molecular insights into honey bee brain plasticity

... Cancer Registry, brain tumors make up about 17% of all childhood cancers in Singapore (Chan et al 2007) Medulloblastoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor is the most common type of brain tumor, ... of all brain tumors diagnosed in children The incidence of medulloblastoma is 0.73 cases per 100,000 per year in Singapore (Chan et al 2007) Histological subtypes of medulloblastoma have been described ... Microscopically, the tumor is invasive at its edges, although penetration into the surrounding cerebellum is somewhat limited Desmoplasia has been related to a worse prognosis in children, to a better prognosis...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:50

... N Wu et al are important for target site recognition, and they have been designated as the ‘seed’ region Animal miRNAs target mRNA 3¢-UTRs predominantly by seed sequence ... lymphocytic leukemia [11], colorectal cancer [12,13], lung cancer [14], breast cancer [15], and brain cancer [16,17] A recent study described miR-373 as a tumor suppressor gene in prostate cancer ... antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) or an miR-373 expression vector (pcDNA3 ⁄ pri-miR-373, pri-373) into HCC cells, and To explore whether the promotion of proliferation caused by miR-373 in HCC cells...

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... salicylic derivative, and belongs to the NSAIDs group An antiinflammatory effect of Gaultheria has been demonstrated in a croton oil-induced ear edema model in mice [10] Therefore, we investigated ... astrocytes, is a prominent pathological feature that contributes to neurodegeneration in AD In AD brain, activated microglia release a variety of neurotoxic compounds and pro-inflammatory mediators, ... IB, which blocks the nuclear translocation of NF-B In recent years, a number of mechanisms have been proposed to account for the protective effects of aspirin [17,18], ibuprofen [19] and other...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... progressive notching of the wave form (subclinical diaphragmatic contraction) which degenerates into frank spikes with increasing current corresponding to palpable diaphragmatic contractions The...

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Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... initiate and maintain these changes Both subanesthetic infusions and Ketamine induced coma have been described in the successful management of chronic pain states [3,4] In this series of three ... below the segment as demonstrated by our patients There is ample evidence of bidirectional immune brain communication and some patients report extraterritorial mirror image pain [9] Mirror-image ... with neuropathic symptoms Specific activation of a medial thalamic pathway to the frontal lobe has been demonstrated with heat allodynia [12] The thalamocortical dissociation affected by Ketamine...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... sample dairy and beef cattle The GIS has been used to identify the location of all goat herds, goat herds positive for PTB goat herds with cattle During the test period the GIS has been used to identify ... Paratuberculosis In Norway, Paratuberculosis (PTB) has been considered to be a significant problem in the goat population, whereas PTB in cattle hadn’t been diagnosed since 1979 Nevertheless, the fact ... et al submitted) have been used to map the disease occurrence weekly as well as to provide incidence maps, and most likely clusters The distances between all herds have been calculated by the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:20

... harboring mutant alleles in the CCR5 gene have been found to be highly resistant to infection by HIV-1, even if they have been estimated to have repeatedly been exposed to the viruses [6,7] During ... with 10% FCS Brain- derived fibroblast-like BT-20/N cells [53,57], derived from the surgically dissected human brain tissue of a patient with glioma and thought to originate from brain blood vessels, ... leukotrien B4 receptor LTB4 [26], have been reported to work as coreceptors for HIV/SIV strains However, the roles of these coreceptors in HIV-1 infection in vivo have not been elucidated [27] We noticed...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... by Kilby & Noyce in 1959, investigation of the materials and their integration into the manufacturing processes has been an integral part of the development for faster and more powerful integrated ... properties are needed before any metal silicide can successfully be integrated into the IC chip Titanium silicide has been widely used as an interconnect in the Metal-OxideSemiconductor (MOS) device ... devised to extend the use of TiSi2 into the deep sub-micrometer regime Among the methods, PreAmorphization Implant (PAI) and Implant though Metal (ITM) have been widely used in integrated chip...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 14:27

... degrees of amorphization has been investigated using a differential scanning calorimeter An exothermic peak corresponding to the formation of the C49-TiSi2 phase has been observed in all cases ... other novel and possible methods, some of which have been experimented with in a preliminary way during the course of this research but have not been as yet exhaustively researched These are: spike ... Page 89 Conclusion Chapter Conclusions In summary, C54 phase titanium silicide has successfully been formed on polySi line widths of less than 0.35 µm without the use of pre-amorphizing implants...

