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Offering a concise, highly visual approach to the basic science and clinical pathology of the musculoskeletal system, this updated volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA "Green Books") contains unparalleled didactic illustrations reflecting the latest medical knowledge. Revised by Drs. Joseph Iannotti, Richard Parker, Abby G. Abelson, Brendan M. Patterson, and other experts from the Cleveland Clinic, Biology and Sys...

Offering a concise, highly visual approach to the basic science and clinical pathology of the musculoskeletal system, this updated volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA "Green Books") contains unparalleled didactic illustrations reflecting the latest medical knowledge. Revised by Drs. Joseph Iannotti, Richard Parker, Tom Mroz, Brendan Patterson, and other experts from the Cleveland Clinic, Spine and Lower Limb, Par...

Targeted Therapy for Central Nervous System: Formulation, Clinical Challenges and Regulatory Strategies presents research on various delivery methods of drugs to the central nervous system and brain. This volume examines targeted therapies for neurodegenerative disorders and succinctly outlines the future of drug delivery systems, highlighting significant advancements specifically relating to central nervous system delivery. The current book w...

Neurodegeneration is the gradual loss of synaptic integration, neuronal structure, and function. Common Neurodegenerative Diseases include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. Handbook of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Mechanism, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances provides a comprehensive review on the current biomedical studies aimed at identifying the underlying causes of neurodegeneration. T...

On Oxygen: From Air to Tissues provides a fundamental overview of the entire oxygen pathway, sharing key mechanistic insights into the alternating conductive and diffusive steps of O2 transport. The book describes specific aspects along each stage of the oxygen route through the body, from the transfer of air to the alveoli, through the lungs, to the ultimate fate of O2 in the mitochondria. Additionally, the effect of specific disease states, ...

Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products ra...

Global Oculoplastics: A Guide to the Care of Patients in Resource-Poor Environments provides detailed accounts of a large range of oculofacial procedures which are common in developing global settings, and which are designed to require minimal to no equipment or supplies. Professionals will learn these techniques based on comprehensive descriptions, photos, diagrams, and videos. In addition, for those wishing to effect systemic change, there a...

The Cardiac Conduction System: Evolution, Development, and Therapeutic Potential provides the reader a thorough and comprehensive review of this intricate system. The book covers conventional topics: anatomy, electrophysiology, and key cellular characteristics, as well as emerging topics: patient specific computer modelling, induced pluripotent stem cells, and in vivo editing as state-of-the-art treatment strategy. Given the exhaustive coverag...

The PyPSA Handbook: Integrated Power System Analysis and Renewable Energy Modeling' is a unique guide to the landmark open-source program for modelling complex modern energy systems and their challenges. Beginning with fundamental concepts of the program and energy systems analysis, this book clearly outlines theoretical background and provides a firm foundation in PyPSA methodology. It moves steadily towards complex system modelling and analy...

Smart Organ-on-Chip Devices discusses the concepts to engineer functional stimuli responsive organotypic-on-chip devices and its application in several fields: drug development, disease modeling, personalized medicine, and tissue engineering. Groundbreaking studies are presented throughout the book sections to reinforce the importance of adding more reliable and robust in vitro platforms able to closely emulate the dynamism of human physiology...

Research in Anatomy: A Comprehensive Guide in Anatomical Sciences and Education presents research methods in human anatomy, neuroanatomy, embryology and histology, as well as research in anatomy education. The book is divided into two parts, an introductory and an advanced specialized part, thus addressing the needs of a wide range of researchers. The introductory part of the book will appeal to biomedical science researchers at all levels and...

Medical and Health Genomics of South Asia, a new volume in the Genomic and Precision Medicine in Clinical Practice series offers a thorough discussion of medical genomics as applied across South Asian nations, from India to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, as well as in South Asian populations abroad. Here, global chapter authors consider genomic variation and the population heterogeneity of genetic, infectious, and lifestyle diseas...

Nano-Engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multi-disciplinary Applications: Electrochemistry, Photoplasmonics, Antimicrobials, and Anticancer Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and latest advances of nano-engineering strategies for the design, development, and fabrication of novel nanostructures for different applications in the fields of photoplasmonics and electrochemistry, as well as antibacterial and anti...

Emerging Paradigms in Delivery of Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Glioblastoma describes the intense research and clinical developments that required to optimize the available treatment options and the potential side effects to heal brain cancer. The success of this strategy includes the use of validated biomarkers, appropriate patient selection criteria, strategies to prevent adverse events, and the implementation of immunotherapy in ...

Due to their efficient mechanical properties, light weight, and low noise during operation, plastic gears are replacing metallic gears in traditional and new applications. However, due to a lack of material characterization and complex relations between different geometric and operating parameters, polymer gear design remains an open challenge. This book serves as a comprehensive and professional guide on polymer gears design and processing. I...

COVID-19 offered an unprecedented occasion to test the impact of digitally enabled solutions within precision medicine, for public health and accelerating their deployment and adoption. Innovating Health Against Future Pandemics covers the key aspects, which drive heterogeneity in the individuals' response to COVID-19, including age, sex, genetic makeup, immune responses, comorbidities, and viral strains/loads. This book also reviews the case ...

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Native West African Foods, is part of an ongoing series that continues to build out Elsevier's Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods series. Written by a gender diverse team of experts, this book explores native and wild West African foods from Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria, where 60% of West Arica's population hail, as important ingredients to help promote health benefits worldwide. Thr...

From Anatomy to Function of the Central Nervous System: Clinical and Neurosurgical Applications features neuroradiologic images that represent today, one of the most effective resources able to detect the anatomy of the nerve structures. Simultaneously featuring neuroimages, readers can study the functional aspects of the entire central nervous system with detailed captions that describe in detail how to use and interpret them. This book inclu...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness 1 in 5 adults (46.6 million) experiences mental illness in a given year. With that number steadily increasing every year it is vital that we invest into new drug discoveries as treatment options. At present the number of drugs available to treat individual with psychiatric disorders varies widely, and it is crucially important to identify new therapeutic targets in order to develop new, effe...

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials: Basis, Preparation and Applications describes the fundamental aspects of a diverse range of nanomaterials used in the fields of renewable and clean energy. Various methods of preparing several different nanomaterials for green energy systems, such as advanced nanomaterials for solar cells, mixed metal oxide-based nanomaterials for hydrogen storage, and active nanomaterials for...