THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES FOR MONITORING AQUACULTURE SETUPS IN A HIGH-ENERGY SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDY BELGIAN NORTH SEA

The use of autonomous underwater vehicles for monitoring aquaculture setups in a high-energy shallow water environment: case study Belgian North Sea

Effective and frequent inspections are crucial for understanding the ecological and structural health of aquaculture setups.Monitoring in turbid, shallow, and dynamic environments can be time-intensive, expensive, and with a certain level of risk.The use of monitoring techniques based on autonomous vehicles is an attractive alternative approach bec

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Activated polymorphonuclear derived extracellular vesicles are potential biomarkers of periprosthetic joint infection.

BackgroundExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered as crucial players in a wide variety of biological processes.Although their importance in joint diseases or infections has been shown by numerous studies, much less is known about their function in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).Our aim was to investigate activated polymorphonuclear (PMN)-

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Complete androgen blockade safely allows for delay of cytotoxic chemotherapy in castration refractory prostate cancer

PURPOSE: Complete androgen blockade (CAB) does not prolong overall survival (OS) in patients with castration refractory prostate cancer (CRPC).Although there is variable clinical benefit with second-line hormone manipulation, we do not know which patients might benefit the most.OBJECTIVES: To identify clinical Emergency Spot predictors of benefit o

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