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Intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in biophysics, physiology, medical physics, cell biology, and biomedical engineering, this wide-ranging text bridges the gap between introductory physics and its application to the life and biomedical sciences. This extensively revi... More

"Augen's book provides a thorough review of bioinformatics that presages the coming era of information-based medicine.""--John Reynders, VP of Informatics, Celera Genomics""Augen is to be congratulated on producing an indispensable book. He not only lays out and explains the essential tools in bioin... More

This is an authorised reprint of a World Health Organization publication. This book gives an introduction to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. It begins with causes of diseases and how they can be prevented by modification of environmental factors, which, in turn, can lead to promoti... More

Biotechnology concerns the practical application of organisms or their components. John Smith describes the history, techniques and applications of biotechnology and discusses the ethical issues raised by recent advances. This book is important readingfor anyone, from school onwards, interested in t... More

Over the past several decades, much progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of electrical activity in biological tissues and systems, and for developing non-invasive functional imaging technologies to aid clinical diagnosis of dysfunction in the human body. The book will provide full ... More

This scientifically rigorous guide gives healthcare professionals and engineers essential technical, biological, and clinical background together with hands-on guidelines to design the most effective electrotherapeutic devices and treatment protocols for today's expanding list of clinical applicatio... More

This book examines the role of Nepali physicians in the revolutionary changes in 1990. These Western trained doctors have always been concerned with developing a form of medical practice relevant to Nepali conditions, that speaks to local conceptions about health, and so their medical practice was a... More

Frontiers in Biochip TechnologyDr. Wan-Li Xing and Dr. Jing Cheng Frontiers in Biochip Technology serves as an essential collection of new research in the field of biochip technology. This comprehensive collection covers emerging technologies and cutting a "edge research in the field of biochip tech... More

Traditional biological sensors, based on enzymatic receptors and potentiometric or amperometric transducers are well reviewed and are nowadays even included extensively in many textbooks. The editors of this volume, the 2nd in the new Springer Series on Chemical and Biosensors, have focussed exclusi... More

This collection of next-generation biodata modeling techniques combines innovative concepts, methods, and applications with case studies in genome, microarray, proteomics, and drug discovery projects to help bioinformatics professionals develop ever-more powerful data management systems in any domai... More

The frontiers of microtechnology and nanotechnology are changing the face of medicine through the efforts of researchers to build biomedical microelectromechanical systems, or bioMEMS - tiny working machines so small, they measure only a few millionths of a meter across. BIOMEMS AND BIOMEDICAL NANOT... More

This handbook covers the newest trends and breakthroughs in computer applications applied to healthcare and biomedicine. Innovative technologies in health information systems, medicine, health services, and other areas in biomedicine are explored. Comprehensive chapters are written by international ... More

This timely book identifies and highlights the latest data mining paradigms to analyze, combine, integrate, model and simulate vast amounts of heterogeneous multi-modal, multi-scale data for emerging real-world applications in life science. The cutting-edge topics presented include bio-surveillance,... More

This handbook enables bio-device designers to reach new levels of success, with state-of-the-art coverage of everything from MEMS/NEMS design and fabrication to the most advanced breakthroughs in the bio-manipulation of cells and genes.Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electro-mechani... More

Intelligent systems try to achieve, through the use of computers, flexible learning and adaptive activity like that found in the human brain. For the first time, this groundbreaking resource provides a detailed understanding of the analysis, design, and application of new intelligent systems in the ... More