... a binary NSP (network service provider): a business or organization that sells bandwidth or network access by providing direct backbone access to the Internet, and < /b> usually access to it’s network ... optic backbones (see building backbone, campus backbone) EBCDIC (extended binary coded decimal interchange code): 8-bit character encoding table used by ISM mainframes EGP (exterior gateway protocol) : ... MB (megabyte): unit of information or computer storage equal to either exactly one million bytes or, in some cases, 1,048,567 bytes, or more rarely, 1,024,000 bytes; not to be confused with Mb,...
... growing demand for VoIP systems Traditional phone systems for enterprise (private) networks are known as Private Branch Exchanges (PBXs), and < /b> VoIP-based PBXs are referred to as IP-PBXs These systems ... standards organizations in China, Europe, Japan, North America and < /b> South Korea, and < /b> is dedicated to the proliferation of a third-generation wireless global standard More specifically, this organization ... that helps small- and < /b> medium-sized businesses with their voice communication systems and < /b> networking needs He has been working as a contract Instructor for Global Knowledge for 10 years Don also...
... Fowler–Nordheim plot of SiNWs arrays) superior field emission behavior is believed to originate from the sharp tips and < /b> oriented growth of SiNWs Conclusion In conclusion, the morphologies and < /b> microstructures ... alumina Furthermore, the carrier gas Ar will collide with the pore surface and < /b> the atomic Si has absorbed and < /b> exchange energy and < /b> momentum with the atom, causing overcooling at the surface Because the ... rinsed thoroughly with distilled water and < /b> dried in a pure nitrogen flow Subsequently, the membrane was placed in a quartz boat and < /b> then inserted into the center of a 4-cm-long quartz tube reactor heated...
... Rabbit antimouse Ab-E Biotin-< /b> labeled antimouse Ab Drgoxigenin-labeled antimouse Ab 3rd layer Avidm-E Antirabbit Ab-E ABC Anti-digoxigenin Ab-E aFurther amplification of PRINS signals may be achieved ... a microcentrifuge tube Bright- Field Microscopic Detection 17 Table Enzyme Cytochemical Detection Systems That Can Be Used for PRINS-Labeled DNAa Detection Label 1st layer 2nd layer Biotin < /b> Biotin ... thermostable DNA polymerase and < /b> labeled nucleotides, which can be detected directly by fluorescence microscopy, such as fluorochrome-labeled dNTPs, or indirectly using, e.g., biotin-< /b> or digoxigenin-dUTP...
... William Andrew Inc No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and < /b> retrieval ... industry, academia and < /b> government sectors For more information about the book series and < /b> new book proposals please contact the Publisher, Dr Nigel Hollingworth at nhollingworth@williamandrew.com http://www.williamandrew.com/MNT ... molecules can be absorbed into the liquid phase The gas– liquid mixing process consists of two processes: dispersion of the gas bubble and < /b> absorption of gas molecules While absorption is promoted...
... elected based on a stability criteria and < /b> could be taken over by another member if its stability factor has fallen below certain threshold The proposed MAC protocol is adaptable to drivers’ behavior ... September 2011 Published: 30 September 2011 References ASTM International, Standard specification for telecommunications and < /b> information exchange between roadside and < /b> vehicle systems–5 GHz band ... the beginning of every CCI interval This message has information about the neighboring clusters and < /b> all current cluster members where their IDs are ordered from behind to front Cluster members...
... sequence temperature controlled micro uidic reactor process for Co5Sm nanoparticle synthesis The micro uidic reactor, fabricated by UV-LIGA process and < /b> sealed by semi-solid sealing process, is ... a broader dispersion with SD% greater than 15% On the other hand, those NPs obtained by the IRCPM process have a SD% of about 8% (Fig 3a, b) The NPs by IRCPM process show irregular but uniform ... Acknowledgments Author Y Song is grateful for the financial support received from New Teacher Funds (2008-00061025) and < /b> SRF for ROCS and < /b> SEM by the Chinese Education Ministry, and < /b> Innovative Research...
... University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK, 3NHS Bradford and < /b> Airedale, Douglas Mill, Bradford, BD5 7JR, UK and < /b> 4Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B1 5 2RT, UK ... developed by CT, PMW, RM, ISW, JB, and < /b> SG The protocol was further developed by AH, KF, DC, and < /b> EW All of the authors contributed to the development and < /b> completion of the manuscript All authors read and < /b> ... decision problems and < /b> context in Bradford and < /b> Leeds These 'evidence briefings' will be based on existing sources of synthesised and < /b> quality assessed evidence - for example, CRD's databases of systematic...
... in health care and < /b> outcomes can be explained by environmental, economic and < /b> social factors, access to appropriate and < /b> effective health and < /b> social services, or behavioral risk factors [4] Health ... uncontrolled (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DB P ≥ 90 mmHg) or controlled (SBP DBP with the randomization scheme, and < /b> the DSMB members, Drs Cynthia Rand, Daniel Ford, Michael Klag, and < /b> Neil Powe for their valuable insights and < /b> suggestions to optimize...
... decorators have multiple benefits [15]: • decorators help reduce boilerplate code; • decorators help separation of concerns; • decorators enhance readability and < /b> maintainability; 26 • decorators ... the observable behavior of the components in question be compared against behavior allowed by the appropriate specifications In order to accomplish this task the observable behavior must be analyzed ... module These decorators are implemented in trace decoraors.py The object tracer that they refer to will be explained in the next section from decorator import decorator @decorator def traceInvocation(f,...
