The charge of quasi-particles in the fractional quantum Hall regime was determined via
quantum shot noise measurements. The noise is generated by a current flow through a partially …

Background Patients who survive Hodgkin's disease are at increased risk for second
neoplasms. As survival times increase, solid tumors are emerging as a serious long-term …

Object. In this report the authors describe the epidemiology of craniopharyngioma. Methods.
The incidence of craniopharyngioma in the United States was estimated from two population…

Background Neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor that occurs in early
childhood, can be identified in the preclinical stages by the detection of catecholamines in …

Ecological communities in heterogeneous environments assemble through the combined
effect of species interaction and migration. Understanding the effect of these processes on the …

✓ As survival rates have risen for children with malignant primary brain tumors, so has the
concern that many survivors have significant permanent cognitive deficits. Cranial irradiation (…

From tropical forests to gut microbiomes, ecological communities host notably high numbers
of coexisting species. Beyond high biodiversity, communities exhibit a range of complex …

PURPOSE: To study the effectiveness of combined systemic chemotherapy and local
ophthalmic therapy for retinoblastoma with the goal of avoiding enucleation and external-beam …

In a double-blind study, we compared the postoperative (post-op) blood loss in 161 children
undergoing open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass whose immediate post-op …

✓ Between 1975 and 1989, 108 children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma/primitive
neuroectodermal tumor (MB/PNET) of the posterior fossa were treated at the authors' …