Metastasis is a frequent and lethal complication of cancer. Vascular endothelial growth
factor‐C (VEGF‐C) is a recently described lymphangiogenic factor. Increased expression of …

The paper discusses the responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the acute phase of the first
wave of the pandemic (February-May 2020) by different Italian regions in Italy, which has a …

New blood vessels are initially formed through the assembly or sprouting of endothelial
cells, but the recruitment of supporting pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells (mural …

Growth factor–induced signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) plays a central role in
embryonic development and in pathogenesis and, hence, is tightly controlled by several …

Although the function of vascular endothelial growth factor in the induction of tumor
angiogenesis is well understood, the role of a second group of angiogenic factors, the …

We report that targeted inactivation of the Eph receptor ligand ephrinB1 in mouse caused
perinatal lethality, edema, defective body wall closure, and skeletal abnormalities. In the …

We report on a multilevel study investigating the diffusion of robotic surgery in the Italian
health care system between 1999 and 2010. A combination of qualitative and quantitative …

The sustainability of health care systems, particularly those supporting universal health care,
is a matter of current discussion among policymakers and scholars. In this article, we …

On 31st January 2020, the Italian cabinet declared a 6-month national emergency after the
detection of the first two COVID-19 positive cases in Rome, two Chinese tourists travelling …

In spite of an increasing interest in ambiguity, our knowledge of how organizations maintain
strategic ambiguity to protect themselves from public scrutiny is still in its infancy. Through an …