ISBN: 0-7695-1901-6

Jonathan Leviss, NYC HHC — Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Gregory Almond, Metropolitan Hospital Center — New York Medical College

Glenn Martin, Queens Health Network — Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Daniel Morreale, North Bronx Health Network

Peter Peacock, Kings County Hospital Center — State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine

David Rubinstein, Elmhurst Hospital Center — Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Paul A. Fearn, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Kevin Regan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Frank Sculli, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Jared Katz, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Michael W. Kattan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Nawaz Khan, Middlesex University

Shahedur Rahman, Middlesex University

A. G. Stockman, University of London

Mara Nikolaidou, University of Athens

Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Harokopio University of Athens

Michael Hatzopoulos, University of Athens

Kenneth R. Ong, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, the academic affiliate of New York Medical College in New York City

M.G.E. Peterson, Hospital for Special Surgery

J.M. Lane, Hospital for Special Surgery

Zhongfei (Mark) Zhang, State University of New York at Binghamton

Jian Yao, State University of New York at Binghamton

Saeed Bajwa, Wilson Memorial Hospital/State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Thomas Gudas, Wilson Memorial Hospital/State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Ik Soo Lim, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Pablo de Heras Ciechomski, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Sofiane Sarni, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Daniel Thalmann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

M. Moradi, University of Tehran

S. K. Setarehdan, University of Tehran

S.R. Ghaffari, University of Tehran

Ian R. Greenshields, University of Connecticut

Shuyu Yang, Texas Tech University

Jiangling Guo, Texas Tech University

Sunanda Mitra, Texas Tech University

Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University

Daron Ferris, Medical College of Georgia

Rodney Long, National Library of Medicine

Tan Yiyu, Nanjing University

Zhang Ning, Southern Yangtze University

Henry J Feldman, New York University School of Medicine

Leon Axel, New York University School of Medicine

Glenn I Fishman, New York University School of Medicine

Syed V. Ahamed, City University of New York

Victor B. Lawrence, LucentTechnologies

Rafael Andrade, UFSC

Aldo von Wangenheim, UFSC

Mariana Kessler Bortoluzzi, UFSC

Eros Comunello, University of Kaiserslautern

Akira Kawaguchi, City College of New York

Stewart Russell, City College of New York

Guoliang Qian, City College of New York

Yang Xiang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Qiwei Gu, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Shenzhen University

Zhengxiang Li, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Heather Kincaid, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Sean Kelly, California Institute of Technology

Daniel Crichton, California Institute of Technology

Donald Johnsey, National Institutes of Health

Marcy Winget, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Sudhir Srivastava, National Institutes of Health

Alexey Tsymbal, Trinity College Dublin

P?draig Cunningham, Trinity College Dublin

Mykola Pechenizkiy, University of Jyv?skyl?

Seppo Puuronen*, University of Jyv?skyl?

F?bio Alexandrini, University Unidavi

Dirk Krechel, SER Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Kerstin Maximini, University of Hildesheim

Aldo von Wangenheim, University of Santa Catarina

Milan Zorman, University of Maribor and Complex and Intelligent Systems Institute

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor and Centre for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research and Studies

Mitja Leni č, University of Maribor

Petra Povalej, University of Maribor

Bruno Stiglic, University of Maribor

Dušan Flisar, Maribor Teaching Hospital

Eros Comunello, University of Kaiserslautern

Michael M. Richter, University of Kaiserslautern

Daniel D. Abdala, University of Kaiserslautern

Thiago R. dos Santos, University of Kaiserslautern

Aldo von Wangenheim, Federal university of Santa Catarina

Paulo R. Wille, University of Mainz

Agma J.M. Traina, University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

Cesar A.B. Casta?, University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

Caetano Traina Jr., University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

L. Rodney Long, National Library of Medicine

Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine

George R. Thoma, National Library of Medicine

Agma Traina, University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

Nat?lia A. Rosa, University of S?o Paulo at Ribeir?o Preto

Caetano Traina Jr., University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

Xiaoqian Xu, Brigham Young University

D. J. Lee, Brigham Young University

S. Antani, National Library of Medicine

L. R. Long, National Library of Medicine

Joaquim Cezar Felipe, Institute of Superior Education COC and University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos

Agma J. M. Traina, University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos

Caetano Traina Jr, University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos

Mariana Kessler Bortoluzzi, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Aldo von Wangenheim, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Kerstin Maximini, University of Hildesheim

Ana Ferreira, HP Labs Bristol

Simon Shiu, HP Labs Bristol

Adrian Baldwin, HP Labs Bristol

Olivier Cur?, Universit? de Marne-la-Vall?

