Currently, there is no commonly accepted methodology for developing organizational memory systems (OM) that is comprehensive in the sense that it guides the development process from beginning to end and is in sufficient detail to be implemented successfully. Using the ideas of memory metaphor and the user's perspective, we review recent work on OM through two dimensions: the stages of developin...

The autonomic and respiratory variables were studied in seven experienced meditators (with experience ranging from 5 to 20 years). Each subject was studied in two types of sessions--meditation (with a period of mental chanting of "OM") and control (with a period of non-targetted thinking). The meditators showed a statistically significant reduction in heart rate during meditation compared to th...

Previously (J. Liu, et al., Cell Growth Differ., 8: 667-676, 1997), we showed that oncostatin M (OM), a cytokine produced by activated T cells and macrophages, inhibited the proliferation of breast cancer cells derived from solid tumors and malignant effusions. OM-treated cells showed reduced growth rates and differentiated phenotypes. Because the p53 tumor suppressor protein plays an important...

OBJECTIVE To determine if cord blood anticapsular polysaccharide pneumococcal IgG antibody concentration was related to the number of otitis media (OM) and acute OM episodes during the first year of life. DESIGN Prospective study following infants from birth to 24 months. SETTING Health maintenance organization. PATIENTS The study population consisted of 415 infants whose mothers voluntee...

objectives due to the known anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic effects of origanum majorana (om), this study was conducted to survey its effects on oxidative stress and histopathology of renal tissue among diabetic rats. materials and methods in this experimental investigation, 32 male rats, weighing 200 - 250 g, were divided into four groups: 1: control, 2: control receiving treatment with om, 3: ...

BACKGROUND The First International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media (OM) with Effusion was held in Columbus, Ohio, in 1975. The symposium has been organized in the United States every 4 years since, followed by a research conference to (a) assess major research accomplishments, (b) identify important research questions and opportunities, (c) develop consensus on definitions and term...

UNLABELLED Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a rare mesenchymal tumour arising in the jaws. The origin and pathogenesis of OM is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to characterize OM by immunolocalization of certain antigens in the tumour that are relevant for cellular differentiation, migration and maintenance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five OMs were immunohistochemically investigated for exp...

BACKGROUND The present study aimed to examine the impact of "curricula for undergraduate education in oriental medicine (OM)/complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)" on student awareness of OM. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving the Nagasaki University School of Dentistry (NUSD), a university that implements education in OM as part of its undergraduate curriculum, and Tokyo Den...

The effect of supplementation of different levels of cracked corn (CC) on the sites of OM, total dietary fiber (TDF), and starch digestion in steers fed fresh alfalfa indoors were studied. Six Angus steers (338 ± 19 kg) fitted with cannulas in the rumen, duodenum and ileum, were fed 1) alfalfa (20.4% CP, 41.6% NDF) ad libitum (AALF), 2, 3, and 4) AALF and supplemented (S) with .4, .8, or 1.2% o...

A number of rivers have been found to transport highly aged organic matter [OM]; however, the sources of this aged material remain a matter of debate. One potential source may be erosion and weathering of headwater lithologies rich in ancient sedimentary OM. In this study, waters, suspended particulates, streambed sediments, rocks and soils from fourteen small headwater watersheds of a mid-size...