frequently take an introductory unit in Physical Geography. Some will have not done any geography since their early teens, while others have more recent knowledge. This range of backgrounds can be challenging for both the instructor and the student, this primer aims to help. A primer is a readable introduction to a subject, more technical than a piece of popular science, but less detailed than a specialist textbook. It aims to give the reader a platform in a subject with which they may be unfamiliar, so that they can proceed simultaneously, or sequentially, to more advanced texts and information. Ideally the primer should have something for those without any knowledge, while also challenge and entertaining those who do. Not quite bedtime reading, but a step in that direction. Our Dynamic Earth introduces students to the Earth's origins, to plate tectonics, atmospheric and oceanographic circulation, as well as to a range of Earth surface processes. Idea to get you started in your studies. .
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    Pages: XV, 194 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030903510
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90351-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90351-0
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    The Black Sea from Paleogeography to Modern Navigation : Applied Maritime Geography and Oceanography (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Oceanography. ; Social sciences. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; History. ; Geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Society. ; Water. ; History.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. The black Sea Basin – Physical and Geographical Conditions -- 2. History of the Research Conducted on the Black Sea -- 3. Morphohydrography and Morphodynamics of the Black Sea -- Influence of the Coastal Relief on the Navigation and Seaborne Trade on the Black Sea -- 5. The Black Sea Basin’s Meteo-climatic Characterization -- 6. Thermohygrometric Regime, Effects on Variation of Temperature and Humidity, Weather Phenomena -- 7. The Influence of Weather and Climate Factors on the Navigation and Seaborne Trade on the Black Sea -- 8. The Specific Hydrological Factors of the Black Sea -- 9. Hydrobiological Elements Specific to the Black Sea -- 10. The Historical, Social, Political, Economic Framework of the Black Sea Basin Influencing Maritime Transportation -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book provides an analysis of the evolution of navigation and seaborne trade in the Black Sea, considering the geographic, geological, and hydro-meteorological data, including information from the historical, geopolitical, economic, social, and military frames. In ancient times the Black Sea was at the edge of the known world, and together with its coasts it preserves traces of the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilizations. Many of the ancient ports were important and essential towns, which remains the case in modern times. The complex geographical conditions that have historically influenced, and continue to influence the development of maritime trade and transport in the Black Sea, have not been thoroughly researched or optimized for these activities. The book is divided into ten chapters. Chapter I describes the physical – geographical conditions of the Black Sea’s basin, and the geological evolution of its recent history, with application to the hypothesis of Noah's flood. Chapter 2 presents a short history of the research conducted on the Black Sea upto present day. Chapter 3 summarizes the specific characteristics of the Black Sea’s morphohydrography and morphodynamics. Chapter 4 contains the conclusions regarding the influence of coastal relief on the navigation and seaborne trade on the Black Sea. Chapter 5 analyzes the Black Sea basin’s meteo-climatic regime. Chapter 6 contains the conclusions of the influence of weather and climate factors on the navigation and seaborne trade on the Black Sea. Chapter 7 describes the specific hydrological factors of the Black Sea. Chapter 8 contains the conclusions regarding the influence of the hydrological factors for the navigation and seaborne trade on the Black Sea. Chapter 9 presents the Black Sea’s specific hydrobiological elements specific, as a „unicum hydrobiologicum”, and the main features of the Black Sea’s ecology. Chapter 10 is concentrated on the historical, social, political, economic, and geopolitical framework of the Black Sea basin influencing navigation and maritime transportation, from ancient times to the present. The book is written from the perspective of a Romanian Navy officer, with more than 40 years’ experience in the Romanian Navy.
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    Pages: XXV, 477 p. 317 illus., 312 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030887629
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88762-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88762-9
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    Nanophotonics in Biomedical Engineering (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Atoms. ; Molecules. ; Biotechnology. ; Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Photonic crystals for biomolecule sensing applications -- Recent advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance for biosensing applications and future prospects -- Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering for biology and medicine -- Nanophotonic techniques for single cell analysis -- Biointerface Characterization by Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy -- Chemiluminescence and its biomedical applications -- Luminescent Conjugated Polymer Dots for Biomedical Applications -- Dark-Field Hyperspectral Imaging (DF-HSI) Modalities for Characterization of Single Molecule and Cellular Processes -- Additive Manufacturing Technologies based on Photopolymerization.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest advances in nanophotonics for biomedical applications, including biomolecular sensing and imaging, additive fabrications, and biophotonics. The engineering of nanophotonics will have significant impacts on the life sciences and medicine alike. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers, scientists, engineers, and graduate students in the fields of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, materials sciences, optics, biology, and medicine.
