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How to Build a Digital Microscope - Construct a Reliable, Inexpensive Microscope for both Regular and Polarized Light Microscopy

by Lasse Lu Pedersen ...

The microscope is the most important tool in the microbiologists toolbox. Nowadays, several companies sell very well made microscopes, but such a luxury was unknown to the earliest microbiologists. They had to build their own microscopes, and many advancements to the science of microbiology were made by people who managed to improve on their own private microscopes.While basic models have become ... Read more

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The microscope is the most important tool in the microbiologists toolbox. Nowadays, several companies sell very well made microscopes, but such a luxury was unknown to the earliest microbiologists. They had to build their own microscopes, and many advancements to the science of microbiology were made by people who managed to improve on their own private microscopes.While basic models have become
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Deep Learning for the Life Sciences

Applying Deep Learning to Genomics, Microscopy, Drug Discovery, and More

by Bharath Ramsundar, Peter Eastman, Pat Walters, Vijay Pande ...

Deep learning has already achieved remarkable results in many fields. Now it’s making waves throughout the sciences broadly and the life sciences in particular. This practical book teaches developers and scientists how to use deep learning for genomics, chemistry, biophysics, microscopy, medical analysis, and other fields.Ideal for practicing developers and scientists ready to apply their skills ... Read more

$55.49 USD

Deep learning has already achieved remarkable results in many fields. Now it’s making waves throughout the sciences broadly and the life sciences in particular. This practical book teaches developers and scientists how to use deep learning for genomics, chemistry, biophysics, microscopy, medical analysis, and other fields.Ideal for practicing developers and scientists ready to apply their skills
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The Topography of Tears

by Rose-Lynn Fisher ...

“When you first view Rose-Lynn Fisher’s photographs, you might think you’re looking down at the world from an airplane, at dunes, skyscrapers or shorelines. In fact, you’re looking at her tears. . . . [There’s] poetry in the idea that our emotional terrain bears visual resemblance to the physical world; that our tears can look like the vistas we see out an airplane window. Fisher’s images are the ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“When you first view Rose-Lynn Fisher’s photographs, you might think you’re looking down at the world from an airplane, at dunes, skyscrapers or shorelines. In fact, you’re looking at her tears. . . . [There’s] poetry in the idea that our emotional terrain bears visual resemblance to the physical world; that our tears can look like the vistas we see out an airplane window. Fisher’s images are the
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Micrographia

Tabled & Illustrated

by Robert Hook ...

Micrographia is a historic book by Robert Hooke, detailing the then thirty-year-old Hooke's observations through various lenses. Published in September 1665, the first major publication of the Royal Society, it was the first scientific best-seller, inspiring a wide public interest in the new science of microscopy. It is also notable for coining the biological term cell.Observations:Hooke most ... Read more

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Micrographia is a historic book by Robert Hooke, detailing the then thirty-year-old Hooke's observations through various lenses. Published in September 1665, the first major publication of the Royal Society, it was the first scientific best-seller, inspiring a wide public interest in the new science of microscopy. It is also notable for coining the biological term cell.Observations:Hooke most
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Phase Mapping of Human Biological Tissues

Data Processing Algorithms for Forensic Time of Death Estimation

by Zhengbin Hu, V. T. Bachinsky, O. Y. Vanchulyak, Iryna V. Soltys, Yu. A. Ushenko, A. G. Ushenko, Igor Meglinski ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents numerical computer-aided smart-methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlation and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry data. It highlights relationships between polarization (azimuth distributions, polarization ellipticities, Stokes vector parameters, Mueller matrix elements) parameters of laser images of biological tissues of a human corpse in different spectral ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This book presents numerical computer-aided smart-methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlation and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry data. It highlights relationships between polarization (azimuth distributions, polarization ellipticities, Stokes vector parameters, Mueller matrix elements) parameters of laser images of biological tissues of a human corpse in different spectral
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顯微鏡下的生命探索，水滴裡的不思議：雪花、菌落、血球……帶上顯微鏡與想像力，展開探索自然的冒險

by 吳成軍 ...

