PURPOSE: To evaluate whether preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with
primary operable breast cancer results in better overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival …

Clustered survival data are encountered in many scientific disciplines including human and
veterinary medicine, biology, epidemiology, public health and demography. Frailty models …

Intramammary infections of dairy cows with Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus
aureus (major cause of mastitis) have received a lot of attention because of their major …

PURPOSE: In view of the increasing number of patients treated with breast-conserving
treatment (BCT) for ductal carcinoma-in-situ (DCIS), risk factors for recurrence and metastasis …

Background: Surgical or medical castration and antiestrogenic treatment with tamoxifen are
common endocrine treatments for premenopausal women with breast cancer. However, …

The disability-adjusted life year or DALY is a summary measure of public health widely used
to quantify burden of disease. In the DALY philosophy, every person is born with a certain …

Background Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation
and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest …

An in vitro study was conducted to examine the influence of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA)
on bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Eight healthy, midlactating Holstein cows …

Mammal skin has a crucial function in several life-preserving processes such as hydration,
protection against chemicals and pathogens, initialization of vitamin D synthesis, excretion …

Background Women with hormone-responsive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) may respond
to or have stable disease with a number of hormone therapies. We explored the efficacy …