PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF LYMPH NODE TO PRIMARY TUMOR STANDARDIZED UPTAKE VALUE RATIO IN UNRESECTABLE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Prognostic value of lymph node to primary tumor standardized uptake value ratio in unresectable esophageal cancer

Abstract Background Unresectable esophageal cancer harbors high mortality despite chemoradiotherapy.Better patient selection for more personalized management may result in better treatment outcomes.We presume the ratio of maximum Underwater Camera standardized uptake value (SUV) of metastatic lymph nodes to primary tumor (NTR) in 2-deoxy-2-[18F]flu

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Pretreatment methods as a means of boosting methane production from sewage sludge and its mixtures with grease trap sludge

The main objective of this study was to determine the applicability of the selected pretreatment methods as a means of intensification of methane production from sewage sludge as well as its mixtures with grease Underwater Camera trap sludge.The addition of the fat rich material to the digester treating sewage sludge resulted in an increased methan

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Bond behaviour evaluation between steel reinforcement and self-healing concrete containing non-axenic biomasses

Although steel reinforcements are used to withstand tensile forces in concrete, cracks are an unavoidable phenomenon.The presence of cracks, in fact, increases the risk for lowering the service life and durability of concrete structures.A critical issue occurs when due to splitting forces, cracks appear in concrete along the tensioned rebars which

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Relationship between vertebral endplate degeneration (Modic changes, Schmorl nodes, endplate irregularities) and Bone Mineral Density

Objective: The end plate plays an important role in maintaining the structural integrity, balancing biomechanical and supplying nutrition, how dose it changes with the reduced bone mineral density (BMD) remains unknown.The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between lumbar end plate degeneration and normal BMD, osteopenia and

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DETERMINATION OF EFFICIENCY INDICES PERTAINING TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF TRANS-BOUNDARY TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM

An investigation of the system efficiency requires a special approach in terms of its level, content and interrelations with an external environment.In this regard logistic systems are rather complicated Changing Mat that consist of a number of service sub-systems and designed at various levels.Such system complexity requires a development of an ef

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