The vitronectin receptor (avb3) mediates several biological processes that are critical to the formation of a neointima after coronary interventions. Blockade of avb3 could reduce neointima formation by inhibiting smooth muscle cell migration, decreasing transforming growth factor-b1 expression, enhancing apoptosis, or reducing neovasculature. The effects of short-term administration of Vitaxin...

This study reports findings from a 10-day professional development institute on curricular trends involving 19 secondary mathematics and science teachers and administrators from Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, the United States, and People’s Republic of China. Participants explored the roles of culture, place, and personal experience in science education through writin...

Background and Purpose—The clinical significance of the apoE e4 allele in white matter changes in patients with dementia has been a subject of debate. We studied the association between the apoE e4 allele and white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) before and after control for (1) potential vascular risk factors and (2) the presence of lacunar infarcts in patients with dementia. Methods—The subjec...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of elderly South-East Asian patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). METHODS From January 2009 to December 2012, 1268 patients (86.4% male, mean age of 58.4 ± 12.2 years) presented to our hospital for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and underwent PPCI. They were divided into tw...

A model that predicts cell growth, lipid accumulation and substrate consumption of oleaginous fungi in chemostat cultures (Meeuwse et al. in Bioproc Biosyst Eng. doi: 10.1007/s00449-011-0545-8 , 2011) was validated using 12 published data sets for chemostat cultures of oleaginous yeasts and one published data set for a poly-hydroxyalkanoate accumulating bacterial species. The model could descri...

OBJECTIVE Adolescent substance use is an area of concern because early substance use is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes. Parenting style, defined as the general style of parenting, as well as substance-specific parenting practices may influence children's substance use behaviour. The present study aims to probe the impact of parenting style on adolescent substance use. METHO...

Background: Secular trends in stature, weight and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) of 2397 school children (1268 boys and 1129 girls) of the same age (6.5-11.5 years) and sex in representative samples from primary schools of Shiraz (southern Iran) at an interval of 15 years (1988 vs 2003) are reported. Methods: Cross-sectional weight, height and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) curves were ...

Though refactoring tools have been available for more than a decade, research has shown that programmers underutilize such tools. However, little is known about why programmers do not take advantage of these tools. We have conducted a field study on programmers in their natural settings working on their code. As a result, we collected a set of interaction data from about 1268 hours of programmi...

Scrub typhus is a rickettsial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that belongs to the family Rickettsiaceae and transmitted by some species of trombiculid mites "chiggers", particularly a Leptotrombidium deliense. A necrotic eschar at the inoculating site of the mite is pathognomic of Scrub typhus. Scrub typhus is a zoonosis and is a widespread disease in Asia and Pacific Islands. Fever ...

BACKGROUND Major hemihepatectomy for advanced gallbladder carcinoma remains controversial as it is associated with serious postoperative complications and poor prognosis. METHODS All those who underwent extended right hemihepatectomy were identified from a database of patients with gallbladder carcinoma who had surgical resection between 1999 and 2009. The clinicopathological data for these p...