走進肉眼看不見的世界展開顯微鏡下的奇幻旅程讓觀察成為冒險，點燃孩子探索的熱情從觀察開始，打開生命之窗本書是一部結合科學實驗、教育指導與藝術觀察的創新圖書。由生物教師吳成軍帶領13位優秀教師，精選出多個精彩實驗，為國中、小學生提供一套有系統且操作性強的顯微觀察指南。本書不僅介紹如何製作標本與使用數位液晶顯微鏡，更透過豐富圖片和清楚解說，帶領讀者親自進入微觀世界，體驗科學的神奇與美麗。內容多元，跨科整合本書實驗素材涵蓋池塘生物、水果、葉片、真菌、雪花、晶體反應等，展現橫跨生物、化學、地科等學科的豐富觀察對象。每一個實驗案例皆附有詳盡的原理說明、材料準備、步驟說明與實拍圖片，讓學生與教師可以輕鬆上手、深入探究。教學延伸，提升素養除了作為課堂教學的輔助教材，本書更是課外探究與科展研究的實用工具。書中許多案例雖源於課本內容，卻進一步延伸、深化，透過探究任務與創意拍攝，引導學生不只看見 ... Read more

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走進肉眼看不見的世界展開顯微鏡下的奇幻旅程讓觀察成為冒險，點燃孩子探索的熱情從觀察開始，打開生命之窗本書是一部結合科學實驗、教育指導與藝術觀察的創新圖書。由生物教師吳成軍帶領13位優秀教師，精選出多個精彩實驗，為國中、小學生提供一套有系統且操作性強的顯微觀察指南。本書不僅介紹如何製作標本與使用數位液晶顯微鏡，更透過豐富圖片和清楚解說，帶領讀者親自進入微觀世界，體驗科學的神奇與美麗。內容多元，跨科整合本書實驗素材涵蓋池塘生物、水果、葉片、真菌、雪花、晶體反應等，展現橫跨生物、化學、地科等學科的豐富觀察對象。每一個實驗案例皆附有詳盡的原理說明、材料準備、步驟說明與實拍圖片，讓學生與教師可以輕鬆上手、深入探究。教學延伸，提升素養除了作為課堂教學的輔助教材，本書更是課外探究與科展研究的實用工具。書中許多案例雖源於課本內容，卻進一步延伸、深化，透過探究任務與創意拍攝，引導學生不只看見
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Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy

Edited by Frances M. Ross ...

Series series Advances in Microscopy and Microanalysis
The first book on the topic, with each chapter written by pioneers in the field, this essential resource details the fundamental theory, applications, and future developments of liquid cell electron microscopy. This book describes the techniques that have been developed to image liquids in both transmission and scanning electron microscopes, including general strategies for examining liquids, ... Read more

$202.59 USD

The first book on the topic, with each chapter written by pioneers in the field, this essential resource details the fundamental theory, applications, and future developments of liquid cell electron microscopy. This book describes the techniques that have been developed to image liquids in both transmission and scanning electron microscopes, including general strategies for examining liquids,
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Light and Video Microscopy

by Randy O. Wayne ...

The purpose of this book is to provide the most comprehensive, easy-to-use, and informative guide on light microscopy. Light and Video Microscopy will prepare the reader for the accurate interpretation of an image and understanding of the living cell. With the presentation of geometrical optics, it will assist the reader in understanding image formation and light movement within the microscope. It ... Read more

$133.19 USD

The purpose of this book is to provide the most comprehensive, easy-to-use, and informative guide on light microscopy. Light and Video Microscopy will prepare the reader for the accurate interpretation of an image and understanding of the living cell. With the presentation of geometrical optics, it will assist the reader in understanding image formation and light movement within the microscope. It
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Самая главная молекула. От структуры ДНК к биомедицине 21 века

by Максим Франк-Каменецкий ...

