Farah Ahmad – författare

This book focuses on successful application of microbial biotechnology in areas such as medicine, agriculture, environment and human health.

This book focuses on successful application of microbial biotechnology in areas such as medicine, agriculture, environment and human health.

Inspired by the lived experiences of families raising autistic children, this book emerged from a recognized gap in the comprehensive understanding of Canadian parents’ and family caregivers’ experiences and perspectives. Bringing together a multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, educators, students, and family members, this book presents a critical review of the Canadian context by synthesizing research conducted with the caregivers of autistic children over the last twenty-five years. Structured in three sections, each chapter opens with a lived-experience narrative to centre caregiver voices and ground analysis in everyday realities. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research, it reveals the multidimensional nature of caregiving, and the emotional, logistical, and systemic challenges families face. This book offers evidence-based insights for health and social care professionals, researchers, students, policymakers, and families committed to improving the quality of life and well-being for autistic individuals and their families.

This book focuses on successful application of microbial biotechnology in areas such as medicine, agriculture, environment and human health.

This book highlights the efforts made to realize the concept of ‘Circular Bioeconomy’. It has twelve (12) chapters, focussed on five (5) sections, namely Biomaterials, Environment, Energy, Pharmaceutical and Enzyme Technology. It portrays research, linking ‘Circular Bioeconomy’ to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The concept of ‘Circular Economy’, including ‘Circular Bioeconomy’, aims to shift the current, essentially linear economic system to a more sustainable one. Accordingly, the key goal of a ‘Circular Economy’ is to slow, narrow and close material resource loops, built on the foundation of renewable energy and non-toxic materials. Further, a sustainable ‘Bioeconomy’ goes beyond simply switching fossil resources with renewable, biological resources. It requires low-carbon energy inputs, sustainable supply chains and promising disruptive conversion technologies for the sustainable transformation of renewable bioresources to high-value bio-based products, materials and fuels. Thus, a sustainable ‘Circular Bioeconomy’ transition will necessitate a set of consistent metrics that fit all products and industries.