... are marked increases inthe future demand of all organic products This augurs well for the growth ofthe organic industry inthe Eastern Cape andin South Africa in general The findings of this ... maintain its identity inthe face of others, and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging" (Buruiana 2003) 17 10 Factors affecting the consumer awareness of organic products The results ofthe ... a long way in influencing the target market and marketing approach to drive the demand of organics The second LDF identified the person responsible for shopping andthe location ofthe consumer...
... on consumptionof their substitute foods and their complementary foods Increases inthe price of rice raised consumptionof wheat flour and coarse grains Increases inthe price of pork led to increases ... increases inconsumptionof wheat flour, coarse grains and edible oils, but decreases inconsumptionof eggs and rice, in particular.4 Only increases inthe price of pork resulted in lower protein intake ... decrease in smoking, with increasing effects over time, and greater effects on youth and low-income smokers The magnitude ofthe effect depends on the initial price andthe size ofthe tax increase...
... inthe region and where all births occurred), except those suffering neonatal death and those living outside the region, were included inthe study At the age of seven, all of them still living ... at baseline (1990) were obtained by investigations ofthe maternal medical records at the University Hospital, including PHC data ofthe statements made by the mid-wife in her records ofthe check-up ... mid-wife in her records ofthe check-up ofthe mothers during the pregnancy (17) Inthe follow-up at the age of seven, n= 191 children ofthe defined remaining birth cohort were found with a documented...
... earnings divided by the market value of equity at the beginning ofthe year SIZE = the natural logarithm ofthe market value of equity in millions of U.S dollar at the beginning ofthe year Q = the ... logarithm ofthe market value of equity in millions of U.S dollars at the beginning of year t; Qit = the market value of equity divided by the book value of total assets at the beginning of year ... that the entrepreneur controls 25% of Firm B the weakest link inthe chain of voting rights At the same time, the entrepreneur owns about 8% ofthe cash flow rights of Firm B, the product of the...
... cholesterol and weight Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death of men and women inthe United States and either the primary or secondary cause of death of most men with prostate cancer, and ... test inthe case of continuous variables andthe chi-square test of association inthe case of categorical variables Between group differences in baseline to 12-month changes in clinical and behavioral ... decreased an average of 0.25 ng/ml or 4% ofthe baseline average inthe experimental group but it showed an average increase of 0.38 ng/ml or 6% ofthe baseline average inthe control group (F...
... type ofcancer found in men in Western countries and is the leading cancer death, next to lung and colorectal cancerInthe present study, we demonstrate the physiological consequences of TPD52 ... [31] The expression of several genes, such as CARD10 [32] and Vav3 [33], and integrins is important in determining the formation of metastatic cells [34,35] The expression of murine TPD52 in NIH3T3 ... Usually, integrins avb3 and avb5 are involved in cell migration and attachment to the extracellular matrix proteins: vitronectin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, laminin, osteopontin, amongst others [38]...
... scan ofthe abdomen andthe pelvis, searching for evidence ofcancerinthe lymph nodes Experience teaches us that cancerin these nodes often signals the presence ofcancer elsewhere inthe body ... part ofthe decline inthe relative importance of manufacturing to the economy Why, then, has the share of manufacturing declined? The immediate reason is that the composition of domestic spending ... and contains none ofthe resins in accepting science as an ally inthe edÑbefore serving that give retsina wines their ßavor practice ofthe arts Two important safety points need to Inthe late...
... 2.88 6.58 Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Unchanged Increased Increased Decreased Decreased Increased Following the 12 week ... course ofthe study, PSADT was the primary endpoint Using this criterion, thirteen of 17 patients had significant increases in PSA doubling time Following the initial 12 week trial, two ofthe three ... P, Perlaky L, Thiry M et al Thein vitro andin vivo antitumor activity of vitamin C: K3 combinations against prostatecancer In: Lucas JL Editor Trends inprostatecancer research Hauppauge,...
... detected inthe pCX-IG-injected vehicle control prostate (arrowhead-indicated in (a)) andin PIN and CaP lesions ofthe pCXshh-IG-injected prostates (arrowhead-indicated in (b) and (c)) All luminal ... pCX-shh-IG injection (arrowheadindicated in (c) and (d), also magnified inthe inlets) (C) The pCX-shh-IG-injected prostate tissue sections were stained strongly for Hedgehog protein in PIN and CaP, in ... those ofthe sham and vehicle controls Scale bars: 50 μm in upper (d) of panel A; 10 μm in lower (d) of panel A andin (d) of panel C CaP: prostate cancer; HE: hematoxylin-eosin stain; PIN: prostatic...
... tyrosine kinases, primarily by binding the ATP binding domain, has led to investigation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors as angiogenesis inhibitors In general, because tyrosine kinases are involved in ... rising PSA levels Thus, the activity profile of sunitinib appears to be similar to that of sorafenib in this setting The findings of this study again highlight the need for better markers of clinical ... currently being studied in earlier stages of disease, as well as in combination with chemotherapy Sunitinib Sunitinib is another multitargeting tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits VEGF and PDGF...
