Mouse models are increasingly used to investigate functional and cardiovascular parameters. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an important parameter for the evaluation of the arterial and cardiovascular risk. Several diseases such as hypertension and arteriosclerosis are associated with vascular abnormalities and arterial stiffening. In this work we present two different methods to noninvasively exa...

The alloantigen Qa-2, whose gene is located on the 17th chromosome between H-2D and Tla, is identified as a molecule of 43,000 daltons which is associated with beta 2-microglobulin. Qa-2 comprises approximately 0.15% of the iodinateable cell surface protein of lymph node cells. Sequential precipitations demonstrated that Qa-2 is distinct from H-2D and H-2K molecules.

MOTIVATION In this study, a method is reported to perform IMRT and VMAT treatment delivery verification using 3D volumetric primary beam fluences reconstructed directly from planned beam parameters and treatment delivery records. The goals of this paper are to demonstrate that 1) 3D beam fluences can be reconstructed efficiently, 2) quality assurance (QA) based on the reconstructed 3D fluences ...

Abstract Quantum Annealing (QA) is a metaheuristic for solving optimization problems in time-efficient manner. Therefore, quantum mechanical effects are used to compute and evaluate many possible solutions of an problem simultaneously. Recent studies have shown the potential QA such complex assignment within milliseconds. This also applies field job shop scheduling, where existing approaches ho...

Analysis of the tissue-specific expression of the Q5k gene in the AKR mouse reveals an unusual expression pattern. The Q5k mRNA is present in embryos from day 12, but expression is switched off in most tissues except thymus and testis shortly after birth. Late in pregnancy the gene is again transcribed in females. Analysis at the epitope level, with a Qa-2 specific monoclonal antibody revealed ...

Background: The purpose of this study is to provide a framework for the development of a quality assurance (QA) program for use in medical 3D printing applications. An interdisciplinary QA team was built with expertise from all aspects of 3D printing. A systematic QA approach was established to assess the accuracy and precision of each step during the 3D printing process, including: image data ...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether, and by means of which mechanisms, the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist SCH 58261 [5-amino-7-(2-phenylethyl)-2-(2-furyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine] exerted neuroprotective effects in a rat model of Huntington's disease. In a first set of experiments, SCH 58261 (0.01 and 1 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to Wis...

The characteristics of potassium channel block by a diverse group of quaternary ammonium (QA) ions was examined in squid axons. Altering the size and nature of the head and/or tail groups of the QA ions applied internally produced only quantitative differences in the potassium current block. Although their entry rate is diminished, compounds with head groups as large as 11 X 12 A are capable of...

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G exhibits immunotolerogenicity and is related to allograft acceptance. Qa-2 is the murine homolog of HLA-G; it has structure and functions similar to those of HLA-G. We investigated the dynamic expression of Qa-2 in skin allografts by immunohistochemistry and on peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets by flow cytometry during the entire process of acute graft rejectio...

For any unitary cuspidal representations πn of GLn(QA), n = 2, 3, 4, respectively, consider two automorphic representations Π and Π of GL6(QA), where Πp ∼= ∧π4,p for p 6= 2, 3 and π4,p not supercuspidal, and Π = π2 π3. First, Hypothesis H for Π and Π is proved. Then contributions from prime powers are removed from the prime number theorem for cuspidal representations π and π of GLm(QA) and GLm′...