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A Treatise on Ecological Science
A Treatise on Ecological Science provides a fresh perspective on modern ecological thought by exploring topics often overlooked in traditional ecological texts. The book opens with a discussion of Network Ecology unraveling the interconnectedness of ecosystems and transitions to the intricate relationship between biodiversity and climate change. It further addresses Human Ecology highlighting its central role in shaping ecological discourse and explores the principles of Industrial Ecology emphasizing sustainable practices in industrial systems. The final chapter critically examines the Sustainable Development Goals offering a balanced view of their benefits and limitations.
Designed to bridge gaps between ecology industry and global sustainability this book serves as an insightful resource for students researchers and policymakers interested in contemporary ecological science and its practical applications.
Key Features:
- Examines underexplored topics in ecological science.
- Connects biodiversity climate change and human ecology.
- Highlights the role of industrial ecology in sustainability.
- Provides a critical analysis of Sustainable Development Goals.
THERAPEUTIC REVOLUTION The History of Medical Oncology from Early Days to the Creation of the Subspecialty
Cancer is a disease responsible for several million annual deaths among humans worldwide. However advances in healthcare - which include breakthroughs in science and medicine as well as access to medical treatment - have improved the survival rate of cancer patients over the last few decades.
Therapeutic Revolution relates the story of one of the great scientific tales of the twentieth century: how the field of medical oncology was created and its subsequent development owing to medical and scientific breakthroughs. The book unfolds the pre-clinical and clinical concepts and innovations that led to the creation of the medical subspecialty now known as oncology.
Therapeutic Revolution is the first book ever written on the events that led to this subspecialty of internal medicine. It relates the recollection of key events obtained from interviews of the pioneers who laid the foundations of medical oncology as well as the authors own experience of the pre-specialty era of medical practice.
The eBook is essential reading for all readers interested in the history of cancer treatment and also serves as a historical primer for medical students learning oncology.
Technology Enterprise Business Models: A Handbook For The Post Pandemic Era
In the wake of the transformative global events since 2020 the economic landscape has undergone profound changes. Adapting to the new paradigms brought about by the pandemic requires innovative business models that seamlessly blend technology and offer hybrid online-offline services. This handbook is an essential guide for students and entrepreneurs navigating this evolving landscape. It equips readers with the knowledge and tools to create value and design effective online-offline business models that cater to the demands of the post-pandemic era.
Key Themes:
Technology-Service Management: Explore the concept of servitization relevant frameworks and the latest servitization trends that are reshaping industries.
Business Innovations: Learn how businesses have leveraged technology and service-oriented approaches to thrive during and after the pandemic.
Customer-Centric Models: Discover how to create business models that prioritize customer needs and preferences effectively bridging the online and offline realms.
Value Innovation: Explore how the convergence of technology and services drives value creation and contributes to social welfare.
Real-World Examples: Gain insights from exemplary cases of servitization illustrating how businesses have successfully overcome crisis situations. In an era defined by rapid change and uncertainty this book empowers readers to harness the potential of technology-driven service models. Whether you're a student seeking to understand these shifts or an entrepreneur looking to adapt and innovate this resource provides invaluable insights and practical guidance for the post-pandemic business landscape.
Technology for a Sustainable Environment
Environmental issues such as overexploitation pollution and degradation of natural resources have prompted us to look for ways to devise sustainable practices across industrial and public service sectors. Researchers and scientists all over the world are involved in developing strategies and techniques that help us achieve a sustainable environment. Technology for a Sustainable Environment presents an overview of various methods and techniques that can be adapted to sustain the environment. Chapters focus on techniques such as bioremediation nanotechnology and biotechnology that can play a very important role in achieving environmental sustainability goals. The chapters also provide a detailed account about use of biotechnology nanotechnology and other techniques in achieving environmental sustainability. Additionally the book includes a discussion about emerging technologies that promote environmental sustainability like green technologies biodegradable polymers and plastics. Readers will be able to understand how modern technologies can help in monitoring environmental pollutants remediation of environmental pollution and prevention of environmental degradation.
