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Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Origin and development of the breast -- Chapter 3: Structure of the lactating breast -- Chapter 4: Breast function during the initial period of lactation (lactogenesis I and II) -- Chapter 5: The period of established lactation (lactogenesis III).

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: ROS Revisited: Changing the Focus from Oxidative Stress and Redox Biology to Redox Medicine -- Demystifying oxidative stress -- Oxidants in Physiological Processes -- Network Medicine-Based Unbiased Disease Modules for Drug and Diagnostic Target Identification in ROSopathies -- Part II Targeting antioxidant responses -- Development of Telintra as an Inhibitor of Glutathione S-Transferase P -- Perspectives on the Clinical Development of NRF2-Targeting Drugs -- Part III: Inhibiting ROS formation and toxification -- NOX Inhibitors: From Bench to Naxibs to Bedside -- Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors into the Clinic at Last -- Xanthine Oxidoreductase Inhibitors -- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: From Classic to New Clinical Approaches -- Inhibition of Myeloperoxidase -- Part IV: Stimulating/substituting ROS -- Effects of Mammalian Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibitors -- Cardiovascular Therapeutic Potential of the Redox Siblings, Nitric Oxide (NO•) and Nitroxyl (HNO), in the Setting of Reactive Oxygen Species Dysregulation -- Tetrahydrobiopterin and Nitric Oxide Synthase Recouplers -- Part V: Repairing ROS damage -- Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators and Activators – Peter Sander -- Inhibitors of Advanced Glycation End Product (AGE) Formation and Accumulation.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Electron Spin Resonance- An Introdcution -- Ch 2: ESR – Applications in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Science -- Ch 3: ESR Applications in Paleontology and Geochronology -- Ch 4: ESR Applications in Food Science.

Description / Table of Contents: Inflammatory skin disease models in vitro and in animals – predictability for drug development -- Neural In Vitro Models for Studying Substances Acting on the Central Nervous System -- Quality of commercial tissues Standardised Reconstructed Skin Models in Toxicology and Pharmacology: State of the Art and Future Development -- Human-Derived In Vitro Models Used for Skin Toxicity Testing Under REACh -- Disease Models: Lung models for testing drugs against inflammation and infection -- In Vitro Models of the Blood-Brain Barrier -- How Qualification of 3D Disease Models Cuts the Gordian Knot in Preclinical Drug Development -- The CAM Assay as an Alternative In Vivo Model for Drug Testing -- Organotypic Models in Drug Development “Tumor Models and Cancer Systems Biology for the Investigation of Anticancer Drugs and Resistance Development -- Tissue Engineering for Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Disease Modeling -- Immunocompetent human intestinal models in preclinical drug development -- Engineered Heart Muscle Models in Phenotypic Drug Screens.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. European pearl mussel: background information and literature review -- Chapter 3. Materials and methods -- Chapter 4. Results -- Chapter 5. Discussion -- Chapter 6. Conclusions.

Description / Table of Contents: Economic/Academic importance -- Background of the sequencing initiatives -- Molecular mapping and cloning of genes and QTLs -- Physical mapping of the genome -- Whole genome sequencing and assembling -- Structure and composition of centromere in Brassica genome -- Genome annotation -- Gene loss -- Alternative splicing -- Gene conversion -- Gene family differentiation in Brassica species -- Glucosinates -- R genes variations after triplication -- Structural & functional genomic resources developed -- Impact on plant breeding and crop improvement -- Data bases -- Future prospects.

Description / Table of Contents: Live Donors of Tissue -- Deceased Tissue Donors -- Banking and Use of Umbilical Cord Blood -- Ocular tissue banking -- Banking of Heart Valves -- Cryopreservation and Banking of Haematopoietic Progenitor Cells -- Storage, Processing and Preservation -- Cryopreservation in tissue banking -- Sterilisation by Irradiation -- Screening the tissue donor for infectious agents -- Contamination in the Tissue Way -- Establishing a Quality System in a Tissue Establishment -- IT System requirements for Tissue and Cell Banking -- Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Cell and Tissue Banking -- Human embryonic stem cell banking for clinical applications – 20 years from their isolation.

Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 General Vaccinology -- 1 Expected and Unexpected Effects of Vaccination -- 2 How Vaccinating People Can Also Protect Others -- 3 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Programs in Europe -- 4 Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Demand -- 5 Adjuvants in Pediatric Vaccines -- 6 Maternal Immunization -- 7 Neonatal Immunization -- Part 2 Viral Vaccines and Vaccinations -- 8 Poliovirus Vaccines -- 9 Measles–Mumps–Rubella Vaccine -- 10 Varicella Vaccines -- 11 Rotavirus Vaccine -- 12 Hepatitis A Vaccines -- 13 Hepatitis B Vaccines -- 14 Influenza Vaccines -- 15 Human Papillomavirus Vaccines -- 16 Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccines -- Part 3 Bacterial Vaccines and Vaccination -- 17 Tuberculosis Vaccines -- 18 Pertussis Vaccines -- 19 Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Vaccines -- 20 Pediatric Combination Vaccines -- 21 Pneumococcal Vaccines -- 22 Meningococcal Vaccines -- 23 Pediatric Vaccines for Travel Outside Europe -- Part 4 New Vaccines in Pipeline Development -- 24 GBS and CMV Vaccines in Pipeline Development -- 25 Norovirus Vaccines in Pipeline Development -- 26 RSV Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies in Development -- 27 COVID-19 in Children and COVID-19 Vaccines -- 28 Registration of Vaccines, Safety Follow-Up, and Pediatric Investigation Plan.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I: Leaves -- Chapter 1. Advances in Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Breeding Strategies (Laila Aldahak, Khaled F. M. Salem, Salih H. F. Al-Salim, and Jameel M. Al-Khayri) -- Chapter 2. Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. pekinensis) Breeding: Application of Molecular Technology (Takumi Okamoto, Xiaochun Wei, Hasan Mehraj, Mohammad Rashed Hossain, Ayasha Akter, Naomi Miyaji, Yoshinobu Takada, Jong-In Park, Ryo Fujimoto, Ill-Sup Nou, and Masao Watanabe) -- Chapter 3. Breeding Advances and Prospects in Rocket Salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Mill.) Cultivation (Pasquale Tripodi, Paula Santos Coelho, and Carla Guijarro-Real) -- Chapter 4. Spring Onion (Allium fistulosum L.) Breeding Strategies (Fatimah Kayat, Ahmed Mahmood Ibrahim, and Arifullah Mohammed) -- Chapter 5. Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) Breeding (Moumita Gangopadhyay, Anup Kumar Das, Subhendu Bandyopadyay, and Samanwita Das) -- Chapter 6. Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Breeding (Mohammadreza Hassandokht, Sajad Jafari, and Raheleh Ebrahimi) -- Part II: Flowerheads and Green Pods -- Chapter 7. Advances in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) Breeding, with Emphasis on India (Pritam Kalia and Shrawan Singh) -- Chapter 8. Globe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.) Breeding (Fernando López-Anido and Eugenia Martin) -- Chapter 9. Breeding Strategies of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) (Amal M.E. Abdel Hamid and Khaled F.M. Salem) -- Chapter 10. Genetic Improvement of Yardlong Bean (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.) (Pidigam Saidaiah, Thuraga Vishnukiran, Someswar Rao Pandravada, Natarajan Sivaraj, Adimulam Srivani, Amarapalli Geetha, Nimmarajula Srinivas, and Venkateswaran Kamala) -- Part III: Mushrooms -- Chapter 11. Enoki Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) Breeding (Ved P. Sharma, Anupam Barh, Rakesh Kumar Bairwa, Sudheer K. Annepu, Babita Kumari and Shwet Kamal) -- Chapter 12. Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Sing.) Breeding in China (Quanju Xiang, Bilal Adil, Qiang Chen, Yunfu Gu, Xianfu Zeng, and Xinzhu Li) -- Part IV: Truffles -- Chapter 13. Desert Truffles (Terfezia spp.) Breeding (Asunción Morte, Francisco Arenas, José E. Marqués-Gálvez, Alberto Andrino, Ángel L. Guarnizo, Almudena Gutiérrez, Luis Miguel Berná, Manuela Pérez-Gilabert, Antonio Rodríguez, and Alfonso Navarro-Ródenas) -- Chapter 14. Enhancing White Truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco and T. borchii Vittad.) Cultivation through Biotechnology Innovation (Alessandra Zambonelli, Mirco Iotti, Federico Puliga, and Ian R. Hall).

Description / Table of Contents: Crosstalk between autophagy and hormones for abiotic stress tolerance in plants -- Abscisic acid and plant response under adverse environmental conditions -- Auxins and plant response to adverse environmental conditions -- Jasmonic acid for sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditions -- Salicylic acid for vigorous plant growth and enhanced yield under harsh environment -- Strigolactones for sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditions -- Polyamines for sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditions -- Plant performance and defensive role of proline under environmental stress -- Plant performance and defensive role of β-amino butyric acid under environmental stress -- Plant performance and defensive role of γ-gamma amino butyric acid under environmental stress -- Nitric oxide: A key modulator of plant responses under environmental stress -- Functions of hydrogen sulfide in plant regulation and response to abiotic stress -- Silicon and plant responses under adverse environmental conditions -- Nanofertilizers as tools for plant nutrition and plant biostimulation under adverse environment -- Biostimulants and plant response under adverse environmental conditions: a functional interplay -- Biofertilizers-mediated sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditions -- Seed priming: A cost-effective strategy to impart abiotic stress tolerance -- Significance of cyanobacteria in soil-plant system and for ecological resilience -- Phytomicrobiome community: An agrarian perspective -- Adverse environment and pest management for sustainable plant production -- Eco-friendly approaches of using weeds for sustainable plant growth and production.

Description / Table of Contents: Neuregulin signaling in the tumor microenvironment -- HGF/c-Met signalling in the tumor microenvironment -- Eph/ephrin signaling in the tumor microenvironment -- Src signaling in cancer and tumor microenvironment -- Purinergic signaling within the tumor microenvironment -- TGFβ signalling in the tumor microenvironment -- Wnt Signaling in the Tumor Microenvironment -- Lysophospholipid Signalling and the Tumour Microenvironment -- Adenosine signaling in the tumor microenvironment -- Androgen signaling in the tumor microenvironment -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to cancer -- 2. Oncogenes, signal transduction and the hallmarks of cancer -- 3. Tumor suppressor genes and cell fate control -- 4. Multi-step tumorigenesis and genome instability -- 5. Cancer genomics -- 6. Cancer epigenomics -- 7. Aging and cancer -- 8. Tumor microenvironment -- 9. Metastasis and cachexia -- 10. Cancer immunity -- 11. Architecture of cancer therapies.

