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Advances in probiotics for sustainable food and medicine. / / Gunjan Goel, Ashok Kumar
| Advances in probiotics for sustainable food and medicine. / / Gunjan Goel, Ashok Kumar |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 240 p. 14 illus., 10 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 615.329 |
| Collana | Microorganisms for Sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Probiotics - Therapeutic use
Functional foods - Therapeutic use |
| ISBN | 981-15-6795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Probiotics and their potential applications: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sources and Selection criteria of probiotics -- Chapter 3. Indigenous fermented foods as a potential source of probiotic foods -- Chapter 4. Prebiotics for Probiotics -- Chapter 5. Probiotics as live biotherapeutics: prospects and perspectives -- Chapter 6. Probiotics as functional foods -- Chapter 7. Probiotics in Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Health -- Chapter 8. Probiotics for Human Health. Chapter 9. Influence of probiotics over AMPK-dependent health activity: a look into its molecular mechanisms -- Chapter 10. Metabolic engineering approaches for improvement of probiotics functionality. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484328003321 |
| Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Air Quality / / edited by Ashok Kumar
| Air Quality / / edited by Ashok Kumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations some color |
| Disciplina | 363.7392 |
| Soggetto topico | Air quality |
| ISBN | 953-51-5937-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910138157003321 |
| Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti
| Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti |
| Autore | Spival Alexander |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KumarAshok
FranchettiMatthew |
| Collana | Energy Assessments for Industrial Complexes |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable engineering
Environmental engineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60805-708-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Appendix; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462719103321 |
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| Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti
| Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti |
| Autore | Spival Alexander |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KumarAshok
FranchettiMatthew |
| Collana | Energy Assessments for Industrial Complexes |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable engineering
Environmental engineering |
| ISBN | 1-60805-708-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Appendix; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786852203321 |
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Spival Alexander
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| Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti
| Energy assessments for industrial complexes [[electronic resource] /] / authored by Alexander Spivak, Ashok Kumar & Matthew Franchetti |
| Autore | Spival Alexander |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KumarAshok
FranchettiMatthew |
| Collana | Energy Assessments for Industrial Complexes |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable engineering
Environmental engineering |
| ISBN | 1-60805-708-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Appendix; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826443903321 |
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Spival Alexander
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| Sharjah, U.A.E., : Bentham Science Publishers, [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Goat production and supply chain management in the tropics / / Pramod Kumar Rout, Ashok Kumar and Basanta Kumara Behera
| Goat production and supply chain management in the tropics / / Pramod Kumar Rout, Ashok Kumar and Basanta Kumara Behera |
| Autore | Rout Pramod Kumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (460 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.17639 |
| Soggetto topico | Goats - Tropics |
| ISBN |
1-78924-014-X
1-78924-015-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910627292603321 |
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Rout Pramod Kumar
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| Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2020] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Keratin as a Protein Biopolymer [[electronic resource] ] : Extraction from Waste Biomass and Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar
