Background Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) should be applied with a biologically effective dose an ?/? of 12 (BED12) ? 40 Gy to reach 1-year local control (LC) 70%. The aims this retrospective study were report series 81 unresected large brain metastases treated Linac-based multifraction SRT according the ICRU 91 and identify predictive factors associated LC. Methods Included in first (BM) cons...

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Nanopowders of strontium fluoroapatite Sr5(PO4)3F (SFAP) were synthesized using a co-precipitation method with different starting compounds. Based on the data XRD, BET and SEM measurements, nitrate-derived powders chosen as least agglomerated. The SFAP hot pressed at 1000 °C to ceramic samples transmittance up 82% in mid-IR region. designed approach was adopted prepare 2 mol % Er-doped ceramics...

To determine the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among sheltered homeless persons in Marseille, France, we retrospectively tested 490 such persons. A total of 11.6% had immunoglobulin (Ig) G and 2.5% had IgM against HEV; 1 person had HEV genotype 3f. Injection drug use was associated with IgG against HEV.

Bacillus licheniformis strain 3F-3 is an efficient pentose-utilizing producer of platform chemical, 2,3-butanediol. Here we present a 4.1-Mb assembly of its genome. The key genes for pentose utilization, regulation, and metabolism of 2,3-butanediol were annotated, which may provide further insights into the molecular mechanism of 2,3-butanediol production from biomass pentose.

Ewes bearing more than 1 fetus are more susceptible to pregnancy toxemia than those with a single fetus. Crossbreeding programs in Israel increased the occurrences of ewes bearing more than 2 fetuses; therefore, the aim was to assess the exacerbation in the metabolic status of ewes pregnant with several fetuses. Fifty ewes, genetically developed to achieve multiple-fetus pregnancies, were monit...

The controlled precipitation of strontium fluoroapatite crystals was studied in four base glass compositions derived from the SiO2-Al2O3-Y2O3-SrO-Na2O-K2O/Rb2O/Cs2O-P2O5-F system. The crystal phase formation of these glasses and the main properties of the glass-ceramics, such as thermal and optical properties and radiopacity were compared with a fifth, a reference glass-ceramic. The reference g...