Bentham Science Publishers

The widespread digitalization of all aspects of life, including the disruption caused by the Internet and the invasion by artificial intelligence, necessitates rethinking educational transformation processes. The broader purpose of the digital transformation of education is to develop an effective educational system that fits the needs of the digital economy and guarantees easy access to information for stakeholders in this sector.

Digital Transformation in Education: Emerging Markets and Opportunities provides a comprehensive understanding of the emergence and evolution of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in the field of education. It presents 12 reviews that shed light on the various advantages and drawbacks of digital technology along with the opportunities and markets that are emerging because of such a digital education transition. Each chapter is written by a group of distinguished contributors and presents a detailed literature review, methodology (where appropriate), discussion and reference list. The book content equips educators at all levels with essential information required to adapt to educational technology in order to improve teaching, student support and learning outcomes.

This book is an informative resource for post-graduate scholars, academics, policymakers, educators, and researchers in pedagogy, learning theory, digital learning, communication and education research.

Dimorphism can be defined as the property of different fungal species to grow in the form of budding yeasts or in the form of mycelium, depending on the environmental conditions. Dimorphism may be considered as a differentiative phenomenon, similar to others exhibited by fungi: spore germination, sporulation, etc, but comparatively simple to analyze.

Fungal dimorphism involves extensive changes in the cell physiology and morphology in response to external signals, producing drastic alterations in the cell wall structure and synthesis, whose growth pattern changes from isodiametric (spherical) to polarized or vice versa. Because of this, dimorphism has been the subject of extensive studies as a model for the differentiation processes occurring in eukaryotic organisms.

Additionally, it is important to recall that the most important human pathogenic fungi, and some plant pathogenic ones are dimorphic, displaying different morphologies when growing as saprophytes, or inside their hosts. This observation, and the demonstration that mutants in specific genes that interfere with the dimorphic transition are non-virulent, has suggested that this process might be a target for efficient antimycotic drugs.

This e-book includes several chapters on the most important and studied fungal models, written by specialists, discussing the biology of each species or genera, the general aspects controlling their dimorphic transition, the molecular aspects involved, the use of them as models for understanding the bases of biochemical and cell differentiation, and the importance of dimorphism in pathogenesis.

This e-book is recommended for scholars and researchers working or interested in human, animal and plant pathogenesis, fungal genetics, molecular biology, development, evolution, and differentiation.

Discrete Hilbert-type inequalities including Hilbert's inequality are important in mathematical analysis and its applications. In 1998, the author presented an extension of Hilbert's integral inequality with an independent parameter. In 2004, some new extensions of Hilbert's inequality were presented by introducing two pairs of conjugate exponents and additional independent parameters. Since then, a number of new discrete Hilbert-type inequalities have arisen. In this book, the author explains how to use the way of weight coefficients and introduce specific parameters to build new discrete Hilbert-type inequalities and consider some applications. The book is intended to augment the reader's understanding of Hilbert-type inequalities.

Plant diseases in ornamental, aromatic and medicinal crops are common in occurrence, and account for up to 12-20% yield losses. Diseases of Ornamental, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants is a unique reference aimed to fulfil knowledge gaps on this subject. Nine chapters cover major diseases and nematode problems in important ornamental plants (cut flowers, potted flowers, flowering geophytes, and turfs), medicinal plants (tuberous and non-tuberous) and aromatic plants.

The book explains the etiology, symptoms, disease cycle, economic importance, distribution, and management of respective plants with advanced and sustainable approaches. The book is intended as a key resource for students, botanists and academics in plant science courses. It also serves as a quick guide for horticulture professionals and gardeners dealing with plant diseases and nematode infestations on premises.

Diverse Strategies for Catalytic Reactions is a compelling exploration of catalysis, a cornerstone in chemical sciences that has propelled the evolution of chemical manufacturing at the industrial scale.

