The clinical management of patients with thyroid nodules that are biopsied by fine-needle aspiration cytology and yield indeterminate results remains unsettled.The BRAF V600E mutation has dubious diagnostic value due to its low sensitivity.Novel strategies are urgently needed to distinguish thyroid malignancies from thyroid nodules.This prospective
While the functions of the recently discovered cytoglobin, ubiquitously expressed in vertebrate tissues, remain uncertain, Antarctic fish provide unparalleled models to study novel protein traits that may arise from cold adaptation.We report here the spectral, ligand-binding and enzymatic properties (peroxynitrite isomerization, nitrite-reductase a
In the past decade, research on ultrasound therapy in obstetrics and gynecology has rapidly developed.Currently, high-intensity ultrasound has been widely used in clinical practice, while low-intensity ultrasound has gradually emerged as a new trend of transitioning from pre-clinical research to clinical applications.Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound
This study investigates the problem of asymptotic stabilization of underactuated surface vehicles (USVs) in the presence JACKET of simultaneous matched and mismatched disturbances.Within the framework of back-stepping control and by introducing a periodic term in the control laws of virtual yaw angle and surge velocity, a control design method is d
The ongoing transition to energy systems with high shares of variable renewables motivates the development of novel thermal power cycles that operate economically at low Mains Block Insulator capacity factors to accommodate wind and solar intermittency.This study presents two recuperated power cycles with low capital costs for this market segment: