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Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale
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ISBN: 3038978973 3038978965 Year: 2019 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Reactions at mineral surfaces are central to all geochemical processes. As minerals comprise the rocks of the Earth, the processes occurring at the mineral–aqueous fluid interface control the evolution of the rocks and hence the structure of the crust of the Earth during processes such as metamorphism, metasomatism, and weathering. In recent years focus has been concentrated on mineral surface reactions made possible through the development of advanced analytical methods such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), advanced electron microscopies (SEM and TEM), phase shift interferometry, confocal Raman spectroscopy, and advanced synchrotron-based applications, to enable mineral surfaces to be imaged and analyzed at the nanoscale. Experiments are increasingly complemented by molecular simulations to confirm or predict the results of these studies. This has enabled new and exciting possibilities to elucidate the mechanisms that govern mineral–fluid reactions. In this Special Issue, “Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale”, we present 12 contributions that highlight the role and importance of mineral surfaces in varying fields of research.


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Nutra-Cosmeceuticals from Algae for Health and Wellness
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Microalgae and seaweeds are a renewable source of potent bioactive ingredients with confirmed positive impacts on health and wellness. The interest in—and awareness of—the need to improve quality of life and well-being has led to a greater consumption of nutraceuticals, as well as the use of cosmeceuticals for “well-aging”. In this context, algae and microalgae are currently gaining immense popularity within the functional food, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical industries. Recent advances in the characterization and evaluation of the biological properties of the whole material, fractions, or isolated compounds of algae and microalgae enable their use as ingredients for the development of novel nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products.


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Minimally Invasive Urological Procedures and Related Technological Developments
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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The landscape of minimally invasive urological intervention is changing. A lot of new innovations and technological developments have happened over the last 3 decades. Laparoscopy and robotic surgery have revolutionised kidney and prostate cancer treatment, with more minimally invasive procedures now being carried out than ever before. At the same time, technological advancements and the use of laser have changed the face of endourology. Several new innovative treatments are now commonplace for benign prostate enlargement (BPE). Management of prostate cancer now involves procedures such as robotic prostatectomy, brachytherapy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy and HIFU. Robotic partial nephrectomy and cryotherapy have changed the face of renal cancer. En-bloc resection of bladder cancer is challenging the traditional management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and becoming commonplace, while robotic cystectomy is also gaining popularity for muscle invasive bladder cancer. Newer surgical intervention related to BPE includes laser (holmium, thulium and green light), water-based treatment (Rezum, Aquablation) and other minimally invasive procedures such as prostate artery embolisation (PAE) and Urolift. Endourological procedures have incorporated newer laser types and settings such as moses technology, disposable ureteroscopes (URS) and minimisation of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) instruments. All these technological innovations and improvements have led to shorter hospital stay, reduced cost, potential reduction in complications and improvement in the quality of life (QoL).


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Sustainable Functional Food Processing
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ISBN: 3036553029 3036553010 Year: 2022 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Functional nutrition is deeply connected with healthy lifestyle and sustainable food production, due to its positive health benefits and the use of economically underexplored and natural raw materials. Expectedly, it appeals to large number of interested consumers while becoming lucrative segment of the food industry with a fast-growing market fueled by new sociodemographic trends. Accordingly, functional juices and beverages made of indigenous fruits are interesting niche for various food market stakeholders. Here, biologically active compounds (BACs) and probiotics that have positive health effects in functional foods (juices) are mostly thermolabile. This is especially important for industry that still employs classical heat treatments (e.g., pasteurization), while being concerned with degradation of food quality in the final products. To prevent this, focus is on designing economic and ecological technologies that are able to preserve nutritional and sensory quality while maintaining microbiological stability in products. Such approaches are based on low-energy consumption and low-impact processing, e.g. “hurdle technology” that combines advanced and conventional methods (e.g., high-power ultrasound, pulse electric field). Food design is another important focus point for consumers’ sensory appeal and economic success of foods. Hence, technologies as 3D food printing can be particularly useful for manufacturing. Based on the above, presented topics are relevant to sustainable functional food production, functional fruit juices, BACs, “hurdle technology,” advanced food processing, 3D food printing, and authentic fruits.

