AIM: Accumulating evidence suggests that extracellular galectin-1 and galectin-3 promote angiogenesis.Increased expression of galectin-1 and/or galectin-3 has been reported to be associated with tumour progression.Thus, it is critical to identify their influence on angiogenesis.METHODS: We examined the individual and combined effects of galectin-1
Multi Self-Organizing Map (SOM) Pipeline Architecture for Multi-View Clustering
General Clustering has proved to be a successful classification method when it comes to dealing with multiview data.Each method and technique tries to achieve efficiency and accuracy in classifying the multiview data.Multi-source data contains noise and divergence.Another problem is that each view contains many features, so usually the multiview da
Dilemmas for Natural Living Concepts of Zoo Animal Welfare
This ethical discourse specifically deals with dilemmas encountered within zoological institutions, namely for the concept of natural living, and a new term—wilding.It is agreed by some that zoos are not ethically wrong in principle, but there are currently some contradictions and ethical concerns for zoos in practice.Natural living is a comp
Methylation Profile of Cancer Testis Antigens in Colorectal Cancer
Background: Cancer testis antigens (CTAs) are a class of immune-stimulating antigens often overexpressed in many types of cancers.The usage of the CTAs as immunotherapy targets have been widely investigated in different cancers including melanoma, hematological malignancies, and colorectal cancer.Studies have indicated that the epigenetic regulatio