Stem Cell Research

Is it possible for knowledge-based planning to improve intensity modulated radiation therapy plan quality for planners with different planning experiences in left-sided breast cancer patients?

BACKGROUND: Knowledge-based planning (KBP) is a promising technique that can improve plan quality an...

The Tactile Ethics of Soft Robotics: Designing Wisely for Human-Robot Interaction.

Soft robots promise an exciting design trajectory in the field of robotics and human-robot interacti...

Precision Medicine: Genomic Profiles to Individualize Therapy.

Precision medicine is the application of genotypic and Omics biomarkers to determine the most approp...

Anti-inflammatory effect of cinnamaldehyde and linalool from the leaf essential oil of Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira in endotoxin-induced mice.

Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira is a Taiwan native plant that belongs to genus Cinnamomum and is als...

A neural controller for online laser power adjustment during the heat therapy process in the presence of nanoparticles.

The present research evaluated the efficiency of a control approach to control the temperature of a ...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Reduce the Risk of Nonadherence in Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study evaluated the use of an artificial intelligence platform on mobil...

An exploration of physiotherapists' experiences of robotic therapy in upper limb rehabilitation within a stroke rehabilitation centre.

PURPOSE: Strokes are the world's leading cause of adult disability, with movement impairment being m...

Big Data and Machine Learning-Strategies for Driving This Bus: A Summary of the 2016 Intersociety Summer Conference.

The 38th radiology Intersociety Committee reviewed the current state and future direction of clinica...

Early prediction of radiotherapy-induced parotid shrinkage and toxicity based on CT radiomics and fuzzy classification.

MOTIVATION: Patients under radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer often suffer of long-term xerostomi...

Expert system classifier for adaptive radiation therapy in prostate cancer.

A classifier-based expert system was developed to compare delivered and planned radiation therapy in...

The effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Gait Training versus conventional therapy on mobility in severely disabled progressIve MultiplE sclerosis patients (RAGTIME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Gait and mobility impairments affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients with progress...

Learning Effective Treatment Pathways for Type-2 Diabetes from a clinical data warehouse.

Treatment guidelines for management of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are controversial because exi...

Using Natural Language Processing and Network Analysis to Develop a Conceptual Framework for Medication Therapy Management Research.

This paper describes a theory derivation process used to develop a conceptual framework for medicati...

Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of the Role of Robots in the Care for Older People Living in the Community.

BACKGROUND: The question arises how recent developments in robotics can contribute to the care for o...

Device therapy: A robotic heart sleeve to keep the beat.

ArmAssist Robotic System versus Matched Conventional Therapy for Poststroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

The ArmAssist is a simple low-cost robotic system for upper limb motor training that combines known ...

Retinoic Acid Excess Impairs Amelogenesis Inducing Enamel Defects.

Abnormalities of enamel matrix proteins deposition, mineralization, or degradation during tooth deve...

Basic fibroblast growth factor is critical to reprogramming buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) primordial germ cells into embryonic germ stem cell-like cells.

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are destined to form gametes in vivo, and they can be reprogrammed into...

Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy Augmentation on Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia.

OBJECTIVE: This retrospective case series study of the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (E...

F-Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Early Local Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Initially Treated by Radiation Therapy: Comparison With Systematic 3-Dimensional Transperineal Mapping Biopsy.

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography/compu...

Anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities of girinimbine isolated from .

Therapy that directly targets apoptosis and/or inflammation could be highly effective for the treatm...