The development of new drugs is a critical area of research that requires a multidisciplinary approach. With the rise of drug-resistant diseases, the need for effective and safe drugs is more pressing than ever. Natural science is a promising area of drug discovery that has gained significant attention in recent years. Natural products, such as plant extracts, have been used for centuries to treat various diseases and can serve as a valuable source for new drug molecules. Multidisciplinary Applications of Natural Science for Drug Discovery and Integrative Medicine explores the role of natural science in drug discovery. The book highlights the interdisciplinary nature of drug discovery, which involves biology, chemistry, pharmacology, mathematics, physics, and medicine. By integrating these disciplines, the book aims to identify new drug molecules that can effectively treat various diseases. One of the key focuses of the book is to integrate allopathic and complementary medicine. The book explores how natural products can be combined with conventional medicine to improve drug efficacy and patient outcomes. With a cross-disciplinary approach, this research ensures that readers gain a comprehensive understanding of how natural science can be leveraged to develop effective and safe drugs. This essential resource is designed for researchers, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and post-graduate students who are interested in exploring the multidisciplinary applications of natural science in drug discovery and integrative medicine. With its comprehensive coverage and focus on practical applications, the book is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to contribute to the development of new and effective drugs.

In today's modern age, educators face a wide range of challenges across subjects and disciplines, particularly in the medical field. To improve pharmacology education in schools and ensure the next generation of students is prepared, further study on the best practices and challenges that face educators is required. Cases on Teaching Pharmacology to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Students provides real case studies that show teachers, students, and other stakeholders how to address pharmacology education and drug mechanisms using evidence-based practices. The case studies detail how teachers, students, and therapists make treatment decisions. Featuring a wide range of topics such as drugs, ethics, traditional medicine, and alternative medicine, this book is ideal for therapists, educational professionals, administrators, curriculum developers, policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. RFIDs have been widely used in countless applications such as object tracking, 3D positioning, indoor localization, supply chain management, automotive, inventory control, anti-theft, anti-counterfeit, and access control. The Internet of Things (IoT) promises a huge growth in RFID technology and usage. This book covers the topic of RFID protocol design, optimization, and security. RFID systems allow for a much easier and error free inventory management and tracking, but the probabilistic nature of RFID protocols makes the design and optimization complex and challenging. Most existing commercial RFID systems are not well designed. In this book, the authors aim to demystify complicated RFID protocols and explain in depth the principles, techniques, and practices in designing and optimizing them.

This edited book explores the use of surfactants in upstream exploration and production (E&P). It provides a molecular, mechanistic and application-based approach to the topic, utilising contributions from the leading researchers in the field of organic surfactant chemistry and surfactant chemistry for upstream E&P. The book covers a wide range of problems in enhanced oil recovery and surfactant chemistry which have a large importance in drilling, fracking, hydrate inhibition and conformance. It begins by discussing the fundamentals of surfactants and their synthesis. It then moves on to present their applicability to a variety of situations such as gas injections, shale swelling inhibition, and acid stimulation. This book presents research in an evolving field, making it interesting to academics, postgraduate students, and experts within the field of oil and gas.

This edited book explores the use of surfactants in upstream exploration and production (E&P). It provides a molecular, mechanistic and application-based approach to the topic, utilising contributions from the leading researchers in the field of organic surfactant chemistry and surfactant chemistry for upstream E&P. The book covers a wide range of problems in enhanced oil recovery and surfactant chemistry which have a large importance in drilling, fracking, hydrate inhibition and conformance. It begins by discussing the fundamentals of surfactants and their synthesis. It then moves on to present their applicability to a variety of situations such as gas injections, shale swelling inhibition, and acid stimulation. This book presents research in an evolving field, making it interesting to academics, postgraduate students, and experts within the field of oil and gas.

Plastic injection molding process is well known as the manufacturing process to create products with various shapes and complex geometry at low cost. The injection molding cycle consists of several stages, such as filling, packing, and cooling. The cooling system design is of considerable importance since about 80% of the cycle time is taken up by the cooling phase. In this book, injection mold of a complicated plastic part with undercuts is designed by providing the Sliders in the mold and cycle time is reduced by optimizing cooling time. In this book, different variables included: size, location and layout of cooling channels, temperature and flow rate of the coolant and the effect of different types of plastic materials on cooling time are analyzed analytically and through software analysis to optimize the cooling time.