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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Past, present and future perspectives of renin angiotensin system -- Biochemical pathways of renin angiotensin system -- Structure-function relationships of angiotensin II receptors -- Signal transduction mechanism of angiotensin II -- Renin angiotensin system: Pathophysiology and clinical implications in cardiovascular disease COVID-19 infection -- Angiotensin II and the pathogenesis of hypertension -- Signaling transduction of angiotensin II in hypertension -- Role of angiotensin II type 1 receptors in vascular remodeling in hypertension -- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of renin-angiotensin system in hypertension -- Tissue renin-angiotensin system and risks in hypertension -- Oxidative stress and angiotensin II-induced hypertension -- Angiotensin II: inflammatory system disorder and hypertension -- Therapeutic approaches for angiotensin receptor blockers in hypertension -- Renin-angiotensin systems: A pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis -- Angiotensin II induced intracellular signaling pathways in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis -- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Ang II: Contribution to atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability -- Role of angiotensin II, nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in atherosclerosis -- The renin-angiotensin system and inflammatory processes in atherosclerotic lesion formation -- Role of renin-angiotensin system in alterations in blood lipids and gene expression in atherogenesis -- Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme and receptors in atherosclerosis -- Effects of angiotensin II on cardiac arrhythmia and signal transduction -- Angiotensin II induced oxidative stress contribute to ventricular arrhythmias -- Modulation of renin angiotensin system: Beneficial effect on ventricular arrhythmias -- ACE inhibitor and ventricular arrhythmia in ischemic heart disease -- The renin-angiotensin system modulators and cardiac arrhythmias -- Angiotensin receptor blockers in the treatment of arrhythmias -- Angiotensin II induced cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure -- Renin-angiotensin system: Role in cardiac remodeling and subcellular defects in heart failure -- Renin-angiotensin system: Molecular and cellular mechanisms in heart failure -- Role of angiotensin II receptor mRNA expression in heart failure -- Renin angiotensin system: Mitochondrial dysfunction in the progression of heart failure -- Angiotensin II type 1 receptor: Genetic polymorphisms and heart failure -- Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and angiotensin metabolism in heart failure -- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of renin-angiotensin system blockade in heart failure: An update -- Angiotensin II receptor antagonists: Modulation of the extracellular matrix regulatory system in heart failure.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Quest for Excellence and the Challenge of Gender Equality in Arbovirology: A Celebration of Women’s Contributions to the Field -- 2. Serendipity and Arboviruses -- 3. The Tapestry of Life: Weaving an Arbovirologist -- 4. Arbovirus and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Research Inception in Central and West Africa -- 5. From Bwamba to the Present: The Changing Forest of Arbovirology -- 6. Fighting Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis -- 7. Chronicles of Hantaviruses: Foundations of Epidemiology and Ecology -- 8. Yellow Fever and Other Viruses in West Africa -- 9. The “Golden Age” of Arbovirology, 1950-1969 -- 10. Twenty-Seven Years of Field Studies on Dengue and Aedes Aegypti in Latin America -- 11. 50 Years of Medical Entomology: Miscellaneous Interesting Findings -- 12. Remembrances of Virology Past -- 13. An Overview of Arbovirology in São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil: Highlighting the Virus Research Center in Ribeirão Preto City -- 14. An Unplanned Career in Arbovirology.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Pandemic-Era Digital Education: Insights from an Undergraduate Medical Programme -- Chapter 2. Use of Lt Systems in Large Class Lab Delivery -- Chapter 3. COVID-19 Adaptations for Biomedical Teaching and Assessment Within the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum -- Chapter 4. One Size Does Not Fit All in Remote Anatomy Teaching -- Chapter 5. From Lecture Halls to Zoom Links: How Can Educational Theory Help Us to Deliver Effective and Engaging Teaching in an Online Environment? -- Chapter 6. Collaborative, Two-Directional Live Streaming to Deliver Hands-on Dissection Experience during the COVID-19 Lockdown -- Chapter 7. Livestreaming Can Augment the Observation of Veterinary Post-mortem Examinations -- Chapter 8. Virtual Reality for Anatomy and Surgical Teaching -- Chapter 9. Can Synchronous Online Near-Peer Teaching Offer the Same Benefits as the Face-to-Face Version When Used in Clinical Neuroanatomy Education? -- Chapter 10. COVID-19 Adaptations with Virtual Microscopy -- Chapter 11. The Challenges of Visualisation During Delivery and Assessment of Clinical Teaching Under COVID-19: A Reflective Account of Problem Solving -- Chapter 12. Not for Room 101.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction-.What is a DMC?-. Is a DMC required?-. Who is On the DMC?-. What are the Legal and Ethical Aspects of DMC?-. How does the DMC work with SDAC and Sponsor and External Groups ? -- What Does a DMC Meeting Look Like -- What data is used for DMC outputs and who programs? -- What is Included in DMC Outputs? -- What does the DMC final DMC outputs look like and how is it delivered? -- What Types of Safety Outputs Does the DMC Receive? -- What types of efficacy outputs does the DMC receive? -- What types of other outputs does the DMC receive? -- What About In-Between DMC Meetings -- What types of formal interim analyses does the DMC review? -- What does the paperwork from meetings look like? -- How does the DMC assess risk-benefit for their decision making? -- What are some examples? -- Conclusions.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword - Peter Singer -- Introduction: Biomedical Research in One World: Current and Future Challenges -- Part I - Biomedical Research -- Section One - Genetic and Cell Research -- Chap 1: Learning from Icarus: The Impact of CRISPR on Gene Editing Ethics -- Chap 2: Bioethical Decision Making and Genome Editing -- Chap 3: Therapeutic Genome Editing -- Chap 4: Bioethical Decision-Making about Somatic Cell Genome Editing: Sickle-Cell Disease as a Case Study -- Chap 5: Gene Therapy and Germline Cells Research -- Chap 6: Bioethical Quandaries in Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- Chap 7: Rare Disease Research -- Chap 8: Limits of Debate: Governance of Human Embryo Research and the Making of the Fourteen-Day Rule -- Chap 9 Human/Non-Human Chimeras -- Chap 10: Human Cloning: Recent Advances and Bioethical Issues -- Section Two - Enhancement Research -- Chap 11: The Evolutionary Optimality Challenge -- Chap 12: Mood Enhancement -- Chap 13: Superior Sport Performance: Ethical and Legal Issues -- Chap 14: Arguments over Life Extension in Contemporary Bioethics -- Section Three - Research with Human Biological Samples and Health Data -- Chap 15: Research with Human Biological Samples. Systematization of the Phases and Affected Rights -- Chap 16: Biobanks for Biomedical Research: Evolution and Future -- Chap 17: Biobanking in Global Health & Research -- Chap 18: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Genomic Data Sharing: Evolution of the Discourse and the Road Ahead -- Section Four - Biomedical Challenges in Research -- Chap 19: Human Challenge Trials in Pandemics: Risks and Benefits -- Chap 20: Ethical Considerations for Vaccine Research -- Chap 21: Global Health Partnerships and Emerging Infectious Disease -- Chap 22: Precision Medicine -- Chap 23: The Development, Implementation, and Oversight of Artificial -- Intelligence in Health Care: Legal and Ethical Issues -- Part II - Animals, Food and Environment -- Section One - Using Animals in Scientific Research -- Chap 24: The Use of Animals in Basic Biological Research -- Chap 25: The Use of Animals in the Study of Human Disease: Key Roles of General Ethical Principles -- Chap 26: Ethical Issues Concerning Genetically Modified Animals for the Study of Human Diseases -- Chap 27: Of Mice-Rats and Pig-Men: Ethical Issues in the Development of Human/Nonhuman Chimeras -- Chap 28: Animals in Research in Pharmaceutical Industry -- Chap 29: Animal Use in Toxicity Studies -- Chap 30: Ethical Issues from the Use of Animals in the Cosmetics and Fashion Industries -- Chap 31: Is it Time to Phase Out the Use of all Nonhuman Primates in Invasive Research? -- Chap 32: Growing Human Organs Inside Animals -- Chap 33: Animal Cloning -- Section Two - Decision Making and Alternatives to Animal Use in Research -- Chap 34: Replacement, Reduction and Refinement -- Chap 35: Integrating Human and Nonhuman Research Ethics -- Chap 36: Regulation of Animal Research -- Section Three - GMOs for Global Challenges -- Chap 37: Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods: From Transgenesis to CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Technology -- Chap 38: GMOs and Human and Environmental Safety -- Chap 39: GMOs and Sustainable Agriculture.

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

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword: On Handbooks -- Introduction -- Scientific Integrity and Institutional Ethics: Challenges and Perspectives -- Part I - Research Ethics -- Section One - Scientific Integrity and Research Misconduct -- Chap 1: Data Alteration -- Chap 2: Research Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices -- Chap 3: Ethics of Authorship -- Chap 4: Dissemination of Research Results -- Chap 5: Conflicts of Interest in Research -- Chap 6: A Priori Publication Agreements to Improve Adherence to Ethics in Research Publications -- Section Two - Conducting Ethical Research -- Chap 7: Freedom of Scientific Research and Primacy of Human Being: Practical and Epistemological Tensions -- Chap 8: Exploitation in Biomedical Research -- Chap 9: Selection of Research Subjects: Methodological and Ethical Issues -- Chap 10: Confidentiality and Privacy in Digital Clinical Trials -- Chap 11: Dematerialization and Intellectual Property in the Biosciences -- Part II - Institutional Ethics and Bioethics Committees -- Section One - Institutional Ethics -- Chap 12: Historical Development of Institutional Ethics and Bioethics -- Chap 13: Principles of Institutional Ethics -- Chap 14: Institutional Review Boards (IRB): US Perspectives -- Chap 15: Decision Making within Institutions -- Chap 16: Scientific Advances, Ethical Oversight and Legal Institutionality -- Section Two - Ethics and Bioethics Committees -- Chap 17: Members and Structure of Institutional Bioethics Committees -- Chap 18: Foundations of Bioethical Decision-Making in Bioethics and Biolaw -- Chap 19: Just Doing Bioethics': Policy, Principle, and Process -- Chap 20: Ethics Education and Institutional Ethics Committees -- Chap 21: Role of Ethics Committees in Emergency Use of Unproven Interventions Outside Research -- Chap 22: The Ethics of Resource Allocation in Pandemics: A Bayesian Model -- Section Three - Bioethical Issues in Institutional Ethics -- Chap 23: Scientific Knowledge and Social Responsibility -- Chap 24: Conscientious Objection -- Chap 25: Institutional Liability in Research -- Chap 26: Research Assessments Should Recognize Responsible Research Practices. Narrative Review of a Lively Debate and Promising Developments -- Chap 27: Coercion in Mental Health Treatment.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. WHO Critical Priority Escherichia coli in Latin America: A One Health Challenge for a PostPandemic World -- Chapter 2. Recent progress on enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic E. coli -- Chapter 3. New concepts on domestic and wild reservoirs, and transmission of E. coli and its environment -- Chapter 4. New molecular mechanisms of virulence and pathogenesis in E. coli.-Chapter 5. Bovine reservoir of STEC and EPEC: advances and new contributions -- Chapter 6. Phages and Escherichia coli -- Chapter 7. Insights into animal carriage and pathogen surveillance in Latin America: the case of STEC and APEC -- Chapter 8. Shiga Toxin and its effect on the Central Nervous System -- Chapter 9. Relevance of Escherichia coli in fresh produce safety -- Chapter 10. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome due to Beef Consumption: Impact of Interventions to Reduce the Presence of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli -- Chapter 11. An Updated Overview on the Resistance and Virulence of UPEC -- Chapter 12. Interactions of pathogenic Escherichia coli with gut microbiota -- Chapter 13. Emergence of Hybrid Escherichia coli Strains -- Chapter 14. Genomic analysis of pathogenic E. coli strains in Latin America -- Chapter 15. Therapeutic options for diarrheagenic Escherichia coli.