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Tsc2 Modulates Actin Cytoskeleton And Focal Adhesion Through Tsc1-Binding Domain And The Rac1 Gtpase, Elena Goncharova, Dmitry Goncharov, Daniel J. Noonan, Vera P Krymskaya

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) 1 and TSC2 are thought to be involved in protein translational regulation and cell growth, and loss of their function is a cause of TSC and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). However, TSC1 also activates Rho and regulates cell adhesion. We found that TSC2 modulates actin dynamics and cell adhesion and the TSC1-binding domain (TSC2-HBD) is essential for this function of TSC2. Expression of TSC2 or TSC2-HBD in TSC2-/- cells promoted Rac1 activation, inhibition of Rho, stress fiber disassembly, and focal adhesion remodeling. The down-regulation of TSC1 with TSC1 siRNA in TSC2-/- cells activated Rac1 and induced loss of …

Reward Fund Created For 1964 Neshoba Murders, Special Bulletin

University of Mississippi News

JACKSON, Miss. - An effort to bring to justice those responsible for the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, gained new momentum Monday with the creation of a $100,000 reward fund.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Signature Of Electron Capture In Iron‐Rich Ejecta Of Sn 2003du, Peter Hoflich, Christopher L. Gerardy, Ken-Ichi Nomoto, Kentaro Motohara, Robert A. Fesen

Dartmouth Scholarship

Late-time near-infrared and optical spectra of the normal-bright Type Ia supernova 2003du about 300 days after the explosion are presented. At this late epoch, the emission profiles of well-isolated [Fe II] lines (in particular that of the strong 1.644 μm feature) trace out the global kinematic distribution of radioactive material in the expanding supernova ejecta. In SN 2003du, the 1.644 μm [Fe II] line seems to show a flat-topped profile, indicative of a thick but hollow-centered expanding shell, rather than a strongly peaked profile that would be expected from a "center-filled" distribution. Based on detailed models for exploding Chandrasekhar-mass white …

A Performance And Schedulability Analysis Of An Autonomous Mobile Robot, Ala' Adel Qadi, Steve Goddard, Jiangyang Huang, Shane Farritor

School of Computing: Technical Reports

We present an autonomous, mobile, robotics application that requires dynamic adjustments of task execution rates to meet the demands of an unpredictable environment. The Robotic Safety Marker (RSM) system consists of one lead robot, the foreman, and a group of guided robots, called robotic safety markers (a.k.a., barrels). An extensive analysis is conducted of two applications running on the foreman. Both applications require adjusting task periods to achieve desired performance metrics with respect to the speed at which a system task is completed, the accuracy of RSM placement, or the number of RSMs controlled by the foreman. A static priority …

Magnetoelectronics With Magnetoelectrics, Christian Binek, Bernard Doudin

Christian Binek Publications

Magnetoelectric films are proposed as key components for spintronic applications. The net magnetic moment created by an electric field in a magnetoelectric thin film influences the magnetization state of a neighbouring ferromagnetic layer through exchange coupling. Pure electrical control of magnetic confi gurations of giant magnetoresistance spin valves and tunnelling magnetoresistance elements is therefore achievable. Estimates based on documented magnetoelectric tensor values show that exchange fields reaching 100 mT can be obtained. We propose a mechanism alternative to current-induced magnetization switching, providing access to a wide range of device impedance values and opening the possibility of simple logic functions.

Acetylcholine: Ii. Nicotinic Receptors, Joyce Besheer, Rick A. Bevins

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

The nicotinic cholinergic system has been widely implicated in mediating learning and/or memory processes in human and nonhuman animals. This chapter highlights various areas of basic research in which stimulation or blockade of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) has been shown to affect an animals performance in a variety of tasks thought to measure learning and memory. For example, under certain conditions, stimulation of nAChRs by nicotine (or other nAChRs agonists) can enhance working memory of primates as measured in a delayed matching-to-sample task. Attentional processes are also improved in rats as indexed by a five-choice serial reaction time task. Further, …

Global Changes In Regulating Corporate Auditors: A Comparative Assessment, Richard Thompson Ainsworth

Faculty Scholarship

Auditor independence was a global concern of financial regulators in the 1990's. Some observers saw this in a positive light, a natural development. Adjusting auditor independence rules was a manifestation of global convergence in corporate governance structures. New rules, especially rules leaning toward a harmonized system were welcome.

