Divergent

Presidential candidates' health plans offer divergent approaches to health system reform

October 2, 2008, New York, NYA new report from The Commonwealth Fund examines key differences and areas of agreement in the health system reform proposals of presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. In the report, The 2008 Presidential Candidates' Health Reform Proposa...

AspireHR Completes Phase 1 SAP HR Initiative for Shire Pharmaceuticals

... companies, Shire was challenged by the rate at which the company was out growing its human resource technologies, undocumented internal HR processes, divergent business “best practices,” and an HR budget that exceeded expectations. Phase 1 of the initiative was customized to lower costs and incre...

Sparta Systems(TM) Outlines Tips and Tactics to Prepare for eMDR Mandate

...s conducted, the next step is to plan the transition from the old system to the new one. During this review, common processes should be leveraged and divergent processes isolated and documented. At the end, the actual method and means of receiving, transmitting and auditing data will be critical. D...

Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins

...nsplant. What these drugs may block is a rapid death march that only begins with the breakup. Next, two proteins, Bak and Bax, typically found at divergent places in the cell, work together to make pores in the mitochondrial outer membrane. Cytochrome c, a protein that normally helps mitchondrion breathe ...

Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks

...revealed a decrease in heart attacks but no reduction in the number of hospitalizations or deaths from stroke. "We were surprised that HRT had such divergent effects on stroke and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in the overall population," lead author Dr. Kanaka Shetty, of the RAND Corporation in...

Better by design: Engineering flu vaccines

...mber that captured the amount of difference or similarity between strains. The method can also be used to test how effective a vaccine will be against divergent strains. To verify this, the team checked their results against flu vaccine data collected by the World Health Organization from 1971 to 2004. "For...

ANSI Seeks Funding to Ensure that Electronic Health Records Will Support Clinical Research Activities

...global clinical research activities. The Institute seeks the active engagement and financial support of the clinical research community to ensure that divergent and disparate standards do not inhibit the use of electronic health records (EHR) for future research and clinical decision support. "We are fac...

Ability to quit smoking may depend on ADHD symptoms, Columbia researchers find

...acco Research , could help smokers and physicians to better tailor cessation treatment for individuals with A.D.H.D. "Greater understanding of the divergent associations that exist between the different kinds of A.D.H.D. have important public health consequences for smoking cessation and decreased tobacco-...

Finally ... A Chance for Both Men and Women to Take CTRL(TM) of Their Own Skin!

... of pharmaceutical-grade skin products that are the result of a fusion of science and nature. All Videsante products are rigorously tested to meet the divergent needs of customers and healthcare professionals alike while being safe and effective. At the same time, Videsante is completely dedicated to social re...

Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc Announces Preliminary Results Regarding Inflammatory Markers From its Phase II Study in Allergic Rhinitis

...ey role in the allergic response. MRX-4 reduced the levels of these cells compared to placebo-treated patients. "We are pleased by the wide range of divergent inflammatory mediators that we are modulating, several of which have been extensively covered in the scientific literature recently. Mediators, such a...

Divergent in Medical Technology

R788 in TASKi3 Clinical Trial Does Not Meet Efficacy Endpoints in RA Patients Who Had Previously Failed Biologic Therapies - Results Incongruent

...his product," said James M. Gower, chairman and chief executive officer of Rigel. "In this TASKi3 patient population, biologic failures, we have seen divergent results as sometimes happens in studies with subjective components. However, we are pleased to see excellent results in the objective measures and in...

YM BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES NIMOTUZUMAB PRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE AT THE 100TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

...d that a further poster entitled "Differences in clinical safety profiles of nimotuzumab and cetuximab, EGFR-targeting antibodies, as a consequence of divergent monovalent/bivalent binding profiles of these agents" has been accepted for presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology's 7th Internatio...

Novavax Reports Positive Preclinical Results for a Novel, Broadly Cross-Protective H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Virus-like Particle (VLP) Vaccine Candidate

..., President and CEO of Novavax, Inc. Further studies of the new VLP will be conducted in ferrets and methods of inducing protection against even more divergent strains (e.g., against different HA types) will be explored. About Novavax Novavax, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, crea...

The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Study Investigating the Safety and Efficacy of Baxter's Cell-Based Pandemic, Avian Flu Vaccine

...ne induced neutralizing antibodies against widely divergent H5N1 virus DEERFIELD, Ill., June 11 /PRNewswire-...ies of the vaccine that may protect people against divergent H5N1 viruses." Based on manufacturing processes,...nduce substantial levels of cross-immunity against divergent H5N1 strains. The trial tested four different an...

