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Chapter 7 Vitamin C in Pneumonia and Sepsis
In humans, ascorbic acid is an essential vitamin, anti-oxidant and co-factor of a variety of metal ion-dependent enzymatic reactions. In this review, the transport of L-ascorbic acid is described from food to target cells. Transport of ascorbic acid…
Chapter Assessing the Performance of Personal Protective Equipment1
Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent parasitic disease in the world. Currently, the treatment of this disease relies on a single drug, praziquantel, and due to the identification of resistant parasites, the development of new drugs is urged.…
Chapter Bioreactor-Based Bone Tissue Engineering
Omega-3 (ω-3) and omega-6 (ω-6) are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that play critical role in human health and have to be provided by food. In the brain, PUFAs are also precursors of endocannabinoids. The aim of this chapter is to review the…
Comportement, conduite et bien-être animal
This work outlines the general principles and recommendations on the raising of domestic animals applied to the Southern countries, especially tropical regions. These recommendations are important in a context of intensification of farms (dairy,…
Cooperative Evolution
Cooperative Evolution offers a fresh account of evolution consistent with Charles Darwin's own account of a cooperative, inter-connected, buzzing and ever-changing world. Told in accessible language, treating evolutionary change as a cooperative…
Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems
This open access book summarizes the latest scientific findings regarding the biological effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in 2011. Various cases of changes in animals and organisms have been reported since the FNPP…
Chapter Challenges and New Frontiers in the Paediatric Drug Discovery and Development
Drug discovery and development advances in the last decades allowed to find a treatment for many preventable diseases. However, all too often, children are excluded from these progresses since most of the new medicines have been discovered and…
Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Pattern Recognition; Computer Communication Networks
Quantization on Nilpotent Lie Groups
Topological Groups, Lie Groups; Abstract Harmonic Analysis; Functional Analysis; Mathematical Physics
Paris Climate Agreement: Beacon of Hope
Climate Change; Climate Change Management and Policy; Energy Economics