An improved PCR-based subtractive hybridization strategy was used to clone apoptosis-related genes induced by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) from human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60 cells. The protocol used the cap-finder method, long-distance PCR, streptavidin magnetic bead-mediated subtraction and spin column chromatography. Twenty-seven clones related to apoptosis were identified by...

To compare the difference between the extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE) and abdominal perineal resection (APR) in circum ferencial resection margin (CRM) positive rate, intraoperative perforation (IOP) the incidence of postoperative wound infection, incision infection reoperation rate, surgical indications, operation time, hemorrhage volume, the recurrence rate, postoperative quali...

It is not known whether acute brain injury results in a systemic acute phase response (APR) or whether an APR influences outcome after an insult to the CNS. The present study sought to establish whether brain injury elicits a systemic or local APR. The expression of acute phase protein (APP) mRNA in liver and brain tissues was measured by Taqman reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction a...

Members of the C/EBP (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein) family of transcription factors play important roles in mediating the acute-phase response (APR), an inflammatory process resulting from infection and/or tissue damage. Among the C/EBP family of proteins, C/EBPbeta and -delta were thought to be the primary mediators of the APR. The function of C/EBPalpha in the APR has not been fully charact...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the extent of surgery is associated with survival in anorectal malignant melanoma (ARMM). BACKGROUND ARMM is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm with unfavorable prognosis. The optimal surgical management, abdominoperineal resection (APR) or local excision (LE), has been long debated, but conclusive evidence has not been obtained. METHODS A comprehensive elec...

Aqueous phase reforming (APR) of biomass derived feedstock producing hydrogen was reviewed. The APR process was discussed based on different feedstock categories such as sugars, polyols and ethanol. The mechanism of APR was analyzed referring to different structures of feedstock. The reaction pathways of APR were investigated. The usage of catalysts should be judged by feedstock on the requirem...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of APR-DRG (All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Group) Risk of Mortality (ROM) score as a mortality risk adjustor in the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN Retrospective analysis of hospital mortality. SETTING Medical ICU in a university hospital located in metropolitan New York. PATIENTS 1213 patients admitted between February 2004 and March 2006. ...

This paper describes the evolution of Assistant Personal Robot (APR) project developed at Robotics Laboratory University Lleida, Spain. first APR-01 prototype developed, basic hardware improvement, specific anthropomorphic improvements, and preference surveys conducted with engineering students from same university in order to maximize perceived affinity final APR-02 mobile robot prototype. The...

BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (transwomen) are disproportionately at risk of syphilis infection in Peru. METHODS From 2013 to 2014, MSM and transwomen seeking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and/or treatment were recruited into a 2-year observational cohort study to determine predictors of rec...

In this paper, we introduce the notion of soft (apr P , aprP ) (resp, (Apr P , aprP ), (aprP , AprP ), (AprP , AprP )) rough approximations. Mathematics Subject Classification: 08A05, 54A05, 94A15