Bentham Science Publishers

Combustion synthesis covers a wide range of technologies to produce advanced materials, ranging from oxides, nitrides and intermetallics to various nanostructured compounds, such as nanopowders and carbon nano tubes (CNT). This eBook, with contributions from leading experts in industry and academia, provides an up-to-date overview about combustion synthesis. A comparison to conventional methods as well as a description of analytical techniques is given, alongside the description of special techniques, such as microwave or electrical field assistance. Aspects such as historic development and scale-up make this book a concise, yet comprehensive review about combustion synthesis. This book should be useful for scientists, engineers and practitioners working in materials science and related fields.

Common Ear Diseases in Dogs: Diagnosis and Management is an essential resource for veterinarians, veterinary students, and researchers focusing on ear health in dogs. This comprehensive guide covers the anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and pathology of canine ears, offering a thorough understanding of ear structure and function. It covers diagnosing, treating, and managing various ear conditions, including otitis externa, otitis media, aural hematomas, traumatic injuries, and more. Chapters explore cutting-edge diagnostic techniques, surgical interventions like ear canal ablation, and pain management strategies, making it a valuable tool for clinical practice. Written by subject matter experts, the book bridges foundational knowledge with advanced clinical applications, helping readers develop expertise in ear disease management.

Key Features:

- Provides an in-depth understanding of ear anatomy, physiology, and pathology in dogs.

- Covers diagnosis, treatment, and management of common ear conditions, including infections, injuries, and neurological issues.

- Features practical guides on advanced procedures like laser surgery and ear canal ablation.

Recent Advances in Alzheimer Disease Research is a book series focusing on contemporary research on Alzheimer's disease epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy. The series features reviews by experts in neuroscience and aims to provide current information in the field to both researchers and clinicians.

Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder affecting more than 5.8 million individuals worldwide. Down syndrome can be viewed as a complex multi-system disorder as it manifests into significant physical, psychological, and cognitive abnormalities in affected persons. With aging, most adults with Down syndrome develop the clinical and neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, no extant treatments have proven beneficial for cognitive dysfunction for either Down syndrome or Alzheimer's disease. An incomplete understanding of the common pathogenic mechanisms that link these two disorders has limited researchers' progress to this end. Common Pathogenic Mechanisms between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Steps toward Therapy is a novel attempt to fill this void, by summarizing the work of world-renowned scientists in the field of Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome, and thus providing an unprecedented opportunity to attract attention to Down syndrome as a tool for understanding the common molecular mechanisms that underlie Alzheimer's disease and to develop new therapies for similar neurodegenerative disorders of the brain.

The book covers the fundamental pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms behind the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome affected individuals as well other key topics such as diagnosis and management, in vivo brain imaging studies, and progressive neurodegeneration of the monoaminergic system. The book concludes with a review of recent clinical trials of drugs designed to mitigate cognitive dysfunction in aging adults with Down syndrome and establishes a scientific warrant for the increased testing of candidate pharmacotherapies.

Common Pathogenic Mechanisms between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Steps toward Therapy is a useful reference clinicians involved in treating Down syndrome patients as well as for neuroscience researchers seeking to understand the influence of a specific case of aneuploidy on Alzheimer's disease incidence and its progression at the molecular level.

Common Pediatric Diseases: An Updated Review informs the reader about common diseases in children that are encountered by pediatricians and family physicians. Each of the 14 chapters in the volume presents updated information for readers with the aim to give them a current perspective on the topic. This book is a handy and practical compendium for medical students and healthcare professionals involved in general practice and pediatric clinics.

The text starts with a quick introduction to pediatric diseases, before progressing towards specific diseases in children. The list of topics in this book includes pediatric rheumatological diseases, common oral diseases, pediatric metabolic syndromes, pediatric epilepsy syndromes, pediatric demyelinating disorder, genetic epileptic encephalopathies (with an algorithmic diagnostic approach), Henoch-Schönlein purpura, atopic dermatitis, childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, PFAPA, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis syndrome and pediatric hepatoblastoma.

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Updates on Pediatric Health and Disease is a comprehensive series of books on infant and adolescent health and diseases. The series features volumes that update readers on current understanding in basic information and advanced clinical practice in pediatric medicine. Neonatology as well as different diseases in all subspecialties of pediatrics, including allergy and immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, nephrology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology, neurology, psychiatry and dermatology are represented in each volume.

