Decompression sickness (DCS) is a widely known clinical syndrome in human medicine, mainly in divers, related to the formation of intravascular and extravascular gas bubbles.Gas embolism and decompression-like sickness have also been described in wild animals, such as cetaceans.It was hypothesized that adaptations to the marine environment protecte
International Security, as an specific field of International relations issues, has a solid existence, although their profiles and boundaries are topics that are always discussed in Handlebar the academic forums.oth, the orthodox visions, strongly fixed to the XVII century post Westphalia models, as well as more flexible views emerged in the last f
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, and it is responsible for up to one million deaths annually.Although multiple risk factors for HCC have been identified, and despite preventive measures, the incidence of HCC continues to rise to epidemiologic proportions in the United States.In general, tumor resection and o
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts hereafter) cover a substantial proportion of the dryland ecosystem and play crucial roles in ecological processes such as biogeochemical cycles, water distribution, and soil erosion.Consequently, studying the spatial distribution of biocrusts holds great significance for drylands, especially on a global scale, but
Abstract Oncolytic adenoviruses (OAds), most of which are based on species C human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) (OAd5), have recently received much attention as potential anticancer agents.High seroprevalence of anti-Ad5 neutralizing antibodies is a major hurdle for Ad5-based gene therapy.However, the impacts of anti-Ad5 neutralizing antibodies on O