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To investigate the association of osteopontin gene -443 C>T, -156 G>GG, and -1748 A>G polymorphisms with cancer risk. The Medline, PubMed, PUBMED, EMBASE and Web of Science databases were searched. Meta-analyses were conducted using RevMan 5.2 software. After searching and evaluating the included papers, total 10 documents involved in -443 C>T, 8 papers involved in four articles involved in -15...

It has been reported that monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the E1E2 glycoproteins may have the potential to prevent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The protective epitopes targeted by these MAbs have been mapped to the regions encompassing amino acids 313-327 and 432-443. In this study, we synthesized these two peptides and tested the reactivity of serum samples from 336 patients, 210 of whic...

The current debate over cost-benefit concerns in agencies’ evaluations of government regulations is not so much whether to consider costs and benefits at all but rather what belongs in the estimated costs and benefits themselves. Overlaid is the longstanding concern that the distribution of costs and benefits needs some consideration in policy evaluations. In a recent article in the University ...

Korean J Radiol 13(2), Mar/Apr 2012 kjronline.org RE: Few Comments on: “Musculoskeletal Applications of Elastography: A Pictorial Essay of Our Initial Experience” Luca Maria Sconfienza, Davide Orlandi, Stefano Longo, Enzo Silvestri Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, San Donato Milanese, Milano 20097, Italy; Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Unive...

Aims. We investigate the spatial distribution of the physical and chemical properties of the hot X-ray emitting plasma of the supernova remnant IC 443, in order to get important constraints on its ionization stage, on the progenitor supernova explosion, on the age of the remnant, and its physical association with a close pulsar wind nebula. Methods. We present XMM-Newton images of IC 443, media...

In this work, a multi-wavelength model (MWM) is developed. It uses fluorescence bands in the fulvic acid (FA) spectrum that quench upon binding of inorganic Cu2+ to FA. Quenching data at pH values of 5, 6, and 7 are placed in sets, containing fluorescence measures at select wavelengths versus added copper (CM). Intensity data of wavelength set 1 are obtained from 25 nm constant offset synchrono...

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NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE SUMMARY: This issue of Fluoride contains three new reports on fluoride (F) and neurotoxicity. A study of neurotoxic effects of F in aluminum potroom workers in Iran shows the importance of neurobehavioral testing for the early detection of cognitive impairment in workers occupationally exposed to airborne F. Two studies, from Iran and India, examined the IQ of chi...