ISBN: 0-7695-2355-2

Annamaria Zaia, INRCA

Roberta Eleonori, INRCA

Pierluigi Maponi, University of Camerino

Roberto Rossi, INRCA

Roberto Murri, University of Camerino

Kuanquan Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology

Zifei Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology

Henggui Zhang, University of Manchester

L. P. Cordella, Universit? degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

G. Percannella, Universit? degli Studi di Salerno

C. Sansone, Universit? degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

M. Vento, Universit? degli Studi di Salerno

Alexandru Condurache, University of Lübeck

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Stephan Grzybowski, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein

Hans-Günther Machens, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein

Hamed Pirsiavash, Sharif University of Technology

Mohammad Soleymani, University of Tehran

Gholam-Ali Hossein-Zadeh, University of Tehran

T. P. Exarchos, University of Ioannina

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D. I. Fotiadis, University of Ioannina and Biomedical Research Institute-FORTH

S. Konitsiotis, University Hospital of Ioannina

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K. Murphy, Campus de Montegancedo

C. L?zaro, Campus de Montegancedo

R. Mart?nez, Campus de Montegancedo

V. Rodellar, Campus de Montegancedo

C. Merino, University of La Laguna

M. L. Luis-Garcia, University of La Laguna

S. E. Hernandez, University of La Laguna

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O. Casanova, University of La Laguna

D. Gomez, University of La Laguna

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J. L. Gonzalez-Mora, University of La Laguna

H. Mayer, Technical University of Munich

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A. Knoll, Technical University of Munich

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R. Bauernschmitt, Technical University of Munich

V. Roberto, Università di Udine

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D. Gavaghan, Oxford University

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Timothy O' Sullivan, University College Cork

Richard Studdert, University College Cork

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Gerard Menezes, Trinity College Dublin

Donal P. Hollywood, Trinity College Dublin

Lilla Boroczky, Philips Research USA

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K. P. Lee, Philips Research USA

Vili Podgorelec, University of Maribor - FERI

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Ivan Rozman, University of Maribor - FERI

Jin Yu, Dalhousie University

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Andrew McIntyre, Dalhousie University

Malcolm Heywood, Dalhousie University

Christina Catley, Carleton University

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Lucia Sacchi, University of Pavia

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Giovanni Maria Sacco, Universit? di Torino

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Gregor Stiglic, University of Maribor

Peter Kokol, University of Maribor

Nikita Shklovskiy-Kordi, National Research Center for Hematology - Moscow

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Boris Zingerman, National Research Center for Hematology - Moscow

Saveli Goldberg, Massachusetts General Hospital

Marina Krol, Mount Sinai Hospital

Mateja Verlic, University of Maribor

Milan Zorman, University of Maribor

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Ekaterina Vasilyeva, University of Jyv?skyl?

Mykola Pechenizkiy, University of Jyv?skyl?

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Margaret G. E. Peterson, Hospital for Special Surgery

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Srivatsava Ranjit Ganta, Pennsylvania State University

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John Gilbertson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Sofiane Sarni, Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne

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Ronan Boulic, Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne

Daniel Thalmann, Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne

Kabita Shakya, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

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Fran Hegarty, St. James?s Hospital

Charles Markham, National University of Ireland

Virginia González-Vélez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco

Horacio González-Vélez, University of Edinburgh

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Peter Kearney, Cork University Hospital and National Cardiovascular Information (NCIS) Steering Committee

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Olivier Curé, Université de Marne-la-Vallée

Massoud Vahabzadeh, National Institutes of Health

Jia-Ling Lin, National Institutes of Health

Mustapha Mezghanni, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Anne E. Gupman, National Institutes of Health

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Finola Bradley, Dataduct Technologies Ltd.

Benjamin Jung, University of Victoria

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Bing Wu, Dublin Institute of Technology

Yajie Sun, Fischer Imaging Corporation

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Kevin Robinson, Dublin City University

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Evan S. McCreedy, National Institutes of Health

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Paul F. Hemler, Hampden-Sydney College

Anand Viswanathan, National Institutes of Health

Brad J. Wood, National Institutes of Health

Matthew J. McAuliffe, National Institutes of Health

Lindsay Semler, DePaul University

Lucia Dettori, DePaul University

Jacob Furst, DePaul University

D. E. Maroulis, University of Athens

M. A. Savelonas, University of Athens

S. A. Karkanis, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia

D. K. Iakovidis, University of Athens

N. Dimitropoulos, Euromedica Medical Center

?rjan Bergmann, University of Bergen

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Trond Steihaug, University of Bergen

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James Gee, University of Pennsylvania

