Purpose We prospectively compared PET/CT and conventional imaging for initial staging of
nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods A total of 111 patients with histologically proven …

This paper presents the thermal and mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced
composite (BFRC) derived from Gigantochloa scortechinii. The bamboo fibers were prepared …

… Chin SC, Shafiq N, Nuruddin MF. Strengthening of RC beams with large openings in
shear by CFRP laminates : Experiment and 2D Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. Research …

We report on a novel and rapid strategy for the simultaneous identification of both avian
species and gender by analyzing a section of the CHD gene. The CHD gene is carried by the …

Developing holistic predictive modeling solutions for risk prediction is extremely challenging
in healthcare informatics. Risk prediction involves integration of clinical factors with socio-…

Research on the reuse of waste materials in the concrete industry has been quite intensive
in the past decade. The objective of this research is to identify the performance of oven-dried …

OBJECTIVE. This study compares the relative efficacy of two fast T2-weighted MR imaging
techniques—fast imaging with steady-state free precession (true FISP) and half-Fourier …

Conventional work-up (CWU) with chest radiography, abdominal ultrasonography, and
skeletal scintigraphy has limited value in M staging of nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal …

Introduction Patients with oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
have a high risk of having distant metastases or second primary tumors. We prospectively …

This paper presents the review of studies performed to investigate the behavior of Reinforced
Concrete (RC) beams containing different types of openings. For the last 4 decades, …