MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Comparative and Functional Genomics' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:43:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5672471&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmb%2F2012%2F325907%2F Municipal solid waste contains high amounts of cellulose, which is an ideal organic waste for the growth of most of microorganism as well as composting by potential microbes. In the present study, Congo red test was performed for screening of microorganism, and, after selecting a potential strains, it was further used for biodegradation of organic municipal solid waste. Forty nine out of the 250 different microbes tested (165 belong to fungi and 85 to bacteria) produced cellulase enzyme and among these Trichoderma viride was found to be a potential strain in the secondary screening. During the biodegradation of organic waste, after 60 days, the average weight losses were 20.10% in the plates and 33.35% in the piles. There was an increase in pH until 20 days. pH however, stabilize... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5672471 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:09 +0100 5672471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663379&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Fem%2F2012%2F462865%2F We report a case of artefactual C2 fracture caused by a superimposed incisor tooth in a seven-year-old boy. CT refuted the diagnosis. Trauma clinicians should be aware of this entity to guide correct interpretation of trauma X-rays. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663379 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663378&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2012%2F812165%2F The asymptotic behavior of nonoscillatory solutions of the superlinear dynamic equation on time scales (r(t)xΔ(t))Δ+p(t)|x(σ(t))|γsgnx(σ(t))=0, γ>1, is discussed under the condition that P(t)=limτ→∞∫tτp(s)Δs exists and P(t)≥0 for large t. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663378 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663377&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2012%2F860716%2F We study a q-analog of a singularly perturbed Cauchy problem with irregular singularity in the complex domain which generalizes a previous result by Malek in (2011). First, we construct solutions defined in open q-spirals to the origin. By means of a q-Gevrey version of Malgrange-Sibuya theorem we show the existence of a formal power series in the perturbation parameter which turns out to be the q-Gevrey asymptotic expansion (of certain type) of the actual solutions. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663377 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663376&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fmi%2F2012%2F728417%2F Background. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) was thought to be benign but recently found it slowly progresses and leads to ESRD eventually. The aim of this research is to investigate the value of serum IL-18 level, a sensitive biomarker for proximal tubule injury, for assessing the histopathological severity and disease progression in IgAN. Methods. Serum IL-18 levels in 76 IgAN patients and 36 healthy blood donors were measured by ELISA. We evaluated percentage of global and segmental sclerosis (GSS) and extent of tubulointerstitial damage (TID). The correlations between serum IL-18 levels with clinical, histopathological features and renal prognosis were evaluated. Results. The patients were 38.85±10.95 years old, presented with 2.61 (1.43∼4.08) g/day proteinuria. Serum IL-18 level... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663376 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663375&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F561902%2F The paper investigates an equation with single delay ẋ(t)=-c(t)x(t-τ(t)), where τ:[t0-r,∞)→(0,r], r>0, t0∈R, and c:[t0-r,∞)→(0,∞) are continuous functions, and the difference t-τ(t) is an increasing function. Its purpose is to derive a new explicit integral criterion for the existence of a positive solution in terms of c and τ. An overview of known relevant criteria is provided, and relevant comparisons are also given. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663375 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663374&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjbb%2F2012%2F406435%2F Conclusion. TLR4 plays a critical role in LPS-induced ALI, and transfection of Ad-siTLR4 can effectively downregulate TLR4 expression in vitro and in vivo, accompanied by alleviation of LPS-induced lung injury. These findings suggest that TLR4 may serve as a potential target in the treatment of ALI and RNA interfering targeting TLR4 expression represents a therapeutic strategy. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663374 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663373&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Fanesthesiology%2F2012%2F285328%2F The sympathetic nervous system has been implicated in pain associated with painful diabetic neuropathy. However, therapeutic intervention targeted at the sympathetic nervous system has not been established. We thus tested the hypothesis that sympathetic nerve blocks significantly reduce pain in a patient with painful diabetic neuropathy who has failed multiple pharmacological treatments. The diagnosis of small fiber sensory neuropathy was based on clinical presentations and confirmed by skin biopsies. A series of 9 lumbar sympathetic blocks over a 26-month period provided sustained pain relief in his legs. Additional thoracic paravertebral blocks further provided control of the pain in the trunk which can occasionally be seen in severe diabetic neuropathy cases, consequent to extensive inv... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663373 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663372&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijct%2F2012%2F406250%2F We present two variations of the game 3-Euclid. The games involve a triplet of positive integers. Two players move alternately. In the first game, each move is to subtract a positive integer multiple of the smallest integer from one of the other integers as long as the result remains positive. In the second game, each move is to subtract a positive integer multiple of the smallest integer from the largest integer as long as the result remains positive. The player who makes the last move wins. We show that the two games have the same P-positions and positions of Sprague-Grundy value 1. We present three theorems on the periodicity of P-positions and positions of Sprague-Grundy value 1. We also obtain a theorem on the partition of Sprague-Grundy values for each game. In addition, we examine t... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663372 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663371&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmst%2F2012%2F628237%2F We present the results of the measurement of complex dielectric permittivity, in the microwave frequency region, on glass reinforced polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with blue inorganic pigments. The cavity resonant method had been used in order to measure the shift in the resonant frequency of the cavity, caused by the insertion of a sample, which can be related to the real part of the complex permittivity. Also, the quality factor of the cavity decreases with the insertion of a sample. The changes in the inverse of this quality factor give the imaginary part. In order to predict the dielectric behavior of this composite, we had developed a program of numerical simulation to calculate the complex permittivity of the inclusion. By using some of dielectric mixture laws (Maxwell-Wagner-Silla... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663371 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663370&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faa%2F2011%2F953936%2F Viking missions reported adverse conditions for life in Mars surface. High hydrogen signal obtained by Mars orbiters has increased the interest in subsurface prospection as putative protected Mars environment with life potential. Permafrost has attracted considerable interest from an astrobiological point of view due to the recently reported results from the Mars exploration rovers. Considerable studies have been developed on extreme ecosystems and permafrost in particular, to evaluate the possibility of life on Mars and to test specific automated life detection instruments for space missions. The biodiversity of permafrost located on the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve has been studied as an example of subsurface protected niche of astrobiological interest. Different conventional (en... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663370 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663369&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Famse%2F2012%2F969727%2F Although there have been a numerous number of studies on mathematical model of hot metal desulfurization by deep injection of calcium carbide, the research field as a whole is not well integrated. This paper presents a model that takes into account the kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport processes to predict the sulfur levels in the hot metal throughout a blow. The model could be utilized to assess the influence of the treatment temperature, rate of injection, gas flow rate, and initial concentration of sulfur on the desulfurization kinetics. In the second part of this paper an analysis of the industrial data for injection of calcium carbide using this model is described. From a mathematical model that describes the characteristics of a system, it is possible to predict the behavior of... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663369 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663368&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fulc%2F2012%2F957898%2F Tough recently the mitochondrial bioenergetic coenzyme (Co)Q10 has been shown to protect against indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration, yet the full mechanistic cassettes have not been investigated. Therefore, the current investigation assessed further gastroprotective mechanisms of CoQ10 using the indomethacin-induced gastropathy model. While CoQ10 was administered at 3 dose levels to male Wistar rats, the proton pump inhibitor, pantoprazole, was given at 4 dose levels ahead of pyloric ligation and indomethacin administration. Indomethacin evoked gastric ulcerations that were associated by decreased gastric mucosal nitric oxide and glutathione levels. The NSAID reduced gastric volume and mucin content, but increased titratable acidity, acid output, and peptic activity. CoQ10, especially... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663368 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663367&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijpg%2F2012%2F514398%2F Chromosome pairing, synapsis, and DNA recombination are three key processes that occur during early meiosis. A previous study of Poor Homologous Synapsis 1 (PHS1) in maize suggested that PHS1 has a role in coordinating these three processes. Here we report the isolation of wheat (Triticum aestivum) PHS1 (TaPHS1), and its expression profile during and after meiosis. While the TaPHS1 protein has sequence similarity to other plant PHS1/PHS1-like proteins, it also possesses a unique region of oligopeptide repeat units. We show that TaPHS1 interacts with both single- and double-stranded DNA in vitro and provide evidence of the protein region that imparts the DNA-binding ability. Immunolocalisation data from assays conducted using antisera raised against TaPHS1 show that TaPHS1 associates with c... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663367 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0100 5663367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5633838&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjeph%2F2012%2F481641%2F Conclusions. Urinary BPA levels are associated with hypertension, independent of traditional risk factors. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5633838 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47:07 +0100 5633838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5633837&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fdrt%2F2012%2F684725%2F Conclusions. Antidepressants probably have no substantial role in acute bipolar depression. However, in light of conflicting results between studies, more well-designed trials are warranted. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5633837 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47:07 +0100 5633837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5633836&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fmpe%2F2012%2F746872%2F We study the periodic boundary value problem for semilinear fractional differential equations in an ordered Banach space. The method of upper and lower solutions is then extended. The results on the existence of minimal and maximal mild solutions are obtained by using the characteristics of positive operators semigroup and the monotone iterative scheme. The results are illustrated by means of a fractional parabolic partial differential equations. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5633836 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47:07 +0100 5633836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602658&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Fpathology%2F2012%2F305858%2F Malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast is a rare tumour with around 30 cases reported in the literature. Metastases associated with these tumours are usually haematogenous. Axillary lymph node metastases are thought to be unusual, and it has been recently suggested that axillary node dissection is not indicated unless clinically palpable. We here present a case of a 63-year-old woman, who developed a malignant adenomyoepithelioma with axillary lymph node metastasis, that included epithelial and myoepithelial elements, in spite of the absence of clinically enlarged nodes. We suggest that histological examination of axillary sentinel node(s) or node sampling may be worthwhile in this condition. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602658 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602657&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijd%2F2012%2F285693%2F In conclusion, if the analysis of condylar asymmetries is performed in growing subjects, utilization of anatomic references such as the neurovascular foramina seems to guarantee a lower error compared to non-fixed references such as ear rods. