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Author: Mark P. Khurana Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1009354442 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 169
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Medical research works in trajectories. Scientists and researchers must choose to pursue certain scientific pathways and omit others, limited by resources, attention, and time. The trajectory of medical progress is therefore characterized by two crucial characteristics: rate and direction. These two components form the foundation for this book - what are the forces that determine the rate and direction of progress in medicine? This book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, philosophy, and innovation to describe why the world of medical research looks the way it does. The book also addresses fundamental contemporary issues in medicine, how they influence progress, and how we might improve medical research going forward. The contemporary issues discussed include: flawed incentive structures, a concentration of power and resources among few actors and disease groups, the potential distortionary effects of lobbying by different scientific actors, and missing novelty in drug development.
Author: Mark P. Khurana Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1009354442 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 169
Book Description
Medical research works in trajectories. Scientists and researchers must choose to pursue certain scientific pathways and omit others, limited by resources, attention, and time. The trajectory of medical progress is therefore characterized by two crucial characteristics: rate and direction. These two components form the foundation for this book - what are the forces that determine the rate and direction of progress in medicine? This book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, philosophy, and innovation to describe why the world of medical research looks the way it does. The book also addresses fundamental contemporary issues in medicine, how they influence progress, and how we might improve medical research going forward. The contemporary issues discussed include: flawed incentive structures, a concentration of power and resources among few actors and disease groups, the potential distortionary effects of lobbying by different scientific actors, and missing novelty in drug development.
Author: Djamshid Tavangarian Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 364210262X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 346
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This book constitutes the refereed papers of the International Conference on Intelligent Interactive Assistance and Mobile Multimedia Computing, IMC 2009, which was held in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany, in November 2009. The 26 revised full papers presented together with 5 short papers and 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Innovative User Interfaces, Assistive Systems, Mobile Communication, Context Awareness, Semantics, System Development, Intelligence, and Security and Privacy.
Author: Larry G. Patten Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1434320383 Category : Languages : en Pages : 216
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A terrorist attack on the oil fields in the Middle East has made nuclear power essential. The Alliance Group cuts every corner they can to get reactors on line to meet the growing demand for energy. Finally, the inevitable happens; there is a core meltdown that will soon melt through the bottom of the containment vessel and John Patrick is the only one to solve the problem, but he is being pursued by the police for murder.
Author: John Schuster Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9400747462 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 632
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This book reconstructs key aspects of the early career of Descartes from 1618 to 1633; that is, up through the point of his composing his first system of natural philosophy, Le Monde, in 1629-33. It focuses upon the overlapping and intertwined development of Descartes’ projects in physico-mathematics, analytical mathematics, universal method, and, finally, systematic corpuscular-mechanical natural philosophy. The concern is not simply with the conceptual and technical aspects of these projects; but, with Descartes’ agendas within them and his construction and presentation of his intellectual identity in relation to them. Descartes’ technical projects, agendas and senses of identity shifted over time, entangled and displayed great successes and deep failures, as he morphed from a mathematically competent, Jesuit trained graduate in neo-Scholastic Aristotelianism to aspiring prophet of a systematised corpuscular-mechanism, passing through stages of being a committed physico-mathematicus, advocate of a putative ‘universal mathematics’, and projector of a grand methodological dream. In all three dimensions—projects, agendas and identity concerns—the young Descartes struggled and contended, with himself and with real or virtual peers and competitors, hence the title ‘Descartes-Agonistes’.
Author: Ilyoung Chong Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3540485643 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 1000
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the International Conference on Information Networking, ICOIN 2006 held in Sendai, Japan in January 2006. The 98 revised full papers presented were carefully selected and improved during two rounds of reviewing and revision from a total of 468 submissions.
Author: Raghavan Jayakumar Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3642220649 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 228
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This book takes the readers through the science behind particle accelerators, colliders and detectors: the physics principles that each stage of the development of particle accelerators helped to reveal, and the particles they helped to discover. The book culminates with a description of the Large Hadron Collider, one of the world’s largest and most complex machines operating in a 27-km circumference tunnel near Geneva. The book provides the material honestly without misrepresenting the science for the sake of excitement or glossing over difficult notions. The principles behind each type of accelerator is made accessible to the undergraduate student and even to a lay reader with cartoons, illustrations and metaphors. Simultaneously, the book also caters to different levels of reader’s background and provides additional materials for the more interested or diligent reader.
Author: Steven J. Dick Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108652913 Category : Science Languages : en Pages :
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The search for life in the universe, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a robust worldwide research program with a well-defined roadmap probing both scientific and societal issues. This volume examines the humanistic aspects of astrobiology, systematically discussing the approaches, critical issues, and implications of discovering life beyond Earth. What do the concepts of life and intelligence, culture and civilization, technology and communication mean in a cosmic context? What are the theological and philosophical implications if we find life - and if we do not? Steven J. Dick argues that given recent scientific findings, the discovery of life in some form beyond Earth is likely and so we need to study the possible impacts of such a discovery and formulate policies to deal with them. The remarkable and often surprising results are presented here in a form accessible to disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Author: Jing Liu Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030642143 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 229
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services, MobiCASE 2020, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on mobile application and framework; mobile application with data analysis; and AI application.
Author: Theresa A. Thorkildsen Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317445430 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 298
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Grounded in investigations conducted over the past 25 years, Adolescents’ Self-Discovery in Groups demonstrates how adolescents can become more active in society based on how they form, maintain, and evaluate groups. By collaborating with youth in a wide range of communities, Thorkildsen details the trajectory of adolescents’ development—from a primarily self-oriented perspective to beliefs about and participation in local and global activities. Focused especially on the potential of schools for catalyzing this development, this volume details youth’s affirmations and critiques of educational practices, and uses these evaluations to illustrate adolescents’ readiness to fulfill leadership responsibilities. Written for scholars, students, and professionals seeking to understand how adolescents construe their social worlds, Adolescents’ Self-Discovery in Groups makes a powerful case for group interaction being central to adolescent development.
Author: James J. O'Donnell Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1351625144 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 668
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Drug Discovery and Development, Third Edition presents up-to-date scientific information for maximizing the ability of a multidisciplinary research team to discover and bring new drugs to the marketplace. It explores many scientific advances in new drug discovery and development for areas such as screening technologies, biotechnology approaches, and evaluation of efficacy and safety of drug candidates through preclinical testing. This book also greatly expands the focus on the clinical pharmacology, regulatory, and business aspects of bringing new drugs to the market and offers coverage of essential topics for companies involved in drug development. Historical perspectives and predicted trends are also provided. Features: Highlights emerging scientific fields relevant to drug discovery such as the microbiome, nanotechnology, and cancer immunotherapy; and novel research tools such as CRISPR and DNA-encoded libraries Case study detailing the discovery of the anti-cancer drug, lorlatinib Venture capitalist commentary on trends and best practices in drug discovery and development Comprehensive review of regulations and their impact on drug development, highlighting special populations, orphan drugs, and pharmaceutical compounding Multidiscipline functioning of an Academic Research Enterprise, plus a chapter on Ethical Concerns in Research Contributions by 70+ experts from industry and academia specialists who developed and are practitioners of the science and business
Author: Mark P. Khurana
Author: Mark P. Khurana
Author: Djamshid Tavangarian
Author: Larry G. Patten
Author: John Schuster
Author: Ilyoung Chong
Author: Raghavan Jayakumar
Author: Steven J. Dick
Author: Jing Liu
Author: Theresa A. Thorkildsen
Author: James J. O'Donnell