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Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health
Biofilms are predominant mode of life for microbes under natural conditions. The three-dimensional structure of the biofilm provides enhanced protection from physical, chemical and biological stress conditions to associated microbial communities. These complex and highly structured microbial communi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Antibiofilm Agents: From Diagnosis to Treatment and Prevention (Springer Series on Biofilms #8)
This book provides a survey of recent advances in the development of antibiofilm agents for clinical and environmental applications. The fact that microbes exist in structured communities called biofilms has slowly become accepted within the medical community. We now know that over 80% of all infe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Antibacterial Drug Discovery to Combat MDR: Natural Compounds, Nanotechnology and Novel Synthetic Sources
This book compiles the latest information in the field of antibacterial discovery, especially with regard to the looming threat of multi-drug resistance. The respective chapters highlight the discovery of new antibacterial and anti-infective compounds derived from microbes, plants, and other natural... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Microbes and Microbial Technology
This book focuses on successful application of microbial biotechnology in areas such as medicine, agriculture, environment and human health.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Combating Fungal Infections: Problems and Remedy
The currently available means of combating fungal infections are weak and clumsy. The application of fungal genomics offers an unparalleled opportunity to develop novel antifungal drugs. Interestingly, several novel antifungal drug targets have already been identified and validated. However, it is p... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Terrorism: Theirs & Ours (Open Media Series)
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan received a group of bearded turban-wearing men who looked like they came from another century. After receiving them in the White House, Reagan spoke to the press, referring to his foreign guests as "freedom fighters." These were the Afghan mujahideen. In August 1998,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
The Plant Family Brassicaceae
by Iqbal Ahmad • Shahid Umar • Naser A. Anjum • M. Eduarda Pereira • Armando C. Duarte • Nafees A. KhanWith the advent of the industrial revolution , the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are a significant part of the pl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Confronting Empire
Edward W. Said once urged the legendary Eqbal Ahmad not to "leave your words scattered to the winds, or even recorded on tape, but collected and published in several volumes for everyone to read. Then those who don't have the privilege of knowing you will know what a truly remarkable, gifted man you... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2000 -
Handbook of Microbial Bioresources, The
by Iqbal Ahmad • Christian Cumagun • Vinod Singh • Alfredo Aires • Harikesh Bahadur Singh • Helen Treichel • Pattanathu K.S.M. Rahman • Jose López-Bucio • Ram Naraian • Quang D. Nguyen • Hesham A. El Enshasy • R. S. Upadhyay • Ipek Kurtböke • Javed Ahamad Khan • Hector Cristóbal • Igor Maksimov • Sandipan Ganguly • María-del-Carmen Durán-Domínguez-de-Bazúa M • Neela Badrie • Franciele M. Pelissari • M. A. Mazutii • Marina G. Holyavka • Kanika Sharma • Mark Eppinger • Javier Hernández-Fernández • Aakash Goyal • Bishnu Maya • Marcela Panago • Ahmed M. El-Bondkly • Gerardo Díaz Godínez • Marcela Pagano • Smriti Gaur • Ravichandra Potumarthi • Gustavo Molina • Pradeep Kumar • Shikha Shikha • Gamini Seneviratne • Jeyabalan Sangeetha • Mohammed Kuddus • S Chandra Nayak • Thais Martins CostaMicrobial technology plays an integral role in the biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine/biopharmaceuticals and agriculture sector. This book provides a detailed compendium of the methods, biotechnological routes, and processes used to investigate different aspects of microbial resources and ap... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Handbook of Microbial Bioresources
by Iqbal Ahmad • Vijai Kumar Gupta • Christian Cumagun • Vinod Singh • Alfredo Aires • Harikesh Bahadur Singh • Helen Treichel • Pattanathu K.S.M. Rahman • Jose López-Bucio • Ram Naraian • Quang D. Nguyen • Gauri Dutt Sharma • Hesham A. El Enshasy • R. S. Upadhyay • Ipek Kurtböke • Javed Ahamad Khan • Hector Cristóbal • Igor Maksimov • Maria G Tuohy • Sandipan Ganguly • María-del-Carmen Durán-Domínguez-de-Bazúa M • Neela Badrie • Franciele M. Pelissari • M. A. Mazutii • Marina G. Holyavka • Kanika Sharma • Mark Eppinger • Rajeeva Gaur • Javier Hernández-Fernández • Aakash Goyal • Bishnu Maya • Marcela Panago • Ahmed M. El-Bondkly • Gerardo Díaz Godínez • Marcela Pagano • Smriti Gaur • Ravichandra Potumarthi • Gustavo Molina • Pradeep Kumar • Shikha Shikha • Gamini Seneviratne • Jeyabalan Sangeetha • Mohammed Kuddus • S Chandra Nayak • Thais Martins CostaMicrobial technology plays an integral role in the biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine/biopharmaceuticals and agriculture sector. This book provides a detailed compendium of the methods, biotechnological routes, and processes used to investigate different aspects of microbial resources and ap... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Magnetic Field Assisted Finishing: Methods, Applications and Process Automation (Advanced Manufacturing Techniques)