The book is suitable for readers professionals and scholars at all levels who require an understanding of the technology in environmental science environmental engineering and environmental biotechnology.
Terpenes
Medicinal Chemistry Lessons From Nature: Volume 2
Medicinal chemists around the world have been inspired by nature and have successfully extracted chemicals from plants. Research on enzymatic modifications of naturally occurring compounds has played a critical role in the search for biologically active molecules to treat diseases.
This book set explores compounds of interest to researchers and clinicians. It presents a comprehensive analysis about the medicinal chemistry (drug design structure-activity relationships permeability data cytotoxicity appropriate statistical procedures molecular modelling studies) of different compounds. Each chapter brings contributions from known scientists explaining experimental results which can be translated into clinical practice.
Volume 2 gives (1) a detailed overview of the sesquiterpenes polypharmacology (2) an interesting journey around the world of cannabinoids that reveals the development of new synthetic & derivatives (3) the design of specific formulations to overcome the volatility of small sized terpenes-based essential oils (4) an update on the latest generations of endoperoxides endowed with antimalarial activity and finally (5) a summary of MedChem strategies to fix the most common issues in formulating terpene derivatives (like low potency and poor solubility).
The objective of this book set is to fulfill gaps in currently acquired knowledge with information from the recent years. It serves as a guide for academic and professional researchers and clinicians.
Terpenoids: Recent Advances in Extraction, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Terpenoids are commercially important chemicals found in essential oils and other natural plant sources. They are used in solving issues that affect agricultural production making them a key component of sustainable agronomy.
Terpenoids: Recent Advances in Extraction Biochemistry and Biotechnology provides information about the varied use of terpenoids in the control of pests microbial diseases ticks and weeds. Chapters have prioritized terpenoids produced by plants endophytic fungi propolis and geopropolis. The book also provides focused information about the functions of terpenoids in plants as well as their biosynthetic pathways of production.
The reference provides readers with a broad and diverse picture of the applications of terpenoids in plant safety and creates an awareness of the possibilities for innovative biotechnological approaches for their extraction that make all the difference to agricultural production.
Professionals and scholars involved in chemical technology biotechnology and agriculture will benefit from the information provided in the book. It also serves as a comprehensive update for general readers interested in terpenoids and their current impact on the agricultural industry.
Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Space Dangers: Outer Space Perils, Rocket Risks and the Health Consequences of the Space Environment
Natural elements and cosmic phenomena in space such as asteroids comets meteors black holes and super bubbles pose a threat to the planet Earth and spacefarers in the near-Earth environment. Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Space Dangers describes these dangers in the near-Earth outer space environment. The uniquely risky nature of rocket transportation is documented and quantified. The human health consequences for vision muscles and the neurovestibular system for instance on exposure to an outer space environment are also explained in this book. Readers will benefit from the extensive information offered within this text which is also accompanied with a bibliography of references. This book offers a comprehensive primer for anyone interested in space travel and associated risk assessment.
Text Analysis with Python: A Research-Oriented Guide
Text Analysis with Python: A Research-Oriented Guide is a quick and comprehensive reference on text mining using python code. The main objective of the book is to equip the reader with the knowledge to apply various machine learning and deep learning techniques to text data. The book is organized into eight chapters which present the topic in a structured and progressive way.
Key Features:
Introduces the reader to Python programming and data processing
Introduces the reader to the preliminaries of natural language processing (NLP)
Covers data analysis and visualization using predefined python libraries and datasets
Teaches how to write text mining programs in Python
Includes text classification and clustering techniques
Informs the reader about different types of neural networks for text analysis
Includes advanced analytical techniques such as fuzzy logic and deep learning techniques
Explains concepts in a simplified and structured way that is ideal for learners
Includes References for further reading
Text Analysis with Python: A Research-Oriented Guide is an ideal guide for students in data science and computer science courses and for researchers and analysts who want to work on artificial intelligence projects that require the application of text mining and NLP techniques.