Jorge Jovicich, Massachusetts General Hospital

Mirza Faisal Beg, Simon Fraser University

Steve Pieper, Brigham & Womenés Hospital

Carey Priebe, Johns Hopkins University

Michael M. Miller, Johns Hopkins University

Randy Buckner, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Bruce Rosen, Massachusetts General Hospital

José Fernández, Philips Research Laboratories

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Carsten Meyer, Philips Research Laboratories

M. P. Donnelly, University of Ulster at Jordanstown

C. D. Nugent, University of Ulster at Jordanstown

D. D. Finlay, University of Ulster at Jordanstown

N. F. Rooney, University of Ulster at Jordanstown

N. D. Black, University of Ulster at Jordanstown

César Navarro, Royal Victoria Hospital

Colin Turner, University of Ulster

Omar Escalona, Universidad Simón Bolívar

Colum Owens, Royal Victoria Hospital

John Anderson, University of Ulster

A. A. Jennifer Adgey, Royal Victoria Hospital

Jan Macek, University College Dublin

Parameshvyas Laxminarayan, iProspect.com

Carolina Ruiz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Sergio A. Alvarez, Boston College

Majaz Moonis, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Jessica Lin, University of California at Riverside

Eamonn Keogh, University of California at Riverside

Ada Fu, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Helga Van Herle, University of California at Los Angeles

S. Ruiz-Correa, Childres Hospital and Regional Medical Center

R. W. Sze, Childres Hospital and Regional Medical Center

H. J. Lin, University of Washington

L. G. Shapiro, University of Washington

M. L. Speltz, University of Washington

M. L. Cunningham, Childres Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Li Wei, University of California at Riverside

Nitin Kumar, University of California at Riverside

Venkata Lolla, University of California at Riverside

Eamonn Keogh, University of California at Riverside

Stefano Lonardi, University of California at Riverside

Chotirat Ann Ratanamahatana, University of California at Riverside

Helga Van Herle, University of California at Los Angeles

Marisol Giardina, University of Ulster

Yongyang Huo, University of Ulster

Francisco Azuaje, University of Ulster

Paul McCullagh, University of Ulster

Roy Harper, UK Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust

M. Galushka

H. Zheng

D. Patterson

L. Bradley

Gianfranco Cellarosi, Universit? degli Studi di Bologna

Claudio Sartori, Universit? degli Studi di Bologna

Mykola Pechenizkiy, University of Jyv?skyl?

Alexey Tsymbal, Trinity College Dublin

Seppo Puuronen, University of Jyv?skyl?

Jerzy W. Grzymala-Busse, University of Kansas and Polish Academy of Sciences

Zdzislaw S. Hippe, University of Information Technology and Management

Thomas M. Keane, National University of Ireland

Andrew J. Page, National University of Ireland

James O. McInerney, National University of Ireland

Thomas J Naughton, National University of Ireland

Kenneth Bryan, Trinity College Dublin

Pádraig Cunningham, Trinity College Dublin

Nadia Bolshakova, Trinity College Dublin

Haiying Wang, University of Ulster

Francisco Azuaje, University of Ulster

Olivier Bodenreider, National Institutes of Health

Susan Maskery, Windber Research Institute

Yonghong Zhang, Windber Research Institute

Rick Jordan, Windber Research Institute

Hai Hu, Windber Research Institute

Craig Shriver, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Jeffrey Hooke, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Michael Liebman, Windber Research Institute

Nawaz Khan, Middlesex University

Chukwuemeka A. Ikejiaku, Middlesex University

Shahedur Rahman, Middlesex University

Rune Fensli, Agder University College

Einar Gunnarson, Hospital of Buskerud

Torstein Gundersen, S?rlandet Sykehus HF

Jun Dong, East China Normal University

Miao Xu, East China Normal University

Hong-hai Zhu, Shanghai Jillion SoftwareTechnology Co., Ltd.

Wei-feng Lu, Shanghai Jillion SoftwareTechnology Co., Ltd.

H. Zheng, University of Ulster

R. J. Davies, University of Ulster

N. D. Black, University of Ulster

Abhilash Geo Mathews, Robert Gordon University

Richard Butler, Robert Gordon University

Konstantin G. Korotkov, Federal University of Informational Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Research Institute of Sport

Alex Vainshelboim, Aveda Corporation

Michael Hayes, Aveda Corporation

Kenneth S. Momoh, Aveda Corporation

Corissa Raatsi, Aveda Corporation

Sarah Peirce, Aveda Corporation

Konstantin Korotkov, University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics

Nikolay Prijatkin, University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics

Igor Kononenko, University of Ljubljana

Miha Sedej, University of Ljubljana

Aleksander Sadikov, University of Ljubljana

Berney Williams, University of Kansas and University of Integrative Medicine

Christian Bordes

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Paul Dobson, Centre for Leadership, Learning & Change

