Arsenic trioxide (ATO) induces remission in 85% of adults with refractory acute promyelocytic
leukemia (APL). We conducted a phase 1 trial of ATO in children (median age 13 y, range, …

Primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC) is a type of rare malignant epithelial tumor. Metastasis
from PPC to breast has been rarely reported. PPC originates de novo from the peritoneal …

As China has grown stronger, some observers have identified an assertive turn in Chinese
foreign policy. Evidence to support this argument includes the increasingly frequent …

In this investigation, the effects of small polyimide open (PIO) size for bump electrical,
mechanical and package reliability performances are discussed. The contact resistance (Rc) …

Glaucoma is rated as the leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Early detection
of glaucoma is important for providing timely treatment and minimizing the vision loss. In …

Subduction-zone metamorphism is considered to be a major chemical filter for both the arc
magmatism and mantle compositional heterogeneity. To understand the element transport …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), one of the major and long-term microvascular complications of
diabetes, is the most common cause of vision loss and blindness in the working population of …

This paper presents a novel two step approach for longitudinal (over time) registration of retinal
images. Longitudinal registration is an important preliminary step to analyse longitudinal …

A 56-year-old man who initially presented with immunoglobulin G lambda solitary sacral
plasmacytoma 1 year ago treated with radiation therapy was hospitalised with severe anaemia. …

Groundwater origin, flow and geochemical evolution in the Golmud River watershed of the
Qaidam Basin was assessed using hydrogeochemical, isotopic and numerical approaches. …