studying the history of science in ancient civilizations can help to shed light on the mysteries of the history of science as well as the contribution of nations to the growth of science in the world throughout the history. among various branches of science, medicine is of particular importance and owing to the crucial role of physicians in this discipline; the present study has taken the role ...

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OBJECTIVE To develop an empiric natural-history model that can predict quantitative changes in the laboratory values and clinical characteristics of patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), to be used to calibrate an individual microsimulation model. METHODS The authors report the development of a stochastic model that uses cubic splines to interpolate between observed laboratory values ...