ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive nomogram for the cancer-specific survival (CSS) of white patients with invasive melanoma at back, posterior arm, posterior neck, and posterior scalp (BANS) sites and to determine the validity of the nomogram by comparing it with the conventional American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJ
Partnership for productive development of biosimilar products: perspectives of access to biological products in the Brazilian market
ABSTRACT The manufacturing process for biological products is complex, expensive and critical to the final product, with an impact on their efficacy and safety.They have been increasingly used to treat several diseases, and account for approximately 50% of the yearly budget for the Brazilian public health system.As the patents of biological product
Design Optimization of Long-Span Cold-Formed Steel Portal Frames Accounting for Effect of Knee Brace Joint Configuration
The application of cold-formed steel channel fr5945 sections for portal frames becomes more popular for industrial and residential purposes.Experimental tests showed that such structures with long-span up to 20 m can be achieved when knee brace joints are included.In this paper, the influence of knee brace configuration on the optimum design of lon