Life sciences: general issues

Modern biology is moving away from reductionist approaches towards holistic studies that encompass whole genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes.

This book illustrates advanced technologies for imaging electrons and atoms in action in various forms of matter, from atoms and diatoms to protein molecules and condensed matter.

This book explores spatiotemporal analysis and impact assessment of agricultural drought in China and investigates the correlation coefficient between meteorological drought and agricultural drought.

This book discusses the recent advancements in chemical engineering and their role in achieving the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDR SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch.

';Intimate and thoughtful Exciting [A] sweeping evolutionary history.

The dark heart of race science and why it's nonsense.

How can new insights into evolution help us solve problems in life, art, business and science?

Who has the answer to the world's fuel problems?

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) manifest multidimensionally, presenting a syndromic nature with several symptomatic domains.

This monograph covers uniqueness of micromorphology in resolving many important but enigmatic pedological issues such as clay illuviation, formation of pedogenic and non-pedogenic CaCO3, modification of plasmic fabric, contemporary and relict pedogenic processes, polygenesis of soils in Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols of the tropical Indian environments.

This book investigates the complex interrelationships between neuroscience, arts, technical design, and the spectrum of neurodivergent conditions, introducing the emerging topic of neuroarts.

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of long COVID fatigue using advanced neuroimaging and artificial intelligence (AI).

Would you drink milk from a cloned cow?

Biologist John Spicer shows how closely our future is linked with that of biodiversity while navigating readers through some key problems facing our planet, including mass extinctions, population explosions, habitat destruction, and pollution.

With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this book is an introduction for general readers who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world.

Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide is a uniquely accessible yet comprehensive guide to the study of the effects of evolutionary theory on human behaviour.

This book addresses the ongoing need to explore the implications of the ‘Anthropocene’ rupture for the field of International Relations (IR).

This proposed book aims to present an analysis of several crisis issues induced by global climate changes and implications at the micro-level, particularly from the perspective of ground-based study.

This compact book relies on the story of two intertwined Jewish immigrant families to tell a multigenerational Jewish story about the interplay between public/social policy, cultural categories, and the lived experience of working class immigrant Jews from Eastern Europe, including trans-/intergenerational trauma.

This book discusses various aspects of Seed Science and Technology including seed production, seed certification, seed quality enhancements, seed testing and harvesting, and post-harvest management.

This monograph provides a comprehensive collection of information on soil fertility degradation across various climatic zones and soil orders.

This book uses real-world examples from the aquaculture industry to demonstrate how deep technology is assisting farmers and vulnerable communities.

Every cell, tissue, organ and organism is competent to use signs to exchange information reaching common coordinations and organisations of both single cell and group behavior.

This book examines language and communication in a novel area of digital health.

This book concerns two subthemes, 'temperature sensing' and 'temperature-responding systems', addressing the questions of how temperature is sensed and how temperature is related to biological functions, respectively.

This book provides a knowledge base of the existing indigenous and local water knowledge, values, and practices, and how this water knowledge can be mainstreamed into the decision-making process.

Understanding consciousness is the most important scientific principle left to be understood.

This book provides multidisciplinary approaches to smart and sustainable urban ecosystems.

This edited book provides a comprehensive framework for the integration of mathematical methodologies into biological research, emphasizing applications that directly address topics related to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well Being) and SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).

This book discusses the mechanism and therapeutic strategies of phytochemicals against brain ageing.

For centuries, research has been conducted on the therapeutics of Brassicaceae plants and their health-promoting effects.

This book offers a broad exploration of the intricate networks that facilitate communication between the brain and various systems in the body.

This book provides the ultrastructural study of the pituitary-gonadal axis through the electron microscope.

Marine pollution is an escalating global concern, with growing awareness of its severe impact on the world's oceans.

This book provides an overview of the current status of land degradation globally and the different approaches used for its restoration.

This book is a machine-generated literature overview of the legal and ethical debates over privacy and data protection measures in the last three decades, showcasing the expectations vis-à-vis realities of their presence and application in different sectors.

Is there a unified definition of anesthesia?

This book discusses the possibilities, reach, challenges, and limitations of agroforestry in new contexts where the security of food, nutrition, and the environment are equally vital.

This book is intended to provide a hitherto missing English-language overview of a multi-year research project in which a comprehensive methodology was developed to assess a rule-based classification of the habitat services, the primary net biomass productivity and carbon sequestration capacity.

This book concerns two subthemes, 'temperature sensing' and 'temperature-responding systems', addressing the questions of how temperature is sensed and how temperature is related to biological functions, respectively.

As transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) continues to expand from a tool of neuroscience research into a growing array of clinical applications, it presents a number of open questions that both invite and complicate ethical evaluation.

This volume presents a comprehensive compilation of chapters whose topics were presented at the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Application in Modeling (CMAAM-2023), held at the Department of Mathematics & the Center for Mathematical Biology and Ecology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, from 9-11 October 2023.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of how to utilize the bioconvergence revolution to substantially enhance research productivity.

Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is now recognized as beneficial in terms of maintaining water flows and thermal comfort in urban areas.

Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is now recognized as beneficial in terms of maintaining water flows and thermal comfort in urban areas.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how climate change affects planetary health and what this means for our collective future.

This book is a machine-generated literature overview of the legal and ethical debates over privacy and data protection measures in the last three decades, showcasing the expectations vis-à-vis realities of their presence and application in different sectors.

The book dissects the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality, i.

This book sheds new light on the transformative role of microorganisms in waste management, offering a comprehensive overview of microbial waste management strategies and their applications.