The effect of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) on the outcomes of sorafenib treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been established. We measured the SMM in HCC patients treated with sorafenib, evaluated the patients' survival, and evaluated the association between skeletal muscle depletion and sorafenib treatment. Of the 97 HCC patients treated with sorafenib at our institution in the p...

The dynamics of even topological open membranes relies on Nambu Brackets. Consequently, such 2p-branes can be quantized through the consistent quantization of the underlying Nambu dynamical structures. This is a summary construction relying on the methods detailed in refs [1, 2]. The classical motion of topological open membranes is controlled by Nambu Brackets, the multilinear generalization o...

We analyzed the polypeptide pattern of leukemic cells of infants and older children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Patterns were analyzed for the occurrence of a previously detected cytosolic polypeptide, designated L3. Quantitative analysis of L3 in 12 infants and 91 older children with non-T ALL indicated lack of expre...

Sarcopenia impairs survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to clarify the factors that contribute to decreased skeletal muscle volume in patients with HCC. The third lumbar vertebra skeletal muscle index (L3 SMI) in 351 consecutive patients with HCC was calculated to identify sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was defined as an L3 SMI value ≤ 29.0 cm²/m² for women and ≤ 3...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Periodic monitoring of vector population for infection and infectivity rates is central to the evaluation of the filariasis elimination strategies in endemic areas to monitor the success of MDA and also to establish endpoints for intervention. The main objective of this study was to develop a RT-PCR assay, based on L3 stage-specific primers to detect the presence of infe...

In this article, a series of mixed-ligand Ag(i) coordination polymers, namely, Ag(L1)H(2)O (), Ag(2)(hmt)(2)(L1)(2) (), [Ag(HL2)]H(2)O (), [Ag(L2)(biim)][Ag(biim)] (), [K(5)(L3)(2)][Ag(H(2)O)(2)] (), [Ag(2)(L3)(3-iso)][Ag(3-iso)]5H(2)O (), [Ag(3)(L3)(bipy)(3)(H(2)O)]6H(2)O (), [Ag(3)(L3)(biim)(3)]H(2)O (), and [Ag(3)(L3)(hmt)(2)(H(2)O)(3)]H(2)O () (where hmt = hexamethylenetetramine, bipy = 4,4...

The early prediction values of diagnostic markers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still unclear at present. This study evaluated the prediction value of ten serum markers in HCC. A total of 109 cases of hepatic cirrhosis patients were followed up for 36 months and the relationship between the lifetime risk of developing HCC and levels of serum markers was analyzed. 31.2 (34/109) percent ...