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The Arabidopsis homeotic protein AGAMOUS (AG), a MADS domain transcription factor, specifies reproductive organ identity during flower development. Using a binding assay and expression analysis, we identified a direct target of AG, GIANT KILLER (GIK), which fine-tunes the expression of multiple genes downstream of AG. The GIK protein contains an AT-hook DNA binding motif that is widely found in...

This paper presents, the Group Based Information Kiosk (GIK), which was designed to influence health behaviours of rural women. The objective of the kiosk is to offer health information to rural women to increase their awareness about menses and maternal health. The design and development process of a GIK followed social cues of persuasive technology to increase perceived behaviour control of r...

*Specialist, **Registrar, ***Consultant and HOD, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore Received: 19.01.2012; Revised: 18.11.2013; Re-revised: 12.12.2013; Accepted: 01.01.2014 Sir, I analogues are available for clinical use over the last two decades and have shown to be beneficial in reduction of hypoglycaemia, better control of post-prandial hyperglycaemia, less ...

We investigated serum glucose and insulin levels resulting from thiazide or thiazide-like diuretic administration and determined whether they were associated with serum or intracellular potassium or magnesium values. We also explored the role of obesity both alone and with thiazides on serum insulin and glucose. Hypertensive men were withdrawn from diuretics and repleted with oral potassium and...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the myocardial protective effect of histidine-tryptophan-potassium and glucose-insulin-potassium cardioplegic solutions in patients with a dilated heart (left ventricular diastolic diameter > 55 mm, left ventricular systolic diameter > 45 mm) associated with prolonged cross-clamp time (longer than 200 minutes). METHODS We selected 20 patient...