Pharmacology is a rapidly progressing area of biomedical research, with new developments surfacing at regular intervals, constantly revolutionizing drug therapy for disease states. The interaction of this discipline with other biomedical sciences has opened up new vistas and opportunities in drug design and development. Basic and clinical concepts in the mechanism and use of drugs are carefully integrated into hypotheses, which are aimed at the maintenance of a critical balance between health and disease. Current Trends in Pharmacology is a comprehensive collection of topics highly significant in the current health scenario. The book comprises a combination of articles in clinical and experimental pharmacology and toxicology from the viewpoint of both basic and clinical scientists. It also details recent developments in the basic aspects of drug action in some very relevant disease states like hypertension, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, stroke, tuberculosis, hospital acquired pneumonia, and cancer. It also highlights the applied issues relating to rational use of drugs. The contributing authors are leading experts in their respective fields and have presented the topics in a lucid and comprehensive manner

Current Trends in Pharmacology

Arunabha Ray

Kavita Gulati

IK International Publishing House

The present edited volume Neem A Treatise provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of this wonder tree Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss). An excellent reference text, it offers a versatile and indepth account of occurrence, distribution, ethnobotany, uses in agroforestry, silviculture and social forestry, cultivation and improvement of neem, propagation by tissue culture, chemical constituents and their bioactivity against micro-flora and micro-fauna, disease, stored grain insect-pests, enhancing fertilizer use efficiency, neem in health and cosmetics, various therapeutic uses such as malaria and vector control, contraceptive, ancient veterinary medicines, uses of neem bark in dying cotton fabrics and steps for promoting neem and its cultivation. Hopefully, this book will be very useful for researchers of various disciplines such as botany, forestry, chemistry, toxicology, agrochemicals, soil science, agronomy, entomology, plant pathology, medical and veterinary science and to the environmental conscious farmers of developed and developing countries. The present book includes 37 chapters broadly divided in 8 sections contributed by eminent scientists working on different aspects of neem. An attempt has been made to present as many aspects as possible under the sections given below:

NEEM : A Treatise

K.K. Singh

Suman Phogat

R.S. Dhillon

Alka Tomar

Applied Physics II is meant for the 1st year undergraduate students of all branches of engineering. The book follows the sequence of topics as prescribed in the revised course syllabus of engineering colleges affiliated to Mumbai University. The contents of the book are explored to the full breadth of the field by including chapters on Optics, Lasers, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Magnetic Materials and Circuits, Biophysics and Vacuum Technology. Every chapter reflects the latest work in the concerned field. The book includes several solved numerical problems in every chapter, to help students recognize and understand physical concepts thus, strengthening their problem solving ability

Applied Physics - II, 2nd Edition

Manasi Karkare

Rajni Bahuguna

In the past two decades, fungal biotechnology has progressed with fast pace. Advances in Fungal biotechnology is an important publication representing these advances and multiple roles played by fungi. This includes mostly industrial applications of fungi for the production of pigments, citric acid and vitamins, beneficial effects of mycorrhizal fungi, mycoviruses, biotransformation, and also various health implications. Special features: Focuses on Biocontrol strategies by fungi. Deals with the role of fungal enzymesxylanases and laccases. Discusses mycoviruses as an emerging tool for controlling pathogenic fungi. Incorporates industrial applications like production of pigments, citric acid and vitamins. . Addresses biotransformation by fungi. Illustrates the role of mycorrhizal fungi in revegetation programmes. Contains health implications (allergy, mycotoxins, tinea infections). Includes role of internet in Mycology.

