Adding links on minimum degree and longest distance strategies for improving network robustness and efficiency.

Many real-world networks characterized by power-law degree distributions are extremely vulnerable against malicious attacks. Therefore, it is important to obtain effective methods for strengthening the robustness of the existing networks. Previous studies have been discussed some link addition methods for improving the robustness.

p53AIP1 expression can be a prognostic marker in non-small cell lung cancer.

Aims: p53AIP1 is a potential mediator of p53-dependent apoptosis that is mutated in many kinds of carcinoma. To investigate the role of this gene for non-small cell lung cancer, we compared the relationship between p53AIP1 gene expression and clinicopathological status of lung cancer.

Materials And Methods: Seventy samples from non-small cell lung cancer patients were obtained between 1997 and 2003.