Distinct roles for Rho vs. Rac/Cdc42 GTPases downstream of Vav2 in regulating mammary epithelial acinar architecture Lei Duan*, Gengsheng Chen, Sumeet Virmani, GuoGuang Ying, , Srikumar M. Raja, Byung Min Chung, Mark A. Rainey, Manjari Dimri, Cesar F. Ortega-Cava, Xiangshan Zhao, Robert J. Clubb, Chun Tu, Alagarsamy L. Reddi, Mayumi Naramura, Vimla Band*, Hamid Band* Eppley Institute for Cancer...

PURPOSE To compare the biomechanical properties of the cornea after small-incision lenticule extraction (lenticule extraction group) with those after femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (femtosecond LASIK group). SETTING Tianjin Eye Hospital & Eye Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. DESIGN Pro...

PURPOSE This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the differences in performance of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) between hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOLs) and hydrophilic acrylic IOLs. SETTING Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin, China. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RC...

Twenty-one sediment samples in 11 sites along the Haihe River and Dagu Drainage River, Tianjin, China, were analyzed to investigate the pollution status and bioavailability of mercury (Hg). The results showed that the Haihe River was slightly polluted with Hg when flowing through Tianjin city. On the contrary, the sediments collected from Dagu Drainage River, an important drainage river in Tian...

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has played an important role in environmental protection, especially in developing countries. It is an aid to decision-making and to the minimization or elimination of environmental impacts at an early planning stage. For geothermal energy, which currently plays an important part as a clean energy supply, a well-prepared Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA...

As an important environmental problem, air quality influences urban population’s health and economic development. To investigate air quality changing trend and main factors affecting the quality of Tianjin in China, we employed grey dynamic model group and grey relational analysis. For forecasting, we first use model group to fit the annual average air pollution concentration of Tianjin from 20...

Background: Liver diseases are among the most frequent causes of non-AIDS-related deaths in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients due to hepatitis B or C virus co-infections, and/or the toxicity of longterm treatment of some antiviral drugs. There are few cohort studies reported in China. Methods: All data from the clinic HIV/AIDS patients in the database of Tianjin Second People...

The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological trends among patients with AIDS in Tianjin, China. A long-term surveillance study was conducted from 2005 to 2016 in Tianjin, China. All patients with AIDS registered in Tianjin from 2005 to 2016 were recruited to this study. Demographic information and clinical features were recorded. A total of 3062 patients with AIDS who were trea...

At present, green plants exist in all aspects of our lives. And statistics shows that the pest species of green plants is very large. Thus accurate and rapid diagnosis is regarded as an essential component of green plant protection. Moreover, we couldn’t find relevant information easily. That is why pest diagnosis is difficult and inefficient for technicians and farmers. In view of the above, t...

SND1 is an AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC-binding protein that is upregulated in numerous human cancers, where it has been assigned multiple functional roles. In this study, we report its association with the TGFb1 signaling pathway, which promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer. SND1 was upregulated in breast cancer tissues, in particular in primary invasive ductal carcinomas. Tran...