The intricate relationship between art and health has garnered increasing attention in recent years, particularly concerning Indigenous communities. The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being aims to explore how creative practices serve as essential components of health, well-being, and healing among Indigenous peoples. The concept of the "good life," or ‘mino-pimatisiwin’ in Cree, embodies a holistic approach to health that integrates physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental dimension...

As our global society wrestles with climate change, depletion of resources, and unsustainable practices, the need for sustainability becomes urgently necessary. Design has an integral part to play in shaping how we interact with the world; architecture, product development, fashion, or urban planning decisions all play their own unique part in making an impact on who we are as humans and society at large.Sustainability in design refers to creating products, environments, and system...

As technology continues to evolve, it’s reshaping the way we approach healthcare. From medical research to patient care, user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design are playing a pivotal role in creating tools that are practical, accessible, and centered on the real needs of people.UX/UI Design of Everyday Things: A Human-Centered Approach on Medical Research highlights the importance of thoughtful design in the medical field. This book explores how human-centered and preci...

Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC techniques, and in...

Applications of Group Theory to Combinatorics contains 11 survey papers from international experts in combinatorics, group theory and combinatorial topology. The contributions cover topics from quite a diverse spectrum, such as design theory, Belyi functions, group theory, transitive graphs, regular maps, and Hurwitz problems, and present the state

This book presents the work of academics who contributed their work at the International Science Education Conference (ISEC) 2021, in alignment with the conference theme '20/20 Vision for Science Education Research.' Collectively, the chapters aim to evoke intellectual dialogues on current and future trends in science education. It features chapters that are grouped thematically into three sections: Questions and Questioning in Science/STEM education, Developing Science Teaching and Assess...

This book offers a complete and well-organized review of the latest advances made in developing ultra-weak chemiluminescence techniques for analytical applications. It systematically introduces the current theories, mechanisms, instruments, technologies, and real applications of ultra-weak chemiluminescence. Compared to books devoted to the normal chemiluminescence and bioluminescence, this book covers a wide range of ultra-weak chemiluminescence based on inorganic chemical reactions and n...

Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC technique...

This book summarizes the various microfluidic-based approaches for single-cell capture, isolation, manipulation, culture and observation, lysis, and analysis. Single-cell analysis reveals the heterogeneities in morphology, functions, composition, and genetic performance of seemingly identical cells, and advances in single-cell analysis can overcome the difficulties arising due to cell heterogeneity in the diagnostics for a targeted model of disease. This book provides a detailed review of ...

This book presents a detailed overview of the design, formatting, application, and development of microfluidic chips in the context of cell biology research, enumerating each element involved in microfluidics-based cell analysis, discussing its history, status quo, and future prospects, It also offers an extensive review of the research completed in the past decade, including numerous color figures. The individual chapters are based on the respective authors' studies and experiences, provi...

This volume will detail the current state and perspectives of autophagy-based cancer therapy. Covering a wide range of topics, it will include an overview of autophagy as a therapeutic target in cancer, autophagy modulators as cancer therapeutic agents, implications of micro-RNA-regulated autophagy in cancer therapy, modulation of autophagy through targeting PI3 kinase in cancer therapy, targeting autophagy in cancer stem cells, and roles of autophagy in cancer immunotherapy. In addition, ...

When Kevin Ferko meets Maria Gonzalez, hes hooked. He wasnt seeking a romance, but this young woman really bowls him over. Unfortunately, he soon discovers that pursuing this petite dark-haired beauty will not be easy because her domineering fatherwhos convinced the family business would fall apart without Mariahas no intention of letting his only daughter get hooked up with some man. So hes made it virtually impossible for her to have a relationship, in fact up to this point her love life...