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Quantitative Reagent-Free Detection Of Fibrinogen Levels In Human Blood Plasma Using Raman Spectroscopy, Kelvin Poon, Fiona Lyng, Peter Knief, Orla L. Howe, Aidan Meade, James Curtin, Hugh Byrne, Joseph Vaughan 2012 Technological University Dublin

Quantitative Reagent-Free Detection Of Fibrinogen Levels In Human Blood Plasma Using Raman Spectroscopy, Kelvin Poon, Fiona Lyng, Peter Knief, Orla L. Howe, Aidan Meade, James Curtin, Hugh Byrne, Joseph Vaughan

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Fibrinogen assays are commonly used as part of clinical screening tests to investigate haemorrhagic states, for detection of disseminated intravascular coagulation and as a predictor of a variety of cardiovascular events. The Clauss assay, which measures thrombin clotting time, is the most commonly used method for measuring fibrinogen levels. Nevertheless, inconsistencies are present in inter-manufacturer reagent sources, calibration standards and methodologies. Automated coagulation analysers, which measure changes in optical density during the prothrombin time (PT-Fg), have found use in many hospitals. However, the PT-Fg method is found to give falsely elevated values due to varying choices of calibrants, reagents and …


A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit’S Fractured Myriad Ruling, Lessons To Be Learned, And The Way Forward, Jonathan R. K. Stroud 2012 American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C.

A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit’S Fractured Myriad Ruling, Lessons To Be Learned, And The Way Forward, Jonathan R. K. Stroud

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Amelioration Of Amyloid Burden In Advanced Human And Mouse Alzheimer's Disease Brains By Oral Delivery Of Myelin Basic Protein Bioencapsulated In Plant Cells, Neha Kohli 2012 University of Central Florida

Amelioration Of Amyloid Burden In Advanced Human And Mouse Alzheimer's Disease Brains By Oral Delivery Of Myelin Basic Protein Bioencapsulated In Plant Cells, Neha Kohli

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One of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the amyloid plaque deposition in aging brains by aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides. In this study, the effect of chloroplast derived myelin basic protein (MBP) fused with cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) was investigated in advanced diseased stage of human and mouse AD brains. The CTB-fusion protein in chloroplasts facilitates transmucosal delivery in the gut by the natural binding ability of CTB pentameric form with GM1 receptors on the intestinal epithelium. Further, bioencapsulation of the MBP within plant cells confers protection from enzymes and acids in the digestive system. Here, …


Identification Of Novel Antimalarial Scaffolds From Marine Natural Products, Bracken Roberts 2012 University of Central Florida

Identification Of Novel Antimalarial Scaffolds From Marine Natural Products, Bracken Roberts

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Malaria, the disease caused by Plasmodium sp., claims the lives of over 1 million people every year, with Plasmodium falciparum causing the highest morbidity. Rapidly acquiring drug resistance is threatening to exhaust our antimalarial drug arsenal and already requires the utilization of combination drug therapy in most cases. The global need for novel antimalarial chemical scaffolds has never been greater. Screening of natural product libraries is known to have higher hit rates than synthetic chemical libraries. This elevated hit rate is somewhat attributed to the greater biodiversity available in natural products. Marine life is the most biodiverse system on the …


Light-Activated Binary Nucleotide Reagent For Inactivation Of Dna Polymerase, Evan M. Cornett 2012 University of Central Florida

Light-Activated Binary Nucleotide Reagent For Inactivation Of Dna Polymerase, Evan M. Cornett

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This work explores a binary reagent approach to increase the specificity of covalent inhibitors. In this approach, two ligand analogs equipped with inert pre-reactive groups specifically bind a target biopolymer. The binding event brings the pre-reactive groups in proximity with each other. The two groups react, generating active chemical intermediates that covalently modify and inactivate the target. In the present study we compare the new approach with the traditional single-component reagent strategy using DNA polymerase from bacteriophage T4 as a model target biopolymer. We report the design and synthesis of two analogs of deoxythymidine triphosphate, a natural DNA polymerase substrate. …


Usc Image Center, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Usc Image Center, Allison Marsh

Section 1: Introduction

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Powers Of Ten, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Powers Of Ten, Allison Marsh

Section 1: Introduction

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Imaging In 3-D, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Imaging In 3-D, Allison Marsh

Section 1: Introduction

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Questioning Images, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Questioning Images, Allison Marsh

Section 1: Introduction

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How Small Is Small?, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

How Small Is Small?, Allison Marsh

Section 1: Introduction

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Why Do We Collect?, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Why Do We Collect?, Allison Marsh

Section 2: Imaging the Microscopic

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Spotlight On Usc: A.C. Moore Herbarium, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Spotlight On Usc: A.C. Moore Herbarium, Allison Marsh

Section 2: Imaging the Microscopic

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Imaging And Aesthetics, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Imaging And Aesthetics, Allison Marsh

Section 2: Imaging the Microscopic

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Observing The Minuscule, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Observing The Minuscule, Allison Marsh

Section 2: Imaging the Microscopic

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Spotlight On Usc: South Carolina Institute For Anthropology And Archaeology, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Spotlight On Usc: South Carolina Institute For Anthropology And Archaeology, Allison Marsh

Section 4: Imaging the Concealed

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Mapping The Ocean Frontier, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Mapping The Ocean Frontier, Allison Marsh

Section 4: Imaging the Concealed

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Seeing With Sound, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Seeing With Sound, Allison Marsh

Section 4: Imaging the Concealed

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World Ocean Floor, Courtesy Of The Library Of Congress, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

World Ocean Floor, Courtesy Of The Library Of Congress, Allison Marsh

Section 4: Imaging the Concealed

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Marie Tharp At Her Drafting Table, Courtesy Of The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Marie Tharp At Her Drafting Table, Courtesy Of The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Allison Marsh

Section 4: Imaging the Concealed

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Conclusion Panel, Allison Marsh 2012 University of South Carolina - Columbia

Conclusion Panel, Allison Marsh

Section 6: Conclusion

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