Description / Table of Contents: 1.Origin and evolution of Triatominae -- 2. Taxonomy -- 3. Speciation Processes in Triatominae -- 4. Chromosome structure and evolution of Triatominae: A review -- 5. Embryonic development of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus -- 6. Anatomy of the nervous system of triatomines -- 7. Biogenic monoamines in the control of triatomine physiology with emphasis on Rhodnius prolixus -- 8. Structure and physiology of the neuropeptidergic system of triatomines -- 9. Sensory biology of triatomines -- 10. The behaviour of kissing-bugs -- 11. Features of interaction between triatomines and vertebrates based on bug feeding parameters -- 12. Blood Digestion in Triatomine Insects -- 13. The physiology of sperm transfer and egg production in vectors of Chagas disease with particular reference to Rhodnius prolixus -- 14. The Immune System of Triatomines -- 15. Interaction of triatomines with their bacterial microbiota and trypanosomes -- 16. The ecology and natural history of wild Triatominae in the Americas -- 17. Eco-epidemiology of vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in domestic habitats -- 18. Chagas Disease Vector Control -- 19. Insecticide resistance in triatomines -- 20. Perspectives in triatomine biology studies: “Omics”- based approaches.

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Sensorimotor and visuo-spatial functions -- 1. Motor control -- 2. Vision -- 3. FEF -- 4. Spatial cognition -- Part II: Language functions -- 5. Lexical access -- 6. Spontaneous speech -- 7. Reading -- 8. Writing -- 9. Repeating -- 10. Syntactic abilities -- 11. Verbs versus nouns naming -- 12. Verbal short-term memory -- 13. Proper names retrieval -- 14. Bilingual patients -- Part III: Higher-order functions -- 15. From verbal to non-verbal semantics -- 16. Inhibition -- 17. Set-shifting -- 18. Social cognition -- 19. Multitask mapping -- Part IV: Prospects -- 20. Creativity -- 21. Psychiatric and behavorial traits -- 22. Awake surgery in patients with poor abilities of verbal communication -- 23. Can we map inner speech? -- 24. Beyond tasks: when experience shapes intuition.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Literature Review -- Chapter 3. Data Analysis -- Chapter 4. SynTime: Token Types and Heuristic Rules -- 5. TOMN: Constituent-based Tagging Scheme -- Chapter 6. UGTO: Uncommon Words and Proper Nouns -- Chapter 7. Conclusion and Future Work.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I: Bulbs -- Chapter 1. Traditional and Novel Approaches in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Breeding (Einat Shemesh-Mayer and Rina Kamenetsky Goldstein) -- Chapter 2. Genetic Improvement of Leek (Allium ampeloprasum L.) (Fevziye Celebi-Toprak and Ali Ramazan Alan) -- Chapter 3. Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) Breeding (Haim D. Rabinowitch) -- Part II: Roots -- Chapter 4. Molecular Breeding Strategies of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alefeld) (Farrag F.B. Abu-Ellail, Khaled F.M. Salem, Maysoun M. Saleh, Lina M. Alnaddaf, and Jameel M. Al-Khayri) -- Chapter 5. Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Breeding (Philipp W. Simon) -- Chapter 6. Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.) Breeding for the Future (Lauren H.K. Chappell and Adrian J. Dunford) -- Chapter 7. Radish (Raphanus sativus L.): Breeding for Higher Yield, Better Quality and Wider Adaptability (Binod Kumar Singh) -- Chapter 8. Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) Improvement with Next-generation Breeding Technology (Chiara De Lucchi, Enrico Biancardi, George Skaracis, Marco De Biaggi, Ourania Pavli, Samathmika Ravi, Claudia Chiodi, Chiara Broccanello, and Piergiorgio Stevanato) -- Chapter 9. Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.) Breeding (Hesham S. Abdel-Razzak) -- Part III: Tubers -- Chapter 10. Recent Advances in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Breeding (Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demirel, Allahbakhsh Joiya, Muhammad Abu Bakar Zia, Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Faisal Saeed, Sevgi Çalışkan, and Mehmet Emin Çalışkan) -- Chapter 11. Application of Genome Editing Tools to Accelerate Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Breeding (Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Naeem Sattar) -- Chapter 12. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Breeding (Jolien Swanckaert, Dorcus Gemenet, Noelle L. Anglin, and Wolfgang Grüneberg).

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Using electrical stimulation to explore and augment the functions of parietal-frontal cortical networks in primates -- 2. Multi-system benefits of epidural stimulation following spinal cord injury. 3. Neurostimulator for hippocampal memory prosthesis -- 4. Modern approaches to augmenting the brain functions -- 5. Brain machine interfaces within a critical perspective -- 6. An implantable wireless device for ECoG and cortical stimulation -- 7. BCI Performance improvement by special low jitter quasi-steady State VEP paradigm -- 8. Communication with Brain-Computer Interfaces in Medical Decision-Making -- 9. Neuroprotection and neurocognitive augmentation by photobiomodulation -- 10. Avoiding partial sleep - the way for augmentation of brain function -- 11. Augmentation of brain functions by nanotechnology -- 12. The impact of ageing and age-related comorbidities on stroke outcome in animal models and humans -- 13. Diagnostic markers of sub-clinical depression based on functional connectivity -- 14. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in autism spectrum disorders: modulating brainwave abnormalities and behaviors -- 15. Neurofeedback training with concurrent psychophysiological monitoring in children with autism spectrum disorder with comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- 16. Augmentation through interconnection: brain-nets and telemedicine -- 17. Cognitive augmentation via a brain/cloud interface -- 18. Augmentation of neuro-marketing by neural technology -- 19. Augmentation of nutrition by nanotechnology -- 20. Neural spintronics: noninvasive augmentation of brain functions -- 21. Does the power to suppress an action make us free? -- 22. Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease-future directions for enhancing motor function -- 23. Neuromodulation for gait -- 24. Augmentation and rehabilitation with active orthotic devices -- 25. Effects of rTMS on behavioral and electrocortical measures of error monitoring and correction function in children with autism spectrum disorder -- 26. Affective Virtual Reality Gaming for Autism -- 27. A machine learning approach to automatic phobia therapy with virtual reality -- 28. Vision augmentation by pharmacological enhancement of the visual experience -- 29. Cognitive enhancing substances and the developing brain: risks and benefits -- 30. Pharmacological approaches in the augmentation and recovery of brain function.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Historical review of research on Arctic and Subarctic Aleocharinae -- Material and methods -- Impact of climate change on northern fauna and flora -- Aleocharinae as indicators of change -- Faunal analysis and discussion -- Key to tribes occurring in Arctic and Subarctic zones -- Tribe Gymnusini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Aleocharini Fleming, 1821 -- Tribe Oxypodini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Tachyusini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Hypocyphtini Laporte, 1835 -- Tribe Myllaenini Ganglbauer, 1895 -- Tribe Liparocephalini Fenyes, 1918 -- Tribe Homalotini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Placusini Mulsant and Rey, 1871 -- Tribe Athetini Casey, 1910 -- Tribe Falagriini Mulsant and Rey, 1873.

Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: The seminiferous epithelial cycle of spermatogenesis: Role of non-receptor protein kinases -- Ch 2: Sertoli cells: immunology and spermatogenesis -- Ch 3: Innate immunity and spermatogenesis -- Ch 4: Cell apoptosis and spermatogenesis -- Ch 5: Transcriptional regulation of spermatogenesis -- Ch 6: Sertoli cell cytoskeleton and spermatogenesis -- Ch 7: Leydig cell and spermatogenesis -- Ch 8: Cross-talk of cell junctions to support spermatogenesis -- Ch 9: Coordination of F-actin- and MT-based cytoskeletons to support spermatogenesis -- Ch 10: Regulation of the blood-testis barrier by basement membrane laminin-α2 chain -- Ch 11: Regulation of spermatogenesis by collagens -- Ch 12: Androgen regulation of spermatogenesis -- Ch 13: Use of molecular modeling to study spermatogenesis -- Ch 14: Acrosome biogenesis during spermatogenesis -- Ch 15: Stem cells and spermatogenesis -- Ch 16: Advances in our understanding of spermatogenesis in humans -- Ch 17: Leydig cell function in aging men -- Ch 18: Regulation of human spermatogenesis.

Description / Table of Contents: An introduction to reproducibility in the context of animal research -- Rodent Genetics -- Animal and environmental factors that influence reproducibility -- Microbiology and Microbiome -- Effects of untreated pain, anesthesia and analgesia in animal experimentation -- Why do we need a statistical experiment design -- Statistical tests and Sample size calculations -- Design of experiments -- Scholarly Publishing and Scientific Reproducibility -- Systematic reviews -- Planning animal experiments.

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Climate of Wetlands -- Types of Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Importance of Biodiversity in Wetlands -- Nutritive Value of Wetland Flora -- Medicinally Important Wetland Flora -- Threats to Biodiversity of Wetlands -- Conservation Strategies of Wetland Flora -- Wetland Plants of Himalayas: A case study -- A Pictorial Guide to Wetland plants of Himalayas -- Bibliography.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Determination of Pesticide Residues in Fish -- Chapter 2 Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Pollen and Dairy Products -- Chapter 3 Monitoring and Evaluation of Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Systems -- Chapter 4 Pyrethroid and Residues in Chickens and Poultry Litter -- Chapter 5 Extraction Procedures and Chromatography of Pesticides Residues in Strawberries -- Chapter 6 Non-extractable Pesticide Residues in Soils -- Chapter 7 Pyrethroids Metabolites in Human Urine Samples -- Chapter 8 Remediation of Pesticide in Water -- Chapter 9 Strategy for the Inspection of Pesticide Residues in Food and Agriculture -- Chapter 10 Toxic Effects of Pesticides on Avifauna Inhabiting Wetlands -- Chapter 11 Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Biotic Matrices.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Structure, Dynamics and Function of the 26S Proteasome -- Chapter 2. Factor VIII and Factor V Membrane Bound Complexes -- Chapter 3. An Overview of DPS: Dual Acting Nanovehicles in Prokaryotes with DNA Binding and Ferroxidation Properties -- Chapter 4. Structure and Function of the Separase-Securin Complex -- Chapter 5. The DNA Replication Machine: Structure and Dynamic Function -- Chapter 6. Recent Progress in Structural Studies on the GT-C Superfamily of Protein Glycosyltransferases -- Chapter 7. How Structures of Complement Complexes Guide Therapeutic Design -- Chapter 8. Architecture and Assembly of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor Complex -- Chapter 9. Cellulosomes: Highly Efficient Cellulolytic Complexes -- Chapter 10. Leucine Dehydrogenase: Structure and Thermostability -- Chapter 11. Structure, Function and Physiology of 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptors Subtype 3 -- Chapter 12. The SF3b Complex Is an Integral Component of the Spliceosome and Targeted by Natural Product-based Inhibitors -- Chapter 13. Interaction Networks of Ribosomal Expansion Segments in Kinetoplastids -- Chapter 14. Hepatitis B Core Protein Capsids -- Chapter 15. Fibrinogen and Fibrin -- Chapter 16. Structural Organization and Protein-protein Interactions in Human Adenovirus Capsid -- Chapter 17. A Structural Perspective on Gene Repression by Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 -- Chapter 18. Assembly and Function of the Anthrax Toxin Protein Translocation Complex.

