We develop roadmaps to transform the all-purpose energy infrastructures (electricity,
transportation, heating/cooling, industry, agriculture/forestry/fishing) of 139 countries to ones …

Feedbacks resulting from the retreat of sea ice and snow contribute to the polar amplification
of the greenhouse warming projected by global climate models. A gridded sea-ice database…

Objective A meta-analysis of all published clinical trials comparing selective versus routine
nasogastric decompression was performed in an attempt to evaluate the need for nasogastric …

Background and purpose: Hypoxia appears to be an important factor in predicting tumor
relapse following radiation therapy. This study measured oxygenation prior to treatment in …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Excellent single-center outcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiation
and liver transplantation for unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma caused the United …

Although the similarities between humans and mice are typically highlighted, morphologically
and genetically, there are many differences. To better understand these two species on a …

PTEN is one of the most commonly mutated tumor suppressor genes in human cancer.
PTEN mutations have been implicated in the development of a variety of human neoplasia,…

Background In most malignant cells, the relatively low level of glucose-6-phosphatase leads
to accumulation and trapping of [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) intracellularly, allowing …

Our goal was to evaluate fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in
staging patients with biliary tract cancers. Fifty consecutive patients who underwent FDG-…

Damage to cellular DNA is believed to determine the antiproliferative properties of platinum (Pt)
drugs. This study characterized DNA damage by oxaliplatin, a diaminocyclohexane Pt …