Interleukin 4 (IL-4), an essential mediator of B cell development, plays a role in survival of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. To obtain new insights into the function of the IL-4 pathway in CLL, we analyzed the gene expression response to IL-4 in CLL and in normal B cells (NBC) by oligonucleotide microarrays, resulting in the identification of 232 non-redundant entities in CLL and 14...

We address the problem of publishing a Naı̈ve Bayesian Classifier (NBC) or, equivalently, publishing the necessary views for building an NBC, while protecting privacy of the individuals who provided the training data. Our approach completely preserves the accuracy of the original classifier, and thus significantly improves on current approaches, such as randomization or anonymization, which typi...

In corneal endothelium, there is evidence for basolateral entry of HCO(3)(-) into corneal endothelial cells via Na(+)-HCO(3)(-) cotransporter (NBC) proteins and for net HCO(3)(-) flux from the basolateral to the apical side. However, how HCO(3)(-) exits the cells through the apical membrane is unclear. We determined that cultured corneal endothelial cells transport HCO(3)(-) similarly to fresh ...

In this paper we map out the 1300 8C isothermal section in the Nb–Sn–C ternary system. The results show that the only ternary compound in the system, Nb SnC, is in equilibrium with Sn, NbC , and Nb Sn, but not with Nb, Nb C or C. The Nb SnC phase is not a 2 x 3 2 2 stoichiometric compound but exists over a range of compositions that range from an Nb:Sn:C ratio of |54:22:24 at.%, when in equilib...

The development of NbC-containing martensitic stainless steels has made it possible to unite the properties high corrosion resistance and wear resistance. If NbC is used as a hard phase instead chromium carbide, abrasive increased due greater hardness NbC. solubility in low. For this reason, fully available form passive surface layer increase In steel melt, niobium leads formation primary NbC, ...

Abstract Natural bentonite clay (NBC) was activated using nitric acid (HNO3). Characterization techniques including FTIR, SEM, XRD and BET were employed to examine the morphology of NBC ABC (activated clay) sorbents. Comparative application remove heavy metals (Fe2+, Zn2+, Ni2+) from pharmaceutical effluents investigated under various experimental conditions. The maximum proportional removal by...

Niobium stabilized 347H stainless steel is a candidate alloy for fuel cladding of Generation IV Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactors (SCWR). The creep properties and microstructural evolution of SS 347H are vitally important for the proposed SCWR challenging design conditions. The high temperature mechanical properties and phase stability of stainless steels is linked to formation, dissolution a...

Clustering is one of most important methods of data mining. It is used to identify unknown yet interesting and useful patterns or trends in datasets. There are different types of clustering algorithms such as partitioning, hierarchical, grid and density-based. In general, clustering methods are considered unsupervised, however, in recent years the new branch of clustering algorithms has emerged...

OBJECTIVES To identify the frequency of violent commercials during the major league baseball playoffs in 1998 and to compare it with the 1996 playoffs. DESIGN AND SETTING All 4 World Series games televised on the Fox Television Network (Fox), all 6 National League Championship Series (NLCS) televised by Fox, and 5 of 6 American League Championship Series (ALCS) playoff games televised by the ...