We undertook a systematic review of studies assessing the association between socioeconomic
status (SES) and measured obesity in low‐ and middle‐income countries (defined by …

Background Preoperative imatinib therapy of locally advanced GIST may facilitate resection
and decrease morbidity of the procedure. Methods We have pooled databases from 10 …

Riluzole exerts a neuroprotective effect through different mechanisms, including action on
glutamatergic transmission. We investigated whether this drug affects glutamate transporter-…

BACKGROUND To the authors' knowledge, no effective medical therapy currently is available
for advanced chordoma. Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting platelet‐…

Purpose: Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDGFRA) mutations are found in
approximately 5% to 7% of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). We sought to …

Purpose To report on the long-term results of a randomized trial comparing a standard dose
(400 mg/d) versus a higher dose (800 mg/d) of imatinib in patients with metastatic or locally …

Purpose In 2004, we started an intergroup randomized trial of adjuvant imatinib versus no
further therapy after R0-R1 surgery patients with localized, high- or intermediate-risk GI …

Retail sales has consistently faced threats by technology throughout history, with the recent
advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) posing the most recent challenge. It is often said that …

We assess the causal relationship between health and social capital, measured by
generalized trust, both at the individual and the community level. The paper contributes to the …

For a long time considered as technologically mature, electric systems are now facing a
period of rapid evolution, inspired by climate change concerns. Several studies show that …