Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the leading cause of nephrology consultation and is associated
with high mortality rates. The primary causes of AKI include ischemia, hypoxia or …

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown on the space shuttle Discovery during
flight STS-91 (June 1998) in a 51.7 orbit at altitudes between 320 and 390 km . A search for …

The human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein is one of only two viral proteins that remain
expressed in HPV-associated human cancers. HPV E7 proteins share structural and functional …

Normal somatic cells invariably enter a state of irreversibly arrested growth and altered function
after a finite number of divisions. This process, termed replicative senescence, is thought …

The recent completion of drilling at Vostok station in East Antarctica has allowed the
extension of the ice record of atmospheric composition and climate to the past four glacial–…

This book is based on material developed by the authors for an introductory course in System
Theory and an advanced course on Multivariable Control Systems at the University of …

Genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of loci for common diseases,
but, for the majority of these, the mechanisms underlying disease susceptibility remain …

Understanding the functional consequences of genetic variation, and how it affects complex
human disease and quantitative traits, remains a critical challenge for biomedicine. We …

Figure 3.1 Lifetime reports of stalking among female victims by type of tactic experienced.....
31 Figure 3.2 Lifetime reports of stalking among male victims by type of tactic experienced......…

We have previously shown correction of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID-X1,
also known as γ chain (γc) deficiency] in 9 out of 10 patients by retrovirus-mediated γc …