Perceiving others' perceptions of risk: still a task for Sisyphus.

abstract：:To minimize technical problems relating to excessive size (600-800 mu in diameter) of standard alginate microcapsules (CSM) for pancreatic islet graft immunoisolation, we have developed two novel minimal volume, chemically identical, capsule prototypes (MVC): 1) coherent microcapsules (CM), and 2) medium-size microcap...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Calafiore R,Basta G,Luca G,Boselli C,Bufalari A,Bufalari A,Cassarani MP,Giustozzi GM,Brunetti P

更新日期：1999-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:TP73, as a TP53 homologue, drew the attention of tumor biologists because it is rarely mutated in human cancers and can induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by activating genes also regulated by p53. However, TP73 harbors an additional promoter that produces a dominant negative p73 protein (deltaNp73) having the opp...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rossi M,Sayan AE,Terrinoni A,Melino G,Knight RA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few years after the first description of free-circulating DNA in plasma and serum, the detection of tumor-associated overexpressed mRNA in plasma was also reported. This observation has been confirmed and it seems to be clear that the presence of free-circulating RNA is a ubiquitous phenomenon. In this short review ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fleischhacker M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uteroglobin (UG) is a multifunctional, secreted protein with anti-inflammatory and antichemotactic properties. While its anti-inflammatory effects, in part, stem from the inhibition of soluble phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity, the mechanism(s) of its antichemotactic effects is not clearly understood. Although specifi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kundu GC,Zhang Z,Mantile-Selvaggi G,Mandal A,Yuan CJ,Mukherjee AB

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive neuroscience research has traditionally overlooked half of the population. Arguing that variability in ovarian hormones confounds empirical findings, girls and women have been excluded from research for decades. But times are changing. This review summarizes historical trends that have led to a knowledge gap...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beltz AM,Moser JS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of materials and energy within cities is an inevitable consequence of dense populations and their per capita requirements for food, fiber, and fuel. As the world population becomes increasingly urban over the coming decades, urban areas will dramatically affect the distribution of nutrients across th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bernhardt ES,Band LE,Walsh CJ,Berke PE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to identify novel targets for the development of nonhormonal male contraceptives, genome-wide transcriptional profiling of the rat testis was performed. Specifically, enzymatically purified spermatogonia plus early spermatocyctes, pachytene spermatocytes, round spermatids, and Sertoli cells was analyzed a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Johnston DS,Jelinsky SA,Zhi Y,Finger JN,Kopf GS,Wright WW

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), also known as slowly progressive type 1 diabetes (SPT1D), followed up for changes, including reactivity to the GAD65 antibody epitope for the 9-year period from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to the insulin-dependent stage (IDDM). This 69-year-old male...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maruyama T,Koyama A,Hampe CS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most risk assessments assume uncertainty may be decomposed into variability and incertitude. Language is often overlooked as a source of uncertainty, but linguistic uncertainty may be pervasive in workshops, committees, and other face-to-face language-based settings where it can result in misunderstanding and arbitrar...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Carey JM,Burgman MA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, intense respiratory tract (RT) infection, and inflammation, eventually resulting in lung tissue destruction and respiratory failure. The CF RT inflammatory milieu, as reflected by airway secretions, includes a complex array of inflammatory mediators, b...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Eiserich JP,Yang J,Morrissey BM,Hammock BD,Cross CE

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its structurally related proteins are involved in the developmental regulation of various brain neurons, including midbrain dopaminergic neurons. We recently reported EGF and EGF-receptor abnormalities in both the brain tissues and blood of schizophrenic patients. Administration of EG...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mizuno M,Malta RS Jr,Nagano T,Nawa H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding thermostable alanine recemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus was cloned and expressed in E. coli. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity from cell extracts of E. coli carrying a plasmid designated pICR4. The alanine racemase gene sequenced was found to contain an open reading frame of 1158 nucleoti...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Soda K,Tanizawa K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the frequency of HLA-B27 and HLA-B51 in healthy subjects from the center of Tunisia and to investigate their usefulness in the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Behçet's disease (BD), respectively. Microlymphocytotoxicity test was used to perform serologic HL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sakly N,Boumiza R,Zrour-Hassen S,Hamzaoui A,Ben Yahia S,Amara H,Khairallah M,Mahjoub S,Bergaoui N,Ghedira I

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of rodents and hematophagous flies was conducted on three farms located in an area endemic for vesicular stomatitis to determine the species composition of each zoological group occurring in these areas. Eleven species of small rodents were collected and identified. Individuals from forty-nine species of hema...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jimenez AE,Vargas Herrera F,Salman M,Herrero MV

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonists of the NMDA glutamate receptor, including phencyclidine (PCP), ketamine, and CGS-19755, produce cognitive and behavioral changes in humans. In rodents these agents produce a myriad of histopathological and neurochemical changes. Several lines of evidence suggest that a large number of these drug-induced ef...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Farber NB

