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Advancements in Indoor Environmental Quality and Health
This collection synthesizes diverse studies in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) engineering. The book begins with a review of crucial factors such as thermal comfort and air quality, then moves on to explore technological applications. Chapters…
Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents through Sport and Physical Activities
I made the important decision to manage a Special Issue, because I believe it to be extremely important to focus on children’s and adolescents’ physiological and psychological development. I aimed to collect research that investigates the role of…
Recent Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery has become a common term in visceral surgery and gynecology. This specialty has almost evolved into its own surgical specialty over the past 20 years. Today, as it is firmly entrenched in every subspecialty of visceral…
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus and Related Pestiviruses
The pestiviruses encompass some of the most economically important viral infections in the cattle, swine, and sheep industries worldwide. Discovered more than 70 years ago, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and classical swine fever virus (CSFV)…
Crime, HIV and Health: Intersections of Criminal Justice and Public Health Concerns
Carefully selected to reflect the latest research at the interface between public health and criminal justice in the US, these contributions each focus on an aspect of the relationship. How, for example, might a person’s criminal activity adversely…
Marine Natural Product Chemistry: A Themed Issue Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Peter Proksch on His Research Career
Marine Drugs is very pleased to host a Special Issue in honour of Prof. Dr. Peter Proksch, who served as Editor in Chief for Marine Drugs from 2005 to 2009, for his excellent research contribution.
Advances in Prevention of Foodborne Pathogens of Public Health Concern during Manufacturing
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), achieving safe and healthier foods was one of the top ten achievements of public health in the 20th century. However, considerable persisting challenges currently…
Rethinking the Public Fetus : Historical Perspectives on the Visual Culture of Pregnancy
Exploring a wide variety of visualizations of pregnancy and fetuses through 300 years of history, this timely volume offers a fresh look at the influential feminist concept of the "public fetus." Images of pregnant and fetal bodies are today visible…
Stigmatization, discrimination and illness
“She was given her own plate, her own cup, everything of her own, even when she just touched a cloth then nobody wanted to touch it again.” (Halima, HIV-seropositive) The book sheds light on the profound influence of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis on…