The brash and outrageously funny autobiography of music legend Frank Zappa--now in
trade paperback. Here is the real story of how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as …

… Zappa's remarkable life... hits the ups and downs of Zappa's life like a skilled composer in his
own right... The result is a penetrating look both at Zappa … enigma of Zappa and explaining …

The Zappa-Szép product of a pair of groups generalizes the semidirect product in that
neither factor is assumed to be normal in the result. We extend the applicability of the Zappa-Szép …

Lung cancer has a poor prognosis; over half of people diagnosed with lung cancer die within
one year of diagnosis and the 5-year survival is less than 18%. Non-small cell lung cancer (…

… A Zappa product of two semigroups S, T is a semigroup isomorphic to SXT, e where (sl…
Zappa product of monoids we require (1, 1) to be the identity element of SXT, o. Similarly, a Zappa …

In an increasing demand of renewable energy resources, fuel cell represents the highly
efficient, clean and sustainable energy conversion source. Broadly speaking, fuel cell can be …

Objectives Overdiagnosis, the detection through screening of a breast cancer that would
never have been identified in the lifetime of the woman, is an adverse outcome of screening. …

… On the vexed issue of Zappa’s attitude towards women, Watson makes a fairly strong case
for viewing Zappa as less concerned with the gender or sexual orientation of those he chooses …

Background The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer was
initiated in the early 1990s to evaluate the effect of screening with prostate-specific–antigen (PSA) …

Background The European Randomised study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)
has shown significant reductions in prostate cancer mortality after 9 years and 11 years of …

Background Several trials evaluating the effect of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing on
prostate-cancer mortality have shown conflicting results. We updated prostate-cancer …

Avalanche photodiodes, which operate above the breakdown voltage in Geiger mode
connected with avalanche-quenching circuits, can be used to detect single photons and are …

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is known to be more sensitive, but less
specific than cytology for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We assessed the …

Aim To assess the geographical transferability of niche‐based species distribution models
fitted with two modelling techniques. Location Two distinct geographical study areas in …

Background A single flexible sigmoidoscopy at around the age of 60 years has been proposed
as an effective strategy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Methods We conducted a …

This paper addresses predictive state regulation of linear discrete-time systems subject to
persistent bounded disturbances and to state and/or control constraints. It is well known that …

The combination of platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) and insulin‐like growth factor one
(IGF‐1) has previously been shown to enhance repair of soft tissue wounds. Here we report …

First published in 1987 and now considered a classic, The Recording Angel charts the ways
in which the phonograph and its cousins have transformed our culture. In a new Afterword, …

Applying Kuhn’s concepts of evolution-re volution, the last phase in the develop ment of
Italian accounting owed much to Gino Zappa. Building on the heritage of Fabio Besta, and …