Lymph Vessels Associate with Cancer Stem Cells from Initiation to Malignant Stages of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Tumor-associated lymph vessels and lymph node involvement are critical staging criteria in several cancers. In skin squamous cell carcinoma, lymph vessels play a role in cancer development and metastatic spread. However, their relationship with the cancer stem cell niche at early tumor stages remains unclear.

Robust Soil Water Potential Sensor to Optimize Irrigation in Agriculture.

Extreme weather phenomena are on the rise due to ongoing climate change. Therefore, the need for irrigation in agriculture will increase, although it is already the largest consumer of water, a valuable resource. Soil moisture sensors can help to use water efficiently and economically.

Giant Functional Properties in Porous Electroceramics through Additive Manufacturing of Capillary Suspensions.

Dedicated hierarchical structuring of functional ceramics can be used to shift the limits of functionality. This work presents the manufacturing of highly open porous, hierarchically structured barium titanate ceramics with 3-3 connectivity direct ink writing of capillary suspension-type inks. The pore size of the printed struts (∼1 μm) is combined with a printed mesostructure (∼100 μm).

How patient-selected colors for removable appliances are reflected in electronically tracked compliance (wear times and wear behavior).

Objectives: A broad spectrum of colors for removable appliances, intended to optimize acceptance of treatment and patient cooperation, have been available on the dental market for years. This is the first study to analyze how patient-selected colors are reflected in wear times and wear behavior of removable appliances.

Materials And Methods: The study included 117 children (55 girls and 62 boys) who were treated with active removable plate or functional appliances.

Clinical assessment of gastric emptying and sensory function utilizing gamma scintigraphy: Establishment of reference intervals for the liquid and solid components of the Nottingham test meal in healthy subjects.

Background: Current investigations of stomach function are based on small test meals that do not reliably induce symptoms and analysis techniques that rarely detect clinically relevant dysfunction. This study presents the reference intervals of the modular "Nottingham test meal" (NTM) for assessment of gastric function by gamma scintigraphy (GSc) in a representative population of healthy volunteers (HVs) stratified for age and sex.

Methods: The NTM comprises 400 mL liquid nutrient (0.