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This book offers a comprehensive review of the multifaceted role of phytochemicals in promoting human health and combating diseases. The initial chapters introduce phytochemicals, navigate the natural health landscape, and provide a foundational understanding of these bioactive compounds. The book unfolds the role of phytochemicals as a formidable defense against oxidative stress and explores the unique health benefits and nutritional significance of phytochemicals found in fruit peels. The subsequent chapters further discuss the therapeutic potential of phytochemicals, detailing their role in combating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and modulating critical pathways in inflammation...
The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to all aspects of digital media, from mobile phones, to Google Maps, to location-based social networks and games, such as Foursquare and facebook. Warns of the threats these technologies, such as data surveillance, present to our sense of privacy, while also outlining the opportunities for pro-social developments. Provides a theory of the web in the context of the history of emerging technologies, from GeoCities to GPS, Wi-Fi, Wiki Me, and Google Android.
Enzymatic Processes for Food Valorization describes the most recent research in the field of catalysis for food valorization, revealing the impact of the implementation of enzymatic catalysis in the different stages that make up the production processes. Sections review advances in food processing using enzymes, explore the use of enzymes on by-products for the release of compounds of interest, and show recent trends in biocatalysis and its application in the food industry. Written by a team of international experts, this is an invaluable guide for professionals in the area of enzyme technology applied in the food industry, as well as technicians and scientists involved in the use of enzymes...
Cell differentiation and the development of multicellular organisms are processes of self-assembly, controlled and driven by signaling molecules and cascades including redox regulation. These reactions may have provided the energy for the first metabolic steps in the evolution of life. Today, redox modifications are established as important regulatory events in cellular functions including differentiation and development. Redox modifications of single cysteines regulate differentiation of stem cells, formation of functioning organs, and de-differentiation such as formation of cancer cells. Current cancer therapy is based on redox events as well and regeneration often reactivates developmenta...
Uma Antropologia do Estado com alto teor de reflexão teórica e envolvimento etnográfico é o que oferecem com maestria os textos dos organizadores e autores deste livro. Sua leitura é um convite e um desafio ao diálogo entre antropólogos, cientistas políticos e sociólogos que se debruçam sobre as práticas estatais. O Estado, suas políticas e seus efeitos , sua unidade e sua dispersão, são analisados em seus contextos brasileiro e latino-americano em algumas áreas diversas: política indigenista, políticas culturais e a relação do Estado com a religião. A principal enunciação teórica é concisa: os Estados não são formados de uma vez por todas. Contrapõe-se assim à a ...
As políticas de moradia para as populações mais pobres no Brasil funcionam, há décadas, não somente como resposta dos poderes públicos para uma demanda social, mas principalmente como recurso para organizar urbanisticamente as cidades e enquadrar seus beneficiários em um modelo normativo. Geralmente, tal modelo é acompanhado pela proposta de uma nova conduta, na qual seus futuros habitantes – antes moradores de favelas, periferias ou cortiços – devem reconhecer a ilegitimidade das suas formas de organização espacial e social e de suas escolhas morais, e optar, junto á nova moradia, por um novo estilo de vida. Essa lógica esteve presente, por exemplo, em projetos de habitaç...
Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Biosurfactants for the Bioremediation of Polluted Environments explores the use of biosurfactants in remediation initiatives, reviewing knowledge surrounding the creation and application of biosurfactants for addressing issues related to the release of toxic substances in ecosystems. Sections cover their production, assessment and optimization for bioremediation, varied pollutant degradation applications, and a range of contaminants and ecological sites. As awareness and efforts to develop greener products and processes continues to grow, biosurfactants are garnering more attention for the potential roles they ...
Possibilitar ao surdo o acesso aos bens culturais, à profissionalização e à cidadania plena implica, antes de mais nada, reconhecimento da surdez como diferença e profundo respeito às culturas e às identidades surdas. Essa tem sido a principal base ética a orientar o trabalho no Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa em Educação de Surdos do Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC). O presente livro, reúne narrativas de professores surdos sobre questões curriculares, não se propõem a resultados, mas a ampliar as discussões na área de Educação Bilíngue LIBRAS – Língua Portuguesa. Apresentaram-se análises e teorizações tendo em vista um projeto cultural de transformação do m...
This book comprises a collection of chapters on advances in green nanomaterials. The book looks at ways to establish long‐term safe and sustainable forms of nanotechnology through implementation of nanoparticle biosynthesis with minimum impact on the ecosystem. The book looks at synthesis, processing, and applications of metal and metal oxide nanomaterials and also at bio-nanomaterials. The contents of this book will prove useful for researchers and professionals working in the field of nanomaterials and green technology.