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

Description / Table of Contents: PRELIMINARY (ToC of second edition) 1 Plant ecology at high elevations -- The concept of limitation -- A regional and historical account -- The challenge of alpine plant research -- 2 The alpine life zone -- Altitudinal boundaries -- Global alpine land area -- Alpine plant diversity -- Origin of alpine floras -- Alpine growth forms -- 3 Alpine climate -- Which alpine climate -- Common features of alpine climates -- Regional features of alpine climates -- 4 The climate plants experience -- Interactions of relief, wind and sun -- How alpine plants influence their climate -- The geographic variation of alpine climate -- 5 Life under snow: protection and limitation -- Temperatures under snow -- Solar radiation under snow -- Gas concentrations under snow -- Plant responses to snowpack -- 6 Alpine soils -- Physics of alpine soil formation -- The organic compound -- The interaction of organic and inorganic compounds -- 7 Alpine treelines -- About trees and lines -- Current altitudinal positions of climatic treelines -- Treeline-climate relationships -- Intrazonal variations and pantropical plateauing of alpine treelines -- Treelines in the past -- Attempts at a functional explanation of treelines -- A hypothesis for treeline formation -- Growth trends near treelines -- Evidence for sink limitation -- 8 Climatic stress -- Survival of low temperature extremes -- Avoidance and tolerance of low temperature extremes -- Heat stress in alpine plants -- Ultraviolet radiation — a stress factor -- 9 Water relations -- Ecosystem water balance -- Soil moisture at high altitudes -- Plant water relations — a brief review of principles -- Water relations of alpine plants -- Desiccation stress -- Water relations of special plant types -- 10 Mineral nutrition -- Soil nutrients -- The nutrient status of alpine plants -- Nutrient cycling and nutrient budgets -- Nitrogen fixation -- Mycorrhiza -- Responses of vegetation to variable nutrient supply -- 11 Uptake and loss of carbon -- Photosynthetic capacity of alpine plants -- Photosynthetic responses to the environment -- Daily carbon gain of leaves -- The seasonal carbon gain of leaves -- C4 and CAM photosynthesis at high altitudes -- Tissue respiration of alpine plants -- Ecosystem carbon balance -- 12 Carbon investments -- Non-structural carbohydrates -- Lipids and energy content -- Carbon costs of leaves and roots -- Whole plant carbon allocation -- 13 Growth dynamics and phenology -- Seasonal growth -- Diurnal leaf extension -- Rates of plant dry matter accumulation -- Functional duration of leaves and roots -- 14 Cell division and tissue formation -- Cell size and plant size -- Mitosis and the cell cycle -- From meristem activity to growth control -- 15 Plant biomass production -- The structure of alpine plant canopies -- Primary productivity of alpine vegetation -- Plant dry matter pools -- Biomass losses through herbivores -- 16 Plant reproduction -- Flowering and pollination -- Seed development and seed size -- Germination -- Alpine seed banks and natural recruitment -- Clonal propagation -- Alpine plant age -- Community processes -- 17 Global change at high elevation -- Alpine land use -- The impact of altered atmospheric chemistry -- Climatic change and alpine ecosystems -- References (with chapter annotation) -- Taxonomic index (genera) -- Geographical index -- Color plates -- Plant life forms -- The alpine life zone -- Environmental stress -- The human dimension.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocaracanis, a worldwide burden of public health -- Chapter 3: Canine leishmaniasis -- Chapter 4: The Challenges with Canine Giardia -- Chapter 5: Dogs and their role in the eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease -- Chapter 6: Echinococcus species – tiny tapeworms -- Chapter 7: An update on the status of hydatidosis/echinococcosis in domestic animals, wildlife and humans in Australia -- Chapter 8: Dipylidiumcaninum -- Chapter 9: Ancylostoma caninum and other canine hookworms -- Chapter 10: Strongyloidiasis - really a zoonosis? -- Chapter 11: Dirofilaria spp. Do they get under your skin (or into your heart)? -- Chapter 12: Guinea worm infection in dogs: a case of reverse zoonosis that impedes Dracunculusmedinensiseradication -- Chapter 13: Ticks, dogs and humans – an endangered community -- Chapter 14: Trematodes attacking dogs and humans.

Description / Table of Contents: 1.Tools Shape Paradigms of Plant-Environment Interactions -- 2.Gene Expression in Coffee -- 3. Cross-Talk Between Sporophyte and Gametophyte During Anther and Ovule Development In Angiosperms -- 4. The Photosynthetic System in Tropical Plants Under High Irradiance and Temperature Stress -- 5. Plant Peroxisomes and Their Metabolism of ROS, RNS, and RSS -- 6. Ammonium Assimilation and Metabolism in Rice -- 7. How can we Interpret the Large Number and Diversity of Abscisic Acid Transporters? -- 8. Orient in the World with a Single Eye: The Green Algal Eyespot and Phototaxis -- 9. Bidirectional Lateral Transport Barriers in Serving Plant Organs and Integral Plant Functioning: Localized Lignification, Suberinization, and Cutinization -- 10. The Haustorium of Phytopathogenic Fungi: A Short Overview of a Specialized Cell of Obligate Biotrophic Plant Parasites -- 11. Transmission of Phloem-Limited Viruses in the Host Plants by Their Aphid Vectors -- 12. Biotechnology for Biofuel Production -- 13. Modelling Urban Tree Growth and Ecosystem Services: Review and Perspectives.

Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Historical and biogeographical aspects -- The Atlantic Forest: an introduction to the megadiverse forest of Southern America -- The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: from pre-history to the Anthropocene -- The North-eastern Atlantic Forest: biogeographical, historical and current aspects in the Sugarcane Zone -- The Hileia Baiana - an assessment of natural and historical aspects of the land use and degradation of the central corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- The southern Atlantic Forest: Use, degradation, and perspectives for conservation -- Part II – Biodiversity -- Tree diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: biases and general patterns using different sources of information -- Vascular Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest: diversity and community ecology -- Social Insects of the Atlantic Forest -- Tetrapod diversity in the Atlantic Forest: maps and gaps -- Freshwater Studies in Atlantic Forest: general overview and prospects -- Part III – Threats -- Land-cover changes and an uncertain future: will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lose the chance to become a hopespot? -- Climate change and biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: best climatic models, predicted changes and impacts, and adaptation options -- Non-native species introductions, invasions, and biotic homogenization in the Atlantic Forest -- Causes and consequences of large-scale defaunation in the Atlantic forest -- Pollination systems in the Atlantic Forest: characterization, threats, and opportunities -- IV - Opportunities -- Atlantic Forest: ecosystem services linking people and biodiversity -- Changing the agriculture paradigm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: the importance of agroforestry -- Engaging people for large-scale forest restoration: Governance lessons from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil -- The Atlantic Forest Trail: connecting people, biodiversity and protected areas -- Conservation initiatives in the Brazilian Atlantic forest -- Financing conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- Integrating researchers for understanding the biodiversity in Atlantic Forest -- The future of the Atlantic Forest.

Description / Table of Contents: Artificial Small RNAs for Functional Genomics in Plants -- Use of mRNA-interactome capture for generating novel insights into plant RNA biology -- Improving nutrient value of crops: Applications of RNAi in targeting plant metabolic pathways -- Utilizing RNA-based approaches to understand plant-insect interactions.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Multi-CLASS fNIRS Classification of Motor Execution Tasks with Application to Brain Computer Interfaces -- Chapter 2. A Comparative Study of End-to-End Discriminative Deep Learning Models for Knee Joint Kinematic Time Series Classification -- Chapter 3. Nonlinear Smoothing of Data with Random Gaps and Outliers (DRAGO) Improves Estimation of Circadian Rhythm -- Chapter 4. Wearable Smart Garment Devices for Passive Biomedical Monitoring -- Chapter 5. Spatial Distribution of Seismocardiographic Signals -- Chapter 6. Noninvasive Vascular Blood Sound Monitoring Through Flexible Pvdf Microphone -- Chapter 7. Fast Automatic Artifact Annotator for EEG Signals Using Deep Learning -- Chapter 8. Objective evaluation metrics for automatic classification of EEG events.

Description / Table of Contents: Review of size estimation methods -- Methods to estimate the average social network size -- Estimating the size of hidden groups -- Data smoothing, extrapolation, and triangulation.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Organic cultivation of vegetables -- Chapter 2. Reducing arsenic accumulation in rice using advances in physiology genetics and breeding -- Chapter 3. Speciation analysis of trace antimony in environmental and biological samples based on cloud point extraction and spectrometric methods -- Chapter 4. Groundwater status and challenges in Bangladesh -- Chapter 5. Influence of organic amendments on soil properties, microflora and plant growth -- Chapter 6. Basics of waste management and disposal practices in the Indian context -- Chapter 7. Impact of the invasive Prosopis juliflora on terrestrial ecosystems -- Chapter 8. Perennial forage grass production on the marginal Arabian Peninsula land -- Chapter 9. Agricultural sustainability and food security in agro-ecological zones of Tanzania -- Chapter 10. Soil degradation, resilience, restoration and sustainable use -- Chapter 11. Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 12. Electrical impedance spectroscopy in plant biology: theory, modeling and data processing -- Chapter 13. Non-symbiotic bacteria for soil nitrogen fortification -- Chapter 14. Nutritional and medical benefits of Moringa Oleifera, the miracle tree.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Current and Futuristic Roadmap of Ovarian Cancer Management: An Overview -- 2. Epithelial ovarian cancer and cancer stem cells -- 3. Ovarian Cancer: Therapeutic Strategies to Overcome Immune Suppression -- 4. Pharmacological effects of natural components against ovarian cancer and mechanisms -- 5. Modeling the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination in an Organotypic Culture of the Human Peritoneal Cavity -- 6. PAX8, an emerging player in Ovarian Cancer -- 7. Single Cell RNA Sequencing of Ovarian Cancer: Promises and Challenges.-8. Enforced expression of METCAM/MUC18 decreases in vitro motility and invasiveness and tumorigenesis and in vivo tumorigenesis of human ovarian cancer BG-1 cells -- 9. 3D Models for Ovarian Cancer -- 10. Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells: Characterization and Role in Tumorigenesis.

