The golden eagle is widely considered one of the world’s most magnificent birds. It is the epitome of wild places. The bird has a huge world distri...

Occupational health and safety refers to the whole series of prevention measures and protection, technical measures, organisational solutions, and ...

The bioactive components of plants comprehensively continue to represent the nutritional and functional actions for the healthy daily lives of huma...

Recently, much evidence has shown that phytochemicals are essential for daily health maintenance just like essential amino acids, vitamins, and min...

The mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is a secondary metabolite of certain fungi that may be present in food and feed. Consumption of contaminated food ...

Ocimum: An Overview highlights the major milestones in the last three decades of taxonomical identification of Ocimum, providing insight into its p...

In the last ten years the production and consumption of the safou, the fruit of Dacryodes edulis (Burseracées) have seen a remarkable growth in cen...

Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid ubiquitous in nature. This book discusses the physical-chemical properties, natural sources, evolutionar...

Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid and natural constituent of a number of foods, particularly vegetable oils. On the basis of proven benefi...

Oligodendrocytes have multiple functions in the central nervous system including mechanical support of neurons, production of myelin sheaths and up...

Oligonucleotides are short sequences of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer bases. Automated synthesisers allow the synthesis ...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the food sources, biological roles and health implications of oligosaccharides. ...

An oligosaccharide is a saccharide polymer containing a small number of component sugars, also known as simple sugars (monosaccharides). Oligosacch...

There has been an exponential increase in the amount of research on the relationship between Omega-3 fatty acids and human health over the past two...

Designed for use in a broad range of courses in the humanities, Darwin's theory is laid out in a concise general Introduction and followed up in sh...

Designed for use in a broad range of courses in the humanities, Darwin's theory is laid out in a concise general Introduction and followed up in sh...

The number of students taking online courses continues to grow each year. Despite the growth, a large percentage of faculties still don't accept th...

This monograph summarizes results from the international research devoted to the design of efficient structured catalysts for the transformation of...

Prevailing physiological concepts (PPC) of blood circulation consider the cardiovascular system (CVS) an autonomous system that has its own goal an...

Humans have employed medicinal plants for thousands of years in traditional medicine. Oregano has been cultivated mainly for centuries in the Medit...

Organic acids are compounds with acidic properties and occur naturally in a number of foods. They are mainly present in fermented products as a res...

This book includes the latest information in the field of organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, material science (synthesis, properties, ...

This book includes the latest information in the field of organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, material science (synthesis, properties, ...

The papers in this book are united by a common tendency to elucidate the structural-functional-regulatory relationships in biochemical systems on d...

Chapter 1 focuses on taxonomic, cultivation and the pharmacological and other uses of Origanum species. In Chapter 2, Origanum‘s role in synthesi...

Evolutionary biology may still be a complicated field of study for many, but in Origin and Evolution of Plants on the Earth and the Descendants of ...

Ornamental plants play important roles in society, religion and science. A wealth of species are considered to be ornamental plants, and this makes...

Osteoblasts are highly specialised mesenchymal cells that are mainly responsible for the formation and maintenance of the skeletal architecture. Th...

Osteocalcin is a hydroxyapatite-binding protein, which is present in bone as the most abundant non-collagenous protein. Osteocalcin is exclusively ...

Osteoclasts are highly specialised cells, derived from the hematopoietic lineage, that resorb mineralised bone matrix. Osteoclast precursors can be...

Bone mass is maintained by two specialised types of cells: bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoclasts are tartrate-resist...

Our species origin has its roots in ancestral habits, behaviors and survival drive, through changing environmental conditions, and crystallized dur...

This book is a study on ending overfishing and rebuilding fish stocks in U.S. federal waters. Fisherman and fishing communities sometimes suffer fr...

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is an inheritable, childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by the presence of motor and phonic tics. Despi...

Active oxygen species are produced as inescapable by-products of a normal aerobic metabolism, and their production is further enhanced by exposure ...

Active oxygen species are produced as inescapable by-products of a normal aerobic metabolism, and their production is further enhanced by exposure ...