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We discuss the relevance of Eisenstein series for representing certain G(Z)-invariant string theory amplitudes which receive corrections from BPS states only. The Eisenstein series are constructed using G(Z)-invariant mass formulae and are manifestly invariant modular functions on the symmetric space K\G(R) of noncompact type, with K the maximal compact subgroup of G(R). In particular, we show ...

INTRODUCTION Prehabilitation interventions have shown efficacy in the orthopaedic and cardiothoracic surgical populations, but there has been limited evidence for general surgical patients. We present the protocol for a pilot trial of a novel prehabilitation intervention, consisting of a physiatrist-directed preoperative assessment and treatment programme. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a singl...

We analyze the asymptotic behavior of a partial differential equation (PDE) model for hematopoiesis. This PDE model is derived from the original agent-based model formulated by Roeder et al. in [35], and it describes the progression of blood cell development from the stem cell to the terminally differentiated state. To conduct our analysis, we start with the PDE model of [20], which coincides v...

The outcome in metastatic renal cancer remains poor with an overall survival at 5 years of less than 10%. However, molecular pathology in kidney cancer has developed extensively in the few last years, providing a basis for new systemic therapies including antiangiogenic drugs and mTOR inhibitors. Use of these targeted therapies in metastatic disease has improved the prognosis but still in a too...

Sentürk S., E. Özel, A. Sen: Clinical Efficacy of Rifampicin for Treatment of Canine Pyoderma. Acta Vet. Brno 2005, 74: 117-122. In this study, the efficacy and field safety of rifampicin were evaluated in dogs with pyoderma. Clinical diagnoses of canine pyoderma were supported by bacteriologic cultures. 20 dogs with pyoderma were treated with rifampicin at a dose of 5 mg·kg-1 once daily for 10...

BACKGROUND Nipple-sparing mastectomy performed via an inframammary fold incision with implant-based reconstruction is an oncologically safe procedure that provides excellent cosmesis. OBJECTIVES The authors report their experience with conservative treatment of postoperative nipple-areolar complex (NAC) ischemia and an analysis of risk factors for NAC ischemia and conservative treatment failu...

Department of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, South Korea From the Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, South Korea. Received May 17, 2007; Accepted August 2, 2007 Address reprint requests to : Jeong Kon Kim, M.D., Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea. Tel. 82-2-3010-4355...

Objective: To investigate whether or not reconstruction of the medial cortex in subtrochanteric fracture can reduce the risks of internal fixation failure, fracture malunion, and nonunion. Subjects and Methods: Between 2005 and 2008, 46 patients with subtrochanteric fracture were treated with intramedullary nailing and followed up. The average age was 42 years. According to the Seinsheimer clas...