The Monte Bello Islands

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The epigenetic changes in pituitary adenomas were identified by evaluating the methylation status of nine genes (RB1, p14ARF, p16INK4a, p73, TIMP-3, MGMT, DAPK, THBS1 and caspase-8) in a series of 35 tumours using methylationspecific PCR analysis plus sequencing. The series included non-functional adenomas (n=23), prolactinomas (n=6), prolactinoma plus thyroid-stimulating hormone adenoma (n=1),...

Generation of the Ahlfors Five Islands Theorem

The Land Mollusca of the Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands

IN THE COURSE of war service in the Solomon Islands the writer was stationed on Stirling Island in the Treasuries from December 10, 1943, ro January 13, 1944. A collection of land snails was made and subsequently this was supplemented by a collection made on Mono Island at about the same time by Me. N. Gardner. Smith (1885) recorded a number of species collected by _Guppy from the group, but si...

Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Epitaxial Thin Film Growth: Formation of Submonolayer Islands and Multilayer Mounds

We consider homoepitaxy (or low-misfit heteroepitaxy) via vapor deposition or MBE under UHV conditions. Thin film growth is initiated by nucleation and growth of 2D islands in the submonolayer regime. For atoms subsequently deposited on top of islands, a step edge barrier often inhibits downward transport and produces kinetic roughening during multilayer growth. Such unstable growth is characte...

Overview of Extremity Musculoskeletal Neoplasms at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Nigeria

BACKGROUND The burden of managing patients with musculoskeletal neoplasms in the West African sub-region is quite significant. This is largely due to late presentation, delay in making diagnosis, and failure of obtaining consent to certain surgical procedures. Improvements in diagnosis and treatment over the years have however increased life and limb survival for many patients. This study was a...