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A History of Burn Care
Burn injuries are still one of the most common and devastating injuries in human and the treatment of major burns remains a major challenge for physicians worldwide. Modern burn care involves many components from initial first aid, burn size and burn…
Multivariate Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Genomic Prediction
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license This open access book brings together the latest genome base prediction models currently being used by statisticians, breeders and data scientists. It provides an accessible way to understand the…
Photonic Biosensors: Detection, Analysis and Medical Diagnostics
The role of nanotechnologies in personalized medicine is rising remarkably in the last decade because of the ability of these new sensing systems to diagnose diseases from early stages and the availability of continuous screenings to characterize the…
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus
This Special Edition Issue on the “Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus” contains an overview of various known causes of chronic pruritus and emerging therapeutics. Chronic pruritus is an itch that lasts longer than six weeks, and is…
Pharmacogenomics
From Basic Research to Clinical Implementation
This Special Issue focuses on the current state of pharmacogenomics (PGx) and the
extensive translational process, including the identification of functionally important PGx
variation; the characterization of PGx haplotypes and metabolizer…
extensive translational process, including the identification of functionally important PGx
variation; the characterization of PGx haplotypes and metabolizer…
Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis
The accelerating power of deep learning in diagnosing diseases will empower physicians and speed up decision making in clinical environments. Applications of modern medical instruments and digitalization of medical care have generated enormous…
Active Materials for Medical Applications
This Special Issue was proposed by and for engineers, physicists, medical doctors, researchers and scientists. We intend to analyze and discuss different topics on special materials for medical applications. There is great potential in the…
Statistical Foundations of Actuarial Learning and its Applications
This open access book discusses the statistical modeling of insurance problems, a process which comprises data collection, data analysis and statistical model building to forecast insured events that may happen in the future. It presents the…
Collagen from Marine Biological Source and Medical Applications
Collagen is the main fibrous structural protein in the extracellular matrix and connective tissue of animals. It is a primary building block of bones, tendons, skin, hair, cartilage, and all joints in the body. It is also considered a "glue" that…
Special Topics in Information Technology
This open access book presents thirteen outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information Technology has always been highly…