Abstract This article discusses the levee failure that occurred on 6 December 2020 at Castelfranco Emilia, near Modena (Italy), showing that it cannot be explained without assuming the presence of local heterogeneities or a small cavity.The possible presence of these defects is supported by evidence derived from historical data and site observation
This paper reports preliminary results with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Between August 2000 and May 2001, we treated 19 patients with NPC using IMRT.Twelve patients had stage I-II disease and seven had stage III-IV disease.Six patients received 9.0-19.8 Gy three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CR
Introduction Despite the ubiquitous use of race within scientific literature, medical trainees are not taught how to critically appraise the use of racial categories.We developed a tool to appraise the use of race in medical literature and a workshop to teach this approach.Methods Third-year medical students and second- and third-year residents par