Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrom (MMIHS) is a quite rare congenital and fatal disease which was firstly defined by Berdon and his colleagues. It appears through a widely enlarged bladder and microcolon and its cause is unknown (Berdon et al., 1976; Carmelo et al., 2005; Makhija et al., 1999; Loening-Baucke and Kimura 1999; Redman et al., 1984; Hsu et al., 2003; Yigit et ...

Microfluidics is the science and technology of systems that process or manipulate small amounts (microto picoliters) of fluids, using channels with dimensions of tens to hundreds of micrometers (Whitesides, 2006). Microfluidics offers several advantages in a variety of fields including fuel cells (Dyer, 2002; Jankowski et al., 2002; Erdler et al., 2006; Nguyen et al., 2006; Morse, 2007; Kuriyam...

The tectonic evolution of southern Alaska is defined by a long history of subduction, accretion, and coastwise transport of terranes along the North American margin (e.g. Plafker et al., 1994). Cowen (1982, 2003) and Haeussler et al. (2003) propose two competing hypotheses for the formation and transport history of the Mesozoic-Tertiary Chugach-Prince William terrane that extends for at least 2...

that act as posttranscriptional repressors by binding to the 3′UTR of target mRNAs (Lee et al. 1993; Reinhart et al. 2000; Bartel 2004; Kloosterman and Plasterk 2006). In animals, mature miRNAs are generated from a primary transcript (pri-miRNA) through sequential cleavage by nucleases belonging to the RNAse III family. Initially, Drosha cleaves the pri-miRNA and excises a stem-loop precursor (...

Secretion and membrane fusion are fundamental cellular processes regulating endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–Golgi transport, plasma membrane recycling, cell division, sexual reproduction, acid secretion, and the release of enzymes, hormones, and neurotransmitters, to name just a few. It is therefore no surprise that defects in secretion and membrane fusion give rise to diseases such as diabetes, Alz...

The American Clinical Magnetoencephalography Society (ACMEGS) is a professional society of physicians and other professionals with doctoral degrees “involved in clinical use of magnetoencephalography (MEG), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging, or computerized axial tomography” (ACMEGS, Inc, Bylaws, 2006). The ACMEGS is primarily focused on advancing clinical applications of...

Soil application of liquid cattle manure (LCM) (excrements plus urine, occasionally containing bedding material) can enhance plant growth and increase crop yield (Beauchamp, 1986; Culley et al., 1981; Evans et al., 1977; Kaffka & Kanneganti, 1996; Lithourgidis et al., 2007; Matsi et al., 2003; Motavalli et al., 1989; Sutton et al., 1986; Zhang et al., 2006; Zebarth et al., 1996). In most of the...

acute respiratory syndrome. New Engl. J. Med. 348, 1953–1966 3 Drosten, C. et al. (2003) Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. New Engl. J. Med. 348, 1967–1976 4 Peiris, J.S.M. et al. (2003) Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Lancet 361, 1319–1325 5 Ruan, Y.J. et al. (2003) Comparative full-length genome sequ...

Location 4q12 Protein Composed of an extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain, a juxtamembrane domain, and an intracellular domain; receptor tyrosine kinase; forms homodimer, and heterodimer with PDGFRB; dimerization induces kinase domain activation, leading to the activation of intracellular signalling pathways (Kawagishi et al., 1995). Somatic mutations Hybrid genes between various partne...