A typical arrangement of facilities is to have a console attached to a computer at the user’s site, and to be using the computational facilities of a remote site. Information entered by the user is transmitted to the remote Host, and output from the remote Host is transmitted back to the local user. In this proposal I am concerned with specifying the form of the output stream for the case that ...

Phytoene synthase (Psy) and Phytoene desaturase (Pds) are the first two regulatory enzymes in the carotenoids biosynthetic pathway. The genes Psy and Pds are under transcriptional control in many photosynthetic organisms. In the present study, using quantitative real time- PCR (qRT-PCR), the effects of uncoated and gum-Arabic coated PbS nanoparticles (GA-coated PbS NPs) and light intensity on t...

Background and Aims: Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) is a virus vector technology that exploits antiviral defense mechanism. By infecting plants with recombinant viruses containing host genes inserted in the viral genome, VIGS achieves the RNA silencing process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and tobacco (Nicotiana be...

OBJECTIVE To assess aqueous humor dynamics in pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS). METHODS Four groups of age-matched participants included 2 experimental groups with PDS (PDS with ocular hypertension [PDS-OHT], 17 eyes; PDS without ocular hypertension [PDS-ONT], 18 eyes) and 2 control groups without PDS (OHT, 18 eyes; ONT, 18 eyes). Assessments included intraocular pressure measured by pneumat...

OBJECTIVE Self-reports of personality provide valid information about personality disorders (PDs). However, informant reports provide information about PDs that self-reports alone do not provide. The current article examines whether and when one perspective is more valid than the other in identifying PDs. METHOD Using a representative sample of adults 55 to 65 years of age (N = 991; 45% males...

Pendred syndrome (PDS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital deafness, goiter and iodide organification defect. Presence of inner ear malformations is essential for the clinical diagnosis. Most individuals with PDS are clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Mutations in the PDS gene encoding pendrin protein have been shown to be associated with PDS. It has been recentl...

Introduction / objectives Since surgical site infections (SSIs) arise before and after discharge from the hospital, post discharge surveillance (PDS) of SSIs is inevitable for proper surveillance. Two methods of PDS are recommended by the Dutch surveillance network (PREZIES). Duration of PDS normally is 30 days or 1 year after surgery for implant-free and implant surgery respectively. We compar...