This paper reviews research on combining artificial neural nets, and provides an overview of,
and an introduction to, the papers contained in this special issue, and its companion (…

Abdominal wall blocks rely on the spread of local anesthetic within musculofascial planes to
anesthetize multiple small nerves or plexuses, rather than targeting specific nerve structures…

Recent advances in ultrasound technology have made ultrasound equipment more versatile,
portable, and accessible than ever. Modern handheld, ultra-portable ultrasound devices …

During early human pregnancy the uterine mucosa transforms into the decidua, into which
the fetal placenta implants and where placental trophoblast cells intermingle and …

The growing proportion of elderly people in society, together with recent advances in robotics,
makes the use of robots in elder care increasingly likely. We outline developments in the …

Angiogenesis is important in the pathophysiology of endometriosis, a condition characterized
by implantation of ectopic endometrium in the peritoneal cavity. Vascular endothelial …

We have previously mapped the human azoospermia factor to a deletion in Y chromosome
interval 6 (subinterval XII-XIV). We now report the isolation and characterization of a gene …

Background: Two thirds of patients with ovarian carcinoma have advanced disease at diagnosis
and have poor progenoses because of the presence of highly invasive carcinoma cells …

Background Aortic-root dissection is the leading cause of death in Marfan's syndrome.
Studies suggest that with regard to slowing aortic-root enlargement, losartan may be more …

Repair of human endometrium after menstruation and preparation of the endometrium for
implantation involves profound angiogenic changes. Vascular endothelial cell growth factor (…