Description
Book SynopsisThe chapters in this volume present the latest developments in medicine and biology. Chapters One describes the prevalence, anticipated risk factors and potential complications related to ectopic pregnancies. Chapter Two reviews the mechanism participating in altered glucocorticoid sensitivity that in turn affects their effect on immune response. Chapter Three analyzes the usefulness of an initial intravenous immunoglobulin therapy with a delayed use of anti-inflammatory drugs for Kawasaki disease. Chapter Four focuses on the formation, metabolism and role in diabetic vascular complications that glycation end products have. Chapter Five highlights the applications of analytical methods in the determination of fluoroquinolones in pharmaceutical or biological material and in the degraded solutions. Chapter Six describes the in silico characterization of carvacrol and its derivatives in order to determine the physicochemical, topological and quantum mechanical properties that promote their antibacterial activity. Chapter Seven studies the CTHRC1 as a pituitary hormone. Chapter Eight discusses nitric oxide and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Chapter Nine provides an overview of cloud point extraction of parabens from water samples. Chapter Ten reviews past and current state of Pacific sleeper shark abundance in the North Pacific, discusses its deterrence aspects for fisheries and proposes some ways of commercial exploitation of the stocks of this shark.
