Ad hoc network, 15 Adjusting the trustworthiness of opinions, 252–256 Advanced reputation ontology, 227–228 Agent-based system, 45, 342 Agent concepts, 72, 73 Agent interaction, 7 Agent properties, 312 Agent reputation ontology, 221, 244 Agent trust database, 102–104 Agent trust ontology, 65, 76–84 Agents, 7–10 endogenous factors, 121 exogenous factors, 121, 122 malicious, 203 trustworthy, 190 ...

To explore the effect and molecular mechanism of total flavonoids Astragalus on apoptosis inflammation alveolar epithelial cells induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha. Human were divided into control group, alpha alpha+trifluoroacetic acid-low, acid-medium, acid-high alpha+anti-microRNA-NC alpha+microRNA-221 inhibitor acid-high+microRNA-NC acid-H+microRNA-221 mimic group. Real-time fluorescenc...

MicroRNA (miRNAs) are negative regulators of gene expression and can function as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. Expression patterns of miRNAs and their role in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still poorly understood. We profiled miRNA expression in tissue samples (104 HCC, 90 adjacent cirrhotic livers, 21 normal livers) as well as in 35 HCC cell lines. A set of 12 miRNAs...

OBJECTIVES Neurological soft signs (NSS), i.e., minor motor and sensory changes, are a common feature in severe psychiatric disorders. We sought to establish the frequency of NSS in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) on basis of a large population-based sample and to identify their neuropsychological correlates including cognitive reserve. METHODS Neuro...

Grb2-associated binder-1 (Gab1) is a scaffolding/docking protein and contains a Pleckstrin homology domain and potential binding sites for Src homology (SH) 2 and SH3 domains. Gab1 is tyrosine phosphorylated and associates with protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 and p85 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase on stimulation with various cytokines and growth factors, including interleukin-6. We previously ...

The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly conserved physiological program involved in development and tissue repair; however, its aberrant activation has been implicated in accelerating the progression of a variety of cancers. In breast cancer, the microRNAs (miRNAs) miR-221 and miR-222 (miR-221/222) are differentially expressed in the clinically more aggressive basal-like subt...

microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Their roles in regulating the responses of Schwann cells (SCs) to injury stimuli remain unexplored. Here we report dynamic alteration of miRNA expression following rat sciatic nerve injury using microarray analysis. We harvested the proximal nerve stumps and identified 77 miRNAs that sh...

A learner who can solve a problem cannot always understand the problem adequately. In order to deeply understand a problem, it is necessary that he/she poses various problems which can be solved by the “solution method” of the problem. Moreover, after he/she poses problems, it is necessary that he/she considers and indicates differences between the problems posed by him/her, too. So, we develop...