There was a more sobering view. This view held that global regulators were less concerned with convergence than they were with a sense of impending disaster. Things had gone too far. Significant, maybe even radical change was needed. The independence of corporate auditors had eroded; trust had been fundamentally compromised in the …

Counselor, Vol. 25, No. 17, December 20, 2004, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

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Fire Ant War Rages At Field Station, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi entomologist James Anderson likes to quote famed biologist E.O. Wilson on the topic of fire ants. Wilson once said that fire ants are the "Vietnam of entomology." He was referring specifically to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 20-year, $200 million failed campaign to eradicate the South American invaders through the use of insecticides.

New Head Football Coach Named, Um Sports Information

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ed Orgeron, regarded as one of college football's premier defensive line coaches, has been named the 35th head football coach in the history of The University of Mississippi. Orgeron is currently in his seventh season as the defensive line coach at the University of Southern California.

Systemy Refundacji I Metody Regulowania Cen Leków, Katarzyna Nędzi

European Management Studies

Because of the increasing expenditure on health care, the great majority of countries are looking for methods of reducing treatment costs. Health authorities apply a number of instruments to control prices of pharmaceuticals and their reimbursement in order to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of medicinal products at a reasonable cost, which largely depends on the specificity of medicines that improve people's health and save their lives. The paper presents methods of limiting expenditure on medicines as well as examples of national policies on price setting and reimbursement systems. It also demonstrates how European Union approaches the issues regarding …

Analiza Ekonomiczna W Ochronie Zdrowia - Ograniczenie Kosztów Czy Zwiększenie Opłacalności?, Joanna Lis

European Management Studies

Economic assessment in health-care sector is an analysis of two or more alternative therapeutic programmes in respect of their costs and outcomes. Pharmacoeconomics is an economic assessment of pharmaceutical products, i.e. drugs. The aim of the pharmacoeconomic analysis is to supply information useful for the decision-making process concerning the rational allocation of health sector's expenditures. The economic analysis precisely describes the additional value of a particular treatment program for the society and presents arguments that help to choose the optimal one as well. Utilisation of economic analyses results in health sector decision making allows increasing the profitability of treatment, which …

Recenzja Książki "Kontrola Kapitałowa Nad Spółką Akcyjną" Marka Michalskiego, Magdalena Jagielska

European Management Studies

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Recenzja Książki "Metody Badań Ekonomicznych Programów Ochrony Zdrowia" Michaela F. Drummonda, Bernie O'Briena, Grega L. Stoddarta I George'a W. Torrance'a, Marcin Czech

European Management Studies

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Recenzja Książki "Zarządzanie Z Pasją Czyli Rozmowy Z Konosuke Matsushitą, Założycielem I Twórcą Potęgi Koncernu Matsushita Corp. (Panasonic, Technics, National)", Svetlana Gudkova

European Management Studies

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Recenzja Książki "Ekonomika Zdrowia" Thomasa E. Getzena, Krzysztof Piotrowski

European Management Studies

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Wymogi Prawne Dla Wprowadzenia Niepublicznego Dodatkowego Ubezpieczenia Zdrowotnego W Polsce, Maciej Dercz

European Management Studies

Having introduced the compulsory health insurance in Poland, the government failed to create a legal framework for non-compulsory additional health insurance despite the fact that most experts suggested such a solution. The article discusses the choice of additional health insurance currently available and the possibility of changing the law concerning this problem.

Potencjalne I Rzeczywiste Wykorzystanie Farmakoekonomiki Dla Potrzeb Zarządzania Na Szczeblu Centralnym I Regionalnym, Marcin Czech, Dorota Z. Piwowarska, Dorota Suchołbiak

European Management Studies

In recent years, spending on health care has increased. It is caused by ageing of the Polish population, and the use of more sophisticated, but more expensive, treatment and diagnostic techniques. For these reasons, management, both at the central and regional levels, has become increasingly difficult. Pharmacoeconomic evaluation is one of the tools in proper management of drugs. It is defined as the comparative analysis of alternative courses of action in terms of their costs and consequences. The aim of the study was to investigate potential role of pharmacoeconomic evaluation in decision making and management in health care in Poland …

Ocena Nielekowych Technologii Medycznych, Krzysztof Łanda

European Management Studies

The article describes the most important analytical issues related to assessments of non drug medical technologies as well as implementation of results of HTA reports in Poland and systemic implications in the area of non-drug technologies. Economic evaluation of non drug technology is usually based on lower quality of clinical trials in comparison to drugs. Considerations refer to basic limitations of evidence in the area and causes of their presence. Standardisation of registration and reimbursement of non-drug technologies is much less developed - the reasons were discussed. Some examples of HTA reports are presented and effects of their use in …

Rozważania Na Marginesie Książki: "Solidarność W Procesie Transformacji - Reforma Służby Zdrowia W Europie Wschodniej" Jánosa Kornai'a, Karen Eggleston, Jerzy Żyżyński