Nestor J. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayag?

Jose A. Borges, University of Puerto Rico-Mayag?

Yajaira Soler, University of Puerto Rico-Mayag?

Viviam Murillo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayag?

Celia R. Colon-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayag?

Daniel Z. Sands, Harvard Medical School

Joseph Finkelstein, Boston University

Rajesh Khare, Boston University

Deepal Vora, Boston University

Mohit Arora, Boston University

J. A. Maldonado, E.U.I., Technical University of Valencia

M. Robles, E.U.I., Technical University of Valencia

P. Crespo, E.U.I., Technical University of Valencia

Whe Dar Lin, The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology

M. Krol, The Mount Sinai IPA

D. Nelkin-Warantz, The Mount Sinai IPA

A. Auville, The Mount Sinai IPA

David Riañ o, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Kuanquan Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology

Lisheng Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology

Zhenguo Li, Harbin Institute of Technology

David Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Naimin Li, 211 Hospital, Harbin

Shuying Wang, 211 Hospital, Harbin

Mitja Lenič, University of Maribor

Petra Povalej, University of Maribor

Milan Zorman, University of Maribor

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor

Enis Avdičaiščević, University of Maribor

Bruno Stiglic, University of Maribor

Sidney C. Bailin, Knowledge Evolution, Inc.

Heike B. Lehmann

Michael A. Grasso, George Washington University School of Medicine

Rakesh Sharma, Columbia University

Richard Kline, Columbia University

Nikita Shklovskiy-Kordi, National Center for Hematology, Moscow

Boris Zingerman, 1National Center for Hematology, Moscow

Nikolay Rivkind, Massachusetts General Hospital

Scott Davis, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Lyuba Varticovski, Tufts University

Marina Krol, Mount Sinai Hospital

Ik Soo Lim, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Sofiane Sarni, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Daniel Thalmann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Nutan D Ahuja, V.E.S Institute of Technology

Amit K Agarwal, V.E.S Institute of Technology

Ninad M Mahajan, V.E.S Institute of Technology

Naresh H Mehta, V.E.S Institute of Technology

Hatim N Kapadia, V.E.S Institute of Technology

Marc M. Triola, New York University School of Medicine

Robert S. Holzman, New York University School of Medicine

Sadika Selka, Universit? des Sciences et de la Technologie d?Oran

Zoulikha Mekkakia, Universit? des Sciences et de la Technologie d?Oran

Whe Dar Lin, Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology

Pavla Holejšovsk?, University of West Bohemia

Zdeněk Peroutka, University of West Bohemia

Jiří Čengery, University of West Bohemia

D. J. Lee, Brigham Young University

Daniel Bates, Brigham Young University

Christopher Dromey, Brigham Young University

Xiaoqian Xu, Brigham Young University

Sameer Antani, National Library of Medicine

Xu Tao, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Southeast University

Xing Hancheng, Southeast University

Rakesh Sharma, Columbia University

Ram B. Singh, Heart Research Lab

Raj K. Gupta, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Peter J. Yim, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

David J. Foran, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

B. Raman, Kestrel Corporation

M. Wilson, Kestrel Corporation

I. Benche, Kestrel Corporation

P. Soliz, Kestrel Corporation

Alan Faulkner, University of Georgia

Suchendra Bhandarkar, University of Georgia

Zhongyuan Qin, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xuanqin Mou, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Ruofei Zhang, State University of New York at Binghamton

A.R. Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah

M. Al-Rousan, American University of Sharjah

M. Al-Shaikh, American University of Sharjah

Nutan Ahuja, VES Institute of Technology

Uttamkumar S. Banerjee, VES Institute of Technology

Vikram A. Darbhe, VES Institute of Technology

Tushit N. Mapara, VES Institute of Technology

Ankit D. Matkar, VES Institute of Technology

Rajendra K. Nirmal, VES Institute of Technology

Subramanian Balagopalan, VES Institute of Technology

Pete Sterrantino, Medtronic, Xomed

David Hacker, Medtronic, Xomed

Ralph Fravel, Medtronic, Xomed

Enis Avdičaušević, University of Maribor

Mitja Lenič, University of Maribor

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor

David Riaño, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Javier Gramajo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Damijan Rebernak, University of Maribor

Mitja Lenič, University of Maribor

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor

Viljem Žumer, University of Maribor

Irina Ilovici, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hartford

J. Han, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hartford

Petra Povalej, University of Maribor

Mitja Lenič, University of Maribor

Milan Zorman, University of Maribor

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor

Margaret G.E. Peterson, Hospital for Special Surgery

Joseph M. Lane, Hospital for Special Surgery