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This article was concerned with the data on a clinico-morphological examination of 435 women who used an IUD for 1-10 years and of 60 females who were examined 1-10 years after extraction of their IUDs. Results of the examination proved that the use of an IUD does not increase the risk for development of oncological d... |
Research on Enterprise Track of TREC 2007 at SJTU APEX Lab |
For Document Search Task, we generally applied BM25 formula separately on different fields of HTML pages: Title, Anchor, H1, H2, Keywords, and Extracted Body. Various Static Ranking methods are also exploited. Scores are combined together using linear combination. Among all the techniques we have embedded in our system... |
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant cause of morbidity in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). FKBP5 is a candidate gene with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1360780 and rs3800373 associated with MDD. This gene product and its relative, FKBP4, physically associate with the gl... |
Background: Associations between exposure to smoke during wildfire events and respiratory symptoms are well documented, but the role of airway size remains unclear. We conducted this analysis to assess whether small airway size modifies these relationships. Methods: We analyzed data from 465 nonasthmatic 16- to 19-year... |
Background: Description of disease activity status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at fixed points in time modelled as continuous (e.g. number of swollen joints counts), dichotomous variable (e.g. remission or low disease status using composite measures) do not reflect the patient’s disease course in chronic... |
To determine diagnostic significance of long-latency reflexes in multiple sclerosis, reflexes of the thenar muscles and somatosensory evoked potentials after median or radial superficial nerve stimulation were investigated in 36 patients with definite and suspected diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and 30 matched subject... |
The application of enzymes as catalysts for biotechnological and bioelectronic products has found growing scientific interest. Numerous chemical transformations are catalyzed by redox-active enzymes, for example, the reduction of substrates by cofactor-dependent dehydrogenases or the oxidation of substrates by oxidases... |
Traumatic Inferior dislocation of hip in adult is an extremely rare occurrence. We report a case of an inferior hip dislocation associated with an intertrochanteric fracture. Treatment consisted of an initial closed manipulative reduction of the dislocation with the aid of a Schanz screw inserted in a T handle universa... |
This paper critically examines the judicial regulation of mass surveillance practices undertaken for purposes that include the prevention of serious crime. In essence, this paper assesses the various issues arising from the requirements placed on the private sector, at the behest of security actors, to retain and trans... |
The majority of mutations that delay flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana have been identified in studies of the Landsberg erecta (Ler) ecotype. In this report we describe a gene (referred to as FLD) that, when mutated, delays flowering in the Columbia ecotype but has a minimal phenotype in the Ler genetic background. The... |
Adhesion force and contact angle measurements between an aqueous solution of the nonionic surfactant TN 101 and silica surface have been studied. The variation of the contact angle is a function of the adsorption of the surfactant at the liquid-vapor, solid-liquid, and solid-vapor interfaces. The contact angle is maxim... |
Labour market and housing problems are an important part of social studies, though spatial analysis of labour market diversification and housing resources are not the dominating subject of studies. The interaction between the place of residence and the place of work is treated in terms of commuting to work, but this as... |
Abstract Anthropology departments in universities and museums do not always have a staff member trained in flintknapping. This can be problematic because aspects of flaked stone technology can be difficult to illustrate to students and the public without replicative demonstrations. Fortunately, there has been a recent ... |
This article presents a case study of the reception of low-income Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Austin, Texas, to reveal the multiple barriers and problems faced by families and individuals dislodged by Katrina, as well as the difficulties faced by the service providers. The authors surveyed evacuees who had used the e... |
Abstract:Of all the existentialist philosophers, Simone de Beauvoir articulates the most compelling theory of the novel in light of her understanding of the relationship between literature and philosophy. Yet her critical work on the philosophical significance of novelistic realism have gone largely ignored by scholars... |
This technical note considers the stability of a feedback connection of a known linear, time-invariant system and a perturbation. The input/output behavior of the perturbation is described by an integral quadratic constraint (IQC). IQC stability theorems can be formulated in the frequency domain or with a time-domain d... |
In this paper we consider the use of periodic controllers for simultaneous stabilization and performance, including the case when there is an occasional, though persistent, plant change. We consider the case of a finite set of admissible models; we provide a design procedure which yields a controller which stabilizes e... |
There are a number of studies in the literature, that associate nasopharyngeal airway obstruction, as a result of adenoid enlargement, to the development of skeletal and dental abnormalities. However, the etiologic role of hypertrophied adenoids and tonsils in developing an aberrant dentofacial growth is not clear, yet... |
The concentrations of formic, acetic, propionic and butyric acids required to prevent growth of Fusarium in wheat grain cultures were determined. The cultures were maintained at 31% moisture content and stored for 4 weeks at 25 oC followed by 6 weeks at 12 oC, which were optimum conditions for growth of Fusarium and sy... |
This paper presents necessary and sufficient conditions for the quadratic stability and stabilization of dynamic discrete-time interval systems. The results are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI). With the powerful LMI toolbox, it is very convenient to solve these problems. The illustrative examples sh... |
Myasthenia gravis is a disease of the neuromuscular junction in which normal transmission of the neuron-to-muscle impulse is impaired or prevented by acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Several classes of drugs have been associated with clinical worsening of existing myasthenia gravis, and a small subset of drugs, most ... |