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    Pages: V, 282 p. 160 illus., 126 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811561375
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6137-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-6137-5
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    Immobilization Strategies : Biomedical, Bioengineering and Environmental Applications (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microtechnology. ; Microelectromechanical systems. ; Enzymology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Microsystems and MEMS. ; Enzymology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Immobilization: Then and Now -- Cell immobilization strategies for tissue engineering: Recent trends and future perspectives -- Strategies and advancement in growth factor immobilizable ECM for tissue engineering -- Prospects Of Cell Immobilization In Cancer Research And Immunotherapy -- Nano systems for repairing retinal degeneration -- Systemic drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye: Overcoming blood-retinal barrier through smart drug design and nanotechnology -- The effects of irradiation with cold atmospheric-pressure plasma on cellular function -- Immobilization of biomolecules on plasma functionalized surfaces for biomedical applications -- A wide portray of Upconversion-nanoparticles: surface modification for bio-applications -- Advances in Amphiphilic Assemblies and its Immobilization in Room Temperature Supercooled Matrices. .
    Abstract: This book delves into the field of immobilizing biologically active and non-active molecules. It discusses the designing strategy of immobilization and the current state-of-the-art applications for advancing biomedical, agricultural, environmental and industrial practices. It focuses on aspects ranging from fundamental principles to current technological advances at multi-scale levels (macro, micro, and nano) which are suitable for cell, enzyme, and nano-catalyst based applications. Written by experts from across the globe, the contents deal with illustrated examples of molecular and cellular interactions with materials/scaffolds and discussions on factors that can affect the functionality and yield of the process. With its discussions on material science, design of delivery vehicles, separation science, additive manufacturing, agriculture and environmental science, this book will be a useful reference for researchers across multiple disciplines.
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    Pages: X, 666 p. 143 illus., 126 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811579981
    Series Statement: Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7998-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7998-1
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    Rhizosphere Biology: Interactions Between Microbes and Plants (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Plant diseases. ; Microbial ecology. ; Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Microbial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Bacterial Endophytes: Diversity, Functional Importance, and Potential for Manipulation -- Rhizosphere Carbon Turnover from Cradle to Grave: The Role of Microbe–Plant Interactions -- Root–Soil–Microbe Interactions Mediating Nutrient Fluxes in the Rhizosphere -- Diazotrophic Nitrogen Fixation in the Rhizosphere and Endosphere -- Root Microbiome Structure and Microbial Succession in the Rhizosphere -- Rhizosphere Legacy: Plant Root Interactions with the Soil and Its Biome -- Rhizosphere Microbiome and Soil-Borne Diseases -- Root Disease Impacts on Root-Rhizosphere Microbial Communities -- Newly Introduced or Modified Genes in Plants Potentially Modulate the Host Microbiome -- Rhizosphere Plant–Microbe Interactions Under Abiotic Stress -- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Interactions in the Rhizosphere -- Microbial–Faunal Interactions in the Rhizosphere -- Inter-Organismal Signaling in the Rhizosphere -- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant–Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere as Targets for Improving Plant Productivity -- Inoculation Effects in the Rhizosphere: Diversity and Function.
    Abstract: This book presents a detailed discussion on the direct interactions of plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere environment. It includes fifteen chapters, each focusing on a specific component of plant-microbe interactions, such as the influence of plants on the root microbiome, and the downstream effects of rhizosphere microbial dynamics on carbon and nutrient fluxes in the surroundings. As such, the book helps readers gain a better understanding of diversity above the ground, and its effect on the microbiome and its functionality.
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    Pages: XVIII, 356 p. 36 illus., 23 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811561252
    Series Statement: Rhizosphere Biology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6125-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-6125-2
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    Recent Advances in Biological Network Analysis : Comparative Network Analysis and Network Module Detection (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Bioinformatics. ; Medical genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Medical Genetics.
    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.
    Abstract: This book reviews recent advances in the emerging field of computational network biology with special emphasis on comparative network analysis and network module detection. The chapters in this volume are contributed by leading international researchers in computational network biology and offer in-depth insight on the latest techniques in network alignment, network clustering, and network module detection. Chapters discuss the advantages of the respective techniques and present the current challenges and open problems in the field. Recent Advances in Biological Network Analysis: Comparative Network Analysis and Network Module Detection will serve as a great resource for graduate students, academics, and researchers who are currently working in areas relevant to computational network biology or wish to learn more about the field. Data scientists whose work involves the analysis of graphs, networks, and other types of data with topological structure or relations can also benefit from the book's insights. .
