It has been most interesting to listen to the initial part of this conference, particularly references to the continuing viability of the check clearing system, and views as to the social cost, economic justification and impact on the public interest of electronic alternatives. It has made me most grateful to have a job whereby I can meet with the rest of the gods here on Mount Olympus to discu...

PURPOSE Ewing's family tumors (EFTs) display the characteristic fusion gene EWS-Fli1. We have reported EWS-Fli1 may promote the cell cycle progression accompanied by the suppression of the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(kip1) in EFT cells. Here, we describe the prognostic and therapeutic relevance of p27 in EFTs. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We examined tumor samples taken from 21...

EWS-Fli1 plays important roles in oncogenesis of Ewing's family tumors (EFTs). We have reported that EWS-Fli1 inhibits p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1) expressions, which are degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Bortezomib efficiently up-regulated p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1) expression, and induced apoptosis accompanied by the expression of cleaved-PARP, DR4 and activated caspase-8 in EFT...

I studied the life history of Striped Newts (Notophthalmus perstriatus) at a breeding pond in north-central Florida. Newts were captured in pitfall traps at a drift-fence as they migrated into and out of the pond basin. During the 2-year study, I recorded 10,290 captures (8,127 individuals) of newts at the drift-fence. Newts were active during each month of the study, but there were four peak a...

We present for the first time an efficient algorithm to find a basis of kinematically independent structures built (massless and massive) spinor helicity variables in four dimensions. This method provides classification contact terms scattering amplitudes with generic masses, spins multiplicity, any effective field theory (EFT). These are one-to-one correspondence complete set irrelevant operat...

Ecosystem state can be characterized by a set of attributes that are related to the ecosystem functionality, which is a relevant issue in understanding the quality and quantity of ecosystem services and goods, adaptive capacity and resilience to perturbations. This study proposes a major identification of Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) in Spain to characterize the patterns of ecosystem funct...

A bstract We study the on-shell version of Higgs mechanism in effective theories (EFTs) containing particles different spins, focusing on contact terms as a simple starting point. derive massive and their coefficients from massless amplitudes EFT above symmetry breaking scale, by covariantizing under little group. In little-group-covariant massive-spinor formalism, this notationally amounts to ...

The insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGFIR) has emerged as a key therapeutic target in many human malignancies, including childhood cancers such as Ewing family tumors (EFT). In this study, we show that IGFIR is constitutively activated in EFTs and that the major catechin derivative found in green tea, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), can inhibit cell proliferation and survival of EFT...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to improve knowledge about drug administration through enteral feeding tubes (EFTs) in order to minimize efficacy and safety problems. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was performed in a public secondary care hospital with level II accreditation by the National Accreditation Organization (Organização Nacional de Acreditação ONA), in Fortaleza, Ceará, north-eastern Bra...