Medical equipment and techniques

The aim of this book is to equip biostatisticians and other quantitative scientists with the necessary skills, knowledge, and habits to collaborate effectively with clinicians in the healthcare field.

This is the first book that comprehensively and systematically describes the new technology of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC).

Breast cancer remains a disease of considerable public health importance worldwide, with over 800,000 new cases diagnosed globally each year.

The confluence of big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) has led to a paradigm shift in how innovative medicines are developed and healthcare delivered.

In recent years, because of advances in karyological techniques, we have witnessed a remarkable renewal of interest in studies of mammalian chromosomes.

The last decade has seen sweeping changes in US health care policy.

Clinical Immunobiology, Volume 4 is a 13-chapter text that covers the advances in understanding of the concepts and practical applications of lymphoid subpopulations and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC).

This volume intends to contribute to "e;translational medicine and biology"e;.

What, exactly, was the Charity Organization Society?

Sponsor companies and CROs alike will appreciate the industry-wide analysis, practical, how-to advice, and helpful charts and checklists provided by Outsourcing in Clinical Drug Development.

Offering a wide array of illustrations and tables in every chapter, this book extensively covers the principles of allosterism in reference to drug action and progresses to a detailed examination of individual ionotropic and G-protein coupled receptor systems-helping those new to the subject understand the importance of allosterism and providing th

This brilliant guide to medical informatics is an easy to read overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in healthcare.

Several books on the market cover combinatorial techniques, but they offer just a limited perspective of the field, focusing on selected aspects without examining all approaches and integrated technologies.

Qualitative research cultivates exploratory ways of thinking that can serve as a vehicle to disseminate findings for researchers, scientists, and principal investigators.

Through the use of practical examples and solutions, Pharmaceutical Statistics: Practical and Clinical Applications, Fifth Edition provides the most complete and comprehensive guide to the various statistical applications and research issues in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in clinical trials and bioequivalence studies.

Researchers measure the effectiveness of new interventions using randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Cancer remains a major challenge for modern society.

Peroxynitrite is a powerful oxidiser which can damage a wide array of molecules within cells, including DNA and proteins, leading to apoptosis, inflammation or cancer.

This contributed volume is dedicated towards the progress achieved within the last years in all areas of Cell Culture Engineering and Technology.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 2018 Abel Symposium, which was held in Geiranger, Norway, on June 4-8, 2018.

Predictive data science is already in use in many fields, but its application in toxicology is new and sought after by non-animal alternative testing initiatives.

The book deals with the effective operation of the rules related to biomedical research and pays attention to the activities of the national legislatures of the 27 Member States in the field of scientific research.

A comprehensive and practical resource for analyses of crossover designs For ethical reasons, it is vital to keep the number of patients in a clinical trial as low as possible.

This two-part multivolume set provides a comprehensive overview of current achievements in biomedical applications of nanotechnology, including stem cell based regenerative medicine, medical imaging, cell targeting, drug delivery, and photothermal/photodynamic cancer therapy.

Prescriptive Psychotherapies describes a prescriptive approach to psychotherapeutic treatment.

The need to continually discover new agents for the control or treatment of invertebrate pests and pathogens is undeniable.

This is the only handbook for hospice and palliative care professionals looking to enhance their care delivery or their programs with LGBTQ-inclusive care.

Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials, Volume 2: Planning, Analysis, and Inferential Methods includes updates of established literature from the Wiley Encyclopedia of Clinical Trials as well as original material based on the latest developments in clinical trials.

Monoclonal Antibodies Against Bacteria, Volume II provides the basis for understanding new developments of practical importance in the health sciences within the area of microbiology and infectious diseases, focusing on advances made possible by monoclonal antibodies.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis develops a comprehensive set of models and methods for drawing causal inferences from time series.

Surface modification of biomaterials can ultimately determine whether a material is accepted or rejected from the human body, and a responsive surface can further make the material "e;smart"e; and "e;intelligent"e;.

Endosomes are a heterogeneous population of endocytic vesicles and tubules that have captivated the interest of biologists for many years, partly due to their important cellular functions and partly due to their intriguing nature and dynamics.

This book originates from the idea to adapt biomedical engineering and medical informatics to current clinical needs and proposes a paradigm shift in medical engineering, where the limitations of technology should no longer be the starting point of design, but rather the development of biomedical devices, software, and systems should stem from clinical needs and wishes.

How the NIH Can Help You Get Funded takes a novel, non-formulaic approach in teaching readers how to "e;write a grant"e; -- and much more.

This volume reviews the state of the art in caring for patients dying in the ICU, focusing on both clinical aspects of managing pain and other symptoms, as well as ethical and societal issues that affect the standards of care received.

The proportion of elderly people continues to increase in the western world-nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65 years by the year 2050.

Researchers in structural genomics continue to search for biochemical and cellular functions of proteins as well as the ways in which proteins assemble into functional pathways and networks using either experimental or computational approaches.

Drugs like Lipitor, Plavix, Taxol, and Zoloft are integral in today's medicinal world.

This practical book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of clean room airflow, the mechanics of airflow, and how microbial contamination is carried.

The first complete guide to the rapidly expanding field of telehealth From email to videoconferencing, telehealth puts real-time healthcare solutions at patients and clinicians fingertips.

Latest research findings can provide an evidence base for health care practice which ultimately improves outcomes for patients.

Here in a single source is a complete spectrum of ideas on the development of new anticancer drugs.

The lymphatic system has been one of the most misunderstood systems in our bodies.

A practical "e;how to"e; guide for multiple methods in metabolism, with a critical and objective discussion of strengths, limitations, and appropriate applications of the described methods.

Problem-based learning (PBL) has excited interest among educators around the world for several decades.

The Leo Baeck Institute, to whose late president this book is dedicated, has three branches, located in Jerusalem, London, and New York.

In "e;A Physician's Guide to Coping with Death and Dying"e; Jan Swanson and Alan Cooper, a physician and a clinical psychologist with many years of experience, offer insights to help medical students, residents, physicians, nurses, and others become more aware of the different stages in the dying process and learn how to communicate more effectively with patients and their families.

The book Heat Shock Proteins in Inflammatory Diseases provides the most comprehensive highlight and insight of the expression, function and therapeutic activity of Heat Shock Proteins in inflammatory diseases including sepsis, psoriasis, neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, viral infection and autoimmune rheumatic diseases.