Biology, life sciences

Cognitive Computing for Internet of Medical Things

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Cognitive Computing for Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) offers a complete assessment of the present scenario, role, challenges, technologies, and impact of IoMT-enabled smart healthcare systems. It contains chapters discussing various biomedical applications under the umbrella…

RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information

by Mattick, John, Amaral, Paulo

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The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate history. This book documents the many advances, as well as the prejudices and founder fallacies. It hig…

Introduction to ethnobiology

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This book covers teaching ethnobiology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Providing an explanation of the historical and conceptual aspects of ethnobiology, the work addresses relatively new or little debated approaches which will interest even the most experienced resear…

Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis

by Goldstein, Joseph, Newbury, Dale E., Michael, Joseph R., Ritchie, Nicholas W. M., Scott, John Henry J., Joy, David C.

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This thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition of a time-honored text provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) for elemental microanalysis, electron backscatter diffra…

What, if anything, are species?

by Mishler, Brent D.

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This book is an extended argument for abandoning the species rank. Instead, the author proposes that the rank of "species" be replaced by a pluralistic and multi-level view. In such a view, all clades including the smallest identifiable one would be named and studied within a ph…

Topological Dynamics in Metamodel Discovery with Artificial Intelligence: From Biomedical to Cosmological Technologies

by FERNANDEZ, ARIEL

fromChapman & Hall/CRC artificial intelligence and robotics ser…

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Introduces new and advanced methods of model discovery for time-series data using artificial intelligence.Implements topological approaches to distill "machine-intuitive" models from complex dynamics data.Introduces a new paradigm for a parsimonious model of a dynamical system w…

Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Computational Biology

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This text emphasizes the importance of artificial intelligence techniques in the field of biological computation. It also discusses fundamental principles that can be applied beyond bio-inspired computing.It comprehensively covers important topics including data integration, dat…

Dietary Intakes and Metabolic Disorders

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Metabolic syndrome is defined by a cluster of interrelated cardiovascular risk factors (hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and central adiposity), linked to a chronic, systemic, and low-grade inflammation, which severely increases the risk of type II …

Nutrition, Diet and Healthy Aging

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Over the last 100 years, the numerous advances in science, the improved sanitary conditions and a decline in poverty have led to an increase in life expectancy. As a result, in the coming years, the number of over-65s will triple, and the over-80s will be the fastest growing por…

Chapter 5 The Biology of Entrepreneurship

by Nicolaou, Nicos, Shane, Scott, Nofal, Ahmed

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In this chapter, we provide a systematic review of the biological perspective in entrepreneurship. Specifically, we systematically review research linking the three biological strands of genetics, physiology, and neuroscience to entrepreneurship. We discuss the findings of this …

What Is Beauty? a Multidisciplinary Approach to Aesthetic Experience

by Rossi Monti, Martino, Pecnjak, Davor

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Does art need to be beautiful? Can humour be beautiful? What is the relationship between beauty and mimetic behaviour? What does literature have to do with beauty? What are the limitations of neuroscientific approaches to beauty? Are the experience of beauty and the production o…

Principles of biochemistry

by Moran, Laurence A., Perry, Marc, Horton, Robert A., Scrimgeour, Gray

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Principles of Biochemistry provides a concise introduction to fundamental concepts of biochemistry, striking the right balance of rigor and detail between the encyclopedic volumes and the cursory overview texts available today. Widely praised for accuracy, currency, and clarity …

From Darwinian Metaphysics towards Understanding the Evolution of Evolutionary Mechanisms - A Historical and …

by Von Sydow, Momme

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Although Charles Darwin predicted that his theory 'would give zest to ... metaphysics, ' even he would be astonished at the variety of paths his theory has in fact taken. This holds with regard to both gene-Darwinism, a purified Darwinian approach biologizing the social sciences…

From Darwinian Metaphysics towards Understanding the Evolution of Evolutionary Mechanisms - A Historical and …

by Von Sydow, Momme

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Although Charles Darwin predicted that his theory "would give zest to ... metaphysics," even he would be astonished at the variety of paths his theory has in fact taken. This holds with regard to both gene-Darwinism, a purified Darwinian approach biologizing the social sciences,…

From darwinian metaphysics towards understanding the evolution of evolutionary mechanisms: a historical and philosophical analysis of gene-d…

by Sydow, Momme von

fromKnowledge Unlatched

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"Although Charles Darwin predicted that his theory 'would give zest to ... metaphysics, ' even he would be astonished at the variety of paths his theory has in fact taken. This holds with regard to both gene-Darwinism, a purified Darwinian approach biologizing the social science…

The digital ape: how to live (in peace) with smart machines

by Shadbolt, Nigel, Hampson, Roger

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Shadbolt is one of Britain's pre-eminent authorities on AI - who better to tell us whether to fear the rise of the robots? For readers of To Be a Machine, The Attention Merchants, and Rise of the Machines.

The re-origin of species: a second chance for extinct animals

by Kornfeldt, Torill

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What does a mammoth smell like? Do dinosaurs bob their heads as they walk, like today's birds? Do aurochs low like cows? You may soon find out. From the Siberian permafrost to balmy California, scientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, fr…

Biomedical visualisation

fromAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

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This edited volume explores the use of technology to enable us to visualise the life sciences in a more meaningful and engaging way. It will enable those interested in visualisation techniques to gain a better understanding of the applications that can be used in imaging and ana…