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Open AccessPre-operative vs. post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery for operative metastatic brain tumors: study protocol for a phase III clinical trial
Almost one third of cancer patients in the United States will develop brain metastases on an annual basis. Surgical resection is indicated in the setting of brain metastases for reasons, such as maximizing loc...
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Open AccessEstimating the risk of brain metastasis for patients newly diagnosed with cancer
Brain metastases (BM) affect clinical management and prognosis but limited resources exist to estimate BM risk in newly diagnosed cancer patients. Additionally, guidelines for brain MRI screening are limited. ...
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Open AccessForm and content of Jamaican cannabis edibles
In 2017, the Jamaican government banned the sale of cannabis-infused edibles after reports of over-intoxication in adults and children. There is a general lack of public awareness regarding the risk involved w...
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Open AccessCurrent status and recent advances in resection cavity irradiation of brain metastases
Despite complete surgical resection brain metastases are at significant risk of local recurrence without additional radiation therapy. Traditionally, the addition of postoperative whole brain radiotherapy (WBR...
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Open AccessLow dimensional nanostructures of fast ion conducting lithium nitride
As the only stable binary compound formed between an alkali metal and nitrogen, lithium nitride possesses remarkable properties and is a model material for energy applications involving the transport of lithiu...
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Correction to: Phase I-II trial of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec; STI571) in treatment of recurrent oligodendroglioma and mixed oligoastrocytoma. North central cancer treatment group study N0272 (ALLIANCE/NCCTG)
The last author's first name was truncated in the initial online publication. The original article has been corrected.
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Open AccessThe impact of histopathology and NAB2–STAT6 fusion subtype in classification and grading of meningeal solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma
Meningeal solitary fibrous tumor (SFT)/hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is a rare tumor with propensity for recurrence and metastasis. Although multiple classification schemes have been proposed, optimal risk stratifi...
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Correction to: A predictive model for distinguishing radiation necrosis from tumour progression after gamma knife radiosurgery based on radiomic features from MR images
The original version of this article, published on 24 November 2017, unfortunately contained a mistake.
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Open AccessOutcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment of multiple synchronous and recurrent lung nodules
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is evolving into a standard of care for unresectable lung nodules. Local control has been shown to be in excess of 90% at 3 years. However, some patients present with sync...
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Open AccessIntegrated computational materials engineering from a gas turbine engine perspective
In 2008, the National Research Council published a landmark report on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and defined it as ‘an emerging discipline that aims to integrate computational materi...
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Open AccessVisualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles
Magnetite (Fe3O4) is an important magnetic mineral to Earth scientists, as it carries the dominant magnetic signature in rocks, and the understanding of its magnetic recording fidelity provides a critical tool in...
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Exogenous nitric oxide inhibits IRS-1 expression in rat hepatocytes and skeletal myocytes
Accumulative evidence has supported the role of nitric oxide (NO) in a variety of normal physiological functions as well as many pathological conditions. In this study, we examined the possible diabetogenicity...
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Open AccessNitric oxide agents impair insulin-mediated signal transduction in rat skeletal muscle
Evidence demonstrates that exogenously administered nitric oxide (NO) can induce insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. We have investigated the modulatory effects of two NO donors, S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D, L-pen...
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Open AccessAntimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coliisolates from broiler chickens and humans
Antimicrobial usage is considered the most important factor promoting the emergence, selection and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in both veterinary and human medicine. The aim of this...
