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Showing 1 to 20 of 246 for “"Biomedical Research"”.
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Establishing a successful biomedical research institute : the story of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Biomedical research is enjoying its golden era. It promises improvements to human health in the near future. The field is witnessing a brisk inflow of human and financial capital. In an attempt to capitalize on this growth, biomedical research centers are being established worldwide. There is …
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Translating biomedical research data to knowledge through bioinformatics
… this dissertation, we present the application of biomedical informatics, including data mining and knowledge discovery, to extract knowledge from genomics, transcriptomics, and clinical data. To improve our understanding of biomedical problems such as infectious disease and addiction research, we …
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Towards a more ethical animal model in biomedical research
… as the standard mammalian model organism for biomedical research. When pain relief is provided during experimentation, it typically comes in the form of transient and sometimes ineffective analgesics or anesthesia. This thesis proposes an alternative to the current method of research in the …
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Science Research Literacy Through Immersive Professional Development in Biomedical Research
… teachers require increased skills in science research literacy, so that their students develop research competencies in the classroom (Evans, Warning, & Christodoulou, 2017; Udompong, Traiwichitkhun, & Wongwanich, 2014). For teachers to promote a scientific atmosphere, literature points to …
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TNFRSF13B Genetic variability an anthropological - evolutionary approach to Biomedical Research
… a powerful tool also in human health research. For this purpose, TNFRSF13B coding region was sequenced in 451 healthy individuals belonging to 26 worldwide populations, in addition to 96 control, 77 CVID and 38 Selective IgA Deficiency (IgAD) individuals from Italy, leading to the …
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Patents and licensing and the commercialization of academic biomedical research
This thesis is part of a larger body of research being undertaken by Dr. Fiona Murray and colleagues examining value creation and sharing between and among the three principal players in the commercialization of academic biomedical research: universities, biotech firms, and big pharma. The …
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The contribution of disease focused nonprofits to biomedical research and development
… "valley of death" gap between basic and clinical research. Examples of such activities include developing preclinical research tools, supporting clinical trials infrastructure, and investing in private biotechnology companies. In this thesis, 1: 1) quantify the financial contribution of US-based …
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Opportunities and contraints in developing biomedical research space for teaching hospitals
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.
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Material-Specific Computed Tomography for Molecular X-Imaging in Biomedical Research
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) imaging has been playing a central role in clinical practice since it was invented in 1972. However, the traditional x-ray CT technique fails to distinguish different materials with similar density, especially for biological tissues. The lack of a quantitative imaging …
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Addressing the Analytical and Computational Challenges Using Machine Learning in Biomedical Research
… complex nonlinear patterns that are intrinsic to biomedical research.</p> <p>My research leverages ML's capabilities to address the computational challenges spanning diverse areas, including adaptive clinical trial designs, survival analysis, and high-dimensional genetic data analysis. …
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Biomedical research application of a novel double-layer parallel-plate flow chamber
… of the chamber and provide a wide span of biomedical research applications. Because the chamber stacks separate layers to constitute the flow channel, different pieces can be easily removed or replaced. Moreover, the multilayer design only requires 2D cutting, which is easier and faster to …
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Development of High-speed Photoacoustic Imaging technology and Its Applications in Biomedical Research
… for PAM to be applicable to address important biomedical challenges and enable fundamental physiological studies.First, we investigated the feasibility of applying high-speed PAM to the detection and imaging of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in melanoma models, which can provide valuable …
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Research biobanks: mixed consent as the prerequisite for the freedom of biomedical research /
The purpose of the research biobanks is to collect human biological samples and the related information important for biomedical research, which in the future can be used for comprehensive scientific research. Such research would assist in creating new medicine, acquiring knowledge on the …
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Optimization of chemical reagent storage and distribution at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is the drug discovery arm of Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Drug discovery is generally considered to be the primary driver for success in the pharmaceutical industry. Success in the early stages of drug discovery relies on dependable, innovative, disease …
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Unintended effects of changes in NIH appropriations : challenges for biomedical research workforce development
… 1998 and 2003, aiming to significantly foster research activities in biomedicine. However, several indicators demonstrate not only that the impact of the budget increase fell short of expectations; in many cases it resulted in unintended negative effects. Compared to pre-doubling conditions, …
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Conflicts of interest in the reporting of biomedical research in mainstream newspapers in Canada
Dissertation in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Journalism, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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Visualizing the Other: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Objectification of the Body in Biomedical Research Using Human Subjects
Throughout the brief history of biomedical research using healthy subjects, human subjects have been treated by some clinician-investigators as mere objects of study. This scientific objectification has led to some egregious violations of human dignity. This historical pattern of dehumanizing …
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Engaging with Online Audiences: A cross-country analysis of use of the Web for communicating biomedical science to public audiences.
This research project is an examination of the websites of biomedical research institutes to identify the extent to which the Web is used to communicate science to public audiences. Through a review of the literature, it was found that biomedical research institutes can communicate information …
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HIPAAway: developing software for de-identification and exploring bias in name detection
… in the preparation of clinical data for use in biomedical research. Advances in natural language processing have increased interest in developing an accurate and adaptable automatic de-identification system for clinical text. Models for de-identification have been found successful but are …
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"Unstable frontiers: Medicine, the media, and the cultural politics of ""curing"" AIDS"
… how AIDS treatment issues (e.g. the politics of biomedical research, social representations of the ""AIDS body,"" the alternative treatment movement, AIDS treatment activism) are represented in the media, and argues that the overall discourse of ""curing AIDS"" is organized around the totalizing …
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