Major Deficiencies in Design; Funding of Clinical Trials Affects Future of Scientific Innovation

... boards (IRBs), which results in the systematic approval of research protocols that do not provide for inclusion of underrepresented populations; -- divergent federal policies about the level of participation of racial and ethnic groups in government-sponsored clinical trials; and -- A significant duplicat...

Baxter Awarded Pandemic Advanced Supply Contract from the Department of Health

...N1 candidate vaccine developed excellent antibody responses at doses as low as 3.75 micrograms and substantial levels of cross immunity against widely divergent H5N1 strains. In the study, the tolerability profile of Baxter's H5N1 candidate appeared to be similar to that of seasonal flu vaccines. Baxter recent...

Baxter Announces Final Phase I/II Data and Initiation of Phase III Clinical Trial for Candidate Pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccine

...ubstantial levels of cross immunity against widely divergent H5N1 strains. The open-label, multi-center Phase I...ubstantial levels of cross immunity against widely divergent H5N1 strains. The Phase I/II trial tested four d.... Immunity induced by the vaccine also neutralized divergent H5N1 virus strains like the Clade three strain A/H...

Divergent in Medical Products

SINON Q-Switched Ruby Laser System

Features:... light with high absorption in melanin or exogenously applied pigments Various Spot Sizes - changing of color-coded closure system spacers The divergent beam prevents so-called "hot spots" Operation via the touchpad display ...
Company:WaveLight, Inc.

Advance® Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Systems

Features:... available in 6 sizes to accommodate patient anatomy, restore natural patellofemoral function, maximize fixation and enhance stress distribution. A divergent anterior resection minimizes the potential for notching and eases implant insertion. ...
Company:Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

Divergent in Biological News

Study finds DNA barcoding requires caution without closer examination

...pecies. Section Petota is a complex group because, among other things, there is much hybridization among species; some of the species have multiple divergent copies of their DNA arising from past hybridization (allopolyploidy); there is a mixture of sexual and asexual reproduction; and there is possible rec...

Protein identified as critical to insulating the body's wiring could also become treatment target

... AUGUSTA, Ga. - A new protein identified as critical to insulating the wiring that connects the brain and body could one day be a treatment target for divergent diseases, from rare ones that lower the pain threshold to cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. They report this week in Proceedings...

Genetic switch potential key to new class of antibiotics

...o pass on efficient mechanisms. The next step for Wedekind's team is to see how other bacterial species sequester their ribosome binding sites using divergent preQ1 riboswitch aptamers. The design of a new class of antibiotics will be based on the specific base pairs that occur in each riboswitch loop, and o...

Genes from tiny algae shed light on big role managing carbon in world's oceans

...90 percent of their genes." To put this in perspective, humans and some primates have about 98 percent genes in common. Worden said that the algae's divergent gene complement may cause them to access and respond to the environment differently. "This also means that as the environment changes, these differen...

Genome of a heat and drought resistant cereal plant analyzed

...lants. Furthermore, the comparison with the C3 plant rice - likewise completely sequenced gives us information about how these cereals became more divergent in the course of evolution.The data of the Munich scientists also allow a comparative analysis of sorghum, rice and maize. This analysis yields inform...

Experts agree: Environmental standards needed for biofuels

...nability of biofuels sponsored by the Ecological Society of America. "This was truly a collaborative effort," Robertson said. "There are strong and divergent scientific opinions on the sustainability of biofuel cropping systems. That this group, with its diverse backgrounds and professional experiences, can...

Genome of saltwater creature could aid understanding of gene grouping

...actical the analysis of a genetic sequence. Putnam came to Rice to continue his search for the common roots of genetic similarities between wildly divergent creatures. What purpose do these large, conserved groupings of genes serve? "Well, that's one of the main questions I'm going after now that I'm s...

UCSF researchers identify virus behind mysterious parrot disease

...wo different continents. The complete genome sequence of one isolate was captured using ultra deep sequencing. The virus they identified is highly divergent from all previously identified members of the Bornaviridae family and represents the first full-length bornavirus genome ever cloned directly from a...

Hepatitis C virus may need enzyme's help to cause liver disease

...ssion from liver cell cultures exposed to the hepatitis C virus. The approach sorted proteins based on their weight and electrical charge, looking for divergent patterns linked to the virus. Of the 175 proteins they identified, only FAS was highly elevated in cell cultures. Furthermore, when they blocked the e...

Like sweets? You're more like a fruit fly than you think...

