Objective: To achieve consensus on the best practices in the management of ventral
hernias (VH). Background: Management patterns for VH are heterogeneous, often with little …

Except for chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) as new
therapy modality is already in wide clinic use for the treatment of various diseases. The major …

The surface marker CD44 has been identified as one of several markers associated with
cancer stem cells (CSC) in solid tumors, but its ubiquitous expression in many cell types, …

Background Therapeutic synergism between radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade
has been observed in preclinical models of hepatocellular carcinoma. We aimed to study …

This article aims to present an account of the state of the art research in the field of integrated
cognitive architectures by providing a review of six cognitive architectures, namely Soar, …

Early-life gut microbiota plays a role in determining the health and risk of developing diseases
in later life. Various perinatal factors have been shown to contribute to the development …

EAL domain-based cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP)-specific phosphodiesterases play important
roles in bacteria by regulating the cellular concentration of the dinucleotide messenger c-di-…

The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 isolated
from bovine milk against upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and elucidate the possible …

Overexpression of classically activated macrophages (M1) subtypes and assessed reactive
oxygen species (ROS) levels are often observed in patients with ulcerative colitis. At present, …

Flaviviruses are group of single stranded RNA viruses that cause severe endemic infection
and epidemics on a global scale. It presents a significant health impact worldwide and the …