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Brain Tissue Oxygen and BOLD fMRI Under Different Levels Of Neuronal Activity -- Cerebral Microcirculation and Oxygenation Modulation by Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Awake and Anesthetized Mice -- The Effect of Hypercapnia on Cortical Metabolic Rate and Mitochondrial Redox Status -- Relationship Between Left-Right Dominancy of Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Heart Rate During Rest and Task Periods: An fNIRS Study -- Relationship Between Cognitive Function, Oral Conditions and Systemic Metabolic Function in the Elderly -- Pro-survival Phenotype of HIF-1α: Neuroprotection through Inflammatory Mechanisms -- Infradian Rhythms in Cerebrovascular Oxygenation and Blood Volume in Humans at Rest: A 5-year Study -- Mechanisms of Photostimulation of Brain’s Waste Disposal System: the Role of Singlet Oxygen -- Changes of Arterial and Venous Cerebral Blood Flow Correlation in Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A CT Perfusion Study -- Cerebral Net Water Uptake in Posttraumatic Cerebral Ischemia -- Brainstem Damage Underlies Changes in Hypoxic Ventilatory Response following Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation in Rats -- Differences Between Good, Moderate and Poor Performers of a Verbal Fluency Task under Blue Light Exposure: An SPA-fNIRS Study -- Sex-specific and Dose-dependent Effects of Drag-Reducing Polymers on Microcirculation and Tissue Oxygenation in Rats after Traumatic Brain Injury -- Accuracy of Tissue Oxygen Saturation Measurements of a Textile-based NIRS Sensor -- Understanding the Role of Caveolae in Oxygen Buffering: The Effect of Membrane Curvature -- The Significance of Lipids for the Absorption and Release of Oxygen in Biological Organisms -- How Skin Color Depends on Tissue Oxygenation -- Tissue Concentration Analysis of Sulfur, Calcium and Oxygen in novel Skin Primo Nodes After Acupuncture -- Primo Vessels Inside Lymphatic Vessels are Absent in an ALS Mouse Model -- The Impact of Heterogeneous Cell Density in Hypoxic Tumors Treated with Radiotherapy -- A Critical Analysis of Possible Mechanisms for the Oxygen Effect in Radiation Therapy with FLASH -- Hyperhydration of Cancers: A Characteristic Biophysical Trait Strongly Increasing O2, CO2, Glucose and Lactate Diffusivities, and Improving Thermophysical Properties of Solid Malignancies -- No Difference in Muscle Basal Oxygenation in a Bedridden Population pre and Post Rehabilitation -- Relationship between Muscle Deoxygenation and Cardiac Output in Subjects without Attenuation of Deoxygenation Hemoglobin Concentration near the end of Ramp Cycling Exercise: A Longitudinal Study -- Image Reconstruction Using Deep Learning for Near-Infrared Optical Tomography: Generalization Assessment -- Neonatal Brain Temperature Monitoring Based on Broadband Near-Infrared Spectroscopy -- Time Domain Near-Infrared Optical Tomography Utilizing Full Temporal Data: A Simulation Study -- BIAN: A Multilayer Microfluidic-Based Tissue-Mimicking Phantom for Near-Infrared Imaging -- Do Vascular and Extracellular Measurements Consistently Reflect Intracellular pO2? Observation of Tissue Oxygenation Changes using Remote Photoplesysmography with a Smartphone -- Neurovascular, Metabolic, and Glymphatic Dynamics of the Brain Measured with fNIRS -- Imaging Cerebral Blood Vessels Using Near-Infrared Optical Tomography: A Simulation Study -- Reduced Cerebrovascular Oxygenation in Individuals with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) (“Long COVID”) -- Insufficient Oxygen Supplementation During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Leads to Unfavorable Biological Response While Hyperoxygenation Contributes to Metabolic Compensation -- Block of the Angiotensin Pathways Affects Flow-Volume Spirometry in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection -- A Prospective Observational Pilot Study on the Effects of the Activity-based Stress Release Program on the Mental State and Autonomic Nervous System in Psychiatric patients. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: PART I: Fundamental Aspects -- Chapter 1. Definition of Tremor -- Chapter 2. Membrane Mechanisms of Tremor -- Chapter 3 Advances in the Genetics of Human Tremor -- Chapter 4. Two origins of tremors related to the Guillain-Mollaret triangle: the forward model-related tremor and the inferior olive oscillation-related tremor -- PART II:Tremor in Clinical Practice -- Chapter 5. Physiologic Tremor -- Chapter 6. Rest Tremor -- Chapter 7. Postural Tremors -- Chapter 8. Isometric Tremor -- Chapter 9. Essential Tremor and Other Forms of Kinetic Tremor -- Chapter 10. Cerebellar lesions and tremor -- Chapter 11. Orthostatic Tremor -- Chapter 12. Posttraumatic Tremor and Other Posttraumatic Movement Disorders -- Chapter 13 Tremor in Childhood -- Chapter 14. Metabolic Causes of Tremor -- Chapter 15. Drug-Induced Tremor -- Chapter 16. Tremor: The Clinical Approach to Reach the Diagnosis -- PART III: Assessment of tremor -- Chapter 17. Signal Processing -- Chapter 18. Diffusion imaging in Tremor -- Chapter 19. The role of the noradrenergic system in tremor pathogenesis -- Chapter 20. Metabolic Networks in Parkinson’s Disease -- PART IV: Therapies -- Chapter 21. Deep brain stimulation for tremor -- Chapter 22 Mechatronic Devices for Upper Limb Tremor.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Attenuation of Bnip3 Mediated Doxorubicin-Induced Cell Death in Cardiac Myocytes -- Sex Dependent Regulation of Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease -- Circadian Pharmacological Approach to Treat Myocardial Infarct -- GPER Function as a Determinant of the Progression of Atherosclerotic Disease in Women -- Novel Therapeutic Approach to Treat Cardiac-Rheumatology in Females -- Correlation between Sex, Immigration Status, Ethnicity, and Long-term Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke -- Risk Assessment and Predictive Modelling for The Heart-Brain Interface in Women -- Insomnia Interventions for Female Cardiac Patients -- Aortic Stenosis Progression, Cardiac Damage, and Survival: Comparison Between Men and Women -- Treatment and Management of Valvular Heart Disease and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis -- Association of Mortality and Acute Aortic Events with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm -- Improving Diagnosis and Treatment for Patients Who Suffer Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) -- Preeclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Health -- Cardiovascular Disease in Women with a History of Pregnancy Complications -- Hormone Replacement Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease -- Cardiovascular Mortality Following Early-Stage Breast Cancer -- Lipid Management for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Women -- Sex Differences in Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment -- Promoting Exercise and Physical Activity in Female Patients with Heart Disease -- Sex and Gender Differences in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease -- Sex Differences in Arterial Aging and its Implications on Cardiovascular Diseases -- Impact of a Novel Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention Program on Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk -- Clinical Outcomes Related to Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension -- Examination of Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Coronary Artery Disease -- The Risks and Benefits of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator Replacement -- The Effects and Roles of Estrogen in Managing Hypertension in Menopausal Women -- The Effects of Menopausal Hormone Therapy on the Vascular System -- Influence of Sex Differences in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease -- Diet1 and Resistance to High Cholesterol Levels and Cardiovascular Disease -- Interventions to Improve Clinical Outcomes Following Hospitalization for Heart Failure -- Sex-Dependent Cardioprotective Effects of the Phytoestrogen Resveratrol -- Blood Pressure Across a Woman's Life Cycle -- Women’s Fitness Levels and Heart Rate Response to Exercise -- Supervised Exercise Therapy Through Cardiac Rehabilitation following Peripheral Arterial Disease -- Sex Differences in ANT2-Mediated ATP Import into Mitochondria for Protection Against Hypoxia Lethal Injury.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Setting the scene -- Chapter 1: Life after Academia: Launching your Pharma/Biotech Career -- Chapter 2: Competences for Pharmacists -- Chapter 3: Job and Career Opportunities in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Overview -- Part 2: Opportunities along the drug/product life cycle -- Chapter 4: Career Opportunities in Toxicology -- Chapter 5: Job Possibilities in Clinical Research -- Chapter 6: How to Get and Develop a Career in a Market Access Role in the Medical Devices Industry -- Chapter 7: Job Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Marketing -- Chapter 8: Working in Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations: Life-Changing Careers -- Chapter 9: The Role of Medical Science Liaison -- Chapter 10: Career Development for Physicians in the Biopharmaceutical Industry -- Part 3: Opportunities in Supportive Functions -- Chapter 11: Job and Career Opportunities in Regulatory Affairs/Science -- Chapter 12: Job Opportunities in Clinical Research Quality Assurance -- Chapter 13: Job Opportunities in Quality Assurance Related to Manufacturing of Medicinal Products -- Part 4: Other Opportunities in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sector -- Chapter 14: Careers Perspective in a Science and Technology Park -- Chapter 15: To be or not to be: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Creation as a Way to Innovate in Life Sciences -- Chapter 16: How to Become a Successful Hospital and Community Pharmacist -- Part 5: Practical tips and tricks -- Chapter 17: A Successful Career in the Life Sciences Industry: How to Write your Strongest Resumé and Ace that Interview -- Chapter 18: Skill Building for Career Advancement: Public Speaking and Networking -- Chapter 19: Training Opportunities for a Career in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry/Sector.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction on Tuberculosis: Integrated Studies for a Complex Disease -- 2. Global Tuberculosis Epidemiology -- 3. Heterogeneity in Tuberculosis -- 4. The Unequivocal Relationship between Tuberculosis and Tobacco: Integration of Two Maladies -- 5. Relationship between Pre-existing Cancer and Tuberculosis -- 6. Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis -- 7. The Role of Diagnostic Microdevices in the Fight Against Tuberculosis -- 8. Immunodiagnostics of Tuberculosis: Recent Discoveries -- 9. Role of Bronchoscopy in Diagnostics and Treatment of Tuberculosis -- 10. Diagnosis of Childhood Tuberculosis in Low- and Middle-income Countries -- 11. Pediatric Tuberculosis: Current Evidence for Laboratory Diagnosis -- 12. A Multidisciplinary Approach Towards Finding and Treating All Tuberculosis Patients -- 13. Chemotherapy for Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis -- 14. The Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Antitubercular Medications -- 15. Immune Approaches In Tuberculosis Treatment -- 16. Inhalation Therapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- 17. Role of Micronutrients in Tuberculosis Management -- 18. Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, New Responses, and the Need for An Integrated Approach -- 19. Resistance in Tuberculosis: Molecular Mechanisms and Modulation -- 20. Personalized Tuberculosis Care for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis -- 21. Important Targets and Inhibitors of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis -- 22. P-type ATPases: A Relevant Component in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Viability -- 23. The Challenges of Antitubercular Drug Discovery -- 24. Exploring Decaprenylphosphoryl-β-D-ribose 2’-Epimerase 1 (DprE1): A Target for Anti-Tubercular Drugs -- 25. Energy Pathways in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis -- 26. Drug Discovery for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: Recent Updates -- 27. Challenges for Contact Tracing and Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Scale-up -- 28. Exploring Problematizations Underlying Tuberculosis Control Strategies: A Cross-Country Analysis of India and Kenya -- 29. Challenges in Prevention and Management of Tuberculosis -- 30. Tuberculosis in Contacts and Healthcare Workers -- 31. Tuberculosis Among People Who Use Drugs: Multilevel Considerations for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment -- 32. Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonists and Tuberculosis -- 33. Breast Tuberculosis -- 34. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management -- 35. Pleural Tuberculosis -- 36. Ocular Tuberculosis -- 37. Ocular Tuberculosis: Biomarkers for Risk Stratification -- 38. Bone and Joint Tuberculosis -- 39. Abdominal Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Diagnosis -- 40. Bovine Tuberculosis at The Interface of Cattle, Wildlife, and Humans -- 41. Evolution and Molecular Characteristics of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Bovis -- 42. Animal Tuberculosis: Gross Lesions and Anatomopathological Diagnosis -- 43. Estimation of Microbial Mutation Rates in Tuberculosis Research -- 44. The Role of Epigenetics in the Development of Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance -- 45. Multiomics Integration of Tuberculosis Pathogenesis -- 46. Lung Microbiome in Tuberculosis -- 47. The Correlation of Microbiota and Host Epigenome in Tuberculosis -- 48. The Pathogenesis and Progression of Sarcoidosis from The Standpoint of Tuberculosis -- 49. Tuberculosis: A Historical and Global Bioethical Perspective -- 50. The Problem of Tuberculosis: Myths, Stigma, and Mimics -- 51. Tuberculosis: Integrated Studies for a Complex Disease 2050.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Overview of Freeze Drying -- Characterization and Determination of Freeze Drying Properties of Frozen Formulations – Case Studies -- Beyond pH: Acid/base relationships in frozen and freeze-dried pharmaceuticals -- Concepts and Strategies in the Design of Formulation for Freeze Drying -- Formulation Design for Freeze Drying - Case studies of Stabilization of Proteins -- Challenges and Considerations in the Development of a High Protein Concentration Lyophilized Drug Product -- Freeze-drying of thermosensible pharmaceuticals with organic co-solvent + water formulations -- Primary container closure system selection for lyophilized drug products -- Vial Breakage During Lyophilization -- The Nucleation of Ice -- Stresses, Stabilization, and Recent Insights in Freezing of Biologics -- Lyophilization Process Understanding and Scale-up using ab initio Vial Heat Transfer Modeling -- Secondary drying: Challenges and Considerations -- Design and Process Considerations in Spray Freeze Drying -- LyoPRONTO: Deterministic and Probabilistic Modeling. Tutorial and Case Study -- Utilizing Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Assess Properties of Lyophilized Formulations -- Design of Moisture Studies for a Lyophilized Product -- Laser-Based Headspace Moisture Analysis for Rapid Nondestructive Moisture Determination of Lyophilized Products -- Application of PAT in Real-time Monitoring and Controlling of Lyophilization Process -- Process Analytical Technology (PAT) for Lyophilization Process Monitoring and End Point Detection -- Advances in Process Analytical Technology – A Small Scale Freeze-Dryer for Process Analysis, Optimization, and Transfer -- Overview of Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling in Lyophilization to Create Design Spaces and Improve Process Analytical Tool (PAT) Capability -- Application of QbD elements in the Development and Manufacturing of a Lyophilized product -- Characterization of Freeze Dryer -- Scale-up and Technology Transfer of a Lyophilization Process -- Lyophilization Validation: Process Design and Modeling -- Lyophilization Validation: Process Qualification and Continued Process Verification -- Homogeneity Assessment of Lyohilized Biological Drug Products During Process Performance Qualification -- Informed Manufacturing through the use of Big Data Analytics for Freeze Drying Process & Equipment -- Multivariate Analysis for Process Understanding, Continuous Process Verification and Condition Monitoring of Lyophilization Processes -- Lyophilized Drug Product Cake Appearance: What Is Acceptable?.

