Background Tertiary Lymphoid Structures (TLS) are highly organized ectopic lymphoid structures found in inflamed or tumor tissues, acting as sites of recruitment and immune activation. A high TLS density within the is commonly associated with an increased prognostic effect TILs improved disease free survival overall for patients. 1 However, existence conflicting studies suggest that multiple fe...

During the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME), an unprecedented surface dataset was collected over the core monsoon region. Observations from 157 surface sites in this region along with twice-daily Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) oceanic winds were quality controlled and processed into a gridded dataset covering the domain (15°–40°N, 90°–120°W) at 1-h, 0.25° resolution for the period from ...

Acknowledgements First, I would like to express my gratitude to my promoter prof. K. Neyts, for giving me the privilege to conduct this PhD work under his supervision. Throughout this research, he provided me with continuous scientific help, valuable advice and lots of new ideas, which inspired and motivated my work. His great talent to explain things clearly and simply helped me to understand ...

O n March 31, 2014, Congress passed the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which tied advanced diagnostics imaging services/physician reimbursement to appropriate use criteria (AUC). Advanced diagnostic imaging services (ADIS) are defined as diagnostic MR imaging, CT, nuclear medicine (including PET), and other diagnostic imaging services specified by the Secretary of the U.S. De...

OBJECTIVE To provide standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hydatidiform mole and gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTT). OPTIONS Prognostic factors useful for treatment decisions in GTT are defined with patients classified as low-, medium-, and high-risk groups. OUTCOMES Improved mortality and morbidity. EVIDENCE Evidence was gathered using Medline for relevant studi...

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Ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms compete with phytoplankton for reduced nitrogen in the euphotic zone and provide oxidized nitrogen to other microbes present in the sea. We report 15NH z4 oxidation rate measurements made at 5–20-m resolution using an in situ array and quantification of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in corresponding samples from the upper w...