Re-188 lipiodol in hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: a pilot study using novel chelating agent N-DEDC and its comparison with (A)HDD.

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) have limited therapeutic options, Re-188 lipiodol transarterial therapy being one of them. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of Re-188 lipiodol exclusively in HCC with PVT as well as to compare two chelating agents for the synthesis of Re-188 lipiodol: novel bis-(diethyldithiocarbamato) nitrido (N-DEDC) with existing acetylated 4-hexadecyl 1-2,9,9-tetramethyl-4,7-diaza-1,10-decanethiol [(A)HDD].

Methods: Patients with radiological diagnosis of HCC with PVT having Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2 and Child Pugh score (PS) A or B were recruited.

"I Would Have My Children Participate IF …": Perceptions of Canadian Caregivers Towards School Food Programs.

The Canadian federal government has expressed an intention to work with provinces and territories to develop a national school food program (SFP). This study aimed to explore caregivers' perception of attributes important to include in a future SFP. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted.

Estimation of pore structure and permeability in tight carbonate reservoir based on machine learning (ML) algorithm using SEM images of Jaisalmer sub-basin, India.

Analyzing the pore structure in carbonate reservoirs plays a crucial role in predicting fluid flow characteristics within these formations. The goal of the study was to use machine learning techniques for pore structure analysis and estimation of permeability in carbonate reservoirs. We implemented these algorithms by examining 2D scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of carbonate samples from the Jaisalmer sub-basin captured at various magnifications.

An examination of willingness to participate and willingness to pay for a universal school food program in the Canadian context.

Objective: To examine parents'/caregivers' willingness to participate and willingness to pay (WTP) for a cost-shared school food program (SFP) and its associated factors.

Design: A quantitative survey design was used where WTP for a hypothetical SFP was elicited using a double-bounded dichotomous choice elicitation method. We used a double hurdle (logistic and truncated regression) model to examine WTP and positively or negatively associated factors.