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Physics and radiation dosage issues in neuroradiosurgical treatment of meningiomas -- 2. Imaging Approaches for radiosurgical treatment of Meningiomas -- 3. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF MENINGIOMAS -- 4. Systemic Treatments for Grade II and III Meningiomas (WHO) -- 5. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma -- 6. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas -- 7. Hypofractionated radiosurgery for perioptic meningiomas: Current practice, principles and treatment quandary -- 8. Hypofractionation and normofractionation in Skull Base Meningiomas -- 9. Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas: is there a role for stereotactic radiosurgery? -- 10. CyberKnife Treatment of Atypical Meningiomas (GII) -- 11. SRS & Microsurgery: antagonistic or complementary in the treatment of meningiomas? -- 12. Combined microsurgical and radiosurgical treatment in intracranial meningiomas -- 13. SRS in Incidental Meningioma: Whether to Treat and When -- 14. Side-effects of SRS treatment of low-grade meningioma: types, frequency and management -- 15. Single- and Multiple-Session Radiosurgery for Spinal Meningioma: Radiosurgery for spinal meningioma -- 16. Guidelines and evidence-based recommendations for the radiosurgical treatment of CNS meningiomas.

Description / Table of Contents: History of freshwater red algae; taxonomic diversity and phylogeny; biogeographic trends; how to collect freshwater red algae; scope and organization of this book -- Subphylum Cyanidiophytina: Class Cyanidiophyceae; Subphylum Proteorhodophytina: Classes Compsopogonophyceae, Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodellophyceae and Stylonematophyceae -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Classes Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Subclasses Corallinophycidae, Hildenbrandiophycidae and Rhodymeniophycidae) -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Orders Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales and Thoreales -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Order Batrachospermales.

Description / Table of Contents: Evidence on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke -- In Vitro Clot Modeling and Clinical Applications -- Approaches to Mechanical Thrombectomy in Children with Arterial Ischemic Stroke -- ELVO in Urban Areas: Evolution of Stroke Systems of Care -- Surviving Large Vessel Occlusions in Uruguay: Current Challenges and Solutions -- Direct to Angiography—An Emerging Paradigm in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: Rationale, Feasibility, and Preliminary Results -- Thrombectomy Techniques: Stent Retriever - Balloon Guide -- Direct Aspiration thrombectomy for acute stroke: Evolution of technique and evidence -- The Stentriever-Mediated Aspiration Thrombectomy (SMAT) Technique -- Transradial Approach for Stroke -- Thrombectomy Techniques: Remote Aspiration -- Endovascular Therapy for Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusions -- Thrombectomy for Basilar Occlusion: Approach and Strategy -- Carotid Terminus Occlusion -- Thrombectomy for Acute Occlusion in Intermediate-Sized Distal Arteries -- The Tandem Occlusion -- Acute Stroke Thrombectomy and Emergent Management of Tandem Cervical Dissections -- Acute Stroke Following Carotid Endarterectomy: Approach and Strategy -- Large vessel occlusion with underlying atherosclerosis: approach and strategy -- Large Vessel Occlusion with Low NIHSS: Approach and Strategy -- Challenges in Thrombectomy: Mega Clots -- Challenges in thrombectomy: Access Problems, Hard Clots, Relapsing Occlusions and Embolizaton to New Territories -- Challenges in Thrombectomy: Impossible Aortic Arches and Tortuous Vessels.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Historical Demography -- Chapter2. Agricultural Landforms -- Chapter3. Cultural Plant Geography -- Chapter4. Human Environmental Impacts -- Chapter5. Indigenous Agro-Ecology -- Chapter6. Tropical Agriculture -- Chapter7. Livestock and Landscape -- Chapter 8. Synthetic Contributions -- Chapter9. By Way of Background: A Biographical Sketch of William M. Denevan -- Chapter10. Being a Student of Bill Denevan -- Chapter 11. Bill Denevan - An Appreciation -- .

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

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Behavioural variant FTD: recent advances in the diagnosis and understanding of the disorder -- 2. The neuropsychiatry of frontotemporal dementia -- 3. Nosology and Neuropathology of Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia -- 4. Measuring Behavior and Cognition in FTLD -- 5. Clinical update on C9orf72: FTD, ALS and beyond -- 6. Clinical aspects of familial FTLD associated with MAPT and GRN mutations -- 7. Neuroimaging in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration -- 8. The FTD Prevention Initiative - linking together genetic FTD cohort studies -- 9. Fluid Biomarkers of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration -- 10. Cross-cultural perspectives on frontotemporal degeneration -- 11. Clinical characteristics and Neuropathology of PSP, CBD and Related 4R-Tauopathies -- 12. Tau protein and frontotemporal dementias -- 13. FTLD-TDP pathological subtypes: clinical and mechanistic significance -- 14. Lysosomal dysfunction as a pathogenic mechanism in FTD: Evidence from PGRN and TMEM106B genetics and biology -- 15. Future trends in understanding the pathological role of TDP-43 and FUS proteins -- 16. Description of a new data resource for FTD including multiomic data on human post mortem brain (MAPT, GRN, C9orf72), matching mouse models and iPS models -- 17. Mendelian and sporadic FTD: avenues from genetics to disease pathways through in-silico prediction and modeling -- 18. FTLD treatment: Current Practice and Future Possibilities.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Cereals in the Mediterranean: breeding history -- 2. The evolution of milling processing -- 3. Wheat bread in the Mediterranean area: from past to the future -- 4. Italian pasta: conventional and innovative ingredients and processing -- 5. From tradition to innovation in cereal-derived foodstuffs -- 6. Blending pulses with cereals for healthier foods -- 7. Snacking: ingredients, processing and safety -- 8. Rice: a versatile food at the heart of the Mediterranean diet -- 9. The Bright and Dark Sides of Wheat -- 10. Gluten-free breadmaking: facts, issues and future -- 11. The holy grail of ancient cereals -- 12. Safety of traditional cereals foodstuff. .

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Overview of Immunodeficiency -- Part I. B-Lymphocyte Immunodeficiency -- Chapter 2. Common Variable Immunodeficiency, Hypogammaglobulinemia, and Specific Antibody Deficiency -- Chapter 3. Agammaglobulinemia -- Chapter 4. Class Switch Defects -- Chapter 5. Transient Immunodeficiency of Infancy -- Chapter 6. Selective Isotype Immunodeficiency -- Chapter 7. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders-like Disorders -- Part II. T-Cell Immunodeficiency -- Chapter 8. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency -- Chapter 9. Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia -- Chapter 10. Hyper IgE Syndrome -- Chapter 11. Genetic Syndromes with Associated Immunodeficiencies -- Part III. Immune Dysregulation Syndromes -- Chapter 12. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome -- Chapter 13. Auto-inflammatory Syndromes -- Chapter 14. Immune Dysregulation Leading to Autoimmunity -- Chapter 15. Dendritic Cells in Primary Immunodeficiency -- Part IV. Innate Immune Defects -- Chapter 16. Congenital Neutropenia and Migration Defects -- Chapter 17. Chronic Granulomatous Disease -- Chapter 18. Primary Immunodeficiencies of Complement -- Chapter 19. Natural Killer Cell Defects -- Chapter 20. Mucocutaneous Candidiasis -- Part V. Secondary Immunodeficiency -- Chapter 21. Immunodeficiency Secondary to Malignancies and Biologics -- Chapter 22. Immunodeficiency Secondary to Prematurity, Pregnancy, and Aging -- Chapter 23. Vaccinations in Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies Including Asplenia.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1 Emerging Contaminants: Analysis, Aquatic Compartments and Water Pollution -- Chapter 2 Occurrence, Fate and Associated Risks of Organic Micropollutants included in the Watch List in the European Groundwater Bodies -- Chapter 3 Emergence of Pathogenic Fungi Resistant to Triazole Antifungal Drugs. A Threat from the Environment- Chapter 4 The Fate of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Environment -- Chapter 5 Relationship Between Outdoor Ambient Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disorders: A Narrative Review -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Collecting, Observing, and Describing the Natural World -- Scientific Ferment in late Eighteenth Century Edinburgh -- Scientific Exploration During Voyages of Discovery -- ... the plants of Scotland might be equally useful -- Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa -- A good practical Botanist -- So remote a country as New Holland -- The Crew labouring under the Same disorder -- Mungo Park's Last Journey -- A Tedious and Uncomfortable Passage -- Prodrommus, Florae Novae Hollndiae -- Banks's Librarian -- Taking leave of Sir Joseph Banks -- Pollen Grains of Clarkis pulchella -- Epilogue: The greatest of Banksian botanist-librarians -- Bibliography.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- The role of selenium in human nutrition -- Methods for determination of selenium in foodstuffs -- Selenium uptake by selected vegetable species after fortification of the growing substrate.-Selenium uptake by selected vegetable species after foliar application -- Changes of selenium content in edibilities during the processing.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: An overview of cancer and its mechanisms -- 1-A brief overview of cancer, its mechanisms, and prevention methods -- 2-MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN CARCINOGENESIS -- Part II: Functional foods/nutraceuticals as chemo preventive agents -- 3-Tomato (lycopene and β-carotene) and cancer -- 4-Essential Oils from Aromatic Plants in cancer prevention and treatment -- 5-Bee propolis (caffeic acid phenethyl ester) against cancer -- 6-Brown Algae (Fucoxanthin) Against Cancer -- 7-Cruciferous vegetables (indole-3-carbinol, isothiocyanates) against cancer -- 8-Crustacea (carotenoids namely astaxanthins) against cancer -- 9-Curcuma and breast cancer: a focus on cell signaling pathways -- 10-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN CANCER -- 11-Garlic: Allyl Sulfur Compounds and Cancer Prevention -- 12-Ginger (gingerols and 6-shogaol) against cancer -- 13-Saffron (crocins) against cancer -- 14-OLIVE LEAF (OLEUROPEIN) AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER: THERAPEUTIC UPDATES -- 15-Honey against cancer -- 16-Soybeans and phytoestrogen rich foods (genistein, daidzein) against cancer -- 17-Tea (catechins including (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate) and cancer -- 18-Probiotics and Cancer -- Part III: The role of nutrients in the prevention of cancer -- 19-Vitamins (C, D and E) against cancer -- 20-Minerals (namely selenium) and cancer -- 21-Dietary fibers/beta-glucan and cancer -- 22-Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cancer.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introductory Chapter: The Importance of Heat Shock Proteins in Survival and Pathogenesis of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum -- Chapter 2. General Structural and Functional Features of Molecular Chaperones -- Chapter 3. The Role of Hsp70s in the Development and Pathogenicity of Plasmodium falciparum -- Chapter 4. Role of the J Domain Protein Family in the Survival and Pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum. Chapter 5. Role of Hsp90 in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria -- Chapter 6. The Role of Malaria Parasite Heat Shock Proteins in Protein Trafficking and Remodelling of Red Blood Cells -- Chapter 7. Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Immune Modulation in Malaria -- Chapter 8. Bioprospecting for Novel Heat Shock Protein Modulators: The New Frontier for Antimalarial Drug Discovery? -- Chapter 9. Heat Shock Proteins as Targets for Novel Antimalarial Drug Discovery -- Chapter 10 -- Heat Shock Proteins of Malaria: Highlights and Future Prospects.

Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Introduction -- Ch 2: Physical and engineering properties of the seed -- Ch 3: Breeding and world production -- Ch 4: Functional food development and products -- Ch 5: Innovations in Bambara ground nut processing -- Ch 6: Composition and nutritional profile -- Ch 7: Ingredients and novel applications -- Ch 8: Food components and consumption trends -- Ch 9: Bambara ground nut as a climate smart crop -- Ch 10: Current and innovative packaging technologies for Bambara ground nut -- Ch 11 Integrating text mining and network analysis for potential application of Bambara ground nut -- Ch 12 Digitalization of Bambara food value -- Ch 13 Ethnonutrition and ethnomedical knowledge associated with Bambara ground nut -- Ch 14 Current and future research directions -- Ch 15 Conclusion -- Ch 16 References.

Description / Table of Contents: Comparison of K+ Channel families -- High-resolution structures of K+ channels -- Pharmacological approaches to studying potassium channels -- Cardiac K+ channels and channelopathies -- Cardiac hERG K+ channel as safety and pharmacological target -- Pharmacology of A-type K+ channels -- Kv7 channels and hyperexcitability disorders -- Pharmacological activation of neuronal voltage-gated Kv7/KCNQ/M-channels for potential therapy of epilepsy and pain -- Potassium channels in cancer -- Kir channel molecular physiology, pharmacology and therapeutic implications -- The pharmacology of ATP-sensitive K+ channels (KATP) -- Calcium-activated K+ channels (KCa) and therapeutic implications -- The Pharmacology of two-pore domain potassium channels -- Control of biophysical and pharmacological properties of potassium channels by ancillary subunits -- Peptide toxins targeting KV channels -- Therapeutic antibodies targeting potassium ion channels.

Description / Table of Contents: 1-Introduction to Opuntia spp.: Chemistry, bioactivity and Industrial Applications -- 2-South African perspective on Opuntia spp.: cultivation, human and livestock food and industrial applications -- 3-Ethnobotany, medicinal utilization and Systematics of Opuntia species from Deserts of Pakistan -- 4-Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Species and Cultivars -- 5-Classification, Distribution and Morphological Characterization of Opuntia species -- 6-Cultivation and Cultural Practices of Opuntia spp -- 7-Molecular characterization of Opuntia spp -- 8-Genetic diversity and ecotypes of Opuntia spp -- 9-Potential attribute of crassulacean acid metabolism of Opuntia spp. production in water-limited conditions -- 10-Harvest and Postharvest Technology of Opuntia spp -- 11-Chemistry and functionality of Opuntia spp. nopal cladodes -- 12-Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Bioactive Ingredients and Phyto-constituents -- 13-Opuntia Fiber and its Health-Related Beneficial Properties -- 14-Opuntia spp. chemical constituents and bioactive compounds, with particular regards to polyphenols -- 15-Profile and Biological Properties of the main Phenolic compounds in cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) -- 16-Opuntia spp. essential oils -- 17-Antioxidant activity of Opuntia spp.: A review -- 18-Natural antimicrobial molecules from Opuntia spp. and their role in poultry nutrition -- 19-Genus Opuntia: A golden source of compounds with anti-inflammatory potential -- 20-Opuntia spp. benefits in chronic diseases -- 21-Traceability of Opuntia spp -- 22-Antidiabetic Activity of Opuntia spp -- 23-Anticancer Activity of Opuntia spp -- 24-Innovative technologies for the identification of chemical and bioactive compounds in Opuntia spp. plant, food and waste -- 25-Innovation technologies for extracting Opuntia spp. seed oil -- 26-Novel pectins from prickly pear (Opuntia albicarpa) fruits: structural features and rheological properties -- 27-Modern Technologies in Opuntia spp. Juice Processing -- 28-Novel Technologies in Juice Processing from Opuntia spp. Fruits -- 29-Potential use of prickly pear juice prepared from shelf-grown cultivars as an authentic and nutritional fruit supplement -- 30-Fermented Beverages from Opuntia species: Composition, Commercialization and Future Outlook -- 31-Opuntia spp. Marmalade -- 32-Opuntia pear peel as a source of functional ingredients and their utilization in meat products -- 33-Opuntia spp. Seed Oil -- 34-Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) processing by extrusion-cooking -- 35-Opuntia spp. and Extruded Food Products -- 36-Opuntia spp. Extruded Food Products -- 37-Industrial uses of Opuntia spp. by-products -- 38-Bread Enrichment with Opuntia spp. Derivatives -- 39-Opuntia spp. products and by-products as a potential source of edible films and coatings -- 40-Microencapsulation technology: an alternative preservation method for Opuntia spp. derived products and their bioactive compounds -- 41-Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) in animal and poultry feed -- 42-Industrial applications of Opuntia spp. (nopal, fruit and peel) -- 43-Opuntia spp. as a source of sugars for the ethanol production -- 44-Opuntia spp. in biogas production -- 45-Opuntia spp. in dye-sensitized solar cells -- 46-Incorporation of Opuntia spp. into Food Systems -- 47-Opuntia spp. in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals -- 48-Food and non-food applications of Opuntia spp. seed oil -- 49-Opuntia spp. in the textile industry -- 50-Cactus pear as colorants and coloring foods: application in different food matrices.

Description / Table of Contents: SECTION 1: CHEMISTRY OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS -- Ch 1: Concept of Antioxidant -- Introduction to Antioxidant -- Types of antioxidants -- Mechanism of Antioxidant Reaction -- Estimation of Antioxidant Activity -- Phenolic Antioxidants -- Nomenclature of phenolic compounds -- Ch 2: Chemistry of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Classification -- Phenolic acids -- Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols -- Phenolic esters -- Cinnamic acid amides -- Lignans and lignin -- Tannins -- Coumarins -- Flavonoids -- Glycosides -- Ch 3: Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods -- Phenolic antioxidants in fruits -- Phenolic antioxidants in Vegetables -- Phenolic antioxidants in Cereals and legumes -- Phenolic antioxidants in Beverages -- Phenolic antioxidants in Edible Oil -- SECTION 2: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS -- Ch 4: Biosynthesis of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Biosynthesis of Phenolic acids -- Biosynthesis of Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols -- Biosynthesis of Phenolic esters -- Biosynthesis of Cinnamic acid amides -- Biosynthesis of Lignans and lignin -- Biosynthesis of Tannins -- Biosynthesis of Coumarins -- Biosynthesis of Flavonoids -- Biosynthesis of Glycosides -- Ch 5: Metabolism of Phenolic Antioxidants. -- Ingestion of phenolic antioxidants -- Digestion and absorption -- Phenolic antioxidants in Bloodstream -- Interactions with Proteins -- Interactions with Carbohydrates -- Ch 6: Pharmacological Effects of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Pharmacological significance -- Oxidative stress & Phenolic antioxidants -- Aging & Phenolic antioxidants -- Health & Diseases -- Ch 7: Molecular Mechanism of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Basic Mechanism -- In-vitro studies -- In-vivo studies -- SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS -- Ch 8: Basics in Analysis of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Extraction of phenolic compounds -- Spectrophotometric analysis -- Titrimetric methods -- Electrochemical methods -- Ch 9: Chromatography of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Thin layer chromatography -- Liquid chromatography -- Gas chromatography -- Ch 10: Spectroscopy of Phenolic Antioxidants -- Mass spectrometry -- Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Near-infrared spectroscopy. .

