The diversity of viral strategies to modulate complement activation indicates that this component of the immune system has significant antiviral potential. One example is the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) complement control protein (KCP), which inhibits progression of the complement cascade. Rhesus rhadinovirus (RRV), like KSHV, is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae a...

Given a dataset S of points in R, the range closest-pair (RCP) problem aims to preprocess S into a data structure such that when a query range X is specified, the closest-pair in S ∩ X can be reported efficiently. The RCP problem can be viewed as a range-search version of the classical closestpair problem, and finds applications in many areas. Due to its non-decomposability, the RCP problem is ...

1. introduction one of the six great challenges recognized by the world climate researches program (wcrp) is the prediction and the characteristics of extreme events. the outcomes of various sources indicate that the extreme climate events have significantly increased over the last decades. trend analysis of extreme temperature indicators is of crucial importance in estimating the trend of glob...

Rapid control prototyping (RCP) is one of the most important technologies for speeding up the development process of the electronic control unit (ECU ) used in the automotive control system. However, one big drawback of the conventional RCP platform is the transfer from RCP to target ECU implementation. In this study, a new RCP platform is proposed that provides a consistent environment for bot...

OBJECTIVES Antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) during hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) for ascending/transverse arch repair is used for cerebral protection. This study evaluates ACP in combination with retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) during extended HCA and compares it to RCP-only. METHODS Between January 2005 and April 2007, we performed 64 consecutive arch repairs requiring extended ...

BACKGROUND The current standard of care for men with muscle-invasive bladder cancer is radical cystoprostatectomy (RCP). One-third of RCP specimens demonstrate incidental prostate cancer, primarily reported in small series with limited follow-up. The aim of this study is to report mature outcomes, including patterns of failure and disease-specific recurrence rates, and survival, for a large coh...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyse the early and long-term results of completion pneumonectomy (CP). METHODS A retrospective review of consecutive patients who underwent CP in the Shanghai Chest Hospital. RESULTS Fifty-six CP were performed between January 2003 and July 2013. There were 45 conventional CP (CCP) and 11 rescue CP (RCP) cases. CCP was defined as resection of the r...

During the past 5 years, 30 cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm were treated. Selective cerebral perfusion (SCP) and retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) were conducted for cerebral protection during aortic cross clamping. SCP was carried out in 5 cases of dissecting aneurysm (all Stanford type A, including a case of AAE) and 3 cases of arch aneurysm. RCP was conducted in 5 cases of dissecting ane...

OBJECTIVE Unsuccessful linkage to care and treatment increases adolescent HIV-related morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the effect of a novel adolescent and youth Red Carpet Program (RCP) on the timing and outcomes of linkage to care. DESIGN A prepost implementation evaluation of the pilot RCP program. SETTINGS Healthcare facilities (HCFs) and schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya. ...

Rab coupling protein (RCP) is a Rab GTPase effector that functions in endosomal recycling. The RCP gene is frequently amplified in breast cancer, leading to increased cancer aggressiveness. Furthermore, RCP enhances the motility of ovarian cancer cells by coordinating the recycling of α5β1 integrin and EGF receptor to the leading edge of migrating cells. Here we report that RCP also influences ...