Abstract Background: The innovativeness of founders and their heirs family businesses (FBs) is a relatively unexplored field research, its understanding incomplete inconsistent. Objectives: goal to compare the founders’ investigate relationship life-long learning with in FBs. Methods/Approach: paper based on including survey FBs Slovenia. differences two groups – are compared, strength dependen...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The distinction between pearl bodies (or pearl glands) and food bodies (FBs) is not clear; neither is our understanding of what these structures really represent. The present work examined the ontogenesis, structure, ultrastructure and histochemical aspects of the protuberances in Cissus verticillata, which have been described since the beginning of the 19th century as pearl...

We recently encountered a customer who had purchased their fetal bovine serum (FBS) at a very low price. Anytime we hear about FBS selling near or below the cost of the raw source material, we get a little curious. When we inquired about the IgG level that was listed on the product certificate of analysis, the customer asked why. We told them that it was quite possible that they had not receive...

The current study is an investigation of the MMPI-2 Fake Bad Scale ( FBS ) in the detection of incomplete effort in mild head injury (MHI). Using ROC curve analysis, we found that a cutoff score of 21 had a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 90%, providing an overall correct classificatory rate of 90%. In addition, traditional indices of faking bad on the MMPI-2, the F and F-K indices, fared...

Most studies regarding the marrow-derived equine mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have mainly focusedon the cell transplantation without considering the capacity of differentiation and in vitro requirements of thecells. These concerns were investigated in the present study. Equine MSCs were isolated from the sternalmarrow aspirates and expanded through two successive subcultures. Passage-2 equine ...

Ill-conceived effort at removal of impacted foreign bodies (FBs) in oesophagus vies with delay in removal as the causes of morbidity and mortality. Most oesophageal FBs are safely removed endoscopically when attempted early. However, large sharp FBs like dentures and meat bones can get deeply embedded in the wall with prolonged impaction or injudicious attempts at removal leading to life-threat...

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) may be used for therapeutic applications. Culture conditions such as the serum source may impact on cell quality and the onset of replicative senescence. We have examined the effect of culturing hMSCs in autologous serum (AS) versus fetal bovine serum (FBS) on factors involved in in vitro replicative senescence. hMSCs from four donors were cultured in 10% FB...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Human bone marrow is rich in various growth factors which may support the chondrocyte growth. This study was conducted to compare the culture characteristics of human growth plate chondrocyte in foetal bovine serum (FBS) and human autologous bone marrow extract (BME) in monolayer culture. METHODS Iliac crest apophyseal cartilage was harvested from four donors, aged bet...

INTRODUCTION Electrophotonic imaging (EPI), also known as gas discharge visualization, is a technique of capturing images of phenomena not quantifiable by the naked eye. Different sectors at the tip of fingers represent various organs and systems as per the Chinese system of acupuncture. The images from these fingertips can be used to determine the state of health. This is done with the help of...

Enrichment of cell suspension with germ cells prior to injection into recipient seminiferous tubules is of importance in spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) transplantation. Knock-out serum replacement (KSR) has been reported to enhance the proliferation of murine SSCs and human embryonic stem cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of KSR versus fetal bovine serum (FBS) ...