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

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction on Integrated Science of Global Epidemics -- Emerging Viral Infections in Human Population -- One Health as An Integrated Approach: Perspectives from Public Services for Mitigation of Future Epidemics -- Multipronged Approach to Combat COVID-19: Lessons from Previous Pandemics for the Future -- Response to Disease Outbreaks in Africa: A Call to Build Resilient Health Systems -- Navigating Global Public Influenza Surveillance Systems for Reliable Forecasting -- Three Respiratory Syndrome Epidemics (SARS, MERS, COVID-19) in Two Decades: Clinical Epidemiological Considerations -- Epidemic in Complex Networks and Some Ideas About the Impact of Isolation Strategies in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Optimal Control: Application and Applicability in Times of Pandemics -- Analysis of A COVID-19 Model Implementing SocialDistancing as An Optimal Control Strategy -- Impact of Policy Implementations on the Propagation of COVID-19 Before Vaccine -- Environmental Factors Associated with Global Pandemic Transmission and Morbidity -- Urbanization and the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: Towards the Social Framing of Global Responses -- Pandemics and Mass Casualties: Cornerstones of Management -- Social Marketing Contributions to Mitigate Global Epidemics -- The Significance of Super Intelligence of Artificial Intelligence Agencies in the Social Savageries of COVID-19: An Appraisal -- Integration of Sex and Gender Approaches in National Ethics Committees’ Mandate to Appraise COVID-19 Research Protocols: Lessons from West Africa -- Psychology, Law, Ethics, Telehealth, and the Global Pandemic -- Physical Inactivity, Sedentarism, and Low Fitness: A Worldwide Pandemic for Public Health -- The Global Epidemic of Diabesity: Are We Heading for An Unsustainable Future? -- Nutrition, Function, and Quality of Life in Older Adults Socially Isolated Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Telehealth Interventions -- Africa’s Response to Pandemics -- Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal: History, Causes, Mitigation Strategies -- Vaccine Compliance versus Trust in a Pandemic -- Child Development in A Crisis: A Pandemic -- HIV/AIDS Problems and Policies in Adolescent Population -- Addressing Needs of Foreign Schoolchildren to Combat a Global Epidemic of Dengue Virus Infection: Transnational and Trans-sectoral Initiatives -- Integrated Science of Global Epidemics 2050.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I: Molecules, Genes, Cells and Mechanisms -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Human Cancers -- Chapter 2: Cancer Genetics -- Chapter 3: DNA Damage and DNA Repair -- Chapter 4: Oncogenes -- Chapter 5: Tumor Suppressor Genes -- Chapter 6: Cancer Pathways -- Chapter 7: Cell Death and Replicative Senescence in Cancer -- Chapter 8: Cancer Epigenetics -- Chapter 9: Invasion and Metastasis -- Part II: Human Cancers -- Chapter 10: Leukemias And Lymphomas -- Chapter 11: Pediatric Cancers -- Chapter 12: Cancers of the Skin -- Chapter 13: Colorectal Cancer -- Chapter 14: Bladder Cancer -- Chapter 15: Lung Cancer -- Chapter 16: Renal Cell Carcinomas -- Chapter 17: Liver Cancer -- Chapter 18: Gastric Cancer -- Chapter 19: Breast Cancer -- Chapter 20: Prostate Cancer -- Part Iii: Prevention, Diagnostics and Therapy -- Chapter 21: Cancer Prevention -- Chapter 22: Cancer Diagnostics -- Chapter 23: Cancer Therapy.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: The Structure And Function Of Living Organisms -- Chapter 2: Energy In Biology – Demand And Use -- Chapter 3: Information – Its Role And Meaning In Organism -- Chapter 4: Regulation In Biological Systems -- Chapter 5: Interrelationship In Organized Biological Systems. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. The History and Philosophy of Medical Imaging -- Chapter 1. Re:Viewing Observation. The Philosophy of Medical Imaging -- Part II. Innovation in Imaging Technologies -- Chapter 2. Emerging Imaging Techniques in Anatomy: For Teaching, Research and Clinical Practice -- Chapter 3. Mapping of Orthopaedic Fractures for Optimal Surgical Guidance -- Chapter 4. Visualising the Dural Venous Sinuses Using Volume Tracing, a Novel Approach -- Chapter 5. Placental Morphology and Morphometry: Is It a Prerequisite for Future Pathological Investigations? -- Part III. Art-Based Practice and Body Science -- Chapter 6. Drawing: A Dialogue across Disciplines -- Chapter 7. Visualizing the Human Body Using an Artistic Approach -- Chapter 8. Construction of Facial Composites from Eyewitness Memory.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Malignant Glioma -- Chapter 2. Benign Glioma -- Chapter3. Meningioma and Other Meningeal Tumors -- Chapter4. Epondymomas in Pediatric and Adults -- Chapter5. Medulloblastomas in Pediatric and Adults -- Chapter6. Benign and Malignant Tumors of The Pineal Region -- Chapter7. The Tumors of Choroid Plexus and Other Ventricular Tumors -- Chapter8. Embryonal Tumors of The Central Nervous System with Multilayered Rosettes and Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors -- Chapter9. Glioneuronal and Neuronal Tumors of the Central Nervous System -- Chapter10. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Pituitary Gland -- Chapter11. Craniopharyngioma in Pediatric and Adults -- Chapter12. Schwannomas of Brain and Spinal Cord -- Chapter13. Other Nerve-Sheet Tumors of Brain and Spinal Cord -- Chapter14. Hemangioblastomas and Other Vascular Originating Tumors of Brain or Spinal Cord -- Chapter15. Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors of Embryonic Origin -- Chapter16. Brain and Spinal Tumors Originating from the Germ Line Cells -- Chapter17. Benign Brain and Spinal Tumors Originating from Bone or Cartilage -- Chapter18. Benign Spinal Tumors -- Chapter19. Other Less Prevalent Tumors of the Central Nervous System -- Chapter20. Brain and/or Spinal Cord Tumors Accompanied with Other Diseases or Syndromes -- Chapter21. Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chapter22. A Brief Explanation on Surgical Approaches for Treatment of Different Brain Tumors.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The human genome and its variations -- 2. Gene expression and chromatin -- 3. The basal transcriptional machinery -- 4. Transcription factors and signal transduction -- 5. A key transcription factor family: Nuclear receptors -- 6. DNA methylation -- 7. Histone modifications -- 8. Chromatin remodeling and organization -- 9. Regulatory impact of non-coding RNA -- 10. Genome-wide principles of gene regulation -- 11. Epigenetics in development -- 12. Epigenetics and aging -- 13. Epigenetics and disease -- 14. Cells and tissues of the immune system -- 15. Innate immunity and inflammation -- 16. Adaptive immunity and antigen receptor diversity -- 17. B cell immunity: BCRs, antibodies and their effector functions -- 18. Antigen-presenting cells and MHCs -- 19. T cell immunity: TCRs and their effector functions -- 20. Immunity to bacterial pathogens and the microbiome -- 21. Immunity to viral pathogens and the virome -- 22. Tolerance and transplantation immunology -- 23. Immunological hypersensitivities: Allergy and autoimmunity -- 24. Introduction to cancer -- 25. Oncogenes, signal transduction and the hallmarks of cancer -- 26 Tumor suppressor genes and cell fate control -- 27. Multistep tumorigenesis and genome instability -- 28. Cancer genomics -- 29. Cancer epigenomics.-30. Aging and cancer -- 31. Tumor microenvironment -- 32 Metastasis and cachexia -- 33. Cancer immunology -- 34 Architecture of cancer therapies -- 35 Nutrition and common diseases -- 36 Interference of the human genome with nutrients -- 37. Nutritional epigenetics, signaling and aging -- 38. Chronic inflammation and metabolic stress -- 39. Obesity -- 40. Insulin resistance and diabetes -- 41. Heart disease and the metabolic syndrome -- 42 Epigenetics, inflammation and disease.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chaptre 1. Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Among the Life-Threatening Health Problems: An Introduction -- Chaptre 2. Epidemiology of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 3. The Role of Neuro-inflammation and Innate Immunity in Pathophysiology of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 4. The Role of Cellular Immunity and Adaptive Immunity in Pathophysiology of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 5. Immunotherapy as a New Therapeutic Approach for Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 6. Cell of Origin of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 7. The Role of Bioinformatics and Imaging Models in Tumorigenesis and Treatment Response of Brain and Spinal Cord Neoplasms -- Chaptre 8. The Role of Epigenetics in Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 9. Stem Cells and Targeted Gene Therapy in Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 10. Nutrition and Diet: A Double-Edged Sword in Development and Treatment of Brain Tumors -- Chaptre 11. The Role of Nanotechnology in Brain Tumors -- Chaptre 12. The Role of Nanotechnology in Spinal Cord Tumors -- Chaptre 13. The Economic Burden of Malignant Brain Tumors.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 A short introduction to vaccines -- Chapter 2 Thermostability of vaccines -- Chapter 3 Drying technologies for vaccines -- Chapter 4 Aseptic spray drying technology -- Chapter 5 Design of experiment studies and scale-up -- Chapter 6 Applications of spray dried vaccines.-Chapter 7 Conclusions and future perspectives of spray-dried vaccines.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Microscopy -- Chapter 1. Advances in Microscopy and Its Applications with Special Reference to Fluorescence Microscope: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Visualisation of Host-Pathogen Communication -- Chapter 3. A Review of Pathology and Analysis of Approaches to Easing Kidney Disease Impact: Host-Pathogen Communication and Biomedical Visualization Perspective -- Part II. Radiology and Patient Care -- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Equipment and Technology for Visualising the Larynx and Airway -- Chapter 5. The Impact of Technological Innovation on Dentistry -- Chapter 6. Advanced 3D Visualization and 3D Printing in Radiology -- Chapter 7. 3D Visualisation of the Spine -- Part III. Anatomy Education -- Chapter 8. Visualization in Anatomy Education -- Chapter 9. Visualizing Anatomy in Dental Morphology Education -- Chapter 10. Flashcards: The Preferred Online Game-Based Study Tool Self-Selected by Students to Review Medical Histology Image Content.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Implications of renin-angiotensin system in health and disease -- 2. Renin angiotensin system and aging -- 3. The interplay of the renin-angiotensin system and solid organ transplantation -- 4. Correlation between renin angiotensin system and infectious disease -- 5. Emerging contributions of endocrine pathophysiology in virus-related infectious disease -- 6. Understanding the renin-angiotensin system in coronavirus disease 2019 -- 7. Metabolomics approach in differentiating RAS responses in ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome) and SAR-CoV-2 -- 8. A Comprehensive review of the impact of the renin angiotensin system in the liver, lung, infectious diseases and cancers -- 9. Application of biosensors for monitoring changes in renin angiotensin system (RAS) in cancers and lung diseases -- 10. Bioinformatics study on renin angiotensin in lung, and liver cancer using plant-based extracts -- 11. Role of renin-angiotensin system in the pathogenesis and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver -- 12. The classical and nonclassical renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in liver cirrhosis -- 13. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system role in organ fibrosis -- 14. Role of renin angiotensin-aldosterone system in kidney homeostasis -- 15. Renin-angiotensin system in chronic kidney disease: Implications in stroke outcome -- 16. The renin-angiotensin system and cancer -- 17. Renin-angiotensin system and cancer: From laboratory to clinics -- 18. Role of renin-angiotensin system in cancer cachexia -- 19. Renin angiotensin system activity in different cancers: Mechanistic insight and preclinical studies -- 20. The new dimension of the renin-angiotensin system in the hallmarks of cancer -- 21. Renin-angiotensin system in hematological malignancies -- 22. Renin angiotensin system (RAS): The common thread between cancer and heart failure -- 23. Renin-angiotensin system: a potential therapeutic target for colorectal cancer -- 24. Anticancer role of natural phenolic acids by targeting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) -- 25. Angiotensin-(1-7): A Prospective Cancer Therapeutic.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface (Brianne K. Connizzo, Lin Han, Robert L. Sah) -- Scientific Impact -- Chapter 1. Aggrecan and Hyaluronan: The infamous Cartilage Polyelectrolytes- Then and Now (Anna Plaas, Meghan Moran, John Sandy, Vincent Hascall) -- Chapter 2. Understanding the Influence of Local Physical Stimuli on Chondrocyte Behavior (Byumsu Ki, Lawrence J. Bonassar) -- Chapter 3. Multiscale In Silico Modeling of Cartilage Injuries (Rami K. Korhonen, Atte S.A. Eskelinen, Gustavo A. Orozco, Amir Esrafilian, Cristina Florea, and Petri Tanska) -- Chapter 4. In Vitro Models and Proteomics in Osteoarthritis Research (Martin Rydén, Patrik Önnerfjord) -- Chapter 5. Nanomechanics of Aggrecan: A New Perspective on Cartilage Biomechanics, Disease and Regeneration (Chao Wang, Elizabeth R. Kahle, Lin Han) -- Chapter 6. Computational Modelling for Managing Pathways to Cartilage Failure (Saeed Miramini, David W. Smith, Bruce S. Gardiner, Lihai Zhang) -- Chapter 7. Gene Delivery to Chondrocytes (Christopher V. Nagelli, Christopher H. Evans, Rodolfo E. De la Vega) -- Chapter 8. Mechanical Articular Cartilage Injury Models and Their Relevance in Advancing Therapeutic Strategies (Bodo Kurz, Melanie L Hart, Bernd Rolauffs) -- Chapter 9. Hip Osteoarthritis: Bench to Bedside Perspective (Young-Jo Kim) -- Chapter 10. Harnessing Growth Factor Interactions to Optimize Articular Cartilage Repair (Stephen B. Trippel) -- Personal Tributes -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Chapter 1. Transcriptomics of the carotid body (Audrys G. Pauza, David Murphy and Julian F. R. Paton) -- Chapter 2. The adult carotid body: a germinal niche at the service of physiology (Ricardo Pardal) -- Chapter 3. Evidences that sympathetic overactivity and neurogenic hypertension correlate with changes in the respiratory pattern in rodent models of experimental hypoxia (Benedito H. Machado) -- Chapter 4. Control of arterial hypertension by the AhR blocker CH-223191: a chronopharmacological study in chronic intermittent hypoxia conditions (António B. Pimpão, Cátia Sousa, Maria J. Correia, Nuno R. Coelho, Emília Monteiro, António F. Melo Júnior and Sofia A. Pereira) -- Chapter 5. Three days of chronic intermittent hypoxia induces β1-adrenoceptor dependent increases in left ventricular contractility (Anthony L. Marullo, Eric F. Lucking, Daniel Pender, Pardeep Dhaliwal and Ken D. O’Halloran) -- Chapter 