OBJECTIVE Two polymorphisms in the promoter region of the gene encoding cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH1A1), ALDH1A1*2 and ALDH1A1*3, have recently been identified. The present study sought to determine whether an association exists between ALDH1A1 genotypes, alcohol dependence, drinking history, and liver function tests in the two major ethnic groups of Trinidad and Tobago (TT). METHO...

In an effort to more rapidly develop their infrastructure, economies and living standards, many newly industrialized countries, such as Thailand, have embarked on a series of international Technology Transfer (TT) initiatives within the construction and other industries. However, these initiatives have not immediately translated into enhanced capabilities and competitiveness within indigenous f...

We propose a new, transport-theoretic (tt) class of relativistic extensions of quantum field theories of fundamental interactions. Its concepts are inspired by Feynman’s atomistic idea about the physical world and by the extension of fluid dynamics to shorter distances through the Boltzmann transport equation. The extending tt Lagrangians imply the original Lagrangians as path-integralwise appr...

Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin cancer. Drug toxicity and resistance represent a serious challange for melanoma treatments. Evidence demonstrates that natural compounds may play a crucial role in cancer prevention, growth and progression. Vitamin E tocotrienols (TT) were shown to possess antitumor activity. Here, we analyzed the effects of δ-TT on melanoma cell growth...

Approximately 50% of development resources are devoted to user interface (UI) tasks [ 9 ]. Occupying a large proportion resources, developing icons can be time-consuming task, because developers need consider not only effective implementation methods but also easy-to-understand descriptions. In this article, we present Auto-Icon+ , an approach for automatically generating readable and efficient...

ABSTRACT We introduce the public version of BAyesian STellar Algorithm (BASTA), an open-source code written in Python to determine stellar properties based on a set astrophysical observables. BASTA has been specifically designed robustly combine large data sets that include asteroseismology, spectroscopy, photometry, and astrometry. describe number asteroseismic observations can be fit by how t...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether the level of serum total testosterone (TT) was different in cases of Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT) than in controls. SETTING AND DESIGN We included 83 referred DAT cases and 103 cognitively screened volunteers (aged 75+/-9 years) from the Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing. METHODS Information was obtained a...

We addressed the effects of two cytokines, IL-6 and IL-12, derived from APCs, for the development of mucosal IgA Ab responses following their nasal delivery with the protein vaccine tetanus toxoid (TT). Mice treated nasally with IL-6 and TT showed higher TT-specific serum IgG (mainly IgG1 and IgG2b) Ab responses than did control mice, but exhibited no IgE and negligible secretory IgA (S-IgA) Ab...

There are similar time intervals between starting testosterone therapy (TT) and development of thrombotic (~4.5 months) or cardiovascular (CVD) events (~3 months) which may, speculatively, reflect a shared pathophysiology. We have described thrombotic events 5 months (median) after starting TT in 38 men and 4 women, including 27 with deep venous thrombosis-pulmonary embolism, 12 with osteonecro...