-The relationships between DNA damage from UV radiation, alkylating drugs and the methylated xanthines (MX) have been studied in normal and malignant rodent and human cells. A comparison of the level of DNA excision repair (repair replication and unscheduled DNA synthesis) confirms that some forms of alkylatingagent damage (probably mono-filar DNA adducts) are less completely removed by both no...

Were the brain to rely completely on sensory feedback to direct movement during activities like reaching, primate arms would move infuriatingly slowly. Grant Mulliken et al. investigated how a region of the brain develops a representation of arm movement that overcomes the long sensory feedback delays. The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) area of the brain serves as a functional bridge between t...

IUCN Category: Vulnerable, A2cd CITES Listing: Appendix I Scientific Names: Melursus ursinus (occasionally Ursus ursinus); Melursus ursinus ursinus in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh; Melursus ursinus inornatus in Sri Lanka Common Names: sloth bear; Northern India and Nepal: bhalu; India: rinch, reech, richwa, asval, karadi, puni karadi, elugu bunti; Sri Lanka: walaha (male), waelahinna (f...

The management on construction projects and organizations is very important. However it is poorly understood considering the declining performance of construction industry. Managing and predicting the work performance of a construction organization tends to be extremely difficult using conventional management approaches. This paper regards construction as a complex system and proposes the use o...

OBJECTIVES After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Identify the major environmental factors and comorbid conditions that affect asthma. 2. Describe the role of a written asthma action plan in the management of asthma. 3. Know how to assess asthma control and adjust therapy appropriately. 4. Discuss the evaluation and management of the child who has an acute exacerbation of ...

OBJECTIVE Recognition of the complexity of asthma management has led to the development of asthma treatment guidelines that include the recommendation that all pediatric asthma patients receive a written asthma action plan. We assessed the readability, suitability, and characteristics of asthma action plans, elements that contribute to the effectiveness of action plan use, particularly for thos...

Objective 2: Improve, maintain or enhance habitat diversity by managing naturally ignited wildfire. a. Complete vegetation mapping of the Buckland Valley Wildlife Habitat Area (WHA), that was initiated during Fiscal Year (FY) 82, by end of FY84. Rationale: At this time, the land cover on that portion of the WHA west of the Tagagawik River has been mapped from 1:60,000 scale color IR photos and ...

This research aims to explore and investigate significant issues in knowledge management implementation in mobile telecommunication industry. Literature review was conducted to find interesting issues for identifying interview questions. The qualitative research was used with multiple case study approach and in-depth interview in order to gain empirical knowledge by the holistic manner of real-...

The article proposes a way to improve reference models for the management of virtual enterprises. The pattern of management roles is based on enveloping each decision centre into an agent wrapper, using the same tools and algorithms. Using this approach enterprises (organization, networks, virtual enterprises) will have the emergent agent property – the ability to follow objectives, plan, and t...

What we know: Patient self-management improves asthma outcomes. The key features of self-management are having a written asthma action plan, monitoring asthma symptoms and seeking regular review. Self-management is an important goal. Doctors can learn how to improve patient self-management. Multiple attitudinal barriers limit adherence to asthma preventers, especially inhaled corticosteroids in...