European Management Studies

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Efektywność Polskiego Sektora Farmaceutycznego W Latach 1996-2002, Jacek Ruszkowski, Kazimierz Ryć, Zofia Skrzypczak

European Management Studies

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Systemy Zarządzania Jakością W Polskiej Opiece Zdrowotnej, Maciej Mądrala

European Management Studies

Together with the reform of the Polish health-care system and rationalising of financing process, the efforts of gaining patients and providing best quality would get highest importance. The Total Quality Management philosophy that analyses the patients' needs and implements continuous quality improvement activities is recognised as the most efficient among many quality assurance and improvement initiatives. In order to identify, describe and measure the developmental stage of quality systems across Polish health care, a survey has been performed. Also the problems and motivators of quality management in Poland were identified. Fifty seven purposely selected hospitals took part in the study …

Marketingowa Koncepcja W Opiece Zdrowotnej - Kontrowersje I Specyfika, Iga Rudawska

European Management Studies

Since the controversial article entitled "Broadening the Concept of Marketing" written by Kotler and Levy, arguments continue to abound as to the extent and success of the marketing in health-care sector. This article identifies the core critical issues addressed to marketing concept and explores the inherent difficulties of using marketing in health care. The study also presents the findings of a regional survey conducted to determine the degree of acceptance of marketing instruments in the practice of health-care units. The article concludes that marketing needs to be tailored to the particular culture of health-care sector rather than copied from the …

Samorządowy Model Ochrony Zdrowia. Przegląd Systemów I Reform W Wybranych Krajach Unii Europejskiej, Alicja Sobczak

European Management Studies

The article offers a description of characteristics of a local governmental model of health care. According to the author, these characteristics are: the domination of public sources of financing (especially local governments' budgets), the distribution of money on health care by the local government and administration, local government's ownership of most health-care units, availability of health-care services to every citizen. The article describes local governmental health care in the Scandinavian countries and Spain, presenting similarities and differences between particular systems and the reforms they have gone through. Special note was taken of the regulative function of the state and the …

Udział Wydatków Na Ochronę Zdrowia W Wydatkach Gospodarstw Domowych W Polsce W Latach 1995-2002, Zofia Skrzypczak, Józef Haczyński

European Management Studies

The aim of this study - based on the research of households' budgets conducted by GUS (Central Statistical Office) - was the share analysis of health-care expenditures in all types of expenditures in Polish households in years 1995-2002. The authors analysed also: the changes of this share over the years and the dynamics of these changes. Special note was taken of, prevailing in the Polish society, pensioners' and employees' households by analysis of the expenditures on health care in the group of the richest (20% of population of the highest income) and the poorest (20% of population of the lowest …

Farmakoekonomika Jako Narzędzie Zarządzania Zasobami Ochrony Zdrowia, Marcin Czech

European Management Studies

According to WHO, proper evaluation of health-care programmes needs to take into consideration not only their efficacy and safety, but also their cost-effectiveness. Scarcity of resources in health-care systems triggered the necessity of economic assessment of medical procedures. Following international examples, economic evaluation of health-care programmes is starting to play an increasing role in Poland. Applying the broadest view, economic evaluation is defined as the comparative analysis of alternative courses of action in terms of their costs and consequences. This definition includes economic evaluation of prescribed drugs, summarised by the term pharmacoeconomics (from Greek "pharmacon" - drug, and Greek "oikonomia" …

Restrukturyzacja Finansowa, Organizacyjna I Własnościowa Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej, Małgorzara Winter

European Management Studies

The reforms undertaken in Poland have substantially changed the situation of many economic subjects. Among them are also heath-care units. The sphere of public services, in which health care is included, has been undergoing deep and dynamic changes consistent with the trends characteristic for the economy as a whole: the system of central planning is being replaced with free market economy. These changes call for an urgent and radical transformation of the present health-care management system. The article addresses the issues of financial and organisational reforms of the health-care sector that are being planned. The major goal set by the …

Skuteczność A System - Finansowanie Ochrony Zdrowia W Krajach Unii Europejskiej. Porównanie, Przemysław Świder

European Management Studies

The health-care systems functioning in the EU countries have emerged as results of varying long- and short-term conditions of political, cultural, social, and economic nature. All these factors have led to the situation in which there is a multitude of organisational and financial methods applied to health care in these countries. Despite the increase of migratory movements within the so-called common market, which brings about the need for a more intensive and regulated exchange of technology and information about the organisation of health care in each country to regulate the movement of medical personnel and patients, the organisation and financing …