Published February, 2017
By Edwin Chandraharan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This practical manual promotes an evidence-based paradigm of fetal heart rate monitoring during labour, moving away from the traditional 'pattern-based' interpretation to physiology-based interpretation. Aimed at obstetricians and midwives, it is useful to all those involved in multiprofessional intrapartum care.

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Published February, 2017
By Giovanni Cavagna
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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This book offers a succinct but comprehensive description of the mechanics of muscle contraction and legged terrestrial locomotion.

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Published February, 2017
By Graeme Milligan and Ikuo Kimura
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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This book highlights the important role free fatty acids (FFA) play as potential drug targets. While FFA have long been considered byproducts of cell metabolism, they are now recognized as ligands that regulate cell and tissue function via G-protein-coupled receptors.

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Published February, 2017
By Andrew Brown, Ingrid Gelissen, Ingrid C. Gelissen and Andrew J. Brown
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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This volume provides state-of-the-art techniques for studying various aspects of cholesterol homeostasis, including its uptake, synthesis and efflux from the cell, as well as its trafficking within the cell.

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Published February, 2017
By Elizabeth N. Pearce
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Iodine is an essential micronutrient and an integral component of the thyroid hormones, which are required for normal growth and development. This volume summarizes the current understanding of the effects of iodine deficiency as well as iodine excess.

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Published February, 2017
By Praveen Raj, Saravana Kumar, Rachel Gomes, Praveen Raj Palanivelu and Rachel Maria Gomes
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Singapore)
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This book provides a comprehensive review of literature of various aspects of bariatric surgery arriving at practical recommendations for simplifying day to day practice.

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Published February, 2017
By Dr. Victor Kuete and Victor Kuete
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Published February, 2017
By G.W. Tannock, Gerald W. Tannock and G. W. Tannock
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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This book discusses the community of microbial species (the microbiota, microbiome), which inhabits the large bowel of humans. Written from the perspective of an academic who has been familiar with the topic for 40 years, it provides a long-term perspective of knowledge about this high profile and fast-moving topic.

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Published February, 2017
By Susanne Grassel and Attila Aszodi
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue. This book addresses Professors, researchers and PhD students who are interested in musculoskeletal and cartilage biology and pathobiology.

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Published February, 2017
By Joseph Loscalzo and Nathan S. Bryan
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
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They follow a strict chapter format which includes keywords, key points, a conclusion highlighting major findings, and extensive references. The second edition contains new chapters on nitrite and nitrate in age medicine, nitrite and nitrate as a treatment for hypertension, and nitrite and nitrate in exercise performance.

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