Abstract The aim was to explore potential differences on ghrelin plasm concentrations between efficient and inefficient lambs within a transient surge of secretion just before scheduled meal feeding. Six high- (256±19 g) six low-RFI (-242±19 Hampshire entire male (Age=168±2 d BW=63±5 kg) were taken out 25 individuals in 56-d GrowSafe SystemsÒ feeding trial. After 10-d adaptation once-daily ad-l...

LC3 - the mammalian homolog of Atg8 - was found as autophagosome membrane binding protein in mammals and widely used as an autophagosomal marker. LC3A, B and C show different expression patterns in each tissue. The aim of this study was to reveal the differences of expression patterns among LC3 families in mouse placenta under normal condition and nutrient starving condition. LC3A and B were hi...

Human peripheral blood lymphocytes that express T cell markers, when reacted for the cytochemical localization of lysosomal acid hydrolases, display two major patterns of staining, i.e., dot-like and scattered granular. Previous attempts to fractionate T cells according to surface markers have yielded populations of cells with heterogeneous patterns of cytochemical staining. In this study, peri...

A–1 Without loss of generality, assume d1 ≤ d2 ≤ ·· · ≤ d12. If d2 i+2 < d 2 i + d 2 i+1 for some i ≤ 10, then di,di+1,di+2 are the side lengths of an acute triangle, since in this case d2 i < d 2 i+1+d 2 i+2 and d 2 i+1 < d 2 i +d 2 i+2 as well. Thus we may assume d2 i+2 ≥ d2 i + d2 i+1 for all i. But then by induction, d2 i ≥ Fid 1 for all i, where Fi is the i-th Fibonacci number (with F1 = F...

The linear plasmid pDJ12 from Micrococcus D12, isolated from the high-altitude volcanic Diamante Lake in the northwest of Argentina, was completely sequenced and annotated. It is noteworthy that the element is probably conjugative and harbors genes potentially instrumental in coping with stress conditions that prevail in such an extreme environment.

We randomized 66 elderly patients with AML unfit for conventional chemotherapy to receive GCSF from d6 or from d12 after induction-chemotherapy with cytarabine/idarubicin. There was no difference in duration of neutropenia (17 days vs. 19 days, p=0.67) or rate of complications. Delayed treatment can reduce the administration of G-CSF without adverse consequences.

The ‘rational addiction’ model of cigarette smoking downplays the influence of social factors and biological dependency. This paper develops a simple model of these factors and presents some causality tests that indicate that nicotine content ‘causes’ smoking with the direction being negative. ©2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: D12; J12

I estimate an extended version of the incomplete markets consumption model allowing for heterogeneity in discount factors, nonseparable preferences for food and other nondurables, liquidity constraints, and precautionary savings. I find statistical support for this model, especially for the non-separability of preferences for food and other nondurables. JEL D12, D91, E21

Jambi University is one of the State Universities in Indonesia which currently phase sustainable development focusing on increasing development, especially water resource infrastructure. Planning for reservoirs with reinforced concrete an option long-term infrastructure planning. The planned reservoir form a that functions as container storing clean treatment system at University. focuses desig...