Kaplan-Meier analysis and the log-rank test were performed to stratify OS according to the RS and nomogram total points (NTP). Results Few significant correlations were found between texture features of primary tumors and those of liver metastases. However, texture features within primary tumors or liver metastases were significantly associated.…[Read more]

We discuss the meaning of non-equilibrium self-assembly, its kinetic origin, and strategies to develop synthetic non-equilibrium systems.Ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy has provided pediatric patients with severe heart failure new therapeutic options. However, pediatric patients and families receiving VAD therapy also experience…[Read more]

Zoonotic diseases-human diseases of animal origin-represent one of the world’s greatest health challenges, both today and in the past. Since the Neolithic, zoonotic diseases have been one of the major factors shaping and influencing human adaptation. Archaeology is ideally situated to provide the long view on human-animal-pathogen relationships…[Read more]