TNF and TNFR family proteins play important roles in the control of cell death, proliferation, autoimmunity, the function of immune cells, or the organogenesis of lymphoid organs. Recently, novel memb...
A class of nonlinear filters called rank conditioned rank selection (RCRS) filters is developed and analyzed in this paper. The RCRS filters are developed within the general framework of rank selectio...
BACKGROUND: Severe bone destruction due to inappropriate osteoclastogenesis is a prominent feature of multiple myeloma (MM). MM increases bone loss by disrupting the checks that normally control signa...
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the literature regarding educational program ranking and to provide insights concerning undergraduate and graduate athletic training education ranking systems. BACKGROUND: The de...
Receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK), RANK ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) play essential roles in bone metabolism. RANKL binds to RANK, which is expressed by osteoclasts whereas OPG acts a...
Paleontologists frequently contrast clade rank (i.e., nodal or patristic distance from the base of a cladogram) with age rank (i.e., relative first known appearances of the analyzed taxa) to measure t...