Published April, 2014
By Valentina Stosor and Teresa R. Zembower
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Cancer Treatment and Research
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While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neo plastic disease.

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Published April, 2014
By Sharmila Shankar and Rakesh K. Srivastava
Publisher: Springer
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The main objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive review on stem cells and their role in tissue regeneration, homeostasis and therapy. The cell signaling pathways and microRNA regulating stem cell self-renewal, tissue homeostasis and drug resistance are also mentioned.

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Published April, 2014
By Jeanne Leffers and Michele Upvall
Publisher: Springer (Springer Publishing Co Inc)
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Published April, 2014
By Sanjay Kapoor and Kuldeep Dhama
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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This book provides salient information on all aspects of influenza/flu viruses affecting animals and humans. During the past 150 years, various strains of influenza virus like the Spanish flu, Asian flu, Hong Kong flu, bird flu and swine flu were responsible for high mortality in humans as well as birds.

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Published April, 2014
By Jacqueline Randle, Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams, David Williams, Tracey Cooper, Steven Lane Percival and Steven Percival
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Outlines the scientific evidence and rationale for the prevention of infection, the role biofilms play in infection control, and the issues concerning their resistance to antimicrobials. This book provides practical guidance for healthcare and infection control professionals, as well as students, for preventing and controlling infection.

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Published April, 2014
By Frederick W Alt
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Published April, 2014
By Alison Bashford and Claire Hooker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Contagion explores cultural responses of infectious diseases and their biomedical management over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also investigates the use of 'contagion' as a concept in postmodern research.

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Published April, 2014
By Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan, Subhash Vasudevan and Subhash G. Vasudevan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Infection by flaviviruses such as dengue virus serotypes (DENV 1-4), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE), yellow fever virus (YFV) and West Nile virus (WNV) impact millions of lives and cause tens of thousands of mortalities each year.

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Published April, 2014
By Werner Mendling, Gerd Neumann and Axel Schäfer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Kompendium und Atlas zur Technik und Anwendung der Phasenkontrastmikroskopie - mit vielen exzellenten mikroskopischen Phasenkontrastaufnahmen zum schnellen Nachschlagen und Vergleichen.

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Published March, 2014
By James L. A. Webb and James L. A. Webb, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa, contributing to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges.

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