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Acrocomia aculeata -- 2. Attalea dubia & Attalea phalerata -- 3. Campomanesia genus -- 4. Caryocar spp -- 5. Mauritia flexuosa -- 6. Dipteryx alata -- 7. Solanum lycocarpum -- 8. Attalea speciosa -- 9. Syagrus romanzoffiana -- 10. Hancornia speciosa.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract -- 1. Preface -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Flower morphology -- 4. Phyllotaxy and floral development -- 5. Pollen morphology -- 5.1 Pollen viability and germination -- 6. Pollination -- 6.1 Floral visitors and insect pollination -- 7. Fruit morphology -- 8. Propagation -- 8.1 Seed germination -- 8.2 Vegetative propagation -- 8.2 Cuttings -- 9. Fruit development -- 10. Fruit properties and health benefits -- 11. Breeding and hybridization -- 12. Genetic diversity -- 12.1 Chromosome number -- 13. Morphological diversity -- 14. Conclusion.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Structure, Development and Patterns of Primary, Secondary and Regenerative Vascular Tissues -- The Hormonal Signals that Regulate Plant Vascular Differentiation -- Importance of NO3- and PO4- for Development, Differentiation and Competition -- Phloem and Xylem Differentiation -- Apical Dominance and Vascularization -- Leaf Development and Vascular Differentiation -- Flower Biology and Vascular Differentiation -- Can a Differentiating Vessel Induce Lateral Root Initiation? -- Vascular Regeneration and Grafting -- Regulation of Cambium Activity -- Regulation of Juvenile-Adult Transition and Rejuvenation -- The Control of Tracheid Size, Vessel Widening and Density along the Plant Axis -- Circular Vascular Tissues, Vessel Endings and Tracheids in Organ Junctions -- Ray Differentiation – the Radial Pathways -- Environmental Adaptation of Vascular Tissues -- Resin Glands and Traumatic Duct Formation in Conifers -- Hormonal Control of Reaction Wood Formation -- Hormonal Control of Wood Evolution -- How Vascular Differentiation in Hosts Is Regulated by Parasitic Plants and Gall-Inducing Insects -- Cancer and Vascular Differentiation.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction (Deborah C. Hayes, Becky K. Kerns, Toral Patel-Weynand, and Deborah M. Finch) -- Chapter 2. Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States (Albert E. Mayfield III, Steven J. Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, M. Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John C. Kilgo, Daniel J. Larkin, Rima D. Lucardi, Bruce D. Moltzan, Dean E. Pearson, John D. Rothlisberger, Jeffrey D. Schardt, Michael K. Schwartz, and Michael K. Young) -- Chapter 3. Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Processes in the United States (Chelcy Ford Miniat, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, Steven T. Brantley, Mac A. Callaham, Jr., Susan Cordell, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Christian P. Giardina, Shibu Jose, and Gary Lovett) -- Chapter 4. Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species (Deborah M. Finch, Jack L. Butler, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Francis F. Kilkenny, Shibu Jose, Susan J. Frankel, Samuel A. Cushman, Richard C. Cobb, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Jeffrey A. Hicke, and Sybill K. Amelon) -- Chapter 5. Invasive Species Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance (Susan E. Meyer, Mac A. Callaham, Jr., Jane E. Stewart, and Steven D. Warren) -- Chapter 6. Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses (Robert C. Venette, Doria R. Gordon, Jennifer Juzwik, Frank H. Koch, Andrew M. Liebhold, Robert K.D. Peterson, Sharlene E. Sing, and Denys Yemshanov) -- Chapter 7. Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species (Therese M. Poland, Jennifer Juzwik, Allen Rowley, Cynthia D. Huebner, John C. Kilgo, Vanessa M. Lopez, Deanna H. Olson, Dean Pearson, Robert Progar, Robert Rabaglia, John D. Rothlisberger, Justin B. Runyon, and Sharlene E. Sing) -- Chapter 8. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species (Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia D. Huebner, Michael K. Young, and Richard A. Sniezko) -- Chapter 9. Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management (Anne S. Marsh, Deborah C. Hayes, Patrice N. Klein, Nicole Zimmerman, Alison Dalsimer, Douglas A. Burkett, Cynthia D. Huebner, Robert Rabaglia, Laura A. Meyerson, Bonnie L. Harper-Lore, Jamie L. Davidson, Marla R. Emery, Travis Warziniack, Rebecca Flitcroft, Becky K. Kerns, and Vanessa M. Lopez) -- Chapter 10. Inventory and Monitoring of Invasive Species (Sonja Oswalt, Chris Oswalt, Alycia Crall, Robert Rabaglia, Michael Schwartz, and Becky K. Kerns) -- Chapter 11. Tools and Technologies for Quantifying Spread and Impacts of Invasive Species (Matt Reeves, Inés Ibáñez, Dana Blumenthal, Gang Chen, Qinfeng Guo, Catherine Jarnevich, Jennifer Koch, Frank Sapio, Michael K. Schwartz, Bruce K. Wylie, and Stephen Boyte) -- Chapter 12. Social and Cultural Dynamics of Non-Native Invasive Species (John Schelhas, Janice Alexander, Mark Brunson, Tommy Cabe, Alycia Crall, Michael J. Dockry, Marla R. Emery, Susan J. Frankel, Nina Hapner, Caleb R. Hickman, Rebecca Jordan, Michael J. LaVoie, Zhao Ma, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Joe Starinchak, and Jelena Vukomanovic) -- Chapter 13. The Role of International Cooperation in Invasive Species Research (Andrew Liebhold, Faith Campbell, Doria R. Gordon, Qinfeng Guo, Nathan Havill, Bradley Kinder, Richard MacKenzie, David R. Lance, Dean Pearson, Sharlene E. Sing, Travis Warziniack, Robert C. Venette, and Denys Yemshanov) -- Chapter 14. Economics of Invasive Species (Travis Warziniack, Robert G. Haight, Denys Yemshanov, Jenny L. Apriesnig, Thomas P. Holmes, Amanda M. Countryman, John D. Rothlisberger, and Christopher Haberland) -- Chapter 15. Legislation and Policy (Faith T. Campbell, Hilda Diaz-Soltero, and Deborah C. Hayes) -- Chapter 16. Future Invasive Species Research Challenges and Opportunities (Becky K. Kerns, Therese M. Poland, Robert C. Venette, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Allen Rowley, Deborah C. Hayes, Mike Ielmini) -- APPENDIX 1: Regional Summaries.

Description / Table of Contents: Selection of the Fattest: The Invention of Eating -- The Gut Revolution -- The Bowels of Existence. The Intestinal Palimpsest: The Rules of Social Engagement -- The Orchestra of Life -- The Layers of Time. The Gastro-Archeologist: ‘What is Food to One is Rank Poison to Another’: food allergy and Intolerances -- The Evil bread: Coeliac disease and gluten related disorders -- Back to the very Beginning: The Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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

Description / Table of Contents: History of the Quinoas in South America -- Botanical context for domestication in South America -- Botanical context for domestication in North America -- Quinoa Cytogenetics -- A chromosome-scale quinoa reference genome assembly -- Structural and Functional Genomics of Chenopodium quinoa -- Quinoa diversity and its implications for breeding -- Saponins of Quinoa: Structure, Function and Opportunities -- Abiotic stress tolerance in quinoa -- Flowering in Chenopodium and related amaranths -- Quinoa – Evolution and future perspectives.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Part I: Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 2. Combating Arsenic Pollution in Soil Environment via Alternate Agricultural Land Use -- Chapter 3. Temporal and Seasonal Variation in Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) in Sanitary Landfill Sites- A Case study of Baidyabati landfill, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4.Quantification of Landfill Gas Emission and Energy Recovery Potential: A Comparative Assessment of LandGEM and MTM Model for Kolkata -- Chapter 5. Assessment of natural enrichment of heavy minerals along coastal placers of India: Role of lake and river mouth embayment and its implications -- Chapter 6. Assessment the Impact of Plastic Contaminated Fertilizers on Agricultural Soil Health: A Case Study in Memari II C.D.Block, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India -- Chapter 7. Determining the Role of Leaf Relative Water Content and Soil Cation Exchange Capacity in Phytoextraction Process – Using Regression Modelling -- Chapter 8. Phytoremediation of Arsenic using Allium sativum as Model System -- Chapter 9. Spatio-temporal analysis of open waste dumping sites using Google Earth: A case study of Kharagpur City, India -- Part II. Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 10. Introduction to Part II: Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 11. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Zone based on geospatial modeling, risk and remediation -- Chapter 12. Geospatial assessment of surface water pollution and industrial activities in Ibadan, Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Aquaculture-based water quality assessment and risk remediationalong the Rasulpur River belt, West Bengal -- Chapter 14. Heavy Metal Contamination in Groundwater and Impact on Plant and Human -- Chapter 15. Emerging Threats of Microplastic contaminant in freshwater environment -- Chapter 16. Exploring Particle Size Transport Variability of Suspended Sediments in two Alpine Catchments over the Lesser Himalayan Region, India -- Chapter 17. Salinity and corrosion potential of groundwater in Mewat district of Haryana, India -- Chapter 18. Threats to quality in the coasts of the Black Sea: heavy metal pollution of seawater, sediment, macro-algae and sea-grass -- Chapter 19. Geospatial assessment of groundwater quality for drinking through Water Quality Index and Human Health Risk Index in an upland area of Chotanagpur Plateau of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 20. Existence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the conventional water treatment process -- Chapter 21. Arsenic-rich surface and groundwater around eastern parts of Rupnagar district, Punjab, India -- Part III. Environmental Contaminants, Impacts and Sustainable Management -- Chapter 22. Introduction to Part III: Environmental Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 23. Dynamics of ultra-fine particles in indoor and outdoor environments: a modelling approach to study the evolution of particle characteristics -- Chapter 24. Environmental impacts of coal-mining and coal-fired power-plant activities in a developing country with global context -- Chapter 25. Overview of Indoor air pollution: A human health perspective -- Chapter 26. Mineralogy and Morphological characterization of Technogenic Magnetic Particles (TMP) from industrial dust: Insights into environmental implications -- Chapter 27. Pesticides: Recent Updates on Types Toxicity and Bioremediation Strategies -- Chapter 28. Commonly available plant neem (Azadirachtaindica A. Juss) ameliorates dimethoate induced toxicity in climbing perch Anabas testudineus -- Chapter 29. Estimating Particulate Matter concentrations from MODIS AOD considering meteorological parameters using Random Forest Algorithm -- Chapter 30 Bio-monitoring and bioremediation of a trans-boundary river in India: Functional roles of benthic mollusks and fungi -- Chapter 31 Assessing the Maximum Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of Leaf Litter, an Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, Under Optimum Nutrient Conditions -- Chapter 32. Rising trend of air pollution and its decadal consequences on meteorology and thermal comfort over Gangetic West Bengal, India.

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

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Can GPCRs be targeted to control inflammation in asthma? -- 2. Cellular and molecular processes in pulmonary hypertension -- 3. INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN SARCOIDOSIS -- 4. Innate Immune Responses and Pulmonary Diseases -- 5. Interstitial Lung Disease associated with Connective Tissue Diseases -- 6. Molecular mechanisms of vascular damage during lung injury -- 7. Neurotrophin Regulation and Signaling in Airway Smooth Muscle -- 8. Novel Thoracic MRI approaches for the assessment of pulmonary physiology and inflammation -- 9. Overview on Interactive Role of Inflammation, Reactive Oxygen Species and Calcium signaling in Asthma, COPD and Pulmonary Hypertension -- 10. Protein S-palmitoylation and lung diseases -- 11. Redox role of ROS and inflammation in pulmonary diseases -- 12. Semaphorin3E/PlexinD1 axis in asthma: what we know so far -- 13. Serine protease inhibitors to treat lung inflammatory diseases -- 14. Sex and Gender Differences in Lung Disease -- 15. Sex hormones and lung inflammation -- 16. Synopsis of Clinical Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Overview of Microbial NGS -- Ch 2: WGS for Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing -- Ch 3: WGS for Bacterial Virulence Assessment -- Ch 4: Epidemiological Typing by WGS -- Ch 5: Bioinformatics Approaches for WGS Analysis -- Ch 6: WGS for Clinical Virology -- Ch 7: WGS for Clinical Mycology -- Ch 8: WGS for Clinical Parasitology -- Ch 9: Long Read Sequencing -- Ch 10: Aspects of WGS Integration -- Ch 11: Microbiome Analysis -- Ch 12: Metagenomics of Environmental Samples -- Ch 13: Clinical Metagenomics -- Ch 14: Metagenomics for Pathogen Discovery -- Ch 15: Advanced Applications for MALDI-TOF: Typing -- Ch 16: Advanced Applications for MALDI-TOF: Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) -- Ch 17: Omics for Food and Water Microbiology -- Ch 18: Omics for Forensic and Post-Mortem Microbiology -- Ch 19: Omics for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance -- Ch 20: Total Laboratory Automation.

