background: adipose tissue has characteristics of an endocrine organ which releases a number of adipocyte-specific factors, known as adipocytokines.  it has recently suggested that adipocytokines might play a role in pathogenesis and progression of certain cancers, especially in gastric cancer.  this study has managed to investigate endogenous and/or exogenous expression of visfatin and resisti...

3 Hadron Production from AGS to RHIC 17 3.1 Systematics of Spectra and Slopes at AGS and SPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.2 Spectra and Radial Flow at RHIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3.3 Partonic Collectivity at RHIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3.4 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

PURPOSE 3D ultrasound (US) images of the uterus may be used to adapt radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer patients based on changes in daily anatomy. This requires accurate on-line segmentation of the uterus. The aim of this work was to assess the accuracy of Elekta's "Assisted Gyne Segmentation" (AGS) algorithm in semi-automatically segmenting the uterus on 3D transabdominal ultrasound images...

Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome: An Autoimmune-Mediated Encephalopathy In the November-December 2009 issue of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Uggetti et al presented neuroradiologic findings in 36 patients with Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), a genetically determined early-onset encephalopathy resembling congenital viral infection characterized by basal ganglia calcifications, white matter...

Introduction: Regarding chronic nature of epilepsy and its side effects and to access the effective treatment procedures, herbal medicine has received remarkable interest. The aim of this study was to determine the anticonvulsant effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of Anethum graveolens seed on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) -induced seizure in male mice. Methods: Fifty-six albino male mice were div...

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a special type of biofilm formed by the self-aggregation microorganisms and extracellular polymers considered promising technology for wastewater treatment. However, new strategies are still being proposed as to how improve polymeric substances (EPS) production that influences formation AGS. Recently, acceleration aerobic granulation using autoinducers such N-ac...