results survival at 1-year, 2-years, 3-years and 5-years was 73.2%, 45.4%, 33.2% and 14.9% respectively. procedure-related mortality was 1.4%. multivariate analysis showed lesion diameter, child-pugh classification, alcohol abuse, tumor response and afp prior tace as independent prognostic factors of survival. patients diagnosed during surveillance had significantly better survival rates compar...

Background The first outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was successfully restrained in many countries around the world by means of a severe lockdown. Now, we are entering the second phase of the pandemics in which the spread of the virus needs to be contained within the limits that national health systems can cope with. This second phase of the epidemics is expected to last until a...

The two-component system (TCS) KdpD/KdpE, extensively studied for its regulatory role in potassium (K(+)) transport, has more recently been identified as an adaptive regulator involved in the virulence and intracellular survival of pathogenic bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, entero-haemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Yersinia pestis, Francisella species, Photorhabdu...

Power conservation and extending survival time are critical issues in mobile ad hoc networks, as the nodes are powered by battery only. In this paper, according to the mobility of nodes, the survival-time-based adaptive replica allocation algorithm is proposed. In the survival-time-based dynamic adaptive replica allocation algorithm, based on the locality of data access, the replica allocation ...

Various small molecule pharmacologic agents with different known functions produce similar outcomes in diverse Mendelian and complex disorders, suggesting that they may induce common cellular effects. These molecules include histone deacetylase inhibitors, 4-phenylbutyrate (4PBA) and trichostatin A, and two small molecules without direct histone deacetylase inhibitor activity, hydroxyurea (HU) ...