Single-crystal Gd2O3 films were grown epitaxially on GaAs~100! substrate. From the single-crystal momentum space analysis on four different samples, 185, 45, 25, and 18 Å thick, a Mn2O3 isomorphous cubic structure is identified. The Gd2O3 film aligns its twofold ~110! axis with the fourfold ~100! surface normal of the substrate, while aligning its @001# and @ 1̄10# axes with the @011# and @011̄# ...

This manuscript describes the 6 year evolution of our center's research into ovarian functions of the FMR1 gene, which led to the identification of a new normal CGGn range of 26-34. This "new" normal range, in turn, led to definitions of different alleles (haplotypes) based on whether no, one or both alleles are within range. Specific alleles then were demonstrated to represent distinct ovarian...

Flowering time is a key agronomic trait that plays an important role in crop yield. There is growing interest in dissecting the developmental subphases of flowering to better understand and fine-tune plant development and maximize yield. To do this, we used the wild barley nested association mapping (NAM) population HEB-25, comprising 1420 BC1S3 lines, to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) cont...

The requirement of varying doses of warfarin for different individuals can be explained by environmental and genetic factors. We evaluated the frequency of vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (VKORC1) and cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) variants together with patientdemographic characteristics and investigated their association with warfarin dose requirement with the ob...

Background: BCL-2 is the most important anti-apoptotic regulator and Bax is a pro-apoptotic protein. The status of these parameters or the ration of BCL-2 to BAX is important in malignant cell fate as well as normal cells. Methods: Sixty-two ALL patients and 62 healthy sex-and age-matched controls were studied. After genotyping, the promoter region of the BAX and BCL-2 genes by RFLP-PCR meth...

A mode-locked Raman laser, using 25 m of a GeO2 doped fiber as the gain medium, is reported employing carbon nanotubes. The oscillator generates 850 ps chirped pulses, which are externally compressed to 185 ps. OCIS codes: (060.2310) Fiber optics; (140.3550) Lasers, Raman

MicroRNAs (miRs) have been recognised as important regulators of malignant behaviour in different types of human cancer, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). A previous study by our group revealed that miR-185-3p regulates the radioresistance of NPC cells. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of miR-185-3p on NPC invasion and metastasis. Human NPC CNE-2 and 5-8F cell lines wer...

  Background and Objective: The outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may be influenced by host factors like Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). We have investigated HLA-A and DRB1 alleles in patients with persistent hepatitis B infection compared to subjects who had spontaneously recovered from HBV infection. To complete the findings of this study we performed another survey in certain HLA ...

OBJECTIVE FAS and FASL polymorphisms are suggested to play an important role in tubulitis that is a major component of acute rejection. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of FAS-670A/G and FASL-843C/T gene polymorphisms on allograft nephropathy in pediatric renal transplant patients METHODS Fifty three patients (22 males 31 females) aged 2 to 20 years (mean 12.3±0.6) who had re...