6. The beneficial effect of the blockade of stim-activated TRPC-ORAI channels on vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension inducedby intermittent hypoxia is independent of oxidative stress (Rodrigo Iturriaga and Sebastián Castillo-Galán) -- Chapter 7. Intermittent hypoxia and weight loss: insights into etiology of the sleep apnea phenotype (Marianne Gagnon, Stéphanie Fournier, François Marcouiller, Loralie Guay, Vincent Joseph, Natalie J Michael and Richard Kinkead) -- Chapter 8. Effects of gestational intermittent hypoxia on placental morphology andfetal development in a murine model of sleep apnea (Esther Valverde-Pérez, Jesús Prieto-Lloret, Elvira Gonzalez-Obeso, María I. Cabero, Maria L. Nieto, Marta I. Pablos, Ana Obeso, Angela Gomez-Niño, Rosa M. Cárdaba-García, Asunción Rocher and Elena Olea) -- Chapter 9. Ventilatory effects of acute intermittent hypoxia in conscious dystrophic mice (Michael N. Maxwell, Anthony L. Marullo, Aoife D. Slyne, Eric F. Lucking and Ken D. O’Halloran) -- Chapter 10. Intermittent hypoxia and diet-induced obesity on the intestinal wall morphology in a murine model of sleep apnoea (Esther Valverde-Pérez, Elena Olea, Ana Obeso, Jesús Prieto-Lloret, Asunción Rocher and Elvira Gonzalez-Obeso) -- Chapter 11. Enhanced peripheral chemoreflex drive is associated with cardiorespiratory disorders in mice with coronary heart disease (Liena Bravo, Katherin V. Pereyra, Hugo S. Diaz, Mariajosé Flores, Karla G. Schwarz, Camilo Toledo, Esteban Díaz-Jara, Leticia González, Marcelo E. Andia and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 12. Role of peripheral chemoreceptors on enhanced central chemoreflex drive in non-ischemic heart failure (Katherin Pereyra, Esteban Díaz-Jara, Paulina Arias, Liena Bravo, Camilo Toledo, Karla Schwarz and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 13. Effect of carotid body denervation on systemic endothelial function in a diabetic animal model (Marlene D. Cabral, Fátima O. Martins, Inês B. Martins, Bernardete F. Melo, Joana F. Sacramento, Silvia V. Conde and Jesus Prieto-Lloret) -- Chapter 14. Contribution of carotid bodies on pulmonary function during normoxia and acute hypoxia (Karla G. Schwarz, Maríajose Flores, Nicolas Voituron and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 15. Increased abdominal perimeter differently affect respiratory function in men and women (Joana F. Sacramento, Iolanda Caires, Maria P. Guarino, Maria J. Ribeiro, João C. P. Santiago, Ana T. Timóteo, Mafalda Selas, Miguel Mota-Carmo and Silvia V. Conde) -- Chapter 16. Carotid body resection prevents short-term spatial memory decline in prediabetic rats without changing insulin signaling in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (Adriana M. Capucho, Ana Chegão, Fátima O. Martins, Bernardete F. Melo, Natália Madeira, Joana F. Sacramento, Rosalina Fonseca, Hugo Vicente Miranda and Sílvia V. Conde) -- Chapter 17. Constitutive Expression of Hif2a Confers Acute O2 Sensitivity to Carotid Body Glomus Cells (Olalla Colinas, Alejandro Moreno-Domínguez, Patricia Ortega-Sáenz and José López-Barneo) -- Chapter 18. Of mice and men, and plethysmography systems: does LKB1 determine the set point of carotid body chemosensitivity and the hypoxic ventilatory response? (A. Mark Evans) -- Chapter 19. Analyzing angiotensin II receptor type 1 clustering in PC12 cells in response to hypoxia using direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM) (Hayyaf S. Aldossary, Daniel J. Nieves, Deirdre M Kavanagh, Dylan Owen, Clare J Ray, Prem Kumar, Andrew M. Coney and Andrew P. Holmes) -- Chapter 20. The Carotid Body “Tripartite Synapse”: Role of Gliotransmission (The Carotid Body “Tripartite Synapse”: Role of Gliotransmission) -- Chapter 21. Necroptosis contributes to reduced carotid body-mediated chemoreflex function during aging in mice (Esteban Díaz-Jara, Karla G Schwarz, Angelica Ríos-Gallardo, Camilo Toledo, Julio A Alcayaga, Felipe A Court and Rodrigo Del Rio) -- Chapter 22. Chronic metformin administration does not alter carotid sinus nerve activity in control rats (Joana F. Sacramento, Bernardete F. Melo, Jesus Prieto-Lloret and Silvia V. Conde) -- Concluding remarks.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Lysine demethylation in pathogenesis -- Chapter 2. Targeting the LSD1/KDM1 Family of Lysine Demethylases in Cancer and Other Human Diseases -- Chapter 3. KDM2 demethylases as drug targets -- Chapter 4. Role of histone demethylase KDM3 (JMJD1) in transcriptional regulation and cancer progression -- Chapter 5. KDM4 demethylases as drug targets -- Chapter 6. KDM5 lysine demethylases in pathogenesis, from basic science discovery to the clinic -- Chapter 7. Context-dependent functions of lysine demethylases in physiology and disease -- Chapter 8. KDM7 demethylases as drug targets.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- 1. PPPM innovation in primary, secondary, and tertiary care -- 2. Suboptimal Health Innovation: From Bench to Bedside -- 3. What is the routine mitochondrial health check-up good for? A holistic approch in the framework of 3P nedicine -- 4. Prehabilitation as an integral procedure in predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine and modern and effective healthcare -- 5. Pathophysiology of the acute pain chronification and the possibilities of its prediction and prevention -- 6. Prevention and prediction of body posture defects in children aged 5-6 years -- 7. A powerful paradigm: Predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine with multiomics of human pituitary adenomas -- 8. Critical Role of Telemedicine as a Platform for Preventive, Predictive and Personalized Diabetes Care During the COVID-19 Pandemics -- 9. Gut microbiome and liver dieases from the perspective of 3PM – the predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine -- 10. Computer–Aided Breast Cancer Classification Framework for Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine -- 11. Preventive and Personalized Strategies in Ambulatory and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology -- 12. Wound healing from bench to bedside: a PPPM bridge between physical therapies and chronic inflammation -- 13. Advantages of thermovision imaging for PPPM approach to diabetic foot -- 14. Predictive, Preventive and Personalized approach in Sleep Medicine -- 15. Chronic mental disorders - limitations and perspectives of prediction, prevention, diagnosis and personalized treatment in psychiatry -- 16. Development of artificial intelligence algorithms to analyse weather conditions for the prediction of cerebrovascular accidents -- 17. Periodontal health status is pivotal for an effective disease prediction, targeted prevention and personalised treatments of associated pathologies -- 18. Does the evaluation of ocular blood supply play a role in glaucoma diagnostics and prognosis of progression? -- 19. Wearable Revolution: Predictive, Preventive, Personalized Medicine (PPPM) Par Excellence.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Cardiac mechanoperception and mechanotransduction - Mechanisms of stretch sensing in cardiomyocytes and implications for cardiomyopathy -- Mechanotransduction in heart development -- Mechanobiology of cardiac growth in health and disease -- The role of mechanosensitive signaling cascades in repair and fibrotic remodeling of the infarcted heart -- Mechanobiology of cardiac fibroblasts in cardiac remodelling -- Mechanobiology of cardiac remodelling in cardiomyopathy -- Biophysical Stretch Induced Differentiation and Maturation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes -- Mechanical Considerations of Myocardial Tissue and Cardiac Regeneration -- Mechanobiology of Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Health and Disease -- Cardiac microvascular endothelial cells and pressure overload-induced cardiac fibrosis -- Cellular and Subcellular Mechanisms of Ventricular Mechano-Arrhythmogenesis -- Computational biomechanics of ventricular dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy -- Therapeutic innovations for heart failure.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Patient-Centric Considerations.-Medicine Optimisation in Older -- Acceptability of drug formulations in older patients and effect on patient adherence -- Geriatric biopharmaceutics -- Excipient safety in older adults -- Part 2: Pharmaceutical Formulations Development for older Patients -- Oral and oromucosal formulation development and in vitro characterisation – patient-centric approaches for older adults -- Pulmonary drug delivery systems for older people -- Transdermal drug delivery systems for older patients -- Part 3 :Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for Older Patients -- Advanced oral drug delivery systems for older patients -- The ageing microbiome, pharmaceutical considerations and therapeutic opportunities -- Application of 3D printing in geriatric medicines, -- Application of electrospraying and advanced fabrication methods in geriatric medicines -- Vaccine development for older patients.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: History of Nonhuman Primates in Captivity and Primate Welfare in different Settings -- Chapter 1: The History of Primates in Zoos -- Chapter 2: The History of Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research -- Chapter 3: Using Primates in Captivity: Research, Conservation, and Education -- Chapter 4: The Welfare of Primates in Zoo -- Chapter 5: Welfare of Primates in Laboratories: Opportunities for Improvement.– Chapter 6: The Welfare of Primates Kept as Pets and Entertainers -- Chapter 7: Primates Under Human Care in Developing Countries: Examples from Latin America -- Part 2: Assessing Nonhuman Primate Welfare -- Chapter 8: Using Behavior to Assess Primate Welfare -- Chapter 9: Cognitive Bias Tasks: A New Set of Approaches to Assess Welfare in Nonhuman Primates -- Chapter 10: Physiological Measures of Welfare -- Chapter 11: Questionnaires and Their Use in Primate Welfare -- Part 3: Nonhuman Primate Housing and Husbandry -- Chapter 12: Meeting Cognitive, Behavioral, and Social Needs of Primates in Captivity -- Chapter 13: Primate Breeding Colonies: Colony Management and Welfare -- Chapter 14: Common Husbandry, Housing, and Animal Care Practices -- Chapter 15: Housing and Husbandry for Primates in Zoos -- Chapter 16: Humane End Points and End of Life in Primates Used in Laboratories -- Part 4: Individual Differences, Application, and Improvement of Nonhuman Primate Welfare -- Chapter 17: Primate Personality and Welfare -- Chapter 18: Sociality, Health, and Welfare in Nonhuman Primates -- Chapter 19: Benefits of Improving Welfare in Captive Primates -- Chapter 20: Enrichment -- Chapter 21: Challenging Cognitive Enrichment: Examples from Caring for the Chimpanzees in the Kumamoto Sanctuary, Japan and Bossou, Guinea -- Chapter 22: Training Research Primates -- Part 5: Biomedical Research, Ethics, and Legislation surrounding Nonhuman Primate Welfare -- Chapter 23: Arguments Against Using Nonhuman Primates in Research -- Chapter 24: The Indispensable Contribution of Nonhuman Primates to Biomedical Research -- Chapter 25: An unexpected symbiosis of animal welfare and clinical relevance in a refined nonhuman primate model of human autoimmune disease -- Chapter 26: Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, and a Sanctuary Ethos -- Chapter 27: The Welfare Impact of Regulations, Policies, Guidelines and Directives and Nonhuman Primate Welfare.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Critique -- The Ideal Study -- What Can Go Wrong? -- Does It Really Go Wrong? -- The Consequences -- Construction -- Summary and Conclusions.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introductory chapter: Early applications and evolution of blockchain implementations in medicine -- 2. Can Blockchain Technology Change Contemporary Medicine As It Is Currently Understood? -- 3. The Current State of Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) and Proposing a Blockchain HIE Infrastructure -- 4. An amalgamation of blockchain and connected health for combating COVID-19 -- 5. Applications of Blockchain Technology in the COVID-19 Era. 6. Distributed Ledgers and Immunity Passports: The Intersection of Clinical Medicine and Digital Technology -- 7. Digital Identity, Computational Reliabilism, and the Future of IOMT: Epistemic Reasoning and The Role of Blockchain in Removing Human Tampering from Pharmacovigilance Decision Making -- 8. Potential implementations of blockchain technology in patient safety: A high-level overview -- 9. Blockchain in Medical Education -- 10. Blockchain in Education: Linking Competency Assessment with Credentialing -- 11. Optimizing Blockchain Technology in Academic Medicine -- 12. Distributed Research Networks -- 13. Use of Blockchain Technology for Implantable Medical Device Tracking -- 14. Application of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Supply Chains.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Principles of molecular recognition -- 2. Theoretical Aspects -- 3. Molecular Recognition Units in Sensor Constructions -- 4. Binding blocks and Interfaces Designed for Sensing -- 5. Probing the properties of continuous media and interfaces -- 6. Detection of Ions and Low-molecular Targets -- 7. Detection of Biological Macromolecules and Recognition of harmful microbes -- 8. Sensing Inside the Living Cells -- 9. Ex-vivo Clinical Diagnostics -- 10. Imaging in vivo -- 11. Theranostics: Combining Targeting, Imaging and Therapy -- 12. Opening new horizons.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter I. DEVELOPMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT DERIVED NATURAL PRODUCTS PHARMACOGNOSY IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- Chapter II. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HERBAL DRUGS; ANALYTICAL METHODS -- Chapter III. BIOSYNTHESIS OF PLANT SUBSTANCES; BIOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS -- Chapter IV. DISCUSSION OF HERBAL DRUGS BASED ON THE BIOGENETIC CLASSIFICATION OF THEIR MAIN ACTIVE COMPONENTS -- Chapter V. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF COMPOUNDS OF PLANT ORIGIN -- Chapter VI. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY -- Chapter VII. APPENDIX -- Abbreviations.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chap 1. Research Environment -- Chap 2. Training, Supervision and Mentoring -- Chap 3. Research Procedures -- Chap 4. Safeguards -- Chap 5. Data Practices and Management -- Chap 6. Collaborative Working -- Chap 7. Publication and Dissemination -- Chap 8. Reviewing, Evaluating and Editing -- Chap 9. How to deal with allegations of misconduct.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Biochemistry of hyaluronan synthesis -- Chapter 2: Update on hyaluronan in development -- Chapter 3: Long non-coding RNAs and epigenetic regulation of hyaluronan synthesis -- Chapter 4: The hyaluronan-rich zones of plasma membrane protrusions and extracellular vesicles -- Chapter 5: Hyaluronan in Kidney Fibrosis -- Chapter 6: Inter-α-inhibitor proteins: A review of structure and function -- Chapter 7: CD44: Does CD44v6 adversely impact the prognosis of cancer patients? -- Chapter 8: The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of 4-methylumbelliferone and its glucuronide metabolite in mice -- Chapter 9: The role of hyaluronan in skin wound healing -- Chapter 10: Sulfated hyaluronan: a novel player in cancer therapeutic and bioengineering approaches.