Design of studies on neoadjuvant therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by Yuan Cheng, Xiangcheng Li

“…The high recurrence rate and dismal prognosis of localized intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) indicate the unmet need for effective adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy. In recent years, progress has been made in immunotherapy and targeted therapy for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), leading to clinical exploration of the provision of these therapies in the perioperative period. …”
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Subversion of Immunity by Leishmania amazonensis Parasites: Possible Role of Phosphatidylserine as a Main Regulator by Joao Luiz Mendes Wanderley, Jaqueline França Costa, Valéria Matos Borges, Marcello Barcinski

“…Leishmania amazonensis parasites cause progressive disease in most inbred mouse strains and are associated with the development of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and a Concurrent Plasmacytoma by Danielle C. Thor, Rohan Umrani, Jack Bergal, Charles Yang, Richard Gordon

“…In select patients, CLL can progress into a more aggressive disease via its original morphology, following a Richter transformation to an alternative non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, or with the concomitant development of multiple myeloma. …”
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Delay in Diagnosis of Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis: Successful Use of Mechanical Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis by Christopher T. Shah, Jason J. Rizqallah, Oladoyin Oluwole, Aleksandrs Kalnins, John N. Sheagren

“…We describe the successful use of mechanical thrombectomy and thrombolysis in the case of an eighteen-year-old woman that presented with progressive thrombosis of the jugular veins and dural sinuses despite adequate anticoagulation. …”
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Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Presentation of Ischemic Colitis by Ana Franky Carvalho, Claudio Branco, Pedro Leão, Conceição Antunes

“…An elderly woman with progressive malaise with extensive subcutaneous emphysema (cervical to abdominal wall) was observed at the emergency department. …”
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Multihost Tuberculosis: Insights from the Portuguese Control Program by Mónica V. Cunha, Madalena Monteiro, Paulo Carvalho, Paula Mendonça, Teresa Albuquerque, Ana Botelho

“…Notwithstanding the substantial progress achieved with the implementation of a comprehensive test and cull scheme, notification, postmortem inspection and surveillance at slaughterhouses, herd and animal prevalence have unexpectedly increased in 2009. …”
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An adaptive feedback methodology for determining information content in stable population studies by H. T. Banks, John E. Banks, R. A. Everett, John D. Stark

“…We develop statistical and mathematical based methodologies for determining (as the experiment progresses) the amount of information required to complete the estimation of stable population parameters with pre-specified levels of confidence. …”
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Benchmark for Evaluation of Danish Clinical Word Embeddings by Martin Sundahl Laursen, Jannik Skyttegaard Pedersen, Pernille Just Vinholt, Rasmus Søgaard Hansen, Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu

“… In natural language processing, benchmarks are used to track progress and identify useful models. Currently, no benchmark for Danish clinical word embeddings exists. …”
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Newer Clinical Strategies for Combining Interferon and Cytotoxic Agents Against Solid Tumours and Hematological Malignancies by Scott Wadler

“…Clinical benefits have been observed for combinations of interferons and alkylating agents against low grade lymphomas, interferons and dacarbazine against malignant melanoma, and interferons and 5-fluorouracil against gastrointestinal and genitourinary malignancies. Further progress will depend on a grealer understanding of the biology of the interaction.…”
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Abiraterone Acetate and Castration Resistant Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate by Edgar Linden-Castro, Marcela Pelayo-Nieto, Alejandro Alias-Melgar, Daniel Espinosa-Perezgrovas, Ivan Ramirez-Galindo, Gabriel Catalan-Quinto

“…We report the case of a 64-year-old patient with ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate, which progresses to castration-resistant prostate cancer, that was treated with abiraterone acetate with good clinical response, to our knowledge, the first case of ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate in treatment with abiraterone acetate.…”
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Unilateral Tubarial Oncocytic Papillary Cystadenoma Presenting with Epistaxis by Nurul Syuhadah Hasny, Fatihatul Munirah Amiruddin, Faezahtul Arbaeyah Hussain, Baharudin Abdullah

“…Patients only become symptomatic upon progression of the swelling, causing obstructive symptoms depending on its location. …”
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Après le boom : la laborieuse mise en œuvre de nouvelles régulations dans le secteur minier guinéen by Johannes Knierzinger

“…Drawing on fieldwork in Guinea, the article retraces the different stages of the implementation process of such a “progressive” mining code, including its modification in 2013 due to the pressure of the mining industry, the adoption of application texts and the adaption of mining contracts, and the introduction of new practises and their supervision in and around the mines.…”
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The complexity of the differential diagnosis of heart tumors and pericarditis by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaienko, E.V. Aksyonov, I.G. Yakovenko, M.A. Tregubova, O.A. Mazur

“…The key point in the progression of the disease was the appearance of concomitant fungal infection, which led to the emergence of its clinical manifestations. …”
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Are Highly Intelligent People More Likely to Tolerate Risk in China? Evidence from China Family Panel Studies by Jing Zhang, Haijian Liu, Jiaming Xu

“…Understanding the correlation between cognitive ability and risk preferences is crucial for promoting technological progress and innovation in China. This study aims to investigate this relationship using survey data from the China Family Panel Studies. …”
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Facts About Fluoride by Anne Kendall, Linda B. Bobroff

“…Fluoride increases the amount of minerals in our teeth and even can reverse the progression of dental cavities (also called caries). …”
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Update in Small Bowel Physiology: Part 2 by RJ Fingerote, S Churnratanakul, M Keelan, K Madsen, ABR Thomson

“…In this review a summary of the past year's literature is presented which will draw attention to the considerable progress in small bowel physiology which will soon be translated into an improved understanding of the pathophysiology of a variety of intestinal disorders.…”
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Les Territoires de l’eau et la décentralisation. La gouvernance de bassin versant ou les limites d’une évidence by Stéphane Ghiotti

“…The progressive implementation of territorial water policy in France, raises the stakes for water management in land planning and territorial development. …”
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Snakebite Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Leading to Renal Cortical Necrosis by Ying Mao Gn, Arvind Ponnusamy, Vikram Thimma

“…Renal biopsy showed fibrin thrombi in glomeruli and arterioles with cortical necrosis. Our patient progressed to end-stage renal disease.…”
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Aerodynamic Analysis Models for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines by M. T. Brahimi, A. Allet, I. Paraschivoiu

“…This work details the progress made in the development of aerodynamic models for studying Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT's) with particular emphasis on the prediction of aerodynamic loads and rotor performance as well as dynamic stall simulations. …”
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Elderly Onset of Weakness in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy by Dominic B. Fee

“…His course was slowly progressive. Despite having phenotypic features of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH), genetic testing for this was delayed because of his age of onset, lack of family history, and benign appearing muscle biopsy. …”
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