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Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- dehydration --- conserving vegetables --- improving shelf-life --- rehydrated pepper --- histological preparation --- green practices --- meat analogue --- liquid additives --- soy protein isolate --- lecithin --- emulsion --- functional fruit juice --- hurdle technology --- non-thermal processing --- preservation --- quality --- probiotic --- fruit by-products --- lulo bagasse powder --- fiber --- antioxidant properties --- carotenoids --- cocoa shell --- high voltage electrical discharge --- tannin --- dietary fiber --- water binding capacity --- grindability --- traditional --- slow --- pressure and microwave cooking --- polyphenols --- antioxidant activity --- faba bean --- lentil --- pea --- probiotic safety --- toxicity --- pathogenicity --- functional food industry --- pharmacological interactions --- functional fruit juices --- mushroom --- vitamin D --- reducing capacity --- glycation --- Lactuca sativa --- metabolomics --- antioxidants --- eustress --- total soluble solids --- particle size distribution --- total anthocyanin content --- antioxidant capacity --- non-dairy beverages --- pulses --- chickpea --- lupin --- flow behavior --- animal and plant proteins --- computer vision system --- nutritional value --- texture --- water activity --- viscosity --- microstructure --- heavy metals --- amino acids --- pesticide --- fruit wastes --- vegetable wastes --- drying --- extraction --- intensification technologies --- phenolic acids --- food processing --- minimally processed foods --- UHLPC-MS/MS --- sous-vide cooking --- vegetables --- seafood --- cephalopods --- safety --- nutritive quality --- beetroot --- convective drying --- infrared drying --- purée --- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy --- confocal scanning microscopy --- fruit juice --- interaction --- drug --- phytochemical --- pharmacokinetics --- ginger --- pineapple --- turmeric --- juice mix --- physicochemical properties --- microbiological quality --- sensory attributes --- Diospyros kaki --- post-harvest losses --- dehydrated persimmon --- thin-layer modeling --- drying rate --- old apple cultivar --- biologically active compounds --- functional food --- agriculture --- extensive farming --- bisphosphonates --- SERMs --- food --- supplements --- bioavailability --- meal --- coffee --- juice --- mineral water --- edible mushroom --- nutrition --- phenolic compounds --- vacuum --- poria cubes --- optimization --- stage drying --- n/a --- purée

Leisure, pleasure and healing
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ISBN: 9789004156814 900415681X 9786611921170 1281921173 9047420519 9789047420514 Year: 2007 Volume: v. 116 Publisher: Leiden Boston Brill

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The book deals with leisure, pleasure and healing at the thermo-mineral sites in the Levant since the biblical era throughout the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and early Muslim periods. It looks closely at the question of whether the spas, which are models for social interaction between pagans, Christians and Jews, served as sacred cult places or popular sites of healing. The main objectives of the book are as follows: • Clarifying the leisure-time activities at the spas based on Classical and Rabbinic literature, pilgrims’ travel-books, Syriac and Arabic texts, the Geniza fragments, cartographic evidence, and archaeological findings. • Lightening the daily life, healing cults, medical recommendations and treatments. • Examining the social history of medicine at the curative baths.

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Health resorts --- Mineral waters --- Balneology --- Hot springs --- Baths, Hot --- Medicine --- Medicine, Ancient. --- 79 <38> --- Hot baths --- Tubbing, Hot --- Tubs, Hot --- Thermal springs --- Geothermal resources --- Springs --- Balneotherapy --- Baths --- Physical therapy --- Carbonated waters --- Waters, Mineral --- Beverages --- Water --- Saline waters --- Health resorts, watering-places, etc. --- Health spas --- Spas --- Watering places (Health resorts) --- Health facilities --- Resorts --- Ancient medicine --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- History. --- Therapeutic use --- Ontspanning. Amusement. Spel. Sport. Recreatie--Oud-Palestina. Judea --- Balneology -- Middle East -- History. --- Baths, Hot -- Middle East -- History. --- Health resorts -- Middle East -- History. --- Hot springs -- Middle East -- History. --- Medicine -- Middle East -- History. --- Mineral waters -- Therapeutic use -- Middle East -- History. --- Medicine, Ancient --- Environment --- Public Facilities --- Geological Phenomena --- Therapeutics --- Physical Therapy Modalities --- History --- Food and Beverages --- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena --- Environment and Public Health --- Humanities --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Sanitation --- Physical Phenomena --- Biological Phenomena --- Health Care --- Phenomena and Processes --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Public Health --- Hot Springs --- History, Ancient --- Health Resorts --- Mineral Waters --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medical Geography --- Therapeutic use&delete& --- Health Workforce --- Mineral Water --- Water, Mineral --- Natural Springs --- Geothermal Springs --- Warm Springs --- Geothermal Spring --- Hot Spring --- Spring, Geothermal --- Spring, Hot --- Spring, Warm --- Springs, Geothermal --- Springs, Hot --- Springs, Warm --- Warm Spring --- Ancient History (Medicine) --- Ancient History of Medicine --- History of Medicine, Ancient --- Medicine, Ancient History --- Ancient History --- Ancient Histories (Medicine) --- Ancient History Medicine --- Ancient History Medicines --- Histories, Ancient (Medicine) --- History Medicine, Ancient --- History Medicines, Ancient --- History, Ancient (Medicine) --- Medicine Ancient History --- Medicines, Ancient History --- Health Resort --- Resort, Health --- Resorts, Health --- Sports and Recreational Facilities --- history --- therapeutic use --- Midden-Oosten.