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction and History of Meningiomas -- Chapter 2. Clinical Presentation and Prognosis -- Chapter 3. Imaging Characteristics of Meningiomas -- Chapter 4. Histopathology of Meningiomas -- Chapter 5. Skull Base Meningiomas -- Chapter 6. Spinal Meningiomas -- Chapter 7. Surgical Therapies -- Chapter 8. Radiation Therapies -- Chapter 9. Illustrative Cases -- Chapter 10. Advances in CNS Tumor Classification -- Chapter 11. Genomic Landscape -- Chapter 12. Radiation-Induced Meningiomas -- Chapter 13. Meningioma Predisposing Syndromes -- Chapter 14. Epigentic Landscape -- Chapter 15. Immune Profile -- Chapter 16. PDX Models/Mouse Models/Cell Lines -- Chapter 17. Novel Medical Therapies -- Chapter 18. Quality of Life in Menigioma Patients -- Chapter 19. Illustrative Cases: Revisited with Adjuvant Molecular Data -- Chapter 20. Future Directions in Management.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Part I: Backscatter Coefficient methods -- Chapter 1. Quantitative Ultrasound: an Emerging Technology for Detecting, Diagnosing, Imaging, Evaluating, and Monitoring Disease (Ernie Feleppa) -- Chapter 2. Quantitative Ultrasound: Scattering theory (Michael Oelze) -- Chapter 3. Quantitative Ultrasound: Experimental implementation (Michael Oelze) -- Chapter 4. Extracting Quantitative Ultrasonic Parameters from the Backscatter Coefficient (Aiguo Han) -- Part II: Attenuation Estimation Methods -- Chapter 5. Attenuation Compensation and Estimation (Timothy Bigelow and Yassin Labyed) -- Chapter 6. Recent advances in attenuation estimation (Ivan Rosado Mendez) -- Part III: Envelope Statistics Methods -- Chapter 7. Review of envelope statistics models for quantitative ultrasound imaging and tissue characterization (Francois Destrempes and Guy Cloutier) -- Chapter 8. Information entropy and its applications (Po-Hsaing Tsui) -- Part IV: Ultrasound Computed Tomography -- Chapter 9. Ultrasound Tomography (Nicole Ruiter, Torsten Hopp, Michael Zapf and Hartmut Gemmek) -- Chapter 10. Full Wave Inversion and Inverse Scattering in Ultrasound Tomography/Volography (James Wiskin) -- Chapter 11. Clinical Importance of 3D Volography in Breast Imaging (John Klock) -- Part V: Acoustic microcopy -- Chapter 12. Acoustic Microscopy (Yoshifumi Saijo) -- Chapter 13. Advanced Topics in Quantitative Acoustic Microscopy (Cameron Hoerig and Jonathan Mamou) -- Part VI: Phantoms for Quantitative Ultrasound -- Chapter 14. Phantoms for Quantitative Ultrasound (Tim Stiles) -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The Purinergic Signaling: Overview -- Adenosine A2A Receptor-containing Heteromers and Neuroprotection -- Purinergic Signaling in Brain Physiology -- Neurotrophic Actions of Adenosine and Guanosine: Implications for Neural Development and Regeneration? -- Purinergic Signaling in Neurogenesis and Neural Fate Determination: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges -- Purinergic Signaling in Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Purinergic Signaling in Depression -- Roles of Purinergic Receptors in Alzheimer's Disease -- Purinergic Signaling in Basal Ganglia Diseases: Parkinson's Disease -- A Step in the ALS Direction: Lessons from the Purinome -- Purinergic P2 Receptors in Epilepsy -- Purinergic Signaling in Neuroinflammation -- Purinergic Signaling in Brain Tumors -- Development of Purinergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists -- Acupuncture for Counteracting P2X4 and P2X7 Receptor Involvement in Neuroinflammation.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 -- The Basics -- Chapter 2. Collecting Specimen and Harvesting Tissues -- Chapter 3. Drugs Administration -- Chapter 4. Surgical Principles -- Chapter 5. Vascular Surgery. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Sleep and circadian clock : Novel players in health impacts and Aging -- Cells and circuits of the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the control of circadian behaviour and sleep -- Circadian roles in sleep -- Age-related decline in the central circadian clock -- Cellular clocks in senescent cells -- Optimum sleep for healthy aging.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Malaria Epidemiology in China: a Historical Review -- Chapter 2: A Fact Sheet on Malaria: Global Status and Significant Species -- Chapter 3: Malaria-free in China: A Story of more than 70 Years -- Chapter 4: Malaria Parasites: Species, Life Cycle and Morphology -- Chapter 5: Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Malaria -- Chapter 6: Morphology of Malaria Parasites at the Erythrocytic Stage -- Chapter 7: Immunodiagonsis of Malaria -- Chapter 8: Molecular Basis of Malaria Pathogenesis -- Chapter 9: Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Malaria Diagnosis -- Chapter 10: Current Treatments for Malaria -- Chapter 11: Artemisinin Resistance in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum -- Chapter 12: Traditional Chinese Medicines for Malaria Therapy.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Part 1. History of UPE research -- Mitogenetic rays -- Oxidation, free-radicals and ultraweak luminescence -- Biophotons and the International Institute of Biophysics (IIB) -- Part 2. Physics of light and light research -- Physics of photon emission -- Chemiluminescence as a tool for free radical research -- Highly sensitive imaging and spectral analysis of UPE from biological systems and their application -- Part 3. Molecular mechnisms of UPE -- Free radicals in biology -- Ultraweak luminescence from aqueous systems -- Chemiluminescence in oxidation of hydrocarbons: mechanistic fundamentals -- Chemiluminescence in oxidation of fatty acids and lipids -- Chemiluminescence in protein oxidation -- Emitters of endogenous biological chemiluminescence: quantum chemical modeling insights -- Enzymatic sources of free radicals -- Part 4. UPE research in life science -- Luminescence of animal tissues and vegetable oils -- Ultraweak photon emission from human body in relation to anatomy and histology -- Chronobiological aspects of spontaneous ultra-weak photon emission in humans: Ultradian, circadian and infradian rhythms -- Autoluminescence in seedlings: applications -- Application potentiality of Delayed Luminescence in Medicine, Biology and Food Quality researches -- Part 5. Mitogenetic effect and related phenomena: unresolved problems of UPE -- Mitogenetic effect: preface -- Mitogenetic effect in biological systems -- Physical properties of mitogenetic radiation -- Secondary, degradation and necrobiotic radiation -- Mitogenetic research in medicine: radiation of blood and cancer diagnostics -- Part 6. Non-chemical distant interaction hypothesis - pro et contra -- Non-chemical distant interaction: preface -- The possible functions of electromagnetic cell communication -- Understanding of Fritz-Albert Popp’s biophoton theory from the viewpoint of a biologist -- Limits to the information transfer through UPE -- Quantum nonlocality and biological coherence -- Part 7. Perspectives -- Integrating ultraweak photon emission in mitochondrial research -- Selected biophysical methods for enhancing biological autoluminescence -- Upconverting nanoparticles as sources of singlet oxygen -- Upconverting nanoparticles as sources of singlet oxygen -- Delayed Luminescence as a tool to study the structures of systems of biological interest and their collective long-living excited states -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Methods for studying the interactions in biogenic–abiogenic systems -- Geochemistry of biogenic-abiogenic systems -- Biomineralization and nature-like materials and technologies-Medical geology -- Organic mineralogy-Biomineral interactions in soil-Effect of microorganisms on natural and artificial materials -- Philosophical and historical aspects of interdisciplinary research.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword: Challenges & Opportunities for LGBT Populations and Cancer in Global Oncology -- Introduction -- Africa -- A Double Dose Of Stigma – Being Gay And Living With Cancer In Kenya -- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Cancer in South Africa -- Americas -- Making the Situation of TLGBI People around Cancer visible: Observations from the Andean Region -- Cancer Care Challenges for the LGBT Population in Brazil -- Cancer and the SGM Population in Canada and the United States of America -- South-East Asia -- The South-East Asia Region: Societal Conditions for LGBT Health and Cancer Research -- Europe -- Foreword: The Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community Perspective on Cancer and LBQ women: Advocating for more Research and Activism Collaboration -- LGBT+ and Cancer in the WHO European Region: Current Situation in 12 Eastern European and Central Asian Countries -- Sexual and Gender Minorities and Cancer in Germany: The Striking Absence of Understanding their Cancer-related Needs -- LGBT Populations and Cancer in the UK -- Eastern Mediterranean -- LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Insights and Challenges with a Focus on Lebanon -- Western Pacific -- LGBT Populations and Cancer in Australia and New Zealand -- Challenges in Cancer Control Confronting the LGBT Population in China: Health Risks, Unique Barriers, and Unmet Needs -- What Have We Learned about Cancer and the Global LGBT Community? -- Index.

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

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Chapter1. Advances in experimental research about periodontitis: lessons from the past, ideas for the future (Julien Santi-Rocca) -- Part I: Periodontal microbiota -- Chapter 2. Microbiota in Periodontitis: advances in the omic era (Shao Bing Fong, Emile Boyer, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet, Vincent Meuric) -- Chapter 3. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: from basic to advanced research (Abdelhadi Hbibi, Amal Bouziane, Badiaa Lyoussi, Mimoun Zouhdi, Driss Benazza) -- Chapter 4. Meta-analyses on the Periodontal Archaeome (Jéssica Alves de Cena, Yuri Silvestre-Barbosa, Aline Belmok, Cristine Miron Stefani, Cynthia Maria Kyaw, Nailê Damé-Teixeira) -- Chapter 5. Parasites in periodontal health and disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (David Felipe Martin-Garcia, Malik Sallam, Gabriela Garcia, Julien Santi-Rocca) -- Chapter 6. Fungi - a component of the oral microbiome involved in periodontal diseases (Justyna Karkowska-Kuleta, Dorota Satala, Magdalena Smolarz, Marcin Zawrotniak, Maria Rapala-Kozik) -- Chapter 7. Herpesviruses in periodontitis: An umbrella review (Aleksandar Jakovljevic, Miroslav Andric, Jelena Jacimovic, Jelena Milasin, Javier Enrique Botero) -- Part II: Periodontitis pathophysiology -- Chapter 8. Recent updates on microbial biofilms in periodontitis: an analysis of in vitro biofilm models (Maick Meneguzzo Prado, Nathalia Figueiredo, Andréa Pimenta, Tamires Szeremeske Miranda, Magda Feres, Luciene Cristina Figueiredo, Josiane de Almeida, Bruno Bueno-Silva) -- Chapter 9. Update on B cell response in periodontitis (Julien Demoersman, Jacques Olivier Pers) -- Chapter 10. Polarization profiles of T lymphocytes and macrophages responses in periodontitis (Franco Cavalla, Marcela Hernández) -- Chapter 11. Complementary experimental methods in genetics open up new avenues of research to elucidate the pathogenesis of periodontitis (Arne S. Schaefer) -- Part III: Periodontitis-associated conditions -- Chapter 12. Update on the bidirectional link between diabetes and periodontitis (Leila Salhi, Michèle Reners) -- Chapter 13. Periodontitis as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: the experimental journey so far, with hope of therapy (Alice Harding, Shalini Kanagasingam, Richard Welbury, Sim K. Singhrao) -- Chapter 14. Cardiovascular diseases and periodontitis (Peter Riis Hansen, Palle Holmstrup) -- Part IV: Therapeutic management of periodontitis -- Chapter 15. Update on the role of cytokines as oral biomarkers in the diagnosis of periodontitis (Triana Blanco-Pintos, Alba Regueira-Iglesias, Carlos Balsa-Castro, Inmaculada Tomás) -- Chapter 16. Non-surgical periodontal treatment: SRP and innovative therapeutic approaches (Alexia Vinel, Antoine Al Halabi, Sébastien Roumi, Hélène Le Neindre, Pierre Millavet, Marion Simon, Constance Cuny, Jean-Sébastien Barthet, Pierre Barthet, Sara Laurencin-Dalicieux) -- Chapter 17. Update on the roles of oral hygiene and plaque control on periodontal disease (Leila Salhi, Bruno De Carvalho, Michèle Reners) -- Chapter 18. Multi-photonic adjunctive therapy for the management of periodontitis: recent advances and new treatment approach (Marco Giannelli, Daniele Bani) -- Chapter 19. Probiotics during the therapeutic management of periodontitis (Flavia Furlaneto, Karin Hitomi Ishikawa, Michel Reis Messora, Marcia P A Mayer) -- Chapter 20. Periodontal cell therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Antoine Dubuc, Valérie Planat-Bénard, Mathieu Marty, Paul Monsarrat, Philippe Kémoun) -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Introduction: The Pathway to Publishing -- Part II. Most common errors -- 1. General research and writing practices -- 2. Content of quantitative papers -- 3. Mechanics of writing -- 4. Grammatical structures and stylistic strategies -- 5. Achieving clarity and conciseness -- 6. Recording scientific data -- 7. Approaching publication -- 8. Slide and poster presentations.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: A historical and evolutionary view of tight junctions -- Tricellular tight junctions -- Mechanosensitivity of tight junctions -- Intracellular traffic and non-canonical roles of ZO-2 protein -- Impact of claudin-2 and occludin expression in inflammation disorders -- Tight junctions in the inflamed gut -- Intestinal barrier disruption by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli -- Tight junction barrier function regulation by microbiota -- Claudin-7 participation in cell-substrate adhesion, cell migration, salt balance in the renal collecting duct and gut cell renewal and differentiation -- Regulation of the alveolar epithelial barrier by claudin-5 -- Regulation of the blood-retinal barrier by occludin phosphorylation, norrin and sonic hedgehog signaling -- Transmigration of metastatic cells through the blood-brain barrier -- Endocytosis of tight junction proteins -- Regulated degradation of claudins. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Alkanes, composition, constitution, and configuration -- 2. Functional groups -- 3. Electronic structure of organic molecules -- 4. Alkenes and alkynes -- 5. Substitutions on saturated carbon atom -- 6. Nucleophilic additions -- 7. Stereochemistry, symmetry, and molecular chirality -- 8. Derivatives of carboxylic acids -- 9. Electrophilic substitutions -- 10. Pericyclic reactions -- 11. Organic natural products -- 12. Organic supramolecular and supermolecular structures.