PURPOSE to compare the effects of a short style of Tai Chi versus brisk walking training programme on aerobic capacity, heart rate variability (HRV), strength, flexibility, balance, psychological status and quality of life in elderly women. METHODS nineteen community-dwelling, sedentary women (aged 71.4 +/- 4.5 years) were randomly assigned to Tai Chi Chuan (TCC; n = 11) or brisk walking grou...

Primary biliary cirrhosis is characterized by autoreactive T cells specific for the mitochondrial Ag PDC-E2(163-176). We studied the ability of eight T cell clones (TCC) specific for PDC-E2(163-176) to proliferate or become anergic in the presence of costimulation signals. TCC were stimulated with either human PDC-E2(163-176), an Escherichia coli 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase mimic (OGDC-E2(34-4...

WELCOME to the fourth year of IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC). TCC is entering 2016 as an established, highly reputable, quarterly publication for innovative research and applications in cloud computing, and with a new Editor-in-Chief (EIC), who is promising to bring it to its next level of excellence. With great pleasure, I would like to introduce here Dr. Hui Lei, the newly appoint...

Bladder cancer is the fourth and eighth most common cancer in men and women in the USA, respectively. Flavonoid phytochemicals are being studied for both prevention and therapy of various human malignancies including bladder cancer. One such naturally occurring flavonoid is silibinin isolated from milk thistle. Here, we assessed the effect of silibinin on human bladder transitional cell carcino...

This research aims to calculate the value of Technology Contribution Coefficient (TCC) and determine priority technology component improvement in development Indonesia-Cable Based Tsunameter (INA-CBT) Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) conducted by National Research Innovation Agency (BRIN) Center for Electronics (RCE). In this study, Technometrics model is used contribution components TCC, wh...

We show that the molecule-like configuration of DD * enables weak binding even in the case of the Bhaduri or Grenoble AL1 interaction. Three-body forces may increase the binding and strengthen the cc diquark configuration. As a signature we propose the branching ratio between radiative and pionic decay.

Bladder cancer is a significant health problem and is the fourth most common malignancy in the Western world. Histologically, transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is the most common subtype and represents nearly 90% of all bladder cancers. Mutations of the tumour suppressor gene p53 are the most frequent genetic alteration found in human cancers, including urinary bladder carcinoma. Numerous studi...

OBJECTIVE This article describes Transitional Care Centers (TCC), an innovative sub-acute care program developed by a large managed care organization (HealthPartners in Minnesota) in partnership with five area nursing homes. The purpose of the TCC is to promote continuity of care for frail older members covered under a TEFRA risk contract. DESIGN This is a retrospective study of the experienc...

BACKGROUND Tai Chi Chuan (TTC) exercise has beneficial effects on the components of physical condition and can produce a substantial reduction in the risk of multiple falls. Previous studies have shown that short term TCC exercise did not improve the scores in the single leg stance test with eyes closed and the sit and reach test. There has apparently been no research into the effects of TCC on...

The topical antiseptic agent triclocarban (TCC) is a common additive in many antimicrobial household consumables, including soaps and other personal care products. Long-term usage of the mass-produced compound and a lack of understanding of its fate during sewage treatment motivated the present mass balance analysis conducted at a typical U.S. activated sludge wastewater treatment plant featuri...