Building the knowledge culture is of increasing importance, not only because of its role in providing sound knowledge management and effective knowledge-based economic development, but also because of its support to environment protection, intercultural harmony and human well-being. This paper provides a review of the knowledge culture and its related issues, and introduces a development framew...

objective(s):an earlier meta-analysis on gene expression data derived from four microarray, two cdna library, and one sage experiment had identified rgs5 as one of only ten non-housekeeping genes that were reported to be expressed in human trabecular meshwork (tm) cells by all studies. rgs5 encodes regulator of g-protein signaling-5. the tm tissue is the route of aqueous fluid outflow, and is r...

In previous studies, we have shown that dissociated dopaminergic neurons from embryonic mouse in co-culture with striatal target neurons take up and synthesize dopamine to a greater extent. We now report that striatal target cells influence the morphology of dopaminergic neurons as well. In co-culture, the total length of neuritic arborization visualized by autoradiography is reduced when compa...

the current building codes provide limited prescriptive guidance on design for protection of buildings due to progressive collapse. progressive collapse is a situation in which a localized failure in a structure, caused by an abnormal load, such as explosions or other happenings. three procedures, often employed for determination of the structural response during progressive collapse i.e. linea...

Peripheral human T cells, isolated by sheep erythrocyte-rosette formation and density centrifugation, were highly cytotoxic to both Ab-coated autologous lymphocytes and antibody (Ab)-coated chicken erythrocytes when stimulated in mixed lymphocyte culture, but were not lytic when freshly purified, or when unstimulated in 6-day culture. Allosensitized T cells were shown to effect this activity by...

Five hundred specimens (288 genital, 192 dermal, and 20 ocular) were extracted by technologists, and the DNA was assayed by LightCycler PCR (DNA polymerase and thymidine kinase [TK] gene targets) and by conventional tube and shell vial cell culture. One hundred fifty-eight confirmed (by cell culture and TK target PCR) positive and LightCycler-positive specimens were detected during the first 30...

Clinical use of umbilical cord blood has typically been limited by the need to expand hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) ex vivo. This expansion is challenging due to the accumulation of secreted signaling factors in the culture that have a negative regulatory effect on HSPC output. Strategies for global regulation of these factors through dilution have been developed, but do not ac...

despite the presence of women in higher education and qualification levels of public decency, a small number of women have been appointed to management positions; therefore, they are less powerful than men in organizational decision-making processes.  in this research, organizational culture and consequently gender as the most important factor influencing corporate power distribution is conside...