Abstract: Provided herein are various methods for treating a subject for local and/or regional recurrence of invasive breast cancer or a subject with invasive breast cancer, identifying a subject who will not be adequately responsive to radiation therapy, recommending a treatment to a subject, preventing an invasive breast cancer recurrence in a subject, preventing a local and/or regional recurrence of an invasive breast cancer in a subject, or modifying a treatment for a subject based on PDGFRb levels. In some embodiments, the methods are based on PDGFRb levels.

Abstract: A modified filler used in the making of paper or the like, preparation of the filler and its use. The modified filler comprises a filler known as such, e.g. Calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, titanium dioxide, sodium silicate and aluminum trihydrate or their mixture, and a hydrophobic polymer made of polymerisable monomers, which is added to the filler as a polymer dispersion or a polymer solution.

Abstract: The printability and coatability of calendered paper and board is improved by adding a polysaccharide and, as a hydrophobic agent, at least one polymer dispersion comprising at least one dispersed polymer obtained from monomers comprising hydrophobic monomers to the fiber stock in the production of said paper or board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a paper of multi-color ink-jet printable grade. A proper hydrophicity for the paper is secured by using an 2-oxetanone size in the appropriate sizing steps. The size is made from non-branched and branched-chain fatty acids having main chain comprising 6-22 carbons linked with each other by saturated bonds.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for improving the printability and coatability of calendered paper and board. The method suggests the addition of polysaccharide and further, as hydrophobic agent, at least a dispersed polymer which contains hydrophobic monomers, to the fiber stock in the production of the paper and board.

Abstract: A modified filler used in the making of paper or the like, preparation of the filler and its use. The modified filler comprises a filler known as such, e.g. calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, titanium dioxide, sodium silicate and aluminiumtrihydrate or their mixture, and a hydrophobic polymer made of polymerisable monomers, which is added to the filler as a polymer dispersion or a polymer solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a paper of multi-colour ink-jet printable grade. A proper hydrophicity for the paper is secured by using an 2-oxetanone size in the appropriate sizing steps. The size is made from non-branched and branched-chain fatty acids having main chain comprising 6-22 carbons linked with each other by saturated bonds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a size composition of improving the water repellency of paper in papermaking by virtue of adding prior to web formation to the pulp slurry such a sizing dispersion that contains at least a ketene dimer compound as a hydrophobic sizing agent, and further contains colloidal starch in an amount which is at least 150% by weight of the hydrophobic sizing agent. The invention is particularly applicable for improving the water repellency of paper containing calcium carbonate as the filler.