The paper constructs a pollution control performance (PCP) evaluation model by introducing the norm of n-dimensional space. The PCP of 30 Chinese provinces for the period of 2003-2008 is evaluated based on the model and the factors influencing China's pollution control are further examined. It is found that: (1) China's PCP has improved rapidly but there is a large regional imbalance with the P...

The Ciona notochord displays planar cell polarity (PCP), with anterior localization of Prickle (Pk) and Strabismus (Stbm). We report that a myosin is polarized anteriorly in these cells and strongly colocalizes with Stbm. Disruption of the actin/myosin machinery with cytochalasin or blebbistatin disrupts polarization of Pk and Stbm, but not of myosin complexes, suggesting a PCP-independent aspe...

We review Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients in the developing world (i.e., Africa, Asia, the Philippines, and Central and South America) who have acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS). During the first decade of the AIDS pandemic, PCP rarely occurred in African adults. More recent reports have noted that PCP comprises a significantly greater percentage of cases of pneumonia th...

The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway is a conserved pathway that regulates cell migration and polarity in various contexts. Here we show that key PCP pathway components such as Vangl2, Celsr1, Prickle1, FZD3, FZD7, Dvl2, Dvl3, and casein kinase 1 (CK1)-ε are upregulated in B lymphocytes of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Elevated levels of PCP proteins accumulate in advanced...

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influence on European precipitation (Pcp) has been deeply analyzed. Most of the previous studies focus atmospheric response in wintertime during peak ENSO episode, showing boreal summer a season with marginal signal. Furthermore, stationarity teleconnection Europe not considered many works, which could mask possible nonstationary impacts other seasons like su...

While it is well-known that adjunctive corticosteroid use improves the outcome of moderate-to-severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there are limited data on its efficacy in non-HIV-infected patients with PcP. Patients undergoing fiber-optic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage for suspected PcP from January 2007 through December ...

BACKGROUND Pervious studies suggested occupational workers exposure to pentachlorophenol (PCP) might contribute to increased risk of cancer. However, few studies have focused on associations between PCP and cancer risk at the community level. OBJECTIVE The present study was to explore the cancer risk for the community population living long-term in a PCP contaminated area. METHODS All the c...

An interactive-PCP (say, for the membership x ∈ L) is a proof that can be verified by reading only one of its bits, with the help of a very short interactive-proof. We show that for membership in some languages L, there are interactive-PCPs that are significantly shorter than the known (non-interactive) PCPs for these languages. Our main result is that the satisfiability of a constant depth Boo...