Rat peroxisomal carnitine octanoyltransferase (COT), which facilitates the transport of medium-chain fatty acids through the peroxisomal membrane, is irreversibly inhibited by the hypoglycaemia-inducing drug etomoxir. To identify the molecular basis of this inhibition, cDNAs encoding full-length wild-type COT, two different variant point mutants and one variant double mutant from rat peroxisoma...

The oxygen cost of transport per unit distance (CoT; mL·kg(-1)·km(-1)) shows a U-shaped curve as a function of walking speed (v), which includes a particular walking speed minimizing the CoT, so called economical speed (ES). The CoT-v relationship in running is approximately linear. These distinctive walking and running CoT-v relationships give an intersection between U-shaped and linear CoT re...

The United States is experiencing what is arguably the greatest iatrogenic epidemic in the history of American medicine. From 1999 to 2014, almost 200,000 prescription opioid overdose deaths have occurred in the United States. Most fatal overdoses have affected patients receiving medically prescribed opioids. An unprecedented decline in life expectancy has occurred among working-age white Ameri...

Understanding the effects of water temperature on the swimming performance of fishes is central in understanding how fish species will respond to global climate change. Metabolic cost of transport (COT)-a measure of the energy required to swim a given distance-is a key performance parameter linked to many aspects of fish life history. We develop a quantitative model to predict the effect of wat...

The trinuclear palladium addition to monocyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons was revealed. The trinuclear adduct of [2.2]paracyclophane, cycloheptatriene (CHT), or cyclooctatetraene (COT) was obtained by treatment of the corresponding tripalladium sandwich complexes with 3 equiv. of 1,10-phenanthroline. In the trinuclear adduct of [2.2]paracyclophane or CHT, a Pd2 unit and a Pd1 unit synfacially co...

We propose Confusions over Time (CoT), a novel generative framework which facilitates a multi-granular analysis of the decision making process. The CoT not only models the confusions or error properties of individual decision makers and their evolution over time, but also allows us to obtain diagnostic insights into the collective decision making process in an interpretable manner. To this end,...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of a clinical dashboard for opioid analgesic management on opioid prescribing and adherence to opioid practice guidelines in primary care. METHODS A pre/postimplementation evaluation using electronic health record (EHR) data from patients receiving chronic opioid therapy (COT) between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2013. Measures include annual proportions of COT...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and although mortality (129,000/year) stagnates, incidence (370,000/year) is increasing. In addition to histological type, grade, stage, hormonal and c-erbB2 status there is therefore a strong need for new and reliable prognostic and predictive factors. METHODS AND RESULTS This minireview focuses on two potential prognostic...