Over the past years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the development of basic technology as well as innovative applications for the Internet of Things. Adaptive Middleware for the Internet of Things introduces a scalable, interoperable and privacy-preserving approach to realize IoT applications and discusses abstractions and mechanisms at the middleware level that simplify the realization of services that can adapt autonomously to th...

Obesity is the second volume in a four-title series, along with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D), Arterial Hypertension, and Atherogenic dyslipidemia. It covers every major aspect of obesity from a multidisciplinary approach, thanks to collaborative efforts of a select team of international, world-reknowned experts. It offers updated information on a wide variety of topics, ranging from the general to the specific. These include the pathophysiology of obesity; the influence of social, demogr...

Winner of the 2023 PROSE award in Biomedicine and Neuroscience! Research in the field of senescence has boomed recently due to the gradual realization that senescent cells are associated with a significant number of diseases. The genetic or pharmacological elimination of senescent cells can cause widespread benefits and improves outcomes for most of those diseases. Cellular Senescence in Diseases presents an updated review of the role of cellular senescence in multiple pathologies. Focus i...

- El síndrome metabólico es uno de los retos más intrigantes y fascinantes de la medicina contemporánea. Se trata de una patología en la que confluyen problemas de distintas áreas de la medicina: diferentes grados de hipertensión, acumulación de grasa, insulinoresistencia, estados protrombótico y proinflamatorio, todos juntos en la misma persona. Esta concurrencia de factores hace que la persona tenga un riesgo mucho mayor de sufrir enfermedad cardiovascular o diabetes mellitus tipo 2, que...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 16th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2015, held in Sophia Antipolis, France, in June 2015. The 8 revised full papers included in this volume were carefully and selected from 26 submissions. TFP is an international forum for researchers with interests in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a lively env...

Rehabilitation robotics is an important field of study focused on improving the gait rehabilitation of people affected by neurological disorders, ictus, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries, among others. The study of rehabilitation robotics includes medical activities, kinematics dynamics, and control analysis. This book presents a complete and exhaustive analysis of the kinematics and dynamics of exoskeleton robots for rehabilitation. The forward and inverse kinematics are studied us...

This book presents the morphology of different non-tumoral lesions of the testis. By showing the differential diagnosis of each lesion, it offers clinicians vital support with diagnosis and treatment. The book is divided into seven main parts: genetic and developmental pathology of the testis; infertility; vascular pathology of the testis; inflammatory pathology; pathology of the rete testis and epididymis; pathology of the vaginal tunic and paratesticular structures; and a final part deal...

#1 New York Times bestsellerWho is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano brea...

Fleet Lieutenant Esmay Suiza never wanted to become a hero. After a traumatic, war torn childhood and years of being plagued by nightmares, she is content to spend her years with the Fleet following orders and staying under the radar. Even after she finds herself the leader in a fierce battle against a treasonous captain, and the center of a subsequent military trial, Suiza wants nothing more than to return to the ranks.Then she's promoted and sent to the deep space repair ship

New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Moon continues her grand epic as enemies from both without and within strike at the heart of the Familias Regnant.After the suppression of the New Texas barbarians, Esmay Suiza and Barin Serrano hoped for a respite to develop their relationship. But there is time for neither rest nor pleasure as events around the galaxy push all the great powers towards war.When Speaker Lord Thornbuckle is ...

Life can’t go on like this – can it?This book is for everyone who has ever wanted more: more time, more meaning, more connection.A sexy and hilarious Spanish bestseller, where a young woman's office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat.'Tremendously entertaining' Guardian'Hilarious' Daily Mail

The first novel by a female author to be published in Cape Verde, and the first to be translated into English, The Madwoman of Serrano is a magical tale of rural ideals and urban ambition, underpinned by an exploration of female empowerment. Serrano is an isolated village where a madwoman roams. But is she really mad or is she marginalised because she is wise and a woman? Could her babbling be prophecy? One day a girl falls from the sky and is found in the forest by Jeronimo. The villagers...