Objective(s): Early diagnosis of cancer using noninvasive imaging techniques has been discussed in several recent studies. The present study aimed to assess the synergistic effects of iodixanol-conjugated polyethylene glycol (PEG)-citrate (anionic linear globular) dendrimer G2 on MCF-7 breast cancer cells and human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells. Materials and Methods: PEG-citrate de...

I don’t think that there is a generically good way of doing a master thesis (nor of doing research in general). Research (like other creative activities) evolves in unpredictable ways, and each research project has its own story. I will tell a few such stories, and naturally I will rely on stories I know from the inside (or close to that). The only lesson that I can offer is maintaining an open...

An analysis of cell cycle-dependent expression of tumor-associated antigen was performed on a human neurosarcoma cell line (T2 cells). The expression of sarcoma-associated tumor antigen on T2 cells was detected using test sera obtained from sarcoma patients; control sera were from patients with nonsarcoma neoplasias and from normal donors. Results indicate a progressive increase in the antigeni...

UNLABELLED We investigated the effect of growth phase of suspension culture of insect Sf9 cells on cell cycle phase distribution, cell viability and Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) production. The cell culture showed a maximum cell viability and potential to replicate the virus at the peak of G1 phase cells in the culture, while the minimum cell viability coincided...

We explore the implications of risk-based capital requirements, à la Basel, for the conduct of monetary policy. A “bank balance-sheet channel” of monetary policy is identified, which operates through bank capital and influences the bank’s loan decision. Using a dynamic banking model, we endogenize the capital decision and show that banks are likely to hold capital above the regulatory minimum t...

In a previous paper (Corrigan-Sasaki), many remarkable properties of classical Calogero and Sutherland systems at equilibrium are reported. For example, the minimum energies, frequencies of small oscillations and the eigenvalues of Lax pair matrices at equilibrium are all “integer valued”. The equilibrium positions of Calogero and Sutherland systems for the classical root systems (Ar, Br, Cr an...

Objective: Plant life begins at germination. Stimulating germination with chemical methods can be advantageous. The pregerminative treatment of four promoters was determined in two maize genotypes (G1, G2). Design/methodology/approach: Sixty seeds per Petri dish were used as experimental unit three repetitions, organized a completely randomized 2×4 factorial design. Two factors taken into consi...