BACKGROUND In immunoglobulin G4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD), focal or diffuse renal cortical atrophy is often observed in the clinical course after glucocorticoid therapy. This study aimed to clarify the factors related to renal atrophy after glucocorticoid therapy in IgG4-RKD. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated clinical features including laboratory data and computed tomography (CT) ...

The genetic regulation of cell patterning within plant gametophytes remains poorly understood. Now, two new studies in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha shed light on the conserved function of an RKD transcription factor as a key regulator of egg cell fate in the land plant lineage.

Farm & Foodcare Ontario [1] International Credential Assessment of Canada Inc [2]. Kahntact Marketing [3] Miller Thomson, LLP [4] Ontario Federation of Agriculture [5] Ontario Institute of Agrologists [6] Provision Coalition [7] RKD Web Studios [8] Synthesis AgriFood Network [9] Veterinary Skills Training & Enhancement Program [10] Wellmark International Workplace Safety & Prevention Services [...

C. Richard Johnson, Jr. (Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick Senior Professor of Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University), Ella Hendriks (Head, Conservation Department, Van Gogh Museum), Petria Noble (Head, Conservation Department, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis), and Michiel Franken (Curator of Technical Documentation and Rembrandt and Rembrandt School, Netherlands...

In this paper three pairs of embedded Runge–Kutta type methods for directly solving special third order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) of the form denoted as RKD methods are presented. The first is the RKD4(3) pair which is third order embedded in fourth-order method has the property first same as last (FSAL) whereby the last row of the coefficient matrix is equal to the vector output. ...

The protein phosphatase inhibitor RK-682 is one of a number of potentially valuable tetronate polyketide natural products. Understanding how the tetronate ring is formed has been frustrated by the inaccessibility of the putative substrates. We report the heterologous expression of rk genes in Saccharopolyspora erythraea and reconstitution of the RK-682 pathway using recombinant enzymes, and we ...

Sybil attacks pose a serious threat for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) security. They can create problems in routing, voting schemes, decision making, distributed storage and sensor re-programming. In a Sybil attack, the attacker masquerades as multiple sensor identities that are actually controlled by one or a few existing attacker nodes. Sybil identities are fabricated out of stolen keys, obt...

Root-knot nematode disease occurs frequently due to continuous monocropping and excessive water nitrogen input. The degree gall index are often used evaluate the damage of root-knot disease. However, weak correlation between these two indicators tobacco leaf dry weight has been reported. objective this study was verify whether use density (RKD)—the number per unit root or volume—as a new indica...

study of a family with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases (adpkd) in five generations, including 96 healthy and 47 affected individuals, has been carried out in tehran. investigation on individuals, including final diagnoses by clinical findings, sonography, radiography and laboratory results, have lead to the completion of genealogical chart of the family. the affected individuals h...