Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula primarily used to treat symptoms associated with menopause in women. Usually, DBT is composed of one portion of Radix Angelicae Sinensis (RAS) and five portions of Radix Astragali (RA). Clinically, Radix Hedysari (RH) is sometimes used by TCM physicians to replace RA in DBT. In order to verity whether the chemical constitu...

An evaluation was performed on 95 blood cultures positive for Candida spp. to determine the correlation of direct susceptibility testing of fluconazole versus both standardized disk diffusion and MIC methods. For direct testing, an aliquot taken from BD BACTEC Plus and/or BD BACTEC Lytic/10 bottles (Becton Dickinson [BD], Sparks, MD) positive by gram stain for yeast was subcultured to CHROMagar...

Resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics in enterococci is mediated most frequently by the vanA gene cluster, which is found in both humans and animals (1, 8). This vanA gene cluster is carried on transposon Tn1546 or by closely related elements that contain vanR, vanS, vanH, vanA, vanX, and vanZ (1). Detailed molecular analyses of Tn1546-like elements in enterococcal isolates have revealed the p...

In this paper, a band gap voltage reference using MOSFETs in strong inversion region is presented. The proposed circuit represents a high PSRR (Power Supply Rejection Ratio) and low temperature sensitivity and is capable of operating properly at supply voltages lower than 1v. In the designed circuit, the PSRR is improved using regulated voltage and a feedback loop. In addition, the circuit is i...

Dysregulation in patterns of alternative RNA splicing in cancer cells is emerging as a significant factor in cancer pathophysiology. In this study, we investigated the little known alternative splice isoform survivin-3B (S-3B) that is overexpressed in a tumor-specific manner. Ectopic overexpression of S-3B drove tumorigenesis by facilitating immune escape in a manner associated with resistance ...

Dysregulation in patterns of alternative RNA splicing in cancer cells is emerging as a significant factor in cancer pathophysiology. In this study, we investigated the little known alternative splice isoform survivin-3B (S-3B) that is overexpressed in a tumor-specific manner. Ectopic overexpression of S-3B drove tumorigenesis by facilitating immune escape in a manner associated with resistance ...