Prostatakarzinom – eine oft unerwartete Diagnose

OFT—Objectives and Concepts

The research work carried out within the OFT-project shall provide insights, methods, and prototypic software to support the design of hydraulic closed loop control systems. The paper in hand presents an overview of the research work, motivates the current objectives of the project, and provides useful background information. In particular we develop different views of the hydraulic design proc...

Oft, Vbp: Qed?

The report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on the UK pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) recommends the reform of the current scheme, which is a combination of profit and price controls, to one where price is based on the health benefits offered by a pharmaceutical. On closer examination some of the more commonly expressed concerns about these proposals do not seem to be well foun...

Assoziation humaner Papillonviren mit dem Prostatakarzinom: Analyse einer Serie von 213 konsekutiven Patienten mit Prostatakarzinom

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common cause of sexually transmitted diseases and has been associated with the increased incidence of several anogenital tumors. The question of whether oncogenic HPV are involved in the pathogenesis of prostate cancers has been the subject of great controversy. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association of HPV infection with p...

Optimal Foraging Theory - OFT

A Critique oft e Myths