Based on a data sample of 106 M $\psi^{\prime}$ events collected with the BESIII detector, the decays $\psi^{\prime}\ar\gamma\chi_{c0, 2}$,$\chi_{c0, 2}\ar\gamma\gamma$ are studied to determine the two-photon widths of the $\chi_{c0, 2}$ states. The two-photon decay branching fractions are determin...

We investigated the contact behaviors of a nanoscopic stiff thin film bonded to a compliant substrate and derived an analytical solution for determining the elastic modulus of thin films. Microscopic contact deformations of the gold and polydopamine thin films (< 200 nm) coated on polydimethylsiloxa...

We performed tissue culture studies to investigate the evolutionary dynamics of these viruses. Through experiments in which E138K-containing viruses were selected with 3TC/FTC and in which M184I/V viruses were selected with ETR, we demonstrated that ETR was able to select for E138K in viruses contai...

There was no evidence of IR in the primary NS group. Although levels of fasting blood glucose, fasting serum insulin and fasting serum C-peptide were all within the normal ranges, fasting serum C-peptide was significantly higher compared to the controls. There was no disorder of carbohydrate metabol...

We examined the time course of mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance in obesity-prone C57B and obesity-resistant FVB mouse strains in response to high-fat feeding. After 5 wk, impaired insulin-mediated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle developed in both strains in the absence of any impai...

Our results showed that the structures of supported Pd-Ag bimetallic clusters are distorted compared to their structures in the gas phase, which is caused by the balance of the cluster inner-interaction and the metal-support interfacial interaction. In particular, Pd(1)Ag(3) and Pd(1)Ag(4) clusters...

Objective.  The objective of this study is to characterize variability in the acute management of Kawasaki disease and compliance of echocardiogram surveillance with published American Heart Association recommendations. Design.  Retrospective review. Setting.  Tertiary care chi...

Asymmetric syntheses of both 1-deoxy-6,8a-di-epi-castanospermine and 1-deoxy-6-epi-castanospermine, polyhydroxylated indolizidine-alkaloids that act as selective glycosidase inhibitors, have been accomplished in seven steps. The key feature of our unique syntheses includes the stereo...

We have studied the electrochemical and thermodynamic stability of Au(25)(SR)(18)(-), Au(38)(SR)(24), and Au(102)(SR)(44), R = CH(3), C(6)H(13), CH(2)CH(2)Ph, Ph, PhF, and PhCOOH, in order to examine ligand effects on the stability of thiol-stabilized gold nanoclusters, Au(m)(SR)(n). Aliphatic thiol...

Experimental models of Parkinson's disease (PD) created by aberrant expression of the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) coding region have been reported. However, noncoding regions function in normal physiology and recent in vitro studies have shown that microRNAs-7 and -153 regulate SNCA expression by binding...

High levels of xylanase activity (143.98 IU/ml) produced by the newly isolated Paenibacillus campinasensis G1-1 were detected when it was cultivated in a synthetic medium. A thermostable xylanase, designated XynG1-1, from P. campinasensis G1-1 was purified to homogeneity by Octyl-Sep...

Tumor invasiveness is associated with expression of RACK1 and CD147 in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The co-expression of RACK1 and CD147 could be an important prognostic biomarker for stage T1 pulmonary adenocarcinoma....

Formesafen is a diphenyl ether herbicide that has adverse effects on non-target animals. However, knowledge about the effect of fomesafen on the antioxidant defense system in earthworms is vague. Thus, it is essential to investigate the effects of fomesafen on the antioxidant defense...

The increasing resistance of bacteria and fungi to currently available antibiotics is a major concern worldwide, leading to enormous efforts to develop new antibiotics with new modes of actions. Antibacterial peptide CM4 (ABP-CM4) is a small cationic peptide with broad-spectrum activities against bac...

We found MTA2, which was believed to have nuclear distribution only, was distributed in both nucleus and cytoplasm in normal and cancer cells. Nuclear MTA2 expression was detected in 148 cases of NSCLC (66.4 %), and was correlated with advanced TNM stages (p = 0.023), tumor size (p = 0.036)...

We hypothesised that the regular pattern is disrupted when the TMJ disc is perforated. By computed tomography arthrography, we studied the upper TMJ compartment in patients with small disc perforation during jaw opening-closing at positions from 0 to 3 cm. Finite element fluid dynamic modelling wa...

We describe a sonication method for the simple and rapid preparation of an insoluble substrate that can be used to screen for xylanase-expressing bacteria in microbial populations. Using this new method, we have successfully isolated a novel xylanase gene from a xylolytic microorganism termed Xyl02-...

These results suggest that a NPPA gradient originating in the oviduct induces sperm chemotaxis by binding to its receptor NPR1 and then activating PKG pathway, and plays a physiological role in fertilization. J. Cell. Physiol. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, In...

: (1)HIV/HBV co-infection rate in our cohort was 14.6%. (2)Among 508 patients with complete baseline information, median CD4 level was significantly lower in chronic HBV-infected (CHB) group and isolated-core group. In CHB group, HBeAg positivity rather than HBV DNA level was associated with lower CD...

γ-Fe(2) O(3) nanoparticles were formed inside the cage-like pores of mesocellular foam (MCF). These magnetic nanoparticles showed a uniform size distribution that could be easily controlled by the MCF pore size, as well as by the hydrocarbon chain length used for MCF surface modific...