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Oregon serious crime survey
No full textauthor, survey administration and data processing: Stan WoodwellCaption titleThis archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposesBureau of Justice Statistics, United States Department of Justice 80-BJ-CX-K009 82-BJ-CX-0002 82-BJ-CX-0014Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications CollectionText in Englis
BJ-TSA-9, a Novel Human Tumor-Specific Gene, Has Potential as a Biomarker of Lung Cancer
No full textAbstractUsing bioinformatics, we have identified a novel tumorspecific gene BJ-TSA-9, which has been validated by Northern blot analysis and reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). BJ-TSA-9 mRNA was expressed in 52.5% (21 of 40) of human lung cancer tissues and was especially higher in lung adenocarcinoma (68.8%). To explore the potential application of BJ-TSA-9 for the detection of circulating cancer cells in lung cancer patients, nested RT-PCR was performed. The overall positive detection rate was 34.3% (24 of 70) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with various types of lung cancers and was 53.6% (15 of 28) in PBMCs of lung adenocarcinoma patients. In combination with the detection of two known marker genes SCC and LUNX, the detection rate was increased to 81.4%. A follow-up study was performed in 37 patients after surgical removal of tumor mass. Among nine patients with persistent detection of two to three tumor marker transcripts in PBMCs, six patients had recurrence/metastasis. In contrast, 28 patients with transient detection of one tumor marker or without detection of any tumor marker were all in remission. Thus, BJ-TSA-9 may serve as a marker for lung cancer diagnosis and as a marker, in combination with two other tumor markers, for the prediction of the recurrence and prognosis of lung cancer patients
Genomewide association study of methane emissions in Angus beef cattle with validation in dairy cattle
No full textMethane (CH4) is a product of enteric fermentation in ruminants, and it represents around 17% of global CH4 emissions. There has been substantial effort from the livestock scientific community toward tools that can help reduce this percentage. One approach is to select for lower emitting animals. To achieve this, accurate genetic parameters and identification of the genomic basis of CH4 traits are required. Therefore, the objectives of this study were 1) to perform a genomewide association study to identify SNP associated with several CH4 traits in Angus beef cattle (1,020 animals) and validate them in a lactating Holstein population (population 1 [POP1]; 205 animals); 2) to validate significant SNP for DMI and weight at test (WT) from a second Holstein population, from a previous study (population 2 [POP2]; 903 animals), in an Angus population; and 3) to evaluate 2 different residual CH4 traits and determine if the genes associated with CH4 also control residual CH4 traits. Phenotypes calculated for the genotyped Angus population included CH4 production (MeP), CH4 yield (MeY), CH4 intensity (MI), DMI, and WT. The Holstein population (POP1) was multiparous, with phenotypes on CH4 traits (MeP, MeY, and MI) plus genotypes. Additionally, 2 CH4 traits, residual genetic CH4 (RGM) and residual phenotypic CH4 (RPM), were calculated by adjusting MeP for DMI and WT. Estimated heritabilities in the Angus population were 0.30, 0.19, and 0.15 for MeP, RGM, and RPM, respectively, and genetic correlations of MeP with DMI and WT were 0.83 and 0.80, respectively. Estimated heritabilities in Holstein POP1 were 0.23, 0.30, and 0.42 for MeP, MeY, and MI, respectively. Strong associations with MeP were found on chromosomes 4, 12, 14, 20, and 30 at P < 0.001, and those chromosomes also had significant SNP for DMI in Holstein POP1. In the Angus population, the number of significant SNP for MeP at P < 0.005 was 3,304, and approximately 630 of those SNP also were important for DMI and WT. When a set (approximately 3,300) of significant SNP for DMI and WT in the Angus population was used to estimate genetic parameters for MeP and MeY in Holstein POP1, the genetic variance and, consequently, the heritability slightly increased, meaning that most of the genetic variation is largely captured by these SNP. Residual traits could be a good option to include in the breeding goal, as this would facilitate selection for lower emitting animals without compromising DMI and WT
Genomewide association study of methane emissions in Angus beef cattle with validation in dairy cattle
