Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a high-risk infectious
pathogen. In the proposed model of respiratory failure, SARS-CoV down-regulates its …

We investigated the relation between positivity for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and carotid-artery
plaque and carotid intima-media thickening by analysing cross-sectional data of individuals …

Objective—There are few data available on possible independent association between uric
acid and carotid atherosclerosis. Here we first sought to investigate association between uric …

A compact two-mode (de) multiplexer (TM-MUX) based on Si nanowire for mode-division
multiplexing is designed. The TM-MUX is composed of two multimode interference (MMI) …

Bone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST-2, also known as tetherin) is a recently identified
interferon-inducible host restriction factor that can block the production of enveloped viruses …

Using cosmid clones derived from human ret protooncogene as probes, we determined its
chromosome localization by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Two overlapping clones, cret …

The ret proto-oncogene expresses four major mRNA species of different lengths in human
malignant cell lines and rat tissues. We isolated ret proto-oncogene cDNA clones from a …

Approximately 17% of the human genome is comprised of long interspersed nuclear
element 1 (LINE-1, L1) non-LTR retrotransposons. L1 retrotransposition is known to be the …

Background. The management of cardiovascular risk factors is important for prevention of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD). Visceral fat accumulation plays an …

Recently, we showed that incorporation of poly [2-(2-ethoxy) ethoxyethyl vinyl ether
(EOEOVE)], which exhibits a lower critical solution temperature around 40° C, provides …