Apple Academic Press – förlag

This new volume provides important information on potential applications and new developments in functional health foods and nutraceuticals. It looks at the health-promoting properties in functional foods and beverages as well as nutraceuticals. Some health issues that are considered in conjunction with these foods and nutraceuticals include oxidative stress, obesity, pharyngitis, low cognitive concentration, among others. Research topics include the antioxidant properties of certain products, the development of functional and medicinal beverages, nutraceuticals and functional foods for alternative therapies, and more.

This new volume provides important information on potential applications and new developments in functional health foods and nutraceuticals. It looks at the health-promoting properties in functional foods and beverages as well as nutraceuticals. Some health issues that are considered in conjunction with these foods and nutraceuticals include oxidative stress, obesity, pharyngitis, low cognitive concentration, among others. Research topics include the antioxidant properties of certain products, the development of functional and medicinal beverages, nutraceuticals and functional foods for alternative therapies, and more.

Corrosion studies have attracted considerable interest in the areas of materials chemistry and industrial chemistry, as it affects the direct and indirect costs of industry, leading to huge economic setbacks due to the need for repair, maintenance, and even shutdowns due corrosion damage. This new volume is a comprehensive resource that presents new and up-to-date, theoretical, and experimental corrosion inhibition studies.

Corrosion Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications provides an introduction and overview of corrosion science and presents theoretical and experimental studies to mitigate damage from corrosion. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume is a rich resource of studies and experiments toward solutions that are cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and low in maintenance.

The chapters cover an array of topics on the study of corrosion science, exploring different types of materials and various methods of corrosion inhibition. Topics include the use of oil and plant extracts, the application of density functional theory to study anticorrosiove effects, the use of infrared spectroscopy, the introduction of new hybrid sol-gel coatings, an atomistic simulation method, a dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS) technique, and much more.

This book offers important information on the mechanisms of corrosion science in theory and practice as well as a wealth of corrosion prevention and protection methods.

Corrosion studies have attracted considerable interest in the areas of materials chemistry and industrial chemistry, as it affects the direct and indirect costs of industry, leading to huge economic setbacks due to the need for repair, maintenance, and even shutdowns due corrosion damage. This new volume is a comprehensive resource that presents new and up-to-date, theoretical, and experimental corrosion inhibition studies.

Corrosion Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications provides an introduction and overview of corrosion science and presents theoretical and experimental studies to mitigate damage from corrosion. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume is a rich resource of studies and experiments toward solutions that are cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and low in maintenance.

The chapters cover an array of topics on the study of corrosion science, exploring different types of materials and various methods of corrosion inhibition. Topics include the use of oil and plant extracts, the application of density functional theory to study anticorrosiove effects, the use of infrared spectroscopy, the introduction of new hybrid sol-gel coatings, an atomistic simulation method, a dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS) technique, and much more.

This book offers important information on the mechanisms of corrosion science in theory and practice as well as a wealth of corrosion prevention and protection methods.

This book provides scientific reports on the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants using animal models and provides information on the beneficial role of medicinal plants on human diseases. It looks at a number of medicinal plants and examines the medicinal properties and activities of the plants for a variety of health issues, such as for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, organ dysfunctions, cancer, labor and postpartum issues, and more. The therapeutic mechanisms of some phytoconstituents are also discussed.

This book provides scientific reports on the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants using animal models and provides information on the beneficial role of medicinal plants on human diseases. It looks at a number of medicinal plants and examines the medicinal properties and activities of the plants for a variety of health issues, such as for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, organ dysfunctions, cancer, labor and postpartum issues, and more. The therapeutic mechanisms of some phytoconstituents are also discussed.

Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, agriculture, bioengineering, cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, energy, renewables, surface coatings, textiles, medicine, materials manufacturing, military equipment, etc. To compile this book, distinguished scientists, engineers, and industrial professionals from different parts of the world have been invited. An array of 17 high-quality science-based chapters covering recent advancements, challenges, and future trends in industrial applications of nanotechnology is presented. The book is aimed at industrial professionals and graduate-level students and researchers.

Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, agriculture, bioengineering, cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, energy, renewables, surface coatings, textiles, medicine, materials manufacturing, military equipment, etc. To compile this book, distinguished scientists, engineers, and industrial professionals from different parts of the world have been invited. An array of 17 high-quality science-based chapters covering recent advancements, challenges, and future trends in industrial applications of nanotechnology is presented. The book is aimed at industrial professionals and graduate-level students and researchers.

The aim of Industry 5.0 is to harness the innovative strength of mankind in synchrony with robots and machines to accomplish sustainable, economical, and need-focused solutions relative to Industry 4.0. This new book, Emerging Digitalization Trends in Business and Management: A Roadmap to Industry 5.0, addresses the contemporary developments in Industry 5.0 and its role in business and management, discussing emerging digitalization and its significance and challenges in business, entrepreneurship, and management. It presents a diverse range of views and concepts on advancements in digitalization trends, Industry 5.0, and their applications along with their advantages and disadvantages.

The book highlights the importance and challenges of digitalization and trends in adopting digital technology in various business functions and sectors, including supply chains, human resources, and sectors such as education and agriculture. It discusses contemporary issues and innovations such as human machine interaction in healthcare, gamification in talent management, adoption of digital technology in entrepreneurial opportunity, the role of technology platforms in behavioral issues in young adults, and marketing 5.0 and customer experience. The book also provides compelling case studies utilizing robust research designs and frameworks. A key strength of the book is that it provides a much-needed compilation of concepts, ideas, cases, examples, and research findings from various perspectives related to digital advancements and Industry 5.0 and helps shape the scientific contours of Industry 5.0.

This book will be a valuable resource for information system managers, business managers, administrators, academics, researchers, and students who need to comprehend the various applications of Industry 5.0 in both theoretical and practical perspectives to fully utilize this rapidly expanding phenomenon known as Industry 5.0.

This new book is one of the first books on waste biomass valorization utilizing oleaginousmicrobes, exploring the conversion of waste materials into valuable products, such as chemicals,materials, and fuels. It discusses the innovation, design, and impact of oleaginous microbialregimes toward the utilization of waste biomass for value-added microbial products. It placesspecial emphasis on oleaginous microbial biosynthetic pathways and their bioengineeringaspects for improving the generation of value-added biomolecules for sustainable biorefineries.

Key features:• Discusses the significance of oleaginous microbes on value-added biomolecule production• Looks at oleaginous microbial solutions for agroindustrial wastes, industrial waste, agroforestresidues, and electronic waste• Explores the role of oleaginous microbes in bioenergy generation and other products

The corporate environment today is rapidly evolving, and it is of vital importance to organizations that they keep abreast with this evolution. A major point of struggle for most organizations is to navigate complex markets, new technologies, and shifting client demands in a highly competitive environment. Agile business approaches may just be the answer, as they promote transformation, innovation, and sustainable growth in response to these dynamic pressures.

This new book, Agile Business Transformations: Priorities, Lessons, and Practices, is a compilation of valuable opinions, case studies, and best practices of academics, professionals, and thought leaders who have worked on the agile transformation path, emphasizing a sustainability perspective in a dynamic world. It is a road map for businesses looking to successfully launch, carry out, and optimize agile programs. The book delves deeply into the core of agile ideas, methods, and frameworks, showing how they can be modified and put into practice to suit various business domains and operational scales.

The book offers insightful perspectives on agile approaches and their significant influence on numerous facets of contemporary businesses, such as project management, product development, human resources, customer engagement, and strategic planning. It illustrates the real-world struggles faced by businesses and the challenges and accomplishments experienced by organizations from a variety of industries in their agile transformations. The book offers examples of agile transformations in the form of sustainable food delivery apps, green marketing strategies, eco-friendly transportation, ecologically intensive farming, regenerative farming and more. It details the factors, challenges, and opportunities that sustainable approaches bring to businesses.

