BACKGROUND: The use of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas is controversial. This is a report of long-term ( 5 years) follow-up in patients with high-grade, high-risk soft tissue sarcomas treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, preoperative radiotherapy (RT), and adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS: Patients with highgrade soft tissue sarcoma 8 cm in diameter of the extremit...

“Participating in the study provided an avenue for a premature baby like mine to receive an outstanding level of care and extra support from the research nurse that may not otherwise be available outside research. It was also fulfilling knowing that from this research may come the help that others with this same condition may need. It played a significant role in our education about improving a...

A longwall water jet mining machine called the Hydrominer has been developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla under a Bureau of Mines contract. The first design, referred to as Hydrominer One, has been extensively tested in an open pit mine and has clearly demonstrated that the working principle is viable. The second and greatly improved version, Hydrominer Two, has been built but has not as...