... Corcino et al in 1971 [5] and Green in 1994 [6] In 2009, Tisman et al [7] presented evidence for the acceleration ofprostatecancer dedifferentiation during vitamin B12 depletion andprostatecancer ... controlled clinical trial carried out over 10 years in which a group of men received 1000 μg of oral FA daily They observed a near tripling oftheincidenceofprostatecancer compared to controls Finally, ... Each dose unit contained 20 mg of porcine intrinsic factor and 500 μg of vitamin B12, as well as 400 μg of FA, and 400 μg of L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (for a total of 800 μg of mixed FAs) On 11...
... PCa Since 5AR2 is found within theprostate cells and converts T to DHT, the result is very little DHT intheprostate This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that inthe absence of DHT, ... assumes that the effect remains the same when the same hormone binds to the same hormone receptors in breast andprostate cancers This is an intriguing concept, and would imply that the different ... binds to the iAR of LNCaP-FGC This decrease was inhibited by the addition of bicalutamide, an antiandrogen which interferes with the binding of DHT to iAR This is consistent with mAR being involved...
... Vaccines and Therapy 2008, 6:2 cific antigens (PSA), the south and southeastern regions of Brazil are expected to exhibit the highest incidence Seric PSA level has aided inthe diagnosis of very ... combinations of FITC- and PE-labeled mAbs Cells (1 × 106) were resuspended in PBS containing bovine serum albumin 0.1% and then incubated for 20 at 4°C with optimal concentrations ofthe monoclonal ... methods, electroporation and coincubation, for transfecting RNA into DCs The amount of RNA andthe DC maturation stage for transfection were also analyzed Theprostate tumor cell line (LNCaP) was chosen...
... 2006) Figure Expression profile of choline kinase isoforms mRNA in various breast cancer cell lines Choline kinase α isoform is upregulated in majority of breast cancer cell lines Modified from Gallego-Ortega ... forms ofthe purified 13 yeast choline kinase increased inthe presence of ATP With respect to regulation by ADP, the purified choline kinase was inhibited by ADP, the product ofthe reaction The ... (Florin et al., 2004) 15 Figure Domain structure of yeast choline kinase: The diagram shows the positions ofthe phosphotransferase (P-transferase) and choline kinase motifs and protein kinase A and...
... PSA alone andthe combined A+PSA index for distinguishing prostatecancer from nonmalignant BPH and/ or prostatitis cases commonly seen inthe clinic The 95% bootstrap confidence interval in PSA ... analysis and drafted the results ofthe manuscript HK and GL participated inthe design ofthe study and carried out the statistical analysis JH and AK participated inthe identification of peptide ... implications in aiding inprostatecancer diagnosis Thus, patients with lung cancerand colon cancer, two common cancers for elder men will also be included inthe crossvalidation in order to enhance the...
... PSA alone andthe combined A+PSA index for distinguishing prostatecancer from nonmalignant BPH and/ or prostatitis cases commonly seen inthe clinic The 95% bootstrap confidence interval in PSA ... analysis and drafted the results ofthe manuscript HK and GL participated inthe design ofthe study and carried out the statistical analysis JH and AK participated inthe identification of peptide ... implications in aiding inprostatecancer diagnosis Thus, patients with lung cancerand colon cancer, two common cancers for elder men will also be included inthe crossvalidation in order to enhance the...
... from the treatment of a group of 45 patients affected by prostate carcinoma The main objective of this first phase of clinical introduction of RA is the assessment ofthe possibility to administer ... linear accelerators and planning systems) was introduced in clinical practice of our institute since September 2008 for a variety of indications The present study reports about the early findings ... cervix uteri cancerand other indications [3-9] The potential role of RA inthe treatment ofprostatecancer has been investigated by the Danish group of Rigs Hospitalet [6], by the Vancouver...
... non-invasive, and promising method to analyze the set-up alignment ofthe patient, that can be used to define and whenever possible minimize the setup margin, in 3DCRT for prostatecancerofthe ... on the basis of bone anatomy At the same time, a reference surface image ofthe region of interest (ROI) ofthe patient was obtained and recorded by the AlignRT system The ROI was defined as the ... the axes X, Y, and Z exceeded the value of mm in 14.1%, 2.0%, and 5.1% of measurements andthe value of mm in 36.9%, 13.6%, and 27.8% of measurements respectively (Figure 9) Considering all the...
... delineation ofthe inner and outer contour ofthe rectal wall 2) rectal wall based on manual delineation ofthe outer contour ofthe rectal wall and automatic calculation the inner contour using ... explains the differences between DWH3 and DWH and because of this difficulty and uncertainty we not advocate delineating the inner contour ofthe rectum manually Though automatic generation ofthe ... contouring the rectum the benefit of IMRT in sparing the rectum was different (Fig 4) Comparing IMRT and 3DCRT the IMRT technique resulted in 23% ± 15% decreased doses to the rectal DVH inthe mid...