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• Biotechnology [Browse]

Issuing body

Information Resources Management Association [Browse]

Series

• Critical explorations. [More in this series]
• Gale eBooks

Summary note

"This book is a vital reference source for the latest research findings on the application of biotechnology in medicine, engineering, agriculture, food production, and other areas. It also examines the economic impacts of biotechnology use"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Section 1. Fundamental concepts and theories. Chapter 1. Role of biotechnology in bioremediation ; Chapter 2. Institutions as enablers of science-based industries: the case of biotechnology in Mexico ; Chapter 3. Bioinformatics: the convergence between biotechnology and ITC impacts on the productive sector ; Chapter 4. Bioinformatics database resources ; Chapter 5. An overview of biological data mining
• Section 2. Development and design methodologies. Chapter 6. Application of uncertainty models in bioinformatics ; Chapter 7. Protein structure prediction ; Chapter 8. Bioinformatics as applied to medicine: challenges faced moving from big data to smart data to wise data ; Chapter 9. Subspace clustering of DNA microarray data: theory, evaluation, and applications ; Chapter 10. Inference of gene regulatory networks by topological prior information and data integration ; Chapter 11. Complex biological data mining and knowledge discovery ; Chapter 12. Cloud-based computing architectures for solving hot issues in structural bioinformatics ; Chapter 13. A web portal for rice crop improvements ; Chapter 14. Transcriptomics to metabolomics: a network perspective for big data ; Chapter 15. Enzyme function classification: reviews, approaches, and trends ; Chapter 16. Domain-based approaches to prediction and analysis of protein-protein interactions ; Chapter 17. Accelerating large-scale genome-wide association studies with graphics processors ; Chapter 18. Structural intervention and external control for Markovian regulatory network models ; Chapter 19. Agricultural waste management for bioethanol production ; Chapter 20. Hybrid wrapper/filter gene selection using an ensemble of classifiers and PSO algorithm
• Section 3. Tools and technologies. Chapter 21. Internet of things and nature-inspired intelligent techniques for the future of biomedical engineering ; Chapter 22. Deep learning and biomedical engineering ; Chapter 23. Intelligent biomedical engineering operations by cloud computing technologies ; Chapter 24. Paratexts and documentary practices: text mining authorship and acknowledgment from a bioinformatics corpus ; Chapter 25. Applications of supercomputers in sequence analysis and genome annotation ; Chapter 26. Biological big data analysis and visualization: a Survey ; Chapter 27. Intelligent techniques inspired by nature and used in biomedical engineering ; Chapter 28. Applications of supercomputers in population genetics ; Chapter 29. Sensor based smart real time monitoring of patients conditions using wireless protocol ; Chapter 30. Informatics and data analytics to support exposome-based discovery: part 2 - computational exposure biology ; Chapter 31. A general medical diagnosis system formed by artificial neural networks and swarm intelligence techniques ; Chapter 32. Big data analysis techniques for visualization of genomics in medicinal plants ; Chapter 33. Cancer biomarker assessment using evolutionary rough multi-objective optimization algorithm ; Chapter 34. Analysis of microarray data using artificial intelligence based techniques ; Chapter 35. Protein docking and drug design ; Chapter 36. Implanted cardiac pacemaker mathematical modeling and research based on the volume conduction ; Chapter 37. Prioritize transcription factor binding sites for multiple co-expressed gene sets based on lasso multinomial regression models ; Chapter 38. Identification of candidate genes responsible for age-related macular degeneration using microarray data ; Chapter 39. Bioremediation: new prospects for environmental cleaning by enzymes ; Chapter 40. Multi-agent systems in three-dimensional protein structure prediction ; Chapter 41. De novo motif prediction using the fireworks algorithm ; Chapter 42. Mycoremediation of lignocelluloses ; Chapter 43. Cytonet, a versatile web-based system for accessing advisory cytology services: application of artificial intelligence ; Chapter 44. Higher order sliding mode control for blood glucose regulation of type 1 diabetic patients ; Chapter 45. Biodegradation of phenol: mechanisms and applications ; Chapter 46. A web database IR-PDB for sequence repeats of proteins in the protein data bank ; Chapter 47. Genome sequence analysis in distributed computing using spark
