Biotechnology is an important part of the emerging field of functional foods and nutraceuticals. This book presents current research on biotechnology in the food and nutrition industries. Chapters include information on genetic engineering of functional foods; applications of marine and animal biotechnology in nutrition; enhancement of bioactive phenolic metabolites; safety considerations of probiotics; and biotechnology to increase the bioavailability of phytonutrients. Additional topics cover the improvement of nutritional value in functional foods, food manufacturing technology, quality assurance, as well as legal, social, and regulatory aspects of food and nutrition biotechnology.
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Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods
Nutrition
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Professional

It is not the presence of bacterial organisms but their interaction with patients that determine their influence on wound healing. Documenting this critical but often ignored aspect of wound healing, this volume discusses the microbiology and biology of human wounds in relation to infection and the biology of the non-healing wound. It presents scientific and clinical information regarding chronic and acute wounds, and discusses inflammation, epithelialization, granulation tissue, and tissue remodeling. It also details techniques for managing chronic and acute wound bioburden and covers the mode of action and efficacy of anti-infectives used in treating wounds.
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Microbiology
Dermatology
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Professional

This volume provides a basic introduction to toxicology within a framework of chemical risk to ecosystems and to human health and forms the basis of a new approach to teaching toxicology from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective. It presents concepts from chemistry, ecology, physiology, and other disciplines as needed within the context of toxicology. These include as chemical equilibrium, energy, and nutrient flows through ecosystems. It also introduces concepts specific to toxicology, such as risk as a composite of toxicity and exposure, and provides case studies of risk management to illustrate the ways in which laboratory results are used to manage chemical risk to human health and the environment.
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Environmental & Ecological Toxicology
Natural Hazards & Risk
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Professional

Featuring contributions from leading experts, this book presents an excellent overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms of drug addiction. Discussion includes the behavioral strategies and characteristics of addiction as well as mechanistic approaches to understanding the underlying neurobiology. The authors provide information from mathematical models, model organisms, animal models, and experiments conducted in humans. They deliver a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies of the field for students and beginning researchers and an essential reference source for established investigators.
• Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Pharmaceutical Medicine
Neuropsychology
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Professional

Written by two scientists widely experienced in paleontology and zoology, this compendium provides a detailed review of animal and plant fossil behavior in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. It includes a wide range of subjects and time periods and also compares patterns of behavior and co-evolution in the past with those of the present-day descendants. There is further discussion on how to evaluate the rates of evolution of behavior and co-evolution at various taxonomic levels. Keeping Boucot’s trademark, easy-to-read style, the text includes many new findings in amber previously unpublished as well as reports not easily accessible.
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Biodiversity
Natural History
Environmental Geology
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While current methods used in ecological risk assessments for pesticides are largely deterministic, quantifiable results garnered using probabilistic methods are attracting growing interest from industries and governments. This book identifies which methods are most appropriate for pesticide assessment and explores their appropriateness as a common suite for general use. The authors discuss classical and Bayesian approaches, various types of Monte Carlo analysis, first order error analysis, probability bounds analysis, interval analysis, and fuzzy mathematics. They then examine how these methods can be used in assessments for other environmental contaminants.
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Agriculture
Environmental & Ecological Toxicology
Natural Hazards & Risk
Reference

This second edition of a bestseller provides a comprehensive account of ecological indicators for evaluating the health of a wide variety of ecosystems. It presents a proven framework for selecting, evaluating, and validating ecological indicators and applies this framework to major ecosystem types, including coastal areas, forests, wetlands, fisheries, and agricultural land. The first part of the book provides a complete overview of all relevant ecological indicators—including thermodynamics, resilience estimates, exergy, and emergy indicators. The second part focuses on how to effectively apply the indicators to a number of important ecosystems. It includes numerous examples and case studies that illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of each method for specific applications.
• Applied Ecology and Environmental Management
Natural Hazards & Risk
Agriculture
Biodiversity
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Professional

With laboratory animals, especially rabbits, playing such an important role in biomedical research, the humane care of these animals is an ongoing concern. This guide presents basic information and common procedures in detail to provide a quick reference for researchers in a laboratory setting. Now in full color, the second edition of this book illustrates management practices and technical procedures with numerous figures and tables, including new tables on anesthetic agents, methods of euthanasia, recommended needle sizes, injection sites, approximate values for injection, as well as sedative and immobilization agents. The text also offers information on research and veterinary supplies.
• Laboratory Animal Pocket Reference
Laboratory Animal Science
Animal Physiology
Toxicology
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Professional

Over the past generation, the practice of legal nurse consulting has grown to include areas such as life care planning, risk management, and administrative law, as well as taking on a more diversified role in both criminal and civil law and courtroom proceedings. First published in 1997, Legal Nurse Consulting, Principles and Practices provided professionals in the field with an authoritative reference that helped further define and grow their roles. Used in LNC programs across the country, it introduced RNs to the foundations and practice areas of legal nurse consulting. Maintaining the high standards of the bestselling previous edition, the current editors have fully revamped this reference to match the education and reference needs of today’s LNC. Adding a wealth of new information, the book has been split into two volumes: Legal Nurse Consulting Principles , designed for students, and Legal Nurse Consulting Practices , a solid professional reference that practicing LNCs will consult again and again. Covers the increasing responsibilities of the LNC as a: Case Manager Expert Witness Courtroom Consultant Researcher and Legal Writer Looks at the LNC role in cases concerning: Life Care Planning Risk Management Administration and Insurance Forensic Science Natal and Pediatric Medicine Product Liability and Toxic Torts Workers Compensation This reference can be purchased as individual volumes or as a two-volume set.
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Forensic Science - Law
Medical & Healthcare Law
Textbook

Part of a two-volume set and now in its third edition, this volume takes a pedagogic approach in providing content for use in core courses. It defines and elaborates on the role of the LNC in a number of arenas and adds new and expanded information covering new technology and new trends in healthcare and the law. It defines the role of the LNC in areas ranging from maintaining records, case management, and research to insurance regulations and forensic investigations. It contains samples of forms used in practice, case studies drawn from real-world examples, chapter summaries that reinforce key concepts, test / review questions at the end of each chapter, an acronym section and a glossary, and references for further study.
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Medical & Healthcare Law
Forensic Science - Law
Medicine
Textbook
Professional