Из всего, что нас окружает, самой необъяснимой кажется жизнь. Мы привыкли, что она всегда вокруг нас и в нас самих, и потеряли способность удивляться. Но пойдите в лес, взгляните так, будто вы их увидели впервые, на деревья, траву, цветы, на птиц и муравьев, и вас охватит чувство беспомощности перед лицом великой тайны жизни. Неужели во всем этом есть нечто общее, нечто такое, что объединяет все ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Из всего, что нас окружает, самой необъяснимой кажется жизнь. Мы привыкли, что она всегда вокруг нас и в нас самих, и потеряли способность удивляться. Но пойдите в лес, взгляните так, будто вы их увидели впервые, на деревья, траву, цветы, на птиц и муравьев, и вас охватит чувство беспомощности перед лицом великой тайны жизни. Неужели во всем этом есть нечто общее, нечто такое, что объединяет все
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Digital Microscopy

Edited by Greenfield Sluder, David E. Wolf ...

Series Book 114 - Methods in Cell Biology
The previous edition of this book marked the shift in technology from video to digital camera use with microscope use in biological science. This new edition presents some of the optical fundamentals needed to provide a quality image to the digital camera. Specifically, it covers the fundamental geometric optics of finite- and infinity-corrected microscopes, develops the concepts of physical ... Read more

$166.49 USD

The previous edition of this book marked the shift in technology from video to digital camera use with microscope use in biological science. This new edition presents some of the optical fundamentals needed to provide a quality image to the digital camera. Specifically, it covers the fundamental geometric optics of finite- and infinity-corrected microscopes, develops the concepts of physical
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Electron Nano-imaging

Basics of Imaging and Diffraction for TEM and STEM

by Nobuo Tanaka ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
In this second edition, most chapters of the first edition, which published in 2017, have been revised and recent advancement of electron microscopy such as differential phase contrast (DPC) STEM, sparse-coding image processing and quantum electron microscopy have been supplemented with further details. This book explains the basis of imaging and diffraction in transmission electron microscopy ... Read more

$98.09 USD

In this second edition, most chapters of the first edition, which published in 2017, have been revised and recent advancement of electron microscopy such as differential phase contrast (DPC) STEM, sparse-coding image processing and quantum electron microscopy have been supplemented with further details. This book explains the basis of imaging and diffraction in transmission electron microscopy
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Nanocharacterization Techniques

Edited by Alessandra Luzia Da Róz, Fábio de Lima Leite, Osvaldo de Oliveira Jr, Ferreira LG Marystela ...

Series series Micro and Nano Technologies
Nanocharacterization Techniques covers the main characterization techniques used in nanomaterials and nanostructures. The chapters focus on the fundamental aspects of characterization techniques and their distinctive approaches. Significant advances that have taken place over recent years in refining techniques are covered, and the mathematical foundations needed to use the techniques are also ... Read more

$125.99 USD

Nanocharacterization Techniques covers the main characterization techniques used in nanomaterials and nanostructures. The chapters focus on the fundamental aspects of characterization techniques and their distinctive approaches. Significant advances that have taken place over recent years in refining techniques are covered, and the mathematical foundations needed to use the techniques are also
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Bioimaging Modalities in Bioengineering

Edited by Ibrahim Fatih Cengiz, Joaquim M. Oliveira, Rui L. Reis ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the bioimaging tools used in preclinical research in life sciences. It is divided into three sections: Fundamentals and Applications of Bioimaging Tools in Preclinical Research, Functional, Quantitative, and Advanced Multimodal Approaches in Preclinical Bioimaging, and Emerging Technologies and Computational Advances in Bioimaging. While ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the bioimaging tools used in preclinical research in life sciences. It is divided into three sections: Fundamentals and Applications of Bioimaging Tools in Preclinical Research, Functional, Quantitative, and Advanced Multimodal Approaches in Preclinical Bioimaging, and Emerging Technologies and Computational Advances in Bioimaging. While
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A Practical Guide to Ore Microscopy—Volume 1

