Anthologies: general

This textbook offers a concise, yet comprehensive account of human nutrition, food and nutrition-related health problems, based on the curricula of top universities around the globe.

Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication of various industries in the last century has significantly increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes.

The invention of milking and milk use created a new mode of subsistence called pastoralism.

This book provides detailed information on the various ethnic fermented foods and beverages of India.

This book is a compilation of the policy briefs produced by the International Science Council's program on Urban Health and Wellbeing: A Systems Approach over the past five years.

Global climate change threatens human existence through its potential impact on agriculture and the environment.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the theoretical developments and technological breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of environmental pollution and human health, while also promoting a comprehensive strategy to address these problems.

Arsenic contamination poses a major environmental problem, especially in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh and India.

Atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) emissions, as an important component of global N cycle, have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities, and consequently have had a global impact on air pollution and ecosystem services.

This is the first book to explore the science underlying the concept of "e;koku"e;, which is central to an understanding of the palatability of food within Japanese cuisine and is attracting increasing interest among food scientists and professionals worldwide.

This book discusses the latest research and new techniques in the field of lactic acid bacteria, including comparative genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics.

This book introduces readers to basic studies on and applied techniques involving lactic acid bacteria, including their bioengineering and industrial applications.

This book introduces readers to essential advances in the application of physical processing technology in food processing that have been made in recent years.

This book summarizes the reported health benefits of bioactive factors in cereal foods and their potential underlying mechanisms.

This volume focuses on cadmium (Cd) exposure, its effects on human health, the mechanism of Cd accumulation and the development of mitigation technologies.

Our Earth is considered as a natural system which organizes and controls itself.

This book provides valuable new insights into preventive measures for chronic arsenic poisoning, exploring the various causes, metabolism and toxicity, preventive drugs, functional foods and various methods for removing arsenic from contaminated water.

This book focuses on the emerging health issues due to climate change, particularly emphasizing the situation in developing countries.

This book assesses river health in the Lancang River Basin with regard to the impacts of hydropower projects.

The book discusses up-to-date and detailed information about the nutritional quality of forage in the biodiversity-rich Himalayan region and their potential in livestock feeding.

This volume is the first complete English rendition of the 45 famous tales in the monumental anthology masterfully selected and edited by Lu Xun (1881-1936).

In the marine environment, single-celled, microscopic, plant-like organisms naturally occur in the well-lit surface layer of any body of water.

This book systematically reviews the history of lead-free piezoelectric materials, including the latest research.

This publication is a practical guidebook on environmental risk assessment, especially for watershed-scale management.

Dieses wissenschaftlich fundierte Fachbuch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die biochemischen und physiologischen Grundlagen der low carb vegetarischen und veganen Ernährungsweise.

Omega-3 fatty acids can limit the inflammation that is the underlying cause of many severe diseases of modern civilization, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Omega-3 fatty acids can limit the inflammation that is the underlying cause of many severe diseases of modern civilization, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

This book provides up-to-date information and practical approaches to Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) programs for digestive and / or cardiopulmonary surgery.

This proceedings volume explores a range of sports-related topics, including sports science, exercise, sports engineering and technology, in contributions prepared by respected experts and presented at the 3rd International Colloquium on Sports Science, Exercise, Engineering and Technology (ICoSSEET2016).

The book highlights intricate predisposing factors for pathogenesis of nutritional anemia.

This book discusses modern technologies for utilizing various types of agricultural waste as a direct means of properly managing its abundance.

The book aims to provide a comprehensive view of advanced environmental approaches for wastewater treatment, heavy metal removal, pesticide degradation, dye removal, waste management, microbial transformation of environmental contaminants etc.

This book describes the structure, function and nutritional values of iron-, zinc-, selenium- and calcium-containing proteins, exploring key mineral-containing proteins like phytoferritin and lactoferrin, as well as a host of zinc- and selenium-containing proteins.

This book addresses up-to-date urban health issues from a systems perspective and provides an appealing integrated urban development strategy based on a 10-year global interdisciplinary research programme created by the International Council for Science (ICSU), and sponsored by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the United Nations University (UNU).

This textbook on Environmental Biotechnology not only presents an unbiased overview of the practical biological approaches currently employed to address environmental problems, but also equips readers with a working knowledge of the science that underpins them.

Marine environment is the largest habitat covering approximately 70% of the total earth surface.

We Have Crossed Many Rivers: New Poetry from Africa is a fascinating anthology of some of the finest contemporary poetic voices from twenty-nine African countries.

Promocionando la Salud y la Alimentación Saludable.

El coaching nutricional es un método de entrenamiento personalizado durante el cual el/la coach utiliza una serie de herramientas y técnicas que siguiendo una metodología específica van encaminadas a acompañar y a ayudar al cliente (coachee) para que consiga resultados extraordinarios en diferentes áreas de su vida.

Sobre el campesinado en Colombia durante el periodo 1965-1975.

La humanidad ha llegado a ser la más poderosa fuerza trasformadora del planeta, con lo cual ha creado un nuevo periodo: el Antropoceno o la "era humana".

Este libro es una herramienta invaluable para prevenir el cáncer.

Las enfermedades crónicas representan un problema de salud pública en el mundo entero, y Colombia no es ajena a esta situación.

La colección: auge y consolidación de un objeto editorial estudia la colección —fenómeno editorial esencial— por medio de una compilación de estudios de caso que dibujan un mapa para dar una idea de la trascendencia de la colección editorial en la educación literaria y científica y en la formación del lector moderno.