Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of morbidity in many
countries in Latin America. The important modes of transmission are by the bite of the …

Inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors are the intracellular Ca2+ channels most
commonly involved in allowing receptors in the plasma membrane to stimulate release of Ca2+ …

The preimplantation mammalian embryo offers a striking opportunity to address the question
of how and why apparently identical cells take on separate fates. Two cell fate decisions …

Background. Dependency in activities of daily living (ADLs) is a reality within nursing homes,
and we describe ADL measurement strategies based on items in the Minimum Data Set (…

The yeast histone deacetylase Rpd3 can be recruited to promoters to repress transcription
initiation. Biochemical, genetic, and gene-expression analyses show that Rpd3 exists in two …

This short communication uses a simple experiment to show that fitting to a power law
distribution by using graphical methods based on linear fit on the log-log scale is biased and …

This study investigates financial correlates of corporate philanthropy in Fortune 1000 companies
using structural equation modeling. The results suggest that cash flow (one of the most …

In this appendix we shall record background material on abelian groups. We begin by fixing
standard notation and by listing elementary examples. Basically we stay in the domain of …

Somatic cell reprogramming, directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, and direct
conversions between differentiated cell lineages represent powerful approaches to engineer …

Background: Recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-84) (PTH) increases bone mass
and strength and improves bone quality by stimulating new bone formation. Objective: To …