Mineral Identification

by Ricardo Castroviejo ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book offers a guide to the microscopic study of metallic ores with reflected light. It combines a rigorous approach with an attractive and easy-to-follow format, using high-quality calibrated photomicrographs to illustrate the use of color for ore identification. The ore identification methodology is updated with systematic color analysis and the application of new multispectral reflectance ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book offers a guide to the microscopic study of metallic ores with reflected light. It combines a rigorous approach with an attractive and easy-to-follow format, using high-quality calibrated photomicrographs to illustrate the use of color for ore identification. The ore identification methodology is updated with systematic color analysis and the application of new multispectral reflectance
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Fluorescence of Living Plant Cells for Phytomedicine Preparations

by Victoria Vladimirovna Roshchina ...

Fluorescence of Living Plant Cells for Phytomedicine Preparations reveals how valuable medicinal compounds can be identified through the application of vital fluorescence in plant cells. The book explains the roles that fluorescent compounds play in plant physiology and promotes our knowledge of plant secretory cells and phytopreparations. Supported by vivid illustrations, the book reveals how ... Read more

$67.99 USD

Fluorescence of Living Plant Cells for Phytomedicine Preparations reveals how valuable medicinal compounds can be identified through the application of vital fluorescence in plant cells. The book explains the roles that fluorescent compounds play in plant physiology and promotes our knowledge of plant secretory cells and phytopreparations. Supported by vivid illustrations, the book reveals how
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Digital Microscopy

A second edition of "Video Microscopy"

by Greenfield Sluder, David E. Wolf ...

Series Book 72 - Methods in Cell Biology
This updated second edition of the popular methods book "Video Microscopy" shows how to track dynamic changes in the structure or architecture of living cells and in reconstituted preparations using video and digital imaging microscopy. Contains 10 new chapters addressing developments over the last several years. Basic information, principles, applications, and equipment are covered in the first ... Read more

$166.49 USD

This updated second edition of the popular methods book "Video Microscopy" shows how to track dynamic changes in the structure or architecture of living cells and in reconstituted preparations using video and digital imaging microscopy. Contains 10 new chapters addressing developments over the last several years. Basic information, principles, applications, and equipment are covered in the first
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Super-Resolution Imaging in Biomedicine

Edited by Alberto Diaspro, Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort ...

Series series Series in Cellular and Clinical Imaging
This book encompasses the full breadth of the super-resolution imaging field, representing modern techniques that exceed the traditional diffraction limit, thereby opening up new applications in biomedicine. It shows readers how to use the new tools to increase resolution in sub-nanometer-scale images of living cells and tissue, which leads to new information about molecules, pathways and dynamics ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This book encompasses the full breadth of the super-resolution imaging field, representing modern techniques that exceed the traditional diffraction limit, thereby opening up new applications in biomedicine. It shows readers how to use the new tools to increase resolution in sub-nanometer-scale images of living cells and tissue, which leads to new information about molecules, pathways and dynamics
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Atlas of Cell Organelles Fluorescence

by Elli Kohen, Rene Santus, Joseph G. Hirschberg, Nuri Ozkutuk ...

Containing over 150 original photomicrographs accompanied by protocol information, Atlas of Cell Organelles Fluorescence delineates organelles structures, interaction, and organization into complexes. It provides a collection that shows living cells under physiopathological conditions and in the context of treatment with carcinogens, xenobi ... Read more

$370.00 USD

Containing over 150 original photomicrographs accompanied by protocol information, Atlas of Cell Organelles Fluorescence delineates organelles structures, interaction, and organization into complexes. It provides a collection that shows living cells under physiopathological conditions and in the context of treatment with carcinogens, xenobi
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Negative Staining and Cryoelectron Microscopy

The Thin Film Techniques

by J.R. Harris ...

