Willumsen Carey

The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of postoperative systemic inflammation in patients with colorectal cancer(CRC).

This study reviewed the medical records of 382 patients with CRC who underwent curative surgery. We evaluated the postoperative serum C-reactive protein(CRP)level on postoperative day 1 (CRP1)and…[Read more]

A 75-year-old woman underwent transcatheter chemoembolization(TACE)for 2 small hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) lesions associated with severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis that necessitated management for ascites. Over 5 years after the initial TACE, she received multidisciplinary therapies with TACE, transcatheter arterial infusion of anticancer…[Read more]

Adult size, egg size, fecundity, and mass of gonads are affected by trade-offs between reproductive investment and environmental conditions shaping the evolution of life history traits among populations for widely distributed species. Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch have a large geographic distribution, and different environmental conditions are…[Read more]

X-ray emission spectroscopy in a point-to-point focusing geometry using instruments that employ more than one analyzer crystal poses challenges with respect to mechanical design and performance. This work discusses various options for positioning the components and provides the formulas for calculating their relative placement. Ray-tracing…[Read more]