This study investigated student adoption of university campus card (UCC) applications. A review of smart card, technology adoption and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) literature led to three focus groups and a survey of student perceptions and attitudes towards the university’s campus card. Perceptions of 17 UCC components differed significantly across four student va...

As Urgent Care Centers (UCCs) multiply, more children receive care in this setting. Little is known about UCC providers' perspectives on the management of common pediatric conditions. The objectives of this study are to describe the perceptions of UCC providers and identify challenges they face regarding common pediatric conditions. This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with a ...

BACKGROUND To identify new epigenetic markers and further characterize Urothelial Cell Carcinoma (UCC), we tested the promoter methylation (PM) status of 19 genes previously identified as cancer specific methylated genes in other solid tumors. METHODS We used bisulfite sequencing, methylation specific PCR and quantitative methylation specific PCR (QMSP) to test the PM status of 19 genes in ur...

Extant studies have presented various indexes for evaluating urban carrying capacity (UCC), but there is no consistent perspective on UCC. This paper presents a guiding index framework from holistic as reference guidance (UCC). The developed based upon the theory of sustainable development by addressing fundamental question what capacities are needed to enable development. composed three-layer ...

PURPOSE Abnormally high levels of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein are associated with advanced tumor stage/grade. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the specific EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib on activation of the Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways in human urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) cell lines and to identify potentia...

PURPOSE To develop an accurate and noninvasive method for bladder cancer diagnosis and prediction of disease aggressiveness based on the gene expression patterns of urine samples. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Gene expression patterns of 341 urine samples from bladder urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) patients and 235 controls were analyzed via TaqMan Arrays. In a first phase of the study, three consecut...

INTRODUCTION The incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and unsatisfactory creatinine clearance (UCC) after renal transplantation is significantly higher in Brazil, when compared with that observed in United States or Europe. Deceased donor (DD) characteristics should directly influence the occurrence of these two outcomes. OBJECTIVE This study aim to evaluate the influence of DD character...

Bladder cancer is one of the most common genitourinary neoplasms in industrialized countries. Multifocality and high recurrence rates are prominent clinical features of this disease and contribute to its high morbidity. Therefore, more sensitive and less invasive techniques could help identify individuals with asymptomatic disease. In this context, we used the micronucleus assay to evaluate whe...

Melatonin counteracts tumor occurrence and tumor cell progression in several cancer types in vitro and in vivo. It acts predominantly through its melatonin receptor type 1A (MTNR1A), and genetic variations of MTNR1A affect the susceptibility several diseases and cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of MTNR1A gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility to and clinicopathologi...

PURPOSE Aberrant expression of T-cell coregulatory molecules has been investigated as a mechanism by which certain cancers may evade host immune surveillance. We evaluated expression of the T-cell coregulators B7-H1, B7-H3, and PD-1 in urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the bladder. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Immunohistochemistry for B7-H1, B7-H3, and PD-1 was done on paraffin-embedded sections from...