Kaufman

05). DCIS was less likely to be treated within 3months (odds ratio [OR]

2.04, OR

2.18). Invasive tumors were less likely to be treated initially by mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (OR

0.52) or by breast conserving surgery (OR

0.75). Batimastat Chemotherapy was less likely for tumors diagnosed in the beginning of the study…[Read more]

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is one of the new biomarkers in detecting acute renal injury. There are studies showing the relationship between NGAL and renal injury in obese children. This study aimed to investigate whether the urinary levels of NGAL, kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), and serum cystatin-C are increased in…[Read more]

Finally, the accuracy of the developed stable isotope distribution maps was validated.Therapy alliance has been studied largely in voluntary psychotherapy but less is known about its predictive factors for positive alliance and treatment outcome in forensic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between offenders’…[Read more]

Our study shows that patients with serum vitamin B12 levels lower than 300 pg/mL showed clinical improvement of neurological symptoms after receiving vitamin B12 treatment.

Early diagnosis and vitamin B12 treatment are advocated to avoid long-term injury. Our study shows that patients with serum vitamin B12 levels lower than 300 pg/mL showed…[Read more]

The nutritional management of canine and feline chronic kidney disease and protein-losing nephropathy is discussed. Special attention is paid to assessment of body composition (body weight, body condition score, and muscle condition score) and the dysrexia that often occurs with kidney disease. Various nutrients of concern are discussed and…[Read more]

Anisotropy in the localization of the percolation threshold was also observed in finite-sized packings, but it disappeared in the limit of infinitely large systems.By employing the exact enumeration technique, we study consequences of different apex angles of a wedge-shaped channel on the mean first passage time and free-energy profile of a linear…[Read more]

As advanced scenarios are developed for tokamak operations, the demand for flexibility of the electron cyclotron emission (ECE) channels’ locations has increased. The tunable feature of yttrium iron garnet (YIG) filters provides this spatial flexibility. Here, we present a method of performing ECE measurements on fixed flux surfaces instead of…[Read more]