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    Pages: XII, 217 p. 42 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030571733
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57173-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57173-3
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    Bio-Nanomedicine for Cancer Therapy (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Cancer. ; Microtechnology. ; Microelectromechanical systems. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Cancer Biology. ; Microsystems and MEMS. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    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.
    Abstract: The book covers the latest developments in biologically-inspired and derived nanomedicine for cancer therapy. The purpose of the book is to illustrate the significance of naturally-mimicking systems for enhancing the dose delivered to the tumor, to improve stability, and prolong the circulation time. Moreover, readers are presented with advanced materials such as adjuvants for immunostimulation in cancer vaccines. The book also provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of academic research. This is an ideal book for students, researchers, and professors working in nanotechnology, cancer, targeted drug delivery, controlled drug release, materials science, and biomaterials as well as companies developing cancer immunotherapy.
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    Pages: VIII, 360 p. 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030581749
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1295
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58174-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58174-9
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    Biosurfactants: Greener Surface Active Agents for Sustainable Future : Microbial Surfactants (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Industrial microbiology. ; Food Microbiology. ; Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Biotechnology. ; Industrial Microbiology. ; Food Microbiology. ; Pharmaceutics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Module 1. Introduction -- Module 2. Screening of Biosurfactants -- Module 3. Commercial production, optimization and purification -- Module 4. Industrial and environmental applications -- Module 5. Role of biosurfactants in Agriculture and soil reclamation -- Module 6. Toxicity assessment.
    Abstract: This book illustrates the importance and significance of the biosurfactants obtained from microorganisms, preferably from bacteria and yeast. It explains the superiority of biosurfactants (green molecule) over chemically synthesized surfactants for the sustainable future. The content of the present book addresses the quest for novel biosurfactants producing strains, high throughput screening methods, and production strategies. It finely describes the aptness of biosurfactants for industrial and environmental applications. It elaborately describes the technical background and cutting-edge advancement of the commercial aspect of biosurfactants. In the later part of the book, the role of green biosurfactants in food processing, control of food spoilage, incorporation in personal health care products, environmental and agricultural remediation are discussed. Finally, the book elucidates a comprehensive and representative description of toxicity assessment of the biosurfactants, which highlights the risk assessment of the incorporation of the microbial biosurfactants in food, healthcare, and pharmaceutical formulations.
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    Pages: XI, 194 p. 54 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811627057
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2705-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2705-7
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    Ethnicity, Identity and Faith in the Current Migratory Crisis : Continuity and Change in Migrants’ Religiousness in Southern Europe (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Religion and sociology. ; Biotechnology. ; Sociology of Religion. ; Biotechnology.
    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.
    Abstract: This monograph considers the Catholic/Christian religious identity of young immigrants within the migratory diasporas in Southern Europe. It details important ethnographical work on various groups, such as the family, ethnic communities, and peers. The author also considers the role of institutional figures in mainstream society. These include teachers, administrators, and social workers. This valuable research material helps readers to better understand the viewpoint of young people (especially the children of immigration) in relation to various environments which are important in their lives. The investigation examines theoretical and practical questions regarding the study of relations between religion and migrations. It pays particular attention to both the youth perspective and the effects of the current refugee crisis on the perception of religious diversity and identity. Coverage also looks at similarities and differences between young migrant and their native peers. In addition, three case studies further help illustrate the main points of the author's argument. The book uses preliminary research carried out in Italy. It also features interviews collected in Portugal and Spain. Those interviewed include people with migratory background who are permanent residents, belong to the second generations, or are recently-arrived asylum seekers. Overall, the author provides readers with an interesting and innovative portrait of children of immigrants and their relations with faith in the post-secularized Europe: indeed, by considering both academic debates and original empirical data, the book offers the possibility of reframing the link between migrations and religious identities. .