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602657 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602656&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjs%2F2011%2F321709%2F Cyber physical systems (CPSs) typically have numerous sensors monitoring the various physical processes involved. Some sensor failures are inevitable and may have catastrophic effects. The relational nature of the diverse measurands can be very useful in detecting faulty sensors, monitoring the health of the system, and reducing false alarms. This paper provides procedures on how one may integrate data from the various sensors, by careful design of a sensor relationship network. Once such a network has been adopted, choices become available in real time for enhancing the reliability, safety, and performance of the overall system. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602656 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602655&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fmrt%2F2011%2F764845%2F Pregnancy-associated malaria, a manifestation of severe malaria, is the cause of up to 200,000 infant deaths a year, through the effects of placental insufficiency leading to growth restriction and preterm delivery. Development of a vaccine is one strategy for control. Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells accumulate in the placenta through specific binding of pregnancy-associated parasite variants that express the VAR2CSA antigen to chondroitin sulphate A on the surface of syncytiotrophoblast cells. Parasite accumulation, accompanied by an inflammatory infiltrate, disrupts the cytokine balance of pregnancy with the potential to cause placental damage and compromise foetal growth. Multigravid women develop immunity towards VAR2CSA-expressing parasites in a gravidity-dependent mann... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602655 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602654&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijic%2F2011%2F837091%2F BaTiO3 powders doped with Ag at different Ag/Ba molar ratios were prepared by sol-gel method. The resistivity reached the lowest point of 5.644 Ω·m when Ag concentration was 0.10 at% and the powders were calcined for two times at 800°C and 500°C. XRD and FTIR investigations showed that no new substance was formed after the doping and calcining process, but the particle size and the strength of Ti-O bond in modified BaTiO3 crystal cell all changed. The conductivity of Ag-doped BaTiO3 powders with different Ag concentrations and through different preparing methods was discussed by using defect theory. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602654 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602653&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjnm%2F2012%2F875295%2F Fluffy sodium titanate nanostructures have been fabricated by a simple hydrothermal method with metatitanic acid as precursor. The obtained nanostructures exhibit as the aggregation of nanosheets, and the surface area of the nanostructure is about 110.59 m2/g. Such nanoarchitecture indicates high adsorption capacity to some metal ions, such as Cd2+, and the maximum adsorption capacity has been estimated to be 255.18 mg/g. The possible reasons that are responsible after its high adsorption ability, have been ascribed to the tiny structure, the ion-exchange ability and the large surface area of the sodium titanate nanostructures. And this may greatly enlarge its application potential as an adsorbent. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602653 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:36 +0100 5602653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575574&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjfsa%2F2012%2F853232%2F We study noneffective weights in the framework of variable exponent Lebesgue spaces, and we show that Lp(·)(Ω)=Lωp(·)(Ω) if and only if ω(x)1/p(x)~constant in the set where p(·)<∞, and ω(x)~constant in the set where p(·)=0. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575574 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575573&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjfsa%2F2012%2F148706%2F In a recent work of the author, a parabolic extension of the elliptic Ogawa type inequality has been established. This inequality is originated from the Brézis-Gallouët-Wainger logarithmic type inequalities revealing Sobolev embeddings in the critical case. In this paper, we improve the parabolic version of Ogawa inequality by allowing it to cover not only the class of functions from Sobolev spaces, but also the wider class of Hölder continuous functions. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575573 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575572&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijno%2F2011%2F769264%2F An episode of relatively thick (till ~3 km) aerosol formation over the urban area of Sofia city was observed by lidar at a wavelength of 1064 nm. The lidar is part of Sofia lidar station at the Institute of Electronics of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Analysis of the weather conditions during the measurement period explains the stable persistence of such formation of human-activity aerosol over the town for the days of observation 20, 21, 23, and 24 June, 2011. The estimated top of the Planetary Boundary Layer for the measurement dated 23 June showed unusually high altitude ~2200 m above ground. The results are presented in terms of vertical atmospheric backscatter coefficient profiles and color maps of the aerosol stratification evolution. (Source: Comparative and Fu... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575572 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575571&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Facisc%2F2012%2F897127%2F Conventional mathematical modeling-based approaches are incompetent to solve the electrical power quality problems, as the power system network represents highly nonlinear, nonstationary, complex system that involves large number of inequality constraints. In order to overcome the various difficulties encountered in power system such as harmonic current, unbalanced source current, reactive power burden, active power filter (APF) emerged as a potential solution. This paper proposes the implementation of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and bacterial foraging optimization (BFO) algorithms which are intended for optimal harmonic compensation by minimizing the undesirable losses occurring inside the APF itself. The efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of two approaches are compa... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575571 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575570&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Fvasmed%2F2011%2F140389%2F Symptomatic iliac fossa and suprapubic varicosities are uncommon presentations in adults. Such presentations often point to acquired obstructive process to pelvic outflow or to the progression of venous insufficiency and reflux in the pelvic and gonadal veins. Less frequently, venous anomalies of the renal veins or IVC might be implicated. Furthermore, late presentations of congenital or acquired developmental abnormalities might become manifest. As this case illustrates, a thorough understanding of the underlying pathologic process and the anatomical derangement must be sought before any treatment is instituted. Unnecessary extirpation of these varicosities would simply have removed vital physiologic cross-pelvic collateral circulation from the lower extremity in the face of chronic iliac... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575570 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575569&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fape%2F2012%2F421639%2F Transcutaneous energy transmission (TET) is the most promising noninvasive method for supplying driving energy to a totally implantable artificial heart. Induction-heating (IH) cookers generate a magnetic flux, and if a cooker is operated near a transcutaneous transformer, the magnetic flux generated will link with its external and internal coils. This will affect the performance of the TET and the artificial heart system. In this paper, we present the design and development of a coil to be used for a magnetic immunity test, and we detail the investigation of the magnetic immunity of a transcutaneous transformer. The experimental coil, with five turns like a solenoid, was able to generate a uniform magnetic field in the necessary bandwidth. A magnetic-field immunity examination of the TET ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575569 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575568&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2012%2F952762%2F Cucurbitacin E, a tetracyclic triterpenes compound extracted from cucurbitaceous plants, has been shown to exhibit anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities. The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether cucurbitacin E promotes cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis in T24 cells and further to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms. The effects of cucurbitacin E on T24 cell's growth and accompanied morphological changes were examined by MTT assay and a phase-contrast microscope. DNA content, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and annexin V/PI staining were determined by flow cytometry. The protein levels were measured by Western blotting. Our results demonstrated that cucurbitacin E-induced G2/M arrest was associated with a marked increase in the levels o... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575568 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0100 5575568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415651&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F167160%2F We apply mollifiers to study the properties of real functions which satisfy mean value conditions and present new equivalent conditions for complex analytic functions. New properties of complex functions with mean value conditions are given. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415651 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415650&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fedr%2F2011%2F108328%2F Diabetic retinopathy, a vision-threatening disease, has been regarded as a vascular disorder. However, impaired oscillatory potentials (OPs) in the electroretinogram (ERG) and visual dysfunction are recorded before severe vascular lesions appear. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms underlying the retinal neural degeneration observed in the streptozotocin-(STZ-) induced type 1 diabetes model. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) both cause OP impairment and reduced levels of synaptophysin, a synaptic vesicle protein for neurotransmitter release, most likely through excessive protein degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. ROS also decrease brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and inner retinal neuronal cells. The influence of both RAS and ROS... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415650 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415649&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjam%2F2011%2F497409%2F We construct a new type of q-Euler numbers and polynomials with weak weight α : En,q(α), En,q(α)(x), respectively. Some interesting results and relationships are obtained. Also, we observe the behavior of roots of the q-Euler numbers En,q(α) and polynomials En,q(α)(x) with weak weight α. By means of numerical experiments, we demonstrate a remarkably regular structure of the complex roots of q-Euler polynomials En,q(α) with weak weight α. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415649 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415648&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcpn%2F2011%2F723434%2F Peripheral microvascular complications in diabetes are associated with concurrent cerebrovascular disease. As detailed cognitive assessment is not routinely carried out among diabetic patients, the aim was to establish whether the presence of clinical “peripheral” microvascular disease can identify a subgroup of patients with early evidence of cognitive impairment. Detailed psychometric assessment was performed in 23 diabetic patients with no microvascular complications (Group D), 27 diabetic patients with at least one microvascular complication: retinopathy, neuropathy, and/or nephropathy (Group DC), and 25 healthy controls (Group H). Groups D and DC participants had significantly lower scores on reaction time (P=0.003 and 0.0001, resp.) compared to controls. Similarly, groups... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415648 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415647&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fame%2F2011%2F153731%2F This paper presents the analysis of static bending of beams made of functionally graded piezoelectric materials (FGPMs) under a combined thermo-electro-mechanical load. The Euler Bernoulli theory (EBT), first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and third-order shear deformation theory (TSDT) were employed to compare the accuracy and the reliability of each theory in applications. The material properties vary continuously through the thickness direction. The material compositions were selected from the PZT family. The governing equations were derived from Hamilton's principle and solved using the finite element method and Fourier series method. Cubic Hermit interpolation shape function was used for estimating the transverse deflection, and the linear interpolation function was used fo... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415647 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415646&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fmse%2F2011%2F275158%2F Because of the complicated energy conversion process, ultrasonic motor has remarkable nonlinearity. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve accurate speed control of ultrasonic motor. In general, a good model is the foundation of the accurate control effect. Because of the remarkable non-linearity of ultrasonic motor, the model should also be nonlinear. In this paper, the two-input and one-output steady-state model of ultrasonic motor system is worked out using fuzzy reasoning modeling method. Comparison between experimental data and calculated data of the model prove that the model can well simulate the nonlinear relationship among the amplitu... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415646 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415645&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fmpe%2F2011%2F380784%2F We consider the concept of Ω-distance on a complete, partially ordered G-metric space and prove some fixed point theorems. Then, we present some applications in integral equations of our obtained results. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415645 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415644&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjna%2F2011%2F521035%2F 3-Nitrobenzanthrone (3NBA), an environmental pollutant and potent mutagen, causes DNA damage via the reaction of its metabolically activated form with the exocyclic amino groups of purines and the C-8 position of guanine. The present work describes a synthetic approach to the preparation of oligomeric 2′-deoxyribonucleotides containing a 2-(2′-deoxyguanosin-N2-yl)-3-aminobenzanthrone moiety, one of the major DNA adducts found in tissues of living organisms exposed to 3NBA. The NMR spectra indicate that the damaged oligodeoxyribonucleotide is capable of forming a regular double helical structure with the polyaromatic moiety assuming a single conformation at room temperature; the spectra suggest that the 3ABA moiety resides in the duplex minor groove pointing toward the 5&#x0... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415644 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415643&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Farp%2F2011%2F301057%2F Conclusions. The Airtraq is a useful laryngoscope in unskillful anesthesiology residents improving the laryngeal view and, therefore, facilitating the tracheal intubation. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415643 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415642&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijo%2F2011%2F374581%2F We report the results of a numerical and experimental analysis of femtosecond pulse propagation in a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibre (PCF). The propagation of ultrashort pulses in PCF is studied taking into account the effects of dispersion, self-phase modulation, stimulated Raman scattering, and self-steepening. The interaction between linear and nonlinear effects is investigated in order to better understand the interplay of these effects leading to the supercontinuum generation. The initial stage of an ultra-wide-band supercontinuum generation under femtosecond pumping is pointed out. Details about the expansion of the blue and red sides of the supercontinuum due to transfer of energy to dispersive waves are revealed and experimentally confirmed. Our experimental results are com... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415642 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415641&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F456182%2F In intuitionistic fuzzy normed spaces, we investigate some stability results for the functional equation ∑i=1nf(xi-(1/n)∑j=1nxj)=∑i=1nf(xi)-nf((1/n)∑i=1nxi) which is said to be a functional equation associated with inner products space. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415641 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415640&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijbc%2F2011%2F467906%2F Conclusions. Surgery was performed in majority of these patients, about half received lumpectomy, the other half mastectomy. Adjuvant therapies were frequently excluded, with only hormonal therapy being the most commonly used. Overall five-year survival is significantly worse in patients ≥80 years with breast cancer. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415640 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415639&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijped%2F2011%2F538616%2F Discussion. General pediatric division chiefs acknowledge the benefits of mentoring relationships, and some have programs in place. Many need tools to create them. Pediatric societies could facilitate this critical area of professional development. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415639 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415638&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2012%2F814752%2F This study has been designed to evaluate the potential effect of different concentrations of freeze-dried asparagus (500, 250, and 125 mg/Kg of body weight/day) on oxidative status and lipid profile in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet. After five weeks of treatment, doses of 250 and 500 mg/Kg of asparagus were able to significantly reduce total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels. Atherogenic index was also significantly reduced in a dose-dependent manner by administrating freeze-dried asparagus. A beneficial effect was observed in the HDL cholesterol levels in asparagus-fed groups although the increase was not significant. Consumption of asparagus also improved antioxidant status, assayed superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) enzymes, and protected against lipid p... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415638 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5415637&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjtran%2F2011%2F501857%2F Skin is highly accessible and valuable organ, which holds promise to accelerate the understanding of future medical innovation in association with skin transplantation, engineering, and wound healing. In skin transplantation biology, multistage and multifocal damages occur in both grafted donor and perilesional host skin and need to be repaired properly for the engraftment and maintenance of characteristic skin architecture. These local events are more unlikely to be regulated by the host immunity, because human skin transplantation has accomplished the donor skin engraftment onto the immunocompromised or immunosuppressive animals. Recent studies have emerged the importance of α-smooth muscle actin- (SMA-) positive myofibroblasts, via stage- and cell-specific contribution of TGF&#x0... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5415637 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:47 +0100 5415637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353758&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjam%2F2011%2F407151%2F Some new higher algebraic order symmetric various-step methods are introduced. For these methods a direct formula for the computation of the phase-lag is given. Basing on this formula, calculation of free parameters is performed to minimize the phase-lag. An explicit symmetric multistep method is presented. This method is of higher algebraic order and is fitted both exponentially and trigonometrically. Such methods are needed in various branches of natural science, particularly in physics, since a lot of physical phenomena exhibit a pronounced oscillatory behavior. Many exponentially-fitted symmetric multistepmethods for the second-order differential equation are already developed. The stability properties of several existing methods are analyzed, and a new P-stable method is proposed, to ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353758 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353757&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F745451%2F We study weak convergence of the projection type Ishikawa iteration scheme for two asymptotically nonexpansive nonself-mappings in a real uniformly convex Banach space E which has a Fréchet differentiable norm or its dual E* has the Kadec-Klee property. Moreover, weak convergence of projection type Ishikawa iterates of two asymptotically nonexpansive nonself-mappings without any condition on the rate of convergence associated with the two maps in a uniformly convex Banach space is established. Weak convergence theorem without making use of any of the Opial's condition, Kadec-Klee property, or Fréchet differentiable norm is proved. Some results have been obtained which generalize and unify many important known results in recent literature. (Source: Comparative and Functional G... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353757 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353756&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijce%2F2011%2F830610%2F Five reaction schemes are suggested for the initiated nonbranched-chain addition of free radicals to the multiple bonds of alkenes, formaldehyde, and oxygen. The schemes include reactions competing with chain propagation through a reactive free radical. The chain evolution stage in these schemes involves three or four types of free radicals. One of them—CH2=C(CH3)C•H2, CH2=CHC•HOH, HC•=O, o−CH3C6H4CH2O4•, or HO4•—is relatively low-reactive and inhibits the chain process by shortening of the kinetic chain length. Based on the suggested schemes, nine rate equations containing one to three parameters to be determined directly are set up using quasi-steady-state treatment. These equations provide good fits for the nonmonotonic (peaking) dep... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353756 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353755&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fddns%2F2011%2F743067%2F This paper presents a simple continuous-time linear vaccination-based control strategy for a SEIR (susceptible plus infected plus infectious plus removed populations) propagation disease model. The model takes into account the total population amounts as a refrain for the illness transmission since its increase makes more difficult contacts among the susceptible and infected. The control objective is the asymptotically tracking of the removed-by-immunity population to the total population while achieving simultaneously the remaining population (i.e., susceptible plus infected plus infectious) to asymptotically converge to zero. A state observer is used to estimate the true various partial populations of the susceptible, infected, infectious, and immune which are assumed to be unknown. The ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353755 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353754&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F353584%2F We study the tight representation of a semilattice in {0,1} by some examples. Then we introduce the concept of the complex tight representation of an inverse semigroup S by the concept of the tight representation of the semilattice of idempotents E of S in {0,1}. Specifically we describe the tight representation of a 0-E-unitary inverse semigroup and prove that if σ is a tight semilattice representation of the 0-E-unitary inverse semigroup S in {0,1}, then σ is a complex tight representation. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353754 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353753&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F495312%2F In 2002, Dierk Schleicher gave an explicit estimate of an upper bound for the number of iterations of Newton's method it takes to find all roots of polynomials with prescribed precision. In this paper, we provide a method to improve the upper bound given by D. Schleicher. We give here an iterative method for finding an upper bound for the distance between a fixed point z in an immediate basin of a root α to α, which leads to a better upper bound for the number of iterations of Newton's method. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353753 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5353752&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjam%2F2011%2F735825%2F We study a system of delay difference equations modeling four-dimensional discrete-time delayed neural networks with no internal decay. Such a discrete-time system can be regarded as the discrete analog of a differential equation with piecewise constant argument. By using semicycle analysis method, it is shown that every bounded solution of this discrete-time system is eventually periodic. The obtained results are new, and they complement previously known results. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5353752 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:19:45 +0100 5353752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5342183&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjam%2F2011%2F743923%2F The purpose of this paper is to study the existence of fixed point for a nonlinear integral operator in the framework of Banach space X:=C([a,b],ℝn). Later on, we give some examples of applications of this type of results. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5342183 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:20:52 +0100 5342183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5329144&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Foncmed%2F2011%2F163472%2F The aim of this paper is to report on the challenges associated with identifying disease recurrence following combined modality therapy (CMT) for primary lymphoma of the tibia in which an intramedullary nail has been placed. A patient with primary bone lymphoma (PBL) was treated with CMT (chemotherapy and radiation therapy). After a complete response, he has been followed for eighteen months by physical exam and radiographic imaging. Despite persistent increased tracer accumulation at the original site, he has no proven recurrence. Literature review showed a small number of retrospective, single institution reviews detailing clinical experience and expected outcome in patients treated with PBL limited to one bony site of disease. PBL presents a treatment challenge, particularly when a weig... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5329144 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:15:06 +0100 5329144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5216640&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fcrim%2Fpsychiatry%2F2011%2F846489%2F There exist many case reports and studies on the antipsychotic augmentation by aripirazole in partial responders to clozapine, the most seem to be finding a slight difference in the PANSS and CGI scores after the aripirazole addition. The results of our report are compatible with those of other studies but, we have found a considerable antianxiety action in both of the cases. The 5HT1A agonism of aripirazole could be hypothesized as mechanism contributing to this effect. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5216640 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:40:24 +0100 5216640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115658&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F237941%2F In conclusion, the ethanolic crude extract of S. decora demonstrates both anti-hyperglycemic and insulin-sensitizing activity in vivo, thereby confirming anti-diabetic potential and validating CEI traditional medicine. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115658 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115657&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F307121%2F The New Zealand green lipped mussel preparation Lyprinol is available without a prescription from a supermarket, pharmacy or Web. The Food and Drug Administration have recently warned Lyprinol USA about their extravagant anti-inflammatory claims for Lyprinol appearing on the web. These claims are put to thorough review. Lyprinol does have anti-inflammatory mechanisms, and has anti-inflammatory effects in some animal models of inflammation. Lyprinol may have benefits in dogs with arthritis. There are design problems with the clinical trials of Lyprinol in humans as an anti-inflammatory agent in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, making it difficult to give a definite answer to how effective Lyprinol is in these conditions, but any benefit is small. Lyprinol also has a small benefit in... