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'''[[Genome informatics]]''' is a field of computational molecular biology and branch of [[Informatics (academic field)|informatics]] that uses computers, software, and computational solution techniques to make observations, resolve problems, and manage data related to the genomic function of DNA sequences, comparison of gene structures, determination of the tertiary structure of all proteins, and other molecular biological activities. The informatics side of genomics has largely focused on analytical tools and methodologies. DNA-microarray and sequencing technology helped researchers for the Human Genome Project, for example, analyze and understand thousands of genes and their expressions. By 2000, artificial neural networks were being theorized as a possible informatics tools to aid with data analysis and the problem of "high dimensionality" of the outputted data; by 2014 artificial neural networks were being proposed for cancer genomic research.
An '''[[end-stage renal disease facility]]''' ('''ESRD facility''', '''dialysis facility''', or '''dialysis center''') is a medical facility that operates to assist people with irreversible loss of kidney function (stage five), requiring a regular course of dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. The facility may operate independently, as part of a [[hospital]]-based unit, or as a self-care unit that furnishes only self-dialysis services.


Genome informatics can help tackle problems and tasks such as analyzing DNA sequences, recognizing genes and proteins and predicting their structures, and predicting the biochemical function of new genes or fragments, as well as molecular profiling. ('''[[Genome informatics|Full article...]]''')<br />
The U.S. [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] (CMS) describes four types of ESRD facilities, including the renal transplantation center, for ESRD transplant patients; the renal dialysis center, a hospital unit for ESRD dialysis patients; a renal dialysis facility, a direct or stand-alone dialysis unit for ESRD patients; and a self-dialysis unit attached to one of the previous three, providing self-dialysis services. Patients undergoing dialysis at these facilities require two important documentation steps: the patient assessment and the patient plan of care. U.S. Federal regulation requires a comprehensive 13-point assessment, including current health status, laboratory profile, and nutritional status. ('''[[End-stage renal disease facility|Full article...]]''')<br />
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''Recently featured'': [[Cancer informatics]], [[Evolutionary informatics]], [[Scientific data management system]]
''Recently featured'': [[Genome informatics]], [[Cancer informatics]], [[Evolutionary informatics]]

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Dialysis machines by irvin calicut.jpg

An end-stage renal disease facility (ESRD facility, dialysis facility, or dialysis center) is a medical facility that operates to assist people with irreversible loss of kidney function (stage five), requiring a regular course of dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. The facility may operate independently, as part of a hospital-based unit, or as a self-care unit that furnishes only self-dialysis services.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) describes four types of ESRD facilities, including the renal transplantation center, for ESRD transplant patients; the renal dialysis center, a hospital unit for ESRD dialysis patients; a renal dialysis facility, a direct or stand-alone dialysis unit for ESRD patients; and a self-dialysis unit attached to one of the previous three, providing self-dialysis services. Patients undergoing dialysis at these facilities require two important documentation steps: the patient assessment and the patient plan of care. U.S. Federal regulation requires a comprehensive 13-point assessment, including current health status, laboratory profile, and nutritional status. (Full article...)

Recently featured: Genome informatics, Cancer informatics, Evolutionary informatics

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