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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
The second edition of Avian Immunology provides an up-to-date overview of the current knowledge of avian immunology. From the ontogeny of the avian immune system to practical application in vaccinology, the book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens. In addition, chapters...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
Within the healthcare domain, big data is defined as any ``high volume, high diversity biological, clinical, environmental, and lifestyle information collected from single individuals to large cohorts, in relation to their health and wellness status, at one or several time points.'' Such data is crucial...
Advances in Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
Revised Selected Papers from the 2nd International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics (NEUROTECHNIX 2014), October 25-26, Rome, Italy
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
This book is a timely report on current neurotechnology research. It presents a snapshot of the state of the art in the field, discusses current challenges and identifies new directions. The book includes a selection of extended and revised contributions presented at the 2nd International Congress...
Genetic Testing
Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health benefits to prospective individuals and their families it also raises complex ethical and moral dilemmas for families...
Biofluid Mechanics
An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Macrocirculation, and Microcirculation
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Biofluid Mechanics: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Macrocirculation, and Microcirculation shows how fluid mechanics principles can be applied not only to blood circulation, but also to air flow through the lungs, joint lubrication, intraocular fluid movement, renal transport among other specialty...
Nano-Antimicrobials
Progress and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
There is a high demand for antimicrobials for the treatment of new and emerging microbial diseases. In particular, microbes developing multidrug resistance have created a pressing need to search for a new generation of antimicrobial agents, which are effective, safe and can be used for the cure...
Engineering Health
How Biotechnology Changed Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
Biotechnology harnesses cellular and biochemical systems to advance knowledge of the molecular cause of disease and to provide new diagnostic tools and more precisely targeted drugs. Within a decade, global investment in medical biotechnology has increased more than ten-fold, resulting in therapies...
Optogenetics
From Neuronal Function to Mapping and Disease Biology
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Discovered little more than a decade ago, optogenetics - a revolutionary technique combining genetic and optical methods to observe and control the function of neurons - is now a widely used research tool. Optogenetics-driven research has led to insights into Parkinson's disease and other neurological...
Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
Risk Analysis and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Bringing together the ideas of experts from around the world, this incisive text offers cutting-edge perspectives on the risk analysis and governance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), supporting effective and informed decision-making in developing countries. Comprised of four comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Within recent years pharmaceuticals have come into focus as contaminants of the environment (see for example Kümmerer, K. editor: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment). At the same time the issue of sustainable chemistry gained momentum. Bringing both together would result in sustainable pharmacy....
Modelling Organs, Tissues, Cells and Devices
Using MATLAB and COMSOL Multiphysics
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
This book presents a theoretical and practical overview of computational modeling in bioengineering, focusing on a range of applications including electrical stimulation of neural and cardiac tissue, implantable drug delivery, cancer therapy, biomechanics, cardiovascular dynamics, as well as fluid-structure...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Ivermectin and abamectin, members of the avermectin family of compounds, were introduced to the market in the 1980's as a veterinary antiparasitic drug and agricultural pesticide, respectively. Their acceptance and commercial success have been remarkable; both are highly effective and in worldwide...
Horse Health Care
A Step-By-Step Photographic Guide to Mastering Over 100 Horsekeeping Skills
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
A healthy horse is a happy horse. Packed with dozens of essential health care skills every horse owner should know, this guide will help you keep your animal healthy, save you money, and make your horse operation more self-sufficient. Cherry Hill provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
This book is an introduction to health care as a complex adaptive system, a system that feeds back on itself. The first section introduces systems and complexity theory from a science, historical, epistemological, and technical perspective, describing the principles and mathematics. Subsequent sections...