| Keratin as a Protein Biopolymer [[electronic resource] ] : Extraction from Waste Biomass and Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina | 668.9 |
| Collana | Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers
Sustainable development Biochemical engineering Environmental chemistry Bioorganic chemistry Polymer Sciences Sustainable Development Biochemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry Bioorganic Chemistry |
| ISBN | 3-030-02901-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Keratin; An Introduction -- Keratin Production and Its Applications: Current and Future Perspective -- Extraction and Characterization of Keratin from Different Biomasses -- Keratin Processing -- Degradation of Keratin Biomass by Different Microorganisms -- Keratin as a Biopolymer -- Keratin-Based Biofilms, Hydrogels, and Biofibers -- Keratin Based Biotechnological Applications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337934503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Machine intelligence, big data analytics, and IoT in image processing : practical applications / / edited by Ashok Kumar [and four others]
| Machine intelligence, big data analytics, and IoT in image processing : practical applications / / edited by Ashok Kumar [and four others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Beverly, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 pages) |
| Disciplina | 005.7 |
| Collana | Advances in intelligent and scientific computing |
| Soggetto topico |
Big data
Internet of things Machine learning |
| ISBN |
1-119-86551-4
1-119-86550-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Demystifying Smart Healthcare -- Chapter 1 Deep Learning Techniques Using Transfer Learning for Classification of Alzheimer's Disease -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Transfer Learning Techniques -- 1.3 AD Classification Using Conventional Training Methods -- 1.4 AD Classification Using Transfer Learning -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Medical Image Analysis of Lung Cancer CT Scans Using Deep Learning with Swarm Optimization Techniques -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Major Contributions of the Proposed Model -- 2.3 Related Works -- 2.4 Problem Statement -- 2.5 Proposed Model -- 2.5.1 Swarm Optimization in Lung Cancer Medical Image Analysis -- 2.5.2 Deep Learning with PSO -- 2.5.3 Proposed CNN Architectures -- 2.6 Dataset Description -- 2.7 Results and Discussions -- 2.7.1 Parameters for Performance Evaluation -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Liver Cancer Classification With Using Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix Using Deep Learning Techniques -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Liver Roles in Human Body -- 3.1.2 Liver Diseases -- 3.1.3 Types of Liver Tumors -- 3.1.3.1 Benign Tumors -- 3.1.3.2 Malignant Tumors -- 3.1.4 Characteristics of a Medical Imaging Procedure -- 3.1.5 Problems Related to Liver Cancer Classification -- 3.1.6 Purpose of the Systematic Study -- 3.2 Related Works -- 3.3 Proposed Methodology -- 3.3.1 Gaussian Mixture Model -- 3.3.2 Dataset Description -- 3.3.3 Performance Metrics -- 3.3.3.1 Accuracy Measures -- 3.3.3.2 Key Findings -- 3.3.3.3 Key Issues Addressed -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Transforming the Technologies for Resilient and Digital Future During COVID-19 Pandemic -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Digital Technologies Used -- 4.2.1 Artificial Intelligence -- 4.2.2 Internet of Things -- 4.2.3 Telehealth/Telemedicine.
4.2.4 Cloud Computing -- 4.2.5 Blockchain -- 4.2.6 5G -- 4.3 Challenges in Transforming Digital Technology -- 4.3.1 Increasing Digitalization -- 4.3.2 Work From Home Culture -- 4.3.3 Workplace Monitoring and Techno Stress -- 4.3.4 Online Fraud -- 4.3.5 Accessing Internet -- 4.3.6 Internet Shutdowns -- 4.3.7 Digital Payments -- 4.3.8 Privacy and Surveillance -- 4.4 Implications for Research -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Plant Pathology -- Chapter 5 Plant Pathology Detection Using Deep Learning -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Plant Leaf Disease -- 5.3 Background Knowledge -- 5.4 Architecture of ResNet 512 V2 -- 5.4.1 Working of Residual Network -- 5.5 Methodology -- 5.5.1 Image Resizing -- 5.5.2 Data Augmentation -- 5.5.2.1 Types of Data Augmentation -- 5.5.3 Data Normalization -- 5.5.4 Data Splitting -- 5.6 Result Analysis -- 5.6.1 Data Collection -- 5.6.2 Feature Extractions -- 5.6.3 Plant Leaf Disease Detection -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Smart Irrigation and Cultivation Recommendation System for Precision Agriculture