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115657 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115656&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F580752%2F In this study, we investigated the activity of aqueous extract of H. erinaceus fresh fruiting bodies in promoting functional recovery following an axonotmetic peroneal nerve injury in adult female Sprague-Dawley rats by daily oral administration. The aim was to investigate the possible use of this mushroom in the treatment of injured nerve. Functional recovery was assessed in behavioral experiment by walking track analysis. Peroneal functional index (PFI) was determined before surgery and after surgery as rats showed signs of recovery. Histological examinations were performed on peroneal nerve by immunofluorescence staining and neuromuscular junction by combined silver-cholinesterase stain. Analysis of PFI indicated that return of hind limb function occurred earlier in rats of aqueous extr... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115656 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115655&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F657056%2F In this study, the effects of Fructus trichosanthis (FT) were investigated in human erythroleukemic K562 cells for their gamma-globin mRNA and HbF-induction activities. The role of signaling pathways, including extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), was also investigated. It was found that the ethanol extract of FT significantly increased gamma-globin mRNA and HbF levels, determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, respectively, in dose- and time-dependent manner. Total Hb (THb) levels were also elevated in the concentrations without cytotoxicity (<80 μg mL−1). Pre-treatment with p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 blocked the stimulatory effects... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115655 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115654&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijde%2F2011%2F902830%2F Due to the well-known Srivastava-Attiya operator, we investigate here some results relating the p-valent of the operator with differential subordination and subordination. Further, we obtain some interesting results on sandwich-type theorem for the same. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115654 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115653&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjs%2F2011%2F507047%2F In order to improve the accuracy of immunosensor systems, poly-2-[3-(methacryloylamino)propylammonio]ethyl 3-aminopropyl phosphate (poly-3MAm3AP), which includes both phosphorylcholine and amino groups, was synthesized and applied to the preparation of antibody-immobilized beads. Acting as an antibody-immobilizing material, poly-3MAm3AP is expected to significantly lower nonspecific adsorption due to the presence of the phosphorylcholine group and recognize large numbers of analytes due to the increase in antibody-immobilizing sites. The elimination of nonspecific adsorption was compared between the formation of a blocking layer on antibody-immobilized beads and the introduction of a material to combine antibody with beads. Determination with specific and nonspecific antibodies was then in... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115653 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115652&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fpsyche%2F2011%2F938249%2F Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystal toxins known as Cry that are highly selective against important agricultural and human health-related insect pests. Cry proteins are pore-forming toxins that interact with specific receptors in the midgut cell membrane of susceptible larvae making pores that cause osmotic shock, leading finally to insect death. In the case of pore-forming toxins that are specific to mammalian cells, death responses at low doses may induce apoptosis or pyroptosis, depending on the cell type. The death mechanism induced by Cry toxins in insect midgut cells is poorly understood. Here, we analyze the caspases expression by RT-PCR analysis, showing that the initial response of Manduca sexta midgut cells after low dose of Cry1Ab toxin administration involves a fast and tra... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115652 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:50 +0100 5115652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5105672&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fogi%2F2011%2F138451%2F We report menstrual and mid-cycle patterns of self-reported “fluid retention” in 765 menstrual cycles in 62 healthy women. Self-reported “fluid retention,” commonly described as bloating, is one element of the clinical assessment and diagnosis of premenstrual symptoms. These daily diary data were collected as part of an observational prospective one-year study of bone changes in healthy women of differing exercise characteristics. Ovulation was documented by quantitative basal temperature analysis, and serum estradiol and progesterone levels were available from initial and final cycles. Fluid retention scores (on a 0–4 scale) peaked on the first day of menstrual flow (mean ± SE : 0.9±0.1), were lowest during the mid-follicular period, and gradual... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5105672 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:54:57 +0100 5105672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5105671&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjnm%2F2011%2F810879%2F Physical and memory characteristics of the atomic-layer-deposited RuOx metal nanocrystal capacitors in an n-Si/SiO2/HfO2/RuOx/Al2O3/Pt structure with different postdeposition annealing temperatures from 850–1000°C have been investigated. The RuOx metal nanocrystals with an average diameter of 7 nm and a highdensity of 0.7 × 1012/cm2 are observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy after a postdeposition annealing temperature at 1000°C. The density of RuOx nanocrystal is decreased (slightly) by increasing the annealing temperatures, due to agglomeration of multiple nanocrystals. The RuO3 nanocrystals and Hf-silicate layer at the SiO2/HfO2 interface are confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. For post-deposition a... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5105671 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:54:57 +0100 5105671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5105670&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2011%2F878973%2F Accurate functional annotation of protein sequences is hampered by important factors such as the failure of sequence search methods to identify relationships and the inherent diversity in function of proteins related at low sequence similarities. Earlier, we had employed intermediate sequence search approach to establish new domain relationships in the unassigned regions of gene products at the whole genome level by taking Mycoplasma gallisepticum as a specific example and established new domain relationships. In this paper, we report a detailed comparison of the conservation status of the domain and domain architectures of the gene products that bear our newly predicted domains amongst 14 other Mycoplasma genomes and reported the probable implications for the organisms. Some of the domain... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5105670 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:54:57 +0100 5105670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092796&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fsurgery%2F2011%2F873613%2F Conclusions. Surgical drainage of a laryngopyocele via the external approach is well documented in the literature. We feel that endoscopic resection of laryngopyoceles in an emergency situation is a viable alternative and also prevents the associated surgical morbidity. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092796 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092795&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjnm%2F2011%2F825637%2F This paper deals with the synthesis of hexagonal-shaped silver nanoplates with diameters ranging from 15 to 20 nm along with a smooth nanobulk of 120 nm. These nanoplates were prepared by a kinetically controlled solution growth method using mild reducing agent dextrose, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP Mw 40 k Da) as the capping agent and urea as a habit modifier and at a moderate temperature of 50°C. The crystal structure of the highly faceted particles consists mostly of (111) surfaces as revealed by both X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092795 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092794&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Foximed%2F2011%2F471590%2F This study has been initiated to investigate the potential neuroprotective effects of probucol, a lipid-lowering drug with strong antioxidant properties, against transient forebrain ischemia-induced neuronal damage and biochemical abnormalities in rat hippocampal CA1 region. Adult male Wistar albino rats were subjected to forebrain ischemia and injected with probucol for the next 7 successive days, and compared to controls. Forebrain ischemia resulted in a significant decrease in the number of intact neurons (77%), glutathione (GSH), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and a significant increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and total nitrate/nitrite, (NOx) production in hippocampal tissues. The administration of probucol attenuated forebrain ischemia-induced neurona... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092794 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092793&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fipid%2F2011%2F357121%2F Conclusions. Differences in perceptions continue to exist between essential leaders in acute health care settings which could have critical effects on outcomes such as HAIs. Having an independent budget for the infection prevention and control department may enhance the overall safety climate and in turn patient care. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092793 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092791&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fddns%2F2011%2F329535%2F In the near future, RF front-ends of GNSS receivers may become very complicated when multifrequency signals are available from at least four global navigation systems. Based on the direct RF sampling technique, fully digitized receiver front-ends may solve the problem. In this paper, a direct digitization RF front-end scheme is presented. At first, a simplified sampling rate selection method is adopted to determine the optimal value. Then, the entire spectrum of GNSS signal is directly digitized through RF sampling at a very fast sampling rate. After that, the decimation and filtering network is designed to lower the sampling rate efficiently. It also realizes the digital downconversion of the signal of interest and the separation of narrow band signals from different navigation systems. T... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092791 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092790&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fane%2F2011%2F815194%2F Anemia and iron deficiency should receive special attention considering their high prevalence and serious consequences. For prevention, globally it is recommended to increase dietary iron intake, iron fortification of industrialized foods, and medical iron supplementation. Food fortification for the prevention of iron deficiency in developing countries should consider carriers locally available and consumed daily, requiring limited infrastructure and technology. Drinking water is the iron carrier we have been working for years for the prevention of iron deficiency and anemia in small children in Brazil. It was shown that studies with iron-fortified drinking water were proved to be effective on children's anemia prevention. Water is found everywhere, consumed daily by everyone may be e... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092790 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5092789&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fbca%2F2011%2F654250%2F The Schiff bases HL1-3 have been prepared by the reaction of 5-bromothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde with 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-methyl/propyl/isopropyl-s-triazole, respectively. Organosilicon(IV) and organotin(IV) complexes of formulae (CH3)2MCl(L1-3), (CH3)2M(L1-3)2 were synthesized from the reaction of (CH3)2MCl2 and the Schiff bases in 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 molar ratio, where M=Si and Sn. The synthesized Schiff bases and their metal complexes have been characterized with the aid of various physicochemical techniques like elemental analyses, molar conductance, UV, IR, 1H, 13C, 29Si, and 119Sn NMR spectroscopy. Based on these studies, the trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral geometries have been proposed for these complexes. The ligands and their metal complexes have been sc... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5092789 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:08:46 +0100 5092789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067611&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmms%2F2011%2F148580%2F The original classiffcation of PBIBDs defined group divisible designs GDD(v=v1+v2+⋯+vg,g,k,λ1,λ2) with λ1≠0. In this paper, we prove that the necessary conditions are suffcient for the existence of the group divisible designs with two groups of unequal sizes and block size three with λ2=1. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067611 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:12:42 +0100 5067611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067610&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fphys%2F2011%2F496057%2F The effects of pressure drops on the performance characteristics of the air standard Otto cycle are reported. The pressure drops are assumed as constant values independent of the engine size. It has been shown that the pressure drops to about 60% of the maximum pressure in the ideal cycle (Curto-Risso et al., 2008). Three different models are studied: constant pressure model, reversible adiabatic expansion model and polytropic expansion model. The findings of this study show that, at this level of pressure drop, the maximum efficiency of the Otto cycle is reduced by 15% approximately based on the constant pressure model. The combined effect of pressure drop with other modes of irreversibility, for example, internal irreversibility and heat leaks, could reduce the maximum efficiency... