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Descriptor Revision for Conditionals: Literal Descriptors and Conditional Preservation [PDF]

open access: green, 2020
Descriptor revision by Hansson is a framework for addressing the problem of belief change. In descriptor revision, different kinds of change processes are dealt with in a joint framework. Individual change requirements are qualified by specific success conditions expressed by a belief descriptor, and belief descriptors can be combined by logical ...
Kai Sauerwald   +3 more
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The IASLC Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for Revisions of the N Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Pleural Mesothelioma [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2016
Nodal categories for malignant pleural mesothelioma are derived from the lung cancer staging system and have not been adequately validated. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer developed a multinational database to generate evidence-based recommendations to inform the eighth edition of the TNM classification of malignant pleural ...
David Rice   +116 more
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A selected descriptor-indexed bibliography to the literature on belief revision [PDF]

open access: greenACM SIGART Bulletin, 1980
This article presents an overview of research in an area loosely calledbelief revision.Belief revision concentrates on the issue of revising systems of beliefs to reflect perceived changes in the environment or acquisition of new information. In addition, belief revision research includes the study of methods for representing models of environments as ...
Jon Doyle, Philip London
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Next revision of the T descriptors in the TNM classification for thymic epithelial tumors: possibilities and problems [PDF]

open access: diamondJournal of Thoracic Disease, 2019
The TNM classification of cancers proposed by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is a widely accepted guide for predicting prognoses, selecting therapy and facilitating the development of new treatment strategies. In 2016, the UICC and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) applied the TNM cancer staging system to thymic epithelial ...
Shota, Nakamura, Koji, Kawaguchi
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Validity of International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Proposals for the Revision of N Descriptors in Lung Cancer [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2008
This study was conducted to assess the validity of the pending suggestions for N descriptors by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.Medical records from 1032 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had pulmonary resection and proven stage I-III were retrospectively reviewed. Lymph node stations were grouped together into six
Lee, Jin Gu   +6 more
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A comparison of the proposed classifications for the revision of N descriptors for non-small-cell lung cancer [PDF]

open access: bronzeEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2015
Several new classifications have been proposed for revision of the N descriptors for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but external validation is required. The aim of this study was to validate various newly proposed nodal classifications and to compare the discrimination abilities of these classifications.A retrospective analysis was conducted of ...
Geun Dong, Lee   +8 more
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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the T Descriptors in the Forthcoming (Seventh) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2007
To propose changes in the seventh revision of the tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) classification for lung cancer.Data on 100,869 patients were submitted to the international database, and data for 18,198 of these patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the T component analysis.
Rami-Porta, Ramón   +8 more
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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revisions of the T Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2015
An international database was collected to inform the 8 edition of the anatomic classification of lung cancer. The present analyses concern its primary tumor (T) component.From 1999 to 2010, 77,156 evaluable patients, 70,967 with non-small-cell lung cancer, were collected; and 33,115 had either a clinical or a pathological classification, known tumor ...
Rami-Porta, Ramón   +12 more
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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the N Descriptors in the Forthcoming Seventh Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2007
Accurate staging of lymph node involvement is a critical aspect of the initial management of nonmetastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We sought to determine whether the current N descriptors should be maintained or revised for the next edition of the international lung cancer staging system.A retrospective international lung cancer database ...
Rusch, Valerie W.   +7 more
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The IASLC Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for Revisions of the T Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Pleural Mesothelioma [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic Oncology, 2016
The current T component for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has been predominantly informed by surgical data sets and consensus. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer undertook revision of the seventh edition of the staging system for MPM with the goal of developing recommendations for the eighth edition.Data elements ...
Anna K. Nowak   +115 more
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