No full textMethane (CH4) is a product of enteric fermentation in ruminants, and it represents around 17% of global CH4 emissions. There has been substantial effort from the livestock scientific community toward tools that can help reduce this percentage. One approach is to select for lower emitting animals. To achieve this, accurate genetic parameters and identification of the genomic basis of CH4 traits are required. Therefore, the objectives of this study were 1) to perform a genomewide association study to identify SNP associated with several CH4 traits in Angus beef cattle (1,020 animals) and validate them in a lactating Holstein population (population 1 [POP1]; 205 animals); 2) to validate significant SNP for DMI and weight at test (WT) from a second Holstein population, from a previous study (population 2 [POP2]; 903 animals), in an Angus population; and 3) to evaluate 2 different residual CH4 traits and determine if the genes associated with CH4 also control residual CH4 traits. Phenotypes calculated for the genotyped Angus population included CH4 production (MeP), CH4 yield (MeY), CH4 intensity (MI), DMI, and WT. The Holstein population (POP1) was multiparous, with phenotypes on CH4 traits (MeP, MeY, and MI) plus genotypes. Additionally, 2 CH4 traits, residual genetic CH4 (RGM) and residual phenotypic CH4 (RPM), were calculated by adjusting MeP for DMI and WT. Estimated heritabilities in the Angus population were 0.30, 0.19, and 0.15 for MeP, RGM, and RPM, respectively, and genetic correlations of MeP with DMI and WT were 0.83 and 0.80, respectively. Estimated heritabilities in Holstein POP1 were 0.23, 0.30, and 0.42 for MeP, MeY, and MI, respectively. Strong associations with MeP were found on chromosomes 4, 12, 14, 20, and 30 at P < 0.001, and those chromosomes also had significant SNP for DMI in Holstein POP1. In the Angus population, the number of significant SNP for MeP at P < 0.005 was 3,304, and approximately 630 of those SNP also were important for DMI and WT. When a set (approximately 3,300) of significant SNP for DMI and WT in the Angus population was used to estimate genetic parameters for MeP and MeY in Holstein POP1, the genetic variance and, consequently, the heritability slightly increased, meaning that most of the genetic variation is largely captured by these SNP. Residual traits could be a good option to include in the breeding goal, as this would facilitate selection for lower emitting animals without compromising DMI and WT
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Estimation of the number of periodic orbits
No full textThe main theme of this paper is to estimate, for self-maps f : X --> X of compact polyhedra, the asymptotic Nielsen number N-infinity(f) which is defined to be the growth rate of the sequence {N(f(n))} of the Nielsen numbers of the iterates of f. The asymptotic Nielsen number provides a homotopy invariant lower bound to the topological entropy h(f). To introduce our main tool, the Lefschetz zeta function, we develop the Nielsen theory of periodic orbits. Compared to the existing Nielsen theory of periodic points, it features the mapping torus approach, thus brings deeper geometric insight and simpler algebraic formulation. The important cases of homeomorphisms of surfaces and punctured surfaces are analysed. Examples show that the computation involved is straightforward and feasible. Applications to dynamics, including improvements of several results in the recent literature, demonstrate the usefulness of the asymptotic Nielsen number.MathematicsSCI(E)19ARTICLE1151-18517
Malaria on the World Wide Web.
No full textThe Internet is enabling scientists and clinicians in areas with endemic malaria to transfer information to scientists and clinicians in other countries. This should allow changes in therapy to follow the rapid changes in the disease that have posed such difficulties in the past. This article reviews Internet resources that focus on malaria. This includes 90 Web sites in 12 sections. Authoritative multinational organizational sites and regional sites, such as those in Africa, Asia (including Thailand and India), and South America (in Venezuela and Brazil), are described. Basic research-oriented databases, such as those that deal with plasmodia genomics, biochemistry, and vaccine development, as well as vector information and geographic satellite information systems, are reviewed. There is a section about malaria research-funding organizations that offer online applications. Useful teaching resources and journals, including those with full online access, are detailed
Desain Interior Hotel BJ. Perdana Berkonsep Modern dengan Sentuhan Budaya Pasuruan
No full textHotel merupakan salah satu bentuk akomodasi yang dikelola secara komersial, yang disediakan bagi setiap orang untuk memperoleh pelayanan, penginapan berikut makanan dan minuman. Provinsi Jawa Timur, sebagai salah satu wilayah tujuan wisata di Indonesia, menawarkan berbagai macam obyek wisata baik obyek wisata alam, budaya, maupun buatan. Salah satu daerah tujuan wisata di Jawa Timur yang menawarkan keindahan alam yaitu pemandangan alam pegunungan yang salah satunya ada di Kota Pasuruan. Oleh karena itu, diperlukannya sarana akomodasi yang baik secara kualitas dan kuantitas. BJ. Perdana merupakan salah satu hotel terbaik di Kota Pasuruan, letak dari hotel tersebut cukup strategis dan banyak diminati oleh pengunjung. Namun sayang interior hotel tersebut belum tertatat cukup baik, dan tidak menyimbolkan bahwa hotel tersebut berada di kota Pasuruan.