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067610 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:12:42 +0100 5067610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5067609&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fane%2F2011%2F925907%2F The aim of this study was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity for reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) compared to other hematimetric and biochemical iron parameters, in particular, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), when screening for iron deficiency in elderly anemic patients. Bone marrow staining negative for iron was used as the gold standard criterion for iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Sensitivity and specificity for CHr, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), soluble transferrin receptor/log ferritin (TfR-F index), ferritin, MCH, and transferrin saturation were determined. The best cut-off point for CHr was 30.5 pg corresponding to a sensitivity and specificity of 93% and 69% for IDA, respectively. For MCH, a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 86%, respe... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5067609 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:12:42 +0100 5067609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973945&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fsmr%2F2011%2F351072%2F Using a hydrothermal process in FeCl2 solution, γ-Fe2O3/Ni2O3/FeCl3(FeCl2) composite nanoparticles were obtained from the FeOOH/Ni(OH)2 precursor prepared by coprecipitation. The precursor and the as-prepared nanoparticles were investigated by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy disperse X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The experimental results showed that the paramagnetic amorphous precursor, in which Ni(OH)2 is formed outside FeOOH, is transformed to ferrimagnetic γ-Fe2O3/Ni2O3 composite when it is processed in FeCl2 solution (0.25, 0.50, 1.00 M) in an autoclave at 100°C for 1 hr. In addition, the dismutation reaction of FeCl2 produces FeCl3 and... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973945 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973944&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F302942%2F We consider a nonlinear equation F(ε,λ,u)=0, where the parameter ε is a perturbation parameter, F is a differentiable mapping from R×R×X to Y, and X, Y are Banach spaces. We obtain an abstract bifurcation theorem by using the generalized saddle-node bifurcation theorem. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973944 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973943&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F520273%2F This paper is concerned with distribution of maps with transversal homoclinic orbits in a continuous map space, which consists of continuous maps defined in a closed and bounded set of a Banach space. By the transversal homoclinic theorem, it is shown that the map space contains a dense set of maps that have transversal homoclinic orbits and are chaotic in the sense of both Li-Yorke and Devaney with positive topological entropy. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973943 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973942&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F864296%2F Existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for the following semilinear elliptic equation: −Δu+u=a(x)|u|p−2u+λb(x)|u|q−2u in ℝN, u∈H1(ℝN), are established, where λ>0,1<q<2<p<2*  (2*=2N/(N−2) if N≥3, 2*=∞ if N=1,2), a, b satisfy suitable conditions, and b maybe changes sign in ℝN. The study is based on the extraction of the Palais-Smale sequences in the Nehari manifold. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973942 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973941&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F989625%2F Let ψ be a holomorphic mapping on the upper half-plane Π+={z∈ℂ:Jz>0} and φ be a holomorphic self-map of Π+. We characterize bounded weighted composition operators acting from the weighted Bergman space to the weighted-type space on the upper half-plane. Under a mild condition on ψ, we also characterize the compactness of these operators. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973941 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973940&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faps%2F2011%2F254619%2F Acute lung injury (ALI) secondary to sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in sepsis. As such, many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies have been employed to attenuate its course. Very few of these strategies have proven beneficial. In this paper, we discuss the epidemiology and pathophysiology of ALI, commonly employed pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, and innovative therapeutic modalities that will likely be the focus of future trials. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973940 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4973939&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmms%2F2011%2F270704%2F We introduce a new class of mappings called quasi-ω-confluent maps, and we study the relation between these mappings, and some other forms of confluent maps. Moreover, we prove several results about some operations on quasi-ω-confluent mappings such as: composition, factorization, pullbacks, and products. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4973939 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:36:43 +0100 4973939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4930552&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F626254%2F We study the membership of inner functions in Besov, Lipschitz, and Hardy-Sobolev spaces, finding conditions that enable an inner function to be in one of these spaces. Several results in this direction are given that complement or extend previous works on the subject from different authors. In particular, we prove that the only inner functions in either any of the Hardy-Sobolev spaces Hαp with 1/p≤α<∞ or any of the Besov spaces Bαp,  q with 0<p,q≤∞ and α≥1/p, except when p=∞, α=0, and 2<q≤∞ or when 0<p<∞, q=∞, and α=1/p are finite Blaschke products. Our assertion for the spac... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4930552 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:59:06 +0100 4930552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4930551&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmms%2F2011%2F543894%2F We study the corrections to the fine structure constant from the generalized uncertainty principle in the spacetime of a domain wall. We also calculate the corrections to the standard formula to the energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom to the ground state, in the case of spacetime of a domain wall and generalized uncertainty principle. The results generalize the cases known in literature. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4930551 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:59:06 +0100 4930551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4851691&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fddns%2F2011%2F428976%2F By using the generalized variational principle and Riccati technique, a new oscillation criterion is established for second-order quasilinear differential equation with an oscillatory forcing term, which improves and generalizes some of new results in the literature. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4851691 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:42:47 +0100 4851691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4851690&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Foximed%2F2011%2F213286%2F We examined the roles of ethanol and its principal toxic metabolite, acetaldehyde, as mediators of impaired insulin/IGF signaling and oxidative injury in immature cerebellar neurons. Cultures were exposed to 3.5 mM acetaldehyde or 50 mM ethanol ± 4-methylpyrazole (4-MP), an inhibitor of ethanol metabolism, and viability, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and insulin responsiveness were measured 48 hours later. Acetaldehyde or ethanol increased neuronal death and levels of 8-OHdG and 4-HNE, and reduced mitochondrial function. Ethanol inhibited insulin responsiveness, whereas acetaldehyde did not. 4-MP abated ethanol-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction, but failed to restore insulin responsiveness. Furthermore, alcohol and aldehyde ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4851690 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:42:47 +0100 4851690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4851689&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fau%2F2011%2F323197%2F In the urinary tract, foreign body is most commonly found in the urinary bladder. But it is anatomically very difficult for a man to self-insert a long object into the urinary bladder. Here we report a case of a 49-year-old Japanese man who has inserted a 140-cm vinyl tube in the bladder for masturbation. He could not retrieve it, and the bladder foreign body remained in this position for about two years. He was referred to our hospital and open surgery was performed. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4851689 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:42:47 +0100 4851689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4730852&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fphys%2F2011%2F156396%2F The paper describes two different approaches to ultrasonic measurements of temperature in aqueous solutions. The first approach uses two narrowband ultrasonic transducers and support electronics that form an oscillating sensor which output frequency is related to the measured temperature. This low-cost sensor demonstrated sensitivity of about 40 Hz/K at the distance of 190 mm and the operating frequency of about 25 kHz. The second approach utilised pulse-echo mode at the centre frequency of 20 MHz. The reflector featured a cavity that was filled with deionised water. The ultrasound propagation delay in the cavity was related to the temperature in the solution. The experiments were conducted for deionised water, and solutions of sodium persulfate, sodium chloride... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4730852 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:37:36 +0100 4730852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4730851&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fallergy%2F2011%2F537194%2F In conclusion, tree pollen concentration peaks were followed by large increases in over-the-counter allergy medication sales. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4730851 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:37:36 +0100 4730851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4722330&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fsurgery%2F2011%2F610747%2F We report two unusual cases of hepatic rupture without any identifiable pathology, trauma, or comorbid conditions. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4722330 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:59:41 +0100 4722330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4722329&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F468716%2F An implicit iterative process is considered. Strong and weak convergence theorems of common fixed points of a finite family of asymptotically pseudocontractive mappings in the intermediate sense are established in a real Hilbert space. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4722329 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:59:41 +0100 4722329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681748&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijvt%2F2011%2F275785%2F This paper presents a comparative study of outer rotor PMAC machine candidates for starter-generator application in hybrid bus with series power train configuration. PMAC machines with interior and surface mount permanent magnets are considered and compared, although a complete analysis is only carried out for the SPM. Different design aspects such as concentrated versus distributed windings as well as interior and exterior rotor structures are evaluated. Different slot numbers per pole per phase configurations for concentrated winding PMAC machines are also examined. Comparison and evaluation of the machines is based on their performance which included evaluation of winding and iron losses, magnet losses, and maximum torque capability as well as the size and weight of the machines. (Sourc... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681748 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681747&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fdermatology%2F2011%2F342909%2F We describe, for the first time, two cases of XD in a pair of blind and deaf twin brothers. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681747 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681746&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fasp%2F2011%2F645964%2F In multilabel classification, each instance in the training set is associated with a set of labels, and the task is to output a label set whose size is unknown a priori for each unseen instance. The most commonly used approach for multilabel classification is where a binary classifier is learned independently for each possible class. However, multilabeled data generally exhibit relationships between labels, and this approach fails to take such relationships into account. In this paper, we describe an original method for multilabel classification problems derived from a Bayesian version of the k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) rule. The method developed here is an improvement on an existing method for multilabel classification, namely multilabel k-NN, which takes into account the dependencies betwe... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681746 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681745&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmms%2F2011%2F271987%2F The absolute sum of chromatic polynomial coefficient of forest, q-tree, unicyclic graphs, and quasiwheel graphs, are determined in this paper. