Published February, 2017
By Giovanni Cavagna
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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 Massimo Fioranelli
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This book is a detailed guide to a new integrative approach to the prevention and treatment of various cardiac disorders and risk factors, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.

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Published February, 2017
By Chris D. Geddes
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Reviews in Fluorescence 2016, the tenth volume of the book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence and closely related disciplines.

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Published February, 2017
By Kishan Gopal Ramawat and Jean-Michel Merillon
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Reference Series in Phytochemistry
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This handbook compiles authoritative information about fungal metabolites and their chemistry and biotechnology.

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Published February, 2017
By Simon Gibbons, A. Douglas Kinghorn, Heinz Falk and Junichi Kobayashi
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The first contribution reviews the occurrence of xanthine alkaloids in the plant kingdom and the elucidation of the caffeine biosynthesis pathway, providing details of the N-methyltransferases, belonging to the motif B' methyltransferase family which catalyze three steps in the four step pathway leading from xanthosine to caffeine.

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Published February, 2017
By Simon van Rysewyk
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Published February, 2017
By Fabio Augusto Barbieri and Rodrigo Vitorio
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This book is an attempt to advance the discussion and improve our understanding about the effects of aging and movement disorders on motor control during walking and postural tasks.

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Published February, 2017
By Rita Conigliaro and Marzio Frazzoni
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In this book, leading international experts describe and discuss the various techniques available for the screening, diagnosis, management, and follow-up of digestive diseases, providing clinically useful, up-to-date reviews that draw upon their own experience and focus attention on the most recent advances in the field.

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Published February, 2017
By Graeme Milligan and Ikuo Kimura
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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 Nikolai Axmacher, Bjorn Rasch and Bjoern Rasch
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This edited volume provides an overview the state-of-the-art in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory consolidation. The topical focus lies on current issues of interest such as memory consolidation including working and long-term memory. In particular, the role of sleep in relation to memory consolidation will be addressed.

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