The Mannose 6 Phosphate/Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor-2 (IGF2R) encodes a type-1 membrane protein that modulates availability of the potent mitogen, IGF2. We evaluated the associations between IGF2R non-synonymous genetic variants (c.5002G>A, Gly1619Arg(rs629849), and c.901C>G, Leu252Val(rs8191754)), circulating IGF2 levels, and colon cancer (CC) risk among African American and White part...

We develop a finite-domain finite-time Lyapunov exponent (FDFTLE) method to allow Lagrangian Coherent Structure (LCS) extraction from velocity data within limited domains. This removes spurious ridges as seen when trajectories are stopped at the domain boundaries. We find this extension useful in practical applications when LCS are extracted from LIDAR measurements at Hong Kong International Ai...

treat human disease in China for centuries. Because the content of each component varies significantly due to differences in geographic origin, climate condition, environment and other factors. It is therefore necessary to build up fingerprint chromatography on identifying and assessing the stability of the plants. Fingerprint is a kind of method to show chemical information of TCM with chromat...

Out-of-plane compression tests were conducted on six grades of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibre composites (Dyneema) with varying grades of fibre and matrix, ply thickness, and ply stacking sequence. The composites with a [01/901] lay-up had an out-of-plane compressive strength that was dictated by in-plane tensile fibre fracture. By contrast, the out-of-plane compressive strength...

This paper concerns the effects of military closures on the local growth pattern in Sweden during the last decades. The main issue is to analyze to what extent the closures have affected the subsequent average income growth and net migration rates at the local level. The analysis is based on a data set covering Swedish municipalities with military bases during the period 1983-1998. Our main fin...

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Zhang W, Jones A, Doherty M. Does paracetamol (acetaminophen) reduce the pain of osteoarthritis? A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Ann Rheum Dis 2004;63:901–7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....