Published March, 2016
By Robert LeMoyne
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This book focuses on the advances in transtibial prosthetic technology and targets research in the evolution of the powered prosthesis such as the BiOM, which was derived from considerable research and development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Published March, 2016
By Kenji Kabashima
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This book reviews the role of each cell subset in the skin, providing the basics for understanding skin immunology and the mechanisms of skin diseases.

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Published March, 2016
By Franz Halberg, Kuniaki Otsuka and Germaine Cornelissen
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This fascinating volume applies the concept of chronomics to the medical treatment of hypertension. Chronomics monitors the physiological data and then analyzes the superimposed rhythms, isolating the cycles mathematically to determine how organisms and their environment interact.

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Published March, 2016
By Shozo Tobimatsu and Ryusuke Kakigi
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Featuring contributions from prominent experts in the fields, the book focuses on the current status of the application of MEG, not only to each nervous system but also to various diseases such as epilepsy, neurological disorders, and psychiatric disorders, while also examining the feasibility of using MEG for these diseases.

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Published March, 2016
By Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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This timely book, published just as cancer immunotherapy comes of age, summarizes the rationale, present status, and future perspective for cancer immunotherapy.

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Published March, 2016
By Masataka Sata
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This book is a methodological source on mice models of vascular diseases. Genetically modified mice are a very powerful tool for studying the pathogenesis of various diseases, including immunological and oncological disorders, but they had always been thought to be too small to be used in the field of cardiovascular disease.

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Published March, 2016
By Takafumi Ueda and Akira Kawai
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This book reviews the brilliant progress made in the past three decades in clinical outcomes for osteosarcoma patients treated with a multidisciplinary approach, including limb-salvage surgery combined with neoadjuvant multidrug chemotherapy and aggressive management of pulmonary metastasis.

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Published February, 2016
By Masakatsu Fujie
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This book presents the latest research advances in the theory, design, control, and application of robot systems intended for a variety of purposes such as manipulation, manufacturing, automation, surgery, locomotion, and biomechanics.

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Published February, 2016
By Kazuhiko Takehara, Manabu Fujimoto and Masataka Kuwana
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This book provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in the research of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy, fibrosis, and immune activation. Recent studies have revealed a variety of new evidence suggestive of the pathogenesis of the disease.

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Published February, 2016
By Yoshiharu Sakai
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