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    Pages: XXVII, 130 p. 5 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030840563
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84056-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84056-3
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    Biotechnological Advances in Aquaculture Health Management (2021)
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    Keywords: Animal biotechnology. ; Physiology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Animal Biotechnology. ; Animal Physiology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biotechnological Approaches in Fish Health Management -- Chapter 2. RNA Interference and Its Potential Applications in Aquatic Animal Health Management -- Chapter 3. Biotechnological Advances in the Development of Outer Membrane Protein-Based Vaccines for Use in Aquaculture -- Chapter 4. Application Of Carbon Nanotubes In Advancement Of Fish Vaccine -- Chapter 5. Biotechnological Interventions In Developing Vaccines Against Aeromonas Infection In Aquaculture -- Chapter 6. Gene Editing Technology For Fish Health Management -- Chapter 7. Applications of Fish Cell Cultures -- Chapter 8. Recent Advances In Antimicrobial Peptides To Improve Fish Health -- Chapter 9. Gut Microbiome Research: A New Avenue For Aquaculture Disease Management. Chapter 10. Recent Understanding of Immunological Defence in Freshwater Pearl Mussel for Better Health Management -- Chapter 11. Prebiotic-Synbiotic Nexus: Critical Dietary Role in Aquaculture -- Chapter 12. Biofloc Technology: An Eco-Based Emerging Avenue In Aquaculture Health Management -- Chapter 13. Metabolomic Advances in Fish Nutritional Research and Health Management -- Chapter 14. Vaccines to Prevent Diseases in Aquaculture -- Chapter 15. A Progress on Biotechnological Advances on Immunostimulants and Gene Interaction -- Chapter 16. Probiotic Supplements in Aquaculture: Latest Developments & Future Trend -- Chapter 17. Heat Shock Proteins (Chaperones) and Role in Aquatic Animal Disease Management -- Chapter 18. Nanotechnology in Fish Health and Welfare: Recent Advancements and New Perspectives -- Chapter 19. Advances in Management Methods for Argulosis in Aquaculture -- Chapter 20. Metagenomic Approaches to Identify Fish Gut Microbiome and The Effect of Prebiotic Supplements on Gut Microbes and Health Management -- Chapter 21. Microbiome Interventions for The Prevention and Control of Disease Outbreaks in Shrimp Aquaculture. Chapter 22. Reinventing the Micronutrients Beyond Nutrition: Functions in Immune Modulation and Stress Mitigation of Fish -- Chapter 23. Health-Promoting Effects of Amino Acids in Fish -- Chapter 24. Application of Indian Pennywort Centella Asiatica in Carp Aquaculture Against Flavobacterium Columnare Infection.
    Abstract: This book is an inclusive coverage of advances in aquaculture health management. It offers latest updates as well as explains the novel concepts and issues related to aquatic animal health management. To support the understanding of the concepts, there is extensive use of illustrations. Chapters emphasize on the state of art techniques and hold great promise for the sustainable development of aquaculture. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, aquatic biologists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of aquatic sciences, marine sciences, biotechnology, ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international aquatic scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811651953
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5195-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5195-3
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    Nanotechnology for Bioapplications (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Chemical Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction of nanobiotechnology (Kwee Yum Lee, Xuan-Hung Pham, Won-Yeop Rho, Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Jaehi Kim, Eunil Hahm, Jong Hun Lee, Yoon-Sik Lee, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 2. General in Colloidal Nanoparticles (Jaehi Kim, Xuan-Hung Pham, Hyejin Chang, Byung Sung Son, Eunil Hahm, Sang Hun Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 3. Silica Nanoparticles (HyeJin Chang, Jaehi Kim, Won-Yeop Rho, Xuan-Hung Pham, Jong Hun Lee, Sang Hun Lee, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 4. Luminescent Nanomaterials (I) (Hyejin Chang, Michael M. Murata, Won-Yeop Rho, Jaehi Kim, Jong Hun Lee, Sang Hun Lee, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 5. Luminescent nanomaterials (II) (Hyejin Chang, Jaehi Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Jong Hun Lee, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 6. Plasmonic Nanoparticles: Basics to Applications (I) (Hyejin Chang, Won-Yeop Rho, Byung Sung Son, Jaehi Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 7. Plasmonic Nanoparticles: Advanced Researches (II) (Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Jaehi Kim, Won-Yeop Rho, Xuan-Hung Pham, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 8. Magnetic Nanoparticles (San Kyeong, Jaehi Kim, Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Byung Sung Son, Jong Hun Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Xuan-Hung Pham, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 9. Lithography Technology for Micro- and Nanofabrication (Da-hee Baek, Sang Hun Lee, Bong-Hyun Jun, and Seung Hwan Lee) -- Chapter 10. Bioapplications of Nanomaterials (Kim-Hung Huynh, Kwee Yum Lee, Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Jaehi Kim, Xuan-Hung Pham, Yoon-Sik Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 11. Carbon nanomaterials for biomedical application (Sang Hun Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Hyejin Chang, Jong Hun Lee, Jaehi Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, and Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 12. Optical and Electron Microscopy for Analysis of Nanomaterials (Hyoyeon Kim, Michael M. Murata, Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Jaehi Kim, Jong Hun Lee, Won-Yeop Rho, Bong-Hyun Jun) -- Chapter 13. Conclusion and Perspective (Jaehi Kim, Xuan-Hung Pham, Hyejin Chang, Sang Hun Lee, Won Yeop Rho, Byung Sung Son, Yoon-Sik Lee, Dae Hong Jeong, Bong-Hyun Jun).
