Background Carotid-artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy are both options for treating
carotid-artery stenosis, an important cause of stroke. Methods We randomly assigned …

Abstract Framework modes of terrigenous sandstones reflect derivation from various types
of provenance terranes that depend upon plate-tectonic setting. Triangular QFL and QmFLt …

Linear programming, as an optimizing method for handling a mass of interacting variables,
has received considerable attention in applications to such problems as production …

A colorimetric, microplate-based Alamar Blue assay (MABA) method was used to determine
the MICs of isoniazid (INH), rifampin, streptomycin (SM), and ethambutol (EMB) for 34 …

BACKGROUND: A heightened risk of stroke and death among octogenarians undergoing
carotid artery stenting (CAS) has been reported. The multicenter Carotid Revascularization …

The role of religion in early American literature has been endlessly studied; the role of the
law has been virtually ignored. Robert A. Ferguson's book seeks to correct this imbalance. …

Entrainment of mixed size gravel bed material was studied in nine reaches of three high‐power
streams in Scotland and Norway. Paired measurements of at‐a‐point shear stress (…

Background: The viability of fat grafts obtained by even a well-established technique remains
poorly studied and unknown. This study was designed to determine the viability of fat grafts …

… The ultimate story, however, belongs not to Franklin in 1776 but to Jefferson in 1818, and
Jefferson's retelling of it through the Philadelphia journalist Robert Walsh, and then through …

Background and Purpose— The safety of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid
endarterectomy (CEA) has varied by symptomatic status in previous trials. The Carotid …