Background Umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs are frequently performed surgical
procedures with an expected low complication rate. Nevertheless, the optimal method of repair …

An ordered draft sequence of the 17-gigabase hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)
genome has been produced by sequencing isolated chromosome arms. We have annotated …

While medications can improve patients' health, the process of prescribing them is complex
and error prone, and medication errors cause many preventable injuries. Computer provider …

… We found that the basal relatedness among the three lineages A, B, and D varied substantially
… that gene flow from A to D may have persisted after gene flow from B to D had ceased. …

Purpose Groin herniorrhaphy is the most common operation performed by general surgeons.
Annually, more than 20 million groin hernias are repaired worldwide. The general …

… dosages of 5 to 10 mg/d by 3 mo posttransplant. For cadaveric … Living donor transplant
recipients received 3 d of FK506 or … room then 2 mg/kg per d orally thereafter. For the control …

Background: The McGill Inanimate System for Training and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills
(MISTELS) was developed to assess laparoscopic skills and to score them objectively. This …

The availability of direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection has resulted in a profound shift in the approach to the management of this infection. …

Background. The introduction of the potent immunosuppressive drugs tacrolimus (FK) and
cyclosporine (CSA) has markedly improved the outcome of solid organ transplantation. …

After over a decade of discussion, analysis, and consensus-building, a new kidney allocation
system (KAS) was implemented on December 4, 2014. Key goals included improving …