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Contains comprehensive inter disciplinary reviews on basic and practical aspects relevant to major target receptors that are involved in crucial physiological functions and mechanisms in prokartiotic and eukaryotic organisms, with emphasis on insects.

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 70th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This thematic volume features reviews on fungi, including pathogenic fungi, symbiotic fungi, saprotrophic fungi and population genomics.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool used by chemists and physicists to study the structure and dynamics of molecules. This book focuses on the analytical tool used by chemists and physicists and includes topics such as Profiling of Food Samples, and Magic Angle Spinning NMR Studies of Protein Assemblies.

Contains comprehensive reviews in various areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. This book includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. It contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications.

Covers important topics such Networking Agroecology, Construction and Validation of Food-webs using Logic-based Machine Learning and Text-mining and Eco-evolutionary dynamics in agricultural networks.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool used by chemists and physicists to study the structure and dynamics of molecules. This volume inlcudes topics such as: Profiling of Food Samples, Recent Advances in Solution NMR Studies and Magic Angle Spinning NMR Studies of Protein Assemblies.

Provides the chemical community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many aspects of physical organic chemistry. This book reviews the application of quantitative and mathematical methods toward understanding chemical problems. It covers organic, organometallic, bioorganic, enzymes and materials topics.

Publishes topical and important reviews, interpreting physiology to include all material that contributes to our understanding of how microorganisms and their component parts work. This book features updates on the advanced developments in the field.

Provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. This title covers coverage of all native South American trees - the only single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists and climatologists working in this diverse and changing region.

Examines the whole range of modern packaging options. This book covers edible packaging based on carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, antioxidative and antimicrobial packaging, and chemistry issues of food and food packaging, such as plasticization and polymer morphology.

Suitable for researchers and professionals in agricultural entomology, plant science, ecology and soil science, this book includes topics such as: Molecular approach to root herbivores; Phylloxera; Plant metabolites; Soil climate; and Behavioral ecology / wireworms.

Synthetic biology is a rapidly growing discipline that builds on well-established principles of genetic engineering and biotechnology by integrating computational and engineering approaches to the design and construction of novel biological systems. This volume focuses on microbial synthetic biology.

Covers how the incidence and impact of foodborne diseases is determined, foodborne intoxications with an introduction noting common features among these diseases and control measures that are applicable before and after the basic foodstuff is harvested. This book provides a summary of the foods most association with human infections.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool used by chemists and physicists to study the structure and dynamics of molecules. This title can be used in all branches of science in which precise structural determination is required and in which the nature of interactions and reactions in solution is being studied.

Provides an overview of the knowledge of avian immunology. From the ontogeny of the avian immune system to practical application in vaccinology, this book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens. It contains a description of the avian innate immune system, encompassing the mucosal, respiratory and reproductive systems.

Presents methods of regression analysis, with each method having illustrations and examples. This book is suitable for courses in regression analysis at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level in the social and behavioral sciences. It contains examples that include data from the social and behavioral sciences as well as biology.

Combines sampling and analysis of wildland water. This title includes sampling techniques for precipitation, surface water, and ground water. It also describes analytical techniques for common water quality constituents. It has step-by-step laboratory procedures for measuring pH, conductivity, solids turbidity, alkalinity, and hardness.

Molecular epidemiology utilizes the same paradigm as traditional epidemiology, but uses biological markers to identify exposure, disease or susceptibility. This book presents the epidemiologic methods pertinant to biological markers, and provides a resource on the features of biological indicators.

Doctors are being targeted by government prosecutors and whistleblowers challenging the legality of their relationships with drug and device companies. This title offers a resource for doctors struggling to understand the ever changing law and ethical standards on interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies.

Focuses on the major changes that have taken place in this field. This book recognises that data acquisition is the core of most engineering and many life science systems in measurement and instrumentation. It is useful for scientists, engineers, students and technicians wishing to keep up with the technological developments.

Aims to serve as a practical source of information for those who teach caregiving, act as a caregiver, or study caregiving. This book discusses research on stress factors associated with caregiving, and what factors impact on successful versus non-successful adaptation to the care-giving role.

Publishes reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. This book features a wide range of reviews on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology.

Suitable for public health microbiologists, water utility scientists, consultants in communicable disease control, and microbial water pollution student, this title describes the diseases associated with water, their causative agents and the ways in which they gain access to water systems.

Suitable for clinical practitioners and researchers in mental health fields, this book provides an introduction to telemental health and explore how to construct a therapeutic space in different contexts when conducting telemental health, and how to develop an evidence base and best practice in telemental health.

Provides researchers and clinicians with information on over 330 blood group antigens, including history and information on terminology, chromosomal assignment, carrier molecular description, functions, molecular bases of antigens and phenotypes, effect of enzymes/chemicals, clinical significance, disease associations and key references.