BACKGROUND Human pepsinogens are considered promising serological biomarkers for the screening of atrophic gastritis (AG) and gastric cancer (GC). However, there has been controversy in the literature with respect to the validity of serum pepsinogen (SPG) for the detection of GC and AG. Consequently, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of SPG in ...

The subtropical South Pacific Gyre (SPG) encompasses the largest oligotrophic region of global ocean. In these remote waters dissolved organic matter (DOM) accumulates in surface waters, though constituting a potential source nutrients and energy to sustain microbial life. On zonal transect across SPG, we quantified bulk carbon (DOC) assessed DOM composition via ultrahigh resolution mass spectr...

In selecting and determining contract employees such as Sales Promotion Girl (SPG) to become permanent in a company, it still seems inaccurate, because the assessment calculation of results test are done manually, so there is possibility errors providing final selection. Therefore, Decision Support System was designed that could determine SPG who assist company right employees. Systems part com...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to review the prospect of treating migraine with sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) neurostimulation. BACKGROUND Fuelled by preliminary studies showing a beneficial effect in cluster headache patients, the potential of treating migraine with neurostimulation has gained increasing interest within recent years, as current treatment strategies often fail to ...

This study evaluated the efficacy of sphenopalatine ganglion pulsed radiofrequency (SPG-PRF) treatment in patients suffering from chronic head and face pain. Thirty patients were observed from 4 to 52 months after PRF treatment. The primary efficacy measures were the reduction in oral medication use, including opioids, time-to-next-treatment modality for presenting symptoms, duration of pain re...

Dectin 1 is a mammalian cell surface receptor for (133)-D-glucans. Since (133)-D-glucans are commonly present on fungal cell walls, it has been suggested that dectin 1 is important for recognizing fungal invasion. In this study we tried to deduce the amino acid residues in dectin 1 responsible for -glucan recognition. HEK293 cells transfected with mouse dectin 1 cDNA could bind to a gel-forming...

The paper focuses on the Solidarity Purchasing Group (SPG), defined as a group of households that establishes an organization primarily to provide food to its members. The study aims at illustrating and testing two hypotheses. The first is that within the group, specific organizational processes take place according to which food communication practices determine the resource use objectives. Th...

The compositional relationship between the cell surface of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and the membranes of PMN cytoplasmic granules has been investigated. Heterophilic PMNs obtained from peritoneal exudates contained 13 cell surface polypeptides ranging in molecular weight from 220,000 to 12,000 daltons as determined by lactoperoxidase-catalyzed protein iodination and gel electr...

One of many physiological adjustments in quiescent cells is spatial regulation of specific proteins and RNA important for the entry to or exit from the stationary phase. By examining the localization of epigenetic-related proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we observed the formation of a reversible cytosolic "stationary-phase granule" (SPG) by Hos2, a nuclear histone deacetylase. In the stati...

A novel method to control polythiophene redox potentials based on supramolecular complexation with the native polysaccharide, schizophyllan (SPG) is reported, which can importantly improve air stability for easy handling and processing.