An extremely enlightening work, prepared through the contributions of various authors from different countries, this book is sure to contribute immensely to the knowledge of research scholars, business students, marketing professionals, marketing academicians as well as businesses struggling with adaptation issues.

Soft computing techniques have the ability to handle complex, uncertain, and imprecise information to create usable solutions to convoluted problems, or those just too time-consuming to solve with current hardware. This new book details the use and applications of soft computing technology in several fields, exploring the use of these techniques in biomedical applications, communication technologies, data analytics and applications, image processing and natural language processing.

The chapters in the section on biomedical applications explore soft computing techniques for cancer data analysis, depression and mental health analysis, heart disease detection, etc. The editors go on to discuss soft computing in communication systems, looking at graphs, design processes, and mapping techniques, as well as the integration of IoT devices, drone technology, etc. The volume also details how soft computing methodologies can assist in tackling the obstacles associated with signal processing, network optimization, quality of service and beyond.

Several chapters discuss the use of soft computing techniques in data compression, handling of large-scaled heterogenous databases, visualization techniques, etc. Applications of soft computing in image processing are also discussed and cover human face recognition, casualty detection, traffic sign recognition, and predicting soil features using satellite imagery. Soft computing techniques in natural language processing consider text-to-speech signal conversion, NLP and speech recognition, speech emotion recognition and more.

This volume will help to facilitate the amalgamation of theoretical principles and practical applications, bringing forth possible solutions to complex problems in various domains. The book is a welcome resource for researchers, students, professionals, and even for individuals looking for knowledge on soft computing.

Applied Soft Computing Techniques: Theoretical Principles and Practical Applications will help to facilitate the amalgamation of theoretical principles and practical applications, bringing forth possible solutions to complex problems in various domains. The book is a welcome resource for researchers, students, professionals, and even for individuals looking for knowledge on soft computing.

Global climate changes and environmental challenges have led to extensive research on major signaling pathways of plant growth regulators such as jasmonates, salicylates and ethylene, and strigolactones in the last two decades. With their potential to enhance the adaptability of plants to biotic as well as abiotic stresses while regulating key growth and developmental phenomena, jasmonates are a promising solution to a growing global food shortage problem. This new book explores the practical applications of jasmonates in agriculture: their multifunctional role in stress tolerance, their role in growth and development, as well as their protective role during heavy metal stress.

This new volume delves into the extensive new research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gut microbiota that has led to effective therapeutic interventions. Highlighting novel methodologies and innovative treatment approaches, the book provides a comprehensive investigation of IBD, exploring the significance of gut microbiota and investigating the fundamental role of microbial imbalances in the initiation and progression of inflammatory processes as well as the prominent therapeutic consequences of restoring microbial homeostasis. From nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems that advance the bioavailability of the medicament to the use of bio-nanosensors for early detection of disease, the book covers a broad spectrum of inventions that hold potential for revolutionizing IBD treatment. The authors look at the impact of nutraceuticals, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, oral siRNA-based nanomedicine, and other novel drug delivery systems on gut microbiota for the management of IBD. The book also explores the role of reactive oxygen species (ROSs), superoxide dismutases (SODs), and inflammation in association with gut microbiota and IBD.

This new volume explores the multifaceted landscape of knowledge management, with a particular emphasis on its application in higher education. The book offers diverse perspectives, strategies, and tools to enable global institutions to succeed and remain competitive in today’s disruptive business environment. Recognizing higher education as a conduit for global knowledge acquisition, propagation, and continuous learning, the book discusses the interplay between technologies, techniques, and people, the strategic value of knowledge, the role of reward systems, and the significance of tacit knowledge, presenting diverse global perspectives and showcasing strategies that foster better knowledge retention, aiming to elevate the standards of higher education.