Bentham Science Publishers

Humanitarian Crises and International Relations (1959-2013) presents a brief study of the relations between sovereign nations from 1959 to the current Afghanistan crisis (post NATO intervention). Each chapter is going to analyze a specific crisis in a chronological order. The chapters demonstrate how humanitarian crises linked to civil and military conflicts have reshaped international relations in our world today.

This book is a key tool for students undertaking courses related to the history of international relations as well as human rights and on international migrations. The topics in this book are connected to different disciplines (Anthropology, History and Political Science) and attempt to trace the most important change in the history of international relations related to the world crisis viz civil or external conflicts.

Hydrotalcite-based materials, characterized by their unique composition are integral to diverse applications in heterogeneous catalysis and beyond. Renowned for their catalytic prowess, these compounds serve as versatile bases for organic reactions, support structures for metal catalysts, and facilitators in organic transformations and water treatment. This comprehensive book introduces readers to hydrotalcite-like compounds, with ten chapters exploring variations in metal ion ratios and interlayer anions, and their impact on properties crucial for industrial applications (ranging from industrial catalysis to medicine).

Key Features

• Detailed exploration of hydrotalcite and hydrotalcite-like compounds

• Recent trends and applications in industrial catalysis, organic synthesis, and environmental remediation

• Hydrotalcite synthesis including methods like coprecipitation, sol-gel processing, and advanced techniques

• Contributions from leading researchers in the field with references

• Comprehensive overview for each topic suitable for both academics and industry professionals

With its exhaustive coverage of hydrotalcite-based materials and their multifaceted applications, this book promises to be an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the utilization of hydrotalcites for advanced catalytic processes.

Vitamins are heterogenous bioactive substances required by the human body for its healthy functioning. Vitamins are required through a diet as they are normally not produced by the body. Their deficiency may lead to the development of diseases like scurvy, rickets, pellagra, beri-beri and many others. Vitamins have also been produced synthetically and used in supplements. However, they may induce hypersensitivity reactions, ranging from an allergic contact dermatitis to, urticaria as well as life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Hypersensitivity to Vitamins summarizes knowledge from case reports, studies and investigations on hypersensitivity reactions to all types of vitamins (A, B, C, D, E and K). Chapters explain the identification, diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity reactions to vitamins.

Key Features:

- Provides a general introduction to vitamin allergies

- Covers the major vitamin types: water soluble (B and C) and fat soluble (A, D, E and K) with chapters dedicated to each type

- Provides information about identification, diagnosis and management of the specific hypersensitivity reactions in a clear and concise manner

- Includes a chapter on unusual aspects of vitamin hypersensitivity.

Hypersensitivity to Vitamins is an essential handbook for clinicians, nutritionists and pharmacists who want to quickly access information about vitamin allergies. Students of clinical immunology and pharmacology will also be able to learn about the subject.

Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine is dedicated to contemporary scientific communication and the technological transformations driving open science policy principles. The conference explores the transformative journey of Ukraine's scientific community towards embracing open science principles amidst geopolitical challenges. It focuses on the implementation of the National Plan for Open Science and Ukraine's alignment with European standards, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, transparency, and accessibility in advancing scientific research and innovation.

This conference proceedings volume compiles presentations from the second event held online on October 26-27, 2023. It includes presentations and discussions of new ideas for integrating modern technological achievements into scientific practices, including the development of scientific information systems and databases. The volume concludes with insights into Ukraine's strides toward global scientific integration and the crucial role of open science principles in fostering collaboration and innovation.

Highlights:

- In-depth analysis of Ukraine's transition towards open science and its alignment with European standards.

- Practical solutions and best practices for data management, open-access publishing, and adherence to FAIR principles.

- Insights from leading experts in academia, industry, and government sectors.

- Emphasis on collaboration, transparency, and accessibility as catalysts for scientific progress and innovation.

- Highlights the challenges and opportunities associated with Ukraine's integration into the global scientific community.

This conference proceedings volume serves as a valuable resource for academics, professional scientists, and policymakers who want to understand the Open Access publishing landscape in Ukraine.

Illustrated Pediatric Dentistry is intended to be a text book for enhancing the knowledge and understanding of paediatric dentistry amongst undergraduate and postgraduate students. This textbook is updated with the latest information on techniques employed in paediatric dentistry. Chapters in this part cover primary paediatric dentistry, its clinical aspects, preventive dentistry, and information about the latest trends prevalent in this specialty field of dentistry. The text will equip readers with the knowledge suited to the changing environment of this vital domain. The editor of this textbook has over forty-four years of teaching experience in paediatric dentistry and is able to successfully impart a broad perspective of the subject through the book's contents. This textbook is the amalgamation of the experience and knowledge of various subject experts that command a high international reputation. Part 2 covers orofacial swelling, pediatric space management, interceptive orthodontics and myofunctional therapy, gingival and periodontal diseases, oral hygiene, minimum intervention dentistry (MID), molar incisor hypoplasia (MIH), restorative dentistry, and oral examination and diagnostic aids used in pediatric dentistry. Key Features: - The 15, structured chapters present the latest trends in paediatric dentistry - The book content is illustrated with quality clinical images, - Chapters cover contemporary concepts of problems experienced when treating multiple dental disorders in young patients - Contributions from subject experts present distinct clinical expertise and a unique style of imparting important current knowledge to budding professionals - The book includes modern and current state-of-the-art techniques used in the clinic - Topic outlines throughout the book will greatly help readers to quickly locate and review the content. Contents of the book are very well structured and presented in a lucid manner, making it easy to understand.