Driven by IoT -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Background of the Problem -- 6.1.1.1 Need of Water Management -- 6.1.1.2 Importance of Precision Agriculture -- 6.1.1.3 Internet of Things -- 6.1.1.4 Application of IoT in Machine Learning and Deep Learning -- 6.2 Related Works -- 6.3 Challenges of IoT in Smart Irrigation -- 6.4 Farmers' Challenges in the Current Situation -- 6.5 Data Collection in Precision Agriculture -- 6.5.1 Algorithm -- 6.5.1.1 Environmental Consideration on Stage Production of Crop -- 6.5.2 Implementation Measures -- 6.5.2.1 Analysis of Relevant Vectors -- 6.5.2.2 Mean Square Error -- 6.5.2.3 Potential of IoT in Precision Agriculture -- 6.5.3 Architecture of the Proposed Model -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Machine Learning-Based Hybrid Model for Wheat Yield Prediction. 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Related Work -- 7.3 Materials and Methods -- 7.3.1 Methodology for the Current Work -- 7.3.1.1 Data Collection for Wheat Crop -- 7.3.1.2 Data Pre-Processing -- 7.3.1.3 Implementation of the Proposed Hybrid Model -- 7.3.2 Techniques Used for Feature Selection -- 7.3.2.1 ReliefF Algorithm -- 7.3.2.2 Genetic Algorithm -- 7.3.3 Implementation of Machine Learning Techniques for Wheat Yield Prediction -- 7.3.3.1 K-Nearest Neighbor -- 7.3.3.2 Artificial Neural Network -- 7.3.3.3 Logistic Regression -- 7.3.3.4 Naïve Bayes -- 7.3.3.5 Support Vector Machine -- 7.3.3.6 Linear Discriminant Analysis -- 7.4 Experimental Result and Analysis -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 8 A Status Quo of Machine Learning Algorithms in Smart Agricultural Systems Employing IoT-Based WSN: Trends, Challenges and Futuristic Competences -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Types of Wireless Sensor for Smart Agriculture -- 8.3 Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Smart Decision Making in Smart Agriculture -- 8.4 ML and WSN-Based Techniques for Smart Agriculture -- 8.5 Future Scope in Smart Agriculture -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Smart City and Villages -- Chapter 9 Impact of Data Pre-Processing in Information Retrieval for Data Analytics -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Tasks Involved in Data Pre-Processing -- 9.2 Related Work -- 9.3 Experimental Setup and Methodology -- 9.3.1 Methodology -- 9.3.2 Application of Various Data Pre-Processing Tasks on Datasets -- 9.3.3 Applied Techniques -- 9.3.3.1 Decision Tree -- 9.3.3.2 Naive Bayes -- 9.3.3.3 Artificial Neural Network -- 9.3.4 Proposed Work -- 9.3.4.1 PIMA Diabetes Dataset (PID) -- 9.3.5 Cleveland Heart Disease Dataset -- 9.3.6 Framingham Heart Study -- 9.3.7 Diabetic Dataset -- 9.4 Experimental Result and Discussion -- 9.5 Conclusion and Future Work -- References. Chapter 10 Cloud Computing Security, Risk, and Challenges: A Detailed Analysis of Preventive Measures and Applications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background -- 10.2.1 History of Cloud Computing -- 10.2.1.1 Software-as-a-Service Model -- 10.2.1.2 Infrastructure-as-a-Service Model -- 10.2.1.3 Platform-as-a-Service Model -- 10.2.2 Types of Cloud Computing -- 10.2.3 Cloud Service Model -- 10.2.4 Characteristics of Cloud Computing -- 10.2.5 Advantages of Cloud Computing -- 10.2.6 Challenges in Cloud Computing -- 10.2.7 Cloud Security -- 10.2.7.1 Foundation Security -- 10.2.7.2 SaaS and PaaS Host Security -- 10.2.7.3 Virtual Server Security -- 10.2.7.4 Foundation Security: The Application Level -- 10.2.7.5 Supplier Data and Its Security -- 10.2.7.6 Need of Security in Cloud -- 10.2.8 Cloud Computing Applications -- 10.3 Literature Review -- 10.4 Cloud Computing Challenges and Its Solution -- 10.4.1 Solution and Practices for Cloud Challenges -- 10.5 Cloud Computing Security Issues and Its Preventive Measures -- 10.5.1 General Security Threats in Cloud -- 10.5.2 Preventive Measures -- 10.6 Cloud Data Protection and Security Using Steganography -- 10.6.1 Types of Steganography -- 10.6.2 Data Steganography in Cloud Environment -- 10.6.3 Pixel Value Differencing Method -- 10.7 Related Study -- 10.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Internet of Drone Things: A New Age Invention -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles -- 11.2.1 UAV Features and Working -- 11.2.2 IoDT Architecture -- 11.3 Application Areas -- 11.3.1 Other Application Areas -- 11.4 IoDT Attacks -- 11.4.1 Counter Measures -- 11.5 Fusion of IoDT With Other Technologies -- 11.6 Recent Advancements in IoDT -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Computer Vision-Oriented Gesture Recognition System for Real-Time ISL Prediction -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Literature Review. 