CONTEXT Impaired postural control in single-limb stance and aberrant drop-landing mechanics have been implicated separately as risk factors for noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, but associations between these variables has not been reported. OBJECTIVE To determine whether there are associations between single-limb postural control and drop-landing mechanics. SETTING Univer...

In software testing, it is often desirable to nd test inputs that exercise speciic program features. To nd these inputs by hand is extremely time-consuming, especially when the software is complex. Therefore, numerous attempts have been made to automate the process. Random test data generation consists of generating test inputs at random, in the hope that they will exercise the desired software...

Lactobacillus gasseri LF221, an isolate from the feces of a child, produces two bacteriocins. Standard procedures for molecular techniques were used to locate, clone and sequence the fragments of LF221 chromosomal DNA carrying the acidocin LF221 A and B structural genes, respectively. Sequencing analysis revealed the gene of acidocin LF221 A to be an open reading frame encoding a protein compos...

Abstract We investigated the genetic profiles of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) in Ebola virus–infected patients. studied relationship between KIR–human leukocyte antigen (HLA) combinations and clinical outcomes patients with virus disease (EVD). genotyped KIRs HLA class I alleles using DNA from uninfected controls, EVD survivors, persons who died EVD. The activating 2DS4–003 ...

Genetic improvement of flower vase life is an important breeding target for ornamental plants. As the cut dahlia (Dahlia variabilis) flowers very short, we initiated a conventional crossbreeding research program in 2014 to improve it. We evaluated seedlings during summer (from July early September) develop dahlias that grow and bloom under high temperatures have excellent Japanese conditions. C...