Provides information about the different surfactants. Describes constraints in production and novel production strategies. Includes application oriented aspects of biosurfactants in various fields such as agriculture, Environmental, Pharmaceutical, and Food industry. Authored by experts in the field of biosurfactants.

Provides up to date fundamental information about probiotics Reveals the recent applications of probiotics in food and feed industries Discusses in depth the role of microbiota in human and animal wellness Comprises chapters by international experts in the field of probiotics

Cultivation of Prized Mushrooms by Different Methods Cultivation of Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms Bioactive Compounds of Agaricus blazei Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Cultivated Macrofungi Photoactive Pigments from Mushrooms Pigments from Spalting Mushrooms Applications of Mycelium-Based Composites, Mycoleather, Packaging and Construction Fungi-Derived Composite Nanopapers Mushroom Nutrition as Preventative Healthcare Biotechnology of Termitomyces Biotechnology of Cordyceps militaris Biofertilizer Potential of Ectomycorrhizae Bioproducts for Controlling Parasitic Nematodes Nutraceutical Potential of Wild Mushrooms

Provides up to date fundamental information about probiotics Reveals the recent applications of probiotics in food and feed industries Discusses in depth the role of microbiota in human and animal wellness Comprises chapters by international experts in the field of probiotics

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Brain and Health Informatics, BHI 2016, held in Omaha, USA, in October 2016. The 37 revised full papers, including two workshop papers from BAI 2016, presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on cognitive and computational foundations of brain science; investigations of human information processing systems; brain big data analytics, curation and management; new methodologies for brain and mental health; brain-inspired intelligence and computing; brain and artificial intelligence.