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This state-of-the-art laboratory manual includes 20 clinical protocols used daily for the investigation of the infertile male, presented with easy to understand, step-by-step methodology. The protocols are arranged from routine to advanced laboratory procedures common to clinical practice, including computer-assisted semen analysis, sperm preparation for IUI by density gradient and swim-up, sperm cryopreservation, and sperm DNA fragmentation test by TUNEL method, among others. The methodology in each protocol follows best practice guidelines made clearer by professionally hand-drawn illustrations covering most of the important steps and equipment. The authors, hailing from the world-renowned Andrology Center at Cleveland Clinic, have over 50 years of combined first-hand experience in managing very busy diagnostic and research facilities in male infertility and andrology. The book will be an indispensable resource for thousands of laboratory technologists, clinicians and reproductive professionals (andrologists, embryologist, etc.) engaged in the diagnosis and management of infertile men around the world.
Enzyme Inhibition and Bioapplications is a concise book on applied methods of enzymes used in drug testing. The present volume will serve the purpose of applied drug evaluation methods in research projects, as well as relatively experienced enzyme scientists who might wish to develop their experiments further. Chapters are arranged in the order of basic concepts of enzyme inhibition and physiological basis of cytochromes followed by new concepts of applied drug therapy; reliability analysis; and new enzyme applications from mechanistic point of view.
Agrarian distress in the era of globalization has manifested in the suicides of farmers and agricultural labourers. This book, using empirical research and field data from north India, especially Punjab, examines the different facets of this tragic phenomenon in rural India. Situating Indian agriculture in the context of globalization it looks at the underlying causes of farmer suicides in a state that was the model of modern capitalist agriculture and development. It also attempts to understand why other farmers have chosen not to take the same path. With a comparative framework and coverage of nearly 1400 rural households, it brings out the brutal manifestation of this complex and multidimensional situation in the Indian countryside. Topical, comprehensive and rich in data, this book will be valuable to scholars and researchers of political economy, agricultural economics, South Asian politics, political sociology, and public policy.
The Book " Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops" deals with a global overview IPM initiatives and review of different IPM programmes. The widespread use of IPM practices has not been adopted besides there has been a problem of diffusion of IPM practices from research sub-system to farmers. There is no unanimity with the methodological aspects of impact evaluation and dissemination of IPM programmes/practices., The book focuses on integrated pest management of vegetables, pesticide use, robust methodological aspects of impact evaluation, impact evaluation of vegetable IPM programmes and factors impacting the adoption of IPM practices. This book will serve the agencies associated with formulation and implementation of IPM programmes and will serve the professionals, investigators, and academia. At post-graduate level, the students will find the book as a useful guide for planning and conducting future research on IPM diffusion and impact analysis.
Bridging the chasm between theory and practice, this unique book puts the evolving discipline of CRM/Relationship Marketing in a holistic perspective. The book lucidly covers in detail topics like the concept and context of CRM, types of customers, customer value, and technology of CRM, managing customer relationships, consumer research, CRM strategy, CRM measurement and HR in CRM. The text is interspersed with a profusion of cases and examples from various businesses. Service verticals covered include banking, retail, telecom, airlines and electronic media. The book helps students / practitioners and general management to gain insights into valuable customer relationships.
April 12, 2011 is the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering journey into space. To commemorate this momentous achievement, Springer-Praxis is producing a mini series of books that reveals how humanity’s knowledge of flying, working, and living in space has grown in the last half century. “Tragedy and Triumph” focuses on the 1980s and early 1990s, a time when relations between the United States and the Soviet Union swung like a pendulum between harmony and outright hostility. The glorious achievements of the shuttle were violently arrested by the devastating loss of Challenger in 1986, while the Soviet program appeared to prosper with the last Salyut and the next-generation Mir orbital station. This book explores the continued rivalry between the two superpowers during this period, with each attempting to outdo the other – the Americans keen to build a space station, the Soviets keen to build a space shuttle – and places their efforts in the context of a bitterly divisive decade, which ultimately led them into partnership.
With escalating concerns over the current state of our planet, the realization to work toward reducing our environmental footprint is gaining momentum. Scientists have realized that green chemistry is the key to reduce waste, rendering healthy environment, and improving human health. The 12 principles of green chemistry are the basic tenets that require understanding at the most fundamental level and implementation to promoting sustainable synthesis. This book discusses innovations in the form of greener technologies (superior green catalysts, alternate reaction media, and green energy sources) and elaborates their tremendous potential in combating the critical global challenges on the horiz...
Stem Cells in Clinical Practice and Tissue Engineering is a concise book on applied methods of stem cell differentiation and optimization using tissue engineering methods. These methods offer immediate use in clinical regenerative medicine. The present volume will serve the purpose of applied stem cell differentiation optimization methods in clinical research projects, as well as be useful to relatively experienced stem cell scientists and clinicians who might wish to develop their stem cell clinical centers or research labs further. Chapters are arranged in the order of basic concepts of stem cell differentiation, clinical applications of pluripotent stem cells in skin, cardiac, bone, dental, obesity centers, followed by tissue engineering, new materials used, and overall evaluation with their permitted legal status.
Part - l In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran Gopal Dutt is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6. In 1970s India the head of RAW Control , dispatches an agent to meet with a Pakistani general who knows the identity of a Soviet spy in the organisation's ranks. Part - Ii During the Cold War, an Indian lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the RAW facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured Indian U2 spy plane pilot. Part - III On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the Indian embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 Indian hostages. Amid the chaos, six Indians manage to slip away and find refuge with the Pakistani ambassador. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely executed, the India government calls on extractor to rescue them plan is to pose as a Bollywood producer scouting locations in Iran and train the refugees to act as his "film" crew.
Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life and achievements of "The First Indian Astronaut—Capt. Rakesh Sharma" with Harsha Sharma's comprehensive biography. Prepare to be inspired by the remarkable story of a man who defied the limits of gravity and reached for the stars, becoming a symbol of national pride and scientific achievement. Follow the captivating narrative of Capt. Rakesh Sharma as he rises from humble beginnings to become India's first astronaut, blazing a trail of excellence and determination along the way. Through Harsha Sharma's meticulous research and vivid storytelling, you'll gain insight into the challenges and triumphs that shaped Sharma's extraordinary career...