The ecdysone receptor is a heterodimer of two nuclear receptors, the Ecdysone receptor (EcR) and Ultraspiracle (USP). In Drosophila melanogaster, three EcR isoforms share common DNA and ligand-binding domains, but these proteins differ in their most N-terminal regions and, consequently, in the activation domains (AF1s) contained therein. The transcriptional coactivators for these domains, which...

This paper presents a TDMA based energy efficient cognitive radio multichannel medium access control (MAC) protocol called ECR-MAC for wireless Ad Hoc Networks. ECRMAC requires only a single half-duplex radio transceiver on each node that integrates the spectrum sensing at physical (PHY) layer and the packet scheduling at MAC layer. In addition to explicit frequency negotiation which is adopted...

The application of new technologies in medicine has been the subject of numerous articles and discussions. The digitalization of the process of studying a patient is a growing and inevitable development which aims at displaying all patient information, ranging from administrative data up to the final report. There is no doubt that electronic clinical records (ECR) deliver a number of advantages...

AIM This study seeks to investigate the psychometric properties of the short version of the revised 'Experience of Close Relationships' questionnaire, comparing non-clinical and clinical samples. METHODS In total 702 subjects participated in this study, of whom 531 were non-clinical participants and 171 were psychiatric patients. They completed the short version of the revised 'Experience of ...

BACKGROUND Filarial nematodes, including Brugia malayi, the causative agent of lymphatic filariasis, undergo molting in both arthropod and mammalian hosts to complete their life cycles. An understanding of how these parasites cross developmental checkpoints may reveal potential targets for intervention. Pharmacological evidence suggests that ecdysteroids play a role in parasitic nematode moltin...

Resumen: Este trabajo aborda el desarrollo y validación de una versión abreviada del cuestionario Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) en población adolescente. A través de un muestreo por conglomerados, considerando las aulas de los diferentes centros de enseñanza secundaria de Salamanca como unidades muestrales, se seleccionó la muestra. Finalmente, un total de 598 adolescentes ...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Experiences of Close Relationships-Revised (Thai ECR-R) questionnaire. METHODS 400 students from a university in northern Thailand were randomly selected to complete the Thai ECR-R, the extraversion scale for 16 personality factors, the self-esteem scale and the trait anxiety scale. A retest of...

The design of a compact all-permanent magnet electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source injector for the ReAccelerator Facility (ReA) at the Michigan State University (MSU) National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) is currently being carried out. The ECR ion source injector will augment the electron beam ion trap (EBIT) charge breeder as an off-line stable ion beam injector for th...

BACKGROUND There is currently limited literature regarding the use of hemodialysis after acute pediatric and adolescent poisoning. OBJECTIVE We sought to characterize the use of hemodialysis (HD) and other extracorporeal removal techniques (ECR) in the treatment of acutely poisoned children and adolescents reported to a state poison control system over a 10-year period. METHODS After instit...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to perform simulated-use testing as well as a clinical study to assess the efficacy of the EVOTECH Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR) cleaning for flexible colonoscopes, duodenoscopes, gastroscopes and bronchoscopes. The main aim was to determine if the cleaning achieved using the ECR was at least equivalent to that achieved using optimal manual c...