A guided network estimation approach using multi-omic information.

Intoduction: In systems biology, an organism is viewed as a system of interconnected molecular entities. To understand the functioning of organisms it is essential to integrate information about the variations in the concentrations of those molecular entities. This information can be structured as a set of networks with interconnections and with some hierarchical relations between them.

Factors Affecting Medical Tourism Destination Selection in Greece.

One of the main reasons for the ever-improving quality of health services in countries that are popular destinations for medical tourism and compete with the quality of services in developed countries is due to the increasing use of modern medical technology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting medical tourism destination selection in Greece. A cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection was carried out.

Estimation of metabolite networks with regard to a specific covariable: applications to plant and human data.

Introduction: In systems biology, where a main goal is acquiring knowledge of biological systems, one of the challenges is inferring biochemical interactions from different molecular entities such as metabolites. In this area, the metabolome possesses a unique place for reflecting "true exposure" by being sensitive to variation coming from genetics, time, and environmental stimuli. While influenced by many different reactions, often the research interest needs to be focused on variation coming from a certain source, i.

E-prescribing in Greece: myth or reality.

The economic crisis, as well as the need to improve patient safety, enhance healthcare services and reduce medical costs made Greek payers to support the implementation and usage of a national electronic prescribing system. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate physicians' attitudes towards e-Prescribing for suggesting improvements. Despite the fact that the physicians were generally satisfied with the e-prescribing system, the benefits of its use were not realized.