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Grand strategy in 10 words : a guide to great power politics in the 21st century Universiteit Gent
In a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key terms for analysing grand strategy and shows how the world’s great powers – the United States, China, Russia and the European Union (EU) – shape their strategic decisions today. Outlining the steps needed for a less confrontational grand strategy and a more peaceful and stable world order, this lively and ...
Early modern maps: To what extent are they metrically accurate? A contribution to the determination of metrical accuracy in some 16 th-century maps of Flanders) KU Leuven
A mathematical similarity transformation is often applied to the study of metrical accuracy of early maps. Accidental major errors of some points in the early map affect the mean accuracy index of the map to a large extent. Therefore, here we propose to exclude these major errors until we made the similarity transformation. Finally we calculated the local inaccuracies of the cluster points. At this rate we obtain a more realistic and optimal ...
Gender-affirming vaginoplasty : a comparison of algorithms, surgical techniques and management practices across 17 high-volume centers in North America and Europe Universiteit Gent
Background:Penile inversion vaginoplasty is the most common gender-affirming genital surgery performed around the world. Although individual centers have published their experiences, expert consensus is generally lacking. Methods:Semistructured interviews were performed with 17 experienced gender surgeons representing a diverse mix of specialties, experience, and countries regarding their patient selection, preoperative management, vaginoplasty ...
Risk of Late Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn's Disease in Patients in Endoscopic Remission After Ileocecal Resection, Over 10 Years at Multiple Centers KU Leuven
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The risk of recurrence of Crohn's disease (CD) from 1 to 10 years after surgery despite initial endoscopic remission (late post-operative recurrence) is not clear. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study, at 3 inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) centers in France and Belgium, of all patients with CD (n = 86) undergoing an ileocecal resection with curative intent from 2006 through 2016 who did not have endoscopic evidence ...
Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post-laser twin anemia-polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antenatal management and outcome in a large international cohort of monochorionic twin pregnancies with spontaneous or post-laser twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS). METHODS: This study analyzed data of monochorionic twin pregnancies diagnosed antenatally with spontaneous or post-laser TAPS in 17 fetal therapy centers, recorded in the TAPS Registry between 2014 and 2019. Antenatal diagnosis of TAPS was based ...
Contributions of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in implementing the Global Health Security Agenda in 17 partner countries Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), a partnership of nations, international organizations, and civil society, was launched in 2014 with a mission to build countries' capacities to respond to infectious disease threats and to foster global compliance with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assists partner nations to improve IHR 2005 capacities and achieve GHSA targets. ...
RAS testing in metastatic colorectal cancer: excellent reproducibility amongst 17 Dutch pathology centers. KU Leuven
In 2013 the European Medicine Agency (EMA) restricted the indication for anti-EGFR targeted therapy to metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a wild-type RAS gene, increasing the need for reliable RAS mutation testing. We evaluated the completeness and reproducibility of RAS-testing in the Netherlands. From 17 laboratories, tumor DNA of the first 10 CRC cases tested in 2014 in routine clinical practice was re-tested by a reference laboratory ...