Highlighting the distinctive characteristics of catalysis, the book delves into pivotal topics and subfields. It underscores the revolutionary role catalysis plays in novel design, synthesis, and energy-efficient development, while minimizing side products, promoting atom economy, and embracing green chemistry principles. The comprehensive contents of this book include an array of chapters by experts, each addressing a specific catalytic approach, such as recent advances in electrocatalysis, nano-catalysis for selective oxidation, micellar catalysis, green catalysts, and more. Each of the 7 book chapters includes a summary and list of references for a broad range of readers. Readers will understand the range of chemical engineering strategies that are used to speed up reactions and synthesize molecules of interest. With its rich insights and practical applications, this book serves as an invaluable reference for graduate students, researchers, and professionals across academic and industrial domains.

This book describes the Throughput Model methodology that can enable individuals and organizations to better identify, understand, and use algorithms to solve daily problems. The Throughput Model is a progressive model intended to advance the artificial intelligence (AI) field since it represents symbol manipulation in six algorithmic pathways that are theorized to mimic the essential pillars of human cognition, namely, perception, information, judgment, and decision choice. The six AI algorithmic pathways are (1) Expedient Algorithmic Pathway, (2) Ruling Algorithmic Guide Pathway, (3) Analytical Algorithmic Pathway, (4) Revisionist Algorithmic Pathway, (5) Value Driven Algorithmic Pathway, and (6) Global Perspective Algorithmic Pathway.

As AI is increasingly employed for applications where decisions require explanations, the Throughput Model offers business professionals the means to look under the hood of AI and comprehend how those decisions are attained by organizations.

Key Features:

- Covers general concepts of Artificial intelligence and machine learning

- Explains the importance of dominant AI algorithms for business and AI research

- Provides information about 6 unique algorithmic pathways in the Throughput Model

- Provides information to create a roadmap towards building architectures that combine the strengths of the symbolic approaches for analyzing big data

- Explains how to understand the functions of an AI algorithm to solve problems and make good decisions

- informs managers who are interested in employing ethical and trustworthiness features in systems.

Dominant Algorithms to Evaluate Artificial Intelligence: From the view of Throughput Model is an informative reference for all professionals and scholars who are working on AI projects to solve a range of business and technical problems.

This book describes different medical problems that children with Down syndrome can encounter. Twelve chapters written by medical experts present information about the disease and give general guidelines for pediatric care. Readers are introduced to the epidemiology and risk factors associated with Down Syndrome followed by descriptions of medical issues related to the disease in children. These include neonatal problems, cardiac defects, respiratory disorders, gastrointestinal problems, nervous system disorders, dental disorders and more. The book also includes information on mental health development and social issues that arise in the lives of affected children. This handbook will be essential for medical students, healthcare professionals and special education personnel who are involved in the care of children with Down syndrome.

Drug Delivery Letters publishes letters, original research papers, full-length/mini reviews and guest edited issues in all important aspects of drug delivery, gene delivery, and drug targeting.
The journals’ scope covers all the basic and applied research in drug delivery and targeting at molecular and cellular levels and novel delivery systems. The journal also focuses on all innovative aspects of all pharmaceutical dosage forms and the most advanced research on controlled release, bioavailability and drug absorption, nanomedicines and gene delivery, etc. The manuscript submission process is fully electronic to ensure rapid publication of research results.
Drug Delivery Letters is an international, peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of drug delivery, published quarterly (print & online) by Bentham Science Publishers.

Drug Metabolism and Bioanalysis Letters publishes letters, original research articles, mini-reviews, thematic issues based on mini-reviews and letters, commentaries, technical notes and drug clinical trial studies on major advances in all areas of drug metabolism and bioanalysis.

In vitro systems including CYP-450; enzyme induction and inhibition; drug-drug interactions and enzyme kinetics; pharmacokinetics, toxicokinetics, species scaling and extrapolations; P-glycoprotein and transport carriers; target organ toxicity and interindividual variability; drug metabolism and disposition studies; extrahepatic metabolism; phase I and phase II metabolism; bioactivation; recent developments for the identification of drug metabolites, reactive intermediate and glutathione conjugates. LC/MS and other key detection methods, including ligand binding assays, sample preparation, chromatography and separation sciences, method development and validation with applications in drug and metabolite assays, pharmacokinetic/toxicokinetic assays, biomarker assays, immunogenicity assays, diagnostic assays.