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Attenuation technique for measuring sediment displacement levels (2005)
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A technique for obtaining accurate, high (spatial) resolution measurements of sediment redeposition levels is described. In certain regimes, the method may also be employed to provide measurements of sediment layer thickness as a function of time. Th... Read More about Attenuation technique for measuring sediment displacement levels.

Constitutive regulation of the Insl3 gene in rat Leydig cells (2005)
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Insulin-like factor 3 (Insl3) is a major new product of the Leydig cells in all mammalian species so far examined. The rat Insl3 gene is encoded by two exons in close juxtaposition to the Jak3 gene. Using RT-PCR analysis we now show that in the rat t... Read More about Constitutive regulation of the Insl3 gene in rat Leydig cells.

The Asian tsunami, academics and academic research (2005)
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Xanthine Oxidase Activity in Vitro:  Effects of Food Extracts and Components (2005)
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There is significant interest in the direct antioxidant activities of dietary polyphenols, due to associations between consumption of polyphenol-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and decreased incidence of oxidative-stress related disease. H... Read More about Xanthine Oxidase Activity in Vitro:  Effects of Food Extracts and Components.

The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal system: Milos island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc (2005)
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Geothermal activity in the Aegean island of Milos (Greece), associated with island-arc volcanism, is abundant both on-and off-shore. Hydrothermal fluids venting from several sites, mainly shallow submarine (up to 10 m), but also just above seawater l... Read More about The geochemistry of fluids from an active shallow submarine hydrothermal system: Milos island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc.

Evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis C virus envelope genes during chronic infection (2005)
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2 are important targets for the host immune response. The genes encoding these proteins exhibit a high degree of variability that gives rise to differing phenotypic traits, including alterations... Read More about Evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis C virus envelope genes during chronic infection.

Atopic Dermatitis (2005)
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A 10-year-old girl with atopic dermatitis reports itching that has recently become relentless, resulting in sleep loss. Her mother has been reluctant to treat the girl with topical corticosteroids, because she was told that they damage the skin, bu... Read More about Atopic Dermatitis.

Natural and waste materials as metal sorbents in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) (2005)
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A range of waste products and natural materials including chitin, fly ash, clay soil, cocoa shell, calcified seaweed and the natural zeolite clinoptilolite were tested in batch experiments to assess their ability to remove metals from a synthetic gro... Read More about Natural and waste materials as metal sorbents in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs).

The bacterial helicase-primase interaction: a common structural/functional module (2005)
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The lack of a high-resolution structure for the bacterial helicase-primase complex and the fragmented structural information for the individual proteins have been hindering our detailed understanding of this crucial binary protein interaction. Two ne... Read More about The bacterial helicase-primase interaction: a common structural/functional module.

Report on BCTCS 2005 (2005)
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This report contains edited abstracts from BCTCS 2005, which was held on 22nd to 24th March 2005 in Nottingham, England.

Insulin-like factor 3: Where are we now? (2005)
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Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3), previously known as the relaxin-like factor (RLF), is a major peptide hormone secreted from the testicular Leydig cells of adult men and circulating in the blood at a concentration of approximately 1 ng/mL. Women also p... Read More about Insulin-like factor 3: Where are we now?.

A high fidelity tissue-based cardiac surgical simulator (2005)
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Issues concerning the training and certification of surgical specialists have taken on great significance in the last decade. A realistic computer-assisted, tissue-based simulator developed for use in the training of cardiac surgical residents in the... Read More about A high fidelity tissue-based cardiac surgical simulator.

Discovery of antagonist peptides against bacterial helicase-primase interaction in B. stearothermophilus by reverse yeast three-hybrid (2005)
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Developing small-molecule antagonists against protein-protein interactions will provide powerful tools for mechanistic/functional studies and the discovery of new antibacterials. We have developed a reverse yeast three-hybrid approach that allows hig... Read More about Discovery of antagonist peptides against bacterial helicase-primase interaction in B. stearothermophilus by reverse yeast three-hybrid.

Spatially Distinct Cl– Influx and Efflux Pathways Interact to Maintain Lens Volume and Transparency (2005)
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Modulation of pRb/E2F functions in the regulation of cell cycle and in cancer (2005)
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Cell proliferation is regulated by the cell cycle, and in order to divide the cell must enter a mitotic state. Prior to mitosis the cell is required to pass through a number of checkpoints, including the critical G1/S restriction point governed by th... Read More about Modulation of pRb/E2F functions in the regulation of cell cycle and in cancer.

Mode locking in a periodically forced "ghostbursting" neuron model (2005)
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We study a minimal integrate-and-fire based model of a " ghostbursting" neuron under periodic stimulation. These neurons are involved in sensory processing in weakly electric fish. There exist regions in parameter space in which the model neuron is m... Read More about Mode locking in a periodically forced "ghostbursting" neuron model.

Introducing the National Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library (2005)
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Background: This paper introduces the new National Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin. Description: The aims, scope and audience of the new NLH Skin Conditions Specialist Library, and the compositi... Read More about Introducing the National Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library.

Bumps, breathers, and waves in a neural network with spike frequency adaptation (2005)
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In this Letter we introduce a continuum model of neural tissue that include the effects of so-called spike frequency adaptation (SFA). The basic model is an integral equation for synaptic activity that depends upon the non-local network connectivity... Read More about Bumps, breathers, and waves in a neural network with spike frequency adaptation.

Proof Methods for Corecursive Programs (2005)
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Recursion is a well-known and powerful programming technique, with a wide variety of applications. The dual technique of corecursion is less well-known, but is increasingly proving to be just as useful. This article is a tutorial on the four main m... Read More about Proof Methods for Corecursive Programs.

Elucidation of the monoclonal antibody 5G8-reactive, virulence-associated lipopolysaccharide epitope of haemophilus influenzae and its role in bacterial resistance to complement-mediated killing (2005)
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The phase-variable locus lex2 is required for expression of a Haemophilus influenzae lipopolysaccharide (LPS) epitope of previously unknown structure. This epitope, which is reactive with monoclonal antibody (MAb) 5G8, has been associated with virule... Read More about Elucidation of the monoclonal antibody 5G8-reactive, virulence-associated lipopolysaccharide epitope of haemophilus influenzae and its role in bacterial resistance to complement-mediated killing.