We propose a nonparametric method for estimating the pricing formula of a derivative asset
using learning networks. Although not a substitute for the more traditional arbitrage‐based …

Background Use of cell-based medicinal products (CBMPs) represents a state-of-the-art
approach for reducing general immunosuppression in organ transplantation. We tested multiple …

We have characterized 5 novel, single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter and 5′
UTR regions of the human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene. Transitions C → A …

Background C. difficile infection (CDI) has become an important and frequent nosocomial
infection, often resulting in severe morbidity or death. Severe CDI is more frequently seen …

Background. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most frequent cause of health care-associated
infectious diarrhea in industrialized countries. The only previous report describing …

Regulatory macrophages (M regs) were administered to two living-donor renal transplant
recipients. Both patients were minimized to low-dose tacrolimus monotherapy within 24 wk of …

Background Immune monitoring by flow cytometry is a fast and highly informative way of
studying the effects of novel therapeutics aimed at reducing transplant rejection or treating …

The authors describe recent developments in the theory of early vision that led from the
formulation of the motion problem as an ill-posed one to its solution by minimizing certain 'cost' …

Improper activation of the immune system contributes to a variety of clinical conditions,
including autoimmune and allergic diseases as well as solid organ and bone marrow …

Mouse monocytes exposed to macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and interferon-γ
(IFN-γ) were driven to a novel suppressor phenotype. These regulatory macrophages (M …