Textbook of Advanced Dermatology: Pearls for Academia and Skin Clinics (Part 1)
Textbook of Advanced Dermatology: Pearls for Academia and Skin Clinics is an essential reference for practicing dermatologists in hospitals and clinics. The book aims to provide interesting tips that cannot be found in traditional dermatology handbooks. The contributors include top minds in dermatology and related fields such as Joe Niamtu Samuel Lam and Steven Feldman. Topics in the book include novel original formulations for topical compounds ways to improve patient adherence to prescriptions business tips novelties in skin surgery and solutions for preventing patient complaints and legal suits. The book also highlights the author's personal experiences gained over many years in improving everyday clinical dermatology practice.
The book is divided into 5 sections each representing 'pearls' of advice: Teaching Pearls Medical Pearls Publication Pearls Procedural Pearls and Business Pearls encompassing all of the broad realm of dermatology.
Textbook of Advanced Dermatology: Pearls for Academia and Skin Clinics (Part 2)
Textbook of Advanced Dermatology: Pearls for Academia and Skin Clinics is an essential reference for practicing dermatologists in hospitals and clinics. The book aims to provide interesting tips which cannot be found in traditional dermatology handbooks. The contributors include top minds in dermatology and related fields such as Joe Niamtu Samuel Lam and Steven Feldman. Topics in the book include novel original formulations for topical compounds ways to improve patient adherence to prescriptions business tips novelties in skin surgery and solutions for preventing patient complaints and legal suits. The book also highlights the authors personal experiences gained over many years in improving everyday clinical dermatology practice.
The book is divided into 5 sections each representing pearls of advice: Teaching Pearls Medical Pearls Publication Pearls Procedural Pearls and Business Pearls encompassing all of the broad realm of dermatology.
The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Pharmacists in Hospital Settings
The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Pharmacists in Hospital Settings is a comprehensive textbook designed to equip graduate pharmacy students and residents with the essential skills and knowledge needed for effective clinical pharmacy practice in hospitals. This book emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of clinical pharmacy and the importance of adhering to international guidelines and standards.
The book provides an overview of hospital pharmacy practice with an introduction to the essential requirements of a hospital environment followed by a detailed exploration of clinical pharmacist roles across major medical subspecialties including internal medicine infectious diseases intensive care pediatrics cardiology and oncology.
Key Features
General and specialized Roles: Comprehensively covers different aspects of clinical pharmacology from basics to medical subspecialties
Practical Insights: Offers practical tools reference resources and strategies for clinical pharmacy practice across different hospital departments.
Advanced Practice: Guides readers from foundational knowledge to advanced clinical pharmacy practices preparing them for specialized roles within hospital settings.
Global Standards: Highlights the importance of multidisciplinary education and adherence to global clinical pharmacy standards.
This textbook is an essential resource for pharmacy students specialist assistants and anyone pursuing a career in clinical pharmacy.
The Theory of Thin Antennas and Its Use in Antenna Engineering
This book deals with the methods of theoretical and experimental research of antennas which are based on the electromagnetic (EM) theory. The theory of thin antennas explains antenna analysis as thin antennas represent one of the main types of radiators and are extensively applied as both independent antennas and as elements of more complicated antennas.
The contents of the book cover new methods of antenna analysis and design including the theory of electrically coupled lines the methods of complex potential compensation impedance line and mathematical programming among others. New results from these experiments are also detailed. The complex potential method is generalized to inhomogeneous media and is employed in conical and parabolic problems. The theory of electrically coupled lines allows considering theoretical problems of multi-conductor cables and multi-radiator antennas. The compensation method permits creating a weak field area in the near region of a transmitting antenna. The method of impedance line is applied to antennas with loads and the method of mathematical programming deals with selecting loads to develop antennas with the required characteristics.
The methods described within this text enable engineers to calculate parameters for new types of antennas particularly the self-complementary antennas. In the general case similar properties pertain to the three-dimensional self-complementary antennas their variants are also considered in the book. Close attention is also paid to the field compensation in the near region of a transmitting antenna and to the creation of the ‘dark spot'.