Since the start of biological studies using the transmission electron microscope scientists have sought to develop procedures for the preparation and investigation of the thinly spread specimens of biological particulates. Negative Staining and Cryoelect ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Since the start of biological studies using the transmission electron microscope scientists have sought to develop procedures for the preparation and investigation of the thinly spread specimens of biological particulates. Negative Staining and Cryoelect
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Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy

Edited by Ji-Xin Cheng, Xiaoliang Sunney Xie ...

Series series Series in Cellular and Clinical Imaging
The First Book on CRS MicroscopyCompared to conventional Raman microscopy, coherent Raman scattering (CRS) allows label-free imaging of living cells and tissues at video rate by enhancing the weak Raman signal through nonlinear excitation. Edited by pioneers in the field and with contributions from a distinguished team of experts, Coherent Raman Sc ... Read more

$104.99 USD

The First Book on CRS MicroscopyCompared to conventional Raman microscopy, coherent Raman scattering (CRS) allows label-free imaging of living cells and tissues at video rate by enhancing the weak Raman signal through nonlinear excitation. Edited by pioneers in the field and with contributions from a distinguished team of experts, Coherent Raman Sc
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PCR/RT- PCR in situ

Light and Electron Microscopy

by Gerard Morel, Mireille Raccurt ...

Series series Methods in Visualization
Although the polymerase chain reaction has revolutionized genetic analysis by amplifying rare nucleic acid sequences, the in situ application is the only method that allows the localization of amplified signal within tissue structure. The applications of in situ polymerase chain reaction have greatly enhanced the field of investigation in many disc ... Read more

$305.00 USD

Although the polymerase chain reaction has revolutionized genetic analysis by amplifying rare nucleic acid sequences, the in situ application is the only method that allows the localization of amplified signal within tissue structure. The applications of in situ polymerase chain reaction have greatly enhanced the field of investigation in many disc
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Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics

Edited by Corey P. Neu, Guy M. Genin ...

Emerging imaging techniques have opened new fronts to investigate tissues, cells, and proteins. Transformative technologies such as microCT scans, super-resolution microscopy, fluorescence-based tools, and other methods now allow us to study the mechanics of cancer, dissect the origins of cellular force regulation, and examine biological specimens ... Read more

$265.00 USD

Emerging imaging techniques have opened new fronts to investigate tissues, cells, and proteins. Transformative technologies such as microCT scans, super-resolution microscopy, fluorescence-based tools, and other methods now allow us to study the mechanics of cancer, dissect the origins of cellular force regulation, and examine biological specimens
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Green Nanomaterials as Potential Antimicrobials

by Ali Haider, Muhammad Ikram, Asma Rafiq ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book focuses on nanomaterials with antibacterial properties. Antibacterial resistance is a growing concern that poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. This book looks at the fabrication, material's properties, and characterization of a range of metallic, bimetallic, and metal-oxide-based nanomaterials that can be exploited for their antimicrobial properties. A key focus of this ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book focuses on nanomaterials with antibacterial properties. Antibacterial resistance is a growing concern that poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. This book looks at the fabrication, material's properties, and characterization of a range of metallic, bimetallic, and metal-oxide-based nanomaterials that can be exploited for their antimicrobial properties. A key focus of this
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AIQz500 For Pathology of the Colon

AIQz500 Book Series, #10

by Zhenhong Qu, Zongshan Lai, Aqsa Nasir ...

Series Book 10 - AIQz500 Book Series
AIQz500 for Pathology of the the Colon offers over 500 thoughtfully curated questions that mirror the complexities of real-world diagnostic pathology. With diverse question formats and a focus on practical application, this focused, image-free edition is ideal for trainees and early-career pathologists, offering a comprehensive path to diagnostic confidence, exam readiness and mastery in pathology ... Read more

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AIQz500 for Pathology of the the Colon offers over 500 thoughtfully curated questions that mirror the complexities of real-world diagnostic pathology. With diverse question formats and a focus on practical application, this focused, image-free edition is ideal for trainees and early-career pathologists, offering a comprehensive path to diagnostic confidence, exam readiness and mastery in pathology
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