| Agricultural
Sciences |
SHEEP
MEAT EATING QUALITY; MEAT QUALITY; SHEEP CARCASSES |
Development
of a sensory protocol for testing palatability of sheep meats. |
 Featured
Front in:
Biology &
Biochemistry
|
UNIQUE
CLONAL JAK2 MUTATION; TYROSINE KINASE JAK2; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; ESSENTIAL
THROMBOCYTHEMIA; HUMAN MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS
 |
The
role of the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase JAK2 in patients with a
myeloproliferative disorder. |
| Chemistry |
INTEGRATED
PORTABLE GENETIC ANALYSIS MICROSYSTEM; FULLY INTEGRATED PCR-CAPILLARY
ELECTROPHORESIS MICROSYSTEM; DNA MICROARRAY DETECTION; MINIATURIZED GENETIC
ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
by Eric Lagally |
Toward
a microfabricated genomic microprocessor for use in forensics and
point-of-care medical diagnostics. |
| Clinical
Medicine |
DIGITAL
CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; NODULE DETECTION; RADIUS CHEST TRIAL; ANATOMICAL NOISE |
Nodule
detection in digital chest radiography. |
| Computer
Science |
METABOLIC
PATHWAY DATABASES; PREDICTED PROTEIN-PROTEIN ASSOCIATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE
DATABASE RESOURCE; PRODOM DATABASE; PROTEIN DOMAIN FAMILIES |
A
method to identify candidates for filling pathway holes in Pathway/Genome
databases. |
| Economics
& Business |
CRAFTING
BRAND AUTHENTICITY; AUTHENTICITY PARADOX; CULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; CEO
PORTRAITS
by Richard A. Peterson and Narasimhan
Anand |
How
symbolic elements of culture are shaped by the systems within which they are
created. |
| Engineering |
SUPERCRITICAL
WATER; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS CONVERSION |
Dissolution
and hydrolysis of cellulose in subcritical and supercritical water. |
| Environment/Ecology |
COBSCOOK
BAY ECOSYSTEM; MAINE; MEASURE MARINE INTERTIDAL HABITATS; PRIMARY
PRODUCTIVITY |
Nutrient
distribution and sources in Cobscook Bay, Maine. |
| Geosciences |
NORTHEAST
ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTHEAST ATLANTIC FRONTAL ZONE; NORTHEAST ATLANTIC (POMME
EXPERIMENT)
by Guy Caniaux |
Collection
of an oceanic and atmospheric data set to study the mesoscale patterns of
the heat budget. |
| Immunology |
TUMOR-REACTIVE
EFFECTOR MEMORY T CELLS; LATE-STAGE EFFECTOR T CELLS; HUMAN TUMOR-SPECIFIC
CD8 T CELLS; PATIENTS RECEIVING CELL TRANSFER THERAPY |
Cancer
vaccine trials and alternative strategies that mediate cancer regression. |
| Materials
Science |
ORGANIC
THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS; ORGANIC
TRANSISTOR-BASED ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
by Gilles Horowitz |
The
operating mode of organic thin film transistors is analyzed in view of
recent model development. |
| Mathematics |
RESOLVABLE
GROUP DIVISIBLE DESIGNS; BLOCK SIZE; GROUP SIZE
by Gennian Ge |
Resolvable
group divisible designs. |
| Microbiology |
EVOLUTIONARILY
DISTINCT METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASE GENE; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBES; CLASS 3
INTEGRON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ISOLATE
by Patrice Nordmann |
Emerging
carbapenemases in gram-negative aerobes. |
| Molecular
Biology & Genetics |
DNA
DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS; DNA REPAIR DEFECT; DNA DAMAGE; PARP-1 SENSOR COMPONENT
by Jean-Christophe Amé, Catherine
Spenlehauer, and Gilbert de Murcia |
The
poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) superfamily to improve pharmacological
strategies. |
| Multidisciplinary |
PROTECTIVE
EXPERIMENTAL MALARIA VACCINE; VACCINE VECTOR; GENETICALLY MODIFIED
PLASMODIUM PARASITES; RODENT MALARIA MODEL |
A
pre-erthrocytic malaria vaccine based on Plasmodium falciparum
circumsporozoite surface antigen. |
| Neuroscience &
Behavior
|
EPH
RECEPTORS; EPHB2 RECEPTOR SIGNALING; REPELLING CLASS DISCRIMINATION; RETINAL
AXON RESPONSE; GROWTH PROMOTION |
Roles
of Eph receptors and ephrins in neural development. |
| Pharmacology
& Toxicology |
ANTIMALARIAL
SYNTHETIC TRIOXOLANE DRUG DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATE; RESURGENT ANTIMALARIAL
DRUG; NEW MODULAR ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVES
by Sanjeev Krishna |
Artemisinins
act by inhibiting PfATP6 outside the food vacuole after activation by iron. |
| Physics |
NLO
PQCD DESCRIBE STRANGENESS PRODUCTION; AU PLUS AU COLLISIONS; 200 GEV D+AU
COLLISIONS; HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS; MULTI-STRANGE BARYON PRODUCTION |
QPM
thermodynamics below deconfinement and heavy-ion collisions. |
| Plant
& Animal Science |
FISH
OTOLITHS; FISH OTOLITH CHEMISTRY; MARINE FISH METAPOPULATION; FISH
POPULATIONS; ESTUARINE FISH |
Chemistry
and composition of fish otoliths. |
| Psychiatry/Psychology |
CANCER
DECISION; HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; SHARED
DECISION; DECISION COUNSELING |
Decision
making associated with genetic testing for disease susceptibility. |
| Social
Sciences, general |
COMBINING
HEALTH PLAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; MEASURING PLAN PERFORMANCE; MEDICARE
MANAGED CARE CAHPS (R); ADJUSTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
by Alan Zaslavsky |
Performance
measures for health care plans based on reports from consumers. |
| Space
Science |
SATURN
ORBIT INSERTION; CASSINI PLASMA SPECTROMETER INVESTIGATION; PLASMA WAVE
OBSERVATIONS; CASSINI MAGNETOMETER OBSERVATIONS; CASSINI'S ORBITAL INSERTION |
Composition
and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere. |
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