• Section 4. Utilization and applications. Chapter 48. A romance of the three kingdoms: biotechnology clusters in beijing, shanghai and Guangdong Province, China ; Chapter 49. The Turkish biotechnology system: functioning or malfunctioning? ; Chapter 50. Library services for bioinformatics: establishing synergy data information and knowledge ; Chapter 51. Information needs of bioinformatics researchers ; Chapter 52. Data science and computational biology ; Chapter 53. Start-ups and spin-offs in biotechnology sector in Poland: business models analysis ; Chapter 54. Fighting ecomafias: the role of biotech networks in achieving sustainability ; Chapter 55. Industrial enzyme technology: potential applications ; Chapter 56. Usage and diffusion of biotechnology virtual labs for enhancing university education in India's urban and rural areas ; Chapter 57. Appropriate and sustainable plant biotechnology applications for food security in developing economies ; Chapter 58. Microbial ligninolysis: avenue for natural ecosystem management ; Chapter 59. Biotechnology of microbial xylanase: overview ; Chapter 60. Removal of toxic pollutants from soil using microbial biotechnology ; Chapter 61. Knowledge management in biotechnology drugs in Brazil as a case study of the national pharmaceuticals laboratories
• Section 5. Organizational and social implications. Chapter 62. Collaboration, innovation, and funding as survival factors for Canadian biotechnology SMEs ; Chapter 63. Open access journal in bioinformatics: a study ; Chapter 64. Opportunities and challenges in socially inclusive innovation: the case of genetically modified corn in the Philippines ; Chapter 65. Competitive advantage, open innovation, and dynamic capabilities: is sanofi employing an open innovation strategy? ; Chapter 66. Smart device clickers: learning basic sciences and biotechnology ; Chapter 67. Genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation processes: gems for bioremediaton ; Chapter 68. Hydrocarbon biodegradation using agro-industrial wastes as Co-substrates ; Chapter 69. Information needs and assessment of bioinformatics students at the University of Swaziland: librarian view ; Chapter 70. Artificial intelligence ethics in biomedical-engineering-oriented problems
• Section 6. Critical issues and challenges. Chapter 71. Is China catching up?: health-related applications of biotechnology ; Chapter 72. Towards an intelligent biomedical engineering with nature-inspired artificial intelligence techniques ; Chapter 73. Is collaboration important at all stages of the biotechnology product development process? ; Chapter 74. What influences the growth of Canadian biotechnology firms? ; Chapter 75. Perspectives on data integration in human complex disease analysis ; Chapter 76. Microbial degradation of azo dyes: the role of azoreductase to initiate degradation ; Chapter 77. Biosorption of heavy metals: biological approach to control the industrial waste ; Chapter 78. Bacterial remediation of phenolic compounds ; Chapter 79. Innovation and intellectual property rights: the case of soybean seeds in Argentina and the United States
• Section 7. Emerging trends. Chapter 80. Big data analytics in bioinformatics ; Chapter 81. Advances in the reduction of the costs inherent to fossil fuels' biodesulfurization towards its potential industrial application ; Chapter 82. Reconstruction of electrical impedance tomography using fish school search, non-blind search, and genetic algorithm ; Chapter 83. Cancer pathway network analysis using cellular automata ; Chapter 84. Laccase catalysis: a green approach in bioactive compound synthesis ; Chapter 85.
• Bioremediation of oil contaminated soil and water: in situ and ex situ strategies for feasibility assessment ; Chapter 86. Biopharma innovation models for gulf region in the era of globalisation ; Chapter 87. A prospective study on emerging role of phytoremediation by endophytic microorganisms.

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ISBN

9781522589044 (ebook)

OCLC

1125193877

Doi

10.4018/978-1-5225-8903-7

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