We consider a simple model, based on currently accepted models for active galactic nuclei, for a quasi-stellar object (QSO or “quasar”) and examine the influence that correlationinduced spectral changes (“The Wolf Effect”) may have upon the redshifts of the optical emission lines. LAUR-98-417

Nkx3.1 is a prostate-specific homeobox gene related strongly to prostate development and prostate cancer. To study its regulation of transcription, 1.06 kb 5' flanking region of Nkx3.1 gene and its 5' deletion mutants (861, 617, 417 and 238 bp) were obtained by PCR and cloned into pGL(3)-basic, a promoter-less luciferase reporter vector, to examine their promoter activities driving the reporter...

including prick (epicutaneous) with a mix of Aspergillus species and if negative, intradermal at 1000 PNU/mL, Aspergillus fumigatus (Af). Sera were analyzed for total IgE (elevated is $417 kU/L) by Phadia ImmunoCap, anti-Af IgE and anti-Af IgG (ABPA range $ 2.0) ELISA, and precipitating antibodies. HRCT of the lungs was ordered next if serology was positive (diagnostic criteria for ABPA require...

Systematic reviews are central to the enterprise of evidence-based medicine (EBM). However, traditional ‘Cochrane’ reviews have major limitations, especially when dealing with heterogeneous methodologies or an applied setting. The meta-narrative review (see Soc Sci Med 2005; 61: 417-30) is one of several new methods that seek to address pragmatic policy-level questions via broad-based literatur...

WEST, JOHN ALLEN. Investigation of the Role of the E2 Endodomain in Sindbis Virus Assembly. (Under the direction of Dr. Dennis T. Brown) Sindbis virus (SV) is the prototype member of the alphavirus genus belonging to the family Togaviridae. SV is a mosquito-borne virus that can be transmitted to both humans and other animals via mosquito bloodmeal. Structurally, SV is composed of three proteins...

including prick (epicutaneous) with a mix of Aspergillus species and if negative, intradermal at 1000 PNU/mL, Aspergillus fumigatus (Af). Sera were analyzed for total IgE (elevated is $417 kU/L) by Phadia ImmunoCap, anti-Af IgE and anti-Af IgG (ABPA range $ 2.0) ELISA, and precipitating antibodies. HRCT of the lungs was ordered next if serology was positive (diagnostic criteria for ABPA require...

based on iris texture analysis. IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell. 25(12), 1519–1533 (2003) 14. Ma, L., Wang, Y., Tan, T.: Iris recognition using circular symmetric filters. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Pattern Recognition, pp. 414–417 (2002) 15. Jain, A.K., Ross, A., Prabhakar, S.: An introduction to biometric recognition. IEEE Trans. Circ. Syst. Video Technol. 14(1), 4–...

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