Two experiments evaluated the relationship of vitamin E (source and level) and vitamin A (level) on the apparent absorption and retention of both vitamins in weaned pigs. Both experiments used a combined total of 460 crossbred pigs ([Yorkshire x Landrace] x Duroc), housed in elevated 1.2- x 1.2-m crates containing five pigs per pen. Experiment 1 was a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatmen...

The anti-Tac mAb has been shown to bind to the p55 chain of the IL-2R, block IL-2 binding and inhibit T cell proliferation. A humanized form of anti-Tac (HAT) has been constructed that retains the binding properties of murine anti-Tac (MAT). These two mAb were evaluated in cynomolgus monkeys to compare relative immunogenicity and pharmacokinetic properties. Monkeys treated with HAT daily for 14...

The spread and perpetuation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa has hindered the country's social and economic growth after apartheid. This paper documents my experiences while working with the Projects Abroad Human Rights Office and specifically my interactions with the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), an organization which has taken a multi-dimensional approach in order to educate people...

BACKGROUND The 29-item Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) was developed to examine the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on physical and psychological functioning from a patient's perspective. OBJECTIVE To determine the responder definition (RD) of the MSIS-29 physical impact subscale (PHYS) in a group of patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) participating in a clinical trial. ...

In this paper we give an overview of the Entity Discovery and Linking tasks at the Knowledge Base Population track at TAC 2014. In this year we introduced a new end-to-end English entity discovery and linking task which requires a system to take raw texts as input, automatically extract entity mentions, link them to a knowledge base, and cluster NIL mentions. In this paper we provide an overvie...

This paper exhibits the transformation of Watkins’ Q(λ) learning algorithm into an adversarial Qlearning algorithm. A method called context-based prediction, borrowed from multimedia data coding, is used as opponent modeling and is incorporated in the transformed, CBQ(λ) algorithm. We tested CBQ(λ) by playing against three opponents. The first opponent had no prior knowledge and discovered poli...

*Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; †Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45230; §Experimental Immunology Branch and Metabolism Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; and ††Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies...