Study Design. This study was conducted by retrospective case selection and prospective
observation of longitudinal changes of the multifidus muscle cross-sectional area and of trunk …

The photothermal therapy using nanomaterials has been recently attracted as an efficient
strategy for the next generation of cancer treatments. Single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) …

Different nanostructures (Ns), such as nanobelts, nanobricks and nanosheets, of polypyrrole
(PPy) were successfully fabricated on stainless steel substrates by simply varying the scan …

Firms and other organizations use Technology Roadmapping (TRM) extensively as a framework
for supporting research and development of future technologies and products that could …

At high ambient temperature, plants display dramatic stem elongation in an adaptive response
to heat. This response is mediated by elevated levels of the phytohormone auxin and …

Theforaminoplastic'ventral epidural approach and its advantages in the treatment of
extruded disk herniation at the L5-S1 level are described. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar …

Bacterial infection remains a serious threat to human lives because of emerging resistance
to existing antibiotics. Although the scientific community has avidly pursued the discovery of …

Study Design. A retrospective study of 43 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous
endoscopic lumbar discectomy for recurrent disc herniation. Objectives. To evaluate the …

Many methods have been developed and are in use for structural size optimization
problems, in which the cross-sectional areas or sizing variables are usually assumed to be …

Purpose: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project recently uncovered four molecular
subtypes of gastric cancer: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), microsatellite instability (MSI), genomically …