    Abstract: This book documents the tremendous progress in the use of nanotechnology for a range of bioapplications with the aim of providing students, researchers, technicians, and other professionals with an up-to-date overview of the field. After a general introduction to the surface modifications of nanoparticles required for different biological applications, and to the properties of the modified nanoparticles, a series of chapters describe the state of the art in respect of different types of nanoparticle, including silica nanoparticles, fluorescent nanomaterials, metal nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon-based nanostructures, and other novel nanomaterials. Detailed information is supplied on methods of preparation, chemical and physical properties, and current and potential applications. The closing chapters discuss lithography methods for the top-down approach to nanoparticle synthesis and the use of spectroscopic studies as a tool for the characterization of each nanoparticle. Future prospects and challenges for the development of further nanomaterials with bioapplications are also covered.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813361584
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1309
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6158-4
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    Autophagy: Biology and Diseases : Technology and Methodology (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Experimental Organisms.
    Description / Table of Contents: Morphology Study – Optical Microscopy Imaging, Electron Microscopy Imaging, Confocal Microscopy Imaging, Live Cell Imaging -- Methods to Detect Autophagic Flux -- Biomarkers in Autophagy -- Drugs and Molecular Biology Technology in Autophagy Study -- Animal Models in Autophagy Study.
    Abstract: This book series consists of 3 volumes covering the basic science (Volume 1), clinical science (Volume 2) and the technology and methodology (Volume 3) of autophagy. Volume 3 focuses on the technical aspects of autophagy research. It is comprised of two parts. The first part discusses the basic process of autophagy, including its overall classification and individual stages in the life cycle of autophagosomes. The second part discusses the tools, strategies, and model systems in current autophagy research, including cell and animal models, detection and manipulation methods, as well as screening, genomic, proteomic and bioinformatic approaches. The book is written and edited by a team of active scientists. It is intended as a practical reference resource for interested researchers to get started on autophagy studies.
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    Pages: XIV, 453 p. 85 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811628306
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1208
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2830-6
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    Algae : Multifarious Applications for a Sustainable World (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Biotechnology. ; Microbiology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Valorisation of wastewater via nutrient recovery using algae-based processes -- Chapter 2.Constructed wetland and microalgae: A revolutionary approach of boremediation and sustainable energy production -- Chapter 3. Mitigation of Heavy Metals Utilizing Algae and its Subsequent Utilization for Sustainable fuels -- Chapter 4. Adaptive and tolerance mechanism of microalgae in removal of cadmium from wastewater -- Chapter 5. Algae as miniature waste water scavengers -- Chapter 6. Parametric modeling and optimization of phycoremediation of Cr(VI) using artificial neural network and simulated annealing -- Chapter 7. An insight on potential application of microalgae in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production -- Chapter 8. The budding potential of algae in cosmetics -- Chapter 9. Food supplements formulated with Spirulina -- Chapter 10. Fucoxanthin Production from Diatoms: Current Advances and Challenges -- Chapter 11. Liquid Biofuels from Algae -- Chapter 12. UV-B coupled lipid induction: A strategies towards economical biofuel production through algae -- Chapter 13. Microalgae Mediated Nanomaterials Synthesis -- Chapter 14. Algae-mediated biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their applications -- Chapter 15. Cyanobacterial blooms and Cyanotoxins: Occurrence and Detection -- Chapter 16. Potential of Golden Brown Algae in Forensic Analysis: A Review. .
