Elsevier inc nov 2025 (73 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Elementary Real Analysis: A Practical Introduction provides a robust foundation for success in real analysis, presenting traditional material in an accessible, engaging manner with the support of clearly outlined learning objectives and exercises.Organized into two well-designed sections, the book begins with a comprehensive review of prerequisite knowledge. Section I includes chapters such as Sets, Properties of Real Numbers, Properties of Integers, and Functions and Relations, each accompanied by a wealth of exercises that encourage exploration and practice. These chapters lay the foundation for the second section which delves into advanced topics such as sequences, continuity, and differentiation, culminating in a synthesis of concepts that prepares students for further study of mathematical analysis. For easy reference, two appendices entitled Mathematical Statements and Proof Methods provide the reader with an accessible reference to the essential language and techniques of proof writing.Whether used in a classroom or for self-directed learning, Elementary Real Analysis: A Practical Introduction is a vital companion for students seeking an introduction to real analysis, bridging the gap between basic principles and advanced mathematical concepts with clarity and precision.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Navigating Decentralized Finance - From Blockchain to Crypto Assets and Tokenization provides a comprehensive, structured approach to understanding how blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are reshaping the financial ecosystem. Combining foundational knowledge with advanced analysis, this textbook bridges complex concepts with clarity, offering an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and industry professionals. Beginning with the technological underpinnings of DLT, the text examines critical milestones and innovations driving decentralization in finance. It systematically explores prominent crypto assets, smart contracts, tokenization, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, nonfubigle tokens (NFTs), and some of the underlying regulatory frameworks. Readers gain a nuanced understanding of the decentralizede Finance (DeFi) landscape, supported by practical case studies and balanced insights into how traditional financial institutions are adapting to these disruptive technologies - and how regulators are responding across different jurisdictions.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Biochar: Science, Applications, and Future Prospects for Sustainable Solutions provides a thorough understanding of biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis. This book explores biochar's scientific principles, diverse applications, and its role in sustainability. It addresses its use in agriculture, environmental management, and renewable energy, and delves into emerging technologies and future prospects. With a strong focus on practical implementation, the book covers methods of biochar synthesis, its physical and chemical properties, and factors influencing nutrient retention. Detailed case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of biochar in agriculture, waste management, urban settings, and community projects, showcasing its environmental benefits and economic viability.The book is divided into sections that cover the science behind biochar, its role in carbon sequestration, diverse applications, practical guidelines for implementation, techno-economic assessments, and regulatory considerations. It also explores emerging applications and challenges in biochar research, including innovations in odor control, pest management, and potential advancements in technology and medical applications. This book is an essential resource for research scholars and scientists in environmental science, ecology, agriculture, biotechnology, and industrial engineering.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Extracellular Mitochondria in Health and Disease covers this new and significant area of research, shedding light on their roles in intercellular communication and disease pathology. These tiny powerhouses, traditionally known for their intracellular functions, are now recognized for their extracellular activities that impact various physiological and pathological processes. The book delves into a range of topics, including cellular mechanisms of mitochondrial transfer, metabolic signaling, and the crosstalk between extracellular vesicles and mitochondria. It serves as a comprehensive guide for scientists, researchers, and students eager to explore these novel findings and their potential implications.Other sections examine the roles of extracellular mitochondria in immune regulation and inflammation, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection, and their therapeutic potential. By bridging gaps in existing literature, this resource offers up-to-date research and discoveries, providing valuable insights into how extracellular mitochondria could revolutionize medical advancements and improve patient outcomes.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Integrated Holistic Mental Healthcare: Bridging Minds and Technology is a groundbreaking resource that unites traditional holistic practices with cutting-edge digital innovations to enhance mental health treatment. This comprehensive guide is tailored for mental health professionals seeking practical strategies to improve care efficacy and accessibility. The book begins with foundational concepts of holistic mental health and emphasizes the essential role of mindfulness and meditation as core components of effective care. It explores how technology can complement holistic practices, facilitating behavioral change and habit formation. Readers will discover how digital tools can expand access to mental healthcare through telehealth and virtual care models, while also addressing ethical considerations and stigma associated with mental health treatment. With insights into monitoring outcomes and case studies highlighting integrative approaches for specialized populations, this book equips readers to navigate the evolving mental health landscape. As it looks toward future trends, 'Integrated Holistic Mental Healthcare' empowers individuals to enhance their well-being in a rapidly digitizing world, fostering a patient-centered care paradigm that honors both mind and technology.