Defensins knowledgebase: a manually curated database and information source focused on the defensins family of antimicrobial peptides

The defensins knowledgebase is a manually curated database and information source focused on the defensin family of antimicrobial peptides. The current version of the database holds a comprehensive collection of over 350 defensin records each containing sequence, structure and activity information. A web-based interface provides access to the information and allows for text-based searching on the data fields. In addition, the website presents information on patents, grants, research laboratories and scientists, clinical studies and commercial entities pertaining to defensins. With the rapidly increasing interest in defensins, we hope that the knowledgebase will prove to be a valuable resource in the field of antimicrobial peptide research. The defensins knowledgebase is available at

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Teach one. heal many: An online volunteer recruitment campaign for Physicians for Peace - Philippines

Physicians for Peace - Philippines (PFPP) is a non-profit organization that aims to make a difference in people\u27s lives through their flagship programs. PFPP is kept alive through the kindness of their sponsors and through the volunteers that help them during medical missions. However, their efforts to recruit new volunteers are insufficient. The researchers conducted a series of in-depth interviews with existing and potential volunteers as well as a content analysis on their website and Facebook page. It was found that their volunteer recruitment communication materials and process were ineffective due to lack of information about their volunteer program as well as the current approach to recruit volunteers is not the preferred medium of the target audiences, aged 21-40. An online volunteer recruitment campaign was proposed as a solution to alleviate the organizational communication problem

Prospects and challenges of NATO, UN and the EU in maintaining peace and stability in the post cold war international security environment

This thesis will endeavor to explain that an organization’s structure and principles, organizational funding, coordination and communication capability, military capability and relationship with the US can affect its competence in addressing the threats of terrorism. In lieu of this, three organizations and their missions will be examined namely, NATO in Afghanistan, UN in Iraq and EU in the London and Madrid Bombings

Advertising & promotion program for mediamagic

The success of a company does not just depend on developing the right product, selling it at the right price and place. Besides these, it needs to communicate its offers to the target market in order to persuade them to buy its products. Effective communication through an Advertising and Promotion (A&P) program is often a prerequisite for successful marketing. This program would distinguish the company’s products from its competitors’, which is important due to the intense competition it faces in the industry.BUSINES

A systems study on the production of battle dress attire of Sewingdale Philippines Incorporated

Executive Summary. Sewingdale Philippines Incorporated is engaged in the manufacturing of military products such as combat clothing and equipment. The study focuses on the Sewing Department particularly on the production of Battle Dress Attire. By means of the different problem analysis techniques, various areas for improvement in the company\u27s everyday operation have been identified. These are the defects, delivery delay of nylon, overdependence of AFP contracts and opportunity to export. After analyzing the problems, it was singled out that the occurrence of defects exceeds the 15% allowable rate by 4.44%. This has caused the company P 106,618.12 in terms of monetary losses from December 1998 to May 1999. In the analysis of the defect problem, it was determined that work-in-process (WIP) defects constitute 89.28% of the total number of defects from December 1998 to May of 1999. Pareto Analysis was used to address the top three defects that contribute to WIP defects. These are stitching, twisted and caught defects. The causes for stitching defects were then identified as incorrect thread tension, unacceptable cloth thickness and blunt needle, and for twisted and caught defects, the cause was incorrect machine speed. The general objective of this study is to lower the monthly defect rate such that it falls within the company\u27s allowable rate of 15%. After a thorough analysis of the results, the proposed systems that have to be adopted are new wage policy, double sampling inspection plan and maintenance schedule of needle replacement. With the proposed systems, the NPV computed using a period of 4 years, resulted to P 79,564.09

Narrowband UVB-induced lichen planus pemphigoides

Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is an autoimmune disease characterised by evolution of subepidermal blisters on normal and lichen planus affected skin. We describe a case of LPP in a 54-year-old Chinese woman. The patient presented with psoriasiform plaques and was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis. Narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) therapy was commenced, and she experienced a generalised eruption of violaceous papules, bullae over the lower limbs, and Wickham’s striae over the buccal mucosa. Histology from a plaque revealed interface dermatitis, while a specimen from a blister showed subepidermal bulla. Direct immunofluorescence showed linear deposition of IgG and C3 along the basement membrane. A diagnosis of LPP was made on clinicopathological grounds. This is the first case report of NBUVB alone in unmasking LPP. In this case report, we describe the pathological mechanism of NBUVB in the development of LPP and key features distinguishing LPP from bullous lupus erythematosus, bullous lichen planus, bullous pemphigoid, and psoriasis

Individual and work-related factors that contribute to low back pain among tricycle drivers in Dasmarinas City, Cavite

This research used a quantitative type of research method. The population of registered tricycle drivers in Dasmarinas City, Cavite is 2,019. From the population, the samples were chosen through purposive sampling. The sample size is equivalent to 334 and was computed using the Slovin;s formula. Questionnaire was used for data gathering instrument. Frequency distribution, cumulative incidence and risk ratio were used for data analysis. Under individual factors, results showed that tricycle drivers aged below 47 years old, female, with more than 11 years of working experience are at high risk of low back pain. It also showed that a waist circumference \u3e94 cm, overweight and a high smoking habit are at high risk of developing low back pain, and having a waist-hip ratio of \u3e0.90 as a clinically significant risk. For work related factors, it showed that having a high risk score, and extended trunk for prolonged posture, a very High risk score, \u3e60° flexed and side bending trunk, with uneven footing and \u3e60° hip and knee flexion for the difficult posture are at high risk of developing low back pain. Those with very high risk score, extended and side bending trunk in posture with the greatest force load have an increased risk in developing low back pain while uneven footing with hip and knee flexion \u3e60° have at this posture has a clinically significant risk in developing low back pain. It also showed that tricycle drivers experience low back pain on some days, with less than 3 months duration, and mild severity