Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body MRI using diffusion-weighted sequence (WB-DWI) to determine the peritoneal cancer index (PCI) in correlation with surgical and histopathological findings.Methods: Twenty-seven patients underwent preoperative WB-MRI, followed by cytoreductive surgery for primary tumors of the appendix (n = 1
Routinely used metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) techniques often fail to detect low-level viremia (4 copies/mL) and appear biased Air Compressor towards viruses with linear genomes.These limitations hinder the capacity to comprehensively characterize viral infections, such as those attributed to the Anelloviridae family.These near ubiq
Temporary Air Compressor confinement during parturition and early postpartum may provide an intermediary step preceding loose housing that offers improvement in sow and piglet welfare.Three experiments were conducted to investigate the implications of replacing farrowing crates (FCs) with an alternative housing system from 3 days postpartum until w
One of the aspects of military conflicts is environmental.A specific and rather intense impact accompanies the conduct of hostilities and preparations for war on the environment.Although ecological damage is not usually a goal of warfare, such damage is integral to most armed conflicts.There is no single model of how war affects the environment.At
Over the centuries, humanity has gone through various revolutions in data and information management that have increased, clarified or facilitated the evolution of knowledge.The Western world has evolved thanks to a succession of strategies developed to maximise the amount of information.The increasing computer performance has made the process of c