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The mouse chemerin receptor gene, mcmklr1, utilizes alternative promoters for transcription and is regulated by all-trans retinoic acid

CMKLR1 (chemoattractant-like receptor 1) is a G-protein-coupled receptor implicated in cartilage and bone development and is expressed in organs like the parathyroid gland, brain, and lung. The receptor is also expressed in dendritic cells and in macrophages where it acts as a co-receptor for entry of HIV/SIV isolates into human CD4(+) cells. Recently, a protein named "chemerin" (also known as TIG

How does accessibility to knowledge sources affect the innovativeness of corporations? - evidence from Sweden

This paper studies the innovative performance of 130 Swedish corporations during 1993-1994. The number of patents per corporation is explained as a function of the accessibility to internal and external knowledge sources of each corporation. A coherent way of handling accessibility measures, within and between corporations located across regions, is introduced. We examine the relative importance o

DSC studies of retrogradation and amylose-lipid complex transition taking place in gamma irradiated wheat starch

The effect of gamma irradiation (60Co) with doses of 5–30 kGy on the amylose–lipid complex transition and retrogradation occurring in gels containing ca. 50% and ca. 20% wheat starch was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) during heating–cooling–heating cycles (up to three cycles). Transition of the amylose–lipid complex occurs in all the irradiated samples at a lower temperature as

Scaling of migration and the annual cycle of birds

In a seasonally fluctuating environment migratory birds face decisions relating to how to schedule their main life-history activities, i.e. breeding, moult and migration. The time required to complete any one of these depends on overall size. In this paper I derive scaling functions about how time required for breeding, moult and migration depends on body mass. The sum of these increases with incr

A study of the permeability of pulp and paper

A sheet of paper is modelled as a two-dimensional network of cellulose fibres. The fibres are assumed to be either cylindrical or band-shaped. Both well-ordered fibrous structures and fibrous structures in which a random arrangement of fibres is assumed are studied. The equations for creeping flow through such structures are solved, and the calculated permeabilities are compared with measured valu

Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine A as combination therapy for low-risk non-sideroblastic myelodysplastic syndromes

The present study evaluated the combination of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and cyclosporine A (CsA) in patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Twenty patients (17 with refractory anemia and 3 with refractory anemia with excess blasts) received treatment with rabbit-ATG plus CsA. The overall response rate was 30% (6/20); three of the six responders had a complete response. The responses

Redovisning av goodwill : utveckling av metoder i Storbritannien, Tyskland och USA

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingens titel är ju "Redovisning av goodwill". Därför kan det vara lämpligt att fråga sig vad de orden betyder i detta sammanhang. Goodwill har här inte den vanliga betydelsen av det goda anseende som exempelvis ett företag åtnjuter. Det är istället en benämning på skillnaden mellan värdet på hela företaget och summan av värdena på de enskilda tillgångarna minskaEvery conceivable manner of accounting, in the same country, at the same time! This is how-with no great exaggeration-the accounting of goodwill in Sweden in the late 1980s might well be described. Many companies still followed the Accounting Act, amortizing their goodwill over no more than ten years. Some, however, referred to the rules in the United States, extending the amortization period to f

Samarbetskommittén för socionomutbildning 25 år. En kortfattad historik 1977-2002

In 1977 there was a radical reform of Swedish universities. According to the reform the six independent schools of social work were incorporated in universities or university colleges. At the same time a new discipline “social work” was established. The independent schools of social work had curricula decided by the government. With the reform this was decentralised. There was a clear risk of gett

Morphological detection of neurogenic muscle disorders: how can statistical methods aid diagnosis?

The light microscopical observation of groups of histochemically similar muscle fibres, referred to as fibre-type grouping, is commonly considered to be evidence of a denervation and reinnervation process affecting the spinal motor neurons or the peripheral nerves. It can be difficult to assess whether such groups have occurred by chance or are due to a slowly progressive pathological process in a

Disproportionally low clearance of macromolecules from the plasma to the peritoneal cavity in a mouse model of peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Background. This study was performed to establish a model for quantitative measurements of a number of basic peritoneal transport parameters, particularly transperitoneal clearances (Cl) of macromolecules, during mouse peritoneal dialysis. Methods. Mice were anaesthetized using 3% isofluorane inhalation anaesthesia. The right jugular vein and the left femoral artery were cannulated for infusion a

Detector environment and detector response : a survey

1. The survey has mainly concentrated on the following items: the false alarm problem, the problem of the fire not being detected due to the fact that pre-fire heating and ventilation dominate flow inside the compartment, a description of detector sensitivity to fire signatures. engineering design methods for the siting of detectors. 2. The statistical as well as practical experience suggests that

Affinity of galectin-8 and its carbohydrate recognition domains for ligands in solution and at the cell surface.

Galectin-8 has two different carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs), the N-terminal Gal-8N and the C-terminal Gal-8C linked by a peptide, and has various effects on cell adhesion and signaling. To understand the mechanism for these effects further, we compared the binding activities of galectin-8 in solution with its binding and activation of cells. We used glycan array analysis to broaden the sp