Stem Cell Research

Gene expression classification using epigenetic features and DNA sequence composition in the human embryonic stem cell line H1.

Epigenetic factors are known to correlate with gene expression in the existing studies. However, qua...

Receiver operating curves and dose-volume analysis of late toxicity with stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve m...

Machine Learning Approach to Automated Quality Identification of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Colony Images.

The focus of this research is on automated identification of the quality of human induced pluripoten...

Hybrid-Actuating Macrophage-Based Microrobots for Active Cancer Therapy.

Using macrophage recruitment in tumors, we develop active, transportable, cancer theragnostic macrop...

Changes in muscle coordination patterns induced by exposure to a viscous force field.

BACKGROUND: Robotic neurorehabilitation aims at promoting the recovery of lost function after neurol...

Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children and youth with cerebral palsy: a mixed methods RCT.

BACKGROUND: Robot assisted gait training (RAGT) is considered to be a promising approach for improvi...

Ethical challenges in the use of social service robots for elderly people.

Socially assistive robots are increasingly discussed as solutions in care and domestic use for the s...

Long-term fiscal implications of funding assisted reproduction: a generational accounting model for Spain.

The aim of this study was to assess the lifetime economic benefits of assisted reproduction in Spain...

Machine learning approaches for discrimination of Extracellular Matrix proteins using hybrid feature space.

Extracellular Matrix (ECM) proteins are the vital type of proteins that are secreted by resident cel...

Developing an automated robotic factory for novel stem cell therapy production.

Design of a Coupled Thermoresponsive Hydrogel and Robotic System for Postinfarct Biomaterial Injection Therapy.

BACKGROUND: In preclinical testing, ventricular wall injection of hydrogels has been shown to be eff...

Serum Lipid Alterations in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatoid Therapy.

Dyslipidaemia is a major CVD risk factor in the general population. Current evidence suggests that l...

Towards Artificial Speech Therapy: A Neural System for Impaired Speech Segmentation.

This paper presents a neural system-based technique for segmenting short impaired speech utterances ...

Extracting genetic alteration information for personalized cancer therapy from ClinicalTrials.gov.

OBJECTIVE: Clinical trials investigating drugs that target specific genetic alterations in tumors ar...

Efficacy of Upper Extremity Robotic Therapy in Subacute Poststroke Hemiplegia: An Exploratory Randomized Trial.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Our aim was to study the efficacy of robotic therapy as an adjuvant to stand...

Sequencing bilateral robot-assisted arm therapy and constraint-induced therapy improves reach to press and trunk kinematics in patients with stroke.

BACKGROUND: The combination of robot-assisted therapy (RT) and a modified form of constraint-induced...

Automatic Multiple-Needle Surgical Planning of Robotic-Assisted Microwave Coagulation in Large Liver Tumor Therapy.

The "robotic-assisted liver tumor coagulation therapy" (RALTCT) system is a promising candidate for ...

REGene: a literature-based knowledgebase of animal regeneration that bridge tissue regeneration and cancer.

Regeneration is a common phenomenon across multiple animal phyla. Regeneration-related genes (REGs) ...

Paraconsistents artificial neural networks applied to the study of mutational patterns of the F subtype of the viral strains of HIV-1 to antiretroviral therapy.

The high variability of HIV-1 as well as the lack of efficient repair mechanisms during the stages o...

Comparison of Planning Quality and Efficiency Between Conventional and Knowledge-based Algorithms in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy.

PURPOSE: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is widely used to achieve a highly conformal d...

Advances in Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Pushing the Envelope.

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) represents a radical change in the approach to lung...