Like no other text, it combined an experimental emphasis with extensive pedagogical features to help students grasp basic concepts. In the Kuby tradition, authors Judy Owen, Jenni Punt, and Sharon Stranford present the most current concepts in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlight important advances, but do so with the focus on the big picture of the study of immune response, enhanced by unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-time learner.
The primary aim of ACCP was to bring together experts from all fields of clinical pharmacy to facilitate the discussion and exchange of research ideas and results. The conference provided a forum for the dissemination of knowledge and exchange of experiences.
As such, it brought together clinical pharmacy scholars, pharmacy practitioners, policy makers and stakeholders from all areas of pharmacy society and all regions of the world to share their research, knowledge, experiences, concepts, examples of good practice, and critical analysis with their international peers. This year also marks the celebration of 20 years of ACCP. ISBN: Category: Medical Page: View: Read Now » A weak immune system is susceptible to various diseases and infections caused by foreign bodies like bacteria, fungus and viruses.
From a trivial cold to a serious cancer—one is prone to all if the immune system is not strong enough to fight against these foreign bodies. This text gives a comprehensive account on human immune system, its basics, types, structure and functions of antibodies, and the advanced topics of Immunology like immunodeficiencies and immunotherapy. The book explains physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection ; the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo, in detail.
The text embodies a new insight into immunological concepts in simple, straightforward and comprehensive language with lucid and clear illustrations. It covers up-to-date information on immunoprophylactic, immunodiagnostic and immunotherapeutic methods. The neatly drawn figures complement the theories well, enabling the students to grasp the concepts readily.
The Review Questions at the end of the chapters help the students to think critically and answer. The book also incorporates competitive examination questions. The book is intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biotechnology, Zoology, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology.
Author : Marshall Cavendish Corporation Publisher: Marshall Cavendish ISBN: Category: Juvenile Nonfiction Page: View: Read Now » Highlights the latest scientific and technological advances, from inventions and discoveries to mathematics, medicine and biology, to the science behind everyday objects, while providing a history of technology.
Author : William R. Lovallo, is a brief and accessible examination of psychological stress and its psychophysiological relationships with cognition, emotions, brain functions, and the peripheral mechanisms by which the body is regulated. Updated throughout, the Third Edition covers two new and significant areas of emerging research: how our early life experiences alter key stress responsive systems at the level of gene expression; and what large, normal, and small stress responses may mean for our overall health and well-being.
Written by global experts, chapters present general principles and history; indications and eligibility for lung transplantation, including screening for COPD, cystic fibrosis, scleroderma, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis IPF and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; approach to and complications of lung transplantation, such as prognostic markers, radiological approach, and immunology and rejection; and medical and surgical guidelines for lung transplantation.
The goal of lung transplantation is to increase survival and to provide a greater quality of life for patients with untreatable end-stage lung disease and this book serves to best prepare clinicians in achieving that goal. Easy-to-read, student-friendly coverage focuses on the direct application of theory to clinical laboratory practice, preparing you for the real world in which you will practice. The 4th Edition of this popular text has been completely updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field.
A brand-new full-color layout makes the content easier to understand than ever before. Studies from genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics are generating huge high throughput data that needs to be analyzed for understanding the Immune system in Health and Disease. Computational approaches arehelping in understanding the study of complex biology of immunology and thereby enabling design of therapeutic strategies in diseases like infectious diseases, immunodeficiency, allergic, hypersensitive, autoimmune disorders and diseases like Cancer, HIV etc.
Computational Immunology: Basics highlights the basics of the immune system and function in health and disease. She was awarded the prestigious National Scholarship from the Government of India.
She has worked and published extensively in glycobiology, sialic acids, immunology, stem cells and nanotechnology. She has authored several publications that include books and encyclopedia chapters in reputed journals and books. Author : James C. Many ENMs used in both the consumer and biomedical fields have been reported to elicit adverse immune responses ranging from innate immune responses such as complement activation to changes in adaptive immunity that influence pathogen responses and promote disease states such as asthma.
Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System covers the most up to date information on our understanding of immune responses to ENMs across a wide range of topics including innate immunity, allergic immune responses, adaptive provides the reader with 1 up to date understanding of immune responses to ENMs; 2 current testing methods; and 3 appropriate models including alternative testing strategies for evaluating immunotoxicity of ENMs.
Author : Richard A. The global population is rapidly approaching 8 billion; climate change is leading to the introduction of new hosts, vectors and virus diseases heretofore never seen in many parts of the world; technological advances have revolutionized the ability to recognize and characterize viruses new and old; vaccines are altering the epidemiological landscape of the diseases they target, in some cases raising the hope of their eradication and remarkably powerful computational tools are enabling not only detection of outbreaks of disease much sooner than in the past but also, through complex mathematical modeling, more accurate prediction of their potential impact.
The new Fifth Edition of Viral Infections of Humans captures the both the excitement and frustration of the dynamic struggle between humankind and the viruses that continue to cause immense suffering. It presents the latest concepts, methods and technologies in epidemiology, detection, investigation, modeling and intervention.
In sum, this ambitiously expanded volume offers a uniquely comprehensive perspective on viruses in humans, from agents of classic diseases e. The new Fifth Edition of Viral Infections of Humans is an invaluable reference for students, fellows and established professionals in the fields of microbiology, public health and infectious disease epidemiology, medicine and health policy.
The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2, delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. Of particular note, this marks the first time that a World Computer Congress has been held in a Latin American country. For more information about IFIP, please visit ifip. Author : George A. Parker Publisher: Springer ISBN: Category: Medical Page: View: Read Now » This book provides a fundamental understanding of immunopathology and immunopathologic processes, with particular attention to nonclinical toxicology studies.
Freeman and Company. The only textbook written for undergraduates by teachers of the course, this bestseller presents the most current concepts in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlighting important advances while providing unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-time learner.
The new edition is thoroughly updated, including most notably a new chapter on innate immunity, a capstone chapter on immune responses in time and space, and many new focus boxes drawing attention to exciting clinical, evolutionary, or experimental connections that help bring the material to life. Posted on.
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