The publish or perish culture of scholarly communication results in quality and relevance to be are subordinate to quantity. Scientific events such as conferences play an important role in scholarly communication and knowledge exchange. Researchers in many fields, such as computer science, often need to search for events to publish their research results, establish connections for collaborations with other researchers and stay up to date with recent works.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (biliary glycoprotein; CEACAM1) is expressed in normal bladder urothelium and in angiogenically activated endothelial cells, where it exhibits proangiogenic properties.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of urinary CEACAM1 for detection of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB).
Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective study included 175 patients.