Comparison of multichannel signal deconvolution algorithms in airborne LiDAR bathymetry based on wavelet transform.

Airborne LiDAR bathymetry offers low cost and high mobility, making it an ideal option for shallow-water measurements. However, due to differences in the measurement environment and the laser emission channel, the received waveform is difficult to extract using a single algorithm. The choice of a suitable waveform processing method is thus of extreme importance to guarantee the accuracy of the bathymetric retrieval.

[Efficacy of early consecutive lumbar puncture treatment in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage after embolization].

Objective: To summarize the significance of lumbar punctures in remedy for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) after embolization.

Methods: From December 2002 to September 2011, 43 cases of aSAH underwent aneurysm embolization at department of interventional radiology and vascular surgery, Peking University Third Hospital. After the embolization,consecutive lumbar punctures were undertaken everyday, by which we measured proper cerebrospinal fluid pressure and slow drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

[Histological character of intimal hyperplasia post jugular vein grafts and the protective effect of lovastatin].

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of intimal hyperplasia and lovastatin's effects on canine jugular venous prosthesis bypass grafting.

Methods: In the study, 12 adult mistus dogs were randomly divided into 2 groups: lovastatin group and control group. All the dogs were performed with jugular venous prosthesis bypass grafting (ePTFE, 6 mm in diameter, and 5 cm in length).

LAPTM4B allele *2 is a marker of poor prognosis for gallbladder carcinoma.

Background: Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a novel cancer-related gene which has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. In this study we investigated the correlation of LAPTM4B genotype with prognosis and clinicopathologic features in patients who had undergone curative resection for gallbladder carcinoma (GBC).

Methodology/principal Findings: PCR assay was performed to determine the LAPTM4B genotype in 85 patients.

Reduced expression of argininosuccinate lyase is closely associated with postresectional survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: an immunohistochemistry study of 61 cases.

Argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) is an important enzyme in the hepatic urea cycle, and catalyzes the reversible reaction of argininosuccinate to arginine and fumarate. Its expression is significantly reduced in some hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation of reduced ASL expression and clinicopathologic features and prognosis in HCC patients.

LAPTM4B allele *2 is a marker of poor prognosis following hepatic tumor resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a gene related to hepatocellular carcinoma that has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of LAPTM4B genotype with prognosis and clinicopathologic features in patients who have undergone resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methodology/principal Findings: The LAPTM4B genotype was analyzed by PCR in 68 patients who had undergone curative hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Correlation of LAPTM4B polymorphisms with gallbladder carcinoma susceptibility in Chinese patients.

Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is a malignancy with an extremely poor prognosis. In order to improve the survival rate, identification of new susceptibility risk factors is of importance. Here, we report findings on the novel cancer-related gene lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) that has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2.

Correlation of LAPTM4B polymorphisms with hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese patients.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer mortality in many countries. Evaluation of new susceptibility risk factors is therefore warranted in order to explore means to improve the survival rate. Here, we report on a novel HCC-related gene known as lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) that has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2.