Publications by authors named "C Strand"

Distributed feedback lasers, which feature rapid wavelength tunability, are not presently available in the yellow and orange spectral regions, impeding spectroscopic studies of short-lived species that absorb light in this range. To meet this need, a rapidly tunable laser system was constructed, characterized, and demonstrated for measurements of the NH radical at 597.4 nm.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the standard tool to image the human brain In this domain, digital brain atlases are essential for subject-specific segmentation of anatomical regions of interest (ROIs) and spatial comparison of neuroanatomy from different subjects in a common coordinate frame. High-resolution, digital atlases derived from histology (e.g.

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Background And Aims: Effective approaches for prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will have a significant impact on HCC-related mortality. There are strong preclinical data and rationale to support targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) for HCC chemoprevention. Small molecule inhibitors of EGFR have been Food and Drug Administration-approved for cancer therapy, which provides an opportunity to repurpose one of these drugs for chemoprevention of HCC.

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Article Synopsis
  • Pythons exhibit significant physiological changes after eating, including increased metabolic rates, but the impact of feeding on brain cell dynamics is less understood.
  • This study aimed to explore brain cell proliferation and maturation in ball pythons, finding that while initial cell proliferation rates post-feeding weren't higher, the number of new non-neuronal cells increased two months after eating.
  • Results indicate that meal consumption stimulates brain cell proliferation after digestion, hinting at a possible neuroprotective effect, especially in regions like the olfactory bulbs and lateral cortex.
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Purpose: AB160 is a 160-nm nano-immunoconjugate consisting of nab-paclitaxel (ABX) nanoparticles noncovalently coated with bevacizumab (BEV) for targeted delivery into tissues expressing high levels of VEGF. Preclinical data showed that AB160 resulted in greater tumor targeting and tumor inhibition compared with sequential treatment with ABX then BEV. Given individual drug activity, we investigated the safety and toxicity of AB160 in patients with gynecologic cancers.

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