Adenosine is a key endogenous signaling molecule that regulates immune responses. A(2B) adenosine receptor (AR) is a relatively low-affinity receptor for adenosine, and the activation of A(2B)AR is believed to require pathological level of adenosine that is associated with ischemia, inflammation, trauma, or other types of stress. The role of A(2B)AR in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS...

The lifetimes of the 1s2s2p P2 level of Ar XV and 1s 2s2p P3/2 of Ar XIV have been measured using metastable Ar and Ar ions produced by an electron cyclotron resonance ion source, which were subsequently separately captured into a Kingdon ion trap. The lifetime results are t~Ar XV, 2s2p P2) 513.4(7) ms and t~Ar XIV,2p P3/2)59.12(18) ms. Transition rates derived from the measured lifetimes diffe...

1. ABSTRACT In this paper we propose a model-based approach for multiresolution fusion of remotely sensed images. Given a high spatial resolution & low spectral resolution PAN (Panchromatic) image and a low spatial resolution & high spectral resolution MS (Multispectral) images of the same geographical area, the objective is to enhance the spatial resolution of the MS images to that of the PAN ...

BACKGROUND Adiponectin and resistin are adipokines which modulate insulin action, energy, glucose and lipid homeostasis. Meta-analyses showed that hypoadiponectinemia and hyperresistinemia are strongly associated with increased risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to propose a novel adiponectin-resistin...

Background: Adiponectin and resistin are adipokines which modulate insulin action, energy, glucose and lipid homeostasis. Meta-analyses showed that hypoadiponectinemia and hyperresistinemia are strongly associated with increased risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to propose a novel adiponectin-resisti...

We expand Nakamura’s (2005) neural network based inflation forecasting experiment to an alternative non-linear model; a Markov switching autoregressive (MS-AR) model. The two non-linear models perform approximately on par and outperform the linear autoregressive model on short forecast horizons of one and two quarters. Furthermore, the MS-AR model is the best performer on longer horizons of thr...

We propose testing for business cycle first-moment asymmetries in Markov-switching autoregressive (MS-AR) models. We derive the parametric restrictions on MS-AR models that rule out types of asymmetries such as deepness, steepness, and sharpness, and set out a testing procedure based on Wald statistics which have standard asymptotics. For a two-regime model, such as that popularised by Hamilton...

J. Gore and D.R. Cook, Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 82 Stoneville Rd., Stoneville, MS 38776; A.L. Catchot and F.R. Musser, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 100 Hwy 12, Mississippi State, MS 39762; S.D. Stewart, West Tennessee Research and Education Center, The University of Tenness...

The A1-adenosine receptor (A1-AR) is a G protein-coupled receptor that mediates many of the physiological effects of adenosine in the brain, heart, kidney, and adipocytes. Currently, ligand interactions with the A1-AR can be quantified on large cell populations only by using radioligand binding. To increase the resolution of these measurements, we have designed and characterized a previously un...

OBJECTIVE Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations predict prognosis in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), but it is unclear whether this directly relates to disease severity. We assessed the relationship between BNP and echocardiographic measures of disease severity in patients with VHD. METHODS Plasma BNP concentrations were measured in patients with normal left ventri...