Elena O'Keeffe, Independent Researcher in Stress Management

Florin Gorunescu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Marina Gorunescu, University of Craiova

Elia El-Darzi, University of Westminster

Smaranda Gorunescu, University of Craiova

Sally McClean, University of Ulster

Malcolm Faddy, Queensland University of Technology

Peter Millard, University of Westminster

Haifeng Xie, University of Westminster

Thierry Chaussalet, University of Westminster

Peter Millard, University of Westminster

Velma L. Payne, University of Pittsburgh

Douglas P. Metzler, University of Pittsburgh

Rui Zhang, University of Ulster

Gerry McAllister, University of Ulster

Bryan Scotney, University of Ulster

Sally McClean, University of Ulster

Glen Houston, Royal Victoria Hospital

Barry Shaw, Queen?s University of Belfast

Adele H. Marshall, Queen?s University of Belfast

Karen J. Cairns, Queen?s University of Belfast

Adele H. Marshall, Queen?s University of Belfast

Frank Kee, Queen?s University of Belfast

Anna Ciampolini, University of Bologna

Paola Mello, University of Bologna

Marco Montali, University of Bologna

Sergio Storari, University of Ferrara

L. A. Black, University of Ulster

M. McTear, University of Ulster

N. Black, University of Ulster

R. Harper, Ulster Hospitals Trust

M. Lemon, Ulster Hospitals Trust

Alfredo Tirado-Ramos, University of Amsterdam

Derek Groen, University of Amsterdam

Peter Sloot, University of Amsterdam

Kazunori Nozaki, Osaka University

Toyokazu Akiyama, Osaka University

Shinji Shimojo, Osaka University

Shingo Maeda, Osaka University

Hiroo Tamagawa, Osaka University Dental Hospital

P. V. Jithesh, Queen?s University of Belfast

Noel Kelly, Queen?s University of Belfast

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Terence Harmer, Queen?s University of Belfast

Ron Perrott, Queen?s University of Belfast

Mark McCurley, Fusion Antibodies Ltd.

Michael Townsley, Fusion Antibodies Ltd.

Jim Johnston, Fusion Antibodies Ltd.

Shane McKee, Amtec Medical Ltd.

V. Boccia, Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking, CNR L. D'Amore, University of Naples Federico II

M. R. Guarracino, Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking, CNR G. Laccetti, University of Naples Federico II

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Abel W. Lin, University of California at San Diego

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Steven T. Peltier, University of California at San Diego

Mark H. Ellisman, University of California at San Diego

M. Cannataro, Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro

P. H. Guzzi, Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro

T. Mazza, Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro

G. Tradigo, ICAR-CNR

P. Veltri, Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro

Giovanni Aloisio, University of Lecce and INFM&CNR

Massimo Cafaro, University of Lecce and INFM&CNR

Sandro Fiore, University of Lecce and INFM&CNR

Maria Mirto, University of Lecce and INFM&CNR

S. H. W. Scheres, National Center-for Biotechnology

A. J. Merino, National Center-for Biotechnology

C. O. S. Sorzano, National Center-for Biotechnology and University San Pablo-CEU

J. M. Carazo, National Center-for Biotechnology and University Autónoma de Madrid

Andrew Simpson, Oxford University

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Mark Slaymaker, Oxford University

Eugenia Politou, Oxford University

J. M. Alonso, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

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John Geddes, University of Oxford

Sharon Lloyd, University of Oxford

Andrew Simpson, University of Oxford

Martin Rossor, University College London

Nick Fox, University College London

Derek Hill, University College London

Joseph V. Hajnal, Imperial College London

Stephen Lawrie, Edinburgh University

Andrew McIntosh, Edinburgh University

Eve Johnstone, Edinburgh University

Joanna Wardlaw, Edinburgh University

Dave Perry, Edinburgh University

Rob Procter, University of Edinburgh

Philip Bath, University of Nottingham

Ed Bullmore, Addenbrookes Hospital

D. K. Iakovidis, University of Athens

D. E. Maroulis, University of Athens

S. A. Karkanis, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia

A. Brokos, University of Athens

Andr? G. R. Balan, University of S?o Paulo at S?o Carlos

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

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

Paulo M. Azevedo-Marques, University of S?o Paulo at Ribeir?o Preto

Stewart McGrenary, Strathclyde University

Brian F. O?Reilly

John J. Soraghan, Strathclyde University

Winnie Tsang, DePaul University

Andrew Corboy, DePaul University

Ken Lee, DePaul University

Daniela Raicu, DePaul University

Jacob Furst, DePaul University