✓ An important factor in making a recommendation for treatment of a patient with arteriovenous
malformation (AVM) is to estimate the risk of surgery for that patient. A simple, broadly …

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission is one of the first Earth observation
satellites being developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council's Decadal …

Many organizations want to predict the number of defects (faults) in software systems, before
they are deployed, to gauge the likely delivered quality and maintenance effort. To help in …

Since the first edition of this book published, Bayesian networks have become even more
important for applications in a vast array of fields. This second edition includes new material on …

Normal development of the cerebral cortex requires long-range migration of cortical
neurons from proliferative regions deep in the brain. Lissencephaly (“smooth brain,” from “lissos,” …

Purpose To examine the impact of marital status on stage at diagnosis, use of definitive
therapy, and cancer-specific mortality among each of the 10 leading causes of cancer-related …

Object. The authors report on their 11 years' experience with embolization of cerebral
aneurysms using Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC) technology and on the attendant anatomical …

Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps affects approximately 2–4% of the
general population, and long-term use of systemic corticosteroids is associated with adverse …

Background: The use of topical mitomycin (mitomycin-C) as a medical adjunct to pterygium
and glaucoma surgery is increasing. Methods: The authors report on a series of 10 patients …

✓ Experimental traumatic brain injury studies have shown that cerebral hyperglycolysis is a
pathophysiological response to injury-induced ionic and neurochemical cascades. This …