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ture to dynamics: frequency tuning in the p53-mdm2 network i. logical approach. A novel protein with similarities to rb binding protein 2 compensates for loss of chk1 function and affects histone modification in fission yeast. Mathematical models of the fate of lymphoma b cells after antigen receptor ligation with specific antibodies. J. The topology of the regulatory interactions predicts the ...

In the last few years in Malaysia, dengue fever has increased dramatically and has caused huge public health concerns. The present study aimed to establish a spatial distribution of dengue cases in the city of Kuala Lumpur using a combination of Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial statistical tools. Collation of data from 1,618 dengue cases in 2009 was obtained from Kuala Lumpur Cit...

Di-chloro-bis[chloro(triphenylphosphine)mercury(II)], [Hg2Cl4(C18H15P)2], (I), and di-bromo-bis[bromo(triphenylphosphine)mercury(II)], [Hg2Br4(C18H15P)2], (II), have been reinvestigated at 120 K. The molecules of (I) lie across inversion centres in space group P21/n, and in both (I) and (II) the complexes are linked into three-dimensional frameworks by a combination of CÐH X (X = Cl and Br) and...

The efficacy of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for the prevention of 90Y toxicity and extension of survival in nude mice with i.p. LS174T carcinomatosis was evaluated. 90Y-labeled monoclonal antibody (MAB) directed against carcinoembryonic antigen (90Y-anti-CEA MAB) at a dose of 120 microCi caused no deaths due to treatment toxicity and increased the duration of animal survival. No long term...

changed in response to the fear of AIDS, focusing on the contraceptive behavior of single men and women. We also analyze recent trends in condom use that may have been influenced by increasing fear of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as well as by contraceptive needs. We distinguish the percentages of men and women who currently use condoms (at the time of the survey), who have ever used c...

In the present study, a total of 1,235 porcine serum samples were collected from 9 counties in Jilin Province (40°52'~46°18'N,121°38'~131°19'E), northeastern China from August to October 2013, and the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection was tested by indirect haemagglutination assay (IHA). The results showed that antibodies to T. gondii were found in 19.1% (95% confidence interval [CI...

Health literacy continues to experience the normal growing pains of an emerging field of inquiry and practice. The evolving concept of health literacy requires the development of new measurement tools in order to adequately study interventions and identify best practices. This article describes a multi-stage process of engaging the largest known international group of health literacy profession...

Zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) exert regulatory activities on immune functions, while cadmium (Cd) is an immunotoxic agent. The object of this study was to detect effects of 10-4, 10-5, and 10-6 M Cd sulphate, Zn sulphate, and sodium selenite, and their combinations on human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferation and IFN-γ and TNF-α production. Only 10-5 M Zn sulphate significantly...