THE development of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) is required for many physiological
processes including embryogenesis, wound healing and corpus luteum formation 1,2 . Blood …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was recently identified as a secreted, direct-acting
mitogen specific for vascular endothelial cells and capable of stimulating angiogenesis in …

Objective. The goal of this study was to assess the validity of the International Classification
of Disease, 10th Version (ICD‐10) administrative hospital discharge data and to determine …

This paper reviews new developments in methods of freezing (high-pressure freezing,
dehydrofreezing and applications of antifreeze protein and ice nucleation protein) and thawing (…

The Visual Object Tracking challenge VOT2019 is the seventh annual tracker benchmarking
activity organized by the VOT initiative. Results of 81 trackers are presented; many are state-…

In December 2019, a new type viral pneumonia cases occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province;
and then named “2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)” by the World Health Organization (…

With advances in the effectiveness of treatment and disease management, the contribution
of chronic comorbid diseases (comorbidities) found within the Charlson comorbidity index to …

Chromatin structure imposes significant obstacles on all aspects of transcription that are
mediated by RNA polymerase II. The dynamics of chromatin structure are tightly regulated …

Background Epidemiologic evidence indicates that diets high in fruits and vegetables are
associated with a reduced risk of several cancers, including cancers of the esophagus and …

The Ribosomal Database Project (RDP-II), previously described by Maidak et al., continued
during the past year to add new rRNA sequences to the aligned data and to improve the …