This comprehensive reference text discusses the concepts of the magnetic field assisted finishing processes that range from working principles, material removal mechanisms, process parameters and equipment involved, to the industry-specific applications. The book discusses various aspects of surf... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Quality Breeding in Field Crops
Development of superior crops that have consistent performance in quality and in quantity has not received the same emphasis in the field of genetics and breeding as merited. Specialty trait requires special focus to propagate. Yet basic germplasm and breeding methodologies optimized to improve crop... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Production Technology of Stone Fruits
Globally stone fruits are emerging in the market due to the increased consumer’s desire for health-promoting foods. Stone fruits attract research attention, mainly due to the cultural and commercial aspects of the array of varieties that are grown. Being grown in wide range of environments, it is ve... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Soft Computing in Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Electrical and Mechanical Systems: Novel Methods for Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1096)
This book addresses a range of complex issues associated with condition monitoring (CM), fault diagnosis and detection (FDD) in smart buildings, wide area monitoring (WAM), wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), photovoltaic (PV) systems, structures, electrical systems, mechanical systems, smart gr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth: Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power (ICRP 2020) (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #723)
This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Renewable Power (ICRP 2020), held during 13–14 July 2020 in Rajouri, Jammu, India. The book covers different topics of renewable energy sources in modern power systems. The book focusses on smart grid technologies and a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication: Proceedings of MARC 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #768)
This book gathers selected papers presented at International Conference on Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication (MARC 2020), held in Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India, during December 17–18, 2020. This book discusses key concepts, challenges, and po... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication: MARC 2021 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #915)
This book gathers selected papers presented at International Conference on Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication (MARC 2021), held in Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India, during 10 – 11 December, 2021. This book discusses key concepts, challenges and p... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Advances in Deep Learning (Studies in Big Data #57)
This book introduces readers to both basic and advanced concepts in deep network models. It covers state-of-the-art deep architectures that many researchers are currently using to overcome the limitations of the traditional artificial neural networks. Various deep architecture models and their compo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Metaheuristic and Evolutionary Computation: Algorithms and Applications (Studies in Computational Intelligence #916)
This book addresses the principles and applications of metaheuristic approaches in engineering and related fields. The first part covers metaheuristics tools and techniques such as ant colony optimization and Tabu search, and their applications to several classes of optimization problems. In turn, t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Plant Biodiversity: Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
by Nishanta Rajakaruna • Tarique Hassan Askary • Mohammad Mobin • Munir Ozturk • Sanjeev Kumar • Zahid Khorshid Abbas • Subrata Trivedi • Hasibur Rehman • Anand Mohan • Volkan Altay • Shabir Ahmad Mir • Mohammad Maqbool Mir • Shalini Saggu • Maria Amélia Martins-Loução • Gisela Gaio-Oliveira • Umar Iqbal • Shafat Ahmad Banday • Sheikh Mehraj • Munib Ur Rehman • Ghulam Hasan Rather • Sunit Mitra • Sobhan Kumar Mukherjee • Kathryn E Barry • Stefan A Schnitzer • Salih Gucel • Syed Baker • K S Kavitha • P. Azmath • D Rakshith • B P Harini • S Satish • Asma-Hammami Semmar • Nabil Semmar • Otília Correia • Lia Ascensão • Sulaiman Mohammad Al-Ghanim • Fahad Mohammed Alzeibar • Mudasir Irfan Dar • Mohd Irfan Naikoo • Fareed Ahmad Khan • Farha Rehman • Fouzia Nousheen • H C Rao • Martin T Dokulil • Gopal Shukla • Nazir A Pala • Saikat Gantait • Sumit Chakravarty • Jyoti K Sharma • Saiful Islam • S M Sundarapandian • K Subashree • Pundarikakshudu Tetali • Sujata Tetali • Sankar K Ghosh • Anjula Pandey • K Pradheep • K S Negi • José Antonio González • Ana Maria Carvalho • Francisco Amich • Uma Rani Sinniah • Narayan Chandra Sahu • Abir Sarraj • Meg Trau • Robin Owings • Petros Ganatsas • Disha Jaggi • Mayank Varun • Saurabh Pagare • Niraj Tripathi • Meenal Rathore • Raghwendra Singh • Bhumesh KumarResults of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide. Changes in plant communities can, for example, be a refle... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017