BACKGROUND The total protein content of urine is a good index of renal function, but its determination is unreliable. Protein dye-binding assays are simple, but they characteristically lack a uniform response to different proteins. METHODS We investigated a differential response of the Sigma Microprotein Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB) and Pyrogallol Red-molybdate (PRM) protein dye-binding ass...

Cells infected with dengue virus release a high proportion of immature prM-containing virions. In accordance, substantial levels of prM antibodies are found in sera of infected humans. Furthermore, it has been recently described that the rates of prM antibody responses are significantly higher in patients with secondary infection compared to those with primary infection. This suggests that imma...

During spermatogenesis in mammals, the transcripts of transition protein 1 (TP 1) and protamine 1 (Prm 1) are under translational regulation. Following their transcription in round spermatids, the mRNAs for TP 1 and Prm 1 are stored in the cytoplasm from 3-7 days before being translated towards the end of spermatogenesis. To test the hypothesis that the inactivation or activation of transcripts...

OBJECTIVE Shared decision-making and the use of decision aids are increasingly promoted in various healthcare settings. The extent of their current use and potential in rehabilitation medicine is unknown. The aim of the present study was to explore the barriers to and facilitators of shared decision-making and use of decision aids in daily practice, and to explore the perceptions of physical an...

We propose the combination of techniques that solve multiple queries for motion planning problems with single query planners in a motion planning framework that can be efficiently parallelized. In multiple query motion planning, a data structure is built during a preprocessing phase in order to quickly respond to on-line queries. Alternatively, in single query planning, there is no preprocessin...

The received signal strength is vital in telecommunication network or technology as it affected by varying environmental factors such temperature (T0C), relative humidity (H%), air quality index (m) and distance from base station (m). In this paper, we seek to find a regression model via circumscribed central composite design that can adequately represent the functional relationship between res...

A critical component to the success of software systems is the incorporation of the end user. Ensuring that the end user can use the system effectively and efficiently is an important consideration. Failure to do this can lead to user error which in turn can have serious or even fatal consequences. To address this issue in the medical domain, where the risk to patient and user safety is quite h...