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Functions of Macropinocytosis -- Chapter 1: Functional Diversity of Macropinocytosis -- Chapter 2: Macropinocytosis and Cancer: From Tumor Stress to Signaling Pathways -- Chapter 3: The amoebal model for micropinocytosis -- Chapter 4: Extracellular ATP and macropinocytosis -- Chapter 5: Macropinocytosis and Cell Migration: Don't drink an drive -- Chapter 6: Macropinocytosis in phagocyte function and immunity -- Part 2: Signaling Mechanisms Driving Macropinocytosis -- Chapter 7: Roles of 3' Phosphoinositides in Macropinocytosis -- Chapter 8: Signaling pathways that regulate macropinocytosis in mammalian cells -- Chapter 9: Wnt, GSK3 and Macropinocytosis -- Chapter 10: Kras addiction promotes cancer cell adapation in harsh microenvironment through micropinocytosis -- Chapter 11: Kras-independent macropinocytosis in pancreatic cancer.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Prologue: Many questions, no answers -- Part 1: Crisis, what crisis...? -- 1. Too Late -- 2. Don’t Rely on Your Prescription -- 3. Chronic Disease? -- 4. No Prevention -- 5. Male Plus Low Income = Double Whammy -- 6. False Incentives -- 7. The End of Big Pharma -- 8. Research Not for Patients -- 9. Organ-Based Medicine -- 10. Interjection 1: How Healthy Do You Want to Be?.-Part 2: The Medicine of the Future -- 11. Re-Discover the Whole Patient -- 12. Research for patients -- 13. Know Your Genes -- 14. Outnumbered -- 15. Your Exposome -- 16. Big Data Medicine -- 17. Healed -- 18. Well-Tech -- 19. Interjection 2: Superhumans -- Part 3: The Future has Begun... -- 20. Self-diagnosis -- 21. Self-therapy -- 22. Your Digital Twin. Epilogue: Nobody Is Sick Anymore -- Appendix 1: Special Page 1 -- Appendix 2: Special Page 2. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Targeting Ion Channels for Cancer Treatment: Current Progress and Future Challenges -- Novel Therapeutic Approaches of Ion Channels and Transporters in Cancer -- Ion Channels in Cancer: Orchestrators of Electrical Signaling and Cellular Crosstalk -- Potassium and Chloride Ion Channels in Cancer: A Novel Paradigm for Cancer Therapeutics -- Potassium and Calcium Channel Complexes as Novel Targets for Cancer Research -- Solute Carrier Transportome in Chemotherapy-Induced Adverse Drug Reactions -- Ion Transport and Radioresistance -- Ion Transporting Proteins and Cancer: Progress and Perspectives.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction (Moray J Campbell & Charlotte L Bevan) -- Overview (Jason Carroll) -- Part I: Reproduction and Development -- Chapter 1. Nuclear receptors in pregnancy and outcomes: clinical perspective (Luiza Borges Manna & Catherine Williamson) -- Chapter 2. Female Reproductive Systems: hormone dependence and receptor expression (Philippa TK Saunders) -- Chapter 3. Nuclear receptors in ovarian function (Darryl Russell & Doan Thao Dinh) -- Part II: Metabolism -- Chapter 4. Nuclear receptors in energy metabolism (Alina Walth, Stephan Herzig & Maria Rohm) -- Chapter 5. Nuclear Receptors and lipid sensing (James L Thorne and Giorgia Cioccoloni) -- Part III: Central Systems -- Chapter 6. Corticosteroid receptors in Cardiac health and disease (Jessica Ivy, Gillian Gray, Megan Holmes, Martin Denvir, Karen Chapman) -- Chapter 7. Physiological convergence and antagonism between GR and PPARγ in inflammation and metabolism (Marija Dacic, Gayathri Shibu and Inez Rogatsky) -- Chapter 8. Circadian Rhythm and Nuclear Receptors (David W Ray) -- Chapter 9. Vitamin D and gut health (James C Fleet) -- Part IV: Cancer -- Chapter 10. Estrogen Receptor alpha and ESR1 Mutations in Breast Cancer (Jaymin Patel & Rinath Jeselsohn) -- Chapter 11. AR structural variants and prostate cancer (Laura Cato) -- Chapter 12. ERβ and inflammation (Linnea Hases, Amena Archer & Cecilia Williams) -- Chapter 13. Genomic insights into non-steroidal nuclear receptors in prostate and breast cancer (Sajad A Wani & Moray Campbell) -- Part V: New developments in transcriptional control by nuclear receptors -- Chapter 14. Protein condensation in the nuclear receptor family; implications for transcriptional output (Monique Appelman, Elle Hollaar, Jurian Schuijers & Saskia WC van Mil) -- Chapter 15. Prostate cancer epigenetic plasticity and enhancer heterogeneity: molecular causes, consequences and clinical implications (Jeroen Kneppers, Andries M Bergman & Wilbert Zwart) -- Chapter 16. Epigenetic coregulation of androgen receptor signaling (Rayzel Fernandes, Damien A. Leach & Charlotte Bevan) -- Part VI: Clinical Translation -- Chapter 17. Cllnical Translation: Targeting the Estrogen Receptor (Jennifer O. Lauchle & Ciara Metcalfe) -- Chapter 18. Drugging the undruggable: targeting the N-terminal domain of nuclear hormone receptors (Marianne Sadar) -- Chapter 19. Genetic Variation and Mendelian Randomization approaches (Mojgan Yazdanpanah, Nahid Yazdanpanah & Despoina Manousaki) -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Healthcare -- Chapter 1. Is It Time to FONA Friend? A Novel Mixed Reality Front of Neck Access Simulator -- Chapter 2. “Learning About Skin Breakdown” – Design, Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Application to Inform about Pressure Ulcers (sores) and Moisture Lesions -- Chapter 3. The Use of 3D-Printing and Injection Moulding in the Development of a Low-Cost, Perfused Renal Malignancy Model for Training of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy -- Chapter 4. The Co-IMMUNicate App: An Engaging and Entertaining Education Resource on Immunity to Respiratory Viruses -- Part II. Education -- Chapter 5. Application of AR and 3D Technology for Learning Neuroanatomy -- Chapter 6. Communicative Powers of Interactive Digital Mediums in the Field of Polyomics -- Chapter 7. SkilletonVR: Canine Skeleton VR -- Chapter 8. Using Holograms to Engage Young People with Anatomy -- Chapter 9. The Digital Dolphin: Are 3D Mobile Based and Interactive Models a Useful Aid to Volunteers on Stranding Schemes Learning the Basic Anatomy and Pathology of Cetaceans? -- Chapter 10. The Impact of the COVID Crisis on Anatomical Education: A Systematic Review.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. The tumor microenvironment -- Chapter 2. Methods of formulation of polymeric nanoparticles -- Chapter 3. Natural polymers based nanoparticles targeted to solid tumors -- Chapter 4. Optimization of physicochemical properties of polymeric nanoparticles for targeting solid tumors -- Chapter 5. Passive and active targeting approaches for solid tumors -- Chapter 6. Polymeric nanoparticles entrapping natural drugs for cancer therapy -- Chapter 7. Polymeric nanoparticles entrapping drug combinations targeted to solid tumors -- Chapter 8. Ligands specific to over-expressed receptors in solid tumors -- Chapter 9. Ligand targeted polymeric nanoparticles for cancer chemotherapy -- Chapter 10. Polymeric nanoparticles as theranostics for targeting solid tumors -- Chapter 11. Oral delivery of polymeric nanoparticles for solid tumors -- Chapter 12. Polymeric nanoparticles to target glioblastoma tumors -- Chapter 13. Polymeric nanoparticles to target lung cancer -- Chapter 14. Polymer based nanoplatforms for targeting breast cancer -- Chapter 15. PH-Sensitive polymeric nanoparticles for cancer treatment -- Chapter 16. Polymeric nanoplatforms for targeted treatment of prostate cancer -- Chapter 17. Cellular internalization and toxicity of polymeric nanoparticles -- Chapter 18. Prospects and challenges in the treatment of solid tumors.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Involvement of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Cerebral Microcirculation and Oxygenation in Traumatic Brain Injury -- Imaging cerebral energy metabolism in healthy infants -- Changes in cerebral oxygenation and systemic physiology during a verbal fluency task: Differences between men and women -- Brain Tissue Conductivity in Focal Cerebral Ischemia -- Physical stress Attenuates Cognitive inhibition: An fNIRS Examination -- Changes in Prefrontal Cortical Oxygenation During Tilt Table Orthostatic Hypotension in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Patients -- Effects of different optical properties of head tissues on near-infrared spectroscopy Using Monte Carlo Simulations -- Frontal cerebral oxygenation in humans at rest: A mirror symmetry in the correlation with cardiorespiratory activity -- Photomodulation of lymphatic delivery of bevacizumab to the brain: the role of singlet oxygen -- NIRS-based study of local cerebral oxygenation during transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with mild traumatic brain injury -- Postnatal Exposure to Brief Hypoxia Alters Brain VEGF Expression and Capillary Density in Adult Mice -- Impaired Cognitive Performance in Mice Exposed to Prolonged Hyperoxia -- Chronic Ketosis Modulates HIF1α-Mediated Inflammatory Response in Rat Brain -- Motor Imagery and Frontal Head Oxygenation: An fNIRS Study -- Non-invasive detection of persistent cortical hypoxia in Multiple Sclerosis using frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy (fdNIRS) -- Evaluation of intraoperative end-tidal Carbon dioxide change relates to length hospitalization in peridiaphragmatic surgery: a pilot study -- Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 patients is not related to a worsening in tissue oxygenation -- Cardiovascular risk score and gas exchange in COVID-19 patients: no correlation -- Heme Oxygenase 1/ High Mobility Group Box 1 pathway may have a possible role in Covid-19 ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome): a pilot histological study -- Silent Hypoxemia in COVID-19 pneumonia -- Low Flow and Microvascular Shunts: A Final Common Pathway to Cerebrovascular Disease: A Working Hypothesis -- A case of intracranial vertebral artery stenosis treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting guided by brain oximetry -- Assessment of Optimal Arterial Pressure with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients -- Effects of exercise-diet therapy on cognitive function in healthy elderly people evaluated by deep learning based on basic blood test data -- NIRS studies show reduced interhemispheric functional connectivity in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis that exhibit cortical hypoxia -- Eye Tracking Parameters Correlate With the Level of Cerebral Oxygen Saturation in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Study -- Critical closing pressure of cerebral circulation at concomitant moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury -- Hybrid convolutional neural network (hCNN) for image reconstruction in near-infrared optical tomography -- Cross-frequency coupling between brain and body biosignals: A systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning study -- Machine learning distinguishes familiar from unfamiliar pairs of subjects performing an eye contact task: A systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning study -- Assessing Neurovascular Coupling Using Wavelet Coherence in Neonates With Asphyxia -- Basic examination of hemoglobin phase of oxygenation and deoxygenation in resting state and task periods in adults using fNIRS -- Development and validation of robust and cost-effective liquid heterogeneous phantom for time domain near-infrared optical tomography -- Effect of Exercise Therapy on Stress Response Evaluated by IoMT Monitoring System -- Improved optical tissue model for tissue oximetry imaging applications -- In vitro validation of a new tissue oximeter using visible light -- Photon and Proton Dose Painting based on Oxygen Distribution – Feasibility Study and Tumour Control Probability Assessment -- Effect of Acidosis-Induced Signalling Pathways on Mitochondrial O2 Consumption of Tumour Cells -- Feasibility of non-invasive measurement of tumor NAD(H) by in vivo phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Acidosis-induced regulation of Egr1 and Ccn1 in vitro and in experimental tumors in vivo -- Perfusion-Limited Hypoxia Determines the Outcome of Radiation Therapy of Hypoxic Tumours -- Improved Oxygenation of Human Skin, Subcutis and Superficial Cancers upon Mild Hyperthermia Delivered by wIRA-Irradiation -- Blood Supply and Oxygenation Status of the Liver: From Physiology to Malignancy -- Optical Redox Imaging Is Responsive to TGFβ Receptor Signaling in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells -- Evaluation of betulinic acid derivatives as PET tracers for hypoxia-induced carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) expression -- Role of the mTOR signaling pathway during extracellular acidosis in tumor cells -- Feasibility Study of Remote Contactless Perfusion Imaging with Consumer-Grade Mobile Camera -- Stability of a Novel PEGylation site on a Putative Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier -- Oxygen storage in stacked phospholipid membranes under an oxygen gradient as a model for myelin sheaths -- Confocal laser and electron microscopic investigation of gap junctions in anaplastic astrocytomas -- A radiation biological analysis of the oxygen effect as a possible mechanism in FLASH -- Assessment of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in human tissues by in vivo phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at 1.5 Tesla -- Drag-Reducing Polymers Improve Vascular Hemodynamics and Tissue Oxygen Supply in Mouse Model of Diabetes Mellitus -- Hemorheologic Enhancement of Cerebral Perfusion increases oxygen supply and reduces Ab plaques deposition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease -- Calorimetric Characterization of the Binding Reaction Between Human Ferric Hemoglobins and Haptoglobin to Develop a Drug for Removal of Cell-Free Haemoglobin -- Feasibility To Measure Tissue Oxygen Saturation Using Textile-integrated Polymer Optical Fibers -- Effect of Atorvastatin on Microcirculation Evaluated by Vascular Occlusion Test with Peripheral Near lnfrared Spectroscop -- Flow characteristics of the conjugate of anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies and magnetic nanoparticle in the PBS and the blood vessel -- Cerebrovascular Reserve (CVR) and Stages of Hemodynamic Compromise -- On the mechanism of sustained mitochondrial membrane potential without functioning complex IV -- Further evidence that gradients of extracellular pH direct migration of MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro -- Blood Flow and Respiratory Gas Exchange in the Human Placenta at Term: A Data Update -- Oxyhaemoglobin Level Measured Using Near-Infrared Spectrometer is Associated with Brain Mitochondrial Dysfunction After Cardiac Arrest in Rats -- Changes in Oxygenation Levels During Moderate Altitude Simulation (Hypoxia-Induced): A Pilot Study Investigating the Impact of Skin Pigmentation in Pulse Oximetry -- The Intramuscular Circulation is Affected by Neck and Shoulder Pain -- Intramuscular circulation of the lumbar multifidus in different trunk positions on standing -- Numerical Optimization of a NIRS Device for Monitoring Tissue Oxygen Saturation -- Upper trapezius muscle tonicity, assessed by palpation, relates to change in tissue oxygenation and structure as measured by Time-Domain Near Infrared Spectroscopy -- Perceived exertion correlates with multiple physiological parameters during cardiopulmonary exercise testing -- Systemic and Quadriceps Muscle O2 Dynamics in Subjects without Attenuation Point of Deoxygenated Hemoglobin Concentration during Ramp Cycling Exercise -- Jaw-Clenching Intensity Effects on Masseter Oxygen Dynamics and Fatigue: A NIRS Oximetry Study. .