12.3 System Architecture -- 12.3.1 Model Development Phase -- 12.3.2 Development Environment Phase -- 12.4 Methodology -- 12.4.1 Image Pre-Processing Phase -- 12.4.2 Model Building Phase -- 12.5 Implementation and Results -- 12.5.1 Performance -- 12.5.2 Confusion Matrix -- 12.6 Conclusion and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 13 Recent Advances in Intelligent Transportation Systems in India: Analysis, Applications, Challenges, and Future Work -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 A Primer on ITS -- 13.3 The ITS Stages -- 13.4 Functions of ITS -- 13.5 ITS Advantages -- 13.6 ITS Applications -- 13.7 ITS Across the World -- 13.8 India's Status of ITS -- 13.9 Suggestions for Improving India's ITS Position -- 13.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Evolutionary Approaches in Navigation Systems for Road Transportation System -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.1.1 Navigation System -- 14.1.2 Genetic Algorithm -- 14.1.3 Differential Evolution -- 14.2 Related Studies -- 14.2.1 Related Studies of Evolutionary Algorithms -- 14.3 Navigation Based on Evolutionary Algorithm -- 14.3.1 Operators and Terms Used in Evolutionary Algorithms -- 14.3.2 Operator and Terms Used in Evolutionary Algorithm -- 14.4 Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Navigation -- 14.4.1 Drawbacks of DE -- 14.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 IoT-Based Smart Parking System for Indian Smart Cities -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Indian Smart Cities Mission -- 15.3 Vehicle Parking and Its Requirements in a Smart City Configuration -- 15.4 Technologies Incorporated in a Vehicle Parking System in Smart Cities -- 15.5 Sensors for Vehicle Parking System -- 15.5.1 Active Sensors -- 15.5.2 Passive Sensors -- 15.6 IoT-Based Vehicle Parking System for Indian Smart Cities -- 15.6.1 Guidance to the Customers Through Smart Devices -- 15.6.2 Smart Parking Reservation System. 15.7 Advantages of IoT-Based Vehicle Parking System. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910677645203321 |
| Beverly, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , [2023] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Microbial exopolysaccharides as novel and significant biomaterials / / Ashok Kumar Nadda, Sajna K. V., Swati Sharma, editors
| Microbial exopolysaccharides as novel and significant biomaterials / / Ashok Kumar Nadda, Sajna K. V., Swati Sharma, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Disciplina | 660.63 |
| Collana | Springer series on polymer and composite materials |
| Soggetto topico | Microbial exopolysaccharides - Biotechnology |
| ISBN | 3-030-75289-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Microbial Exopolysaccharides: An Introduction -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Novel Exopolysaccharides with Therapeutic/Industrial Significance -- 3 Physiological Roles and Ecological Aspects of EPS -- 4 Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulations of EPSs -- 5 Applications and Commercial Prospects of EPS -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Techniques Used for Characterization of Microbial Exopolysaccharides -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Isolation Methods of Extracellular Polysaccharides -- 3 Characterization Methods -- 3.1 Pulsed Amperometric Detection (PAD) -- 3.2 Fast Atom Bombardment-Mass Spectrometry (FAB-MS) -- 3.3 Turbidometric and Colorimetric Method -- 3.4 Carbazole Method -- 3.5 Uronic Acid Screening -- 3.6 96-Well Assay -- 3.7 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) -- 3.8 Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry(UHPLC-UV-ESI-MS) -- 3.9 Multi Laser Light Scattering Spectrometer (Malls) -- 3.10 Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy -- 3.11 Attenuated Reflection Microscopy (ATR) -- 3.12 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy -- 4 Microscopic Techniques -- 4.1 Scanning and Electron Microscopy -- 4.2 Multiple Fluorescence Staining and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) -- 4.3 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis -- 4.4 Atomic Force Microscopy -- 4.5 Raman Microscopy -- 4.6 Thermo Gravimetric Analysis -- 4.7 Gas Chromatography (GC) -- 4.8 Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CE) -- 4.9 Bioinformatics Methods -- 5 Future Perspectives and Conclusions -- References -- 3 Molecular Basis and Genetic Regulation of EPS -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 EPS Biosynthesis Pathways -- 2.1 Wzx/Wzy-Dependent Pathway -- 2.2 ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter-Dependent Pathway -- 2.3 Synthase-Dependent Pathway.