The book is an essential reference for graduates and researchers requiring knowledge on the design and engineering of new antennas as well as the underlying electromagnetic and mathematical principles.
The Vertebrate Pigmentary System: From Pigment Cells to Disorders
The Vertebrate Pigmentary System: From pigment cells to Disorders provides readers with fundamental knowledge of the structural and functional aspects of vertebrate pigment cells - melanophores and melanocytes - from their origin to different stages of development to related diseases. Chapters of the book explain the specific regulatory receptors and markers signaling pathways of skin melanocytes along with the diseases (hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation) in humans associated with their disruption. Concurrently the etiologies of pigmentary disorders and the various therapeutic approaches for their treatment are presented in focused chapters of the book with updated information from recent publications. A summary of natural product based treatment for hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation rounds up the contents.
This reference is a basic guide for medical students and dermatology residents and a handy source of information for students researchers academicians in the field of pigment cell biology pharmacology and cosmetology.
Therapeutic Implications of Natural Bioactive Compounds
This volume is a comprehensive compilation of contributions on the state of art knowledge about bioactive compounds including their sources isolation methods biological effects health benefits and potential applications. These bioactive compounds could serve as alternatives in the prevention or treatment of multifactorial diseases for vulnerable population groups.
Chapters in the book incorporate the knowledge based on traditional medicine with recent findings on bioactive molecules and their pharmaceutical implications in neurodegenerative diseases cancer COVID 19 diabetes immunomodulation and farm animal diseases.
The book also highlights the latest breakthroughs in the field of screening characterization and novel applications of natural bioactive compounds from diverse group of organisms ranging from bacteria algae fungi higher plants and marine sources.
Authors from renowned institutions of India Japan and China have shared their expertise in the contributed chapters with the goal of enhancing readers' knowledge about the significance of use of bioactives in therapeutics and nutraceuticals.
It is an informative reference for researchers professors graduate students science enthusiasts and all those who wish to gain insights into various aspects of bioactive compounds and development of new pharmacological active constituents and nutritional science.
Therapeutic Insights into Herbal Medicine through the Use of Phytomolecules
Natural Medicine: Volume 3
Therapeutic Insights into Herbal Medicine through the Use of Phytomolecules offers a comprehensive exploration of the pharmacological potential of plant-derived compounds. The book provides an in-depth look at the therapeutic applications of phytomolecules in various health conditions. It begins with an analysis of bioactive phloroglucinol compounds and progresses to cover plant-based approaches for managing rheumatoid arthritis diabetes cancer neurological disorders and antiviral activity. The volume also covers the molecular mechanisms of flavonoids the preclinical pharmacology of Indian medicinal herbs and the neuroprotective role of andrographolide in Parkinson's disease. Designed to inform and inspire this book is ideal for researchers clinicians and students interested in the therapeutic potential of natural products.
Therapeutic Nanocarriers in Cancer Treatment: Challenges and Future Perspective
Nanotechnology has revolutionized cancer diagnosis and therapy through targeted drug delivery. Advances in protein engineering and materials science have led to the development of nanocarriers (NCs) which have helped overcome the challenges faced during conventional cancer treatment. These nanocarriers serve as an efficient transport module for drugs. Nano-drug delivery has emerged as a promising technology that results in early detection and better treatment of various cancers. The approved nanoparticles currently used in cancer treatment strategies include liposomes dendrimers polyplexes solid lipid nano-carriers etc. These nanocarriers shall provide a quick safe and cost-effective method in cancer therapy and management. This book contains thirteen chapters focusing on the treatment of various cancers i.e. lung breast cervical ovarian colon prostate head and neck etc. through nanocarrier drugs. The chapters include reviews on a wide variety of advanced data from existing and ongoing clinical research and major regulatory considerations.
Therapeutic Plants: Recent Advances in the Use of Herbs as Alternative Medications
Therapeutic Plants: Recent Advances in the Use of Herbs as Alternative Medications offers an in-depth exploration of how herbs are reshaping modern healthcare. Bridging traditional knowledge and scientific innovation the book highlights the therapeutic power of medicinal plants in managing chronic diseases like diabetes cancer and cardiovascular disorders. It explores bioactive compounds Ayurvedic principles and advanced drug delivery systems including nanoparticles.
