Patterns of local residual disease and local failure after intensity modulated/image guided radiation therapy for sinonasal tumors in dogs

Abstract Background Most dogs with sinonasal tumors (SNT) treated with radiation therapy (RT) died because of local disease progression.Hypothesis/Objectives Our hypothesis is that the majority of local failure and residual disease would occur within the radiation field.Animals Twenty?two dogs with SNT treated with RT.Methods Retrospective cohort s

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Paleoproterozoic Greenstone-Granite Belts in Northern Brazil and the Former Guyana Shield - West African Craton Province

The mainly meta-volcano-sedimentary Vila Nova Group and associated granites constitute separate belts, which formpart of a large paleoproterozoic (mainly rhyacian) province in the Guyana Shield of which northern Brazil forms a part, andthe West African Craton.In Brazil the southwestern Serra do rubbermaid 8 gallon trash can Ipitinga and Serra Tumuc

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Screening for negative emotions and analysis of related factors among general surgery inpatients: a retrospective cross-sectional study

BackgroundAdverse psychological states in surgical patients can impact outcomes.This study aimed to evaluate mood disorders and associated factors in general surgery inpatients using the Huaxi Emotional Distress Index (HEI).MethodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed HEI scores of 20,398 adult patients hospitalized for elective surgery

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