2.4 Extracellular Synthesis Pathway by Use of a Single Sucrase Protein -- 2.5 Unidentified Pathways -- 3 Genes Directing EPS Biosynthesis -- 3.1 Xanthan-The Most Diverse Heteropolysaccharide Bearing a Long Side Chain -- 3.2 Sphingan-A Family of Diverse Heteropolysaccharides -- 3.3 Succinoglycan (SG)-A Heteropolysaccharide Composed of a Large Repeating Unit -- 3.4 Colanic Acid (CA)-An Antigenic EPS -- 3.5 Curdlan-A Water-Insoluble Homopolysaccharide -- 3.6 Cellulose-Bacterial EPS of Biomedical Value -- 3.7 Alginates-Heteropolysaccharide Synthesized Via an Envelope-Embedded Multiprotein Complex -- 3.8 Hyaluronan-A Hydrophilic Heteropolysaccharide -- 3.9 Amylovoran-Acidic Exopolysaccharide of Erwinia amylovora -- 3.10 Dextran and Other Glucan Homopolymers -- 3.11 Pullulan-A Glucose-Based Homopolysaccharide -- 3.12 Levan and Inulin-Polyfructan Polymers -- 3.13 Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)-A Versatile Group of EPS Producers -- 3.14 Biofilms-A Matrix-Encase -- 3.15 Cyanobacterial and Diatoms' EPS -- 4 Genes and Regulators that Influence EPS Biosynthesis -- 4.1 RSI Circuit-Complex Network of Multiple Transcriptional Regulators -- 4.2 RcsAB Box (Regulator of Capsule Synthesis AB) -- 4.3 3 CysB-A Transcriptional Regulator in Xanthan Biosynthesis -- 4.4 KinB and AlgB-Regulators of Alginate Biosynthesis -- 4.5 PilB-Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase -- 4.6 IrrE-A Global Transcriptional Regulator -- 4.7 HpaR1-A GntR Family Transcription Regulator -- 4.8 MetR-A LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator -- 4.9 RpfR-An Integral Biofilm Regulator Between Sessile and Motile Cycles of Bacteria -- 4.10 EmmABC-The Three-Component Regulatory Circuit -- 4.11 The GacS/A System-A Regulator of Alginates Through SRNA -- 4.12 PcoR and RfiA-LuxR Regulators of Alginate Production -- 4.13 GlnA-Regulator of Curdlan Biosynthesis. 4.14 AmrZ and FleQ-Transcriptional Regulators of Cellulose Biosynthesis -- 4.15 Multicomponent Regulation of EPS1 -- 5 The Multi-faceted Role of c-di-GMP -- 6 Genetic Engineering Strategies to Modify EPS -- 6.1 Modifying Glycosyltransferase Genes -- 6.2 Modifying Central Metabolism Pathways -- 6.3 Use of New Microbial Cell Factories -- 7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Molecular Engineering of Bacterial Exopolysaccharide for Improved Properties -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Biological Role of EPS -- 1.2 Properties and Applications of EPS -- 1.3 Commercially Employed EPS -- 2 Brief Pathways of EPS Production in Bacteria -- 3 Metabolic Engineering Strategies for EPS Production -- 3.1 Metabolic Engineering for Increase in Yield -- 3.2 Metabolic Engineering for the Structural Changes -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Extremophiles: A Versatile Source of Exopolysaccharide -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Significance of EPS Production by Extremophiles -- 3 Biofilm Production and EPS -- 4 EPS Produced by a Diverse Group of Extremophiles -- 4.1 Production of EPS by Thermophilic Microorganisms -- 4.2 Production of EPS by Psychrophilic Microorganisms -- 4.3 Production of EPS by Halophilic Microorganisms -- 4.4 Production of EPS by Acidophilic Microorganisms -- 4.5 Production of EPS by Alkaliphilic Microorganisms -- 5 Biotechnological Application of Extremophilic EPS -- 5.1 Application in Food Industry -- 5.2 Application in Pharmaceutical Industry -- 5.3 Application in Productions of Biomaterials -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Pullulan: Biosynthesis, Production and Applications -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 About Pullulan -- 2.1 Structure and Properties -- 2.1.1 Pullulan Degradation and Derivatization -- 3 Biosynthesis of Pullulan -- 4 Production -- 4.1 Downstream Processing -- 4.2 Quality. 