Little girl who conquered the "ALPPS''

Little girl who conquered the "ALPPS''.

An insufficient future liver remnant (FLR) is associated with post-hepatectomy liver failure. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stage hepatectomy (ALPPS) has been shown to be effective for the induction of rapid FLR hypertrophy so as to improve the resectability in patients with insufficient FLR. We hereby report our experience of this novel approach for a 6-year-old pati...

Little lambda, who made thee?

The study of the bacteriophage lambda has been critical to the discipline of molecular biology. It was the source of key discoveries in the mechanisms of, among other processes, gene regulation, recombination, and transcription initiation and termination. We trace here the events surrounding these findings and draw on the recollections of the participants. We show how a particular atmosphere of...

The little man who wasn't there.

Big versus Little: Who will trip?

Since the marginal cost of operating powerful monolithic single core systems has become prohibitive, horizontal scaling has become the de-facto method for expanding computational power and maintaining acceptable levels of energy efficiency. While horizontal scaling is now the accepted means, there is still a debate as to whether this should be done with ”big” or ”little” architectures. While th...

The girl who would not sit--case report.

A 21 year old girl presented with severe fear of contamination leading to 11 hours of cleaning per day and refusal to sit down anywhere except at home or in mother's car. She also had a moderate depressive episode secondary to social stressors and further isolation due to her lack of time to socialize as cleaning was her priority. She was supported according to the biopsychosocial model of care...