The aims of the present study were to examine the potential role of microRNA‑233‑3p (miR)‑223‑3p in the tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to investigate its diagnostic accuracy and potential molecular mechanisms. The expression data of miR‑223‑3p in HCC were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Data for the precursor miR‑223 were obtained from The Cancer Genome At...

In the past few years the number of applications that use 3D information of topographical objects increased rapidly. With the growing demand for 3D topographic data the need for automated 3D data acquisition also grows. Height information can be extracted from airborne or terrestrial acquisition methods, but can also be modelled as implicit semantic information. Adding height information to exi...

identifying the change trends in forms of land surface is one of the main topics in geomorphic system. in this view, we try to assess the stability level of geo systems, boundary changes, instability and prediction of surface forms and processes response. this paper tries to conduct a comparative analysis on the geomorphic equilibrium paradigms, critical thresholds, environmental and natural ha...

Maps employing thematic map symbols, such as bar or pie charts are often used and constitute a standard method of displaying thematic data with geospatial reference. With the increasing popularity of virtual earth technologies, such as Google Earth, these methods of displaying thematic data are adopted for virtual 3D environments. The efficient creation of data graphics for the integration into...

The COMMA-Dbeta-geo cell line has been shown to contain a permanent subpopulation of progenitor cells that are enriched in outgrowth potential. Using the COMMA-Dbeta-geo cell line as a model, we sought to study the radioresistance of mammary progenitor cells. Using the putative progenitor cell marker stem cell antigen 1 (Sca1), we were able to isolate a discrete subpopulation of Sca1(+) multipo...

We have recently been witnessing the growing establishment of map-centered web-based geo-portals on national, regional and local levels. However, a particular issue with these geo-portals is that each instance has been implemented in different ways in terms of design, usability, functionality, interaction possibilities, map size and symbologies. In this paper, we try to tackle these shortcoming...

For a spanning tree T in a nontrivial connected graph G and for vertices u and v inG, there exists a unique u−v path u = u0, u1, u2, . . ., uk = v in T . A u− v T -path in G is a u− v path u = v0, v1, . . . , vl = v in G that is a subsequence of the sequence u = u0, u1, u2, . . . , uk = v. A u− v T -path of minimum length is a u− v T -geodesic in G. The T distance dG|T (u, v) from u to v in G i...

Aim To understand the geographical distribution of grasses in sub-Saharan Africa with reference to key plant traits thought affect range size this family (Poaceae). Specifically, test hypotheses on importance height and lifespan determining invasion potential context their evolutionary history. Location Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxon Poaceae. Methods The sizes 757 grass species native southern were ...

A practical two-stage procedure for determination of stand parameters of entire forest stands by means of fi eld plots and airborne laser scanner data has been developed and tested. In the fi rst stage, geo-referenced fi eld sample plots are related to the corresponding laser data, and relationships (regressions) between fi eld data and various canopy height and canopy density metrics that can ...