5 Applications of Pullulan -- 5.1 Food -- 5.2 Biomedical -- 5.3 Cosmetics -- 5.4 Environmental -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Exopolysaccharides in Drug Delivery Systems -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemical Structure of Exopolysaccharides -- 3 Homoexopolysaccharides -- 3.1 Levan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.2 Pullulan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.3 Curdlan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.4 Other (1,3)-β-d-Glucans as Drug Delivery Systems -- 4 Heteroexopolysaccharides -- 4.1 Xanthan as Drug Delivery System -- 4.2 Gellan as Drug Delivery System -- 4.3 Alginate as Drug Delivery Systems -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Exopolysaccharides in Food Processing Industrials -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cellulose -- 3 Pullulan -- 4 Xanthan Gum -- 5 Dextran -- 6 Kefiran -- 7 Curdlan -- 8 Emulsan -- 9 Alginate -- 10 Gellan -- 11 Carrageenan -- 12 Hyaluronic Acid -- 13 Levan -- 14 Colanic Acid -- 15 Welan -- 16 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Microbial EPS as Immunomodulatory Agents -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Immunomodulatory Activity -- 3 Microbial Polysaccharides and Their Immunomodulatory Activities -- 3.1 Bacterial EPS as Immunomodulators -- 3.2 Microalgal EPS as Immunomodulators -- 3.3 Fungal EPS as Immunomodulators -- 4 Factors Influencing the Immunomodulatory Activity of EPS -- 5 Mechanism of Action of EPS Immunomodulators -- 5.1 Activation of Macrophage and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.1.1 Toll-Like Receptors 2/4-Mediated Signalling Cascade -- 5.1.2 Complement Receptor 3 (CR3) Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.3 Mannose Receptors (MR)-Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.4 Scavenger Receptors (SR)-Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.5 Dectin-1-Mediated Cascade -- 5.2 Activation of T/B Lymphocytes and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.2.1 Membrane Immunoglobulin (mIg) Mediated Cascade -- 5.2.2 T Cell Receptor-Mediated Cascade. 5.3 Activation of Natural Killer Cells and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.4 Activation of the Complement System and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 6 Evaluation of Immunomodulatory Activity -- 6.1 In Vitro Assays -- 6.2 In Vivo Assays -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Novel Insights of Microbial Exopolysaccharides as Bio-adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil and Wastewater -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Microbial EPSs -- 2.1 Diversity in Microbial EPSs -- 2.2 Commercial Uses -- 3 Characterization of EPS by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy -- 4 EPS-Metal Interactions -- 4.1 Bacteria EPS-Heavy Metal Interactions -- 4.2 Mechanism -- 4.3 Bioremediation of HM-Contaminated Soil -- 4.4 Bioremediation of HM-Contaminated Water -- 4.5 Advantages Over Conventional Methods -- 5 Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Applications of EPS in Environmental Bioremediations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environment Pollutants -- 3 Sustainable Bioremediation of Toxic Heavy Metals -- 4 Applications of EPS in Bioremediation of Colorant-Containing Residual from Textile Effluent -- 5 EPS in Bioremediation of Oil Spills and Petroleum-Contaminated Sites -- 6 EPS in Bioremediation of Toxic Chemicals (PCBs, PAHs, CP) -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Industrial Potential of Exopolysaccharides -- Abstract -- 1 General Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Microbial Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) -- 2 Microbial EPSs Potential for Industrial Application -- 2.1 Bacterial EPSs -- 2.2 Fungal EPSs -- 2.3 Yeast EPSs -- 2.4 Microalgal EPSs -- 2.5 Archaeal EPSs -- 3 Factors Affecting Cost-Benefit Ratio in Industrial Application of Microbial EPSs -- 3.1 Production Process -- 3.2 Customer's Preference -- 4 Future Perspectives. 4.1 Technical Breakthrough Expected to Confer Benefits on Industrial Application of Microbial EPSs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910491026403321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nanofibers / / edited by Ashok Kumar
| Nanofibers / / edited by Ashok Kumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vukovar, Croatia. : , : IntechOpen, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 pages) : illustrations some color |
| Disciplina | 620.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nanofibers
Physics |
| ISBN | 953-51-4560-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137744803321 |
| Vukovar, Croatia. : , : IntechOpen, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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