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

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part One: Basic Concepts in Precision Oncology -- Chapter 1. Design and Implementation of a precision oncology workflow -- Chapter 2. An overview of cancer genome sequencing -- Chapter 3. Software infrastructures for precision medicine workflows -- Part Two: Current Computational Methods and Tools in Precision Oncology -- Chapter 4. Somatic and germline variant calling from next-generation sequencing data -- Chapter 5. Identification of copy number alterations from next-generation sequencing data -- Chapter 6. Genome-wide discovery of large-scale structural variants from next-generation sequencing data -- Chapter 7. Assessment of microsatellite instability from next-generation sequencing data -- Chapter 8. Computational approaches for the investigation of intra-tumor heterogeneity and clonal evolution from bulk sequencing data -- Chapter 9. Analysis of the transcriptome for precision oncology applications -- Chapter 10. Computational methods for drug repurposing -- Chapter 11. Pathway for analysis for precision oncology applications -- Chapter 12. Identification of fusion transcripts from RNA-seq -- Chapter 13. Computational resources for the interpretation of variations in cancer -- Chapter 14. Analysis of electronic health records for precision oncology -- Chapter 15. Network approaches for precision oncology -- Chapter 16. Experimental validation of genomic alterations -- Part Three: Advanced Concepts - The Future of Precision Oncology -- Chapter 17. Molecular profiling of liquid biopsies for precision oncology -- Chapter 18. Artificial intelligence for precision oncology -- Chapter 19. Single-cell technologies in precision oncology -- Chapter 20. Computational approaches for precision immuno-oncology -- Chapter 21. Multi-pmics profiling of the tumor microenvironment -- Chapter 22. Epigenetic and precision oncology -- Chapter 23. Next generation knowledge bases to support precision oncology. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Genetics control of immune responses -- Non-melanoma skin cancer -- Melanoma -- Psoriasis -- Atopic dermatitis -- Contact dermatitis -- Lichen planus -- Pemphigus and pemphigoids -- Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus -- Granuloma annulare and Necrobiosis lipoidica -- Alopecia areata -- Vitiligo -- Acne Vulgaris and Rosacea -- Urticaria and Angioedema -- Cutaneous drug reaction -- Photodermatologic disorders -- Infantile Haemangioma and other vascular malformations.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Outline Of Anatomy/Physiology Of Skeletal Tissues -- Chapter 2: Tumors Of The Musculoskeletal System -- Chapter 3: Tumor-Like Lesions Of The Musculoskeletal System -- Chapter 4: General Considerations About Bone Tumors -- Chapter 5: Appendix: Manual For Histological Preparation And Examination Of Tissues Containing Bone And Cartilage.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Compliance with the Surgery Safety Checklist: An Update on the Status -- Surgical Safety Checklist: Polychromatic or Achromatic Design -- Surgical Strategy and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Bronchial Carcinoids -- Frozen Section or Intraoperative Cytology: Are We Ready for a Paradigm Shift in Thoracic Surgery? -- Clinical Outcome in Patients with Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection After Thoracic Surgery -- Cytological Diagnostic Procedures in Malignant Mesothelioma -- Combination of Biochemical and Cytological Findings for Better Diagnosis in Pleural Effusions -- Cytokines in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Step Towards Earlier Detection and Targeted Therapy -- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Secondary to Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case Report -- Perception of Well-Being and Quality of Life in Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery -- Do Multiple Brain Lesions Always Connote Worse Outcomes? Appraisal Evidence from a Tertiary Care Center in Koshi/Purbanchal Province of Nepal -- Radioimaging and Demographic Profiles of Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Need for the Pragmatic Referral System -- Anticytokine Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Report.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: How Reciprocal Interactions Between the Tumor Microenvironment and Ion Transport Proteins Drive Cancer Progression -- Ion Channels, Transporters, and Sensors Interact with the Acidic Tumor Microenvironment to Modify Cancer Progression -- Role of pH Regulatory Proteins and Dysregulation of pH in Prostate Cancer -- Calcium-Permeable Channels in Tumor Vascularization: Peculiar Sensors of Microenvironmental Chemical and Physical Cues -- Circulating Tumor Cells: Does Ion Transport Contribute to Intravascular Survival, Adhesion, Extravasation, and Metastatic Organotropism?.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Getting started -- Chapter 1: The why and the what of scientific research and publishing -- Chapter 2: Understanding research ethics -- Chapter 3: How to structure a scientific article, conference poster and presentation -- Part 2: The Hidden Bumps -- Chapter 4: Who gets authorship status? -- Chapter 5: The art of journal selection -- Chapter 6: Understanding the editor’s perspectives -- Part 3: The Destination -- Chapter 7: Converting a scientific article for the media -- Chapter 8: What are research metrics and why should I care? -- Chapter 9: Beyond your scientific publication -- Chapter 10: The Editor’s Perspective – Full-Length Interviews.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Artificial Intelligence and Precision Medicine: A Perspective -- Pedobarography in Physiotherapy: A Narrative Review on Current Knowledge -- Quantum Medicine: A Role of Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields in the Management of Chronic Pain -- Manual Therapy Approach to the Extraocular Muscles in Migraine Treatment: A Preliminary Study -- Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy: A Comparison of Operating Methods in Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain -- Serum Impedance in Children with Recurrent Respiratory Infections -- Olfactory Response to Altitude Hypoxia: A Pilot Study During a Himalayan Trek -- The Impact of Change in Hospital Admissions When Primary Care Is Provided by a Single Primary Care Physician: A Cohort Study Among HMO Patients in Israel -- Risk of Falls in Patients Aged Over 65 in the Context of the Treatment Facility -- Anthropometric Indices as Long-Term Predictors of Diabetes in Impaired Fasting Glucose Metabolism: Findings in the PURE Study in Poland -- Cardiovascular Risk Factors Drive Impaired Fasting Glucose to Type 2 Diabetes: Findings After a 9-Year Follow-Up in the PURE Study in Poland -- Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Creating Interactive Three-Dimensional Applications to Visualise Novel Stent Grafts That Aid in the Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms -- Chapter 2. Using Confocal Microscopy to Generate an Accurate Vascular Model for Use in Patient Education Animation -- Chapter 3. Methods and applications of 3D Patient-Specific Virtual Reconstructions in Surgery -- Chapter 4. Proof of Concept for the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality in Upper Limb Rehabilitation of Multiple Sclerosis Patients -- Chapter 5. Virtual Wards: A Rapid Adaptation to Clinical Attachments in MBChB During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence: Innovation to Assist in the Identification of Sono-anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia -- Chapter 7. A Systematic Review of Randomised Control Trials Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release -- Chapter 8. Exploring Visualisation for Embryology Education: A Twenty-First-Century Perspective -- Chapter 9. How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Is Assisting Us to Extract Meaning from Data on Bone Mechanics? -- Chapter 10. Visual Communication and Creative Processes Within the Primary Care Consultation -- Chapter 11. Digital 2D, 2.5D and 3D Methods for Adding Photo-Realistic Textures to 3D Facial Depictions of People from the Past -- Chapter 12. Teaching with Cadavers Outside of the Dissection Room Using Cadaveric Videos -- Chapter 13. A Novel Cadaveric Embalming Technique for Enhancing Visualisation of Human Anatomy -- Chapter 14. Assessing the Impact of Interactive Educational Videos and Screencasts Within Pre-clinical Microanatomy and Medical Physiology Teaching.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. AI and Big Data for Intelligent Health: Promise and Potential -- 2. AI and Big Data for Cancer Segmentation, Detection and Prevention -- 3. Radiology, AI and Big Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Imaging -- 4. Neuroradiology: Current Status and Future Prospects -- 5. Big Data and AI in Cardiac Imaging -- 6. Artificial Intelligence and Big data for COVID-19 Diagnosis -- 7. AI and Big Data for Drug Discovery -- 8. Blockchain of IoMT (BIoMT): A New Paradigm for COVID-19 Pandemic: Application, Architecture, Technology, and Security -- 9. AI and Big Data for Therapeutic Strategies in Psychiatry -- 10. Distributed Learning in Healthcare -- 11. Cybersecurity in Healthcare -- 12. Radiology and Radiomics: Towards oncology Prediction with IA and Big Data.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Scaffolds for promoting neural repair -- Chapter 2. Composites for nerve regeneration -- Chapter 3. Configurable models of the blood-brain barrier -- Chapter 4. Engineering nerve conduits -- Chapter 5. Flexible electronics for stem cell differentiation -- Chapter 6. Nanosensors for brain chemistry -- Chapter 7. Nanomaterials for imaging the brain ECS -- Chapter 8. Microfluidics for analysis of neuronal development -- Chapter 9. Multiple particle tracking measurements of extracellular matrix dysregulation -- Chapter 10. Bioresponsive nanomaterials for treatment of CNS disease -- Chapter 11. Redox regulation for controlling cell fate -- Chapter 12. Polymersome delivery of CRISPR-based therapies -- Chapter 13. Multifunctional polymers for targeted delivery -- Chapter 14. Theranostic nanomaterials for brain injury.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. General Principles -- Chapter 2. Signals – Scattering -- Chapter 3. Signals - Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, Impedance, Extinction -- Chapter 4. Fluidics -- Chapter 5. Light Sources -- Chapter 6. Optical Benches -- Chapter 7. Detectors and Electronics -- Chapter 8. Signal Analysis -- Chapter 9. The Cytometric File -- Chapter 10. Data Transformation -- Chapter 11. Data Representation -- Chapter 12. Data Analysis -- Chapter 13. Standards, Setup, Calibration, and Control Techniques -- Chapter 14. Fluorochromes – Overview -- Chapter 15. Fluorochromes Suitable for Antibody Conjugation -- Chapter 16. Fluorochromes That Bind Nucleic Acids -- Chapter 17. Fluorochromes for the Study of the Cell Features -- Chapter 18. Fluorescent Proteins -- Chapter 19. Spillover and Compensation -- Chapter 20. Artifacts -- Chapter 21. Cell Sorting -- Chapter 22. Non-Conventional Flow Cytometry -- Chapter 23. Statistics: A Cytometric Point of View.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. The physical principles of light propagation and light-matter interactions -- Chapter 2. Design, alignment and usage of infinity-corrected microscope -- Chapter 3. Epifluorescence Microscopy -- Chapter 4. Basic digital image design, processing, analysis, management, and presentation -- Chapter 5. Confocal Microscopy -- Chapter 6. Live-cell Imaging: A Balancing Act Between Speed, Sensitivity and Resolution -- Chapter 7. Structured Illumination Microscopy -- Chapter 8. Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy -- Chapter 9. Two-Photon Imaging -- Chapter 10. Modern microscopy image analysis: quantifying colocalization on a mobile device -- Chapter 11. Spinning Disk Microscopy -- Chapter 12. Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy -- Chapter 13. Localization microscopy: a review of the progress in methods and applications.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The advent of Medical Biotechnology -- Biotechnology in Medicine: Fundamentals -- Biotechnology in Medicine: Advances-I -- Biotechnology in Medicine: Advances-II -- Analytical Techniques in Medical Biotechnology -- Immunology in Medical Biotechnology -- Epigenetics and Medical Biotechnology -- Stem Cell Technology in Medical Biotechnology -- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology -- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biotechnology -- Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine -- Laboratory Protocols in Medical Biotechnology-I -- Laboratory Protocols in Medical Biotechnology-II -- Ethics and Medical Biotechnology -- Career and opportunities in Medical Biotechnology -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction on Integrated Science: Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity in Health -- Cognitive Sciences as a Naturalistic Model of Interdisciplinary Approaches -- The Aesthetics of Science from the Viewpoint of Neuroscience -- Neuroscience and Quantum Physics Aspect of Human Brainwaves -- Modern Psychiatry: Confluence of Mind, Science, and Society -- Schizophrenia: A Disorder of Timing and Sensorimotor Integration during Decision-making -- Getting to Know Ourselves Through Recognizing Ourselves in Others: Neuroanatomy of Empathy in a Social Neuroscientific Model -- Why People Make Irrational Choices About Their Health? -- Adherence to Treatment: At the Interface of Biological, Medical, and Social Sciences -- Social Cognition and Food Decisions in Obesity -- Nuclear Medicine: A Transdisciplinary Field to Integrate Formal, Physical, Biological, and Medical Sciences -- Beyond the Borders of Dentistry: Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Approach to Oral Health Promotion -- Drug Discovery in Big Pharma: Where “Birds” and “Fish” Collaborate to Find New Medicines -- A Phenomenological Analysis of the Pandemic: Philosophy and Life -- Engineering, Environment, and Health: Why interdisciplinarity matters? -- Super-spreading in Infectious Diseases: A Global Challenge for All Disciplines -- Possibility of Changes in Travel Behavior as a Consequence of the Pandemic and Teleworking -- Bringing the Two Cultures of the Arts and Sciences Together in Complex Health Interventions -- Thinking Deeper, Wider, Further: Visual Thinking for the Pandemic 3.0 and the Game-Changing Pathways ahead -- The Clinical Benefits of Art Therapy: Definition, History, and Outcomes with a Focus on Music Therapy -- When Combining Arts and Sciences Assists Medical Devices Uses: DeafSpace and Cochlear Implants -- Art, Medicine, and Public Health: Synergizing Humanistic and Medical Strategies in Managing a Pandemic -- Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for E-Health -- Artificial Intelligence in the Medical Context: Who Is the Agent in Charge? -- Ethical Deliberation on AI-Based Medicine -- Towards an Integrative and Holistic Approach to the Discipline of Health Informatics -- Integrated, Multidisciplinary, and Interdisciplinary Medical Education -- Giving Voice to Social Values in Achieving Universal Health Coverage -- Discrimination in Medical Research Sampling: Recommendations and Applications to Psychology -- Integrated Science 2050: Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity in Health.