Background: Synovial sarcoma (SyS) is a rare malignancy that typically invades the extremities and occurs predominantly in adolescents. Studies on incidence and survival in SyS that were based on a large population had not been reported yet. Methods: To evaluate changes in incidence and survival in SyS over three decades, we accessed data on SyS cases in each decade between 1983 and 2012 (1983-...

We determine three independent Population II distance moduli to the Fornax dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy, using wide-field, ground-based $VI$ imaging acquired with Magellan-Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory. After subtracting foreground stars Gaia EDR3 proper motions, we measure an $I$-band tip of red giant branch (TRGB) magnitude $I_0^\mathrm{TRGB} = 16.753 \pm 0.03_\mathrm{stat} 0....

Cerebral disorders are often associated with disturbance of consciousness. Since the latter could alter the prognosis of physical function, early improvement of consciousness level is important. The present study tested the hypothesis that sitting position improves disturbances of consciousness in patients with cerebral disorders. The subjects were 17 patients with cerebral disorders and distur...

Previous studies on the differentiation of whole embryonic eyes in culture have been carried out mainly in the chick (Strangeways & Fell, 1926; Dorris, 1938; Harrison & Berry, 1959) and in one case in the rat (Tansley, 1933). Early postnatal intact eyes of rats and mice were cultured by Lucas & Trowell (1958), while more recently intact and trypsinized early eye rudiments (9 and 10 days) of mou...

Aim: To determine utilisation of eye care services in a rural population of southern India aged 40 years or older. Methods: 5150 subjects aged 40 years and older selected through a random cluster sampling technique from three districts in southern India underwent detailed ocular examinations for vision impairment, blindness, and ocular morbidity. Information regarding previous use of eye care s...

Previous studies on the differentiation of whole embryonic eyes in culture have been carried out mainly in the chick (Strangeways & Fell, 1926; Dorris, 1938; Harrison & Berry, 1959) and in one case in the rat (Tansley, 1933). Early postnatal intact eyes of rats and mice were cultured by Lucas & Trowell (1958), while more recently intact and trypsinized early eye rudiments (9 and 10 days) of mou...

BACKGROUND In patients with arterial hypertension, increased blood pressure (BP) variability contributes to end organ damage independently from mean levels of arterial BP. Increased BP variability has been linked to alterations in autonomic function including sympathetic overdrive. We hypothesized that catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) confers beneficial effects on BP variabili...

T h i s p a p e r d i s c u s s e s t h e p r o b l e m s o f mak ing a l g o r i t h m s ' t r a n s p a r e n t ' . The app roach t a k e n has been t o d e f i n e a Forma l Language f o r t h e p r o b l e m doma in w h i c h d e s c r i b e s t h e m a i n s t e p s i n t h e a l g o r i t h m under d i s c u s s i o n . T h i s Forma l Language has been used i n a sys tem w h i c h a l l ...

—In some scenarios such as catastrophes and military operations, there is a need for communication without an infrastructure. In urgent cases, in-time and reliable channel access must be ensured. However, the channel access delay in widely used CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) network increases unpredictably when the channel is sensed busy. Therefore, TDMA (Time...