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

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

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Fire Ecology across USA Forested Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future (Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins, Scott Goodrick, Michael C. Stambaugh, and Gary R. Wein) -- Chapter 2. The Role of Fire in the Dynamics of Piedmont Vegetation (Joanna Spooner, Robert K. Peet, Michael P. Schafale, Alan S. Weakley and Thomas R. Wentworth) -- Chapter 3. Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems (Jeff S. Glitzenstein, J. Stephen Brewer, Ronald. E. Masters, J. Morgan Varner, and J. Kevin Hiers) -- Chapter 4. Fire Ecology and Management in Eastern Broadleaf and Appalachian Forests (Mary A. Arthur, J. Morgan Varner, Charles W. Lafon, Heather D. Alexander, Daniel C. Dey, Craig A. Harper, Sally P. Horn, Todd F. Hutchinson, Tara L. Keyser, Marcus A. Lashley, Christopher E. Moorman, and Callie J. Schweitzer) -- Chapter 5. Fire Ecology and Management of Forest Ecosystems in the Western Central Hardwoods and Prairie-Forest Border (Michael C. Stambaugh, Benjamin O. Knapp, and Daniel C. Dey) -- Chapter 6. Fire in Floodplain Forests of the Southeastern USA hy (Paul R. Gagnon, Loretta L. Battaglia, Brice B. Hanberry, William H. Conner, and Sammy L. King) -- Chapter 7. History and Future of Fire in Hardwood and Conifer Forests of the Great Lakes-Northeastern Forest Region, USA(Lee E. Frelich, Craig G. Lorimer, and Michael C. Stambaugh) -- Chapter 8. Fire Ecology of Rocky Mountain Forests(Sharon M. Hood, Brian J. Harvey, Paula J. Fornwalt, Cameron E. Naficy, Winslow D. Hansen, Kimberley T. Davis, Mike A. Battaglia, Camille Stevens-Rumann, Victoria Saab) -- Chapter 9. Fire Ecology of the North American Mediterranean-Climate Zone(Hugh D. Safford, Ramona J. Butz, Gabrielle N. Bohlman, Michelle Coppoletta, Becky L. Estes, Shana E. Gross, Kyle E. Merriam, Marc D. Meyer, Nicole A. Molinari, and Amarina Wuenschel) -- Chapter 10. Fire Ecology and Management in Pacific Northwest Forests(Matthew J. Reilly, Jessica E. Halofsky, Meg A. Krawchuk, Daniel C. Donato, Paul F. Hessburg, James Johnston, Andrew Merschel, Mark E. Swanson, Joshua S. Halofsky, and Thomas A. Spies) -- Chapter 11. Fire Ecology and Management of Southwestern Forests(Peter Z. Fulé, Catrin M. Edgeley, Carol L. Chambers, Serra Hoagland, Blanca Céspedes) -- Chapter 12. Fire and Forests in the 21st Century: Managing Resilience under Changing Climates and Fire Regimes in USA Forests(James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Christopher J. Fettig, Jessica E. Halofsky, J. Kevin Hiers, Robert E. Keane, Rachel Loehman, and Michael C. Stambaugh).

Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Binaural Processing of Sounds -- Ch 2: Localization and Lateralization of Sound -- Ch 3: Sound Source Localization Is a Multisystem Process -- Ch 4: Anatomy and Physiology of the Avian Binaural System -- Ch 5: Binaural Hearing by the Mammalian Auditory Brainstem: Joint Coding of Interaural Level and Time Differences by the Lateral Superior Olive -- Ch 6: Binaural Hearing with Temporally Complex Signals -- Ch 7: Binaural Hearing and Across-Channel Processing -- Ch 8: Binaural Unmasking and Spatial Release from Masking -- Ch 9: Spatial Hearing in Rooms and Effects of Reverberation -- Ch 10: Computational Models of Binaural Processing -- Ch 11: Clinical Ramifications of the Effects of Hearing Impairment and Aging on Spatial and Binaural Hearing -- Ch 12: Physiology of Higher Central Auditory Processing and Plasticity -- Ch 13: Binaural Hearing with Devices. .

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract -- Introduction -- Historical Survey -- Morphology -- Flowers -- Fruit, Seed, Dispersal and Germination -- Pollen -- Floral/Reproductive Biology and Phenology -- Chromosomes -- Chemistry -- Phylogeny and Evolution. Geographic Distribution and Ecology -- Conservation -- Systematic Treatment -- Insufficiently Known Species -- Excluded Names -- Acknowledgements -- Literature Cited -- Numerical List of Taxa -- List of Exsiccatae -- Index of Scientific Names.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Modern Fundamental Life System -- The Origin of Protein -- The Origin of Cell Structure -- The Origin of Metabolism -- The Origin of tRNA -- The Origin of the Genetic code -- The Origin of Gene -- The Origin of Life -- General Discussion.

Description / Table of Contents: Mammalian Placentation: A Tribute to E.C. Amoroso’s Contributions to Placenta Development -- The Evolution of Viviparity in Vertebrates -- Development of Pre-Implantation Mammalian Blastocyst -- Placentation in Marsupials -- The Early Stages of Implantation and Placentation in the Pig -- Placentation in Equids -- Implantation and Placentation in Ruminants -- Canine Endotheliochorial Placenta - Morpho-Functional Aspects -- Placentation in The African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) -- Development of the Mouse Placenta -- Placentation in the Human hnd Higher Primates.

Description / Table of Contents: General Overview of Organic Cation Transporters in Brain -- Organic Cation Transporter Expression and Function in the CNS -- Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Organic Cation Transporters -- Experimental Methods for Investigating Uptake 2 Processes In Vivo -- Substrates and inhibitors of OCTs and PMAT and therapeutic implications -- Organic Cation Transporters in Brain Histamine Clearance: Physiological and Psychiatric Implications -- Organic Cation Transporters in Brain Catecholamine Homeostasis -- The Interaction of Organic Cation Transporters 1-3 and PMAT with Psychoactive Substances -- Organic Cation Transporters in Psychiatric Disorders -- Organic Cation Transporters and Nongenomic Glucocorticoid Action -- Brain Plasma Membrane Monoamine Transporter in Health and Disease -- Regulation of Neurogenesis by Organic Cation Transporters: Potential Therapeutic Implications -- Organic Cation Transporter (OCT/OCTN) Expression at Brain Barrier Sites: Focus on CNS Drug Delivery.

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

Description / Table of Contents: I. Neuropathogenesis and Biomarkers -- New Potential Axes of HIV Neuropathogenesis with Relevance to Biomarkers and Treatment -- Neurocognitive Impairment and Associated Genetic Aspects in HIV Infection -- Inflammatory Mechanisms and Cascades Contributing to Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV/AIDS -- Neuroimaging Advances in Diagnosis and Differentiation of HIV, Comorbidities, and Aging in the cART Era -- II. Neurocognitive Impairments in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries – Incidence / Prevalence and Contexts -- Neurocognitive Complications of Pediatric HIV Infections -- Neurocognitive Complications of HIV Infection in Women: Insights from the WIHS Cohort -- Cultural Neuropsychology Considerations in the Diagnosis of HIV- Associated Neurocognitive Disorders -- Neurocognitive Complications of HIV Infection in Low-Income Countries -- Deep Phenotyping of HIV Neurocognitive Complications Among Individuals Residing in High-Income Countries -- Reliably Measuring Cognitive Change in the Era of Chronic HIV Infection and Chronic HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders -- III. Comorbidities and Complications -- Geriatric Syndromes in People Living with HIV Associated with Ageing and Increasing Comorbidities: Implications for Neurocognitive Complications of HIV Infection -- Conceptualizing and Assessing Everyday Functioning in the Context of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders -- Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, and Their Associations with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder -- Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease Impacts on the Pathophysiology and Phenotype of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders -- HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND): Relative Risk Factors -- IV. Screening, Interventions and Clinical Management -- Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: Sensitivity and Specificity -- Behavioral and Physical Activity Interventions for HAND -- Targeting HIV-Related Neurocognitive Impairments with Cognitive Training Strategies: Insights from the Cognitive Aging Literature -- Clinical Treatment Options and Randomized Clinical Trials for Neurocognitive Complications of HIV Infection: Combination Antiretroviral Therapy, Central Nervous System Penetration Effectiveness, and Adjuvants.

Description / Table of Contents: Dedication -- Preface.-The carbonic anhydrases in health and disease -- Carbonic anhydrase isozymes as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets -- Targeting carbonic anhydrases in vascular and pulmonary disease -- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in ophthalmology: glaucoma and macular oedema -- Targeting carbonic anhydrase isozymes in the treatment of neurological disorders -- Potential of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in the treatment of oxidative stress and diabetes -- An overview of carbonic anhydrase-related neoplasms -- The carbonic anhydrase IX interactome and the regulation of cancer progression -- Carbonic anhydrase IX: current and emerging therapies -- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: designing isozyme-specific inhibitors as therapeutic agents -- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: identifying therapeutic cancer agents through virtual screening -- Targeting carbonic anhydrase IX in tumour imaging and theranostic cancer therapy.

Description / Table of Contents: Pharmacological thinking in WNT signaling -- Controlling WNT Signaling Specificity and implications for targeting WNTs pharmacologically -- WNTs on exosomes -- Strategies to target LRPs in WNT signaling -- Targeting the receptor tyrosine kinase ROR1 by small molecules -- Assessing WNT binding and Frizzled activation employing genetically encoded, biophysical sensors -- Disheveled proteins as crucial mediators of WNT signaling -- Destruction complex and regulation of CTNNB1 -- Strategies to therapeutically target WNT/PCP like signaling in disease -- Mining natural compounds to target WNT signaling - from mushrooms to corals -- FZD7 as a therapeutic target in intestinal cancer -- Targeting oncogenic WNT signaling with WNT derived peptides -- Targeting WNT signaling in lung pathology -- The role of WNT signaling in osteoarthritis and the therapeutic potential of its pharmacological targeting -- WNT signaling in Alzheimers disease and other neurodegenerative disorders - opportunities for therapy? -- Targeting WNT signaling as a risk.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword (Hubert Hasenauer) -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Empowering researchers: Academic mentoring -- Chapter 2. The shape of science -- Chapter 3. Doctoral studies and all that -- Chapter 4. Early career years -- Chapter 5. Scientific storytelling -- Chapter 6. Scientific presentations -- Chapter 7. Research-driven teaching -- Chapter 8. Research cooperation and job applications -- Chapter 9. Behaviour and disappointments -- Chapter 10. Sustainable data management.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Agroforestry for Ecosystem Services -- Agroforestry Practices for Soil Conservation and Resilient Agriculture -- Soil Health Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry -- Below-Ground Services in Vineyard Agroforestry Systems -- Selected Soil Properties Among Agroforestry, Natural Forest, Traditional Agriculture, and Palm Oil Land Uses in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia -- Water Quality and Quantity Benefits of Agroforestry and Processes: Long-Term Case Studies from Missouri, USA -- Enhanced Ecosystem Services Provided by Silvopastures -- Silvopasture for Food Security in a Changing Climate -- Potential Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of South American Forests Under Silvopastoral Management -- The Role of Temperate Agroforestry Practices in Supporting Pollinators -- Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation -- Cultural Ecosystem Services in Agroforests -- Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry in India -- Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry -- Agroforestry Integration and Multifunctional Landscape Planning for Enhanced Ecosystem Services from Treed Habitats -- Economic Valuation of Agroforestry Ecosystem Services -- Bibliography -- Index.