Ngày tải lên: 17/09/2015, 17:20

... assessed based on the ability of living cells to incorporate neutral red into lysozomes (Fig 5B) The uptake of neutral red into cells decreased gradually after heat shock at 45 °C for 45 min, although ... 22, 355–361 25 Soti, C & Csermely, P (2000) Molecular chaperones and the aging process Biogerontology 1, 225–233 26 Bonini, N.M (2002) Chaperoning brain degeneration Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99, ... lgÆmL)1 neutral red, and fixed with 1% formaldehyde containing 1% CaCl2 for The dye incorporated into viable cells was extracted with 50% ethanol containing 1% acetic acid, and absorbance at 540...

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... LiOA has been recognized as one of the most popular brands in Vietnam It has been perceived as the symbol of high quality product in the eyes of many Vietnamese The Company also has been awarded ... have been increased together with their income per capita also increases, especially in large cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Cities In addition, the number of personal computers has been ... can be developed into assets that generate steady and reliable streams of cash flow They help to guard against competitive encroachment • To capture the promotional investment put into it Enormously...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 10:29

... has increasingly become integrated into the global economy The informal sector can be seen as a reservoir for workers who, for various reasons, cannot find entry into the formal economy It provides ... informal waste collectors into account (cp MEDINA, 2002) MEDINA (2002) moreover proposes three steps towards an incorporation of informal waste collectors and scavengers into the formal collection ... municipal government (cp VAN DE KLUNDERT and LARDINOIS) In Colombia waste pickers have been organising themselves into locally based cooperatives since 1986 In 1990 the National Association of Recyclers...

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2013, 18:48

... levels of proficiency, needs, and interests Since CLT was introduced, the teacher’s roles have been taken into consideration Breen and Candlin (cited in Richards and Rodgers (1986) [13]) claim: “The ... said that there have been no large-scale discussions on CLT This situation is just the same as that of Australia where Sato and Kleinsasser (1999) conducted their survey into the practical understanding ... in the list of new ways of teaching Many schools and universities are attempting to employ CLT into syllabus design, examinations, and teaching However, these attempts face resistance from language...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... a1-antichymotrypsin and showed that the reactive loop was partially inserted into b-sheet A [25] The F-helix was unfolded and inserted into the lower part of b-sheet A, which explains the increased stability ... disruption in this area, thereby forcing b-sheet A into an ÔopenÕ or acceptor configuration This in turn would allow partial insertion of the reactive loop into b-sheet A, with the lower part of b-sheet ... 69808) Expression and purification of recombinant proteins The Ser52Arg mutation was introduced into the cDNA of human neuroserpin in the pQE81L expression vector [6] by a two-step PCR The gene...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... Tran Anh Tuan et al / VNU Journal of Science, Earth Sciences 23 (2007) 265‐272  grid  system  to  interpolate  the  population  of  settlement. It divides each origin into cells. Each  cell  contains  a  specific  number  of  local  people.  We calculated the population of each settlement  ... ‐ The service area of each healthcare site in  Yen  Chau  District  is  showed  in  the  Figure  5.  Their  service  areas  were  combined  into the  bigger  area  in  the  direction  of  northwest  –  southeast.  This  shape  contains ...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 15:20

... a carboxylic group it has been shown that it is a very weak inhibitor (Ki ẳ 240 lm) [31] Trying to get some insight into the factors that cause the light decay and into the relative importance ... now, the velocity of thiolytic reaction was not considered When CoA was injected into assay mixtures, where LUC had been producing light (and L-AMP) for min, we observed a second ash (Fig 5) When ... has been known since 1958, the responsible mechanism remained controversial As CoA is not directly involved in the chemistry of light production per se, an allosteric effect on luciferase has been...

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