Healthcare practitioners and managers increasingly find themselves in clinical situations where they have to think fast and process myriad diagnostic test results, medications and past treatment responses in order to make decisions. Effective problem solving in the clinical environment or classroom simulated lab depends on a healthcare...
This book presents some of the most recent research results on the applications of computational intelligence in healthcare. The contents include: Information model for management of clinical content; State-based model for management of type II diabetes; Case-based reasoning in medicine; Assessing the quality of care in artificial intelligence...
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The book provides a comprehensive overview to understanding the integrated impact of the concepts of cellular and molecular aspects, models, environmental factors, and lifestyle involved in premature aging. Additionally, it examines how functional food, dietary nutraceuticals or pharmacological compounds can reverse inflammation and premature...
"MRI in Clinical Practice" provides an easily accessible source of reference material to supplement existing texts, distilling a wide breadth of theoretical and practical information into a pocket-sized manual. The book covers the basic Physics behind MRI, quality assurance, up-to-date safety guidelines and a useful gallery of image...
"In this book, Andy Baxevanis and Francis Ouellette . . . have undertaken the difficult task of organizing the knowledge in this field in a logical progression and presenting it in a digestible form. And they have done an excellent job. This fine text will make a major impact on biological research and, in turn, on progress in biomedicine. We...
This book is designed to introduce biologists, clinicians and computational researchers to fundamental data analysis principles, techniques and tools for supporting the discovery of biomarkers and the implementation of diagnostic/prognostic systems.
The focus of the book is on how fundamental statistical and data mining approaches...
Collaborative research in bioinformatics and systems biology is a key element of modern biology and health research. This book highlights and provides access to many of the methods, environments, results and resources involved, including integral laboratory data generation and experimentation and clinical activities. Collaborative projects embody a...
The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many peoplewithcognitive, motor, and other difficulties alsohavethe capacitytoenhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily activities with the aid of assistive...
This volume serves as a hands-on, practical reference in nutrition support for the clinical gastroenterologist and for other clinicians with similar interests. The book offers expert nutritional knowledge and management ideas. It also provides methodology for combating problems such as short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac...
Leverage Office 365 and the cloud in order to be more productive, secure, and compliant with healthcare standards. This book offers prescriptive guidance and real-world use cases to help you maximize and extend care for patients, while working with fewer resources and striving to stay modern and secure.
In recent years, the commercialization of the American health care industry has challenged medicine across the breadth of its traditional roles and responsibilities. This trend is growing, and the greater emphasis on the commercialization and secularization of medicine has generated in medical professionals a passionate desire...