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Healing with water
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ISBN: 0719098068 1781708436 9780719098079 0719098076 9781781708439 9780719095696 0719095697 9780719098062 Year: 2015 Publisher: Manchester

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'Healing with Water' provides a medical and social history of English spas and hydropathic centres from 1840 to 1960. It investigates health practices and healing cultures at specialist inland resorts showing that water was used in varied therapeutic approaches by both orthodox and unorthodox practitioners.

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Health resorts --- Mineral waters --- Beverages --- Physical Therapy Modalities --- Therapeutics --- Public Facilities --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Sanitation --- Food and Beverages --- Public Health --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care --- Balneology --- Health Resorts --- Mineral Waters --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medical Geography --- Mineral Water --- Water, Mineral --- Waters, Mineral --- Water --- Natural Springs --- Health Resort --- Resort, Health --- Resorts, Health --- Sports and Recreational Facilities --- Balneotherapy --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Food And Beverage --- And Beverage, Food --- And Beverages, Food --- Beverage, Food And --- Beverages and Food --- Beverages, Food And --- Facilities, Public --- Facility, Public --- Public Facility --- Therapy --- Treatment --- Therapeutic --- Therapies --- Treatments --- Disease --- Group Physiotherapy --- Neurological Physiotherapy --- Neurophysiotherapy --- Physical Therapy Techniques --- Physical Therapy --- Physiotherapy (Techniques) --- Group Physiotherapies --- Modalities, Physical Therapy --- Modality, Physical Therapy --- Physical Therapies --- Physical Therapy Modality --- Physical Therapy Technique --- Physiotherapies (Techniques) --- Physiotherapies, Group --- Physiotherapy, Group --- Physiotherapy, Neurological --- Techniques, Physical Therapy --- Therapy, Physical --- Postoperative Care --- Physical Therapist Assistants --- Beverage --- Health resorts, watering-places, etc. --- Health spas --- Spas --- Watering places (Health resorts) --- Health facilities --- Resorts --- History --- Therapeutic use --- therapy --- England. --- Angleterre --- Anglii͡ --- Anglija --- Engeland --- Inghilterra --- Inglaterra

Le thermalisme en Toscane à la fin du Moyen-Âge : les bains siennois de la fin du XIIIe siècle au début du XVIe siècle
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ISBN: 2728305749 2821820747 2728310270 9782728305742 Year: 2002 Volume: 296 Publisher: Publications de l’École française de Rome

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À la fin du Moyen Âge, un véritable thermalisme prit essor en Toscane. De nombreuses sources chaudes et minérales furent captées et utilisées à des fins essentiellement thérapeutiques. Dans les campagnes, des bains - c'est-à-dire des bassins - furent aménagés et plusieurs stations thermales se formèrent pour abriter les curistes comme tous ceux qui se destinaient à les héberger, à les nourrir ou à les soigner lors de leur séjour. En prenant appui essentiellement sur la documentation des archives siennoises et lucquoises, cet ouvrage se propose d'étudier les formes de ce développement thermal : les caractéristiques et l'importance de l'habitat et des activités thermales, l'aspect des infrastructures balnéaires, le rôle des autorités communales (urbaines ou rurales) dans la mise en valeur et l'exploitation des eaux chaudes et des espaces thermaux, l'intérêt, enfin, des populations citadines pour des pratiques médicales et récréatives nouvelles et pour les profits du thermalisme.

