The asexually proliferating stages of apicomplexan parasites cause acute symptoms of diseases such as malaria, cryptosporidiosis and toxoplasmosis. These stages are characterized by the presence of two independent microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs). Centrioles are found at the poles of the intranuclear spindle. The apical polar ring (APR), a MTOC unique to apicomplexans, organizes subpellic...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate local control and survival rates following abdominoperineal resection (APR) compared with low anterior resection (LAR) in lower and middle rectal cancer. METHODS In this retrospective study, 153 patients with newly histologically proven rectal adenocarcinoma located at low and middle third that were treated between 2004 and 2010 at a tertiary hospi...

Acute inflammation can elicit a defense reaction known as the acute-phase response (APR) that is crucial for reestablishing homeostasis in the host. The role for prolactin (PRL) as an immunomodulatory factor maintaining homeostasis under conditions of stress has been proposed; however, its function during the APR remains unclear. Previously, it was shown that proinflammatory cytokines character...

data types geospatial data modeling, database perspective. Voisard, A., + , T-KDE Mar-Apr 02 226-243 Abstract data types; cf. Inheritance Active databases act. database trigger condition testing and view maint. using optimized discrim. networks. Hanson, E.N., + , T-KDE Mar-Apr 02 261-280 real-time act. database systs. concurrency control. Datta, A., + , T-KDE May-Jun 02 465-484 Administrative d...

A key to the success of automatic program repair (APR) techniques is how easily they can be used in an industrial setting. In this article, we describe a collaboration by team from four U.K.-based universities with Bloomberg (London) implementing automatic, highquality fixes its code base. We explain motivation for adopting APR, mechanics prototype tool that was built, and practicalities integr...

BACKGROUND The role of excessive adiposity or its metabolic consequences in persistent HPV infection among general adult women remains unknown. METHODS Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2003-2010, we compared adult women's likelihood for any- or high-risk (HR) type HPV infection by degrees of excessive adiposity and metabolic health status. RES...

During infection and inflammation there is a cascade of reactions that occurs in the host collectively known as the acute-phase response (APR).1 Besides alterations in acute-phase reactants (plasma proteins), the APR is also associated with changes in lipoproteins.2 Increasing evidence suggests that high density lipoproteins (HDL) are a critical part of the acute phase response (APR) of the inn...

BACKGROUND Patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations carry a high risk for early rehospitalization. We wished to identify the basic clinical factors associated with a high risk of rehospitalization, and to see how well the standardized All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRG) severity of illness (SOI) subclassification predicted rehospital...

Much research on animal feed has focused on finding alternative feed ingredients that can replace conventional ones (e.g., grains and beans) to reduce feed costs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic, as well as nutritional value of spent coffee grounds (SCG) and Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps) residues (APR) as alternative feed ingredients for ruminants. We also inves...

88 J Interv Gastroenterol Volume 2 Issue 2 *Correspondence to: Ali Nawras; Email: [email protected] Submitted: Feb/27/2012; Revised: Apr/13/2012; Accepted: Apr/17/2012 Previously published online: www.landesbioscience.com/journals/jig DOI: 10.4161/jig.22206 Synchronous EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy with metallic biliary and duodenal stents placement in a patient with malignant papillar...