Advances in Fungal Biotechnology

Mahendra Rai

Mycology has become an important aspect of human, livestock and ecosystem health. Fungi are non-photosynthetic lower eukaryotes comprising single celled as well as multicellular filamentous forms. Fungi represent one of the three major evolutionary segments along with plants and animals. Reconstruction of early evolutionary history of fungi has recently linked to the animals as closest relatives. Although microfungi are invisible, they are the largest living organisms. Among eukaryotes, fungi are the only organisms those have the unique ability to thrive at higher temperatures. They are the inhabitants of diverse habitats, live mutualistically within the plant tissues (endophytes), symbiotically with plants (mycorrhizas), algae (lichens) and animals (trichomycetes). Majority of fungi involve in decomposition of dead materials and recycle the essential mineral nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium). Fungal distribution in a wide variety of habitats and their interaction with biotic and abiotic system emerged fungal ecology as one of the frontier areas of research. The Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) projected the significance and magnitude of fungal diversity and revealed importance of fungal resources. The fungal metabolites possess life-saving qualities include enzymes, therapeutic proteins and antibiotics. Fungal multidimensional characteristic features with basic and applied value projected their potential beyond routine systematics, diversity and environmental studies. This present contribution emphasizes various aspects of mycological issues in 22 Chapters with major emphasis on the fungal ecology, diversity and metabolites. The topics treated include aquatic ecology, diversity, phylogeny, mutualism, metabolites, pathology, toxins, fungal infections, cell permeabilization and monocarboxylate transporters in yeasts. This volume is of special interest to mycologists as a valuable source of information on different aspects of mycology dealing with ecological amplitudes, diversity, methods of assessment, novel metabolites and bioprospecting avenues.

Frontiers in Fungal Ecology Diversity and Metabolites

K R Sridhar

Animal Cell Technology

Animal cell technology has made tremendous progress in human healthcare. With the advent of recombinant DNA and hybridization technology it is now possible to manufacture many complex therapeutic proteins using animal cells, which otherwise could not be produced or isolated from natural sources. Another form of products where cells are directly involved is regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Hence, the future of healthcare relies on the progress on these new endeavors of animal cell technology. Broadly divided in four sections and sixteen chapters this book is meant for the diverse background of students starting from the basic biology to the bioengineering discipline. Since, animal cell technology commands proper understanding of cell biology, DNA technology, immunology and bioengineering, the goal of this book is to amalgamate knowledge from these fields and pass on to the readers who intend to start professional carrier in academic or in industrial research. An animal cell is a unique factory, where thousands of genes are encoded and transcribed; products are translated, and finally processed to biologically active molecules. It is therefore, important to understand inside of a cell, how cellular functions are coordinated, limitation of cells, reasons for proliferation and cellular death. The very first section of the book deals with the basic biological aspects to understand cell and how it functions. The second section offers basic cell culture technology among the readers. This section covers preservation of animal cells, cell culture medium, culture environment, good manufacturing practices and equipment, quantitative analysis, etc. In the third section, recombinant therapeutic proteins, large-scale cell culture, and scale-up processes are discussed. The fourth section provides glimpses of the advanced studies, where therapeutic applications of cells and tissues have been discussed. Embryonic and somatic stem cells, cloning, tissue engineering are the main subjects of this section. Finally, in the concluding section the future perspective of animal cell culture technology has been discussed

Asok Mukhopadhyay

The present volumes endeavour to integrate different subdivisions of anatomy to enable students of anatomy to learn all the relevant aspects of a topic like osteology, soft parts, development and clinical application at the same time. It is a common knowledge that bone carries our anatomy and forms its central part. As such, each topic begins with a brief description of the skeletal framework of the region followed by the description of the surrounding soft parts. The study of soft parts does not merely lie in parroting of relations of structures but it essentially relies on visualization of parts and regions based on dissection and diagrams. Anatomy, if not understood in its proper perspective and only memorised in parts, tends to be forgotten. Anatomy per se is a visual science and the best methods of visual recall of structural interrelationship are simple diagrams. Line diagrams which can be easily reproduced constitute an important feature of the book. Besides, this book is profusely illustrated. Every mutual relationship of soft structures has been explained by well-placed diagrams. It is widely recognised that anatomy can be made interesting, easy to understand and assimilate by dealing with its clinical application. At the end of each topic under the heading Clinical Application, close relationships existing between the regional anatomy and clinical medicine are explained. Thus, the book is meant to be very useful to the students during their clinical years also. It is hoped that the book will be highly useful for students of M.B.B.S.

