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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
No full textThis book examines the role of pharmaceutical biotechnology in modern drug development, highlighting recent advancements in genomics, biopharmaceuticals, and personalized medicine. It explores key molecular and genomic technologies that are revolutionizing drug discovery, design, and delivery. The introductory chapters describe the essential molecular biology techniques, including next-generation sequencing and CRISPR applications, gene editing, synthetic biology, and their role in drug discovery. Furthermore, the book explores pharmacogenomics as a link between genomics and drug response, while also covering the discovery, production, and commercialization of biopharmaceuticals. It provides an in-depth discussion on the role of bioinformatics in analyzing genomic data for drug development, along with genomic strategies for target identification, validation, and the discovery of biomarkers essential to modern drug development. The book also highlights advancements in personalized medicine, emphasizing the use of genomic data to tailor treatments for individual patients. It discusses the design and therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies and explores breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies, addressing their potential and the challenges associated with disease treatment. Key Features: Provides a historical and technological perspective on pharmaceutical biotechnology and genomics Explores advanced molecular techniques, including CRISPR and next-generation sequencing, and their applications in drug discovery Discusses pharmacogenomics and the role of biomarkers in enabling personalized medicine Highlights emerging trends such as synthetic biology, gene editing, and biopharmaceutical development Addresses ethical issues and challenges in genomic research and drug development This book is intended for researchers and students of pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license
Holistic Design of Taller Timber Buildings
No full textThis open access book presents a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and innovations in designing and constructing taller timber buildings (TTBs). It brings together cutting-edge research on key aspects such as structural design, fire safety, and the environmental impact of timber construction. The work emphasizes a holistic approach, addressing not only the technical complexities—like vibration-based assessments, seismic resistance, and long-term behavior—but also integrating themes of circularity, adaptability, and sustainability. The insights shared in this book stem from the collaborative efforts of the COST Action HELEN (CA20139), a network dedicated to advancing knowledge on TTBs. HELEN combines expertise from multiple disciplines and aims to push the boundaries of timber construction, fostering innovative methodologies that improve the durability, resilience, and overall performance of timber buildings. Through these contributions, the book presents practical solutions and visionary frameworks for sustainable, multi-storey timber construction, aiming to shape the future of timber-based architecture in urban environments
Chapter Uso delle ICT per comunicare e divulgare le preesistenze storiche nella Valle dell’Aniene
No full textChapter 7 Designing with Planetary Artificial Intelligence
No full textThis book provides an overview of the diverse multidisciplinary field of more-than-human design, offering a philosophical grounding of more-than-human design in posthumanism while putting practical design examples and methods to the forefront. There is an urgent need to radically re-imagine design, as its current processes are contributing to global warming, pollution, deforestation, ocean acidification, ozone layer depletion, loss of biodiversity and species extinction. Given this need, ‘more-than-human design’ has emerged as a perspective that widens our thinking beyond solely human-oriented considerations and needs, such as animals, plants and microbes. The book explores the relationship between sustainability and design, touching on topics such as AI, systems thinking, futures studies and pedagogy, and discusses a range of case study projects that are grounded in more-than-human thinking, demonstrating how this can be incorporated into practice. This easily accessible and theoretically grounded book will provide design researchers and educators an excellent introduction to more-than-human thinking. It will also be of interest to students and scholars studying design more broadly, sustainability, environmental studies and service design, as well as to practicing designers interested in sustainability
Community Development and Schools
No full textThis book lays out the promise and potential of schools as community-building institutions. It explores the challenges faced in incorporating schools into broader community development policy, and also recognizes the changing demographics of schools and their need to integrate with economic development policy in order to promote broader community development.
The book includes chapters on tax abatements and economic development policy impacts on schools, new approaches to school building renovation, the potential and reach of shared services between communities and schools, and the impact of school-based health centers. It also offers a theory to integrate schools into community development. Key elements include shared power between communities and schools, greater transparency in economic development policy, collaboration across the broad range of community actors, and engagement of diverse voices. These elements build a greater sense of belonging across generations and class and racial divides.
Creative democracy can broaden both school and community development agendas and build a culture of health. This book will help community development and school leaders recognize and pursue the promise of schools as critical community development actors.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 license
Everyday Welfare in Modern British History
Get PDFThis open access book offers a new approach to understandings of welfare in modern Britain. Foregrounding the agency individuals and groups claimed through experiential expertise, it traces deep connections between personal experience, welfare, and activism across diverse settings in modern Britain. The experiential experts studied in this collection include women, students, children, women who have sex with women, bereaved families, community groups, individuals living in poverty, adults whose status sits outside professional categories, health service users, and people of faith. Chapters trace how these groups have used their experiences to assert an expert witness status and have sought out new spaces to expand the scope, inclusivity, and applicability of welfare services