This textbook presents the latest information and techniques in pediatric dentistry. The chapters cover primary pediatric dentistry, its clinical aspects, preventive dentistry, and information about the latest trends in the specialty. The text will equip readers with the knowledge suited to the changing environment of this vital domain. This textbook's editor has over forty-four years of teaching experience in pediatric dentistry and gives a broad perspective through the book content. This book is also an amalgamation of the knowledge brought forth by numerous subject experts of international repute. Part 4 covers specialized topics for clinical practice that professionals need to understand. The book covers drugs in pediatric dentistry, anesthesia, dental surgery, implants and lasers. Special topics like the management of special needs children and HIV/AIDs patients, new advances and genetics are also covered in this part. Key Features: - The 16, structured chapters keep the latest trends of the subject in mind - The book content is illustrated with quality clinical images - Chapters cover contemporary concepts of problems experienced when treating multiple dental disorders - The contributions exhibit distinct clinical expertise and the capability of imparting inimitable knowledge to budding professionals - The book includes state-of-the-art techniques used in the clinic Topic outlines help to quickly review and easily locate content. Also, the Contents of the book are well structured and presented in a very lucid manner, making it easy to understand for students.

This book is a compilation of innovative work on image processing applications for renewable energy systems. The chapters in the book describe the use of neural networks in multi-direction dynamic, topographical data frameworks which are designed to account for the distinctive contemporary issues faced when managing environmentally friendly power generation systems.

The topics covered include uncertainty analysis methods, computing technologies, automated control systems, performance analysis, riverfront analysis through image processing and solar power estimation methods, to name a few. The information is also complemented with a review of problems in the electric power sector in India.

This book is beneficial for professionals and researchers who work on hybrid techniques of GIS, remote sensing, image processing and the implementation of these techniques for utilizing renewable energy resources. Engineers who work on advanced algorithms for renewable energy applications will also get an updated perspective about relevant innovations in this industrial sector.

Since a September, 1992, Nature article which read: “Can there be life without LIF?”, researchers now realize that the maternal immune system is both a foe (it can reject the conception) and a friend (immune cells and molecules are also necessary for successful pregnancy). Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) when absent, prevents embryo implantation in rodents. From fecundation to parturition, immunity acts as a Janus, required but potentially dangerous. However, the complexity and the diversity of immunity in pregnancy deters many from entering the field. This book will try to give a complete overview of immunity from gametes till parturition, in brief, but with complete chapters and subsections, each written by specialists in the field.

The importance of the topic relies not only on “the riddle of the fetal allograft”, which is per se fascinating, but on its consequences, linked to the development of IVF and in general, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) / Medicine. Since the discovery that there would not be (mammalian) life without LIF, it has become clear that Immune Molecules, and in general, transient post mating inflammatory reactions are required for successful implantation. Disruptions of this process can lead to implantation failure / sterility.

In later stages of pregnancy immunological cells, mostly of the innate immune system, control formation of local spiral arteries. Finally, a state of tolerance establishes itself, whose “break' leads to immune abortion and the vascular bed is further transformed and enlarged, till delivery, and here again “immunological cytokines” do play a major role and can eventually cause immune mediated abortion.

Failure of, not just, the cytokine and cell recognition mediated dialogue, but also the pre and peri-implantation “preparation of the uterus”, as stated, leads to sterility, early pregnancy loss and recurrent abortions. There is also an increasingly stronger argument to implicate immunology in pre-eclampsia. Further still, immunology is also implicated in the control of local infection, mother to child transmission of pathogens (notably, but not limited to, HIV). Finally, pregnancy is the only known physiological phenomenon where the once named “suppressor T cells,” re-emerge as “regulatory T cells”, and play a cardinal role.

This E-book provides a complete compendium of gynecological immunology, spanning from fecundation to delivery. Topics also include the role of various cell types (such as T regs ad NK cells) in implantation and uterine changes as well as the genetic regulation of immunological processes. As such it will be of interest not only to fundamental and reproductive immunologists, but more importantly, clinicians in obstetrics and gynecology.

Impact of Incomplete Metabolism on Health uncovers how the buildup of toxic intermediates, enzyme deficiencies, and pathway impairments destabilize metabolic homeostasis. These disruptions contribute to chronic diseases, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and a wide range of cellular abnormalities.

The book begins with the fundamental principles of metabolism and then systematically explains the biochemical origins of incomplete reactions and their physiological consequences. Subsequent chapters explore metabolic syndrome, inborn errors of metabolism, and other clinically significant disorders arising from flawed metabolic pathways. The later sections delve into diagnostic strategies, therapeutic innovations, and emerging fields such as nutrigenomics, enzyme replacement therapy, and personalized metabolic medicine.

Supported by contemporary research, detailed pathway illustrations, and case-based clinical insights, this book serves as both an academic foundation and a practical guide for understanding the biochemical roots of human disease.

Key Features

Clarifies the biochemical basis and clinical implications of incomplete metabolic processes.

Illustrates metabolic pathways through detailed, accurate, and easy-to-understand diagrams.

Connects theoretical concepts to real-world practice using case studies and clinical correlations.

Integrates updated research across biochemistry, molecular biology, and clinical medicine.

Explores diagnostic tools, therapeutic approaches, and emerging personalized interventions.