Julian C. Smith (B. Chem., Chem. E., Cornell University) is Professor Emeritus of Chemical
Engineering at Cornell University, where he joined the faculty in 1946. He was Director of …

Five classes of extended hysterectomies used in treating women with cervical cancer are
described. The term “radical hysterectomy” is not adequate to record and communicate the …

Systematic restaging was performed prospectively in 100 patients referred to the Ovarian
Cancer Study Group institutions with a diagnosis of "early" (stage Ia-IIb) ovarian cancer. Before …

Background Tranexamic acid reduces the risk of bleeding among patients undergoing cardiac
surgery, but it is unclear whether this leads to improved outcomes. Furthermore, there are …

African farming systems are highly heterogeneous: between agroecological and socioeconomic
environments, in the wide variability in farmers’ resource endowments and in farm …

Background Certain recent studies have demonstrated improved surgical outcome in patients
with aortic dissection. We analyzed the surgical survival rates of patients with acute aortic …

The position of Xenacoelomorpha in the tree of life remains a major unresolved question in
the study of deep animal relationships 1 . Xenacoelomorpha, comprising Acoela, …

The specification of the different mouse pancreatic endocrine subtypes is determined by the
concerted activities of transcription factors. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating …

As long-lived post-mitotic cells, neurons employ unique strategies to resist pathogen infection
while preserving cellular function. Here, using a murine model of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection…

Study objectives: Significant morbidity and mortality offset the benefits of lung volume reduction
surgery (LVRS) for emphysema. By contributing to distal lung collapse, bronchoscopic …