Landiolol, an ultra-short acting beta-1 blocker, for preventing postoperative lung cancer recurrence: study protocol for a phase III, multicenter randomized trial with two parallel groups of patients

Abstract Background Recurrence of cancer after curative surgery is a major problem after most cancer treatments.Increased sympathetic activity during the perioperative period could promote cancer cell invasion to blood vessels and angiogenesis, resulting in cancer metastasis.Recent studies showed that use of beta blockers can be associated with the

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Phantom with Pulsatile Arteries to Investigate the Influence of Blood Vessel Depth on Pulse Oximeter Signal Strength

This paper describes a three-layer head phantom with artificial pulsating arteries at five different depths (1.2 mm, 3.7 mm, 6.8 mm, 9.6 mm and 11.8 mm).The structure enables formation of spatially and temporally varying tissue properties similar to those of living tissues.In our experiment, pressure pulses were generated in the arteries by an elec

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How Prevalent Are Autistic Traits Among Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? A Qualitative Review of the Literature

Background: Twin, family, and linkage studies have indicated that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) share a portion of their heritable etiology.This suggests that individuals with ADHD bempresas.com may manifest different forms of ASDs that may range from socksmith santa cruz fully developed syndro

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