in an attempt to determine the chemical losses of three common molluscicides, i.e. cuso4, napcp and bayer –73, in stagnant water, a solution of each of this molluscicide was applied to one or more b.truncatus habitats and outdoor aquariums. the concentration of each molluscicide in these water bodies was determined immediately after application and at fixed time intervals thereafter. the concen...

Enhanced bone destruction is a hallmark of various carcinomas such as breast cancer, where osteolytic bone metastasis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Immune cells contribute to osteolysis in cancer growth, but the factors contributing to aggressive bone destruction are not well understood. In this study, we show the importance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) in ...

Juxta-articular nodes (Lutz, 1891; Jeanselme, 1924) have usually been reported from tropical countries where yaws and syphilis are endemic. Kalz and Newton (1943) state that only about 200 cases have been reported from non-tropical regions. In the Scandinavian literature only one report of such nodes (Fex, 1927) has come to our knowledge and we therefore wish to present four cases observed at t...

in circulating human monocytes is refractory to antibiotic treatment. Circulation 2001; 103: 351–356. 7 Boman J, Gaydos CA. Polymerase chain reaction detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in circulating white blood cells. J Infect Dis 2000; 181: Suppl. 3, S452–S454. 8 Yamaguchi H, Yamada M, Uruma T, et al. Prevalence of viable Chlamydia pneumoniae in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy bl...

ISSN 2041-6792 10.4155/CLI.10.32 © 2011 Future Science Ltd Treatment with cladribine leads to a preferential and sustained reduction in lymphocytes and monocytes, resulting in long-lasting depletion of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. In the Phase III placebo-controlled trial in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (the CLARITY study), oral cladribine at 96 weeks significantly reduced annual relapse ra...

We examine the relationship between trader longevity and trader behavior in U.S. equity markets. Traders who change how much, what, when, and where they trade often remain active for a longer period of time. Although longer (shorter) duration traders tend to perform better (worse), changes in trading behavior rather than performance is the key determinant of longevity. Overall, our findings sug...

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are rapidly phosphorylated and activated in response to various extracellular stimuli in many different cell types. Such regulation of MAPK results from sequential activation of a series of protein kinases. The kinases that phosphorylate MAPKs, the MAP kinase kinases (MEKs) are also activated by phosphorylation. MEKs are related in sequence to the yeast...

BACKGROUND Syringomyelia is a rare disease characterized by abnormal fluid-filled cavities within the spinal cord, and is associated with Chiari malformations, arachnoiditis, or spinal cord tumors. The widespread availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Japan has allowed for easy identification of syrinxes. The aim of this study was to survey the clinicoepidemiological characteristic...

Based on a cognitive notion of neo-additive capacities reflecting likelihood insensitivity with respect to survival chances, we construct a Choquet Bayesian learning model over the life-cycle that generates a motivational notion of neoadditive survival beliefs expressing ambiguity attitudes. We embed these neoadditive survival beliefs as decision weights in a Choquet expected utility life-cycle...