Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) was first described in the pleura by Lietaud in 1767; later in 1870, Wagner described the localized nature of this type of tumor and Klemperer and Rabin classified pleural tumors into two types: diffuse mesotheliomas and localized mesotheliomas. Recent years have seen the redefinition of this neoplasm, due to better technology; it is now proven that this neoplasm ma...

This paper deals with ground states for finite-range interaction potentials in lattice models on S d , where S is a finite set. First, we analyse the projective structure of the set of finite, translation-invariant, measures. Second, we show some drastic differences between d = 1 and d = 2 which shed light on crystalline and quasicrystalline ground states. The latter are modelled as uniquely er...

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare neoplasm that commonly originates in the pleura. Extrapleural locations are rare and for this reason sometimes difficult to diagnose. Malignant forms with local recurrence or distant metastases have been reported, also as a consequence of inappropriate treatment. In this article, we report the case of an SFT of the lower leg in a 37-year-old man. Leg SFT i...

1. Introduction In this paper I discuss a number of \entropies" which have deenitions which are respectively probabilistic, topological, algebraic, and algorithmic. I shall explain how these entropies are all deened in the setting of shift dynamical systems. The main result of the paper, which should be regarded as part of the folklore, is the fact that for topologically transitive shifts of ni...

Information diffusion in networks can be usedto model many real-world phenomena, including rumorspreading on online social networks, epidemics in humanbeings, and malware on the Internet. Informally speaking,the source localization problem is to identify a node in thenetwork that provides the best explanation of the observeddiffusion. Despite significant efforts and succ...

BACKGROUND Measurements of maternal fat mass (FM) are important for studies of maternal and fetal health. Common methods of estimating FM have not been previously compared in pregnancy with measurements using more complete body composition models. OBJECTIVES The goal of this pilot study was to compare multiple methods that estimate FM, including 2-, 3- and 4-compartment models in pregnant wom...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of anaemia and its association with measures of iron deficiency (ID) among a group of pregnant women. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Pregnant women identified through house-to-house visits and participating in community-based antenatal care activities in a rural location of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. SUBJECTS The estimates are based on 214 reportedly...

Multi-spectral imagery can enhance decision-making by supplying multiple complementary sources of information. However, overloading an observer with information can deter decision-making. Hence, it is critical to assess multi-spectral image displays using human performance. Accuracy and response times (RTs) are fundamental for assessment, although without sophisticated empirical designs, they o...

BACKGROUND Solitary fibrous tumor's (SFT) demographic features, clinicopathologic characteristics, treatment outcome and disease-specific prognostic factors were unexplored comprehensively. METHODS SEER program was used to identify patients diagnosed with SFT from 1973 to 2012. Overall collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS 18.0. RESULTS In total, 804 cases were found including 613 ...

Plant phenological records are crucial for predicting plant responses to global warming. However, many historical records are either short or replete with data gaps, which pose limitations and may lead to erroneous conclusions about the direction and magnitude of change. In addition to uninterrupted monitoring, missing observations may be substituted via modeling, experimentation, or gradient a...