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The average graft size ratio (change in size compared with starting size) of the OVCAR 8 tumor implants was larger in the control animals than in animals treated for 2 weeks (P < 0.019) or 3 weeks (P < 0.001) with parenteral MIS, or after treating with MIS produced from transfected cells, which impregnated the biodegra... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Highly purified recombinant human MIS, delivered parenterally, or MIS produced endogenously causes inhibition of human ovarian cancer cell lines in vivo, providing convincing preclinical evidence to support the use of MIS as a parenteral agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer.Ionic conduction mechanism in Ca-doped l... |
The mechanism of ionic conduction in Ca-doped lanthanum oxychloride (LaOCl) was investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The calculations of the point defect formation energies suggest that Cl- ion vacancies and substituted Ca2+ ions at La sites were dominant point defects. A... |
The fundamental problems faced by the small business trade sector in Indonesia are the lack of access to capital sources and the weak role of financial institutions services. Microfinance institutions which be expected tend to more dominant in consumptive financing rather than productive financing. While sharia microfi... |
In contrast to the mainstream research on molecular refrigerants that seeks magnetically isotropic molecules, we show that the magnetic anisotropy of dysprosium acetate tetrahydrate, [{Dy(OAc)3 (H2 O)2}2]⋅4 H2O (1), can be efficiently used for cooling below liquid-helium temperature. This is attained by rotating aligne... |
Parties usually argue in favour or against a government coalition based on party considerations in terms of projected policy implementation, power in office and vote maximization – that is, the ‘policy, office, votes’ triad. So far, however, it remains unclear which claims mainstream parties invoke to motivate their c... |
Efficient partial relay selection (EPRS) is an advanced technique to improve the performance of partial relay selection (PRS) at the cost of a small additional feedback overhead. However, EPRS has the worst performance but lower feedback overhead when compared with best relay selection. In this study, the authors prese... |
BACKGROUND |
Invasive Candida infection among nonneutropenic, critically ill adults is a clinical problem that has received increasing attention in recent years. Poor performance of extant diagnostic modalities has promoted risk-based, preemptive prescribing in view of the poor outcomes associated with inadequate or delayed antifun... |
METHODS |
Three TaqMan-based real-time polymerase chain reaction assays were developed that are capable of detecting the main medically important Candida species, categorized according to the likelihood of fluconazole susceptibility. Assay 1 detected Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis, and Candida dublini... |
RESULTS |
In all, 527 specimens were obtained from 157 participants. All 3 assays were run in parallel for each specimen; they could be completed within 1 working day. Of these, 23 specimens were obtained from 23 participants categorized as having proven Candida infection at the time of sampling. If a single episode of Candida f... |
CONCLUSIONS |
These data suggest that the described assays perform well in this population for enhancing the diagnosis of candidemia. The extent to which they may affect clinical outcomes, prescribing practice, and cost-effectiveness of care remains to be ascertained.Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Data Penjualan Motor Menggunakan M... |
Human needs for technology in everyday life can not be released, almost all aspects of life can not be separated from technology. Many people use technology to facilitate their activities. This research was conducted at CV. Agus Motor which is a business engaged in the sale of used motorcycles. The system that runs on ... |
Determining the primary site of a uterine adenocarcinoma can be problematic in hysterectomy specimens due to the overlapping morphology of endocervical adenocarcinomas and endometrial carcinomas, particularly when both the corpus (usually lower uterine segment) and endocervix are involved and precursor lesions are lack... |
PURPOSE |
Dentin caries constitute a complex ecosystem with a diverse microbiota adapted to fluctuations in nutrient concentration and acidity. However, knowledge about the acid tolerant microbiota at different levels in the lesion is rather poor. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the acid tolerant microflora a... |
MATERIALS AND METHODS |
Primary dentin caries lesions were sampled with a bur at three levels (superficial, centre and the clinically caries-free floor of the lesion) in 10 patients. Samples were incubated on pH-neutral and pH-selective (pH 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5) agars. Numbers of colony-forming units (cfu) were determined and colonies were subs... |
RESULTS |
The total number of bacteria in the carious lesions, recovered using blood agar (BA), ranged from 5.88 x 103 to 5.85 x 105 (median 2.64 x 105; range 5.80 x 105) and numbers of recovered bacteria decreased with decreasing agar pH. Fewer bacteria were found in the clinically caries-free dentin (P = 0.042), but the mean n... |
CONCLUSION |
Each of the 10 investigated dentin caries lesions harboured a unique microbial flora, indicating that various combinations of aciduric bacteria can colonise, survive in and probably propagate dentin caries. Solid pH-selective agars can be used successfully to select acid-tolerant microorganisms in dentin caries lesions... |
Total quality improvement (TQI) is a refreshing new approach to leadership that can be applied to a dialysis setting. The team approach to prospective data analysis is used for problem solution and reevaluation. Adapting theory to daily practical application can be successfully done using time, energy, and full senior ... |
A 2011 Gartner report [3] describes context-aware computing as a game-changing opportunity for enterprises to improve both productivity and profits. Context-aware computing is about making applications and content more relevant to a user's context, e.g., when and where the user is, thereby improving user experience. Fo... |