... can be reduced One main challenge is to be able to understand and < /b> exploit the complex nature and < /b> multiple stages of tumor growth Another challenge is to conduct the right laboratory and < /b> bedside ... developed for predicting the avascular tumor growth based on microenvironment conditions (moving boundary problem) This work can be useful for tumor pathologists who may wish to categorize the tumor ... macroscale tumor behaviour Another review chapter by Byrne in Preziosi (2003) is mainly based on earlier valuable contributions (Byrne, 1999, 1997; Byrne and < /b> Chaplain, 1998, 1996, 1995; Byrne and < /b> Gourley,...
... triplicate for each CaN heterodimer CaNa, d; CaNb, s CaM dissociation constants for both CaNa and < /b> CaNb Fast and < /b> slow rates of s)1 and < /b> 0.4 s)1, and < /b> 3.9 s)1 and < /b> 0.4 s)1 were obtained for CaNa and < /b> CaNb, ... dephosphorylated by CaNa and < /b> CaNb in vivo The differences in phosphatase activity and < /b> sensitivity to FKBP12/FK506 or CyPA/CsA inhibition between CaNa and < /b> CaNb that we observed may be due to subtle ... both CaNa and < /b> CaNb These findings also indicate that FKBP12/FK506 is a more potent inhibitor of both CaNa and < /b> CaNb than CyPA/CsA Activation of CaNa and < /b> CaNb phosphatase activity by FKBP12/FK506...
... applied to the NF B- DNA binding assay except for the use of 21 base pairs of AP-1 double-stranded oligonucleotide (Promega, USA) Western blot for NF- B family (p105, p65, p50 and < /b> I B- α), AP-1 family ... membranes were incubated for h at room temperature with specific antibodies Mouse, goat or rabbit antibodies against p105, p65, p50, I B- α, c-fos, c-jun, jun B, jun D, Nrf-2, actin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, ... relative molecular roles of above important biological factors Acknowledgments This work was supported in part by Brain Korea (BK) 21 Grant Min Young Kim is a recipient of BK 21 graduate student fellowship...
... macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and < /b> receptor activator of NF- B ligand (RANKL) in a culture of murine precursor cells [13], was inhibited by the NF- B inhibitor dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin ... transcription factors and < /b> gene activator/repressor proteins For example, it has been recently reported that NF- B collaborates with other transcription factors (early growth response-2 and < /b> early growth ... osteoclastogenesis is performed by NF- B The critical role of this transcription factor is underscored by the report of Franzoso and < /b> colleagues that mice lacking the p50 and < /b> p52 subunits of NF- B develop osteopetrosis...
... However, for bulky tumors, the advantage of chemotherapy is overshadowed by the potential for tumor bleeding and < /b> gastric perforation Most studies have revealed a rather low incidence of severe haemorrhage ... surgery for group I or complete remission for group II to the date of tumor relapse defined by the results of imaging studies or endoscopic biopsy Survival distribution of relapse free survival and < /b> ... inspection for waldeyer's ring, complete blood cell count and < /b> differential count, blood chemistry, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, chest and < /b> abdomen CT scan, bone marrow aspiration and < /b> biopsy The...
... OR GST OR GSTT1 OR GSTM1 OR GSTP1) AND < /b> (polymorphism OR polymorphisms OR SNP OR mutation) AND < /b> (cancer OR malign* OR carcinoma OR tumor OR tumour) The electronic search was supplemented by a manual ... polymorphisms and < /b> cancer outcome (mainly colorectal, breast, and < /b> lung malignancy) SNPs for GST polymorphisms were used as a substrate for analyses Materials and < /b> Methods Search strategy and < /b> eligibility ... GSTM3 A*/A* or A* /B* or B* /B* (2.5) GSTA1 A*/A* or A* /B* or B* /B* (1) GSTP1 Thr110Ser (1) GSTP1 Asp147Tyr (1) GSTO1 Ala140Asp (1) GSTO2 Asn142Asp (1) There were no significant associations between...
... including HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, HBeAg and < /b> anti-HBe were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Livzon Group Reagent Factory, Guangdong, China) HBV DNA The HBV DNA level was determined by ... compared between HBeAg-negative CHB patients with steatosis and < /b> those without steatosis by independent t test for continuous variables and < /b> Chi-square test for categorical variables A binary logistic ... ALT, HBeAg and < /b> HBV DNA levels (15) Under such condition, in addition to detection of the ALT, HBeAg and < /b> HBV DNA levels, BMI, FBG, FINS, TG, TC, GGT, ALP, Glb and < /b> HOMA-IR are also critical for diagnosis...
... Table Coinfection with HBV and < /b> HCV and < /b> risk of HCC Variables Case number HCC case No HBV(-)HCV(-) HBV(+)HCV(-) HBV(-)HCV(+) HBV(+)HCV(+) 118 184 21 11.2 42.9 42.8 71.4 95%CL 15 % 13 79 15 OR ... (IFN-alpha) and < /b> ribavirin combination therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C and < /b> B virus (HCV/HBV) coinfection Forty-two chronic HCV/HBVcoinfected patients (29 IFN-naive, 13 IFN-relapsed) and < /b> ... suggested that anti-HCV positive, anti-HBc-positive patients who lack both HBsAg and < /b> antiHBs might be a group of patients with a multiple HBV and < /b> HCV infection HBV DNA by PCR was detected in 40.8% of...
... disease and < /b> may be observed in subjects with normal liver parameters, including blood and/< /b> or organ donors Overall, occult HBV infection is seen in 7%-13% of anti-HBc-positive and/< /b> or anti-HBs-positive ... failure, or HCC [3], and < /b> 500, 000 to 1.2 million people die of HBV infection annually [4,5] Because of the high HBV-related morbidity and < /b> mortality, the global disease burden of HB is substantial ... positive HBsAg and < /b> in 9.8-17.39% with positive HBsAg/HBeAg [14-21] and < /b> it was suggested that a mother with positive HBeAg (OR = 17 07) and < /b> a history of threatened premature labor (OR = 44) are...