Human Anatomy : Volume III Head, Neck and Brain

Medical Books

A Halim

Basic Sciences

A Laboratory Manual of Metals and Alloys

S.M. Ashraf

Sharif Ahmad

Ufana Riaz

The present book is meant for the students who opt for a course in Environmental Chemistry with laboratory work as a component of the course. Spread in 72 experiments the analyses of soil, water and air have been described in a simple manner so that most of these experiments can be conducted even by the beginners in this subject. The principles involved, preparation of the reagents and the procedures are described for each experimental method. The authors hope that this manual would prove to be useful in laboratories where soil, water and air are routinely tested

A Laboratory Manual for Environmental Chemistry

R Gopalan

Amirtha Anand

R Wilgred Sugumar

This interdisciplinary technical publication provides a lucid, comprehensive, convincing and compelling overview of the current state of the art and ongoing progress on aspects related and most relevant to the ever fascinating domain of processing and fabrication and its intrinsically interwoven relationship with materials spanning both the existing and emerging, which can be safely categorized as advanced. The spectrum of materials examined include the metallic, intermetallics, ceramics, ceramic-matrix composites, metal-matrix composites, intermetallic-matrix composites, polymers, polymer-matrix composites, semiconductor materials, biomaterials and even orthopedic materials. The volumes contain a healthy collection of papers, immaculately compiled and articulately assembled, put forth by practicing engineers, technologists, research scientists and academician from 13 countries. Spread in twelve sections which include 84 technical papers, these volumes cover the following areas: 01. Processing of Metals, Metallic Materials and Metal Matrix Composites 02. Behavior of Metals, Intermetallic and Metal-based Composites 03. Advances in Metal Machining and Fabrication Techniques 04. Advances in Welding Processes 05. Metallic Foams 06. Micro-electronic Materials: Fabrication and Analysis0 07. Materials: Failure, Wear and Structural Analysis 08. Polymer-based composites and Nano-Composites 09. Manufacturing, Defects and Analysis of Composite Materials 10. Processing, Fabrication and Behavior of Polymeric Materials 11. Biomaterials and Bio-composites 12. Orthopedic Materials. Book Contents: Volume I : Part 1: Processing of Metals, Metallic Materials &amp; Metal Matrix Composites / On the use of Titanium Alloys for Aerospace and Non-Aerospace Applications / Processing of Metal Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications : Challenges and Prospects / Recent Trends in Production, Processing and Applications of Shape Memory Alloys / Fabrication and Processing of Magnesium Sheets / Challenges in the Processing and Fabrication of Novel Phosphoric Irons / Continuous Severe Plastic Deformation (CSPD) Processing of Aluminum Alloy 6061 / Some Studies on Quaternary Additions of Zinc, Iron &amp; Cromium on Copper-Aluminum Manganese Shape Memory Alloys / Fabrication of Multi-material Components by Laser Rapid Manufacturing and their Characterization / Melting and Solidification Behaviour of Pb-Sn Alloy Nano-Particles Embedded in Quasicrystalline Matrices / Properties and Characteristics of Mg-Al Blended and Compacted Composites / Part 2: Behaviour of Metals, Intermetallics and Metal Based Composites / Effect of Cross-sectional Geometry and Solute Content on the Tensile Properties of High Pressure Die Cast Mg-Al Alloys / Mechanical Properties of Alumina-Zirconia Nanocomposite (Nano ZTA) Fabricated by Gelcasting / The Intrinsic Influence of Nano-length Scale Metal and Ceramic Reinforcements on Strength, Ductility and Work of Fracture of Magnesium / The Microstructure and Hardness of Aluminum Oxide Prepared by Consolidating Powders by the Technique of Plasma Pressure Compaction / Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Crack Growth Characterization of Laser Rapid Manufactured In-625 / Cyclic Oxidation Behaviour of Nanostructured Cr/Al Multilayer Coating on Superalloy Substrate / Part 3: Advances in Metal Machining &amp; Fabrication Techniques / Processing of Self-lubricating Cutting Tool Material / Laser Engraving Machine for Gravure Printing Copper Roller / Using Ultrasonic Vibration for Increasing the Performance of Grinding Process of Fine Ceramics / On the Influence of Processing Method: Hot Pressing versus Plasma Pressure Compaction on Microstructural Development and Hardness of Boron Carbide Samples / Optimization and Modeling of Process Parameters in Ultrasonic Machining Process / Part 4: Advances in Welding Processes / Experience with Tantalum as

Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials Two Volumes Set

N Bhatnagar

T S Srivatsan

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