Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is an often investigated pathophysiological condition
because of its implication in causing low back pain. As human material for such studies is …

Traditional organic synthesis relies heavily on organic solvents for a multitude of tasks, including
dissolving the components and facilitating chemical reactions, because many reagents …

… (Knuc) values were calculated on the basis of the 912 positions that could be aligned (Table
1). Figure 6 shows a neighbor-joining phyloge-netic tree constructed on the basis of the K…

… For given s ∈ R it is assumed that the kernel k satisfies in addition for some ε > 0, … This
assertion follows immediately from Theorem 1.10 and s < 0 since one can choose k = k0 in (1.42) …

Background Alterations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) have emerged as
promising drug targets for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer with a poor prognosis. …

In the favoured core-accretion model of formation of planetary systems, solid planetesimals
accumulate to build up planetary cores, which then accrete nebular gas if they are sufficiently …

Mitochondrial morphology is dynamically controlled by a balance between fusion and fission.
The physiological importance of mitochondrial fission in vertebrates is less clearly defined …

BACKGROUND: We have often encountered difficulties in identifying small liver cancers
during surgery. Fluorescent imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) has the potential to detect …

In most cases of sporadic colorectal cancers, tumorigenesis is a multistep process, involving
genomic alterations in parallel with morphologic changes. In addition, accumulating …

We present observations of the unusual microlensing event OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA
2003-BLG-53. In this event, a short-duration (∼ 7 days) low-amplitude deviation in the light …