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is hypothesized that a phonemic processing deficit is a primary causal factor in the reading problems of many children with developmental dyslexia. An instructional model which emphasizes phonics instruction as a key in the treatment of children with reading disorders is presented. Procedures for the application of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Richardson E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recently developed method, TranSIESTA, enables modelling of molecular electronic devices under operation conditions. The method is based on density functional theory, and calculates the self-consistent electronic structure of a nanostructure coupled to three-dimensional electrodes with different electrochemical po...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stokbro K,Taylor J,Brandbyge M,Ordejón P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inactive form of erythrocyte CA I was found in patients with primary aldosteronism. The levels of CA I in the patients were within the normal range: however, the specific esterase activity of CA I from three patients was in the range of 0.12-0.26 u/mg CA I (normal control: 0.66 +/- 0.1 u/mg CA I). In one subject, w...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kondo T,Taniguchi N,Hirano T,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated a far more widespread and selective ischemic cell damage than previously thought. In area CA3, a distinct subpopulation of interneurons, characterized by their spiny dendrites and their calretinin content, was selectively vulnerable in the absence of any other CA3 involvement. In the dentate hilus...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hsu M,Sik A,Gallyas F,Horváth Z,Buzsáki G

更新日期：1994-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are powerful mediators of biologic responses in the CNS and may contribute to cellular injury in pathophysiologic states. In order to better understand the actions of cytokines in the intact mammalian CNS, a transgenic approach was employed that targeted the expression of different cytokines to astrocytes in...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Campbell IL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, vitamin D has been received increased attention due to the resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets in developed countries and the identification of extraskeletal effects of vitamin D, suggesting unexpected benefits of vitamin D in health and disease, beyond bone health. The possibility of extra...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Christakos S,Hewison M,Gardner DG,Wagner CL,Sergeev IN,Rutten E,Pittas AG,Boland R,Ferrucci L,Bikle DD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated immune and endocrine status following antituberculosis treatment in HIV-negative patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB). Treatment led to a decrease in IL-6, IL-1β, and C-reactive protein levels. Cortisol levels decreased throughout the anti-TB treatment, particularly after 4 months, but changes ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bongiovanni B,Díaz A,D'Attilio L,Santucci N,Dídoli G,Lioi S,Nannini LJ,Gardeñez W,Bogue C,Besedovsky H,del Rey A,Bottasso O,Bay ML

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, neoadjuvant therapy plus surgical resection of the primary tumor and potential metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) has been the current optimal treatment for locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer (EC). LN metastasis is one of the most negative prognostic factors for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinom...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wang Z,Mao Y,Gao S,Li Y,Tan L,Daiko H,Liu S,Chen C,Koyanagi K,He J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explicit memory refers to the conscious retrieval of past information or experiences, whereas implicit memory refers to an unintentional or nonconscious form of retrieval. Much of the literature in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience has focused on differences between explicit and implicit memory, and the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dew ITZ,Cabeza R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is already a global pandemic, with focal "hot spots" of ongoing transmission. Although DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) chemotherapy is the goal of global tuberculosis control, short-course chemotherapy will not cure multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. In settings of high...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Farmer P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyses of the RNA metabolism of hyperthermophilic archaea highlight the efficiency of regulatory RNAs and RNA-guided processes at extreme temperatures. These organisms must overcome the intrinsic thermolability of RNAs. Elevated levels of RNA modifications and structured GC-rich regions are observed for many univers...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gomes-Filho JV,Randau L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells produce and bind to multiple basement membrane components. Fibronectin and interstitial collagens seem to promote migration and proliferation, whereas basement membrane collagen and laminin stimulate attachment and differentiation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells will rapidly form capillary-li...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Grant DS,Kleinman HK,Martin GR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the complete genome sequences of the Nine Mile, K, and G isolates to improve our understanding of the unique virulence properties of C. burnetii and to provide important insight into the genome architecture and genetic diversity of this pathogen. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beare PA,Porcella SF,Seshadri R,Samuel JE,Heinzen RA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conspicuous similarities between Cushing's syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome X open up the possibility that hypercortisolemia is involved also in the latter. Salivary cortisol is possible to measure during undisturbed conditions including perceived stressful events during everyday life. Such measurements clearly...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Björntorp P,Rosmond R

更新日期：1999-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of 1,487 patients with myasthenia gravis followed between 1940 and 1985 for a mean of 18 years provides further evidence that the distribution, severity, and outcome of the disease are determined during the first 1 to 3 (occasionally 5) years after onset, suggesting that injury to acetylcholine receptors oc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Grob D,Arsura EL,Brunner NG,Namba T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00