Basic science (October 2005)

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Theoretical Computer Science, 9th Italian Conference, ICTCS 2005, Siena, Italy, October 12-14, 2005, Proceedings

When writing can change your life, when writing can enrich you by offering much money, why don't you try it? Are you still very confused of where getting the ideas? Do you still have no idea with what you are going to write? Now, you will need reading. A good writer is a good reader at once. You can define how you write depending on what books to read. This theoretical computer science 9th ital...

DDT October 1 2005.qxp

1299 www.drugdiscoverytoday.com In recent years there has been increasing interest in the treatment of inner-ear disorders by local rather than systemic application of drugs. Substances are applied intratympanically, which means they are injected into the middle-ear cavity. This procedure is based on the premise that the drug will contact the round window membrane (RWM) of the cochlea, enter th...

Science Selections October 2003

Background: An important mechanism for gene regulation utilizes small non-coding RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs). These small RNAs play important roles in tissue development, cell differentiation and proliferation, lipid and fat metabolism, stem cells, exocytosis, diseases and cancers. To date, relatively little is known about functions of miRNAs in the lung except lung cancer. Results: In this ...

Deutscher Tropentag 2005 Stuttgart - Hohenheim , October 11 - 13 , 2005

1 Introduction Activities in and with groups are a central element of participatory research processes, particularly in the most popular approach, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Ideally a research team comprises people from various disciplines, of both sexes and of different cultural origins to avoid observer bias and to include diverse perspectives. As regards the methods used in PRAs, g...