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Considers state-of-the-art developments in polymer science and the role of polymers in the progress of green chemistry and medicine. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it discusses Polymer Synthesis and Application, Materials and Properties, Composites and Nanostructures, and Constitutional Systems for Medicine.

A wealth of information on plants of the Lamiaceae species, providing for each an introduction, characteristics, properties, distribution, traditional uses, and current and potential pharmacological applications. Covers 26 species including bungleweed Malabar catmint, beechwood, Brazilian mint, rosemary, holy basil, and many more.

Discusses plant-derived bioactive compounds, covering sources, biological effects, health benefits, and prevention and treatment properties for multifactorial diseases. It discusses concepts, advantages, and techniques for encapsulating bioactives based on spices and coffee and covers nanoliposomes for encapsulation of natural foods.

Looks at medicinal plants and their uses that have beneficial results against cancer. Topics include Unani approaches of anticancer plants, genetic engineering and CRISPR/CAS-mediated editing to enhance anticancer potential, computational approaches, and more. It also examines the metabolomics of plants that give them anti-cancer properties.

Presents recent advances in drug repurposing and computational approaches for the discovery and development of drugs for certain difficult-to-treat and life-threatening diseases, providing information on computational techniques, tools, and databases for identifying the uses of existing drug candidates on different emerging diseases.

Offers real-world solutions to present-day problems by using IoT and related technologies. It explores the diverse applications of the Internet of Things in diverse areas¿in healthcare, the construction industry, in wildlife monitoring, in home security systems, in agriculture, in cryptology, in data security, and more.

Addresses the need to develop event tourism sustainably for effective local community development, examining its impact on sustainability, local culture and community, and community development. It covers rural and urban events, tourism during and after COVID¿19, how event tourism impacts women¿s empowerment, and more.

Focuses on materials for energy generation and includes applications to solve alternative energy issues. Covers energy applications using polymer nanocomposites with smart behavior, magnetorheological properties of smart polymer systems, metal-organic frameworks-emerging porous materials; applications of carbon nanotubes.

Presents advancements in cybercrime investigation and digital forensics, highlighting new tools to mitigate cyber-attacks and that extract digital evidence for forensic investigation to recover lost, purposefully deleted, or damaged files. Discusses tools such as AI, machine learning, data mining, and others for mitigation and investigation.

Introduces MCDM methods starting from problem formulation, model development, criteria weighting, and alternative scoring and then to the ranking of alternatives. The authors explain the step-by-step processes of different MCDM methods for specific manufacturing environments, which allows readers to perceive the presented methodologies.

Providing a step-by-step guide to the brand co-creation and branding process in the hospitality and tourism industry, the volume identifies cutting-edge measurements, strategies, and metrics for capturing and measuring brand co-creation and highlights best practices in implementing brand management marketing strategies.

Looks at traditional medicinal plants for their nutritional benefits, while also encouraging the preservation of biodiversity. It presents information on over 2200 vascular plant taxa from 127 families and many taxa from leaf parts, fruits, underground parts, floral parts, seeds, and more. Also discusses wild edible mushrooms (206 species).

Discusses the traditional use of medicinal plants as promising therapeutics for cancer, liver conditions, COVID-19, and other human ailments. It examines the efficacy of Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine, Indian traditional medicine, and other ethnic herbal practices used by indigenous peoples of Azerbaijan, Turkey, India, etc.

Explores the latest cutting-edge developments in blockchain technologies along with their diversified business applications and industrial use in sectors such as healthcare, pharmaceutical drug supply, finance and banking, agriculture, semantic web services, etc. The chapters discuss deployment, feasibility studies, and more.

Investigates the potential for using data-enabled and IoT-intensive applications to provide control and optimization of industrial operations and services. It presents research on technological advances in the IoT with examples in food processing, automotive engineering, mental health, health tracking, security, and more.

Explores the disparity between genders in terms of the labor market and career advancement, child-rearing practices, education, financial literacy, work-life balance, pay gaps, economic development, etc. It focuses on the gender gap from a modern perspective and brings to readers the current status of this societal issue.

Looks at how global threats affect the tourism industry and offers tools and strategies for meeting these challenges. It presents case scenarios and strategies for postcolonial, post-conflict, and post-disaster destinations to encourage travel and tourism. Updated with new research and chapters on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on tourism.

Provides comprehensive coverage of bacterial biopolymers. It focuses on the main classes of bacterial biopolymers¿polysaccharides and polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates¿along with their definition, classification, detection, extraction, characterization, fermentation process, properties, applications and uses, functions, and more.

Discusses the role of mushrooms in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. It considers mushroom powders, their extracts, and their bioactive components for the management of diabetic syndrome as well as in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies on lowering hyperglycemia and other diabetes associated secondary abnormalities.

A multidisciplinary look at experiences of social intervention in various social contexts, taking the approaches of social constructionism as a theoretical approach, considering the way social work intervention models are built, their foundation, and their application, providing findings on tested models in specific scenarios.

Discusses in depth advances in solid-state chemistry, the latest techniques of characterization of solids, along with solid-state reactions, their kinetics, phase transitions, and magnetic properties are discussed in detail, along with the electrical properties, such as semiconductors, metals, and insulators.

Discusses concept of constructive discontent, defined as looking for change and opportunity to deconstruct something to build something else or build something better. It provides examples of its application in practice that lead to creative solutions in IT, business, automobile industry, medical devices, agriculture, etc.

Presents a range of techniques to enhance the operation of human resource management by applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology. With illustrative case studies, it uses as examples from several types of problems and includes their possible solutions using advanced AI technology.

Explores new technologies for the inactivation of enzymes in the design and preservation of food through advanced technologies, including nutraceutical-based functional foods, specific foods for gut-microbiodata, omega-3 fatty acids to fortify food products, characteristics of dairy-based dry powders, and more.

The latest research applications in modern biotechnology, exploring microRNAs as next-generation therapeutic and diagnostic agents, CRISPR-Cas-based diagnostics, CRISPR-Cas as a genome-editing tool, engineered gut microbiomes for treating diseases, antibiotics and antimicrobials, stem cell technology and regenerative medicine, etc.

Discusses the manufacturing processes of milk products and the structural, physicochemical, and compositional changes that occur during manufacturing and storage of milk products. It also addresses the various reactions that can happen during processing and storage of dairy products and their impact on quality.