Pada tugas akhir ini penulis meredsain hotel BJ. Perdana berkonsep modern dengan sentuhan budaya Pasuruan. Penulis juga memberikan informasi mengenai budaya yang ada di kota Pasuruan dengan cara di tuangkan dalam desain interiornya. Dengan menerapkan beberapa bentukan hasil budaya serta warna yang menjadi ciri khas kota Pasuruan. Ini bertujuan agar pengunjung tau akan budaya dan ciri khas dari Kota Pasuruan itu sendiri. Dan juga dapat menjadikan media promosi serta ikut andil dalam program pemerintahan Kota Pasuruan.
Dalam mendesain interior restoran diperlukan metode desain. Metode yang digunakan yaitu pengumpulan data, analisa data, konsep dan pengembangan desain, serta desain akhir. Hasil yang diharapkan adalah sebuah desain interior hotel yang menunjang kebudayaan setempat agar dapat melestarikan budaya setempat serta menjadi media promosi kepada para wisatawan yang berkunjung.
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The hotel is a form of commercially managed accommodation, provided for everyone to get service, with food and drinks. East Java Province, as one of the tourist destinations in Indonesia, offers a variety of attractions both natural attractions, culture, and artificial. One of the tourist destinations in East Java that offers natural beauty that is the natural scenery of the mountains one of which is in Pasuruan. Therefore, the need for good accommodation facilities in quality and quantity. BJ. Perdana is one of the best hotels in Pasuruan City, the location of the hotel is quite strategic and much in demand by visitors. But unfortunately the interior of the hotel has not been recorded well enough, and does not symbolize that the hotel is located in the city of Pasuruan. In this final project the author redesigned the hotel BJ. Perdana modern concept with a touch of Pasuruan culture. The author also provides information about the existing culture in the city of Pasuruan by way of pour in interior design. By applying some formation of cultural and color results that characterize the city of Pasuruan. It aims to let visitors know the culture and characteristics of Pasuruan City itself. And also can make the media campaign and take part in government program of Pasuruan City. In designing the interior design method is required. The method used is data collection, data analysis, concept and design development, and final design. The expected result is a hotel interior design that supports the local culture in order to preserve the local culture and become a media campaign to the tourists who visit
Assessment Risk Factors in Poisoning Patients with Altered Consciousness Status
No full textBackground & Objectives: One of the limitations in management of patients suffering from
decreased level of consciousness due to drug poisoning is the inability to interview the patient.
The aim of the study was to compare characteristics of the two subgroups of these patients; those
who had a suicidal attempt history with others.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 19 patients with suicidal attempt history and 66 patients
without this history were selected among patients who were admitted for drug poisoning to
referral poisoning hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in August, September and October 2009. All of them
had decreased level of consciousness due to unknown drug poisoning. Demographics, poisoning
characteristics, past medical history and substance use history of the patients were recorded.
Results: Different between previous history of suicide action with drug material decreased level
of consciousness caused by poisoning, was significantly (p=0.04). Mental disease (p > 0.01),
number of tablets consumed (p=0.02), interval between drug consumption and emergency forces
to reach the place (p= 0.021), described in deliberate self poisoning patients (Self Poisoning)
(p=0.001), decreased level of consciousness grade (p=0.046), U.S. fail initial level of
consciousness after emergency measures (p=0.02) and the need for health care and advanced next
(p= 0.013) in patients with decreased level of consciousness with a history of previous suicide
compared with other group were higher. Significant difference between the two age groups
(P> 0.05), gender and history of illegal drug use (P> 0.05) did not exist.
Conclusion: According to these findings, when dealing with patients suffering from decreased
level of consciousness due to unknown drug poisoning, paying attention to history of suicidal
attempts in these patients can help medical professionals in determining more effective treatment
options for them. Medical staff should also record previous suicide as a risk factor in the risk
assessment to consider the disease.
Key words: Drug poisoning; Suicidal Attempt; Risk assessmen
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