The spotted sand bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus) is an important recreational sport and subsistence food fish within San Diego Bay, a large industrialized harbor in San Diego, California.Despite this importance, few studies examining the species life history relative to pollutant tissue concentrations and the consumptive fishery exist.This stud

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare and progressive interstitial lung disease characterized by irreversible distortion of lung architecture and subsequent loss of pulmonary function.Pirfenidone is an antifibrotic agent associated with increased progression-free survival and overall survival rates, but it carries multiple side effects.The

This study examined the degree to which within-individual variations in paranormal experience were related to belief in the paranormal, preferential thinking style, and delusion formation.A sample of 956 non-clinical adults completed measures assessing experience-based paranormal indices (i.e., paranormal experience, paranormal practitioner basalti

Background/Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for residual or recurrent colorectal lesions after incomplete resection is challenging because of severe fibrosis.This study aimed to compare the efficacy of the pocket-creation method (PCM) with a traction device (TD) with that of conventional ESD for residual or recurrent colorectal lesions.M

Background and purpose: 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) is a common method for the diagnosis of malignant tumors with distant metastases.However the detection of lung metastases, especially small lesions, is still unsatisfactory.68Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitors (68Ga