For Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Reisz, the director of “Explanation for Everything,” the debate cuts to the heart of a question that has increasingly dominated public discourse in his country since the rise of the right-wing prime minister: “Are you a real Hungarian?”The film, which ...
But for those few who die in the prime of life, the revenue generated by everyone’s premiums is paid out to the family of the departed. And thanks to significantly improved technology and business models, today most healthy people can obtain this protection for next to nothing. Between my ...
The achievement of successful results in research is, of course, of prime importance. Yet, before undertaking research, it is essential that the objectives of the research are clearly understood and defined. Hence, it may be no exaggeration to say that the selection of target molecules decides,...
(1) We estimate the ratio of total RNA expression between two cellular populations, tumor versus non-tumor cells, to cancel out technical effects. This ratio can be estimated as an odds of transcript proportions (π), based on a set of robust intrinsic tumor signature genes. (2) We divide...
Both the man of science and the man of art live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it; both always, as to the measure of their creation, have had to do with the harmonization of what is new with what is familiar, with the balance between novelty and synthesis, with the ...
Since the introduction of the Total QBR metric, we have followed some of the commentary and questions regarding it. The following is the first step in trying to clear up misconceptions and answer relevant questions.
and thanks to many of you all out there, ESC is updated and better than ever. The biggest change is the reduction in buildtime required for T4 and an update to our Dark Prime map with improved player starts, more metal, and some cool new eye candy. Also included are bug fixes and tw...
Between August 1990 and August 1995, 231 patients (median age 51, 53% Durie-Salmon stage III, median serum β-2-microglobulin 3.1 g/L, median C-reactive protein 4 g/L) with symptomatic multiple myeloma were enrolled in a program that used a series of induction regimens and two cycles of...
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Robotic Assisted Adrenalectomy: Is it Ready for Prime Time?)Download keyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract Background: This systematic review and metanalysis was conducted to assess differences between perioperative and functional outcomes...
Figure 2. GKS Prime Flex Traser (Permedica, Merate, Italy). 1.9. Cost Analysis Cementless implants are surely more expensive than their cemented counterparts, potentially creating an obstacle to their diffusion in a cost-sensitive health system. Moreover, considering that prosthetic implants account...