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Nanodiagnostics to Identify and Detect Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: Volume One, Nanotheranostics, Microbial Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance offers a comprehensive understanding of the global problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights into the various aspects of AMR and how nanodiagnostics can be utilized to combat it. This volume discusses the development of nanotechnologies for detecting and diagnosing microbial resistant pathogens and explores a range of nano-inspired diagnostics, including biosensors, microfluidic-assisted devices, nanorobotics, and nanocapsules.This book encompasses contributions from experts in the field, making it a valuable resource for researchers, academics, graduate students, industry professionals, and clinicians in microbiology, nanotechnology, and infectious diseases. It aids in early detection and identification of antimicrobial resistance, offering innovative solutions to combat this global challenge.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Nanomedicine and Nutrigenomics: Pioneering the Future of Health offers a comprehensive introduction to nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, ensuring readers grasp the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications. The book provides an overview of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and gene-nutrient interactions, paving the way for understanding the potential healthcare applications of these groundbreaking methodologies. It emphasizes the synergy between nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, showcasing how they can optimize health outcomes and delving into nanotechnology's role in enhancing drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and therapeutics, while also highlighting personalized nutrition interventions based on genetic makeup. The book addresses future advancements, ethical implications, and challenges, presenting a holistic view.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Advances in Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors, Volume 167 encapsulates the latest developments in the field for various types of pediatric brain tumors. By examining these survival gaps, the volume offers insights into strategies for improving outcomes and bridging the gap in care on a global scale. Chapters in this new release include Pediatric-type diffuse low grade gliomak, Pediatric-type diffuse high grade glioma/Diffuse Midline glioma, Ependymoma, Choroid plexus tumors, Embryonal tumors/medulloblastoma, Craniopharyngioma and other sellar-region tumors, and much more.Other sections cover Germ cell tumors, Immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors, Emerging interventional treatments in the management of pediatric brain tumors, and Management of pediatric brain tumors in low-middle income countries.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Lateral Flow Assays: From Bench to Market provides a detailed understanding of lateral flow assays (LFAs), the technology behind them, and their potential uses. The book opens with a discussion of the key elements of LFAs before covering a range of different LFA types, including aptamer-based and SERS-based LFAs. Applications across the biosciences and beyond are explored, such as virus detection, including Covid-19, bacteria detection, hormonal detection, and cancer biomarkers. LFAs for the detection of narcotics, environmental pollutants, food additives, allergens, toxins, and metabolites are also explored. The book then discusses commercialization aspects of LFAs before looking to future developments.This book offers a complete overview of these biosensors and is an ideal reference for researchers and lab technicians across the biomedical sciences who work with these devices. It is also relevant to researchers and practitioners in food chemistry, the environmental industry, and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to those involved in the development of lateral flow devices.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Numerical Methods Using MATLAB®, Fifth Edition continues to provide a clear and rigorous introduction to a wide range of numerical methods that have practical applications. The authors approach is to integrate MATLAB with numerical analysis in a way which adds clarity to the numerical analysis and develops familiarity with MATLAB. MATLAB graphics and numerical output are used extensively to clarify complex problems and give a deeper understanding of their nature. The text provides an extensive reference providing numerous useful and important numerical algorithms that are implemented in MATLAB to help researchers analyze a particular outcome.By using MATLAB it is possible for the readers to tackle some large and difficult problems and deepen and consolidate their understanding of problem solving using numerical methods. Many worked examples are given together with exercises and solutions to illustrate how numerical methods can be used to study problems that have applications in the biosciences, chaos, optimization and many other fields. The text will be a valuable aid to people working in a wide range of fields, such as engineering, science and economics.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Appetite Interrupted: The Role of Predators in Shaping the Behavioral Ecology and Physiology of Satiety examines the mechanisms that suppress feeding in vertebrate animals within the physiological and ecological contexts that drove their evolution. It emphasizes the role of predation as a selective pressure, noting that the adaptive significance of these inhibitory mechanisms may help identify novel neuroendocrine pathways in future research. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book systematically explores behavioral ecology, evolutionary pressures, physiological processes, and stressors that impact foraging and feeding behaviors in vertebrates. Early chapters address why animals stop eating, reviewing the selective pressures that drive the evolution of both slow and rapid mechanisms for suppressing hunger and appetite. Central chapters delve into the physiological controls that have evolved to inhibit feeding, including the immense impacts of stress, anxiety, and fear on food intake. The book concludes with an examination of these pathways in humans and the evolution of obesity. While Appetite Interrupted comparatively approaches the mechanisms controlling food intake, predation, and hunger from an ecological perspective, its coverage of disordered satiety translates to practical and clinical applications of human nutrition. It is therefore an indispensable resource for students, researchers, and industry professionals across broad animal science and healthcare fields.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Hydrosystem Restoration Handbook, Groundwater Artificial Recharge with Conventional Water (GARC) introduces innovative groundwater recharge techniques. Through the introduction of powerful case studies, the book offers key strategies to researchers and graduate students for managing CARC and monitoring groundwater levels.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - System Dynamics for Engineering Students: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition provides a classical approach to system dynamics that is designed for a one-semester course for upper-level undergraduate students. It focuses on mechanical, aerospace, and electrical engineering, featuring examples from compliant mechanisms and MEMS/NEMS. The text aims to offer a robust understanding of system dynamics, helping students grasp both fundamental and complex concepts. The updated edition has been reorganized and updated to enhance the flow for instructors and students. It includes a greater variety of topics, applications, and real-world examples, along with more basic examples and end-of-chapter problems.Additionally, the edition offers comprehensive analysis and design examples, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Intelligent Systems for Neurocognition and Human-Robot-Computer Interaction explores the transformative potential of intelligent systems in enhancing human well-being through advancements in neurocognitive technologies, robotics, and AI-driven healthcare. This book addresses the fragmented knowledge at the intersection of these fields, enabling readers to understand the latest advancements and discover practical strategies for implementation. It highlights the importance of ethical considerations and governance in deploying AI and robotics in healthcare settings. Each chapter covers various aspects, including personalized medicine, human-robot interaction, cognitive robotics, wearable technologies, and the role of AI in mental health. The book also discusses the implications of cloud computing, big data, and human-computer interaction in enhancing cognitive and emotional well-being.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Medical Devices in Modern Healthcare: Current Research on New Materials and Engineering, Device Evaluation and Regulatory Implications provides a comprehensive approach to existing and future technological developments in medical devices and their role in biomedical engineering. In particular, the book looks at the fabrication/manufacturing of medical devices across a wide range of device sectors. Importantly, regulatory perspectives and implications are considered in detail.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The ecosystem perspective on organizations and economic settings is relatively new. It expands on work that looks at bio-clusters, concentrating on the relationship between human and financial capital. The perspective takes an expansive view of biopharmaceuticals in relation to stakeholders and the social, political, and economic landscape, including other life science companies, academia, non-profits, government entities, and health systems. The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries have been merging for some time, with biotechnology often portrayed as a disruptive innovation to the pharmaceutical industry. A fuller description of this activity put into the greater context of the ecosystem perspective is warranted.Biopharmaceutical Ecosystems: A Comparative Study of U.S. and European Systems puts forward a picture of biopharmaceutical ecosystems in the USA and Europe. It examines and expands current thinking on the development of the ecosystem perspective on biopharmaceuticals. The title considers multiple locations, with countries in the top 15 of biopharmaceutical exporters selected. It pays particular attention to shifts in the political and economic landscape, and how such changes affect ecosystems. The underlying aim of biopharmaceutical ecosystems is to further the development of new drugs, reduce time to market, and lower costs. In explaining ecosystems, the book applies a quadruple helix model - academia; consumer/society; government; and industry - to each region and country in light of this triple aim.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Cyclic Peptides, Volume 721 covers peptide structures and their enhancement, stability, specificity, and overall functionality. As a growing suite of computational and experimental tools support the discovery and optimization of these molecules, ranging from well-established modeling platforms to emerging deep-learning algorithms that expand design possibilities, this book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of cyclic peptide research, covering fundamental principles, production strategies, and the latest technological advances in both synthetic and computational realms.Cyclic peptides are a powerful approach to constraining peptide structures, enhancing their stability, specificity, and overall functionality. They can be generated through diverse techniques-including chemical synthesis, mRNA display, and DNA display-that enable the creation of tailored peptide libraries.