The 5' terminus of the Cyl actin gene transcription unit of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus was located by primer extension and other procedures, and the flanking upstream region was partially sequenced and mapped. A fusion gene was constructed containing about 2-5 kb of 5' flanking sequence, the transcribed leader sequence, and the first few codons of the Cyl gene ligated to the bacterial gene c...

The so-called quantum Cheshire cat is a phenomenon in which an object, identified with ``cat'', dissociated from property of the ``grin'' cat. We propose thought experiment, similar to this phenomenon, interferometric setup, where (a component polarization) object (photon) can be separated itself and simultaneously amplified when it already decoupled its object. further show that setup used dis...

The energy supply mode of a micro-cathodic arc thruster (μ-CAT) was adjusted based on the charge and discharge characteristics storage element, cathode μ-CAT were studied under different modes. We applied an electrical method to measure μ-CAT, with enhanced intensified coupled device spectrum detector plasma parameters allowing analysis internal logic among parameters, characteristics, mode. me...

Teaching computer-assisted translation (CAT) can require providing students with direct instructions on how to operate specific CAT tools. As opposed subjects like theories, the teac...

To determine whether overexpression of antioxidant enzymes in lung epithelial cells prevents damage from oxidant injury, stable cell lines were generated with complementary DNAs encoding manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and/or catalase (CAT). Cell lines overexpressing MnSOD, CAT, or MnSOD + CAT were assessed for tolerance to hyperoxia or paraquat. After exposure to 95% O(2) for 10 d, 44 t...

We evaluated whether a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) with adjusted weights for the CAT items could better predict future respiratory-related hospitalizations than the original CAT. Two focus groups (respiratory nurses and physicians) generated two adjusted CAT algorithms. Two multivariate logistic regression models for infrequent (≤1/year) versus frequent (>...

A basic understanding of abundance and diversity of antibiotic-resistant microbes and their genetic determinants is necessary for finding a way to prevent and control the spread of antibiotic resistance. For this purpose, chloramphenicol and multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria were screened from a mariculture farm in northern China. Both sea cucumber and sea urchin rearing ponds were populat...

BACKGROUND The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) has been recently developed to quantify COPD impact in routine practice. However, no relationship with other measures in the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy has been evaluated. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship of the CAT with other GOLD multidimensional axes, patient types, and the number of comorbiditi...

BACKGROUND The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) is a short questionnaire that has facilitated health status measurements in subjects with COPD. However, it remains controversial as to whether the CAT can be used as a suitable substitute for the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). This study investigated the reliability and score distributions of the C...

To evaluate whether serum Cathepsin S (Cat S) could serve as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer (GC), Enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect serum Cat S in 496 participants including healthy controls and patients with benign gastric diseases, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer and lung cance...