Many new developments and innovations in health care are based on nanotechnology. The field of nanopharmaceuticals is diverse and not as new as one might think; indeed, nanopharmaceuticals have been marketed for many years, and the future is likely to bring more nanosized compounds to the market. Therefore, it is time ... |
Most of the advancements in medical ultrasound is concentrated on increasing the quality and resolution of resulting images, without much concern for hardware footprint. The method proposed in this paper is concerned with hardware complexity reduction without sacrificing image quality or resolution. This is done by com... |
AIM |
The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively our results for laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) including lesions in the posterosuperior segments of the liver in terms of feasibility, outcome, recurrence and survival. |
MATERIAL OF STUDY |
Between June 2005 and May 2009, we performed 22 LLR for HCC. The underlying cirrhosis was staged as Child A in 19 cases and Child B in 3. |
RESULTS |
LLR included a non anatomic resection in 15 cases and an anatomic resection in 7. A conversion to laparotomy occurred in one (4.5%) patient for hemorrhage. Mortality and morbidity rates were 0% and 18.1% (4/20). Over a mean follow-up period of 29 months (range: 19-65 months), 11 (50%) patients presented recurrence, mai... |
DISCUSSION |
A laparoscopic approach is more suitable when the lesion is located in the peripheral "laparoscopic" segments 2 to 6. Nevertheless, six resections were made in the posterosuperior segments. Although parenchymal-sparing resection is required by the presence of underlying liver disease, anatomic resection has always to b... |
CONCLUSIONS |
LLR for HCC in selected patients is a safe procedure with good short-term results. It can also be proposed in tumor locations with a difficult surgical access maintaining a low morbidity rate and good oncologic adequacy. This approach could have an impact on the therapeutic strategy of HCC complicating cirrhosis as a t... |
Wells’ syndrome or eosinophilic cellulitis (EC) is a rare inflammatory skin disorder, which is clinically characterized by pruritic erythematous plaques or a vesiculobullous presentation resembling infectious cellulitis and histopathologically characterized by edema, “flame figures,” and eosinophilic infiltration in th... |
This article contributes to the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between the nonreligious and the religious in religiously homogeneous cultures. Specifically, it examines the centrality of the religious congruence fallacy in the narratives of nonreligious people. Based on 60 qualitative interviews with Polis... |
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) provides a noninvasive method to measure brain perfusion and is becoming an increasingly viable alternative to more invasive MR methods due to improvements in acquisition, such as the use of a three‐dimensional GRASE readout. A potential source of error in ASL measurements is signal arising... |
Dynamic load management, i.e., allowing electricity utilities to remotely turn electric appliances in households on or off, represents a key element of the smart grid. Appliances should however only be disconnected from mains when no negative side effects, e.g., loss of data or thawing food, are incurred thereby. This ... |
Motivation: Cytosine methylation is widespread in most eukaryotic genomes and is known to play a substantial role in various regulatory pathways. Unmethylated cytosines may be converted to uracil through the addition of sodium bisulphite, allowing genome-wide quantification of cytosine methylation via high-throughput s... |
This paper describes the participation of a group of students supervised by two teachers to the CLEF eHealth 2017 campaign, task 1. The task involves the classication of death certicates in French and more precisely the labelling of each cause of death with the relevant ICD10 code. The system that performs the automati... |
The microbial communities established in soil samples from an unsaturated, petroleum-contaminated zone and from an adjacent uncontaminated site were characterized by physiological and molecular approaches. Possible electron acceptors such as sulfate and nitrate had been completely depleted in these soil samples. Slurri... |
Objectives: A sum of simultaneous pure tones with harmonic relationships (i.e., simple frequency ratios) is normally heard as a single sound, with a single pitch, even when its components are fully resolved in the auditory periphery. This perceptual phenomenon called “harmonic fusion” is thought to play an important ro... |
Endoscopy of the colon requires adequate cleansing of the entire bowel. Several laxative regimens have been propagated, but bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution is popular because of the easy application and good cleansing results. Although very safe in daily use, complications of this bowel-cleans... |
1. Iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase, which is mainly responsible for peripheral triiodothyronine (T3) production, has recently been demonstrated to be a selenium-containing enzyme. In the elderly, reduced peripheral conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3 and overt hypothyroidism are frequently observed. 2. We measured serum sel... |
In this research work, a die steel tool was used to join the two aluminium sheets together on a radial drill machine. For this, a cylindrical-shaped tool was fabricated. This tool is then clamped into the drill machine tool post. This rotating tool is then inserted/indented into the workpiece thus generating heat due t... |
With the rapid development of the Internet, new media not only have an impact on traditional media, but also provide news with faster access to information and a wide range of ways of dissemination. In this paper, the current emergence of a variety of network public opinion is analyzed. Hence, as a countermeasure, corr... |
Seven school-aged children treated for temporal lobe astrocytomas with surgical resection and irradiation were prospectively tested to evaluate their intellectual, academic, personality, and neurologic status after therapy. At their most recent follow-up examination, neuropsychologic functioning was adequate in only tw... |
PURPOSE |
Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) causes Müllerianduct regression in mammalian, avian, and reptilian embryos; MIS also inhibits growth in vitro of Müllerian-derived cell lines and primary cells from human ovarian carcinomas. We hypothesize that highly purified MIS delivered parenterally inhibits ovarian cancer in vi... |
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN |
To test the efficacy of highly purified MIS against ovarian cancer cell lines in vivo, we treated immunosuppressed mice with MIS after implanting OVCAR 8 or IGROV 1 human ovarian cancer cells beneath the renal capsules and measured tumor volume over time. Animals were treated with daily injections of 10 micro g of puri... |
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