Comparative bioacoustics is extraordinarily broad in scope. It includes the study of sound propagation, dispersion, attenuation, absorption, reverberation, and signal degradation as well as sound detection, recognition, and classification in both marine and terrestrial organisms (including humans). This research is informed by an understanding of the mechanisms underlying sound generation and aural reception, as well as the anatomy and physiology of the organs dedicated to these functions.

Comparative Bioacoustics is the definitive introductory guide to the field of acoustics in animal and human biology. Key features of this volume are:

-Comprehensive introduction to sound and related physical phenomena

-Multidisciplinary and comparative analyses of bioacoustic phenomena

-Integrated audio and video clips

-Information about relevant research methods in bioacoustics

Comparative Bioacoustics makes key information accessible to readers, therefore, meeting the requirements of both novice and advanced researchers preparing for a scholarly career in bioacoustics.

Complex Analysis for Science and Technology is a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses. The book begins with an introduction to basic complex numbers, followed by chapters covering complex functions, integrals, transformations and conformal mapping. Topics such as complex series and residue theory are also covered. Key features of this textbook include:

-simple, easy-to-understand explanations of relevant concepts

-a wide range of simple and complex examples

-several figures where appropriate

Acute and chronic liver disease is a global endemic healthcare concern. More than 500 million people around the world are infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. Approximately 500,000 patients die of hepatocellular carcinoma every year, implying that trained healthcare professionals and facilities for liver disease patients is a critical issue. Although promising therapies have been developed for viral hepatitis infections, management of liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma yet many patients suffer due to lack of adequate healthcare by professional hepatologists. This means that primary care physicians should be informed about diagnosing liver disease and the early management of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Comprehensive Practical Hepatology provides readers current standard primary care guidelines for treatment and early stage management of patients with liver function abnormalities. This book provides a practical approach for physicians to apply on patients with apparent liver function abnormalities. The guidelines also cover:

Acute and chronic liver injury,

Information about the liver in systemic diseases,

Drug usage in liver diseases,

Surgical risk in liver disease patients, and,

Recommendations for pregnant as well as elderly patients.

Comprehensive Practical Hepatology thus provides complete practical advice on the management of liver diseases to non-hepatologists and general physicians.

Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches in Biomedical Engineering and Health Care Systems explains the emerging technology that currently drives computer-aided diagnosis, medical analysis and other electronic healthcare systems. 11 book chapters cover advances in biomedical engineering fields achieved through deep learning and soft-computing techniques. Readers are given a fresh perspective on the impact on the outcomes for healthcare professionals who are assisted by advanced computing algorithms.

Key Features:

- Covers emerging technologies in biomedical engineering and healthcare that assist physicians in diagnosis, treatment, and surgical planning in a multidisciplinary context

- Provides examples of technical use cases for artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in medicine, with examples of different algorithms

- Introduces readers to the concept of telemedicine and electronic healthcare systems

- Provides implementations of disease prediction models for different diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

- Summarizes key information for learners

- Includes references for advanced readers

The book serves as an essential reference for academic readers, as well as computer science enthusiasts who want to familiarize themselves with the practical computing techniques in the field of biomedical engineering (with a focus on medical imaging) and medical informatics.

Optimization Techniques for Decision-making and Information Security is a scholarly compilation that has been edited by experts with specialized knowledge in the fields of decision theory and cybersecurity. Through the synthesis of an extensive array of information, this edited volume presents novel methodologies and approaches that forge a link between the critical domain of information security and the realm of decision-making processes.

The publication commences with a fundamental investigation that establishes the theoretical foundations of information security-relevant decision-making models. The subsequent chapters present comprehensive evaluations of real-world applications, showcasing an assortment of optimization techniques. The book offers a wide range of perspectives on the practical implementation of data analysis in various domains, including but not limited to power generation and optimization, solid transportation problems, soft computing techniques, wireless sensor networks, parametric set-valued optimization problems, data aggregation optimization techniques, fuzzy linear programming problems, and nonlinear chaotic systems. The anthology concludes with a comprehensive summary of the most noteworthy observations and ramifications extracted from the projects of all contributors.

Key features

- Presents a wide variety of sophisticated optimization methodologies

- Explores the intricate intersection of decision theory and the safeguarding of confidential information.

- Emphasizes effectiveness in improving decision-making processes designed to strengthen information security measures.

- Showcases practical examples in different industrial domains through case studies and real-world problems.

- Provides guidance and contemplations on strengthening information security environments.

- Includes scientific references for advanced reading

This book serves as an essential reference for policymakers, researchers, and professionals who are learning about or working in information security roles.