I Introduction ANUMBER of economists have endeavored to" explain" one or more types of
local government expenditures. Hawley [6], Brazer [3], Hirsch [7], and Hansen [5] have been …

The occurrence of a spontaneous nephropathy with intranuclear inclusions in laboratory
mice has puzzled pathologists for over 4 decades, because its etiology remains elusive. The …

Ameloblastomas are benign tumors of odontogenic epithelial origin. There is a high incidence
of local recurrence associated with these tumors, and distant metastasis is rare. A review …

Reconstruction of the alveolar cleft defect (ACD) has been a controversial subject since the
first reported bone graft series in 1955. 1 Since that time, there have been hundreds of …

The CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) in endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth
muscle cells (VSMCs) is crucial for vascular integrity. The atheroprotective functions of CXCR4 …

Simple Summary This study reported, for the first time, on the expression and activity of the
dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) family during the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (…

Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are progressive
neurodegenerative diseases for which there is no disease-modifying treatment. PD and DLB are …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial vessel wall and underlies the
development of cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke…

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents ~90% of all cases of primary liver cancer and
occurs predominantly in patients with underlying chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. …

Patients with disorders of coagulation and bleeding can be among the most challenging
surgical patients to manage. Intraoperative or postoperative bleeding can contribute to life-…