Public health and preventive medicine

This book offers a multidisciplinary and in-depth analysis of the One Health approach.

This textbook provides insights into emerging zoonotic threats from swine, covering the fundamentals of swine biology to the complexities of zoonotic disease transmission.

Exposure to ambient air pollutants, both indoors and outdoors has been associated with the exacerbation and also in the etiology of diverse human diseases.

This edited collection will provide an overview of the field of physiological computing, i.

A comprehensive overview of the effects of trichloroethylene toxicity caused by real-life exposure levels highlighting how exposure to trichloroethylene may contribute to the etiology of several idiopathic human diseases.

This book serves as a comprehensive resource on toxicants that can be released from food packaging materials and household plastics.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of metabonomics and gut microbiota research from molecular analysis to population-based global health considerations.

This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach.

Mobile Persuasion Design presents ten conceptual design projects (or 'Machines') for new mobile application's (smartphone or tablet with Web portals) that combine theories of persuasion and information design to change people's behaviour.

The number of patients using social media and the number of applications and solutions used by medical professionals online have been sky-rocketing in the past few years, therefore the rational behind creating a well-designed, clear and tight handbook of practical examples and case studies with simple pieces of suggestions about different social media platforms is evident.

This revised edition covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention.

Over the next few years, the Connecting for Health IT programme for the NHS in England is due to implement electronic prescribing systems at all hospitals in England.

Bone research in recent years has generated much new knowledge, in large measure because of the broad public health implications of osteoporosis and related bone disorders.

This book is a comprehensive guide to occupational factors of malignant diseases.

IT in Pharmacy: An Integrated Approach aims to describe and discuss the major areas of pharmacy IT innovation (e-prescribing, drug databases, electronic patient records, clinical decision support, pharmacy management systems, robots and automation etc) from a systems and a professional perspective.

As yet, flow cytometry is not used so widely in microbiology as in some other disciplines.

Dietary fibre is now recognized as a vital component of good daily nutrition, yet its properties and specific role in the digestive system are still being investigated.

The aims and scope of the second edition are unchanged from the first edition.

Nutritional Influences on Bone Health presents a collection of papers from the 8th International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis, the primary forum for and only regular meeting exclusively devoted to the topic of nutritional influences on bone health.

In just under three decades, the world has witnessed an enormous rise in obesity with a parallel growth in cardiometabolic disease risk factors characterized by insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, together known as the metabolic syndrome - conditions previously unheard of in children and adolescents.

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit, public foundation, was established in 1978 to advance the sciences of nutrition, toxicology, and food safety.

The Symposium on Radionuclides in the Food Chain, sponsored by the Interna- tional Life Sciences Institute in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, was intended to bring together policymakers and other representatives of the food industry with radiation experts involved in measuring and assessing radioactivity in foodstuffs.

Calcium plays an enormous and varied role in living systems now widely appreciated by clinicians.

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the science and clinical applications of fasting, with a particular focus on its effects on body weight and metabolic disease risk factors.

This book describes communication strategies for people with severe disabilities who are nonverbal or minimally verbal.

This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to nonlinear complex systems through the application of machine learning methods.

This book encapsulates numerous ideas for developing novel strategies toward sustainable waste management, incorporating technology transfer and capacity building for sustainable waste management, and enforcing the stringent policy framework for environmental protection from improper waste management practices.

This book presents positive youth development research in easy-to-understand concepts that have direct and clear application to youth development practice.

This book addresses the health status of both mothers and children, highlighting acute malnutrition through anthropometric indices such as weight-for-height, weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI.

Transforming Waste Management in Senegal: Strategies for a Sustainable FutureSenegal faces a critical challenge in waste management, with 3.

This book addresses the holistic impacts of COVID-19 on child health and gives a supportive framework for interprofessional pediatric teams serving children across the care continuum.

This book introduces an effective, affordable, non-invasive, and quick method to detect exposure to dangerous chemical carcinogens, which cause life-threatening conditions like cardiovascular, endocrine, neurological, hematological, dermatological, and malignant diseases.

This book presents an update on the state of the art in nanobiology and various nanoparticle synthesis and characterization methods.

This book examines the critical connections between criminal justice and public health perspectives on violence and crime.

This book examines how immigration law impacts U.

As food safety concerns become increasingly prevalent, understanding the physiological implications of foodborne pathogens, contaminants, and additives is essential for safeguarding public health.

This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2023 edition of the Singapore Conference of Applied Psychology (SCAP), led by East Asia Research in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore University of Technology and Design and Charles Sturt University in Australia.

This book presents an update on the state of the art in nanobiology and various nanoparticle synthesis and characterization methods.

This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2023 edition of the Singapore Conference of Applied Psychology (SCAP), led by East Asia Research in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore University of Technology and Design and Charles Sturt University in Australia.

This book provides an overview of AI-powered nutritional interventions for the management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to nonlinear complex systems through the application of machine learning methods.

This book presents the latest information on the biomolecules derived from the coconut and their prominent roles in human well-being.

This book is a rarity in that it conducts a comparative study of life satisfaction between Japan and China over a wider area and time period, filling a gap in empirical research on life satisfaction.

This book is a comprehensive guide for health professionals working with psychoactive drug use and dependence who want to learn the nuts and bolts of the neuropsychology of substance use disorders.

This edited book brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability, and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by heavy metals contamination of soil and plants.

This book presents evidence-based translational research in Nutri-Ayur through the integration of traditional knowledge of Ayurveda, Genomics, and modern medicine.

This book introduces a pathbreaking approach called ‘Avoidable Disaster Deaths’ (ADD) to reduce disaster deaths.

This book intends to provide the lessons and efforts on malaria control and elimination practices in several classical endemic areas with different transmission characteristics.