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681745 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681744&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fedr%2F2011%2F928523%2F High fat feeding induces a variety of obese and lean phenotypes in inbred rodents. Compared to Diet Resistant (DR) rodents, Diet Induced Obese (DIO) rodents are insulin resistant and have a reduced dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) mediated tone. We hypothesized that this differing dopaminergic tone contributes to the distinct metabolic profiles of these animals. C57Bl6 mice were classified as DIO or DR based on their weight gain during 10 weeks of high fat feeding. Subsequently DIO mice were treated with the DRD2 agonist bromocriptine and DR mice with the DRD2 antagonist haloperidol for 2 weeks. Compared to DR mice, the bodyweight of DIO mice was higher and their insulin sensitivity decreased. Haloperidol treatment reduced the voluntary activity and energy expenditure of DR mice and induced ins... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681744 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681743&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fobgyn%2F2011%2F320246%2F Conclusions. Challenges in establishing the diagnosis of necrotizing funisitis are essential for optimal management of a fetus with a systemic inflammatory response in utero. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681743 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681742&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fhpb%2F2011%2F346507%2F We report a rare case of a laparoscopic splenectomy performed for a carcinoid metastasis. The patient represented with pleuritic left-sided chest pain from pleural deposits 9 years following resection of a primary lung carcinoid tumour. They were found to have a 4.7 cm splenic lesion on CT with a probable left acetabular metastasis demonstrated on Gallium PET scan. The patient underwent laparoscopic splenectomy for debulking treatment of the splenic lesion that was confirmed to be a splenic metastasis of the resected carcinoid lung tumour. Following an uncomplicated recovery, the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day. On discharge, she received adjuvant therapy with Lutetium 177 DOTATATE. This is the first report of a carcinoid splenic metastasis successfully treate... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681742 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681741&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fma%2F2011%2F843480%2F We study the product properties of nearly Lindelöf, almost Lindelöf, and weakly Lindelöf spaces. We prove that in weak P-spaces, these topological properties are preserved under finite topological products. We also show that the product of separable spaces is weakly Lindelöf. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681741 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681740&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fdte%2F2011%2F198029%2F Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare “small round blue cell tumor” that is diagnosed by open biopsy or percutaneous biopsy of the lesion under radiologic guidance. In this case report, we present a novel approach to the diagnosis of a retroperitoneal PNET by endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). A 35-year-old man presented with the history of left-sided flank pain and swelling of 3-weeks duration. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of his abdomen revealed a 12.8 × 13 × 12.5 cm cystic and solid mass arising from the retroperitoneum and displacing the third and fourth portions of the duodenum. He underwent EUS which revealed a well-circumscribed heterogeneous mass abutting the inferior portion of the stomach. EUS-FNA of... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681740 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681739&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fme%2F2011%2F896463%2F Earnshaw's theorem (1839) stated that no stationary object made of magnets in a fixed configuration can be held in stable equilibrium by any combination of static magnetic or gravitational forces. What will happen by a moving body like a rotating passive magnetic levitator? Nobody has given an answer until now. The author applied a self-made passive magnetic bearing to radial pump and turbine machine and found that if the rotating speed could be higher than a critical value, 3250 rpm for a pump and 1800 rpm for a turbine, the rotors would be disaffiliated from stators and keep the rotation stable. It seems that the fast rotating levitator has a so-called “Gyroeffect” which makes the passive maglev rotator stable. These results have extended Earnshaw's theo... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681739 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681738&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fau%2F2011%2F284121%2F A 72-year-old Caucasian male who presented with haematuria in July of 2000 was found to have a large left-sided bladder tumour. He underwent a transurethral resection of the tumour and surveillance program. In October 2008 he underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Histology of the prostatic chippings showed poorly differentiated TCC with prostatic invasion. A CT of his chest abdomen and pelvis revealed no lymph node involvement or metastatic spread. He therefore underwent a cystoprostato-urethrectomy with ileal conduit formation, in December 2008. In May 2010 the decision was made to perform a left inguinal orchidectomy as he presented with a craggy mass of his left testis, and there were clinical concerns that this was a tumour. Histology revealed that the left testis... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681738 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681737&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F604931%2F We characterize the centre of the Banach lattice of Banach lattice E-valued continuous functions on the Alexandroff duplicate of a compact Hausdorff space K in terms of the centre of C(K,E), the space of E-valued continuous functions on K. We also identify the centre of CD0(Q,E)=C(Q,E)+c0(Q,E) whose elements are the sums of E-valued continuous and discrete functions defined on a compact Hausdorff space Q without isolated points, which was given by Alpay and Ercan (2000). (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681737 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681736&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fdrp%2F2011%2F463184%2F Despite recent advances, the biology underlying nevogenesis remains unclear. Activating mutations in NRAS, HRAS, BRAF, and GNAQ have been identified in benign nevi. Their presence roughly correlates with congenital, Spitz, acquired, and blue nevi, respectively. These mutations are likely to play a critical role in driving nevogenesis. While each mutation is able to activate the MAP kinase pathway, they also interact with a host of different proteins in other pathways. The different melanocytic developmental pathways activated by each mutation cause the cells to migrate, proliferate, and differentiate to different extents within the skin. This causes each mutation to give rise to a characteristic growth pattern. The exact location and differentiation state of the cell of origin for benign m... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681736 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681735&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fpm%2F2011%2F973849%2F Suboptimal adherence with preventive medication is common and often unrecognised as a cause of poor asthma control. A number of risk factors for nonadherence have emerged from well-conducted studies. Unfortunately, patient report a physician's estimation of adherence and knowledge of these risk factors may not assist in determining whether non-adherence is a significant factor. Electronic monitoring devices are likely to be more frequently used to remind patients to take medication, as a strategy to motivate patients to maintain adherence, and a tool to evaluate adherence in subjects with poor disease control. The aim of this paper is to review non-adherence with preventive medication in childhood asthma, its impact on asthma control, methods of evaluating non-adherence, risk factors f... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681735 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681734&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fja%2F2011%2F479129%2F Discussion. This patient had severe asthma due to neutrophilic inflammation of the airways. Tacrolimus is effective for treating severe asthma, for example, in corticosteroid-resistant cases. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681734 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681733&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fzoology%2F2011%2F170829%2F Dissections and scientific illustrations were done of the spiral organ located in the forewing subcostal vein of H. chloe, which was compared with other Hamadryas species that produce audible sound signals. Important differences were found; for example, in H. chloe, this organ is split into many independent pieces called membrane discs, whereas in the others species, it consists of just a single spiral. Implications for systematic analysis are discussed, with support from observations on ecology, chorology, and male genitalia. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681733 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681732&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjam%2F2011%2F126309%2F We introduce algorithms marching over a polygonal mesh with elements consistent with the propagation directions of the particle (radiation) flux. The decision for adopting this kind of mesh to solve the one-speed Boltzmann transport equation is due to characteristics of the domain of the transport operator which controls derivatives only in the direction of propagation of the particles (radiation) flux in the absorbing and scattering media. This a priori adaptivity has the advantages that it formulates a consistent scheme which makes appropriate the application of the Lax equivalence theorem framework to the problem. In this work, we present the main functional spaces involved in the formalism and a description of the algorithms for the mesh generation and the transport equation solution. ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681732 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681731&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmi%2F2011%2F195037%2F Conclusions. This study suggests that an optimal brain SPECT reconstruction (in terms of the lowest bias) in patients would include a correction for collimator blurring and uniform attenuation correction. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681731 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681730&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fnrp%2F2011%2F671302%2F This study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. A convenience sample of 78 elderly inpatients in a Swiss hospital were screened for UI and asked if they were willing to be questioned about UI during hospitalisation. Nursing records were analysed as to whether UI had been recognized, and to collect data on interventions. Forty-one patients (51%) screened positive for UI, of whom 10 (24%) were identified as such in their nursing records. The single intervention documented was the use of incontinence pads. Only 5 patients preferred not to be asked about UI at hospital. Nurses in the study hospital should ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681730 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681729&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fme%2F2011%2F505673%2F The effect of temperature dependent variable viscosity on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) natural convection flow of viscous incompressible fluid along a uniformly heated vertical wavy surface has been investigated. The governing boundary layer equations are first transformed into a nondimensional form using suitable set of dimensionless variables. The resulting nonlinear system of partial differential equations are mapped into the domain of a vertical flat plate and then solved numerically employing the implicit finite difference method, known as Keller-box scheme. The numerical results of the surface shear stress in terms of skin friction coefficient and the rate of heat transfer in terms of local Nusselt number, the stream lines and the isotherms are shown graphically for a selection of param... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681729 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681728&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fads%2F2011%2F960819%2F Bridges (1992) has constructively shown the existence of continuous demand function for consumers with continuous, uniformly rotund preference relations. We extend this result to the case of multivalued demand correspondence. We consider a weakly uniformly rotund and monotonic preference relation and will show the existence of convex-valued demand correspondence with closed graph for consumers with continuous, weakly uniformly rotund and monotonic preference relations. We follow the Bishop style constructive mathematics according to Bishop and Bridges (1985), Bridges and Richman (1987), and Bridges and Vîţă (2006). (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681728 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681727&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijs%2F2011%2F810936%2F In this study, it has also been found that γ-irradiation in air enhances the optical absorption in the wavelength region 320–370 nm. This has been attributed to free radicals being produced in the polymer by the γ-radiation. Further, the free radicals react with oxygen of air to form carbonyl group and hydroxyls. With increasing γ-dose, there is a red shift of the UV—near visible cutoff for PET. XRD and FTIR observations on γ-damage have been correlated. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681727 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681726&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcrim%2F2011%2F867895%2F It is important to diagnose retroaortic left renal vein (RLRV) before a probable retroperitoneal surgery in a case of a suspicious adrenal mass. Our purpose is to present the ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a case of left adrenal adenoma with a coincidental RLRV and to discuss the clinical importance of their imaging. Abdominal and scrotal US, abdominal CT and MRI were performed for a 50-year-old male patient who was referred with continuous abdominal pain, intractable hypertension, high levels of blood cortisol and proteinuria. On US, a hypoechoic solid mass measuring 4×3 cm in the left adrenal location and coincidental RLRV, besides multiple renal cysts, hepatomegaly, left-sided varicocele, and small-sized lef... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681726 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681725&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fcardiology%2F2011%2F319453%2F We present a case of myocardial sterile abscess in a swine model associated with a direct myocardial injection. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681725 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681724&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fane%2F2011%2F284050%2F This study shows, through biochemical determinations, that nutritional education initiatives and programs have an impact improving nutritional health in school children. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681724 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681723&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F326319%2F Phellinus linteus, a natural growing mushroom, has been known to exhibit anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-oxidant effects. Aiming to exploit the neuroprotective effects of P. linteus, we evaluated its effects on infarct volume reduction in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to right middle cerebral artery occlusion. Filtrate of P. linteus broth culture (various doses), fractionated filtrate (based on molecular weight) or control medium was administered intraperitoneally to rats before or after ischemia induction. Rats were killed at 24 h after the stroke surgery. Cortical and caudoputaminal infarct volumes were determined separately using an image analysis program following staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chl... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681723 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681722&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fsurgery%2F2011%2F529368%2F Tuberculosis of breast is a rare disease which is difficult to differentiate from carcinoma of breast. The involvement of breast can be primary or secondary to some focus in body. A case of secondary tuberculosis of right breast in a 21-year-old female from Kashmir, India, is being reported. Presentation was as a painless discharging sinus of right breast. A tubercular foci of rib was the affecting source of disease. No other evidence of tuberculosis was present in the body. Resection of involved rib segment, along with the discharging sinus, was performed. The patient had antitubercular therapy for 9 months, with no recurrence seen in followup. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681722 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681721&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcrim%2F2011%2F972168%2F Six to eight percent of granular cell tumors are seen in the breast. Although mostly benign, they rarely have malignant features clinically and radiologically reminding of breast cancer. This may lead to a potential misdiagnosis of breast carcinoma and overtreatment of patients. The final diagnosis is made by immunohistochemical examination. We performed excisional biopsy on a patient who was diagnosed to have a breast mass. The histopathological examination of the mass revealed granular cell tumor. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681721 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681720&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcrim%2F2011%2F216404%2F Rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis afflicts primarily diabetics and immunocompromised individual, but can also occur in normal hosts rarely. We here presented an interesting case of facial nerve palsy and multiple cold abscesses of neck due to rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis in an otherwise healthy man. Although some reports of facial nerve paralysis in conjunction with rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis exist, no case of bilateral complete facial paralysis has been reported in the literature to date. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681720 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681719&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcrim%2F2011%2F670581%2F We report herein a case of the rarest acral lentiginous type. Case Report. A 58-year-old man presented with a melanoma resembling lesion over the sole of his right foot, measuring 15–20 mm in diameter. An excisional biopsy with a narrow (2 mm) margin of surrounding skin was obtained. Histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of acral lentiginous melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy was also performed and micrometastases were not identified in frozen-section examination. According to the AJCC system, the tumor stage was IB (T2aN0M0). A wide local excision of the biopsy scar with a margin of 2 cm was performed. A split-thickness thick skin graft was used to reconstruct the excisional defect. During an 18-month followup, no local or distant recurrence h... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681719 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681718&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faaa%2F2011%2F361525%2F The criteria for nonsquareness in the classical Orlicz function spaces have been given already. However, because of the complication of Musielak-Orlicz-Bochner function spaces, at present the criteria for nonsquareness have not been discussed yet. In the paper, the criteria for nonsquareness of Musielak-Orlicz-Bochner function spaces are given. As a corollary, the criteria for nonsquareness of Musielak-Orlicz function spaces are given. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681718 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681717&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fzoology%2F2011%2F818545%2F Diversity of butterfly communities of a tropical rain forest of Bu Gia Map National Park in South Vietnam was studied in four different habitat types (the natural forest, the disturbed forest, the bamboo forest, and the stream sides in the forest) in December 2008 and April 2009. A total of 112 species with 1703 individuals of Papilionoidae (except Lycaenidae) were recorded. The proportion of rare species tends to decrease from the natural forest to the stream sides, while the proportion of common species tends to increase from the natural forest to the stream sides. The stream sides have the greatest individual number, while the disturbed forest contains the greatest species number. The bamboo forest has the least species and individual numbers. The stream side environment in the forest p... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681717 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681716&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F534069%2F We assayed the effects of velvet antler (VA) of Formosan sambar deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei) and its extracts on the anti-infective activity against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and in vivo in this study. In vitro data indicated that the VA extracts stimulated the proliferation of resting splenocytes and macrophages in a dose-dependent manner up to the highest concentration used (150 μg mL−1). The production of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-12) by lipoteichoic acid was significantly suppressed after being cocultured with the VA extracts in a dose-dependent manner. Animal test in S. aureus-infected mice demonstrated that the numbers of bacteria determined in the kidneys and peritoneal lavage fluid of S. aureus-infected mice we... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681716 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681715&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Foncology%2F2011%2F612753%2F We report a male patient who presented with a painful palpable mass in the right inguinal area. The patient was diagnosed with HCC in 2004 and undertook a nonsurgical approach to control the cancer. A radical orchiectomy was performed, and the pathological report showed metastatic HCC in the spermatic cord. The patient received palliative radiation therapy because of a positive surgical margin. No recurrence was noted after 6 months of followup. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681715 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681714&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijmc%2F2011%2F480652%2F In the past few decades, medicinal chemistry research towards potent and selective antagonists of human adenosine receptors (namely, A1, A2A, A2B, and A3) has been evolving rapidly. These antagonists are deemed therapeutically beneficial in several pathological conditions including neurological and renal disorders, cancer, inflammation, and glaucoma. Up to this point, many classes of compounds have been successfully synthesized and identified as potent human adenosine receptor antagonists. In this paper, an overview of the structure-activity relationship (SAR) profiles of promising nonxanthine pyrazolo derivatives is reported and discussed. We have emphasized the SAR for some representative structures such as pyrazolo-[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo-[1,5-c]pyrimidines; pyrazolo-[3,4-c] or -[4,3-c]q... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681714 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681713&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fpm%2F2011%2F240805%2F Conclusion. This audit outcome suggests that 2-week course of ganciclovir (iv) may attenuate disease progression in a subgroup of advanced IPF patients. These observations do not suggest that anti-viral treatment is a substitute for the standard care, however, suggests the need to explore the efficacy of ganciclovir as adjunctive therapy in IPF. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681713 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681712&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Femi%2F2011%2F675341%2F We present 3 cases in which passengers wearing a seatbelt sustained significant devascularisation injuries to the small bowel requiring emergency surgical intervention. A high index of suspicion is crucial in such cases to prevent delays in diagnosis that can lead to severe complications and adverse outcomes. It is evident that while advocating seatbelt use, the importance of education in correct seatbelt placement should also be a focus of public health strategies to reduce RTA morbidity and mortality. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681712 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681711&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcdi%2F2011%2F248243%2F This study showed that HPRL does not seem to play a role in clinical manifestations of the pAPS, differently from other autoimmune rheumatic diseases. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681711 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681710&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Foc%2F2011%2F265415%2F Graft copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA) onto Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabrics with the aid of benzoyl peroxide was carried out. The effect of polymerization parameters on the graft yield was studied. Percent grafting was enhanced significantly by increasing benzoyl peroxide (BP) concentrations up to 3.84 g/lit and then decreased upon further increase in initiator concentration. Preswelling of PET leads to changes in its sorption-diffusion properties and favors an increase in the degree of grafting. The antibiotics treated grafted fabrics showed antibacterial properties towards gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. FTIR and SEM were used to characterize AA-grafted polyester fabrics. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681710 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681709&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcdi%2F2011%2F405310%2F Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is a major health problem, with 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Innate immunity plays an important role in the host defense against M. tuberculosis, and the first step in this process is recognition of MTB by cells of the innate immune system. Several classes of pattern recognition receptors (PPRs) are involved in the recognition of M. tuberculosis, including Toll-like receptors (TLRs), C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), and Nod-like receptors (NLRs). Among the TLR family, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9 and their adaptor molecule MyD88 play the most prominent roles in the initiation of the immune response against tuberculosis. In addition to TLRs, other PRRs such as NOD2, Dectin-1, Mannose receptor, and DC-SIGN are also involved i... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681709 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681708&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Foc%2F2011%2F610521%2F Six new 2-o-(m- and p-)chlorobenzylthio-6-methyl-5-piperidino-(or morpholino-) methyluracils have been prepared. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic (FT-IR, UV-Vis, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HMBC) and elemental analyses. Estimation of pharmacotherapeutic potential has been made for synthesized compounds on the basis of prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS). (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681708 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681707&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fisrn%2Fpediatrics%2F2011%2F712560%2F We describe a case of a child who developed PH. Observation. A 12-year-old boy was seen at our department with erosive plaques, vesicles, and crusted cutaneous lesions associated with severe itching persisting for six months. Histologic examination showed an intraepidermal bulla containing rare acantholytic epidermal cells with eosinophilic spongiosis. Direct immunofluorescence demonstrated intercellular Ig G and C3 deposit. The serum titer of antibodies against intercellular epidermal was 1/200 UI/l. Diagnosis of PH was made, and treatment with Dapsone 2 mg/kg per day resulted in total clinical remission. However, two months later, new vesicles reappeared and treatment was begun with prednisone at a dose of 2 mg/kg daily. There was a very good response. Discussion. C... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681707 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681706&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fecam%2F2011%2F127641%2F The aim of the present study was to investigate the antiatherosclerotic effect of active principle (FIIc) isolated from aqueous fruit pulp extract of Eugenia jambolana. Crude aqueous extract of E. jambolana was subjected to purification using chromatographic techniques which yielded purified active compound (FIIc). Purity of FIIc was tested by HPLC. Phytochemical investigation of FIIc by NMR, IR, and UV spectra showed that the purified compound is α-hydroxy succinamic acid. The streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic rats were fed atherosclerotic (Ath) diet containing 1.5 mL olive oil containing 8 mg (3, 20,000 IU) vitamin D2 and 40 mg cholesterol for 5 consecutive days. The STZ-induced diabetic rats receiving Ath diet were orally administered FIIc at doses of 1... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681706 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681705&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fpsi%2F2011%2F158241%2F Conclusions. Our study suggests the potential use of combining skin needling with rucinol and sophora-alpha compounds to achieve better results in melasma treatment compared to rucinol and sophora-alpha alone. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681705 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681704&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjobes%2F2011%2F267509%2F Conclusion. Using objective measurements, this study confirms that First Nations adults from remote communities of Canada continue to experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes than nonaboriginal Canadians. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681704 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681703&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fjeph%2F2011%2F797646%2F Conclusions. Beta testing to redesign program elements and modify process steps appears to be a needed and often ignored translational step between efficacy and more widespread dissemination. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681703 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4681702&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijvm%2F2011%2F414093%2F Conclusions. Our patient population with ICDVT was predominantly symptomatic, in-patient cohort with a high incidence of risk factors such as malignancy, immobility, previous DVT, trauma, and postoperative status. Partial or complete resolution was documented by DUS in 53%. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics) Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4681702 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:53 +0100 4681702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4534925&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Faoe%2F2011%2F780373%2F We present a review of the theoretical models and experimental verification of the single-section Fabry-Perot mode-locked semiconductor lasers based on multiple-spatial-mode (MSM) coupling. The mode-locked operation at the repetition rates of 40 GHz and higher and the pulse width of a few picoseconds are confirmed by the intensity autocorrelation, the fast photo detection and RF spectrum, and the optical spectral interference measurement of ultrafast pulse. The spatial mode coupling theory of single-section Fabry-Perot mode-locked semiconductor lasers is also reviewed, and the results are compared with the experimental observations. The small signal modulation response of these lasers, which exhibits high-frequency responses well beyond the relaxation oscillation resonance limit, is... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4534925 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:22:45 +0100 4534925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4534924&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fedr%2F2011%2F964160%2F We aimed to characterize the different subgroups of ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) in a sample of Tunisian patients using the Aβ scheme based on the presence or absence of β-cell autoantibodies (A+ or A−) and β-cell functional reserve (β+ or β−) and we investigated whether HLA class II alleles could contribute to distinct KPD phenotypes. We enrolled 43 adult patients with a first episode of ketosis. For all patients we evaluated clinical parameters, β-cell autoimmunity, β-cell function and HLA class II alleles. Frequency distribution of the 4 subgroups was 23.3% A+β−, 23.3% A−β−, 11.6% A+β+ and 41.9% A−β+. Patients from the group A+β− were si... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4534924 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:22:45 +0100 4534924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4534923&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fijac%2F2010%2F602939%2F A new method for determining chlorinity of water was developed in order to improve the old method by alleviating the environmental problems associated with the toxic chromate. The method utilizes a mediator, a weak acid that can form an insoluble salt with the titrant. The mediator triggers a sudden change in pH at an equivalence point in a titration. Thus, the equivalence point can be determined either potentiometrically (using a pH meter) or simply with an acid-base indicator. Three nontoxic mediators (phosphate, EDTA, and sulfite) were tested, and optimal conditions for the sharpest pH changes were sought. A combination of phosphate (a mediator) and phenolphthalein (an indicator) was found to be the most successful. The choices of the initial pH and the concentration of the mediator are... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4534923 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:22:45 +0100 4534923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4336134&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F814086.html Major trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults. Despite advances in prehospital system and treatment in hospital, mortality rates have not improved significantly over the past decades. Victims of severe injuries who survive the initial hours have great risk for additional life-threatening complicaitons, including uncontrollable infection (sepsis) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been shown to affect susceptibility to the course of numerous diseases. Accumulating evidence suggests that genetic backgrounds also play important roles in posttraumatic complications. Genetic polymorphisms may become powerful biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of trauma-induced complications. Recent advances in studies on associations betw... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4336134 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:16:20 +0100 4336134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298083&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F469583.html IPEC-J2, a promising in vitro model system, is not well characterized especially on the transcriptional level, in contrast to human counterparts. The aim of this study was to characterize the gene expression in IPEC-J2 cells when coincubated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), nonpathogenic E. coli, and E. coli endotoxin. Apical infection of polarized IPEC-J2 monolayers caused a time-dependent decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). Microarray analysis showed up-regulation of interleukins when IPEC-J2 were cocultured with E. coli strains this has so far never been measured in this cell line. Highest IL8 expression was found with the ETEC strain possessing the F4 fimbrium, suggesting IPEC-J2 cells to be F4 receptor positive, confirmed in a brush border membrane a... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298083 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:14:19 +0100 4298083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4240702&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F757512.html In this study, two cDNA libraries were constructed from young olive leaves and immature olive fruits for generation of ESTs to discover the novel genes and search the function of unknown genes of olive. The randomly selected 3840 colonies were sequenced for EST collection from both libraries. Readable 2228 sequences for olive leaf and 1506 sequences for olive fruit were assembled into 205 and 69 contigs, respectively, whereas 2478 were singletons. Putative functions of all 2752 differentially expressed unique sequences were designated by gene homology based on BLAST and annotated using BLAST2GO. While 1339 ESTs show no homology to the database, 2024 ESTs have homology (under 80%) with hypothetical proteins, putative proteins, expressed proteins, and unknown proteins in NCBI-GenBank. 63... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4240702 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:14:25 +0100 4240702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4232216&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F319486.html The complete 15,599-bp mitogenome of Acrida cinerea was determined and compared with that of the other 20 orthopterans. It displays characteristic gene content, genome organization, nucleotide composition, and codon usage found in other Caelifera mitogenomes. Comparison of 21 orthopteran sequences revealed that the tRNAs encoded by the H-strand appear more conserved than those by the L-stand. All tRNAs form the typical clover-leaf structure except trnS (agn), and most of the size variation among tRNAs stemmed from the length variation in the arm and loop of TΨC and the loop of DHU. The derived secondary structure models of the rrnS and rrnL from 21 orthoptera species closely resemble those from other insects on CRW except a considerably enlarged loop of helix 1399 of rrnS in Caelif... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4232216 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:39:21 +0100 4232216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4123763&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F138538.html We have analyzed synonymous codon usage in the genome of A. tamarense CCMP 1598 for protein-coding sequences from 10865 expressed sequence tags (ESTs). We reconstructed a total of 4284 unigenes, including 74 ribosomal protein and 40 plastid-related genes, from ESTs using FrameDP, an open reading frame (ORF) prediction program. Correspondence analysis of A. tamarense genes based on codon usage showed that the GC content at the third base of synonymous codons (GC3s) was strongly correlated with the first axis (r=0.93 with P<.001). On the other hand, the second axis discriminated between presumed highly and low expressed genes, with expression levels being confirmed by the analysis of EST frequencies (r=−0.89 with P<.001). Our results suggest that mutational bias is the m... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4123763 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:52:22 +0100 4123763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3985901&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F520238.html In this study, 131,286 ESTs of five Brassicaceae species were assembled into unigene contigs and compared with Arabidopsis gene indices. Almost all the unigenes of Brassicaceae species showed high similarities with Arabidopsis genes except those of B. napus, where 90% of unigenes were found similar. A total of 9,699 SSRs were identified in the unigenes. PCR primers were designed based on this information and amplified across species for validation. Functional annotation of unigenes showed that the majority of the genes are present in metabolism and energy functional classes. It is expected that comparative genome analysis between Arabidopsis and related crop species will expedite research in the more complex Brassica genomes. This would be helpful for genomics as well as evolutionary s... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3985901 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:42:07 +0100 3985901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3811858&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F128297.html MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenous, noncoding, short RNAs directly involved in regulating gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. High conservation of miRNAs in plant provides the foundation for identification of new miRNAs in other plant species through homology alignment. Here, previous known plant miRNAs were BLASTed against the Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) and Genomic Survey Sequence (GSS) databases of Vigna unguiculata, and according to a series of filtering criteria, a total of 47 miRNAs belonging to 13 miRNA families were identified, and 30 potential target genes of them were subsequently predicted, most of which seemed to encode transcription factors or enzymes participating in regulation of development, growth, metabolism, and other physiological processes. Ove... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3811858 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:19:02 +0100 3811858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679510&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F605921.html Aspartame (a-Laspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methylester) is a dipeptide low-calorie artificial sweetener that is widely used as a nonnutritive sweetener in foods and drinks. The safety of aspartame and its metabolic breakdown products (phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol) was investigated in vivo using chromosomal aberration (CA) test and sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test in the bone marrow cells of mice. Swiss Albino male mice were exposed to aspartame (3.5, 35, 350 mg/kg body weight). Bone marrow cells isolated from femora were analyzed for chromosome aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges. Treatment with aspartame induced dose dependently chromosome aberrations at all concentrations while it did not induce sister chromatid exchanges. On the other hand, aspartame did not... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679510 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:56:58 +0100 3679510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3576183&cid=s_37045_50_f&fid=37045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindawi.com%2Fjournals%2Fcfg%2F2010%2F342168.html Braun/murein lipoprotein (Lpp) is involved in inflammatory responses and septic shock. We previously characterized a Δlpp mutant of Yersinia pestis CO92 and found that this mutant was defective in surviving in macrophages and was attenuated in a mouse inhalation model of plague when compared to the highly virulent wild-type (WT) bacterium. We performed global transcriptional profiling of WT Y. pestis and its Δlpp mutant using microarrays. The organisms were cultured at 26 and 37 degrees Celsius to simulate the flea vector and mammalian host environments, respectively. Our data revealed vastly different effects of lpp mutation on the transcriptomes of Y. pestis grown at 37 versus 26C∘. While the absence of Lpp resulted mainly in the downregulation of metabolic genes at ... Comparative and Functional Genomics journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3576183 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:40:33 +0100 3576183