Differences in the pathogenesis of microsatellite stable (MSS) sporadic colorectal cancers (CRCs) between left-sided CRC (LC) and right-sided CRC (RC) have not been clarified. To identify pathogenesis-related genomic differences between MSS CRCs within the two locations, we performed a comprehensive molecular analysis using crypt isolation with samples from 92 sporadic CRCs. Microsatellite inst...

The lack of consistence and convergence is often considered as a major drawback of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). Here, we analysis two errors introduced by typical conservative SPH approximations of the gradient of a scalar field: one (smoothing error) is due to smoothing of the gradient by an integration associated with a kernel function; the other (integration error) is due to approx...

Management support systems (MSS) help managers to perform their jobs more efficiently. With in-memory technology, a new IT enabler promises to support managers by benefits ranging from reducing time for MSS data entry and analysis to completing even new topics of analysis. Hence, the present situation is favorable for an MSS redesign applying in-memory apps. Such apps are fieldtested and ready-...

PURPOSE A medical school's mission statement (MS) is an expression of its vision and a reflection of the broader social environment in which it is embedded. The authors examine how the institutional identity of U.S. medical education is projected through the MSs of all U.S. MD-granting medical schools. In addition, the authors examine the extent to which differences between subsets of schools (...

Microsatellites (MSs) are DNA regions consisting of repeated short motif(s). MSs are linked to several diseases and have important biomedical applications. Thus, researchers have developed several computational tools to detect MSs. However, the currently available tools require adjusting many parameters, or depend on a list of motifs or on a library of known MSs. Therefore, two laboratories ana...

AIM To investigate the cytotoxicity of a modified salt solution (MSS) and evaluate the antimicrobial properties of MSS on in vitro biofilm models. METHODOLOGY In a metabolic assay, fibroblasts derived from periodontal ligaments (PDL) of human extracted teeth were cultured and challenged with MSS or controls. Then, in active attachment biofilm models, the efficacy of MSS in the presence of den...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of the factors that influence maternal serum screening (MSS) service utilization can be used to develop health policies to promote equitable access to MSS and further diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to find the factors associated with utilization of MSS as well as the current status of service utilization in mainland China. METHODS This was a hospital-base...

Genomic copy number changes are frequently found in cancers and they have been demonstrated to contribute to carcinogenesis; and it is widely accepted that tumors with microsatellite instability (MSI) are genetically stable and mostly diploid. In the present study we compared the copy number alterations and the gene-expression profiles of microsatellite stable (MSS) and MSI colorectal tumors. A...

The Message Scheduled System (MSS) is a composable real-time architecture that allows the extension of systems at runtime without compromising timing guarantees. In this paper, we introduce the MSS architecture and discuss its guarantees as well as the way of proving the holding of these guarantees for any system that follows the MSS architecture.

The present study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable indigenous measure for assessment of menopausal symptoms in Pakistani women. For development of Menopausal Symptoms Scale (MSS), items were empirically generated and were presented on a four point likert scale. A sample of 250 women, ages ranged from 40-60 years, was approached from the gynecology outpatient ward of a public sector...