In this paper two linear arrays including a linear 1×4 and a planar 2×2 of microstrip patch and half-mode substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity hybrid antenna are introduced and investigated. These are simply implemented using low cost single layer printed circuit board (PCB) process. The array element consists of a rectangular microstrip patch with appropriate dimensions in the vicinity ...

NCOR2 is a gene that contains at least 47 exons (Supplementary fig. S12–1a). One exon, near the 3’-end, contains an internal alternative 5’-splice site that can generate a shortened form of this exon. In Ensembl the long exon of 225 bp is designated as ENSE00000939878 and the shorter form of 87 bp as ENSE00001528376. Probes on the exon array covered both tails of the exon so that two probe sets...

background: leishmania, needs to detoxify the macrophage derived potent peroxides (h2o2). tryparedoxin path­way contains tryparedoxin peroxidase (tsa or tryp). the aim of the study was to detect the full-length gene se­quence and its encoded protein of the lmtryp6 gene (eu251502), and comparison the gene sequence with lmtryp6 (lmjf15.1140), another previously reported member of this gene family...

Herein, we design a polarization convertor (PC) using two orthogonally polarized, tightly coupled dipole arrays (TCDAs) connected in cascade, of which one is used for the reception incident waves and other their transmission. The operation PC elucidated via cascading equivalent circuit unit cells polarized TCDAs. critical role vertical metal strips (VMSs) with regard to wide-angle insensitivity...

introduction: kainic acid (ka) induces neuropathological changes in specific regions of the mouse hippocampus comparable to changes seen in patients with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy (tle). according to different studies, the expression of a number of genes are altered in the adult rat hippocampus after status epilepticus (se) induced by ka. this study aimed to quantitatively evaluate changes...

Polymerase chain reaction/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS, previously known as "TIGER") utilizes PCR with broad-range primers to amplify products from a wide array of organisms within a taxonomic group, followed by analysis of PCR amplicons using mass spectrometry. Computer analysis of precise masses allows for calculations of base compositions for the broad-range PCR prod...

In the era of the Human Genome Project, quantitation of gene expression by tumor/host cells is of paramount importance to investigate gene patterns responsible for cancer development, progression and response/resistance to treatment. Quantitative real-time PCR (qrt-PCR) technology has recently reached a level of sensitivity, accuracy and practical ease that support its use as a routine bioinstr...

PURPOSE Cardiac phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) provides unique insight into the mechanisms of heart failure. Yet, clinical applications have been hindered by the restricted sensitivity of the surface radiofrequency-coils normally used. These permit the analysis of spectra only from the interventricular septum, or large volumes of myocardium, which may not be meaningful in ...

BACKGROUND We measured the expression of microRNA (miRNA) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues using the Luminex xMAP bead-based suspension array. We discuss the feasibility of employing this method to detect miRNA in NSCLC and explore its value as a high-throughput miRNA array. METHODS We performed the methodological analysis of xMAP with oligoribonucleic acid references. We detecte...

BACKGROUND Our pilot study using miRNA PCR array found that miRNA-29b (miR-29b) is differentially expressed in primary cultured CD133-positive A549 cells compared with CD133-negative A549 cells. METHODS Ten human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines and samples from thirty patients with NSCLC were analyzed for the expression of miR-29b by quantitative RT-PCR. Bioinformatics analysis ...