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Protection and Management of Species, Habitats, Ecosystems
This Open Access volume explains how major nuclear and radiological emergencies (NREs) can have implications at local, national and international level. The response to NREs requires a competent decision-making structure, clear communication and…
International Reflections on the Netherlands Didactics of Mathematics
This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 Thematic Afternoon on “European Didactic Traditions”, takes readers on a journey with mathematics education researchers, developers and educators in eighteen countries, who reflect on their experiences…
Protection and Management of Species, Habitats, Ecosystems and Landscapes
Earth has entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, characterized by a human-inducedtemperature increase, thus placing immense impacts upon natural, atmospheric and hydrologicalprocesses, and possibly leading to a substantial…
The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Disease
This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in…
Refinements to Animal Models for Biomedical Research
This collection includes the manuscripts published in the Special Issue of Animals: Refinements toAnimal Models for Biomedical Research. Twelve peer-reviewed papers covering a range of approachesto the concept of refinement have been included in this…
Current Cancer Treatment
This book is a collection of in-depth chapters on many aspects of contemporary cancer treatment. Written by experts worldwide, each chapter provides a detailed summary of the state-of-the art knowledge in the area, with extensive references and clear…
Role of Medical Imaging in Cancers
positron emission tomography; head and neck neoplasms; neovascularization; pathologic; PET/CT; urothelial carcinoma; bladder cancer; upper tract urothelial carcinoma; survival; PET; PSMA; prostate; DCFPyL; DCFBC; PSMA-1007; ovarian cancer; relapse;…
Targeting STAT3 and STAT5 in Cancer
Every minute, 34 new patients are diagnosed with cancer globally. Although over the past 50 years treatments have improved and survival rates have increased dramatically for several types of cancers, many remain incurable. Several aggressive types of…
Evolving Trends in Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer imposes a significant cancer burden and its incidence continues to rise globally. Mortality in advanced kidney cancer remains high despite oncological, surgical and multimodal optimisation. Genetic associations, heterogeneity and…
Role of Natural Bioactive Compounds in the Rise and Fall of Cancers
Volume 2
Recent years have seen the idea of a close association between nutrition and the modulation of cancer development/progression reinforced. An increasing amount of experimental and epidemiological evidence has been produced supporting the concept that…