We recently re p o rted on the application of a machinel e a rning (ML) technique to automated flight control using a simulated F-16 combat plane (Michie and Camacho 1994). Subsequent tests of our data-induced flying model have b roadly confirmed the re p o rt e d results but have also identified a lack of robustness. We had undere s t i m a t e d the latter and now re g a rd our re p o rt (Mic...

The effbcts of prenatal ochratoxin A (OCA) exposure on postnatal behavior and function of Jcl: Wistar rat offspring were assessed in two experiments. In Experiment 1, pregnant rats were administered ora]ly with O.25 or O.5 mglkglday of OCA dissolved in O.1 M sodium bicarbonate on days 11-14 (A) or 15-18 (B) of gestation. Controls received the vehicle similarly on days 11-18 of gestation. The of...

Studies conduc ted by o thers have revealed that 1 ,1 -d ich lo ro2 ,2 -b i s (p -ch lo ropheny l )e thy lene (DDE), a proximal metabol i te of d ich lo rod ipheny l t r i ch lo roe thane (DDT), is a st rong hepatocel lu lar ca rc inogen in mice. Since hamsters appear to be resistant to tumor induct ion by DDT, we wanted to invest igate whe the r DDE has any neoplast ic ef fect in this species....

The Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) launched a program for accreditation and designation (A&D) of cancer centers in Europe based on voluntary participation in 2008. In 2012, the Italian Ministry of Health decided to fund cancer centers in Italy, members of the Alleanza Contro il Cancro (ACC), to go through the OECI accreditation program. Ten centers participated in the program...

Sommario Il carcinoma non midollare della tiroide ( medullary thyroid cancer , NMTC) è generalmente sporadico ma può presentarsi in forma familiare familial FNMTC) circa il 10% dei casi. Negli anni si sono accumulate evidenze a favore di una predisposizione genetica ereditaria del FNMTC, come la scoperta alcuni loci suscettibilità, presenza alterazioni molecolari carico complesso telomero-telom...

A Lei 13655/18 completa, em 2023, cinco anos de importantes contribuições ao Direito. O impacto dos dispositivos que inseriu no Decreto-lei nº 4.657, 1942, a Introdução às Normas do Direito Brasi-leiro (LINDB), foi tão profundo, é possível falar uma “Nova LINDB”. Este artigo celebra o aniversá-rio da 13655/18, defendendo sua principal contribuição convocar as instâncias judiciais, contro-ladora...