Focusing agents

Focused on central nervous system (CNS) drug discovery efforts, this book educates drug researchers about the blood-brain barrier (BBB) so they can affect important improvements in one of the most significant – and most challenging – areas of drug discovery.

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Ebook "Indoor air pollution (Second edition)" offers a comprehensive overview of the priority indoor air pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds, indoor particles and fibres, combustion products and other chemical agents that may affect health. It includes updated reviews with a focus on emission processes and on the large variety of volatile organic pollutants. It also introduces new topics, such as reflections on the shift in human health from infection-related diseases to chronic illnesses and the significance of indoor chemical exposure.

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The present study focuses on the preparation of silver/copper bimetallic hybrid nanoparticles by green method from precursor solutions of silver nitrate & copper nitrate and the locally available citrus fruit (lemon) peel extract which behaves as the stabilizing and reducing agent. Initially, the formation of hybrid nanoparticles was noticed in the reaction mixture by colour change.

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Ebook "Critical dietary factors in cancer chemoprevention" focuses on the prophylactic potential of diet-derived factors in primary prevention of cancer. It is written by a group of highly reputed experts in the area of dietary agents and cancer chemoprevention. The translational potential of dietary factors from epidemiological, laboratory and clinical studies as prevention strategy in normal and risk populations is highlighted.

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Ebook "Portable chemical sensors: Weapons against bioterrorism" is to focus on research related to the rapid detection of agents and weapons of bioterrorism and provide a comprehensive review of the research topics most pertinent to advancing devices applicable to the rapid real-time detection of toxicants such as microbes, pathogens, toxins, or nerve gases.

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Ebook "Packaging for food preservation (Food engineering series)" will be focused on the three most important aspects of food packaging: Modeling, Materials and Packaging Strategies. The modeling section will provide a complete overview of mass transport phenomena in polymers intended for food packaging applications. The materials section will cover the most interesting problem-solving solutions in the field of food packaging, i.e., low environmental impact active films with antimicrobial activity.

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Ebook "Neuropeptide systems as targets for parasite and pest control" was assembled to focus attention on this promising field by compiling a comprehensive review of recent research on neuropeptides in arthropods and helminths, with contributions from many of the leading laboratories working on these systems. The need to continually discover new agents for the control or treatment of invertebrate pests and pathogens is undeniable. Agriculture, both animal and plant, succeeds only to the extent that arthropod and helminth consumers, vectors and pathogens can be kept at bay.

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Ebook "Advances in biology and therapy of multiple myeloma - Volume 1: Basic science" despite the advances in conventional, novel agent and high dose chemotherapy multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable. In order to overcome resistance to current therapies and improve patient outcome, novel biologically-based treatment approaches are being developed. Current translational research in MM focusing on the development of molecularly-based combination therapies has great promise to achieve high frequency and durable responses in the majority of patients.

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Ebook "Anthocyanins and human health: Biomolecular and therapeutic aspects" presents comprehensive coverage of anthocyanins. The text covers the scientific literature and clinical significance of this Flavonoid sub-group, with a special focus on their therapeutic aspects. In focusing on secondary metabolites in plants, this work aims to cover the resulting therapeutic potential for humans by referencing the numerous herbal-derived substances which have been evaluated and the rapidly growing data on the interactions of anthocyanins with the microbiome.

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Ebook "Anti-cancer N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Gold(III), Gold(I) and Platinum(II): Thiol “switch-on” fluorescent probes, thioredoxin reductase inhibitors and endoplasmic reticulum targeting agents" focuses on the development of gold- and non-classical platinum-based anti-cancer agents that display distinctively different anti-cancer mechanisms compared to the commonly used cisplatin.

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Ebook "Betalains: Biomolecular aspects" provides comprehensive coverage of betalains, outlining the specific makeup and uses of this plant. The chapters provide deep insight into the biosynthesis, structures, pharmacokinetics, stability, extraction, health benefits and occurrence in nature of betalains. As the first major reference work to focus specifically on betalains, this book serves as an important reference for any researcher looking for insights into the use of betalains as functional foods, food coloring agents, and nutraceuticals.

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This study explores the behaviours of restaurants and food stores as meat consumption agents in the beef value chain in Dien Bien province by utilising survey data and focus group discussions (FGDs) with restaurant and eatery owners in Dien Bien Phu city and the town of Tuan Giao. Descriptive statistics, T-tests, and Chisquared tests are used to analyse the data.

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Ebook "Artificial markets modeling: Methods and applications" is devoted to recent contributions to the field from both the social sciences and computer sciences. It presents applications of agent-based computational methodologies and tools in the social sciences, focusing strongly on the uses, requirements and constraints of agent-based models employed by social scientists.

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The dense stroma of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas is a major barrier to drug delivery. To increase the local drug difusion gradient, high doses of chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin can be released from thermally-sensitive liposomes (ThermoDox®) using ultrasound-mediated hyperthermia at the tumour target.

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Ebook Inquiring organizations: Moving from knowledge management to wisdom: Part 1 presents the following content: Chapter I Inquiring organizations: An organizational form perspective; Chapter II Information technology and hegelian inquiring organizations; Chapter III The design and evolution of singerian inquiring organizations: Inspiring leadership for wise action; Chapter IV Kantian inquiring systems: A case study; Chapter V Email and knowledge creation: Supporting inquiring systems; Chapter VI Supporting the complexity of inquiring organizations: An agent approach; Chapter VII Knowledge...

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This history of antimicrobials is marked with impressive discoveries, the majority of which have their origin in natural products. However in this work, the antimicrobial activity of β- nitrostyrenes and related compounds of synthetic origin is reviewed and investigated with a particular focus on the influence of fluorine functionality. Various fluorinated β-methyl-β-nitrostyrene compounds were prepared, their minimum inhibition concentration in cultures of Gram positive, Gram negative and a fungus and their lipophilicity was determined.

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Commercial gas chromatograph-mass spectrometers, one of which being Inficon’s HAPSITE® ER, have demonstrated chemical detection and identification of nerve agents (G-series) and blistering agents (mustard gas) in the field.

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Nano-sized materials have shown to have very high potential in anticancer therapy by an adequate tuning of their functionalization and physico-chemical properties. This study is focused on the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) functionalized with a titanium(IV) or an organotin(IV) compound (therapeutic agents), fluorescein isothiocyanate (image agent) and transferrin (targeting molecule).

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Chitinolytic bacteria and their chitinases have attracted great attention due to potential applications in various fields, including medicine, food processing, agriculture. To develop a novel type of biocontrol agents alternative chemical agents for phytopathogenic controlling, we focus on bacteria possessed high chitinase activity. In this study, a chitinase gene (chiB) from Bacillus velezensis RB.IBE29 was identified, cloned, and analyzed.

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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (SP) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA) are common colonizers of companion animals, but they are also considered opportunistic pathogens, causing diseases of diverse severity. This study focused on the identification and characterization of 33 coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from diseased pets (28 dogs and five cats) during 2009–2011 in a veterinary hospital in Spain in order to stablish the circulating lineages and their antimicrobial resistance profile.

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