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction provides the latest thinking from experts in the fields of sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) predictability science, numerical modeling, operational forecasting, and developing application sectors. This fully updated second edition comprehensively covers the sources of S2S predictability, S2S modeling, and forecasting using dynamical or machine learning methods, and S2S applications. There are brand new chapters on the role of the ocean in sub-seasonal predictability, machine learning in S2S prediction, co-produced S2S climate services in Africa, S2S for energy, and marine weather prediction on S2S timescales. This valuable resource offers atmospheric and climate scientists the very latest developments in this rapidly evolving field.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling provides a comprehensive account of how plants perceive and respond to internal and external cues through receptor-mediated pathways. The volume integrates structural, functional, and mechanistic perspectives to examine the diverse spectrum of plant receptors-including phytohormone receptors, growth regulator receptors, receptor-like kinases, and multiprotein complexes-that orchestrate growth, development, and survival under changing conditions.The book explains receptor functions in auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonate, salicylic acid, brassinosteroid, strigolactone, and karrikin signaling, while also addressing membranebound and cytoplasmic kinases, glutamate-like receptors, and other critical signaling components. By linking structural biology with functional outcomes, it shows how protein conformation and ligand recognition determine specificity and regulatory control.Emphasizing the interplay and crosstalk among receptor-mediated pathways, the text demonstrates how plants translate complex signals into precise cellular responses that regulate gene expression, coordinate development, and enable adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.Rich in mechanistic detail and conceptual breadth, Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling is an essential reference for researchers and academics in plant biology, molecular signaling, stress physiology, and related fields seeking to understand how plants transform signals into adaptive strategies.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Advanced Geospatial and Ground Based Techniques in Forest Monitoring provides insights into advanced geospatial technology in the field of forestry. The book provides both traditional and special techniques for monitoring the forest, including biophysical and biochemical parameters, retrieval, species identification, mapping, and classification. In addition, it covers the latest technologies using SAR data, hyperspectral data, and the integration of datasets for the enhanced accuracy of the results and its outcome. This book will benefit the academic and research communities with the latest research ideas and problem-solving skills in forestry and land management.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics. The book explores conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management, such as reusing, recycling, pyrolysis, and heterogeneous catalysis while also considering alternative approaches like biochar and microbe-based degradation that foster a holistic perspective on the transition towards a circular plastics economy.With its multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with circular plastics economy, guiding the development of sustainable solutions on a global scale. By addressing these diverse perspectives, this book offers a guide for researchers and professionals interested in tackling the challenges of plastic waste to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to managing plastic waste. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Extracellular Vesicles: Advances and Perspectives in Treatments, Therapies, and Vaccination, Volume 96 explores the field of extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their potential applications in treatments, therapies, and vaccination. Covering a broad range of topics from EV-based biomarker detection to vaccine development and theranostic applications, this new release in the series includes chapters on Extracellular Vesicles: Advances in Treatments, Therapies, and Vaccination, Extracellular Vesicles: Advances in Therapies and Vaccination in virus, Products of excretion-secretion and extracellular vesicles derived from zoonotic helminths: a two-face response, and more.Additional sections cover Extracellular Vesicles in Fungal Pathogenesis: Mechanisms and Implications, Extracellular vesicle-based vaccines: a promising approach for parasitic diseases, Extracellular Vesicles as Vaccines Against Infectious Diseases, EVs and images, Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles: Potential and Applications in Next-Generation Vaccines, Theranostic application of extracellular vesicles in breast cancer, and much more.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists: A Primer, Third Edition explores how these geometric methods allow for the study of biological shape by incorporating the geometry of organisms throughout data analyses. Novel content on phylogenetic comparative methods, evolutionary morphology, analyses of disparity, genetics of shape, and simulating shape data is included. This edition delivers step-by-step guidance on how to effectively utilize updated analytical software while also providing guidance on important methodologies that remain relevant to the field to ensure clear and effective instruction to audiences new to this branch of data analysis.It succeeds the second edition as the primary resource for teaching modern geometric methods of shape analysis to students, researchers, and practicing scientists in the field of organismal biology. Users will find it to be an immensely valuable introduction for students and practicing biologists interested in learning applications of multivariate statistics and matrix algebra to organismal biology. