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An undersowing system with additional intercrop** of flowering plants was assessed in field trials in Germany and Japan to estimate regulating effects on pests and possible negative effects on white cabbage (Br...
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Open AccessMultifunctional transcription factor TFII-I is an activator of BRCA1 function
The TFII-I is a multifunctional transcriptional factor known to bind specifically to several DNA sequence elements and to mediate growth factor signalling. A microdeletion at the chromosomal location 7q11.23 e...
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Benford’s law and distribution functions of sequences in (0, 1)
Applying the theory of distribution functions of sequences x n ∈ [0, 1], n = 1, 2, ..., we find a functional equation for distribution functions of a se...
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The cell polarity regulator hScrib controls ERK activation through a KIM site-dependent interaction
The cell polarity regulator, human Scribble (hScrib), is a potential tumour suppressor whose loss is a frequent event in late-stage cancer development. Little is yet known about the mode of action of hScrib, a...
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Open AccessIdentification of DBC1 as a transcriptional repressor for BRCA1
DBC1/KIAA1967 (deleted in breast cancer 1) is a putative tumour-suppressor gene cloned from a heterozygously deleted region in breast cancer specimens. Caspase-dependent processing of DBC1 promotes apoptosis, and...
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Human papillomaviruses, cervical cancer and cell polarity
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the causative agents of a number of human cancers, of which cervical cancer is the most important. This occurs following persistent infection with a limited number of viral su...
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Open AccessThe DNA mismatch repair gene hMSH2 is a potent coactivator of oestrogen receptor α
The DNA mismatch repair gene is a key regulator in the elimination of base–base mismatches and insertion/deletion loops (IDLs). Human MutS homologue 2 (hMSH2), originally identified as a human homologue of the...
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Gene transfer of p21Cip1 exerts multiple molecular effects in the treatment of arthritis
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Two cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from adult-onset Still's disease
Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rare complication of AOSD, with only nine cases having been reported i...
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The polymorphism of manganese superoxide dismutase is associated with diabetic nephropathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients
We evaluated the relationship of an alanine or valine polymorphism at amino acid sequence 16 [Val(16)Ala] of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) with diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in Japanese type 2 d...
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Accumulation of somatic mutation in mitochondrial DNA extracted from peripheral blood cells in diabetic patients
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Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence markers in sugi, Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, and their locations on a linkage map
Sugi, Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, is one of the most important forestry species in Japan. We here report the development of 217 CAPS markers derived from sugi cDNA libraries. More than half of a set of STS marke...
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AFLP and CAPS linkage maps of Cryptomeria japonica
We have used two DNA marker systems, AFLP and CAPS, in a two-way pseudo-testcross strategy applied to an F1 population to construct genetic linkage maps of two local sugi cultivars. The AFLP markers detected abou...
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Intracavity Raman conversion for 16-μm Stokes pulse generation in para-hydrogen
16-μm Stokes pulses were directly generated for the first time to our knowledge by an intracavity configuration for the para-hydrogen Raman laser. We have analyzed Stokes field growth using a focused gain mode...
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Magneto-optical measurements with a hybrid magnet
An FFT spectrometer has been constructed to measure magneto-optical spectra in the far-infrared region (3 to 40 cm−1) with a hybrid magnet system. The magneto-absorption was studied in the spin-Peierls cuprate Cu...
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Toughened glass-ceramics in the ZrO2-Al2O3-SiO2 system prepared by the sol-gel process
Monolithic glass-ceramics containing Al2O3 or TiO2 were prepared in the ZrO2-SiO2 system by the sol-gel process from metal alkoxides. Tetragonal ZrO2 was precipitated by heat treatment at 900–1200 °C and its crys...
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Preparation of cordierite glass by the sol-gel process
Cordierite glass was prepared by the sol-gel process from magnesium, Al(OC4H9)3 and Si(OC2H5)4. The solution having cordierite-like structure was formed by refluxing the raw materials, followed by gelling and dry...
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Pressure dependence of laser oscillation and superfluorescent emission from an optically pumped CF4 laser
Experiments on pressure dependence of a CF4 laser have been carried out to elucidate dynamic characteristics of CF4 molecules pumped by CO2 lasers. The results are followed by a model calculation which characteri...
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A twin optically-pumped far-infrared CH3OH laser for plasma diagnostics
A twin optically-pumped far-infrared CH3OH laser has been constructed for use in plasma diagnostics. The antisymmetric doublet due to the Raman-type resonant two-photon transition is reproducibly observed at 118....
