Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a histologic subtype of breast cancer that is frequently associated with favorable outcomes, as approximately 90% of ILC express the estrogen receptor (ER). However, recent retrospective analyses suggest that patients with ILC receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy may not benefit as much as patients with invasive ductal carcinoma. On the basis of these observa...

This paper explores the influence of the processes of learning in organizations on innovation performance in high-tech small firms. After reviewing the literature on learning and innovation, the paper defines the concepts of knowledge management and organizational learning and how they are interlinked. Hypotheses on the link between organizational learning and innovation are presented. An origi...

over the last decade, coinciding with the growth of information and communication technologies, globalization expansion and consequently increased awareness of citizens, communities’ dissatisfactions over the lack of accountability, lack of transparency and centralized government structure is leading to the emergence of the new approach called e-governance. e-governance, against e-government by...

sugar beet as an industrial crop plays a main role in satisfying domestic demand of sugar. study on the production efficiency of sugar beet is important because this is a factor that influences production without additional cost. in this study, data envelopment analysis approach (dea), was implemented to calculate technical, administrative and scale efficiency of sugar beet production. also opt...

This study aimed to explore the mechanisms of bridging integrator-3 dysregulation, its prognostic value, and related signaling pathways in colorectal cancer . Bioinformatic analysis was performed based on the data from The Cancer Genome Atlas–colorectal cancer and Human Protein Atlas. Colorectal cancer cell lines, LoVo and HT29 cells, were used as in vitro cell model to assess the effect of dem...

the main goal of this study is to identify the determinants of the energy intensity in the iranian economy using annual data for the period 1974-2012. changes in energy intensity can be seen as related to three factors including price, income, and autonomous energy efficiency improvements (based on technical progress). moreover the role of energy quality in enhancement of total factor productiv...

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States c Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States d Department of Chemical Engineer...