INTRODUCTION A major obstacle in the successful treatment of cancer is the development of resistance mechanisms to drug treatment. Various cellular changes that have been implicated in the development of drug resistance in cancer cells include: the increased expressions of P-glycoprotein (a multidrug transport protein) and multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP-1); increased levels of the cellular detoxification protein‚ glutathione; and changes in the expression of apoptosis associated
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Mobile Care System With Alert Mechanism Ren-Guey Lee‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Kuei-Chien Chen‚ Chun-Chieh Hsiao‚ and Chwan-Lu Tseng Abstract—Hypertension and arrhythmia are chronic diseases‚ which can be effectively prevented and controlled only if the physiological parameters of the patient are constantly monitored‚ along with the full support of the health education and professional medical care. In this paper‚ a role-based intelligent mobile care system with alert mechanism in chronic care environment is
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The Evolving Strategy at IBM Case Discussion Questions 1. When Sam Palmisano joined IBM it was already a classic multinational enterprise. To be considered a multinational enterprise meant that the company owns business operations in more then one country. IBM didn’t start of as a multinational enterprise but it stared with selling its products through oversea sales offices. To better improve the way they had goods produced and sold‚ they adapted to the classic multinational enterprise. There are
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IBM NETEZZA TECHNICAL MASTERY TEST V1 INRODUCTION: In today’s IT industry IBM has a Big name. IBM Company offers individuals various certifications and exams. Out of these exams passing IBM Netezza Technical Mastery Test V1 is mandatory. In order to have a successful career this exam gives you a leading edge. In this‚ candidates could be asked to solve multiple choice questions‚ difficult graphical figures depending on the knowledge being assessed through this exam as it is linked to information
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Investments of Boston and IBM of Armonk‚ N.Y announced and agreement under which IBM will outsource the administration of its pension program and health and welfare plans‚ as well as a broad range of its Human resources and payroll services‚ to Fidelity Employer Services Company (FESCo). FESCo is a business unit of Fidelity Investments. IBM has transferred approximately 750 of its own HR employees to Fidelity‚ where they will initially have the same responsibilities of servicing IBM ’s employees and their
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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STRESS COPING MECHANISMS AMONG YOUTH (PGDM STUDENTS) 1. INTRODUCTION A word which we consistently heard and feared from the day we thought of doing management studies is “STRESS”. Management studies have been perceived as a hectic and stressful course from the inception of the same. Every individual has his own methods for coping up with the stress; like playing games‚ working out in gym‚ listening to music‚ doing yoga‚ chatting with friends etc.
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processing of semiconductors is very time consuming and therefore it is very hard to satisfy demands with different amplitude and priorities. Ordinary optimization methods are not best suited for this industry and will be explained below. To understand the IBM central planning engine (CPE) model‚ two essential knowledge must first be obtained. Semiconductor Manufacturing Background Wafers are first produced and binned (tested) and characterized into category. Followed by dicing and organized into devices
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CHAPTER – 7 Control and Coordination Living organisms respond and react to various stimuli like heat‚ light‚ cold‚ touch‚ pressure etc. Plants and animals both respond to stimuli but in different manner. Example : withdrawl of hand on touching a hot object. Control and Coordination in Animals It is brought about in all animals with the help of two main systems a) Nervous System b) Endocrine System Nervous System : Functions i) To receive the information from environment
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Basic Mechanism An autoimmune disease occurs when the body produces an abnormal immune response against self antigens. It is caused by failure of the tolerance processes to protect the host from the action of self reactive lymphocytes. An organ-specific autoimmune disease involves gradual damage to cellular structures and is replaced by the compensating connective tissue which depletes the function of the gland/organ. Type 1 diabetes (TD1)‚ is an organ specific autoimmune disease characterize
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