Context-aware computing involves first acquiring context and then taking context-dependent actions. For instance, a phone can sense a user's location and turn off its GPS unit to conserve power when the user enters a building, or it can collect EKG signals of a user and trigger an alert if the user's heart beats irregu... |
Portable sampling of target analytes in complex biofluid samples makes mass spectrometric analysis more efficient. This study reports the development of paper-in-tip spray ionization for solid-phase microextraction and in situ electrospray of therapeutic drugs and proteins in complex biological matrices using a piece o... |
Background: In patients with rib fractures, a higher number of rib fractures has been reported to increase the risk of mortality. This study aimed to explore the risk factors for mortality in patients with more than three rib fractures. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study involved a data review of 35,154 tr... |
Patients with lymphedema experience multiple psycho-social problems. Healthcare professionals who deal with patients who have venous disease, lymphatic malformations, or secondary lymphedema are uniquely positioned to help address psycho-social issues in these patients. To address these concerns in practice settings, i... |
The leptin gene (LEP) is considered as a functional candidate for production traits in livestock due to its crucial role in energy homeostasis. Because polymorphisms in regulatory sequences may affect gene expression, we searched for them in the 3′UTR of LEP and analyzed their association with production traits. Four b... |
ABSTRACT This study examined the English vowel productions of 240 native speakers of Italian who had arrived in Canada at ages ranging from 2 to 23 years and 24 native English speakers from the same community. The productions of 11 vowels were rated for degree of foreign accent by 10 listeners. An increase in perceived... |
We analysed DNA samples from 26 Pakistani patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) living in the United Kingdom (14 from patients residing in the north west of England, who were referred directly to the North West Regional Molecular Genetics Laboratory, and 12 from other regional molecular genetics laboratories). Of 56 mutat... |
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Based on the statistical analysis of relation between CBP (Coded Block Pattern), MVD (Motion Vector Difference) and each coding mode, a fast mode selection algorithm based on macroblock-adaptive is proposed. In this algorithm, adaptive judgement strategies are adopted to filter partial coding mode quickly. The residual... |
In this paper, we investigate multi-cell coordinated scheduling and power allocation in downlink long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) systems, where orthogonal frequency division multiple-access (OFDMA) is used. The proposed scheme performs joint scheduling, power allocation, and modulation and coding scheme (MCS) sele... |
This paper describes a method of hybrid classifier/recogniser based on Neuro-Genetic processing of face images. The use of Data Mining techniques has a legitimate and enabling ways to explore large image collections using the Neuro-Genetic approaches. Much research in human face recognition involves fronto-parallel fac... |
A high mobility group (HMG) nonhistone protein fraction HMG(1+2) from pig thymus, composed of HMG1 and HMG2, has an activity to unwind the double helical structure of DNA (Yoshida, M. and Shimura, K. (1984) J. Biochem. 95, 117-124; Makiguchi, K., Chida, Y., Yoshida, M., and Shimura, K. (1984) J. Biochem. 95, 423-429). ... |
A new staggered tuning technique, by optimizing the inter-stage matching circuit, is proposed to realize a power amplifier (PA) with small group delay (GD) variations and excellent gain flatness across the full bandwidth of ultra-wideband (UWB) system. The proposed PA consists of two stages where the first stage is con... |
Drilling fluids are considered as blood of drilling industry for the extraction of oil and gas. Many chemical additives are employed to formulate drilling fluids, but water-soluble polymers play vital role to adjust rheological and filtration properties. Natural and conventionally used polymers in drilling fluids show ... |
PurposeThis paper aims to present a novel method for identification and classification of rotational motion for uncontrolled satellites. These processes are shown in context of close proximity orbital operations. In particular, it includes a manipulator arm mounted on chaser satellite and used to capture target satelli... |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, type and potential risk factors of systemic reactions due to conventional allergen immunotherapy with aqueous extracts. The study was carried out retrospectively and included 1,506 patients to whom allergy injections had been given during the last 12 years. Sympt... |
Summary Recently, the important role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been identified in follicular development and subsequent ovulation. Although the role of MMP in ovarian tissue remodeling during folliculogenesis has been well studied, the relationship between matrix protease activity and their inhibitors - T... |
We use homotopy theory to define certain rational coefficients characteristic numbers with integral values, depending on a given prime number q and positive integer t. We prove the first nontrivial degree formula and use it to show that existence of morphisms between algebraic varieties for which these numbers are not ... |
ABSTRACT Achieving equitable access to water, in the sense of both physical and economic accessibility, remains a challenge. The article evaluates these two types of accessibility across households of different income groups in Central Cikapundung Basin, Indonesia. Higher-income households are more likely to use piped ... |
Abstract: |
The main purpose of our study was 1) to test for gender differences in subjective health and well-being, political and cultural participation; 2) to examine whether gender moderates the link between health and participation; and 3) to test for regional variation in this link. A representative survey sample of Slovenian... |
Key words: |
cultural participation, political participation, health inequalities, regional differences, gender inequalities, democracy, youth |
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