Current models of how mouse tail interfollicular epidermis (ife) is maintained overlook the coexistence of two distinct terminal differentiation programs: parakeratotic (scale) and orthokeratotic (interscale). lineage tracing and clonal analysis revealed that scale and interscale are maintained by unipotent cells in the underlying basal layer, with scale progenitors dividing more rapidly than i...

swot analysis is used extensively as an assessment and planning method, particularly in tourism planning. however, there are little documentations on application of swot analysis in ecotourism. an assessment on systematic use of swot analysis was carried out in the present study to highlight the applicability of the swot technique in detailed investigations. in this study, based on field survey...

PURPOSE Chronic bronchitis (CB), emphysematous (EM) and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome (ACOS) phenotypes in COPD are well recognized. This study aimed to investigate distinguishing characteristics of these phenotypes in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations (FE). PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was carried out. COPD patients with acute exac...

Serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) and immunofixation is commonly used to screen for plasma cell dyscrasias. Interpretation of these tests is qualitative by nature and can yield trace, faint, or scarcely visible immunoglobulin bands (TFS), which can be difficult to classify. Whether these bands should be reported at all is challenging given their unknown clinical significance. In the present s...

An interaction-free evolution (IFE) of a quantum system is an evolution which is not influenced by a certain part of the Hamiltonian which is addressed as the interaction term [1]. In other words, the dynamics generated by the ‘unperturbed’ Hamiltonian H0 is essentially the same as the evolution generated by the total Hamiltonian which is the sum of H0 and the interaction term HI: H = H0 + HI. ...

BACKGROUND Fluorescence endoscopy is used for the early detection and delineation of laryngeal cancer and its precursor lesions. No systematic review of these promising imaging techniques has yet been performed. METHODS A systematic review of the published literature and meta-analysis of data extracted from 16 included studies were performed. A total of 1000 laryngeal lesions were examined by...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate the causes of alternative pathway dysregulation in a cohort of patients with dense deposit disease (DDD). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Thirty-two patients with biopsy-proven DDD underwent screening for C3 nephritic factors (C3Nefs), factor H autoantibodies (FHAAs), factor B autoantibodies (FBAAs), and genetic va...

SWOT analysis is used extensively as an assessment and planning method, particularly in tourism planning. However, there are little documentations on application of SWOT analysis in ecotourism. An assessment on systematic use of SWOT analysis was carried out in the present study to highlight the applicability of the SWOT technique in detailed investigations. In this study, based on field survey...

Date Author Summary of chanes 10/02/2002 Marius Bozga, Sergey Olvovsky IFE with test directives 1st release

The objective of research in thermonuclear fusion is to find an environmentally attractive technology for the production of electrical energy that is both universally available and economically competitive. The method of containing the hot, dense plasma known as Inertially Confined Fusion Energy (IFE) uses small targets containing the deuterium and tritium isotopes of hydrogen which are implosi...