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

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

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

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Economic and Academic Importance of Rye -- Chapter 2. Hybrid Rye Breeding -- Chapter 3. Rye Cytogenetics and Chromosome Genomics -- Chapter 4. The B Chromosome of Rye -- Chapter 5. Dissection of the Rye Genome by the Gametocidal System -- Chapter 6. Evolution and Domestication of Rye -- Chapter 7. Assembling the Rye Genome -- Chapter 8. The Gene and Repetitive Element Landscape of the Rye Genome -- Chapter 9. Bridging the Genotype-Phenotype Gap for Precision Breeding in Rye -- Chapter 10. Genomics of Self-Incompatibility and Male-Fertility Restoration in Rye -- Chapter 11. Genetics and Genomics of Stress Tolerance.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Basic structure, physiology and biochemistry of connective tissues and extracellular matrix collagens -- Tendon Extracellular Matrix Assembly, Maintenance and Dysregulation Throughout Life -- Basic Components of Connective Tissues and Extracellular Matrix: Fibronectin, Fibrinogen, Laminin, Elastin, Fibrillins, Fibulins, Matrilins, Tenascins and Thrombospondins -- Proteoglycans and Diseases of Soft Tissues -- Growth Factor Roles in Soft Tissue Physiology and Pathophysiology -- Connective Tissue Disorders and Cardiovascular Complications: The Indomitable Role of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling -- The Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis of Marfan Syndrome -- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, joint hypermobility and hypermobility spectrum disorders -- Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Associated with Glycosaminoglycan Abnormalities -- Loeys-Dietz Syndrome -- Meester-Loeys syndrome -- Clinical and Molecular Delineation of Cutis Laxa Syndromes: Paradigms for Elastic Fiber Homeostasis -- Collagen VI Muscle Disorders: Mutation Types, Pathogenic Mechanisms and Approaches to Therapy -- Connective Tissue Disorders in Domestic Animals.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Neuroglia in psychiatric disorders -- Chapter 1. Astrocytes: The housekeepers and guardians of the CNS -- Chapter 2. Principles of astrogliopathology -- Chapter 3. Morphological appearance of astroglia in neuropsychiatric disorders -- Chapter 4. Astrocytes and neurotransmission: Glutamate and GABA in cognitive and mood disorders -- Chapter 5. Astroglia in bipolar disorder -- Chapter 6. Astroglia abnormalities in mood disorders -- Chapter 7. Astroglia in major depression and suicide -- Chapter 8. Neuroglia in Schizophrenia -- Chapter 9. Glutamate turnover in Schizophrenia -- Chapter 10. Astroglia and dopanime transmission in Schizophrenia -- Chapter 11. Kynurenic acid in Schyzophrenia -- Chapter 12. Astrocytes in addictive disorders -- Chapter 13. Astroglia in the vulnerability and maintenance of alcohol dependence -- Chapter 14. Astroglia in response to stress -- Chapter 15. Astroglia and Obsessive compulsive disorder -- Chapter 16. Astrocytes in regulation of food intake -- Chapter 17. Astrocytes in anorexia nervosa -- Chapter 18. Astroglial serotonin receptors as the central target of classic antidepressants -- Chapter 19. Lithium targets astrocytes -- Epilogue.

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

Description / Table of Contents: Cellular and biochemical mechanisms of obesity -- The role of inflammation in obesity -- Hypothalamic inflammation and malfunctioning glia in the pathophysiology of obesity -- The role of the inflammasome in obesity -- Adipose tissue macrophages and their polarization in health and obesity -- Adolescent Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Roles of Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Adipose Inflammation -- The interplay between adipocytes and immune system cells in the pathophysiology of obesity -- Neuropeptides in Obesity and Metabolic Disease -- Adiposity and the Role of Neuroendocrine Hormones in Energy Balance -- Obesity in menopause -- Ovarian hormones and obesity -- The role of tissue-specific glucocorticoids in central obesity -- Thyroid function in obesity -- Glucocorticoid hormones: cause or cure for obesity -- Obesity: An overview of possible role(s) of gut hormones, lipid sensing and gut microbiota -- Recent advances in leptin and obesity -- Pathophysiology of obesity due to neurohormonal dysregulation and autophagy -- The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in the Pathophysiology of Obesity -- Disturbance of neuronal signals in the pathophysiology of obesity -- The sympathetic neuro-adipose connection and the control of body weight -- Sympathetic activation in obesity -- Obesity-associated sympathetic overactivity in children and adolescents: the role of catecholamine resistance in lipid metabolism -- Relevance of Sympathetic Nervous System Activation in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome -- Should the sympathetic nervous system be a target to improve obesity? -- Metabolic Syndrome and Oxidative Stress: A Complex Relationship -- The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of obesity -- How effective are antioxidant supplements in obesity -- Oxidative stress in obesity: a critical component in human diseases -- Cellular mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of obesity during oxidative stress -- Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies: from an adipocentric point of view -- Oxidative stress contributes to the pathogenesis of obesity -- The genetics of oxidative stress in obesity -- Increased oxidative stress is associated with adipocyte fat accumulation -- The vicious cycle of oxidative stress and obesity -- GPCR-Mediated Signaling of Metabolites in the pathophysiology of obesity -- Ceramide signaling in obesity -- The role of the triggering receptor in the pathophysiology of obesity -- The AMPK pathway in the development of obesity -- Interleukin-1 superfamily: Divergent roles in obesity -- Ghrelin Receptor Mutations and Human Obesity -- Sirtuin 1 deacetylase: a key regulator of hepatic lipid metabolism -- JAK/STAT signaling pathway in the development of obesity -- SIRT1 and SIRT3 as mediators for the development of obesity -- Neurosecretory protein GL stimulates food intake, de novo lipogenesis, and onset of obesity -- Interplay between Obesity and cGMP Signaling in adipose tissue.

Description / Table of Contents: Overview of Nanotoxicology in Humans and the Environment: Developments.-The potential adverse effects of engineered nanomaterial exposure to human health following pulmonary, oral and dermal exposure @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; 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Description / Table of Contents: 1-Stratification of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using Volatile Organic Compounds -- 2-Evidence-based Leadership: A Study of its Application to General Hospital of the Public Health System through the Implementation Leadership Scale -- 3-Greek nurses’ perception of hospital ethical climate. A cross-sectional study -- 4-Investigating the main causes of conflicts and the managements strategies are used by healthcare professionals. The case of general hospital of Arta -- 5-Incidence of deep vein thrombosis and its effect on health related quality of life among nurses of Greek public hospital. A multicenter study -- 6-Factors affecting anxiety and depression in caregivers of hemodialysis patients -- 7-Hand grip strength in patients on hemodialysis: An observational study -- 8-The effect of spirituality on illness perceptions in patients undergoing hemodialysis -- 9-Validation of the STOP-Bang Questionnaire in Greek patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea -- 10-The role of Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention in obstructive sleep apnea. A randomized controlled trial -- 11-Tissue characterization in Cardiology. Moving beyond function -- 12-Psychiatric care in acute care units with locked doors: Nursing care providers’ perceptions and experiences -- 13-Researching nursing students’ attitudes towards mental health practice: cultural adaptation and validation of the Greek version of the Acceptability of Locking the Door Questionnaire in acute psychiatric care -- 14-Compliance of bronchial asthma patients' with the Mediterranean diet -- 15-Nurses’ experiences of psychiatric care in acute care units with an open door policy -- 16-Validation of the Greek Version of Hedonic, Eudaimonic and Extrinsic Motives for Activities (HEEMA) Instrument -- 17-Event-Related Rumination Inventory: A Validation Process in the Greek Language -- 18-The job rotation of nursing staff and its effects on nurse`s satisfaction and occupational engagement -- 19-The burden on carers with multiple sclerosis -- 20-Attitudes of the general population regarding patient information for a chronic and life-threatening disease. A cross-sectional study -- 21-Assessment of healthcare professionals’ knowledge and awareness on aspects related to ionizing radiation examinations in Athens, Greece -- 22-Medication errors and their correlation with nurse's satisfaction. The case of the hospitals of Lasithi, Crete -- 23-Health-Related Quality of Life and Living Costs of HIV-Infected Patients -- 24-Evaluation of anxiety and depression in women undergoing mastectomy in Greece -- 25-The effect of emotional intelligence on caring behaviors among psychiatric nurses in Greece -- 26-Investigating nursing leadership in intensive care units of hospitals of Northern Greece and its relationship to the working environment -- 27-Health-Related Quality of Life and Rehabilitation Costs of Patients with Amputated Limb -- 28-Anxiety and depression in hemodialysis: Sex differences -- 29-Patient knowledge, adherence to the therapeutic regimen, and quality of life in hemodialysis -- 30-The burden of caregivers of patients after hip replacement and its impact on the cost of living of the family -- 31-The effects of exercise in patients with Sarcopenia -- 32-Fluid dynamics derived parameters in coronary vessels -- 33-Level of knowledge about COPD among patients and caregivers -- 34-Increased body mass index (BMI) and sunscreen use are associated with inadequate vitamin D status in Greek adults in winter -- 35-The effect of whole-body cryostimulation in healthy adults -- 36-Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in patients hospitalized for an exacerbation of bronchiectasis and/or COPD -- 37-Formulation and Evaluation of Dermatological product containing Niacinamide -- 38-Exhaled breath condensate and dyspnea in COPD -- 39-The Effects of Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial -- 40-Adults’ stress response to unexpected oral and arithmetic tasks in supine position -- 41-Triangles and family engagement in drug and alcohol addiction treatment -- 42-Use of fortified bread for addressing vitamin D deficiency. .