Chapters cover disease-specific applications plant-based drug discovery and the role of metabolomics and in-silico methods in drug design. The book also features detailed studies on specific herbs like Barleria longiflora Terminalia chebula and Lawsonia inermis.
Key Features:
- Scientific insights into herbal treatments for chronic diseases.
- Integration of traditional and modern medicine.
- Innovative delivery systems including nanotechnology.
- In-silico drug design and metabolomics applications.
- Case studies of medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds.
Thermal Cycles of Heat Recovery Power Plants
Thermal Cycles of Heat Recovery Power Plants presents information about thermal power plant cycles suitable for waste heat recovery (WHR) in modern power plants. The author covers five thermal power cycles: organic Rankine cycle (ORC) organic flash cycle (OFC) Kalina cycle (KC) steam Rankine cycle (SRC) and steam flash cycle (SFC) with the working fluids of R123 R124 R134a R245fa R717 and R407C. The handbook helps the reader to understand the latest power plant technologies suitable for utilizing the waste heat generated by thermal industrial processes.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive modeling simulation analysis and optimization of 5 power cycle types with different working fluids
- Clear information about the processes and solutions of thermal power cycles to augment the power generation with improved energy conversion.
- Simple reader friendly presentation
- bibliographic references after each chapter for further reading
This handbook is suitable for engineering students in degree courses and professionals in training programs who require resources on advanced thermal power plant operation and optimal waste heat recovery processes respectively. It is also a handy reference for energy conversion efficiency in heat recovery power plants. The book is also of interest to any researchers interested in industrial applications of thermodynamic processes.
Thermal Spray Coatings: Materials, Techniques & Applications
This comprehensive book explores the techniques materials and real-world applications of thermal spray coatings across various industries including power generation aerospace medical and automotive sectors.
Readers will learn about the basic science and engineering aspects of thermal spray technology its historical developments and the diverse range of materials used from metallic to ceramic materials and nano-crystallization materials. Distinct thermal spray techniques are explained (flame spray detonation-gun spray high-velocity oxy-fuel spray electric arc spray plasma spray and cold spray). Chapters on advanced topics also give an understanding of crucial material properties such as high temperature corrosion oxidation erosion or wear resistance and biocompatibility.
Key features
- Contributions from materials science experts with references for each topic
- Gives a comprehensive overview of materials and distinct spray techniques used in thermal coatings
- Dedicated chapters for applications of thermal coatings in different industries
- Covers recent trends and new advances such as surface modification techniques to improve functionality and performance
This book is intended as a resource for an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals and applications of thermal spray coatings for students professionals and researchers in materials science and chemical engineering disciplines.
Thin Film Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Innovative Energy Applications
Thin Film Nanomaterials: Synthesis Properties and Innovative Energy Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the synthesis properties and cutting-edge applications of thin film nanomaterials. Each chapter explores different aspects of thin film synthesis and its application in energy devices showcasing different metal-based and carbon nanomaterials .
The book begins with a discussion on the synthesis and characterization of cadmium and zinc sulphide thin films for opto-electronics energy devices. Subsequent chapters delve into critical reviews of CIGS thin film nanomaterials deposition techniques for metal oxide nanocomposite films and nanostructured TiO2@carbon films for photocatalytic applications.
Bandgap engineering optical properties of composite films and recent advancements in metal oxide thin films are also covered. Additionally the synthesis and characteristics of iron oxide films for solar cell and green energy storage applications are discussed.
Chapters on challenges and future prospects of CNT-based cathode emitters and advanced characterizations of nanocrystalline ferrimagnetic thin films provide valuable insights into emerging technologies.
This book is an essential resource for professors scientists engineers research scholars postdocs and undergraduate/graduate students seeking to explore the forefront of nanomaterials and their applications in energy systems.