This thesis examines the problem of resource allocation in Africa to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It focuses on the use of one specific technology, the anti-HIV antibody test. After describing the characteristics of the ...

Aim: To examine the effects of cellular and tissue pharmacokinetics on control released growth factors. Motivation: The resurgence of interest in controlled drug delivery reflects the increasing appreciation of the importance ...

While cochlear implantation has become the standard care in treating patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, the variation in benefit (communicative ability) individual patients derive from implantation ...

Endothelial cells and basement membrane interact as a biochemical and mechanical co-regulatory unit. The wide spectrum of manifestations of diabetic vascular disease could be related to altered kinetics of vasoactive ...

At the present time, there are many hurdles to overcome in order to create a long-lasting and engineered tissue for tissue transplant in patients. The challenges include the isolation and expansion of appropriate cells, ...

In the clinical management of voice patients, quantifying vocal function is becoming increasingly important both for corroborating clinicians' subjective impressions during a voice evaluation and for assessing the effectiveness ...

Large health cohort studies are among the most effective ways in studying the causes, treatments and outcomes of diseases by systematically collecting a wide range of data over long periods. The wealth of data in such ...