Previous studies have shown that both human and rat umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSC) possess the ability to control the growth of breast carcinoma cells. Comparative analysis of two types of UCMSC suggest ...

School environments of today’s urban children are generally inflexible, restricting and uninspiring places for learning and exploration that are disconnected from their surrounding community and nature. Facilities and ...

Over the last decade, the Internet has become an involving medium and user-generated content is continuously growing. Recommender systems that exploit user feedback are widely used in e-commerce and quite necessary for ...

The ability to predict and control molecular arrangements without compromising the individual molecules themselves still remains an important goal in supramolecular chemistry. This can be accomplished by establishing a ...

One area of considerable importance in modern biotechnology is the preparation of highly active and selective enzyme based biocatalysts for applications in organic solvents. A major challenge is posed by the tendency of ...

Great Plains rivers are unique systems that vary from large, continental scale, to small intermittent streams with grain sizes that range from bedrock to cobbles to silt. These rivers have been subject to widespread ...

Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) events result in severe tissue damage and often death. The complex network of molecular and cellular mechanisms that contributes to intestinal IR-induced pathology has hindered a comprehensive ...

The focus of this qualitative case study was to examine the qualities and characteristics present in a successful resource family who parents high-risk teenagers. Perspectives were gathered from the resource parents, ...

ABSTRACT The focus of the present qualitative study was on the specific roles played by mothers in helping the members of their families adjust to each other and successfully transition into a family unit. Mothers play ...

From around the year 2006, the government of Kenya has committed substantial amounts of resources to build Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) around the country and in the education sector in particular, with ...