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Health resorts --- Stations climatiques, thermales, etc. --- History --- Tuscany (Italy) --- Toscane (Italie) --- Economic conditions --- Social conditions --- Conditions économiques --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- Mineral waters --- Hot springs --- Baths, Hot --- Economic aspects --- History. --- Therapeutic use --- Siena (Italy) --- Geological Phenomena --- Environment --- Public Facilities --- Beverages --- Humanities --- Physical Phenomena --- Environment and Public Health --- Food and Beverages --- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena --- Sanitation --- Phenomena and Processes --- Health Care --- Public Health --- Biological Phenomena --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Hot Springs --- History, Medieval --- History, Early Modern 1451-1600 --- Health Resorts --- Mineral Waters --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medical Geography --- Conditions économiques --- Mineral Water --- Water, Mineral --- Waters, Mineral --- Health Resort --- Resort, Health --- Resorts, Health --- Early Modern History (Medicine) --- Early Modern History of Medicine --- Early Modern Medicine --- History of Medicine, Early Modern --- History, Early Modern --- Medicine, Early Modern --- Early Modern History --- Early Modern Histories (Medicine) --- Histories, Early Modern (Medicine) --- History, Early Modern (Medicine) --- History, Early Modern 1451 1600 --- Modern Histories, Early (Medicine) --- Modern History, Early --- Modern History, Early (Medicine) --- Modern Medicine, Early --- History of Medicine, Medieval --- History of Medicine, Renaissance --- Medicine, Medieval History --- Medicine, Renaissance --- Medieval History (Medicine) --- Renaissance Medicine --- Medieval History --- Histories, Medieval (Medicine) --- History Medicine, Medieval --- History, Medieval (Medicine) --- Medieval Histories (Medicine) --- Medieval History Medicine --- Geothermal Springs --- Warm Springs --- Geothermal Spring --- Hot Spring --- Spring, Geothermal --- Spring, Hot --- Spring, Warm --- Springs, Geothermal --- Springs, Hot --- Springs, Warm --- Warm Spring --- Biologic Phenomena --- Biological Phenomenon --- Biological Process --- Phenomena, Biological --- Biological Processes --- Phenomena, Biologic --- Phenomenon, Biological --- Process, Biological --- Processes, Biological --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Public --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Ecological and Environmental Concepts --- Ecological and Environmental Processes --- Beverages and Food --- Physical Phenomenon --- Physical Process --- Physical Concepts --- Physical Processes --- Concept, Physical --- Concepts, Physical --- Phenomena, Physical --- Phenomenon, Physical --- Physical Concept --- Process, Physical --- Processes, Physical --- Beverage --- Aspects, Historical --- Historical Aspects --- Aspect, Historical --- Historical Aspect --- Histories --- Environmental Impact --- Environmental Impacts --- Impact, Environmental --- Impacts, Environmental --- Environments --- Geological Phenomenon --- Geological Process --- Geophysical Phenomena --- Geophysical Process --- Geophysical Processes --- Geological Concepts --- Geological Processes --- Concept, Geological --- Concepts, Geological --- Geological Concept --- Phenomena, Geological --- Phenomena, Geophysical --- Phenomenon, Geological --- Process, Geological --- Process, Geophysical --- Processes, Geological --- Processes, Geophysical --- Facilities, Public --- Facility, Public --- Public Facility --- Balneology --- Water --- Natural Springs --- Sports and Recreational Facilities --- Community Health --- Health, Community --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Environmental Health --- Carbonated waters --- Saline waters --- Thermal springs --- Geothermal resources --- Springs --- Health resorts, watering-places, etc. --- Health spas --- Spas --- Watering places (Health resorts) --- Health facilities --- Resorts --- Hot baths --- Tubbing, Hot --- Tubs, Hot --- Economic aspects&delete& --- Therapeutic use&delete& --- Sienne (Italy) --- Sienna (Italy) --- Siyenah (Italy) --- Comune di Siena (Italy) --- Siena (Tuscany) --- Economic conditions. --- Baths --- Italy --- Food And Beverage --- And Beverage, Food --- And Beverages, Food --- Beverage, Food And --- Beverages, Food And --- Health resorts - Economic aspects - Italy - Tuscany - History. --- Health resorts - Italy - Tuscany - History. --- Mineral waters - Therapeutic use - Italy - Tuscany - History. --- Hot springs - Italy - Tuscany - History. --- Baths, Hot - Italy - Tuscany - History. --- Health resorts - Italy - Tuscany - History --- Mineral waters - Therapeutic use - Italy - Tuscany - History --- Hot springs - Italy - Tuscany - History --- Baths, Hot - Italy - Tuscany - History --- Siena (Italy) - Economic conditions --- Siena (Italy) - History --- histoire de la médecine --- thermes --- Toscane --- édifices balnéaires

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