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Open AccessMRI morphological characteristics of lymph nodes in anal squamous cell carcinoma
Pre-treatment staging of anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) includes pelvic MRI and [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET-CT). MRI criteria to define lymph node m...
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Zündsteuerungsmodul für Wasserstoffverbrennungsmotoren
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Ignition Control Module for Hydrogen Combustion Engines
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Maintenance and Asset Management for IEC 61850 Systems
This chapter presents aspects related to asset management of PACS, including useful life, performance management, risk management, maintenance processes and asset information collection. Specific effects of us...
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IEC 61850 User Specifications, Standards and End-Users
The first section of this chapter covers the typical functions defined by specification standards, such as process interface, protection, control, automation, monitoring and recording. This is followed by the ...
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Open AccessSarcopenia and dosimetric parameters in relation to treatment-related leukopenia and survival in anal cancer
Treatment-related white blood cell (WBC) toxicity has been associated with an inferior prognosis in different malignancies, including anal cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of ...
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Open AccessPatterns of pathologic lymph nodes in anal cancer: a PET-CT-based analysis with implications for radiotherapy treatment volumes
This study investigates the patterns of PET-positive lymph nodes (LNs) in anal cancer. The aim was to provide information that could inform future anal cancer radiotherapy contouring guidelines.
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Open AccessPatterns of recurrence in anal cancer: a detailed analysis
Anal cancer is a rare disease, which might be the reason for the “one size fits all” approach still used for radiotherapy target contouring. To refine and individualize future guidelines, detailed and contempo...
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Open AccessPodocalyxin-like protein as a predictive biomarker for benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma
We have previously shown that podocalyxin-like protein (PODXL) is a prognostic biomarker for poor survival in gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma treated with surgery up-front. The aim of the present study w...
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The possibility of using photochemical internalization (PCI) to enhance the effects of the cytotoxic drug bleomycin is investigated, together with photophysical determination and outlines of a possible treatme...
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Open AccessExpression of podocalyxin-like protein is an independent prognostic biomarker in resected esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma
Podocalyxin-like protein (PODXL) is a cell surface transmembrane glycoprotein, the expression of which has been associated with poor prognosis in a range of malignancies. The aim of this study was to investiga...
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Open AccessExpression of IFITM1 as a prognostic biomarker in resected gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma
There is an increasing amount of reports on IFITM1 (interferon-inducible transmembrane protein 1) in various malignancies. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of IFITM1 and its prognostic signi...
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Oscillations in Plant Transpiration
Plants take up water via the root system and transpire water vapor through stomatal openings in the leaves. Surrounding guard and subsidiary cells control the magnitude of the openings, enabling transpiration ...
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How Light Resets Circadian Clocks
Organisms use various clocks in order to adapt to the daily, tidal, monthly, and annual cycles of the environment. This chapter deals with circadian (daily) clocks and the role light plays in synchronizing the...
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The predictive value of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the VEGF system to the efficacy of first-line treatment with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Bevacizumab and chemotherapy is a common choice for first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). So far, no predictive markers have been identified. The aim was to investigate the possible pred...
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Predictive strategies for the treatment efficacy of cetuximab are currently not available for head and neck cancer. We investigated the correlation between the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (E...
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The telegraph plant (Codariocalyx motorius) has drawn much interest among plant physiologists because of its peculiar movements of the leaflets. While the terminal leaflets move from a horizontal position during ...
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Photo induced hexylaminolevulinate destruction of rat bladder cells AY-27
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is of increasing interest as a relevant treatment for human urinary bladder cancer. In the present experiments, the rat bladder transitional carcinoma cell line AY-27 was used as a m...
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Randomized phase II study of sequential docetaxel and irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid (leucovorin) in patients with advanced gastric cancer: the GATAC trial
The optimal chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma (GC) is yet to be determined. We compared sequential administration of docetaxel and irinotecan, both in combination with infused 5-fluorour...
