12 research outputs found
Fabrication of ZnO/Cu2O heterojunctions in atmospheric conditions: Improved interface quality and solar cell performance
Commercialized Intercollegiate Athletics: A Proposal for Targeted Reform Consistent with American Cultural Forces and Marketplace Realities
Intra-Specific Diversity of Seed Productivity and Morphological Features in Parasitic Species Orobanche bartlingii
The biology of depression in cancer and the relationship between depression and cancer progression
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with cancer exceeds that observed in the general population and depression is associated with a poorer prognosis in cancer patients. The increased prevalence is not solely explained by the psychosocial stress associated with the diagnosis. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, which induce sickness behaviour with symptoms overlapping those of clinical depression, are validated biomarkers of increased inflammation in patients with cancer. A growing literature reveals that chronic inflammatory processes associated with stress may also underlie depression symptoms in general, and in patients with cancer in particular. Therapeutic modalities, which are frequently poorly tolerated, are used in the treatment of cancer. These interventions are associated with inflammatory reactions, which may help to explain their toxicity. There is evidence that antidepressants can effectively treat symptoms of depression in cancer patients though the database is meager. Novel agents with anti-inflammatory properties may be effective alternatives for patients with treatment-resistant depression who exhibit evidence of increased inflammation
Durable electrochromic coatings prepared from electronically conductive poly(3HT-co-3TPP)-silica hybrid materials
Interactive Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization Methods
An overview of interactive methods for solving nonlinear multiobjective
optimization problems is given. In interactive methods, the decision
maker progressively provides preference information so that the most
satisfactory Pareto optimal solution can be found for her or his. The
basic features of several methods are introduced and some theoretical
results are provided. In addition, references to modifications and applications
as well as to other methods are indicated. As the role of
the decision maker is very important in interactive methods, methods
presented are classified according to the type of preference information
that the decision maker is assumed to provide.peerReviewe