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: A Beginner’s Guide to Different Types of Microscopes -- Principles of Light and Fluorescence Microscopy -- Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopy -- Scanning Probe Microscopy: tipping the path towards atomic visions -- Atomic Force Microscopy - An Advanced Imaging Technique: From Molecules to Morphologies -- Exploring the microcosm at atomic precision using Atomic Force Microscopy -- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Learning to generate and interpret the topographical aspects of materials -- Recent updates on methods, applications, and practical uses of scanning electron microscopy in various life sciences -- Transmission electron microscopy - A powerful and novel scientific technique with nanoscale resolution for characterization of materials -- Preparation of Biological Samples for SEM: Techniques and Procedures -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. Tracer technique in basic research -- 3. Tracer technique in applied research -- 4. Literature cited.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface (Claus Glüer) -- Chapter 1. Introduction (Quentin Grimal and Pascal Laugier) -- Part I: Ultrasound Methods for Skeletal Status Clinical Assessment -- Chapter 2. Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) in the Management of Osteoporosis and Assessment of Fracture Risk: An Update (Didier Hans, Antoine Metrailler, Elena Gonzalez Rodriguez, Olivier Lamy, Enisa Shevroja) -- Chapter 3. Clinical devices for bone assessment (Kay Raum and Pascal Laugier) -- Chapter 4. Axial transmission – Techniques, devices and clinical results (Nicolas Bochud and Pascal Laugier) -- Chapter 5. Signal processing techniques applied to axial transmission ultrasound (Tho N.H.T. Tran, Kailiang Xu, Lawrence H. Le, and Dean Ta) -- Chapter 6. Ultrasonic Assessment of Cancellous Bone Based on the Two-Wave Phenomenon (Katsunori Mizuno, Yoshiki Nagatani, Isao Mano) -- Chapter 7. Pulse-echo Measurements of Bone Tissues. Techniques and Clinical Results at the Spine and Femur (Delia Ciardo, Paola Pisani, Francesco Conversano, Sergio Casciaro) -- Chapter 8. Scattering in Cancellous Bone (Keith Wear) -- Chapter 9. Ultrasound Scattering in Cortical Bone (Yasamin Karbalaeisadegh and Marie Muller) -- Chapter 10. Single-sided ultrasound imaging of the bone cortex: anatomy, tissue characterization and blood flow (Guillaume Renaud and Sébastien Salles) -- Chapter 11. Ultrasound Computed Tomography (Philippe Lasaygues, Luis Espinosa, Simon Bernard, Philippe Petit, Régine Guillermin) -- Part II: Ex vivo Measurement of Bone Material Properties: New Methods and Data -- Chapter 12. Measurement of Cortical Bone Elasticity Tensor with Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (Simon Bernard, Xiran Cai and Quentin Grimal) -- Chapter 13. Documenting the anisotropic stiffness of hard tissues with resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (Xiran Cai, Simon Bernard, Quentin Grimal) -- Chapter 14. Assessing the elasticity of child cortical bone (Cécile Baron, Hélène Follet, Martine Pihioux, Cédric Payan, and Philippe Lasaygues) -- Chapter 15. Piezoelectric and Opto-Acoustic Material Properties of Bone (Atsushi Hosokawa and Mami Matsukawa) -- Part III: Emerging applications of Bone Quantitative Ultrasound -- Chapter 16. 3D Ultrasound Imaging of the Spine (Yong Ping Zheng and Timothy Tin Yan Lee) -- Chapter 17. Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Bone-Implant Interface (Yoann Hériveaux, Vu-Hieu Nguyen, Guillaume Haïat) -- Chapter 18. Adaptive ultrasound focusing through the cranial bone for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders (Thomas Bancel, Thomas Tiennot, Jean-François Aubry) -- Chapter 19. GuidedWaves in the Skull (Héctor Estrada and Daniel Razansky) -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Exciting Data and Representation -- Chapter 1. A Multimodal Social Semiotics Perspective on Teaching and Learning Using Biomedical Visualisations -- Chapter 2. Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House: Visualisation, Representation and Dissemination of Health-Related Public Engagement Media -- Chapter 3. The Evolution of Scientific Visualisations: A Case Study Approach to Big Data for Varied Audiences -- Part II. Biomedical Education: Theory and Practice -- Chapter 4. The Affordances of Visual Modes in Pedagogy on the Physics of Motion in Physiotherapy Education -- Part III. Making 3D -- Chapter 5. Mitochondria to Bitter Melon: Understanding the 3D Ultrastructure of the Cell via 2D Thin Section Reconstruction and the History of Mitochondrial Visualization -- Chapter 6. Using Molecular Visualisation Techniques to Explain the Molecular Biology of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Mutations to a General Audience -- Chapter 7. Student-Perceived Value on the Use of Clay Modelling in Undergraduate Clinical Anatomy -- Part IV. Ethical Considerations -- Chapter 8. Advances in Digital Technology in Teaching Human Anatomy: Ethical Predicaments.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I: Defining The Problem -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Challenging Perceptions - What is mental health anyway? -- Chapter 3: Setting the Scene - Understanding the PhD Mental Health Crisis -- Part II: Mindset Matters -- Chapter 4: Self-Care: Without you there is no PhD -- Chapter 5: Not another yoga session - University Wellbeing programs and why they so often miss the mark -- Chapter 6: “I’ll read it later” and other lies we tell ourselves – Managing Expectations and Guilt -- Chapter 7: Why you earned it – Fighting the Impostor -- Part III: Environmental Stressors -- Chapter 8: Dismantling the Ivory Tower – Systemic Issues that Might Impact your Mental Health -- Chapter 9: Perhaps it’s not you it’s them: PhD Student-Supervisor relationships -- Chapter 10: Publish or Perish – On the Myth of Meritocracy -- Chapter 11: The High-Walled Rose Garden: Understanding there is life outside the academy -- Part IV: Seeking Help -- Chapter 12: Thriving, not just surviving.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Introduction on Integrated Science: Transdisciplinary across the Different Disciplines -- 2 Chaos Theoretical Explanation to Each Development of Evolution Theory, Psychology, Physics, and Philosophy -- 3 Managerial Problems and Cultural Heritage in Information Technology -- 4 On the Essential Unity of Mathematics, Science, and Art: The Justice Evaluation Function and the Golden Number -- 5 Integration of Film Theory and Studies with Neuroscience -- 6 Systems View in Engineering Research -- 7 Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Concept, Methods, and Applications -- 8 The World Big Challenges Faced by Nanoscience: Examples of How Integrated Science Can Save the World -- 9 The Kaleidoscopic Image as an Intersection between Art and Science: From Microscopic Forms to Cosmological Models -- 10 Disruptions and Competitive Strategies in the Automotive Industry -- 11 Macroeconomics: From Equilibrium Settings to Multi-Agent Worlds -- 12 A Multi-level Perspective to Biosimilars Development: Pathways Towards Incremental Innovation in the Health Bioeconomy -- 13 A 2020s Marketing Taxonomy for Augmented Reality Customer Experience -- 14 Can Viral Marketing Content Spread according to the Rumour Formula? -- 15 Exaptation as a Design Strategy for Resilient Communities -- 16 Ecosystem management and climate-smart agriculture -- 17 A new generation of shrimp aquaculture for sustainability and resilience of future green cities -- 18 Public Understanding of Geoethics Dilemmas: A Case Study on Lithium Exploitation -- 19 Creative Approaches for Mitigating Environmental Challenges: A Cosmopolitan Localism Perspective -- 20 Landscape: A Holistic Approach to Space -- 21 Integrated Approaches to Land Management -- 22 Archaeology as an Interdisciplinary Science at the Cross-Roads of Physical, Chemical, Biological, and Social Sciences: New Perspectives and Research -- 23 Biomimicry in Architecture: From Theory to Practice -- 24 Ecodemocracy in Practice: Examples of Forestry and Food Production -- 25 Semantic Analyses of Hilary Putnam’s Twin Earth (ft. TE Diagram) -- 26 Sport Sciences: An Ideal Field of Play for Integrated Knowledges -- 27 Single Valued Neutrosophic Set: An Overview -- 28 Technology Assessment Integrated research for scientific policy advice -- 29 The Artistic and Scientific Nature of Protein Structure: A Historical Overview -- 30 The Art and Science of Biomimicry – Abstracting Design Principles from Nature -- 31 The Phenomenon of Meeting in Art: A Transdisciplinary Approach -- 32 The Phenomenon of Meeting in Art: A Transdisciplinary Approach.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Cell and Molecular Biology of Centrosome Structure and Function -- The centrosome Cycle within the cell cycle -- Centrosome as center for proteolytic activity and dysfunctions associated with pathogenesis of human disease -- Centrosome dysfunctions in cancer -- Virus exploitation of centrosomes -- Centrosomes in reproduction -- Transition from centrosomal to non-centrosomal microtubule organization during cellular polarization -- External and environmental effects on Centrosomes -- Centrosomes and centrosome equivalents in other systems -- Non-centrosomal microtubule organization in plant cells.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- Part I Transforming Research with Broad Engagement -- 2. The Transformative Power of Broadly Engaged Team Science: A Moth-er’s Quest to Understand PXE -- 3. Broadly Engaged Team Science in Neonatal Research -- 4. Patient Advocates in Cancer Care: A Rich Tradition and Evolving Role -- 5. National Kidney Foundation Patient Network -- 6. Broadly Engaged Team Science Comes to Life in a Design Lab -- 7. Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Employs Broadly Engaged Team Science to Explore the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Research and Development -- Part II. Integrating Communities and Stakeholders into Broadly Engaged Team Science -- 8. Social Movements and Stakeholder Engagement -- 9. A Basic Scientist’s Journey: Engaging Public Stakeholders Through Civic Science -- 10. Lessons in Public Involvement from Across the Pond -- 11. Leveling the Playing Field for Community Stakeholders: Examining Practices to Improve Engagement and Address Power Dynamics -- 12. A Theory of Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion -- 13. Monitoring and Evaluation of Stakeholder Engagement in Health Research -- Part III. Applying Broadly Engaged Team Science: Case Studies -- 14. Insiders and Outsiders: A Case Study of Fostering Research Partnerships between Academic Health Centers and Corrections Institutions -- 15. Responding to the Community: HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) -- 16. Students as Key Collaborators in Tackling Early Stage Research Ideas -- 17. Engaging Stakeholders to Decrease Study Start-up Delays -- 18. Health Literacy and Broadly Engaged Team Science: How One Study Team Used Plain Language Principles to Share Findings with Affected Communities -- 19. Utilizing Patient Navigators to Promote Equitable and Accountable Research -- 20. Asian American Research in the Post-Atlanta Era: Driving Community-engaged Research That Is More Meaningful, Responsive, and Actionable for Local Communities -- 21. Stakeholder Engagement in Predictive Model Development for Clinical Decision Support -- Part IV. Creating an Institutional Environment of Support for Broadly Engaged Team Science -- 22. Research Administration Practices for Proposal Development and Post-Award Management of Stakeholders and Community Participants -- 23. Starting Off Right: Supporting Community Involvement in the Evaluation of Research Proposals -- 24. Role of Broadly Engaged Team Science in the Inclusion of Minority Populations as Research Participants and in All Roles on Research Teams -- 25. Rewarding Team Science in Tenure and Promotion Practices: An Operational Imperative for the Academic Research Enterprise of the 21st Century -- Epilogue.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I-Physiology and Basic Principles of Drug Handling for the CNS -- Anatomy and Physiology of the Blood Brain Barriers -- Drug Delivery to the Brain: Integrating Neuroscience, Physiology, and Brain Barriers Science -- Brain Delivery of Therapeutics via Transcytosis: Types and Mechanisms of Vesicle-Mediated Transport Across the BBB -- Brain- Arachnoid Barrier as an Important Clearance Pathway from CSF -- BBB Pharmacoproteomics: Quantitative Targeted Absolute Proteomics (QTAP): Species Differences -- Drug Metabolism at the BBB and the BCFSB -- PART II-PK Concepts and Methods for Studying CNS Drug Delivery -- Pharmacokinetics Concepts in Brain Drug Delivery -- In Vitro Models of CNS Barriers -- Human In Vitro BBB Models Derived from Pluripotent Stem Cells -- In situ and In vivo Animal Models -- Principles of PET and Its Role in Understanding Drug Delivery to the Brain -- Prediction of CNS PK and PD Using Translational Research Approaches -- Part III-Industrial Approaches for Investigation of Potential CNS Drugs -- Drug Discovery Methods for Studying Brain Drug Delivery and Distribution -- Prediction of Drug Exposure in the Brain From the Chemical Structure -- Integrated Approach to Optimizing CNS Penetration in Drug Discovery -- Part IV: Strategies for Improved CNS Drug Delivery -- Intranasal Drug Delivery to the Brain -- Blood to Brain Drug Delivery Using Nanocarriers -- Enhancing CNS Exposure Through Brain Endothelial Cell RMT-Exploiting the Transferrin Receptor at the BBB -- Therapeutic Osmotic Modification of the BBB in the Treatment of CNS Pathologies -- Biophysical Perspectives on BBB Permeability Enhancement by Ultrasound and Microbubbles for Targeted Drug Delivery in the Clinical Setting -- Optimization of Blood Brain Barrier Opening With Focused Ultrasound-The Animal Perspective -- CNS Gene Therapy Using Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vectors -- Part V-CNS Drug Delivery in Disease Conditions -- Disease Influence on BBB Transport in Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation -- Enhancing Drug Delivery in the Setting of Stroke and Brain Injury -- Drug Delivery to tumor Metastases in the Brain-(Including PK PD Free Fraction Active Conc.) -- Drug Delivery to Primary Tumors in the Brain-(Including PK PD Free Fraction Active Conc.) -- Appendix:CNS Anatomy, Function, Vasculature and Fluid Exchange: Primer for Drug Delivery Scientists.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Discovery and Overview of Par-4 -- Par-4 in cell cycle regulation -- Conformational studies of the Par-4 C-terminal Domain -- Structural analysis of Par-4 and crystallographic analysis of the regulatory domain -- Regulation of Par-4 by Ubiquitinases -- REGULATION OF PAR-4 FUNCTION BY PHOSPHORYLATION -- Role of Par-4 in GRP78 translocation -- PAR-4 in the regulation of stem cell death and embryo development -- RASSF2 and the PAR-4 connection -- Regulation of tumor suppressor Par-4 by ceramide -- PAWR as a direct SRC-1/HOXC11 suppression target -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells -- 2. The transcription factors Zeb1 and Snail induce cell malignancy and can-cer stem cell phenotype in prostate cells, increasing androgen synthesis ca-pacity and therapy resistance -- 3. ERBB signaling pathway in cancer stem cells -- 4. Functional and molecular characters of cancer stem cells through devel-opment to establishment -- 5. Microenvironment in cancer stem cells -- 6. Cancer stem cells contribute to drug resistance in multiple different ways -- 7. Abnormal glycosylation in cancer cells and cancer stem cells as a thera-peutic target.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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.