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Heteronormative biases and distinctive experiences with prostate cancer among men who have sex with men: a qualitative focus group study

was giving his testimonial and he said, “The erections aren’t the same, but what is the same? Life does change, life evolves, nothing stays the same.” That’s just the kind of philosophy I adapted, just

Pathologists’ first opinions on barriers and facilitators of computational pathology adoption in oncological pathology: an international study

sending feedback on CPath clinical performance to the supplier. Social, political and legal factors – Healthcare regulation Considering legal factors, the uncertainty about the liability position of ... change; and Social, political and legal factors. We did not use the Patient factors domain since pathologists are not in direct contact with patients. Toward the end of the interviews, participants had the

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling: ensuring continued growth and future leadership

Theoretical biology encompasses a broad range of biological disciplines ranging from mathematical biology and biomathematics to philosophy of biology. Adopting a broad definition of "biology

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling: ensuring continued growth and future leadership

Theoretical biology encompasses a broad range of biological disciplines ranging from mathematical biology and biomathematics to philosophy of biology. Adopting a broad definition of "biology ... scaling of metabolic rate, mechanisms of intracellular transport and history and philosophy of medicine and biology. We must emphasize that Dr. Agutter has spent a substantial fraction of his personal time

The roles of intratumour heterogeneity in the biology and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

. 2015 ; 75 : 4582 - 92 . 37. Blau HM , Brazelton TR , Weimann JM . The evolving concept of a stem cell: entity or function? Cell . 2001 ; 105 : 829 - 41 . 38. Laplane L. Cancer stem cells: philosophy and

Animal models and conserved processes

gene or process imply for inter-species extrapolation? Methods We surveyed the literature including philosophy of science, biological complexity, conserved processes, evolutionary biology, comparative ... journals in order to determine the appropriate role for animal models when studying conserved processes. Philosophy of science is relevant to our discussion as it includes the premises and assumptions on

Animal models and conserved processes

imply for inter-species extrapolation? We surveyed the literature including philosophy of science, biological complexity, conserved processes, evolutionary biology, comparative medicine, anti-neoplastic ... drug development journals in order to determine the appropriate role for animal models when studying conserved processes. Philosophy of science is relevant to our discussion as it includes the premises

Integrated mRNA-miRNA transcriptome analysis of bladder biopsies from patients with bladder pain syndrome identifies signaling alterations contributing to the disease pathogenesis

(KEK 146/05), and all subjects gave written informed consent. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests No direct or indirect commercial, personal, academic, political, religious or

Application of Bayesian evidence synthesis to modelling the effect of ketogenic therapy on survival of high grade glioma patients

Radiation Oncology, Leopoldina Hospital Schweinfurt, Robert-Koch-Straße 10, 97422 Schweinfurt, Germany (2) Department of History & Philosophy, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA (3) Department of ... medicine and evidence-based medicine. Philos Compass. 2007;2:981–1022.View ArticleGoogle ScholarHowick J. The philosophy of evidence-based medicine. 1st edition. Oxford: Wiley; 2011.View ArticleGoogle

Survival rate of patients with bladder cancer and its related factors in Kurdistan Province (2013–2018): a population-based study

applicable. Competing interests No direct or indirect commercial, personal, academic, political, religious or ethical incentive is associated with publishing this article. Additional information

Prevalence and associated factors of urinary incontinence in women living in China: a literature review

education, and some basic education, popular science and technology, popular culture and literature and art works, covering natural science, engineering technology, agriculture, philosophy, medicine

Proteomic analysis of bladder biopsies from interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patients with and without Hunner’s lesions reveals differences in expression of inflammatory and structural proteins

for all participants was obtained. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests No direct or indirect commercial, personal, academic, political, religious or ethical incentive is

Mechanistic-enriched models: integrating transcription factor networks and metabolic deregulation in cancer

hypothesis-driven inqueries and Big data. In order to develop our ideas, we also take advantage of the work that philosophy of biology has already done on the subject. Integration Systems Biology relies on ... perspective of Philosophy of Science, integration may be a much older subject of analysis. Integration is a notion that might seem close to the idea of the unity of science, an idea that states that concepts

Mechanistic-enriched models: integrating transcription factor networks and metabolic deregulation in cancer

take advantage of the work that philosophy of biology has already done on the subject. Integration Systems Biology relies on two distinct approaches: a top-down, data-driven (DD) and a bottom-up ... includes datasets integration, the integration of explanations and even the integration of disciplines. From the perspective of Philosophy of Science, integration may be a much older subject of analysis

The effects of time valuation in cancer optimal therapies: a study of chronic myeloid leukemia

. By solving this optimal control problem it is possible to find the optimal therapy, that is, the drug doses that minimize the malignancy of the treated disease. The philosophy behind a cancer optimal

Cystic renal cell carcinoma: a report of 67 cases including 4 cases with concurrent renal cell carcinoma

should be considered. Currently, we are attempting to implement this philosophy to all patients. In our series, 217 of the 2679 RCC patients had concurrent cystic renal lesions, and 4 of the 67 CRCC

Cystic renal cell carcinoma: a report of 67 cases including 4 cases with concurrent renal cell carcinoma

with clear margins. If suitable, a renal sparing approach should be considered. Currently, we are attempting to implement this philosophy to all patients. In our series, 217 of the 2679 RCC patients had

Possible contribution of quantum-like correlations to the placebo effect: consequences on blind trials

self-measurements. Philos Sci. 1995;62:197–214.View ArticleGoogle ScholarLaudisa F, Rovelli C: “Relational Quantum Mechanics”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2013 Edition), Zalta EN (ed

Use of buccal mucosa grafts for urethral reconstruction in children: a retrospective cohort study

onlay grafts developing postoperative strictures compared with only 6.3% of tube grafts [17]. Given our disappointing experience with tube grafts, we have adopted a philosophy of using onlay grafts for

Use of buccal mucosa grafts for urethral reconstruction in children: a retrospective cohort study

]. Given our disappointing experience with tube grafts, we have adopted a philosophy of using onlay grafts for “simple” strictures, and have come to favor a 2-stage repair for the majority of patients