OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between human platelet alloantigens-2 (HPA-2) polymorphism, Kozak sequence polymorphism, macroglycopeptide region variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism of GPIbα and coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS In the present study, blood obtained from 403 patients with CHD and 500 healthy controls was detected by PCR or PCR-RFLP methods to analyze ...

Tropical Storm Chantal during August 2001 was a storm that failed to intensify over the few days prior to making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. An observational study of Tropical Storm Chantal is presented using a diverse dataset including remote and in situ measurements from the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 and the NOAA WP-3D N42RF aircraft and satellite. The authors discuss the storm structure from...

Bayesian model averaging (BMA) and ensemble output statistics (EMOS) were used to improve the prediction skill of 500 hPa geopotential height field over northern hemisphere with lead times 1–7 days based on forecasts from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), National Centers Environmental Prediction (NCEP), UK Met Office (UKMO) systems. The performance BMA EMOS compared e...

Abstract The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) experiences considerable space–time variability in temperature and precipitation, this is expected to increase. PPR sensitive variability—it plays a large role the water availability of region. Thousands wetlands region, sometimes containing ponds, provide habitats breeding grounds for various species. Many wildlife management decisions are planned exec...

Neural network models are used to reveal the nonlinear winter atmospheric teleconnection patterns associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and with the Arctic Oscillation (AO) over the N. Hemisphere. The nonlinear teleconnections (for surface air temperature, precipitation, sea level pressure and 500 hPa geopotential height) are found to relate quadratically to the ENSO and AO in...

Early life stress may precipitate psychopathology, at least in part, by influencing amygdala function. Converging evidence across species suggests that links between childhood stress and amygdala function may be dependent upon hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function. Using data from college-attending non-Hispanic European-Americans (n=308) who completed the Duke Neurogenetics Study, ...

BACKGROUND The role of genetic risk factors in ischemic stroke is unclear. Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb-IIIa) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. We sought to evaluate the relationship between the GpIIb/IIIa complex gene polymorphism and ischemic stroke. MATERIAL/METHODS We investigated the association of the GpIIb/IIIa complex gene polymorphism with stroke ri...

The paper presents effects of changes in climatic elements the Greater Poland region (Poland), their causes and consequences for shaping water balance this area, copying with most severe deficit Poland. study period covers 70 years (1951–2020). research identified an abrupt significant change climate Poland, which started between 1987 1989, concerning not only air temperature but also a wider s...

Introduction: The activity of Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is increased following inflammation due to its closed relation with immune system. This axis indicates an increased secretion of ACTH, and corticosterone during acute inflammation while little is known about its activity during chronic inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study we measured the products...