    Abstract: This exciting book presents diverse applications of microalgal renewable resources to meet modern demands for energy and value-added products. It also comprehensively describes the role of algae in sustainable and cost-effective wastewater treatment strategies, and highlights the latest research on, advances in and biotechnological relevance of algae in the areas of bioenergy, bioremediation, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and green economy. The book addresses gaps in the fields of bioenergy, waste management, health and economy by providing broad information on bioenergy production, management strategies, drug development, nutraceuticals products and biobased economy using algae at the commercial level. The book introduces researchers to key and emerging innovations in the field of algal biology research and will assist policymakers, environmentalists, scientists, students and global thinkers in defining sustainable developmental goals for the future. Accordingly, it is an extremely important read for researchers and students in the environmental sciences, life sciences and chemistry, experts in the energy sector and policymakers alike. .
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    Pages: XI, 373 p. 80 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811575181
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7518-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7518-1
    DDC: 660.6
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    CRISPR Crops : The Future of Food Security (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Food science. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Food Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. CRISPR/Cas System: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. CRISPR/Cas Based Techniques in Plants -- Chapter 3. Delivery Methods, Resources and Design Tools in CRISPR/Cas -- Chapter 4. CRISPR/Cas Based Insect Resistance in Crops -- Chapter 5. Disease Resistance in Crops Through CRISPR/Cas -- Chapter 6. CRISPR/Cas mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops -- Chapter 7. Key Applications of CRISPR/Cas for Yield and Nutritional Improvement in Crop Plants -- Chapter 8. Applications of CRISPR/Cas beyond simple traits in Crops -- Chapter 9. Regulatory, Ethical and Social Aspects of CRISPR Crops -- Chapter 10. Challenges and Future Perspective of CRISPR/Cas Technology for Crop Improvement.
    Abstract: This book compiles the latest applications of the cutting-edge gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas in the area of crop improvement. It begins with an introduction to the technique and its application in crop plants. Next, it gives an updated overview of available delivery methods, design tools and resources in CRISPR/Cas. The book subsequently reviews the applications of CRISPR/Cas in connection with e.g. insect stress, disease stress, abiotic stress, nutritional and yield improvement in crop plants, etc. It also discusses the various regulatory, ethical and social aspects of the technique that must be kept in mind when designing experiments. In closing, the book summarizes the status quo and outlines future prospects for the tool in crop improvement and food security. Given its scope, the book will especially benefit students and researchers in food science, biotechnology, agriculture and the plant sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 306 p. 42 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811571428
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7142-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7142-8
    DDC: 660.6
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    Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine : From Basic Concepts to State of the Art Approaches (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Regenerative medicine. ; Stem cells. ; Nanotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. ; Stem Cell Biology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Module 1_Fundamentals of Biomaterials -- Module 2_Biomaterials in Tissue engineering -- Module 3_Applications of Biomaterials -- Module 4_Advances in Biomaterials.
    Abstract: This book comprehensively explores the basic concepts and applications of biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is divided into four sections; the first section deals with the basic concepts and different types of biomaterials used in tissue engineering. The second section discusses the functional requirements and types of materials that are used in developing state-of-the-art of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. The third section presents the applications of biomaterials for hard and soft tissue engineering, as well as for specialized tissue engineering. The last section addresses the future prospects of nanobiomaterials, intelligent biomaterials, and 3D bioprinting biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It also discusses various in vitro disease models for tissue bioengineering and regenerative medicine. As such, it offers a valuable resource for students, researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and medical/healthcare professionals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 589 p. 88 illus., 84 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811600029
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0002-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0002-9
    DDC: 660.6
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    Decellularized Materials : Preparations and Biomedical Applications (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Regenerative medicine. ; Biomaterials. ; Biotechnology. ; Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. ; Biomaterials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Overview of decellularized materials for tissue repair and organ replacement -- Chapter 2. The decellularation of tissues -- Chapter 3. Different forms of decellularized tissues and their characteristics, applications in tissue repair as well as performance optimization -- Chapter 4. Applications of decellularized materials for tissue repair -- Chapter 5. The decellularation of organs derived from animals -- Chapter 6. Recellularization of Decellularized Whole Organ Scaffolds: Elements, Progress and Challenges -- Chapter 7. The applications of the recellularization organs in organ replacement at the stage of animal research -- Chapter 8. The challenges and development directions of decellularized materials.
    Abstract: This book will consist of 8 chapters, in which important issues regarding decellularized materials (DMs) will be discussed. This book will provide special knowledge of materials for the persons with biomedical background, and special biomedical knowledge for the persons with the background of materials, which will hopefully become a valuable informative read for the researchers and students of biomedical engineering major.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 515 p. 158 illus., 135 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813369627
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6962-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6962-7
    DDC: 660.6
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