Despite attempted curative resection of localized adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, most patients experience a recurrence and die of their disease. The Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, and European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer trials have suggested the benefit of adjuvant therapy. However, the relatively few randomized trials ava...

The theme of the church as the 'body of Christ' has more than any other in Paul stimulated critical reflection on the question of his use offigurative language. Yet, while considerable exegetical and literary-historical attention has been directed towards the problem of whether the identification of the church with the body of Christ is to be understood as simply metaphorical or in some more my...

OBJECTIVE To explore the application and efficacy of TNF-α inhibitors in the treatment of SAPHO syndrome. METHODS Two cases of refractory SAPHO syndrome were successfully treated with etanercept. And pain scores, laboratory parameters and functional index were used to judge the efficacies. Literature was also systemically reviewed. RESULTS Both patients achieved marked clinical remission. T...

This paper proposes a new technique for improving the efficiency of software testing, which is based on a conventional attempt to reduce test cases that have to be tested for any given software. The approach utilizes the advantage of Regression Testing where fewer test cases would lessen time consumption of the testing as a whole. The technique also offers a means to perform test case generatio...

Acrochordons commonly develop from skin on the neck and axillar region, but may be found on any region of body. Although some predisposing factors have been implicated, the definite etiology has yet to be determined. We report the case of a 46-year female patient who presented with a large mass lesion on the inner aspect of the thigh. She stated that the swelling had emerged some 20 years ago a...