There is mounting agreement that the global economy at nascent stage of a green transformation. In response, multinational enterprises (MNEs) are seeking to enhance their capabilities for sustainable innovation and many have started globalise efforts. But what extent how (if all) do Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) contribute deepening sustainability capabilities? To address this question, we ...

We investigate the elemental and isotopic stratification in the atmospheres of selected chemically peculiar (CP) stars of the upper main sequence. Reconfiguration of the UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph in 2004 has made it possible to examine all three lines of the Ca II infrared (IR) triplet. Much of the material analysed was obtained in 2008. We support the claim of Ryabchikova, Kochukhov & Bag...

The structure of mouse submaxillary gland epidermal growth factor (EGF) precursor has been deduced from complementary DNAs. The mRNA is approximately 4800 bases and predicts prepro EGF to be a protein of 1217 amino acid residues (133 X 10 Mr). EGF (53 amino acid residues) is flanked by polypeptides of 188 and 976 residues at its carboxy and amino termini, respectively. The amino terminus of the...

Detecting protein-RNA interactions is challenging both experimentally and computationally because RNAs are large in number, diverse in cellular location and function, and flexible in structure. As a result, many RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) remain to be identified. Here, a template-based, function-prediction technique SPOT-Seq for RBPs is applied to human proteome and its result is validated by ...

The objective of the present hospital-based case-control study was to assess the association between glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and T1 (GSTT1) genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to pre-eclampsia (PE) in Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran). A total of 200 healthy pregnant women and 151 pre-eclamptic women were included. The healthy control group was frequency matched with the a...

AIM To use structural equation modeling in testing the construct validity of the questionnaire on the first sexual intercourse among young adolescents. METHODS Previously created questionnaire for the estimation of different factors influencing the intention to engage in the first sexual intercourse was validated. The data were gathered anonymously from a nationally representative sample of 1...

AIMS Brugada syndrome (BS) is an ion channelopathy with the risk of sudden cardiac death. The role of programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) in risk stratification has been controversially discussed. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis on the prognostic role of PVS in BS. METHODS AND RESULTS A Medline search until July 2006 documented 822 entries for BS. Only English publications with >...

BACKGROUND Esophageal impedance monitoring records changes in conductivity. During esophageal rest, impedance baseline values may represent mucosal integrity. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of acid suppression on impedance baselines in a placebo-controlled setting. METHODS Impedance recordings from 40 infants (0-6 months) enrolled in randomized placebo-controlled trials of ...

BACKGROUND Most studies that have found an association between uncircumcised status and infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have compared participants from various demographic backgrounds, among which the prevalence of other risk factors might have varied. We report findings from a study conducted among men within a single ethnic community in which circumcision was dictat...

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors related to the prevalence of caries in 12-year-old schoolchildren. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a representative sample (n = 1217) of the population of 12-yearold schoolchildren in Galiza (northwest Spain). Independent variables were measured through a questionnaire, and dependent variables were determined throug...