BACKGROUND It is extremely rare for pulmonary hilar lymph node metastasis (PHLNM) of a cancer to be independently lethal. Here, we report an exceedingly rare case of cavitation in PHLNM from breast cancer triggering broncho-pleural fistula and empyema (BPFE), complicated with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS). CASE REPORT A 56-year-old woman who had undergone left segmental mastectomy and ax...

The disparate characteristics between conventional (CVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in terms of driving range, refill/recharge time, and availability of refuel/recharge infrastructure inherently limit the relative utility of BEVs when benchmarked against traditional driver travel patterns. However, given a high penetration of highpower public charging combined with driver tolerance fo...

Production of clinical-grade gene therapy vectors for human trials remains a major hurdle in advancing cures for a number of otherwise incurable diseases. We describe a system based on a stably transformed insect cell lines harboring helper genes required for vector production. Integrated genes remain silent until the cell is infected with a single baculovirus expression vector (BEV). The induc...

We are really measuring the sum of the cross sections vpver+Em and ppvpm. ln, l ~ 0, but since our neutrino spectrum peaks at 500 MeV/c and is down by an order of magnitude by 1500 MeV/c, we expect the contribution of the final states with additional m. 's to be very small. J. Campbell et al. , Phys. Bev. Lett. 30, 385 (1973). More details of the experiment are given by S. J. Barish, Argonne Na...

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of enteroviruses showed that in the 5'NCR enteroviruses formed three clusters: polioviruses (PVs), coxsackievirus A type 21 (CAV21), CAV24 and enterovirus type 70 (ENV70) formed one cluster; coxsackievirus B isolates (CBVs), CAV9, CAV16, ENV71, echovirus type 11 (EV11), EV12 and all partially sequenced echoviruses and swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) belong...

Battery-powered electric cars (BEVs) play a key role in future mobility scenarios. However, little is known about the environmental impacts of the production, use and disposal of the lithium ion (Li-ion) battery. This makes it difficult to compare the environmental impacts of BEVs with those of internal combustion engine cars (ICEVs). Consequently, a detailed lifecycle inventory of a Li-ion bat...

A new integrated power electronics interface (IPEI) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in order to optimize the performance of the power train is proposed in this paper. As Power electronics interfaces plays important role in the automotive vehicle technologies the proposed IPEI is responsible for the power-flow management for each operating mode. The operating modes will explain how IPEI wor...