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 focuses on the implementation of slum upgrading projects and the last generation of citywide programmes that define the future urban configuration of informal settlements, from a citywide perspective, in the Earth's tropical region.
This book introduces readers to basic studies on and applied techniques involving lactic acid bacteria, including their bioengineering and industrial applications.
This book explores significant aspects of the New Urban Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region, and presents, from different contexts and perspectives, innovative interventions afoot for transforming the governance of 21st-century cities in two key areas: (i) urban planning and policy; and (ii) service delivery and social inclusion.
This book introduces readers to essential advances in the application of physical processing technology in food processing that have been made in recent years.
Exploring archaeology, community engagement and cultural heritage protection in South Asia, this book considers heritage management strategies through community engagement, bringing together the results of research undertaken by archaeologists, heritage practitioners and policy makers working towards the preservation and conservation of both cultural and natural heritage.
This volume focuses on cadmium (Cd) exposure, its effects on human health, the mechanism of Cd accumulation and the development of mitigation technologies.
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.
Memory studies is a nascent and multidisciplinary research field, drawing from an impressive array of qualitative investigative methods deployed to do memory research.
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 focuses on the implementation of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL approach), designed to foster the integration of heritage management in regional and urban planning and management, and strengthen the role of heritage in sustainable urban development.
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).
This book documents through first-hand experience and academic research the historical, cultural and economic interactions affecting land use in Singapore.
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).
The economic liberalization of India, changes in global structures, and the rapid emergence of India on the global landscape have been accompanied by the dramatic rise in popular, public, and elite discourses that offer the promise to imagine India.
This beautifully illustrated book explains how water influences our culture; the many phases of water from ice to gas, its simple but still so unpredictable nature, and water resources on Earth; how water is distributed in ice, oceans, rivers, lakes and more; how it creates transport possibilities; how it produces and absorbs energy; how it is constantly changing the surface of the Earth; how there is enough water on Earth, yet sometimes there is too much or too little; the role of water in recreation; and how water supplies us with food in a myriad of ways.
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.
This book offers an in-depth description and analysis of Chinese coin-like charms, which date back to the second century CE and which continued to be used until mid 20th century.
This book explores aspects of the ancient civilization in West Asia, which has had a great impact on modern human society-agriculture, metallurgy, cities, writing, regional states, and monotheism, all of which appeared first in West Asia during the tenth to first millennia BC.
This book is based on the topics, questions and results of the international conference "e;Aesthetics of Transformation - Arts Education Research and the Challenge of Cultural Sustainability"e;.
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.
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 es un libro con unos lenguajes visuales exuberantes, que entraña una metáfora sobre el arte prehispánico colombiano, la creatividad y la belleza de las mujeres y hombres que vivieron en nuestro territorio 3000 años antes de enfrentar su realidad estética, con otra traída allende del océano.
"La situación de inseguridad alimentaria es un problema mundial que afecta a diferentes comunidades en contextos de pobreza y vulnerabilidad y requiere de la acción de los gobiernos, instituciones y la academia para brindar soluciones que proporcionen el mejoramiento en los factores de bienestar desde la disponibilidad, la calidad, y el acceso a los alimentos.
"Las disciplinas creativas tienen entre otras características, aportar una mirada integral a las problemáticas complejas de las comunidades y brindar herramientas de comunicación efectivas y de alta recordación.
Por mucho tiempo, la salud pública ha abordado la alimentación humana como un fenómeno simple y lineal en el cual los alimentos son comprendidos como causas directas de la enfermedad.