...ructurally different types of sweet receptors must have similar binding regions that fit the same range of molecular shapes. That genes could be so divergent in sequence and so similar in physiology and function is truly striking, says Breslin. This is a wonderful example of convergent evolution in perceptu...

Divergent in Biological Technology

Covance to Present at the Drug Information Association's 45th Annual Meeting

...enior director, project management and clinical operations, clinical development services "Preserving Relationships in the Face of divergent Project Expansions" 8:30 a.m. | Speaker: Mike Hill, project manager, periapproval services "Preclinical Safety Ev...

Amylin Responds to Eastbourne Letter

...and marketing experience to achieve a highly successful commercialization of exenatide once weekly and maximize shareholder value. In view of the divergent perspectives expressed by our shareholders, and with the company's annual meeting one week away, we believe ALL shareholders should have the opportuni...

Stretching silicon: A new method to measure how strain affects semiconductors

...ercentages of strain, the researchers have determined the direction and magnitude of shifts in the conduction bands. Their findings have shed light on divergent theories and uncovered some surprising properties. Understanding these properties, and the energy shifts in strained materials, could lead to the impr...

Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc Announces Results From its Pre-Clinical Screening of Novel Anti-Inflammatory Compounds

...by cytotoxicity. The anti-inflammatory efficacy was comparable or better than the steroid control in each case. "We are pleased by the wide range of divergent inflammatory mediators that we are modulating, several of which have been extensively covered in the scientific literature recently. Mediators, such a...

Scientists demonstrate highly directional semiconductor lasers

...ely used in everyday products such as communication devices, optical recording technologies, and laser printers, they suffer from poor directionality. divergent beams from semiconductor lasers are focused or collimated with lenses that typically require meticulous optical alignmentand in some cases bulky optic...

Nanotech's health, environmental impacts worry scientists and the public

...otential loss of privacy from tiny new surveillance devices and the loss of more U.S jobs. Those fears were less of a concern for scientists. While divergent in some specific views, Corley said that scientists and the public seem to agree in broad terms on the rewards versus the risks of nanotech. Not s...

Technology and democracy

...ernet, it appears to have worked as intended. Thats not an assessment of the outcome, but rather of the process. Yes, we appear to have some wildly divergent opinions of whats important and where we should be headed as a country. Yes, there was some, shall we say, unpleasantness and less than optimal integr...

More women needed in interface design

... Troy is the IT director for Faith Technologies, Inc. in Appleton, Wisc., and he had a rather thoughtful view on why my review of this device was so divergent from the bloggers who have waxed poetic about it. Out the gate, Troy professed that his conclusions were not intended to be sexist at all, but as a...

FERMENTATION BASICS

...ecules and their intermediate precursors, and the catabolic pathways (catabolism) supply the energy needed for the anabolic processes. These two divergent activities are closely linked. Microorganisms that carry out their metabolism using oxygen are referred to as aerobic microorganisms. Som...

A Multiple Mutation Model System as a Test Development and Training Tool for Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

...ommonly seen within the human genome often result in complex melting profiles with adjacent domains demonstrating widely divergent melting temperatures. Such multiple melting domain fragments do not permit the resolution of sequence alterations in the higher me...

Divergent in Biological Definition

Adaptive radiation

...elagoes . Isolated ecosystems , such as islands and mountain areas, can be colonized by a new species which upon establishing itself undergoes rapid divergent evolution. Darwin's finches are examples of adaptive radiation occurring in an archipelago. In science fiction sometimes adaptive radiation of...

Evolution

...res with similar internal organization may perform divergent functions. Vertebrate limbs are a common example...neutral human DNA sequences are approximately 1.2% divergent (based on substitutions) from those of their neare... therefore, "drift" by random fluctuation into two divergent populations with different allele sets (for exampl...

Divergent in Biological Dictionary

Tubulin

...d into zygotic mitotic spindles. ... The four ß- tubulin genes of Drosophila each encode a distinct isoform. ... The ß3- tubulin gene encodes a divergent isoform expressed in a complex developmental ... ... to Tubulin ... in: Isotype/Loading Controls >> Loading Controls >> Tubulin ......

Tectonics

...ctive. Plate Tectonics : The Scientist Behind the Theory QuickTime Video ... ... clear information about Plate Tectonics : Convergent Boundaries, divergent Boundaries, Transform ... The theory of plate tectonics has done for geology what ... ...

Mating type

...e Genes in the Bipolar Basidiomycetous Yeast ... ( mating type ) amongst a worldwide collection of clinical ... Mating - type genes are highly divergent so may. provide useful species-specific markers ... ...