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Brewing with Sorghum: A Comprehensive Guide to Sorghum Beer offers a one-stop shop for readers to learn about all aspects of this high-potential product. The entire process from malting sorghum to producing beer is addressed, as well as the fundamentals and theories of the process, the methods and procedures for malting sorghum, and the enzymatic alterations that take place during the malting process. The steps involved in making sorghum beer: mashing, saccharification, boiling wort, fermentation, filtration, packaging, and storage, are also covered, as well as sensory evaluation and quality control methods. Moving from background and foundational information into practical content, this book will be useful to users of various levels of knowledge and familiarity with the topic. Case studies and brand success stories, as well as information on process improvement and best practices are included throughout. Food and beverage researchers from academic, industry, and governmental settings will benefit from this resource.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Application of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment: Long-Term Performance of Geosynthetics in Engineering Barrier Systems explains the transport mechanism and influencing factors of pollutants in geosynthetics. The book offers readers a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of geosynthetics and provides a theoretical basis for the development of new geosynthetic materials. It begins by examining the types, current applications, and development trends of commonly used geosynthetic materials in the fields of waste containment and environmental protection. The fundamental characteristics of geosynthetic materials and their roles in environmental protection are also introduced.Subsequently, it focuses on material durability and introduces new materials which are crucial considerations in environmental applications. Furthermore, the book provides detailed explanations of the application of geosynthetic materials in waste containment, drainage and filtration layers, cover systems, bottom liners, and vertical cut-off walls within engineering barriers.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 73 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sections in this new release cover A conceptual framework for pollination studies: an opinion paper, Bee diversity and crop pollination in low-diversity regions: Balancing global insights and local contexts, Regional Innovation Ecosystems to support sustainable forest landscape futures, and Evaluating the net impacts of a naturalized non-native species and attempts to control its spread in the UK: Addressing the oyster in the room.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Medications for Older Persons: Recommendations, Harms, Evidence provides a comprehensive resource detailing the benefits of medications for older individuals. It also addresses the potential harms associated with the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications or omissions in prescribing and examines how many adverse events, rehospitalizations, and deaths can be attributed to these medications. The book opens with a summary of medications that most benefit older patients, followed by the impact of older persons alcohol consumption, self-medication, and medication list accuracy and how these factors correlate to health outcomes.The remainder of the book is devoted to the assessment of medication groups focusing on Numbers Needed to Treat, Numbers Needed to Harm, and characteristics and numbers of adverse events. Medication groups covered include cardiovascular, central nervous system, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, respiratory, endocrine, pain, and fall prevention.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sustainable Urban Environments for Human Health integrates concepts related to energy sustainability, urbanization, and human health into a single comprehensive resource. This book addresses the multifaceted global crises involving energy, economy, environment, and public health by exploring synergies and anticipating future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges to ensure resilience in a rapidly evolving human-driven world. Themes include ecological urban planning for health, renewable energy in urban environments, air quality and respiratory health, green infrastructure and health, active transportation and health, energy equity and social determinants of health, urban agriculture and food systems. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Genome Analysis: Principles and Methods provides recent and advanced information about genome analysis approaches and techniques to study and annotate the structure and function of the genome. It is a compendium of important topics such as NGS analysis, genome fragmentation and assembly, metagenomics, cloning and expression, physical marker analysis, transcriptome data analysis, sequence alignment and comparison, evolutionary analysis, SNP analysis, genome-based disease diagnosis and therapies, micro-RNAs, pharmacogenomics, genetic approaches to disease intervention, and challenges with opportunities in genome analysis and genomics, etc.The latest developments in the field are discussed, and key concepts are introduced to ensure readers understand advanced concepts and methodologies in the area. The book serves as a valuable guide to the present, emerging, and evolving research methodologies in the field.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Graph Models for Biological Discovery: Unveiling Biological Frontiers introduces revolutionary techniques that merge artificial intelligence with graph-based methods to uncover complex biological networks. Through detailed examples and case studies, the book provides researchers and practitioners the essential tools to analyze molecular interactions, identify key biomarkers, and hasten the discovery of novel therapeutics. Chapters delve into the sophisticated interplay between advanced AI techniques and graph models, specially designed to decode the intricacies of biological systems. By utilizing cutting-edge AI algorithms, readers can explore complex biological networks, forecast molecular interactions, and pinpoint new drug targets with exceptional precision.…